President Pranab Mukherjeee meets Putin
*President Pranab Mukherjee met Russian President Vladimir Putin discuss the full range if India-Russia ties.
*The meeting mainly includes the discussion on energy and defence cooperation
*They discussed all the initiatives agreed to Putin when he visited New Delhi
Mhairi Black, youngest MP in United Kingdom
Mhairi Black at the age of 20 became the youngest elected Member of Parliament (MP) in United Kingdom
Mhairi Black represents Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP)
*She was elected as MP to House of Commons from Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituency in Glasgow, Scotland.
*She defeated Labour Party’s election chief and a former Cabinet minister Douglas Alexander by over 6000 votes by gaining total 17864 votes.
Ten Indian-origin MPs elected to UK Parliament
*10 Indian-origin Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in general election that elected 56th Parliament of the UK.
Conservative Party: Priti Patel, Rishi Sunak (He is son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy), Alok Sharma, Shailesh Vara, Suella Fernandes
Labour Party: Keith Vaz, Valerie Vaz, Virendra Sharma, Seema Malhotra, Lisa Nandy
NGT imposed monthly tax on all households in Delhi
*National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered that every household in Delhi will have to pay a monthly environmental compensation to clean up Yamuna River.
* In case of unauthorized colonies households that do not pay property tax or water bill will have to pay an amount that would be between 100 rupees to 500 rupees.
*The amount collected through the compensation will be utilized to set up new sewage treatment plants and provide other technology to clean up river Yamuna.
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