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World Inequality Report Calls India “Poor and Unequal”; Nirmala Sitharaman Calls it “Flawed”.

Sonia SolankiMarch 30, 20220

The latest report by The World Inequality Report calls India a 'poor and very unequal country'. India stands out as a poor and very unequal country with 1% of the top-earning population is holding 22% of the national income. Whereas, the bottom 50% earns 13% of the national income. The report also states that the top 10% of richest people hold 76% of the total wealth, holding 57% of the national income in 2021. The average national income of an adult Indian is approximately Rs 2,04,200. The report was submitted by Lucas Chancel, Co-director of the World Inequality Lab with economist Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez And Gabriel Zucman. Lucas Chancel also said that "the pandemic has exacerbated inequalities between the very wealthy and the rest of the population". The World Map of ...

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Indore Gets National Water Award; President Honors MP, Collector

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 30, 20220

Another achievement has fallen in the account of Indore, which has become the cleanest city in the country five times. Indore was declared the best district in the West Zone in the third National Water Award-2020. President of India Ram Nath Kovind honoured Indore with the National Water Award at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi on Tuesday. MP of the state Shankar Lalwani and Collector Manish Singh received the award. Collector of Indore Manish Singh said that the Central Groundwater team had conducted a survey of the works being done in the field of water conservation. In this, Indore came true on many parameters. The survey team observed the components like water conservation, water recycling, sewerage system management etc. In the survey, the team has praised all the sewerage plants of I...

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INS Valsura Awarded With ‘Nishaan’ By President Ram Nath Kovind

Pooja YadavMarch 29, 20220

The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura has been awarded the celebrated President’s Colour by President Ram Nath Kovind. It is the best award or honour that is bestowed upon India’s military units. This award is additionally called ′Nishaan′ because it is an emblem which is worn by the bestowed units’ officers on their left-hand sleeve of the uniform. This award refers as an acknowledgment of the receiving unit’s meritorious service. Although the practice of carrying the President’s Colour Award into battle has ceased, the custom of receiving, holding, and parading it's still practiced within the soldiers. This award is bestowed on a military force as an indication of recognition of remarkable service rendered to the country, both during war and peace. In 1942 INS Valsura ...

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US, EU Annouces Cross-Border Data Transfer; Know Its Impact

Pooja YadavMarch 29, 20220

The US and also the European community have announced that they need an “in principle” agreement in situ to form a brand new framework for the aim of cross-border data transfers. This announcement has brought much relief to various tech giants like Google and Meta. For over a year, officials are planning out a pander to the aim to switch the invalidated Privacy Shield, a meeting that enables firms to share Europeans’ data with the US. In July 2020, the Privacy Shield was invalidated. This struck a blow to the tech companies that were hoping for this mechanism for the US-EU data flow. The highest court of the EU sided with privacy activist Max Schrems who had argued that the prevailing framework failed to protect the people living in Europe from surveillance of the US. The...

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India Crosses 50,000 Open Defecation-Free (ODF) Plus Villages

Pooja YadavMarch 29, 20220

The milestone of getting 50,000 open defecation-free (ODF) plus villages has been crossed by the country. The top-performing states under this programme are Telangana which has 13,960 ODF plus villages, followed by Madras and Madhya Pradesh. In 2020, the Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen Phase-II was launched with the aim of ensuring that each one of the villages across the country is declared as ODF Plus by the tip of the year 2024. According to the Jal Shakti ministry, achieving the ODF plus mission has several aspects that include the GOBARdhan Scheme, biodegradable waste management, plastic waste management, greywater management, and Faecal sludge management. Into three categories, the ODF Plus villages are divided. These categories are Rising, Aspiring, and Model, which display...

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Rough-Toothed Dolphins Sighted In Indian Waters; Know About This Species

Pooja YadavMarch 29, 20220

The Department of Environment and Forest’s Marine Mammals Research (MMR) team has reported the first-ever sighting of rough-toothed dolphins within the Indian waters around Lakshadweep. The rough-toothed dolphin is a species that is generally found within the tropical and deep warm waters around the globe. In 1823, natural scientists first described this species. The scientific name of this species is Steno Bredanensis. This species is the only member of the genus Steno, which in Greek means narrow. It beautifully describes the structure of this animal. This animal has no sub-species. This is an outsized species. The adult of this species ranges from 2.09 to 2.83 metres long and weighs around 90 to 155 kilograms. If we talk about the males of this species being larger than th...

