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SC unveils handbook to eliminate gender stereotypes from law

  • The 30-page Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes aims to free the judiciary and the legal community from the mechanical application of gender stereotypical language in judgments, orders, and court pleadings.

About Supreme Court of India

  • Established – October 1, 1937
  • Chief Justice of India –  Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
  • Total Strength – 34 (33+1)
  • Constitutional Provisions – Article 124 – 147

Govt – Welfare oriented Govt schemes, their utility

PM e-bus Sewa scheme

  • The Union Cabinet approved a scheme to add 10,000 e-buses to city bus services across the country, and to shore up urban infrastructure under green mobility initiatives with a focus on cities having no organised bus services.
  • The PM e-bus Sewa scheme will have an estimated cost of 157,613 crore, of which the Centre will provide 20,000 crore and the remaining will be borne by the States.
  • The scheme will be implemented in two segments.

Note

  • An e-bus is any bus whose propulsion and accessory systems are powered exclusively by a zero-emissions electricity source.
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