Top News Highlights- 22 October 2024

Undertrial Prisoners’ Rights

CLarity on Legal Rights: The Supreme Court’s judgment on Section 479 of the BNSS serves to clarify the under-trial prisoners’ rights by ordering them to be released in certain situations to prevent detentions for extended periods.
Overcrowded Indian Prisons: A critical challenge that needs reforms to be successfully overhauled through the judiciary and administration.
Initiatives of Support: Introduction of programs such as ‘Support to Poor Prisoners Scheme’ and providing legal aid through the e-prisons portal has justified the fact that the government is doing something for the improvement of the undertrials’ conditions.

Atmospheric Pollution: Rocket launching drastically pollutes the upper atmosphere, which consequently affects the climate and ozone layer in the long run.
Emerging Technologies : Developmental works to avoid environmental impact comprising horizontal rocket launches, trajectory control in rockets among othersLack of international legislation: On emissions from rockets by rockets reveals a basic area where global cooperation in environment requirement is needed.

Air Connectivity Expansion: Enhancement of air transport links across the country, pursuant to RCS with focus on underserved regions, enhancing tourism and boosting regional growth.
Sustainability and Subsidies: More sustainability and less viability gap fund shows that this program is slowly shifting from the earlier traditional approach
Economic Implications: Interconnection of remote village settlements with RCS-UDAN plays a vital role connecting that area towards overall economic growth and integrating into country’s economy.

Sustainable Agriculture: GFFF brings forth family farming as a keystone towards sustainable agriculture and food security under an increasingly challenging climate change scenario.
Policy Framework: Efforts like the United Nations Decade of Family Farming show that strategic support and policymaking are necessary to strengthen the sector.

Economic Growth: The industry constitutes a significant proportion of India’s manufacturing activities, and significant growth prospects except building an impressive export base for the country.
Innovative Developments: The industry is taking innovative developments to reduce the effects of pollution and make the industry more sustainable by the incorporation of modern technologies and material handling.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS): Providing a legislative framework to further strengthen security and judicial processes in India.
e-Shram Portal: The Government is trying to unify and make easy the route of information for the workers in the unorganized sector
International Environmental Policy on Rocket Emissions: An area of international environmental policy that should be paid attention to because rocket launching has become periodic.

Pragya Rai