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INDIA To Boost Nuclear Power With 10 NPPs Constructed In ‘Fleet Mode’

Sonia SolankiMarch 29, 20220

India has geared up to boost its nuclear power capacity in the upcoming years.  To achieve this goal the government has decided to construct 10 Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in a fleet mode. The upsurge of nuclear capacity will begin from 2023  and will see construction of 10 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR). How Fleet Mode Construction Will Help? In the fleet mode, the nuclear power plant will be completed within five years from the time of First Pour of Concrete (FPC). Not only this under the fleet mode the production cost and process time will be reduced greatly. Thus, helping the target of making India a nuclear forward country in minimum time and effective costing. The Centre nodded the construction of ten PHWR Nuclear power plants in 2017 with each PHWR  with capacity o...

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Delhi Government Proposes ‘Rozgar Budget’ for 2022-23; Shoots Up By 9.86%

Sonia SolankiMarch 28, 20220

Delhi's CM Arvind Kejriwal and his associate deputy CM Manish Sisodia have put up the "Rozgar Budget" for the year 2022-23. The size of the budget is increased by 9.86% as compared to the budget for 2021-22. The budget allocation for the present financial year is Rs 75,800 crores. The main focus of the budget though is on the generation of employment with almost 20 lakh jobs in five years. Along with this creating up an electronic city and promoting retail, wholesale markets are also key sectors to look upon. CM Kejriwal congratulated Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, for putting up a budget that caters to all aspects of society and the needs of people. The budget will help in creating more and more employment, especially for youngsters. As unemployment is a huge problem mainly due to th...

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Centre Designates October 5 As National Dolphin Day

Pooja YadavMarch 28, 20220

The Union environment ministry has designated October 5 as National Dolphin Day and it'll be observed annually ranging from this year. The National Board for Wildlife’s (NBWL) committee took the decision to designate October 5 as National Dolphin Day. The day will concentrate on generating awareness because it is an integral part of dolphin conservation including the Gangetic Dolphin. People’s participation to conserve Dolphins also will be focused upon nowadays. The focus will tend to improve the Ganga and its tributaries’ water quality and flow so Gangetic dolphins can survive. Dolphins act as an ideal indicator of a healthy aquatic ecosystem, thus the conservation of dolphins is of utmost importance. Doing so won't only benefit the survival of the species but also will help the...

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WHO Term Air Pollution As Public Health Emergency; Says, No Country Met Guidelines Regarding PM2.5

Sonia SolankiMarch 28, 20220

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that no country has met guidelines regarding PM2.5 in 2021. This is very serious and alarming information with respect to the air quality globally. According to WHO, the average annual readings of small and hazardous airborne particles termed as "PM2.5" should not exceed the level of 5 micrograms/ cubic meter in 2021. But sadly none of the countries in the world is able to achieve the mark. Not only this the most polluted air index belongs to Central and South Asia. The Asian continent homes 46 most populated cities in the top 50 polluted cities in the world in 2021. Why Air Pollution Is A Public Health Emergency? The Director of the department of environment, Climate Change and Health, Dr Maria Neira, says that "Every year more...

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RBI Governor Inaugurates Innovation Hub; Rs 100 Crore Invested As Initial Capital Contribution

Pooja YadavMarch 28, 20220

The Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBiH) has been inaugurated by Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Bengaluru. RBiH has been founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the RBI with Rs 100 crore as an initial capital contribution. An independent board has been constituted for this hub with S. Gopalakrishnan selected because the Chairman. The board also has other individuals from academia still as an industry. RBI's initiative puts it among a pick few global central banks that try to give birth to change within the mode of engagement while trying to create innovations during this sector. The aim of the RBIH is to form an ecosystem that will target the promotion of access to varied financial products and services for the low-income group population acr...

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World’s First Wildlife Bond Issued To Conserve South Africa’s Black Rhinos

Pooja YadavMarch 28, 20220

The world’s first wildlife bond has been issued by the planet bank, raising USD 150 million that may partly be used for the conservation of South Africa’s black rhinos The Wildlife Conservation Bond is the world’s first-of-its-kind financial instrument that's outcome-based and can be channelling investments to conserve black rhino populations. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development of the globe Bank has announced that the returns paid by the five-year bond are determined by the speed of growth of animals in two reserves of the Republic of South Africa, the nice Fish River Nature Reserve and also the Addo Elephant parkland. If this program becomes successful it may well be expanded for the protection of black rhinos in Kenya together with other wildlife species l...

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