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Delhi’s First 100% Electric Bus Arrives; “Congrats Delhi,” Tweets Kailash Gahlot!

Divya SinghJanuary 3, 20220

Delhi has received first prototype of 100% electric DTC bus. Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has achieved this feat after a significant long wait. As per the reports, the delivery of buses was scheduled to start from November 2021. But due to the ongoing pandemic and other underlying reasons, it got delayed. Currently, DTC buses are CNG operated, which produce a smaller number of emissions as compared to diesel operated heavy vehicles. These e-buses will surely have a positive outlook on the Delhi’s deteriorating air quality. The plan, in much larger aspect, is to get 3,500 electric buses running on the roads. E-buses will not only have positive impact on environment, but also some of the DTC buses were getting old enough. However, it is not sure that older CNG buses will get full...

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Marriage For Women At 21 Years: Good Or Bad?

SinshaDecember 31, 20210

Recently, the cabinet passed a proposal, to raise the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. The government has taken such a step by hoping that this will lead to women's empowerment. Many have agreed upon this new proposal. But still, there are people who criticize it. Let us look at the benefits of this proposal and issues with child marriages. In June 2020, the ministry of women and child development formed a task force headed by Jaya Jaitly. She said that the reason behind increasing the minimum age for marriage is to tackle the issue of motherhood like the maternal mortality rate and to reduce the deaths during childbirth. Here the main issue is child marriage. When girls are married off at a young age, the chances of death during childbirth increase. The question then ...

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NTPC To Set Up Country’s First Garbage To Coal Plant In Varanasi, PM Will Lay Foundation Stone In The New Year

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 31, 20210

Kashi is becoming a model of modern development with ancient physique. You will be amazed to know that now Kashi will teach the country to make coal from waste. The Municipal Corporation of Kashi is preparing to set up a coal production plant of more than 200 tonnes per day at Ramna in collaboration with NTPC. According to reports Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of this plant in January that is supposed to be built at a cost of Rs 150 crore during the proposed visit of Kashi. There will also be a scientific system to dispose off the residue coming out of this plant to be built in about 25 acres. To get rid of coal crisis in power generation units, this step of the government will show a new direction to the country. Plant will be built in 20 acres The plant will ...

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Third wave of Covid: Increase In The Number Of Active Cases In Maharashtra, Closure Of Schools And Colleges in Bengal

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 31, 20210

The fear of third wave of corona in the country is deepening. On Wednesday Maharashtra's Health Minister Rajesh Tope gave the information that 10 days ago there were 5 to 6 thousand active in the state, that are increased to 11 thousand in just two days and can reach 20 thousand today. He also warned people about the danger along with being alert. Several actors who attended the Christmas party of NCP chief Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and Sadanand Sule also turned positive. The situation of third wave is being created in Bengal too. West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee has also asked the officials to review the situation and consider closing of schools and colleges if needed. Rajesh Tope expressed his concern over the fresh increase in new and active cases of Covid-19 i...

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Congress Foundation Day: Sonia Gandhi Lashed Out At BJP, Said ‘Dictatorship is happening in the country, will not remain silent’

Aditi priya singhDecember 29, 20210

Congress interim chairman Sonia Gandhi has issued a communication on the occasion of the party's foundation day. Sonia said that those who didn't share in the freedom movement of the country can not understand its value. Congress party is celebrating its 137th foundation day moment. On the occasion of Congress Foundation Day, programs are being organised by party leaders and workers at numerous places. Congress interim chairman Sonia Gandhi extended the flag at the party headquarters in New Delhi. Piecemeal from Rahul Gandhi, numerous leaders and workers were present in the flag hoisting program. Sonia Gandhi has issued a communication on the occasion of Congress Foundation Day. During her communication of about three and a partial twinkles, Sonia recalled the struggle of the...

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Imran’s Allegation: Pervez Musharraf Supported America In Afghanistan For Money

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 28, 20210

In a public meeting held few days back Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed grief over Pakistan's decision to join America's 'war on terror' in Afghanistan, terming it as an 'own wound'. Imran Khan said, "When this decision was taken in 2001, then the military ruler General Pervez Musharraf was close to the decision-makers in this regard although he knew really well that this decision of him was not in the interest of the people of Pakistan but only in the interest of his close allies still he joined hands with them and gave a nod to this decision." Imran Khan admitted that this decision was taken in favor of America just to get money by neglecting the sake of people completely and without considering the public interest. Addressing the meeting of Ministry of External Aff...

