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Sri Lanka Crisis: Can Economic Relief Packages Without Political Reform Solve Problem?

Pooja YadavApril 26, 20220

As negotiators from the International fund try and talk of a bailout for the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at talks in Washington, they’ll little doubt press the requirement for stringent economic reforms. Any such rescue action will ultimately fail unless political changes are made, too. Politics helped create the country’s current crisis. An earlier government led by then-president Mahinda Rajapaksa borrowed heavily from China et al. to finance ambitious infrastructure projects, saddling states with unsustainable debts. His brother, former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, then swept to power in 2019 and packed the govt. With cronies and relatives, including Mahinda Rajapaksa as prime minister and another brother as minister. In the subsequent year, the preside...

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Agnipath Recruitment Scheme Likely To Transform Defence Sector; Does It Have Organisational Flaw?

Pooja YadavApril 26, 20220

Under the new Agnipath Pravesh Yojna recruitment drive, soldiers to be called Agniveers (literally, fire warriors) are going to be recruited for a three-year tour of duty with no pension entitlement but with the promise of yet to be specified ‘assistance’ in getting post-discharge employment. Battle or ‘attributed to military service’ casualties are treated at par with regular soldiers. a hard and fast percentage from such intake is going to be absorbed as regular soldiers on merit. The primary motivation for this scheme is the reduction of the burgeoning pension bill of the military. Additional advantages cited are reducing the age profile of the armed forces, improving career prospects of normal soldiers, strengthening the society with military connections, instilling sterling mili...

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Europe Faces Extreme Heat Reaching 120 Degrees Fahrenheit; Climate Crisis Is Omnipresent

Sonia SolankiApril 23, 20220

It won't be wrong to say that the climate crisis is omnipresent as Europe records the highest temperature of 120 Fahrenheit (48.8C) in Sicily. Mr Carlo Buontempo, director of EU'S climate monitoring service said, "2021 was a year of extremes including the hottest summer in Europe, heatwaves in the Mediterranean, flooding and wind droughts in western Europe." He also added, "The understanding of weather and climate extremes is becoming increasingly relevant for key factors of society." EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Report Details The report reveals that the average temperature in Europe has increased by more than 2 degrees in the past year. In its fifth annual report of C3S, it shows that Sicily, Italy recorded the highest ever temperature in Europe at 48.8C (120F). ...

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‘BJP Extorting Money In Bulldozer’s Name’: Deputy CM Manish Sisodia’s Letter To MLA

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 23, 20220

The politics unveiling in the Jahangirpuri violence case in Delhi is now taking a new turn. The Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi has written a letter to all his MLAs asking them to stand with the public against the bullying of the BJP. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has written a letter to the MLAs of the Aam Aadmi Party and said that BJP goons are threatening the landlords and shopkeepers of Delhi. Those people are threatening and saying that give money or else they will get bulldozers run at your shop-house. He said in the letter that BJP is going from MCD. In such a situation, recovery has started. Sisodia wrote that AAP MLAs should help the people. They should catch the blackmailing BJP goons and hand them over to the police. Sisodia has tweeted about this. He wrote ...

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Prashant Kishore Into Congress: What Will Be His Role In Country’s Oldest Party? Read Here!

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 23, 20220

There is a lot of speculation about election strategist Prashant Kishor i.e. PK joining the Congress. For the last four days, Prashant has had several meetings with Congress President Sonia Gandhi and other big leaders. PK also gave a presentation of 600 slides on Thursday. This included the new Congress forming the strategy to win the elections. It is being said that Sonia Gandhi's green signal has been given to include Prashant Kishor in the party. Now there will be a meeting of PK with the big leaders of Congress and other parties involved in the UPA alliance and after that, a formal announcement will be made. What is Prashant Kishor's plan for Congress? Prashant Kishor prepared a presentation of 600 slides for the upliftment of Congress. According to media reports, so far o...

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‘Hind Di Chadar’: PM Modi Says On 400th Prakash Purab Celebrations Of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur

Sonia SolankiApril 22, 20220

Pm Modi on the pious occasion of the 400th Prakash Purab Celebrations of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur addresses the nation from the Red Fort. On this occasion, he talked about the sacrifices made by the Sikh gurus and their teachings too. He said that our Sikh gurus have always protected India's culture and focused on the nation to grow as one with their ideology. PM's Insight On Guru Teg Bahadur We all have seen that PM shares a spiritual relationship when it comes to people who led as ideals of India. Sri Guru Teg Bahadur is one of them. He says that " The holy Gurudwara reminds us how great was the sacrifice of Guru Teg Bahadur Ji to protect our great culture. At that time there was a storm of religious fanaticism in the country. India, which is considered religion as a matter of p...

