Opposition parties such as Congress, CPM etc are organizing rallies all over the country against unprecedented rise in the prices of petrol and diesel. In fact the prices have reached such a stage that it has become a talking point even in the rural tea stalls.. The hike is pinching people more at a time when the economy has opened up after being dead for over one and half years during the pandemic. After the seventh hike, the petrol price stands at ₹110/- per litter in Delhi now and the current price of a litre of Diseal is ₹98/- in Delhi. It must be taken into consideration that the recent festival season has also contributed substantially to the heightening of economic activities. Government's Justification For Hiking The Prices Government needs huge fund to finance ...
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Madhya Pradesh: Commissionerate System Implemented In Indore And Bhopal, ADG Level Officers Will Become Commissioners
Madhya Pradesh government has issued notification of Police Commissioner system in Indore and Bhopal. ADGP level officers will be the commissioners in both the cities. 38 police stations of Bhopal and 36 police stations of Indore will come under commissioner system. The new commissioners will be announced in a week. Home Minister and State Government Spokesperson Dr. Narottam Mishra made this announcement in a press conference in Bhopal. ADG/IG level officer will be the Police Commissioner in Bhopal. There will be two additional police commissioners to assist them. After that there will be 8 DCP, 10 ADCP, 33 ACP, 1 SP for rural area. Similarly, there will be slight change in the sanctioned posts in Indore. To help the police commissioner in Indore, there will be two additional commissi...
Read MoreBeing one of the most polluted cities, not just in India but across the globe, the air quality in Delhi has always been a matter of concern. It is the most polluted capital in the world. It is said that the lives of Delhi residents get reduced by almost ten years due to the levels of air pollution in the city. It is estimated that air pollution in India kills about 2 million people every year, becoming the 5th largest killer in the nation. According to WHO, India has the highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases and asthma. Amidst all these terrifying statistics, an innovation has emerged as a ray of hope. A Delhi based 30 year old mechanical engineer and entrepreneur, Vidyut Mohan has bagged The Earthshot Prize, dubbed as “Eco Oscars” for his innovation which is being l...
Read MoreFree Electricity Supply to Whole Village: Read How Chembu Village Lightens Up Round the Year
In India, there are many villages without a road or power. However, people come up with a variety of clever and imaginative ideas to address the dilemma. Such is the story of Chembu village in Karnataka, where the residents have found a permanent solution to this electricity problem. Chembu village, located on the boundary of the Dakshina Kannada and Madikeri districts, has set an excellent example in this regard. Until today, no one has provided electricity to this tiny town. As a result, they decided to take control of the situation in their hands. The geographical location of the village is such that it is surrounded by dense forests and numerous streams flowing across. As a result, the land belongs to Forest Department. This causes the hinderance for Mangalore Electricity Supply...
Read MoreAfter years of struggle, Chile's Congress is to legalize same sex marriage and adoption of children. Chile is on the verge of celebration as President Sebastian Pinera who will leave office in the month of march has now backed the bill and is expected to sign the bill into law. M Pinera's support came as a surprise to everyone as he long back argued that marriage is a union of a man and a women. With this, Chile have become the 31st nation in Latin America and sixth nation in south America to legalize same sex marriage along with Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay. The first country in the world to legalize same sex marriage was the Netherlands, exactly 20 years ago. Chilean president Sebastian Pinera The chamber of deputies, the lower house of congress, passed t...
Read MoreFarmer’s Movement Ended: After 378 Days Of Sieged Borders And Hundreds Lost Their Lives, Farmers Won
The farmers' movement, which started in protest against the three agricultural laws, has ended on the 378th day. SKM took a big decision after an important meeting. There were many ups and downs in this long movement. Many times the movement was seen to be weakening, then its leaders again took over the movement. While the enthusiasm of the youth was visible in the movement, the patience of the youth on the decisions of the elders was also helpful in running the movement for so long. There were differences among the leaders of the movement but the front still stood firm. The movement is going on since 26 November 2020 under the banner of United Kisan Morcha. The movement on the Delhi border has ended on the 378th day. On the 11th, farmers will walk towards their homes in a phased mann...