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Kejriwal Government Strict Regarding Corona: Curfew From 10 PM to 5 AM, Metro Will Run With 50 Percent Capacity

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 28, 20210

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today held an important press conference regarding Omicron, in which he said that there is absolutely no need to be afraid of the Omicron variant but also should not be negligent. The Chief Minister also said that in view of the increasing cases of corona, GRAP (Graded Response Action Plan) is being implemented from today. Shortly after this, curfew has been implemented in Delhi from 10 pm to 5 am by the government. Earlier, it was said to implement curfew from 11 pm. With this, Delhi Metro, restaurants and bars will now operate with 50 percent capacity. It has been decided to shut down cinema halls, spas, gyms, multiplexes, marriage halls, auditoriums and sports complexes. Arvind Kejriwal said that the biggest thing that has come to the fore about ...

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Income Tax Raid: More Than Rs. 154 Crores Of Illegitimate Transactions For People Associated With SP

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 28, 20210

Following the raids in Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka on people associated with the Samajwadi Party, the Income Tax Department has unearthed fraudulent transactions and forgery of shares worth crores. The Income Tax Department has mentioned that black money of 154 crores has been detected, while there is no account of transactions of 150 crores. The Central Board of Direct Taxes said that the undisclosed earnings of more than Rs 86 crore of Directors of a company linked to Samajwadi Party are detected. One person confessed that he own black money of Rs 68 crore and also offered to pay tax on it. In the raids by the Income Tax Department, many incriminating documents and digital data were also recovered. During this, empty bill books, stamps, signed checks to be given in lieu of fake suppl...

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ASIGMA: An Indigenous Messenger App Launched By The Indian Army

Sonia SolankiDecember 27, 20210

ASIGMA [Army Secure IndiGeneous Messaging Application] is a state of the art web application has been launched by the Indian Army. This application is the hard work of officers of the corps of signals of the Army. It is the product of the hard work of the in house team of our Army, thus supporting the Make In India motto too. ASIGMA will be replacing the present application in use the AWAN [Army Wide Area Network]. AWAN is used by the Indian Army over 15 years now. ASIGMA LAUNCH ASIGMA App details: The app is a messaging application which will fulfill the requirement of messaging prioritisation and tracking, dynamic global address book, multi level security and other options for the Indian Army. The main aim of launching the app is to provide a very secure messaging network fo...

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India beats UK: Becomes the 3rd country to have largest number of Unicorns

Vaishali GautamDecember 25, 20210

Following USA at the 1st place with 487 and China at 2nd with 301 unicorns, India beats UK and replaces it at the 3rd place with 54 unicorns according to the Hurun Global Index 2021. The report says India has more than doubled the number of unicorns from last year. Not just UK, India is way ahead of countries like Germany, France, Israel, Canada, Brazil and South Korea. Moreover Bengaluru stands 7th in the list as the city with most number of unicorns in the world. Bengaluru alone comprises of 28 unicorns of India. The unicorns being talked about are not the horses with horns on their forehead (we all know they are mythical). This unicorn is a terminology used in the business world. Actually there are certain badges of honor or status given to startups based on their valuation. The...

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Linking Of Voter ID With Aadhar Number To Curb Voter Fraud

Monomita NagDecember 25, 20210

In an exercise of electoral reform, voter registration is supposed to be done on the basis of Aadhar number to find out the identity of the applicant. A new bill relating to the Election Laws (Amendment) 2021has been introduced in Parliament. However, it has also been made amplyclear that there will be no deletion of any electoral roll nor any denial to include any new name if an individual is unable to provide any aadhar no. However, any new applicant will be given the chance to present other documents such as a driving license, passport, utility bills, etc if he or she is not in a position to furnish aadhar no. The primary object of this integration is to curb the practice of a person voting at several places which have been detected as very rampant during elections. Again as o...

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North Korea Bans Laughing! Check Out The Deets Inside

SinshaDecember 24, 20210

North Korea has banned its citizens from laughing, shopping or drinking alcohol for 11 days started from December 17th. The diktat is part of North Korea's 11 day mourning period to mark the 10thy death anniversary of former leader Kim Jong-il. Kim Jong-il ruled North Korea from 1994 until his death in 2011. Authorities have also ordered the public to not show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates his death. There are several others factors too in which North Koreans are banned from. They are, Drinking or being intoxicated, workout, celebrating birthdays, engaging in leisure activities and engaging in shopping (not even grocery shopping). Kim Jong-il The authorities have tasked a special squad of police officers to ensure citizens comply with the somber rules. Re...

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