Ø The Madras High Court appointed U. Sagayam,
Vice-Chairman, Science City, as a Special Officer/Legal Commissioner to inspect
various types of mining activities in the State and submit a report to the
court within two months. The Centre will set up a Swachh Bharat Kosh to fund
its ambitious Swachh Vidyalaya (Clean Schools) campaign anchored by the Human
Resource Development Ministry.
Ø The Bombay High Court granted bail to suspended
IPS officer D.G. Vanzara in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case in which
BJP president Amit Shah is also an accused. However, Mr. Vanzara, who is
accused in other fake encounter cases including that of Ishrat Jahan and
Tulasiram Prajapati, will remain in jail until he gets bail in all cases. He
has been asked to furnish a bail bond of Rs. 2 lakh.
Ø The Earth’s protective ozone layer is well on
track to recovery in the next few decades thanks to concerted international
action against ozone depleting substances, the latest assessment by scientists
across the world has said. According to the assessment, carried out by
the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO), without the Montreal Protocol and associated agreements
atmospheric levels of ozone depleting substances could have increased tenfold
by 2050. There have in fact been decreases in atmospheric abundance of
gases such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons, which are used in
refrigerators, spray cans, insulation foam and fire suppression. The full report
will be issued in early 2015. The Scientific Assessment
of Ozone Depletion, 2014 was prepared and
reviewed by 282 scientists from 36 countries. The Montreal Protocol,
which was adopted in 1987 with the aim of reducing ozone depleting substances,
has been successful in reducing these emissions by more than 90 per cent. This
decrease is about five times larger than the annual emissions reduction target
for the first commitment period (2008-2012) of the Kyoto Protocol.
Ø A strong solar flare is blasting its way to
Earth, but the worst of its power looks like it will barely skim above the
planet and not cause many problems. The storm is moving medium fast,
about 2.5 million mph (4.02 million km/hr).
| Oscar Pistorious |
Ø “Blade Runner” Oscar
Pistorius was found not guilty of murdering his
girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Thursday, a shock decision that left the South
African celebrity athlete sobbing with emotion in the dock. “The state
clearly has not proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty of
premeditated murder,” Judge Thokozile Masipa told the High Court in Pretoria.
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