Top Best Current Affairs 25 April 2020 (3)

CSIR's IMMT (Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology), Bhubaneswar develops foot-operated wash basins, to be installed in Mumbai's Dharavi.

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' released the alternative academic calendars at the upper primary stage (Classes VI to VIII) on 23 April. The calendars were developed by the NCERT under the guidance of the MHRD. The move by the government is to engage students meaningfully during their stay at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic through educational activities at home with the help of their parents and teacher.

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that punishment for possessing banned drugs under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 will depend on the quantity of banned substances seized from the person. It will not depend on the purity of the illicit drug. SC considered the fact that illicit drugs are often sold in a pure form. These drugs are adulterated with other substances like chalk powder, zinc oxides, and other cheaper but more dangerous impurities.

UP becomes the first state to have video conferencing infrastructure in all its courts.