National Affairs
- The Gujarat Assembly today passed the controversial Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill 2015, a modified version of a 2003 legislation that was rejected by two presidents earlier for violating basic principles of justice.
- The law, once pursued aggressively by Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister and passed for the fourth time in the last 12 years, gives the police far-reaching powers, including making arbitrary arrests, present confessions made in custody as evidence before courts and intercept phone calls.
- The Supreme Court today issued notice to senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani and 19 others on a petition challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict discharging them of criminal conspiracy in the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 06, 1992.
- Besides Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Union Minister Uma Bharti and Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh also have been issued notice.
- The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea of Jat students seeking benefits of reservation under Other Backward Class (OBC) in the ongoing process of admission in post-graduate (PG) medical and dental courses.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Air Quality Index on 6th April 2015 to inform public about air quality in simple understandable form.
- Available on the ministry's website after the launch, the colour-coded index indicating air quality will provide a real-time data detailing the level of pollution in a given city.
- Launched in phases, the initial phase would cover only 10 cities with plans of expansion to other cities in subsequent phases.
- Environment Minister : Prakash Javadekar
- The Kerala High Court today upheld the liquor policy of the state government and dismissed a petition filed by the Kerala Bar Hotel Owners Association, allowing only 24 five-star hotels in the state to serve liquor.
- PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the Rs. 12,000 crore modernisation project of Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha tomorrow