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A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pro

A five-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India U.U. Lalit is scheduled to pronounce judgment today on the challenge to the validity of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment which provides 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to the ‘economically weaker sections [EWS] of the society’ but excludes the ‘poorest of poor’ among Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from its ambit.

Delegates at the the U.N.’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed after late-night talks to put the delicate issue of whether rich nations should compensate poor countries most vulnerable to climate change on the formal agenda for the first time. The Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit is scheduled on Monday and Tuesday and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav will address heads of states.

The Congress’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ led by Rahul Gandhi will arrive in Maharashtra’s Nanded district around 9 pm today from neighbouring Telangana, the party said.

The Supreme Court will live stream the proceedings of the ceremonial bench headed by Chief Justice of India U U Lalit on Monday as it will be his last working day.

Delhi’s Environment Minister Gopal Rai has scheduled a high-level meeting today to discuss lifting the curbs in Delhi-NCR region due to air pollution. Revoking curbs imposed in Delhi-NCR under the final stage of an action plan to combat air pollution could prove to be a hasty decision, experts said and advised caution.

In view of a narrow window to nominate candidates for MCD polls, Delhi BJP will send teams of observers in the districts on Monday to shortlist names of probable candidates on 250 wards, party leaders have said.

India is participating in the three-day World Travel Mart starting Monday in London to showcase itself as a preferred destination for tourism, the government has said.