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Aadhaar rules amended; supporting doc may be updated at least once in 10 years The government has amended Aadhaar regulations, specifying that supporting documents may be updated at least once by Aadhaar holders on completion of 10 years from the enrolment date. The updation would ensure continued accuracy of Aadhaar-related information in the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR), according to gazette notification issued by ministry of electronics and IT. The changes have been made by amending the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) Regulations. Note  The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory authority established under the provisions of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 (“Aadhaar Act 2016”) on 12 July 2016.   Supreme Court registrar directed to automatically list fresh cases Newly-appointed Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has directed the Supreme Court registrar to automatically list fresh cases on specified dates. According to the instructions given to the Registrar, all matters which are registered by Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to be listed by the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. So, an automatic date will be given. There will be an automatic listing, The Supreme Court’s listing system has faced criticism for certain cases not being listed as well for matters being allocated to allegedly preferential benches. Note  Justice Chandrachud was sworn in as the 50th CJI. He took over from Justice Uday Umesh Lalit. India Saved USD 4.2 Billion Through Solar Power Between January & June According to the report titled “The Sunny Side of Asia” India has saved USD 4.2 billion in fuel costs by utilising solar energy in the 1st half of 2022 and avoided the need of 19.4 million tonnes of coal which would have further stressed the strained domestic supply. The report was jointly developed by…