Current affairs- July 2, 2016
Ministry seeks law panel’s opinion on uniform
civil code:
The Union Law Ministry has asked the Law Commission to examine in
detail all issues pertaining to the Uniform Civil Code and submit a report to
the government. The government has clarified that a decision on the future
course of action would be taken on the basis of the Law Commission report. If
it is required in the larger interest of the country, the government has
clarified that it will hold consultations with various stakeholders on the
issue.
India abstains on vote for LGBT rights at U.N.
India chose to abstain at the UN Human Rights Council vote
recently to appoint an independent investigator to help protect homosexuals andtransgender people worldwide from violence and discrimination.
- India abstained from the LGBT vote in the United Nations as the case is subjudice and the Supreme Court is yet to pronounce its verdict.
- However, overcoming strong objections by Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries, UNHRC adopted a Western-backed resolution by a vote of 23 states in favour and 18 against with six abstentions including that of India, South Africa and the Philippines.
India’s thriving biodiversity: 445 new species
added in 2015
In all, 445 new species have been added to India’s list in 2015,
according to the report on animal and plant discoveries of 2015. The figure
includes 262 animal species and 183 plant species. The country is home to
97,514 species of animals.
FSSAI signs pact with ASCI to check misleading
advertisements
Regulator FSSAI and Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI)
have signed an MoU to check misleading advertisements in the food and beverages
sector.
Details:
- As per the MoU, advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI) will comprehensively monitor these advertisements across various media.
- The council has been given a suo motu monitoring mandate by FSSAI to process complaints against misleading advertisements of food and beverages.
