1) Supreme Court’s judgement on Governors: SC in a writ petition observed that Governors can’t sit on Bills passed by Assembly.
- Other Key Observation:
- It is not constitutionally valid for the Governor to question how the Speaker exercised his jurisdiction on adjournments of the House.
- The governor could either assent to the Bills, withhold assent, and send them back with a “message” to reconsider them or refer them to the President.
- The governor is intended to be a constitutional statesman guiding the government on matters of constitutional concern
2) UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements: India supports UN resolution condemning Israeli settlements in Palestine
- UN draft resolution, titled “Israeli Settlements in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Occupied Syrian Golan”, was passed with a majority.
- It was favored by 145 countries (including China, France, Japan, and Russia), and opposed by seven (including US, Canada).
- The resolution “Reaffirms that the Israeli settlements in the “Occupied Palestinian Territory”, are illegal and an obstacle to peace and economic and social development
- Earlier, India had abstained from a resolution that called for an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to a cessation of hostilities.
3) Lake Titicaca: Experts have found that Lake Titicaca is shrinking due to climate change.
- Location: It is situated between Peru (to the west) and Bolivia (to the east).
- It lies between Andean ranges (longest mountain range) in a vast basin that comprises most of the Altiplano (high Plateau).
- It is the largest freshwater lake in South America.
- It is the highest (amongst the world’s large lakes) navigable body of water in the world
4) BONGOSAGAR-23: It is a Bilateral Exercise naval exercise between India and Bangladesh.
