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Manual Scavenging Is A curse To Humanity; NHRC Suggests Recommendations

Pooja YadavMay 30, 20220

The Centre should provide Rs10 lakh loan to manual scavengers’ relations so they'll start some enterprise. If we study the records of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) should monitor the sewer deaths in its reports. The NHRC recommended expanding the definition of manual scavenging so as to hide other hazardous cleanings, or enacting a replacement law for hazardous cleaning. It also recommended that there should be a penalty to forestall harassment of ladies manual scavengers and youngsters of manual scavengers. NHRC has recommended that manual scavengers could also be linked to schemes under which they'll immediately start earning like MGNREGA. It has further asked that the number of compensation paid joined time cash assistance for rehabilitation of manual scavengers is al...

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Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity Goals: What Role India Likely To Play; Check Out!

Pooja YadavMay 30, 20220

India expressed willingness to affix Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), a replacement economic initiative led by the United States. The US clarified that IPEF isn't a trade agreement. Thus, it neither seeks to switch the 11-nation CPTPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) nor the RCEP. The negotiations for the IPEF began on May 24. The primary focus of the negotiation was on four main pillars -- trade, supply chain resiliency, clean energy, and taxes. At the launch of IPEF, PM Modi said that India will work together with other IPEF countries to make an inclusive Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. He expressed confidence that IPEF will cause peace and prosperity within the Indo-Pacific region. One of the roles of IPEF within the Indo-Pacific is going to be to line s...

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces 9 Interesting Schemes; Checkout Here!

Arpita SarkarMay 30, 20220

The river binds India and neighboring countries. Therefore, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman thinks that five aspects of trade, culture, communication, conservation and skill development need to be kept in mind in river management and allocation of funds. On the second day of the River-3 Conference on ASEAN countries and Japan in Guwahati, Nirmala as a chief guest said, "The Central was implementing nine major projects in the field of railways, roads, and aviation to develop communication infrastructure in the North East. The policy of the center is to give importance to the neighbors first. So the neighboring countries will also get the benefit from the projects." She also added, "Work is underway on 15 aviation projects worth Rs. 2,200 crore, 20 rail projects worth Rs....

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Chardham Yatra: Death Toll Of Pilgrims Crosses 100, Most Of The Devotees Lost Their Lives In Kedarnath Dham

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 30, 20220

The death toll of pilgrims in Chardham Yatra i.e. Kedarnath Dham has crossed 100 now. So far in all the mishappenings that happened in Kedarnath Dham maximum 50 pilgrims have died till date. Due to lack of oxygen in high altitude areas and sudden cardiac arrest due to cold, there are frequent deaths of travelers who are going for Kedarnath yatra. This time the Chardham Yatra started from May 3. So far, according to the data received by us 102 pilgrims have died in the Char Dham in the journey of 27 days. Three pilgrims have died on Sunday itself. To prevent deaths, health screening of passengers above 50 years of age is being done by the health department appointed for the surveillance of the ill. Passengers who have health issues are being advised not to travel and take a pilgrimage...

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Women Cannot Be Kept In Workplace After 7 PM Unless They Agree: Uttar Pradesh Government

Arpita SarkarMay 29, 20220

The government of Yogi Adityanath took new steps for working women. A notification has been issued by the Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday. It has been reported that women cannot be forced to come to work after 7 pm and before 6 am unless they give written permission. Suresh Chandra, joint secretary in the labor and employment department of the Uttar Pradesh government, said no work could be done with the women between 7 pm and 6 am against their will. Be it from home or coming to the office. And if the women are willing to come to the office at night to work, then the recruiting agency has to arrange transportation and food for them. It was earlier reported that Rs 75.50 crore has been allocated for women's welfare projects by the Yogi government. In a new announcement, the ...

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Students Of West Bengal Are Ahead In Terms Of Education: National Achievement Survey

Arpita SarkarMay 29, 20220

According to the National Achievement Survey (NAS), West Bengal students are ahead in terms of education. According to the survey report, the students in the state are far above the national average in both overall and subject matter. However, in extreme cases, online study has created division among the students. One group got the opportunity of smartphone, internet, computer, the other group did not. This inequality (digital divide) has also been caught in the national survey. In order to know the condition of the students, NAS was organized by the Union Ministry of Education across the country last November. The test was taken. A total of 34 lakh 1 thousand 158 students of third, fifth, eighth and tenth classes took the test. Among them 98 thousand 694 students of this state sa...

