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Posted 10 Apr 2024

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Doctrine of Harmonious Construction

While refusing to condone the delay, Supreme Court laid down principles to provide harmonious construction to Sections 3 and 5 of Limitation Act, 1963.
- Notion of condonation of delay encompasses discretionary power of a court to extend prescribed time limit for filing an appeal/application.
About Doctrine of Harmonious Construction
- It means that in case of conflict between two laws, their interpretation should be in a way in which spirit and essence of both laws are maintained, which is done by ‘harmonising’ laws.
- Its origin is traced back to first amendment made in judgment of Shankari Prasad v. Union of India.

Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal on election petition, held that election candidates have right to privacy as regards to matters which are of no concern to voters or are irrelevant to candidature of public life.

Statutory provisions regarding declarations by Election candidates
- Section 33 of the Representation of People’s Act (RPA), 1951: Deals with nomination of election candidates and presentation of valid information.
- Section 36 of RPA, 1951: Provides for scrutiny of nomination and empowers returning officer to reject nomination on grounds of any defect of ‘substantial character’.

FICCI
- Genesis: A non-government, not-for-profit organisation established in 1927.
- About: FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India.
- It serves its members from Indian private and public corporate sectors and multinational companies.
- HQ: New Delhi.
- Role: FICCI articulates views and concerns of industry, influencing policy to encouraging debate, engaging with policy makers and civil society.
  - Established Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy (CASCADE) Forum in 2011.

About C-Dome
- It is a naval version of the Iron Dome air defense system used to shield against advanced ballistic, aerial, and surface-to-surface threats.
  - Iron Dome is a missile defense system that can protect deployed and maneuvering forces, as well as civilian areas against a wide range of indirect and aerial threats.
- Handles saturation attacks by engaging multiple targets simultaneously, with short reaction time.
- Unlike Iron Dome which has its own radar, C-Dome is integrated into the ship’s radar to detect incoming targets.

Tata Advanced Systems Ltd and Satellogic announced successful deployment of TSAT-1A into space.

About TSAT (Tata Satellite) -1A
- It is India’s first indigenously developed and built satellite capable of sub-meter resolution optical imaging.
- It is equipped with both multispectral and hyperspectral imaging capabilities.
- This technology allows TSAT-1A to collect data across wide range of wavelengths within electromagnetic spectrum, providing deeper understanding of land, water, and various natural resources.
- Data collected by satellite has potential to drive progress in crucial sectors like Agriculture, Disaster Management, Urban Planning and Environmental Monitoring.

Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) designated as nodal centre for ISRO’s Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) Programme.

About START
- Offers introductory-level online training to post-graduate and final-year undergraduate students of physical sciences and technology.
- Covers domains of space science, including Astronomy & Astrophysics, Heliophysics & Sun-Earth interaction, Instrumentation, and Aeronomy.
- Delivered by scientists from Indian academia and ISRO centers.

A Study finds that health sector cannot ignore Telemedicine's environmental benefits.

About Telemedicine
- It involves using Information and Communication Technologies to deliver healthcare services, crucial when distance is a limiting factor.
- Benefits
  - In India, where healthcare access is limited, it cuts travel expenses and vehicle emissions in both rural and urban patients.
  - Improves access to care for people with disabilities.
  - Minimizes risk of picking up an infection at doctor’s office.
- Government Steps: eSanjeevani- National Telemedicine Service of India, Tele-MANAS (Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States) etc.

Guerrilla fighters from Myanmar’s Karen ethnic minority claimed to be close to seizing control of a major trading town bordering Thailand.

About Karen Ethnic minority
- Karen people are indigenous to the Thailand-Burma border region in Southeast Asia, primarily in Karen State of Myanmar.
- They trace their origins to the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, or Tibet.