Daily Current Affairs  – 2 June 2021

  Facts In News Appointment to NHRC The President of India appointed Justice Arun Kumar Mishra as the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) About It is a statutory body, constituted under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to protect and promote human rights related to life, […]

In News The National Commission for Child Rights (NCPCR) submits data from states to the Supreme Court (SC) which shows over 9,000 children are affected by the pandemic. About The SC had directed the States and Union Territories to upload data on the number of affected children since March 2020 in the ‘Bal Swaraj’ portal […]

In News The Supreme Court (SC) widened the scope of Section 304-B of Indian Penal Code (IPC) to deal with dowry deaths. SC’s Stand The Supreme Court indicated in a judgment that a straitjacket and literal interpretation of a penal provision on dowry death may have blunted the battle against the “long standing social evil”. […]

In News A virtual program organised on the occasion of World Milk Day was chaired by the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.  World Milk Day In 2001, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, […]

In News The Supreme Court(SC) announced that “it is time to define the limits of Sedition”.  The observation was made while dealing with the writ petitions filed by two news channels seeking the quashing of FIR and contempt petitions. About The Andhra Pradesh government had accused News channels TV5 and ABN Andhrajyothi of sedition for […]