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Delhi’s 14 Point Summer Plan To Combat Climate Issue And Promote Green Delhi

Sonia SolankiApril 12, 20220

Delhi gets into the mode of a new 14 point summer plan to promote green Delhi and clean Delhi. The main motive is to tackle the issue of climate control. At present, it has two ready in to apply plans and 12 long term plans, which will roll out soon according to the action plan. The environment minister of Delhi, Gopal Rai releases the plan on Monday after discussion with officers from irrigation, environment, flood, civic bodies, DDA, Delhi Fire services and many other concerned departments officers. Details Of The 14 Point Plan The two ready to start plan includes "Anti-open burning and Anti-road dust campaigns from 12th April And 15th April", respectively. For the Anti-open burning program, 500 teams will be working from ten different departments. The main aim is to monitor...

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How Scaling Up The ORGANIC FARMING Led To The Financial Disaster In SRI LANKA??

Sonia SolankiApril 11, 20220

organic farming may sound like a solid idea regarding an environment-friendly solution in the food and health industry. But this same thing led to a huge disaster in the economy of Sri Lanka says the experts. Organic farming is so much in vogue these days as the environmentalists are backing the idea of food free of chemicals and fertilizers. But the reality is that it's now impossible to switch to Organic farming in a go. As we clearly see the most recent example of Sri Lanka which followed this policy. Today, Sri Lanka is facing its worst crisis ever in terms of economic, social, and political matters. Lessons To Be Learned From Lanka's Failure : According to Ted Nordhans, organic farming is a practical approach when we talk about agriculture activities with respect to climate a...

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Northeastern Ashta Lakshmi’s AFSPA Reforms And Partial Settlement Of The Assam-Meghalaya Border May Change The Game!

Sayani ChakrabortyApril 9, 20220

Last week's events in the Northeastern states were a watershed moment in history. The chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya agreed to settle boundary disputes in six of the twelve disputed areas, reducing the area covered by the draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Ashta Lakshmi, coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, refers to the eight Indian states. Many stalled infrastructure projects have been expedited, which is to the credit of the NDA administration in power at the national level. In spite of the fact that Parliament must yet ratify the mutually agreed-upon border solution, this was the first time a problem that had generated friction and even violence at the border had been elevated to the level of CMs. Members of a regional committee also went out into the di

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Maharashtra: Decoding Pawar’s Meet PM Modi Amid Political Turmoil

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 6, 20220

Political speculation has intensified once again regarding Maharashtra. Amid the reports of Nitin Gadkari being active in the politics of his home state, a dinner was held at NCP chief Sharad Pawar's residence in Delhi last night. Apart from Nitin Gadkari, Congress MLA and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was also present. Meanwhile, the NCP chief Sharad Pawar also met PM Narendra Modi at Parliament House on Wednesday. According to the report, this meeting between PM Narendra Modi and NCP chief Pawar lasted for about 20 minutes. First time elected MLAs of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly have been called to Delhi to attend a training that is organized by the Lok Sabha Secretariat. On this occasion, Sharad Pawar had invited him for dinner. This training has been held on 5th and 6th April....

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Surat Becomes First City With Steel Slag Built Roads; Check Out To Know More

Pooja YadavApril 6, 20220

Gujarat's Surat is the first Indian city to urge a road built from processed steel slag (industrial waste). This road has been developed as a joint-venture project by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), NITI Aayog, Union Steel Ministry, and ArcelorMittal-Nippon Steel (AM/NS), at Hazira, a suburb of Surat covering all the landmarks of importance. The construction of this road began a year ago. it had been done by converting mounds of steel waste into steel slag. This road has six lanes, with three lanes on either side. Heavy-duty vehicles of multinationals that are located within the industrial estate on Surat’s outskirts are using this road. This steels road’s construction cost is 30% cheaper than the roads that are bu...

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ED Investigates Sanjay Raut’s Involvement In Rs 1,034 Crore ‘Patra Chawl’ Land Scam Case

Gunjan ChaudharyApril 5, 20220

In the Patra Chawl land scam case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has investigated the property of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday. As part of this action taken by ED, the investigating agency has now investigated Raut's eight plots in Alibaug and one flat in Dadar. Meanwhile, Sanjay Raut also spoke to reporters about the ED's action against him. He said, "I am not afraid of anyone. Seize my property, or shoot me or put me in jail. Sanjay Raut is a believer of Balasaheb Thackeray and is a Shiv Sainik. I will fight and reveal everything. I am silent. I am not going to sit. Let them roam. In the end, the truth will win." Action was taken under PMLA Officials associated with the matter said that the Enforcement Directorate has issued orders for a temporary attachment under the Prev...

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