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Telangana And Dalits: KCR’s New Game Before Election

Monomita NagJanuary 3, 20220

Dalits constitute 17% of the states' population. Keeping an eye on 2023 election KCR the present Chief Minister of Telangana is getting ready to plunge into it. It is known that Dalits favour Congress, and the Chief Minister fears that with the appointment of Revanth Reddy as the PCC chief, he will loose the Dalit votes. But the Dalit vote bank is extremely important for him and he can't neglect it. Therefore, with various schemes and sops he is trying to woo them. For the empowerment of Dalits, he has launched a scheme called Dalit Bandhu. Under this scheme Rupees 10 lakhs would be credited to the bank account of every family directly. But Congress was quick to slam the Chief Minister. The party ridiculed him saying that KCR suddenly wanted to act as a messiah of Dalits when they char...

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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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Check Out The India’s GDP Forecast For The Year 2022!

Sayani ChakrabortyDecember 31, 20210

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimates that India's GDP will rise by 9.5 percent in 2021 and 8.5 percent in 2022, making it the world's fastest-growing economy in both years. Deepak Parekh, the chairman and CEO of HDFC, believes he is in a more optimistic frame of mind than in the previous 50 years. According to the International Monetary Fund, Covid's impact on growth in 2021 will not be a one-time occurrence but rather a continuing trend (IMF). On the other hand, the International Monetary Fund anticipates that India's economic expansion will continue at a rapid pace in the foreseeable future. As former Chief Economic Advisor, Shankar Acharya has earned a reputation for being one of the country's most doomsday economic forecasters. He mentioned that even though he is confide...

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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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Kalicharan: “I Am Anti-Gandhi, Even If You Hang Me, I Will Not Take Back My Words!”

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 31, 20210

Hindu 'Dharma Sansad' is being organized in different states in India these days and every day controversial statements are coming out from one or the other place. At the same time, in the Dharma Sansad organized by an organization in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, religious leader Sant Kalicharan Maharaj said derogatory words about Mahatma Gandhi and justified Nathuram Godse for the murder of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. Few days back, Sant Kalicharan Maharaj made a controversial statement on Mahatma Gandhi by calling Mahatma Gandhi as promoter of dynasty and abused him openly. He even crossed all the limits when he bowed down for Nathuram Godse and called him a great human for murdering Bapu. Soon after that FIR was registered against him. However, instead of sayin...

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Did The Center Really Freeze The Bank Account Of Mother Teresa NGO? Know The Whole Matter

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 31, 20210

West Bengal government and BJP headed central government are once again against each other. This time it is about the Mother Teresa's NGO. Actually, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the Center has frozen the bank accounts of Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity NGO. However, the NGO made it clear that none of their accounts have been frozen nor have there been any disturbances, and everything is going smooth. As soon as this news went viral on social media after Mamata Banerjee's claim, a sensation raised on internet among the users. However, some users wrote in favor of Mamata, while some are echoing the voice of the central government. Mamata Banerjee created this chaos by tweeting. Mamata Banerjee wrote on Twitter, "Shocked to hear that on Christmas the Unio...

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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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NITI Aayog 4th Health Index: Kerala Best State In Terms Of Overall Health Services, Uttar Pradesh Worst!

Gunjan ChaudharyDecember 28, 20210

Corona has exposed the deteriorating health services that the public of our country always faces. Meanwhile, NITI Aayog has released a report named, Fourth Health Index. This is the fourth edition of Health Index. The Index consist the list of those states where overall health services are better and the states whose condition is very pathetic. According to NITI Aayog's Fourth Health Index, Kerala once again tops the list in the big states category in terms of overall health services performance. On the other hand, the situation in Uttar Pradesh is worst in terms of health service performance. Tamil Nadu and Telangana ranked second and third According to reports, Tamil Nadu and Telangana rank second and third respectively in terms of health standards. On the other hand, Mizoram ...

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Vaccination’s Plan Revised: Precautionary Dose For Corona Warriors And Senior Citizens!

Sonia SolankiDecember 27, 20210

Vaccination's plan revised for year 2022 in India releases today on the eve of Xmas. This new plan is announced is by the Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi via a live press release. These additions are done due to the rise of Omicron in the country and across the world. In today's speech PM congratulates the nation for the festive time and he also reminds people not to forget the presence of Corona around us. He says that till date India has administered more than 141 crore doses of vaccine. He appeals to all to stay vigilant and wear mask and sanitize. Vaccination plan revised children 15 - 18 years will receive jabs from 3rd Jan 2022 Vaccination Plan 2022 Highlights: The Vaccination plan is the key to keep our fight on against Corona. Considering this thing in mind few...

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Politics Over Capitals In Andhra Pradesh, Deets Inside

Monomita NagDecember 27, 20210

People of Andhra Pradesh are divided over the location of state's capital conundrum. Confrontation between RIF (Royalaseema Intellectual Forum)  and APS-JAC (Amravati Parirakshana Samithi - Joint Action Committee) is brewing over the demand for setting up three capitals as planned by the Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy against the demand for a sole capital at - Amravati, a brain child of Chandrababu Naidu an arch rival of the present CM. WHY ARE PEOPLE DIVIDED RIF members backed by YSRC govt are supporting the govt move of setting up three capital opposed to a single capital at Amravati. They justify govt's Initiative for  decentralised development. They argue that in case of three capitals  three different regions of the state can be developed instead of only one. As the RIF suppo...

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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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