# 127th Constitution amendment bill

• The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the 127th constitution amendment bill, 2021, with unanimous support from the house and not a single vote against.

• Social justice and empowerment minister Virendra kumar stated that there was a need for careful examination of the demand made by several MPs to remove the 50% cap on reservation currently in place.

• This constitutional amendment bill will provide power to the states to create their own list of other backward castes.

# Ujjwala 2.0 scheme

• Prime minister Narendra modi on Tuesday launched the second phase of the Ujjwala gas connection scheme for the poor.

• This scheme will provide the biggest relief to lakhs of migrant worker families in the country.

• Under Ujjwala 2.0 migrant workers would no longer have to struggle to get address proof documents to get the gas connections.

# Afghanistan

• India will temporarily relocate its personnel from the consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan.

• Also, the Indian embassy in Kabul has urged all Indian citizens to make “immediate travel arrangements” before all commercial flights are discontinued.

• Taliban terrorists have started a fresh attack to capture mazar-e-sharif.

# Reliance

• Reliance new energy solar limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance industries limited (RIL), has announced it will invest $50 million to acquire 42.3 million shares of preffered stocks in Ambri inc.

• This investment will help the company commercialise and grow its long duration energy storage system business globally.

# RSS

• RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale said that RSS ia a staunch supporter of reservation.

• He said that raservation is an affirmative to reduce inequality among different communities.