Read MoreThe Surrogacy Regulation Bill 2020 and ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Bill 2021 passes Rajya Sabha on 8th December . The surrogacy Bill 2020 earlier passed by the Lok Sabha was went to the select committee of the Rajya Sabha. The Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told that the aim of both the bills is to curb the exploitation of women. The union minister also added that for decades IVF and surrogacy are prevalent in India. Our country has many unregulated IVF centers with unregulated surrogacy sex selection. He also added that Unmarried women sells their womb to overcome financial crisis. This should not happen as it is physically unhealthy and ethically wrong. In ART , stimulation of ovaries helps in extraction of eggs during a highly technical process and this technica...
Read MoreRishikesh: Congress’s Three-Day Brainstorming Camp Begins, Agenda Will Be Decided Regarding Assembly Elections
Uttarakhand Congress's three-day brainstorming camp began in Rishikesh, the pilgrimage town. In view of the upcoming assembly elections, in this camp, important for the Congress, the veteran leaders of the state on the first day emphasized on making the strategy of the party by brainstorming minute by minute. In the camp that started with the meeting of the core committee, state in-charge and core committee president Devendra Yadav informed the committee members about the guidelines issued by the central organization. In the first session on the first day of the brainstorming camp organized at a hotel on Dehradun Road, state in-charge Devendra Yadav placed the agenda of the three-day brainstorming camp in front of various committees. The series of closed-door meetings which started...
Read MoreNorth Korean government has reportedly banned citizens from wearing leather trench coats as they don’t encourage ordinary citizens to copy the fashion choice of the country’s leader Kim Jong Un. According to reports, there has been a ban on young men wearing leather trench coats. The popularity of leather jackets in North Korea leaped after Kim Jong-Un appeared on television wearing in 2019. Though these coats look like a recent trend, North Koreans have been wearing them since the 2000s. Real leather coats were imported from China and were bought by North Korea’s elite. A leather coat costs 170,000 won ($ 34) in North Korea, a price only the elite can afford. It became more popular as Kim and his high-ranking officials wore leather coats during a military parade in January 2021....
Read MoreIndia-Born Parag Agrawal Becomes The Chief Executive Officer Of Twitter Since November 2021
Joining the league of CEOs of global tech giants from India, Parag Agrawal, an Indian-American technology executive, becomes the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter since November 2021. An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, he joined Twitter as a distinguished software engineer in 2011 and became the chief technology officer in 2017. Later on 29th November 2021, he replaced Jack Dorsey as CEO of Twitter after Jack’s resignation. Parag Agrawal, the new Indian-American CEO of Twitter Though not much later following this good news, a decade-old tweet of Parag started floating on the microblogging site and became a matter of discourse and controversy. The post read, “If they are not gonna make a distinction between Muslims and extremists, then why should I distin...
Read MoreGeneral Bipin Rawat, India’s first-ever Chief of Defence Staff, has died in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. He was travelling with his wife and 11 others to Wellington, Tamil Nadu. The Russian-made military chopper, Mi-17V5, was heading for Wellington. The IAF said, “Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was on a visit to Defence Services Staff College, Wellington (Nilgiri Hills) to address the faculty and student officers of the Staff Course today,”. The last rites of Gen Rawat are to be held in New Delhi. IAF chopper carrying Gen Rawat crashed in Tamil Nadu Gen Rawat was appointed as the Chief of Defence Staff in January 2019. This was the first time the post of CDS was being introduced. It was done to bring together the three defence forces of the nation, the A...
Read MoreThe constitution drafted by Dr. Ambedkar, endeavors to give a political voice to the disempowered faction of this country. Still, the grim tale of casteism cripples India even after countless years of the constitution coming into effect. Stifling and neglecting the voices of this very section of the society. Recent Pivotal Points of Caste Discourse JJ Gnaavel's Jai Bhim premiered on Amazon prime, staring the Tamil superstar Suriya. Hailed as one of the best to come out of Tamil cinema this year, Jai Bhim does not shy away from showing the brutalities of the system. It shows that at its core the police atrocities and group criminality are very much a caste issue. Dominant castes usually resist the democratization of social relations and status of Dalits by schooling them via subjugat...
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