India

Judgment of the Supreme Court regarding status of Zudpi lands in Maharashtra, 22/05/2025

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of In Re: Zudpi Jungle Lands. A batch of applications involved a peculiar issue concerning the situation prevailing in the six districts of eastern Vidarbha region namely Nagpur, Wardha, Bhandara, Gondia, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli. The issue pertains to the status of the …

The Atomic Energy Act, 1962

An Act to provide for the development, control and use of atomic energy for the welfare of the people of India and for other peaceful purposes and for matters connected therewith.

The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960

An Act to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals.

Indus Water Treaty 1960

At the time of independence, the boundary line between the two newly created independent countries i.e. Pakistan and India was drawn right across the Indus Basin, leaving Pakistan as the lower riparian. Moreover, two important irrigation head works, one at Madhopur on Ravi River and the other at Ferozepur on …

Report on the Law of Acquisition and Requisition of Land: Tenth report

10th Report of the Law Commission of India, 1958 - Report making recommendations on Acquisition and Recquistioning of Land.

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957

This Act lays down the legal framework for the regulation of mines and development of all minerals other than petroleum and natural gas.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956

An Act to provide for the reorganisation of the States of India and for matters connected therewith.

The Inter-State Water Disputes Act, 1956

The act provides for adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-state rivers and river valleys.

Companies Act, 1956

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to companies and certain other associations. This Act may be called the Companies Act, 1956.

The Essential Commodities Act, 1955

An Act to provide, in the interest of the general public, for the control of the production, supply and distribution of, and trade and commerce, in certain commodities.

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954

The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 is an Act to make provision for the prevention of adulteration of food.

Solar radiation and the Indian monsoon

The S.W. monsoon or summer monsoon is a major event in the agricultural life of India, which has been widely studied. The chief characteristic of the pressure distribution over India during the monsoon is the trough of low which extends from the the S.E. Punjab to the head of the …

On the heat wave over Northern India in April-May 1941

The outstanding feature of Indian weather in the second half of April and the first week of May of the year was the extremely high temperatures over a large part of Northern India.

Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940

An Act to regulate the import, manufacture, distribution and sale of drugs and cosmetics. This Act may be called the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

Precision observations on weather and crops

Earlier researches have shown that forecasts of crop acreage and yields can be made on the basis of weather factors. Where adequate data exist such forecasts may be more accurate than those arrived at by the subjective methods used in the official forecasts of most countries. Original Source

The North Bihar earthquake of the 15th January, 1934

On Monday the 15th January 1934 Calcutta experienced an earthquake shock of fair intensity which lasted for over three minutes. News from the country was available only next morning, showing that Patna, Monghyr and Jamalpur had suffered severely. News from the most affected region arrived only two or three days …

The Indian Forest Act, 1927

The Indian Forest Act, 1927- was enacted to ‘consolidate the law related to forest, the transit of forest produce, and the duty liable on timber and other forest produce’. The preamble to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 (16 of 1927) states that the Act seeks to consolidate the law relating …

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