Ministry of Law and Justice
- Ministry of Law and Justice introduced, 3 new schemes to facilitate access justice aiming to connect those in need of legal aid with lawyers through use of technology.
- ‘Pro-bono legal services’ – It is a web based platform through which the interested lawyers can register themselves to volunteer services for litigants who are unable to afford it.
- ‘Tele-law service’ – It is aimed at facilitating delivery of legal advice through an expert panel of lawyers stationed at the State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA).
- The project would connect lawyers with clients through video conferencing facilities at CSCs.
- NyayaMitra - It is aimed at reducing pendency of cases across selected districts, with special focus on those pending for more than 10 years.
- A retired judicial officer, or an executive officer with judicial experience, will be put in charge of assisting those suffering due to judicial delays.
Rewa Mega Multi Power Project
- Rewa Mega Multi Power project is located in Madhya Pradesh.
- Upon completion of the project, it will become the “world’s largest singlesite solar power project”.
- Recently, Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is signed between Delhi Metro Railways Corporation (DMRC) & Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company (MPPMC) with Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited.
- Thus the Rewa UMSPP becomes the first power project to conduct interstate sale of solar power to Delhi Metro.
- Rewa PPA has been accepted by the central government as a standard model for all other state governments to emulate and achieve lowest electricity tariff rates through competitive bidding.
- The project also has financial assistance from International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Super Earth
- Scientists have discovered a new Earth-like planet, Super Earth, orbiting a red dwarf star “LHS 1140” about 40 light-years away.
- The astronomers estimate the age of the planet to be at least five billion years.
- The red dwarf star LHS 1140 is much smaller and cooler than the sun and the super Earth LHS 1140b is ten times closer to its star than the Earth.
- The super Earth has a mass around 7 times greater than the Earth and receives about half as much sunlight from its star as the Earth and lies in the middle of the habitable zone.
- The greater mass and higher density of the super Earth implies that the exoplanet is probably made of rock with a dense iron core.
Channakeshava temple
- The Channakeshava temple is located in Belur, Karnataka.
- It is considered to be the first temple of Hoysala architecture style.
- It was built between 1106 and 1117 by Vishnuvardhana, a King of Hoysala dynasty and it turned 900 this year.
- The temple marks the victory of Gangaraja, a general in Vishnuvardhana's army, over the invading Chola army in 1104.
- This, along with the temple in Halebid, is proposed as a UNESCO heritage site.
