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Hunger Watch Report : 66% Families’ Income Suffer Loss; 25% Have Severe Food Insecurity Due To Pandemic

Sonia SolankiFebruary 24, 20220

A survey conducted by the Right To Food Campaign in association with the Civil Society Organization reveals that 66% of families faced losses due to the pandemic. The Hunger Watch report states that the income of 2/3rd families is decreased in the two years of the pandemic. Almost 60% of people said that their income is reduced by 50% or more in the two years of the pandemic. The survey was conducted in 14 states. It included a total of 6,697 households from low socio-economic strata. Hunger Watch Report Details The report presents some numbers and data which are of major concern in today's society. Nearly, 45% of households are still having some sort of debt. Out of these 21% have debt above 50,000 Rs. This data comes in from the second round post lockdown in 2020. It covered 3,994 ...

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Fodder Scam: Lalu Prasad Yadav Gets 5 Years Jail Sentence, Rs 60 Lakhs Fine

Sonia SolankiFebruary 23, 20220

Lalu Prasad Yadav, the RJD Supremo and former CM of Bihar, gets a life sentence of 5 years by a special CBI court in the Fodder Scam case. Along with this, a fine of Rs 60 lakh has also been charged by the special court. Other 5 convicts have also been sentenced to five years in jail, 32 convicts got 4 years of jail and three convicts got a jail term of 3 years. CBI till now has examined 575 witnesses in the case and filed a charge sheet against 170 people. The trial started in 1996 for the case, which has 99 accused including Lalu Prasad Yadav. The CBI court has fined convicts ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2 crore being the highest amount as a fine in this case. As soon as the verdict came in, Lalu Yadav tweeted saying that he will continue to fight against injustice. Lalu Pr...

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SC To Hear Plea Challenging Offline Mode Of Board Exams

Pooja YadavFebruary 22, 20220

Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to concentrate on a plea that seeks the cancellation of physical examinations for classes 10 and 12 to be conducted by the Central Board of exertion (CBSE) and several other boards this time. The plea is heard by Justice A M Khanwilkar's bench on Wednesday, February 23.   A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar said that an advance dupe of the solicitation is served to the standing counsel for the Central Board of pedagogy (CBSE) and other repliers concerned. The plea was mentioned for a critical table before the bench, also comprising Judges Dinesh Maheshwari and C T Ravikumar. Admissions to all or any professional courses are delayed 2 times now. "Results of examinations held in 2021 were declared between July and August and admissions t...

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UGC Permits 900 Autonomous Colleges To Run Online Courses; Know Commission’s Stand On Delhi Colleges

Pooja YadavFebruary 22, 20220

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted permission to 900 additional colleges to produce online degrees for students. This decision will open up new learning opportunities for scholars. the choice was also made keeping in sight the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which promotes online education. Students are going to be able to get their degrees remotely with the assistance of online education. Before this order, only universities were allowed to own online courses. Now, around 900 autonomous colleges, which have National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) 3.26 grade, are allowed to supply online degrees and courses. The eligibility criteria for college students to enrol in online degree courses includes being Class 12 and undergraduate, qualified for takin...

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India-Dubai Conducts Maritime Naval Exercise: Learn Importance Of These Exercises For India’s Diplomacy Policy

Pooja YadavFebruary 22, 20220

India-Qatar has started the 2nd edition of the joint maritime exercise. This exercise includes a three-day harbour phase followed by a two-day sea phase. The sea phase is comprised of tactical maritime exercises involving surface action,anti-piracy exercises, air defence, maritime surveillance, etc. In the sea phase of the exercise, the Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Triaknd, QENF missile boat and Rafale fighter aircrafts participated. A joint exercise with one or more nations serves the aim of signalling to a third country the influence we've within the region and an illustration of our resolve to further our diplomatic objectives...It facilitates better coordination between the militaries, observation of enemy's tactics, and familiarisation with new technologies, enabling on-the-...

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Russia-Ukraine Tensions: India Suggests Peaceful Solution

Pooja YadavFebruary 22, 20220

India is trying to opt for a balanced and preventive approach in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis. Earlier, India remained silent and was appealing to sort out the differences between the countries peacefully in the international community. On January 30, 2022, India abstained from voting in UNSC when the US demanded the Russia-Ukraine crisis discussion. India neither voted in favour of it nor against it. The response, however, was not surprising for many experts as in 2014 when Russia attacked Crimea, India abstained from voting in UNSC on the resolution passed by the US. The country had passed a resolution against Russia in the UNSC. Russia took India's step as a pro-Russian view. India boycotted the Winter Olympics in China where Russia aimed to promote its views on Ukrai...

