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The Supreme Court on Thursday, in a judgment championing the importance of “cooperative federalism” for the well-being of democracy, held that Union and State legislatures have “equal, simultaneous and unique powers” to make laws on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the recommendations of the GST Council are not binding on them. The apex court’s decision came while confirming a Gujarat High Court ruling that the Centre cannot levy Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on ocean freight from Indian importers. “The recommendations of the GST Council are the product of a collaborative dialogue involving the Union and the States. They are recommendatory in nature… The recommendations only have a persuasive value. To regard them as binding would disrupt fiscal federalism when both the Union and the States are conferred equal power to legislate on GST,” a Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud held. The court emphasised that Article 246A (which gives the States power to make laws with respec...

India's second Defence Pact with U.S.-the Communications,Compatibility,Security Agreement (COMCASA)-which will enable Indian military to obtain critical,secure and encrypted defence technologies from the other country.

Described by its organisers as the world's "largest grassroots movement for climate change", Earth Hour  is a worldwide movement organized by the  World Wide Fund for Nature  (WWF). The event is held annually encouraging people to turn off non-essential electric lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 pm on a specific day towards the end of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet.

Mathikettan Shola National Park in Kerela's Western Ghats,a global biodiversity hotspot.

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