The Madras High Court has invoked the "parens patriae jurisdiction" to declare Mother Nature as a Living Being with all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person, in order to preserve and conserve them.
The New Development Bank issued a Chinese yuan 7 billion bond (about USD 1.04 billion) in the China Interbank Bond Market with a 3-year maturity period.
Designed with the theme of 'Waste to Wealth' as its driving philosophy, Swachh Survekshan- 2023 is curated towards achieving circularity in waste management.