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IRCTC Collaborates With RuPay For Contactless Payments; Learn Hegemony Of Domestic Payment System

Pooja YadavFebruary 22, 20220

IRCTC has collaborated with RuPay for contactless payments and credit payments. There are many institutions collaborating with RuPay nationally and internationally. What we need to understand that how this card system has created a hegemony and captured a major shareholder in the market. There was a time most of the online transactions were done through VISA and MasterCard, which are foreign companies. These companies used to store data related to every transaction in their servers located in foreign countries. It also collects per transactions charges from our banks to enable card-based transactions. RuPay emerged as the largest shareholder in India's debit card market. It has threatened the existence of international associations and today, they have been forced to complain US go...

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“Statue Of Equality And Politics”

Pooja YadavFebruary 21, 20220

Earlier this month, a 216-foot high statue of Ramanujacharya – founding father of the Vishishta Advaita school of Vaishnavism in 11 century South India – was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The statue is called ‘Statue of Equality, presumably on the lines of the Statue of Liberty in the big apple. Modi said Ramanuja’s Statue of Equality and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel’s Statue of Unity will change India. The main institutionalize of the most recent statue is Chinna Jeeyar Swamy, said to be the guru of Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao. Chinna Jeeyar Swamy claims and also the prime minister of India affirms, that a good spiritual movement of equality was launched, then again why was untouchability in those areas even more widespread than the remainder of India. For thos...

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‘No Boards’ Protest Escalates Amid Haryana’s School Board Decision Of Conducting Board Exams For Class 5 and 8

Sonia SolankiFebruary 21, 20220

The 'No Boards' protest in Gurugram was arranged against the decision of the Haryana education board's decision of conducting Board exams for class 5 & 8. The decision as per the state education board will be implemented irrespective of the school affiliated board. This decision was announced on January 18, 2022, under the amendment of the Right to Education Act. Haryana Government appointed SCERT as the academic authority to conduct board exams for classes 5 and 8. On February 4, 2022, BSEH (Board of School Education Haryana) wrote to all districts education officers. The letter stated that all schools must register with the BSEH by February 15, 2022. In addition to this, the letter states that schools will conduct exams from this March only. But the board has decided to skip class...

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PM Modi Launches “Gobar-Dhan” Bio-CNG Plant In Indore To Tackle Issues Of Garbage Landfills

Sonia SolankiFebruary 21, 20220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through a virtual press release, has announced 75 "Gobar-Dhan" bio-CNG plants across different cities in India. The first such plant was inaugurated in Indore with a capacity of 550 tonnes with a budget of Rs 150 crores. "This is a significant step taken by our government under the Swachh Bharat Mission to solve the issue of garbage landfills," said PM Modi. The mission of this scheme is to convert the garbage landfills sites into a green zone in the coming years. Under their government, the garbage disposal capacity has increased four times since 2014. "Gobar-Dhan" Plant Scheme And Clean India Go Hand In Hand The first plant under this scheme was launched in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. This plant has the capacity to treat 550 tonnes of solid waste garbag...

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Police Seen As Insensitive Towards Commoners: Parliamentary Committee

Pooja YadavFebruary 19, 20220

A parliamentary panel has expressed anguish that the general public image of police across the country is negative and they are often seen as insensitive towards the soul and vulnerable sections. The Parliamentary Committee on the ministry of home affairs, headed by Congress leader Anand Sharma, also noted concernedly that corruption complaints were filed against some IPS officers. The committee noted with anguish that the general public image of police throughout the country is more on the negative side. The panel said the police are often seen as insensitive towards the commoner and vulnerable sections. “While there's no question that various reasons might have attributed to such behaviour on the part of the police, emphasis on right training during this regard is one among the wa...

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Over 11 Lakh Ineligible Farmer Benefitted Under PM KISAN Scheme: Assam Government To High Court

Pooja YadavFebruary 19, 20220

The Assam government has informed the Gauhati High Court that a total of 12 lakh ineligible farmers in the state have received benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. The court was hearing a plea filed by NGO Amguri Naba Nirman Samity. The division bench comprising justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia asked the state government to file a close status report on the case. Nearly 12 lakh ineligible farmers received benefits under the ambitious scheme in Assam, the government has informed the HC indicating an enormous scam within the farmer flagship program. “The state has filed an affidavit wherein it's verified that over eleven lakh persons are wrongly given the good thing about the aforesaid scheme,” the HC order given on Tuesday ...

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