India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The MHA vide its Gazette Notification S.O.3354(E) dated July 22, 2025 has notified the resignation of Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India. The Election Commission of India, under Article 324, is mandated to conduct the election to the office of the Vice President of India. The election to the office of the Vice President of India is governed by The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952 and ...
PATNA, India, July 23 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 11: Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State and Learned Counsel for the BISCOMAUN. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ application has been filed with the following reliefs:- A) For quashing the memo No. Est/128/M/225 dated 13.04.2013 issued by the Managing Director, BISCOMAN (Respondent No. 3) which the by petitioner has been given Compulsory Retirem...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Facts revealed till 23 July 2025 98.01% Electors have been covered 20 lakh deceased Electors reported 28 lakh permanently migrated Electors reported 7 lakh Electors found enrolled at more than one place 1 lakh Electors untraceable 15 lakh Electors' Forms not returned 7.17 crore Electors' Forms (90.89%) received and digitised In the first phase of Bihar SIR, the lists of all primarily incorrectly included electors, and...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The wastes generated at the nuclear power stations during their operation are of low and intermediate radioactivity level. These wastes are appropriately treated, concentrated and subjected to volume reduction. The concentrates are immobilized in inert materials like cement, bitumen, polymers etc. and stored in specially constructed structures (near surface disposal facilities) located at the site under monitoring. The...
PATNA, India, July 23 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 11: Heard Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Learned Counsel for the State. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the present writ petition has been filed with the following reliefs:- (i) That this writ application is being filed for direction to the respondent no.4 and 5 to adopt uniform method and to follow the guidelines / directions of the state government while conducting the selection proc...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: The specific measures outlined to reach this goal involve a multi-faceted approach, leveraging both indigenous development and international collaboration. Key strategies include the continued deployment of Indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), building upon the 24 reactors with 8780 MW capacity. There are also 8 reactors under construction contributing 6600 MW, which include indigenous 700 MW PHWRs like...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: As stipulated in the Patents Act, 1970 Section 4, which stipulates: "No patent shall be granted for an invention related to atomic energy that falls within sub-section (1) of Section 20 of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962)", the intellectual property generated by the Department related to Atomic Energy can't be patented in India. However, the Department obtains a significant number of patent rights through R&D a...
PATNA, India, July 23 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 11: None appears on behalf of the petitioners, however learned counsel for the respondents is present. 2. In the instant petition, petitioners have prayed for the following relief(s):- "i) That this present writ application for issuance of appropriate writ(s) order(s) or direction(s) for quashing of the order dated 16/05/2023 passed in Excise Confiscation Case No-106/2023 by which the house/land Situated on an are...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Presently, two units i.e., KKNPP-1 & 2 are operational at the Kudankulam Site. The total power output from the operational units at KKNPP is 2000 MW comprising of KKNPP, Unit-1 & 2 (2 x 1000 MW). The power generated by central sector power generating stations is allocated to the beneficiary states and union territories in the electricity region by the Ministry of Power (MoP) as per laid down norms. Accordingly, the p...
India, July 23 -- The Government of India issued the following news release: Atomic energy has been considered beneficial in the sectors of Agriculture, Food Preservation, Defence & Security, Healthcare, Water Treatment etc., besides meeting the energy demand of the nation. Major contributions of atomic energy in various fields are mentioned below: Nuclear Agriculture: Radiation induced mutagenesis and cross breeding have enabled development of 71 new crop varieties including rice, pulses, oi...