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IMD Weather Update: In Next 5 Days, These Parts Of Country To Face Strong Winds And Storms!

Aditi priya singhMay 28, 20220

After the weather was pleasant for the last several days, people in the national capital Delhi and NCR are troubled by the scorching heat on Saturday. The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of storm conditions throughout the country during the next 5 days. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday that conditions are becoming favorable for the onset of the Southwest Monsoon over Kerala during the next 2-3 days. Conditions are also ideal for additional development of Southwest Monsoon into a few additional pieces of Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep district during a similar period. With the advance of the monsoon, there is a possibility of rain and thundershowers in Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep during the next 5 days. There is an alert of ra...

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Unemployment Is On Rise In Modi Era, Should Take Care Of Youth: Economist Kaushik Basu

Arpita SarkarMay 28, 20220

The BJP has started celebrating the eight-year anniversary of the Narendra Modi government across the country. Economist Kaushik Basu expressed concern over the rising unemployment rate in the Modi era. Citing figures from the International Labor Organization (ILO), he said the country's youth unemployment rate (15 to 24 years) had touched 25% during the Modi regime. During the UPA government in 2014, this rate was close to 21 percent. Kaushik wrote on Twitter, ‘One picture that sums up India’s biggest problem: youth unemployment. Sadly this is getting little policy attention. It can do lasting damage to the economy. We must shift focus from politics to correcting this. " Kaushik, who has been the chief financial adviser to Manmohan Singh's government, had earlier expressed conce...

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“Greatly Dissatisfied”: India Raises Concern Over WHO’s Methodology To Report COVID Deaths

Sayani ChakrabortyMay 28, 20220

On Monday, India voiced serious concerns over the methodology used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to compile and publish its study on an excessive amount of deaths from all causes that were linked to COVID 19. In addition to this, India proposed that WHO be "connected to an accountability mechanism." During his talk at the 75th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva, the minister of health for the Union, Mansukh Mandaviya, said that the World Health Organization (WHO) ignored the concerns that India and other nations had expressed about the process and the sources of data. According to India's Health Minister, the WHO ignored country-specific real data that was provided by the legal authorities of India. He reported to the World Health Assembly that the Central Co...

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Process To Implement Uniform Civil Code To Begin Soon: Uttarakhand Government

Arpita SarkarMay 28, 20220

The chief minister of Uttarakhand, Puskar Singh Dhami, had promised that the process of enforcing the uniform civil code would begin as soon as the BJP wins the assembly polls. After winning the election and returning to power, this time he is eager to keep that promise. Headed by the retired Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, the state government has formed a committee to look into the legal process for enforcing uniform civil law in Uttarakhand. According to the Uttarakhand government, the committee will outline the same laws for marriage, divorce, land and inheritance for people of all faiths. The committee comprises retired Justice Promod Kohli, social activist Manu Gaur, retired IAS officer Shatrughan Singh and Dun University Vice-Chancellor Surekha Dangwal. Announ...

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Congress Criticizes Narendra Modi, Amit Shah; Calls Gujarat ‘Gateway Of Drugs’

Arpita SarkarMay 28, 20220

The question of whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah's own state of Gujarat is becoming a 'gateway to drugs' has arisen as huge quantities of drugs have been seized from various ports in Gujarat. On Thursday, Central Revenue Intelligence seized 52 kg of cocaine worth Rs 500 crore from Mundra port in Gujarat. Attempts were being made to smuggle the drug in the name of exporting salt from Iran. Earlier in September, 3,000 kg of drugs were seized from the Mundra port run by the Adani group. Today, the Congress has raised the question, why all the drugs are being smuggled to India from the Gujarat coast? Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, "Sometimes from Pipavav port, sometimes from Mundra port run by Gautam Adani, all drugs are being seized from the ...

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Mosque Temple Controversy: All Mosques Older Than 100 Years To Go Under Confidential Survey After PIL Filed In Supreme Court!!

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 27, 20220

Following the ongoing temple mosque controversy that is gaining the moment with each passing day now another PIL is filed in Supreme Court of India. A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to conduct a confidential survey by the Archaeological Survey of India of all ancient and prominent mosques in India having wells and ponds that are more than a hundred years old in the country. The PIL has sought the replacement of Wudu in ponds and wells of mosques which are more than a hundred years old. The petition has also demanded that a confidential survey may be completed so that unnecessary communal hatred and hurting religious sentiments, if any remains, can be avoided that is being done these days by one or the other person. The petition has been filed by Advoc...

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