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#Islands

πŸ“Senkaku island

πŸ–οΈ It is located in the East China Sea between Japan, the People’s Republic of China, and the Republic of China (Taiwan).

πŸ–οΈ It is  a natural island, a group of eight uninhabited islands

πŸ–οΈ The Senkaku Islands dispute relates to a territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of known uninhabited islands.

πŸ–οΈ Both Japan and China claim ownership of these islands.

πŸ–οΈ Senkaku Island is located in the East China Sea.
#Trench

πŸ“ Important Oceanic Trenches❀

♦️ Pacific Ocean

1. Mariana Trench (Deepest) 
2. Tonga Trench 
3. Philippine Trench 
4. Kuril-Kamchatka Trench 
5. Kermadec Trench 
6. Aleutian Trench 
7. Ryuku Trench

♦️ Atlantic Ocean

1. Puerto-Rico Trench 
2. South-Sandwich Trench 
3. Cayman Trench

♦️ Indian Ocean

1. Sunda Trench(Java Trench) 
2. Diamantia Trench 
3. Chagos Trench
Regions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict:

The Gaza Strip is a narrow piece of land along the Mediterranean coast in Western Asia.
Β» It is bordered by Israel to the east and north and by Egypt to the south.
Β» It is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.
Β» It is home to a predominantly Palestinian population.

The West Bank is a landlocked territory located in the Middle East, bordered by Israel to the west and north, Jordan to the east, and a short border with the Dead Sea to the southwest.
#Trench

πŸ“ Important Oceanic Trenches❀

♦️ Pacific Ocean

1. Mariana Trench (Deepest) 
2. Tonga Trench 
3. Philippine Trench 
4. Kuril-Kamchatka Trench 
5. Kermadec Trench 
6. Aleutian Trench 
7. Ryuku Trench

♦️ Atlantic Ocean

1. Puerto-Rico Trench 
2. South-Sandwich Trench 
3. Cayman Trench

♦️ Indian Ocean

1. Sunda Trench(Java Trench) 
2. Diamantia Trench 
3. Chagos Trench
β–  INDIA INDEPENDENCE ACT, 1947 [ PART 1]

#Historicalbackground

β—‡ It ended the British rule in India and declared India as an independent and sovereign state from August 15, 1947.

β—‡ It provided for the partition of India and creation of two independent dominions of India and Pakistan with the right to secede from the British Commonwealth.

β—‡ It abolished the office of Viceroy and provided, for each dominion, a governor general, who was to be appointed by the British King on the advice of the dominion cabinet.

β—‡ His Majesty’s Government in Britain was to have no responsibility with respect to the Government of India or Pakistan.

β—‡ It empowered the Constituent Assemblies of the two dominions to frame and adopt any constitution for their respective nations and to repeal any act of the British Parliament, including the Independence act itself.
β–  ATTORNEY GENERAL

β–‘ APPOINTMENT AND TERM

β—‡ The Attorney General (AG) is appointed by the president.

β—‡  He must be a person who is qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. In other words, he must be a citizen of India and he must have been a judge of some high court for five years or an advocate of some high court for ten years or an eminent jurist, in the opinion of the president.

β—‡ The term of office of the AG is not fixed by the Constitution.

β—‡ The Constitution does not contain the procedure and grounds for his removal. He holds office during the pleasure of the president. This means that he may be removed by the president at any time. He may also quit his office by submitting his resignation to the president.

β—‡ Conventionally, he resigns when the government (council of ministers) resigns or is replaced, as he is appointed on its advice.

β—‡ Remuneration of AG is not fixed by the Constitution. He
receives such remuneration as the president may determine.
β–  SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA

#Attorneygeneral

β—‡ In addition to the AG, there are other law officers of the Government of India. They are the solicitor general of India and additional solicitor general of India.

β—‡ They assist the AG in the fulfilment of his official responsibilities. It should be noted here that only the office of the AG is created by the Constitution. In other words, Article 76 does not mention about the solicitor general and additional solicitor general.

β—‡ The AG is not a member of the Central cabinet. There is a separate law minister in the Central cabinet to look after legal matters at the government level.