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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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After Removal Of Article 370, These Many People Bought Property In J&K

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 29, 20220

At least 34 people from outside of Jammu and Kashmir have bought properties in the Union Territory after the abrogation of Article 370, Union minister of state for home Nityanand Rai said in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Jammu and Kashmir was given special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. Taking an important decision, the central government on August 5, 2019, abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Replying to a written query, Rai said, "As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 34 persons from outside the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have purchased the property here which was not allowed earlier." He informed that these bought properties are located in ...

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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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COVID Vaccine Caller Tune Likely To End Soon; DoT Writes To Health Ministry

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 28, 20220

The department of telecommunications (DoT) has written a letter to the Union ministry of health to shut down the caller tune related to the success of COVID vaccination. It has been running for the last two years. Whenever you call someone, first you have to listen to the COVID vaccination caller tune. People have complained many times about this that it is very disturbing. The caller tune was started to spread awareness against the pandemic. Initially, the caller tune was used to spread awareness about COVID-19 and now awareness is being spread through the caller tune regarding vaccination. Emergency Call Delay Many times during urgent or emergency calls, due to this caller tune, there is a delay in connecting the call, which causes a lot of trouble to the people, although pre...

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Bihar CM Punching Case: Did Accused Aim For Money? Surprising Claims By Neighbors

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 28, 20220

Many things are now coming to the fore about the person Shankar Kumar Verma, who punched the chief minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar on Sunday in front of everyone. However, the truth will come out only after a thorough investigation. While the family members of the accused are saying that the person is mentally weak, now the claim of the neighbours has surprised everyone. Actually, neighbours have said, "Shankar Verma does not have any mental illness. He is already a lazy person and has taken loans from many people. If he was mad, we would have known about it." He was in the company of many miscreants. He has also taken loans from many people, which have not been repaid yet. Neighbours also claim that Shankar must have done this incident at the behest of someone or in the greed of mone...

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