The Supreme Court suggested the basis for deciding how juveniles aged between 16 and 18, accused of heinous offences such as murder, can be tried like adults.
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The Serum Institute of India (SII)’s vaccine Cervavac received the Drugs Controller General of India’s (DGCI) approval for market authorisation.
Cervical cancer kills one woman every eight minutes in India.
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Indian Prime Minister participated in the first-ever I2U2 Virtual Summit along with the heads of state of Israel, the UAE, and the US.
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The Global Gender Gap Index for 2022 was released by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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Interest Abeyance
The Mysuru City Corporation has announced a new interest abeyance scheme to collect pending water bills by keeping the interest on outstanding dues in abeyance.
As per the scheme, if the bills are paid in one go, the interest on the amount will be kept in abeyance for six months and compound interest and additional interest will not be levied on that amount.
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