What looks like a move to wipe out the remnants of the Obama’s regime, Donald Trump has called for the elimination of Obamacare. What is Obamacare? Obamacare is a landmark law formally known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It had insured the health of tens of millions of Americans
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. is an American biotechnology company headquartered in New York. In 2001, it filed patents for a new kind of genetically modified mouse. This was a breakthrough. A combination of a section of the mouse’s genetic material with that of a human’s genetic material. The resultant hybrid mouse can also produce antibodies.
The European Commission published a comprehensive strategy for the European Aviation sector. This was on December 7, 2015. It’s an initiative that set a milestone for European business. The key was to multiply growth and foment innovation. In addition to that, passengers profiting from safer, cleaner and cheap flights was
On June 16, 2020, Brussels, the European Commission (EC) made a press release. The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation. It is to assess if Apple’s rules for app developers are applicable to the distribution of apps. The Press Release The Aim is to see if distribution via
On June 15, the Supreme Court of the U.S decided the case of Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. ‘An employer cannot fire an individual merely for being gay or transgender’, it ruled in a landmark judgement. Brief Facts of the Case The case arose out of a petition filed by
On December 13, 2019, a non-violent protest took place at Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. The protests were in response to the enforcement of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Delhi Police charged a 27-year old Ph.D scholar, Ms. Safoora Zargar, by the end of February 2020, under the Unlawful
Brief Background On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man asphyxiated to death by the Minneapolis police, Minnesota. He was being arrested for allegedly using counterfeit money at the grocery store. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer smothered the poor man for nine minutes, by pressing his knee
On April 2, the National Informatics Centre (NIC) launched a mobile application called “Aarogya Setu”, which is used for contact tracing. This came after the Central Government imposed a nation-wide lockdown in March. The app uses location services and Bluetooth to track users. Millions of users downloaded the app in
Brief Facts On May 28, Campaign Against Hate Speech, an organisation along with others, filed a PIL in the Karnataka High Court. Media houses and political leaders had been promoting hostility through hate speech. Several of the Tablighi Jamaat members, as we know, tested positive for Coronavirus. ‘Hateful statements’ were made
The News Report On 25 May, the Times of India reported that 250 migrants from Kalaburagi district are now homeless. This happened after their shanties in a slum called Kacharakanahalli were burnt down. It was in the last week of April that 92 shanties of migrants labourers got reduced to
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