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& ' 8 ! (9 9 9 +,!&+-).*/ ) 010)12 ,)*-./ ( )*+ $ 6!--6!-60-2>- !-66-.= <6-!0< 0/< !-5/50+6<7 ./< 5./. 6-7 =-<N+55 60/ 0/ 6!2 / --!<<2<7 5@ 5- + 6! O7<-6O<<. 55- !-/ !6 /=!- . !>) =7 ! 5 0 '()* ++# ::: ; $ - 0 )/121)3 )11 ! ! 6-7!-5/ rime Minister Narendra PModi on Friday launched the national scrappage policy saying it will help phase out + .5 unfit and polluting vehicles. Addressing the Investor he Taliban completed their Summit in Gujarat via video Tsweep of the country’s conference, the Prime Minister south on Friday as they took said this policy is going to give four more provincial capitals in a new identity to the auto sec- a lightning offensive that is tor and to the mobility of New gradually encircling Kabul, just India. weeks before the US is set to This policy will play a big officially end its two-decade role in the modernisation of the war. vehicular population in the In just the last 24 hours, the country, removing unfit vehi- country’s second — and third- cles from the roads in a scien- largest cities — Herat in the tific manner, he said. west and Kandahar in the The summit is being south — have fallen to the organised to invite investment insurgents as has the capital of for setting up vehicle scrapping the southern Helmand infrastructure under the "# $ province, where American, Voluntary Vehicle-Fleet British and NATO forces Modernisation Programme or fought some of the bloodiest the Vehicle Scrapping Policy. development journey. The While launching the helpful for economic develop- battles of the conflict. " $ & $' ' According to the Investor Summit in Gujarat for National Automobile ment. The goal for 21st centu- The blitz through the Government, it will also draw setting up vehicle scrapping Scrappage Policy, the Prime ry India to be clean, congestion Taliban’s southern heartland under threat yet, the resurgent In the south, the insurgents under control of the focus on the synergies pre- infrastructure opens a new Minister said that this policy is free & convenient mobility is means the insurgents now hold Taliban were battling swept through the three Government. sented by the ship-breaking range of possibilities. going to give a new identity to the need of the hour, he half of Afghanistan’s 34 provin- Government forces in Logar provincial capitals on Atta Jan Haqbayan, the industry at Alang for the devel- Vehicle scrapping will help the auto sector and to the said. cial capitals and control more province, some 80 kilometers Friday. provincial council chief in opment of an integrated scrap- phase out unfit and polluting mobility of New India. This This policy reflects our than two-thirds of the country (50 miles) from the capital. The Attaullah Afghan, the head Zabul province, said the local ping hub. Union Minister for vehicles in an environment- policy will play a big role in the commitment to reduce pollu- — weeks before the US plans to US military has estimated that of the provincial council in capital of Qalat fell and that Road Transport & Highways friendly manner, Modi said. modernisation of the vehicular tion from the cities and protect withdraw its last troops. The Kabul could come under insur- Helmand, said that the Taliban officials were in a nearby army Nitin Gadkari and Chief “Our aim is to create a population in the country, the environment and fast devel- Western-backed government gent pressure within 30 days captured Lashkar Gah follow- camp preparing to leave. Minister of Gujarat Vijay viable circular economy and removing unfit vehicles from opment. This policy by fol- in the capital, Kabul, still holds and that the Taliban could ing weeks of heavy fighting and Bismillah Jan Mohammad Rupani too were present on the bring value for all stakeholders roads in a scientific manner. lowing the principle Reuse, a smattering of provinces in the overrun the rest of the country raised their white flag over and Qudratullah Rahimi, law- occasion. while being environmentally He said that modernity in Recycle and Recovery will also centre and east, as well as the within a few months. They Governmental buildings. He makers from Uruzgan Modi said the launch of responsible,” said the Prime mobility not only reduces the promote the country’s self- northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. have taken over much of the said that three national army province, said local officials Vehicle Scrappage Policy is a Minister in a series of tweets burden of travel and trans- reliance in the auto sector and While Kabul isn’t directly north and west of the country. bases outside of the city remain surrendered Tirin Kot. significant milestone in India’s before the event. portation, but also proves to be in the metal sector. makes the Covishield vaccine, was speaking to reporters after receiving the Lokmanya Tilak National Award in !""# Pune. ! # Poonawalla’s comment $ 6-7!-5/ comes days after the Drugs Controller General of India ' $ ( ndia’s drug regulator’s deci- (DCGI) approved a proposal to )*+O Ision approving a study to be conduct a study on mixing conducted by the Christian Covaxin and Covishield vac- Medical College (CMC), cines in India. The study, P% Vellore on mixing of Covid-19 involving 300 healthy individ- P vaccines Covaxin and Covid-19 vaccines is “very uals, will be carried out by #"&!- $ Covishield — to be tested on wrong”, the SII chairman said. Christian Medical College, ( $ 300 healthy volunteers — has Poonawalla, whose firm Vellore. not gone down well with one of ( the jab manufacturers, Serum . / Institute of India (SII). " # 0$ $ $ On Thursday, Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman of the $ Pune-based SII, expressed his $ O 1$ reservation against the idea of ( 0 mixing of Covishield and 0/ 6!2 / school in Ajnala. )$ ! ( ! Covaxin, saying if something The cases have been )$ 2+$( goes wrong then there could be en days after the Punjab reported from Ludhiana, $ $ a blame game between the TGovernment reopened its Hoshiarpur, Abohar, and on L $ makers of the two vaccines. schools for all classes, more Friday from Ajnala. Alarmed, He said he is not in favour than 40 students have been the State Government has $ of administering two different tested positive for the novel already issued directions to $ ( M Covid-19 vaccines for better coronavirus, including eight ramp up the testing in efficacy. Mixing doses of two students of a Government schools. $ O P !" 0/ 6!2 / will be nine years for tourist ited with effect from July 1, The provisions will not the global community to focus permit (motor cabs). For 2022: ear buds with plastic apply to commodities made of on this issue. aryana Government is all tourist permit other than motor sticks, plastic sticks for bal- compostable plastic, the noti- In a statement, the Hset to ban plying of 15 cabs, the age limit will be eight 6-7!-5/ loons, plastic flags, candy sticks, fication said. In June 2018, Environment Ministry said years old vehicles with state car- years in the NCR area and non- ice-cream sticks, polystyrene Prime Minister Narendra Modi plastic packaging waste not riage, contract carriage and NCR area.” ormer Congress president 6-7!-5/ per square metre (GSM) with (thermocol) for decoration; had announced that India will covered under the phase-out of goods carriage permits in all Similarly, for all other per- FRahul Gandhi on Friday effect from September 30, 2021, plates, cups, glasses, cutlery eliminate all single-use plastics identified single-use plastic the districts in non-National mits including State carriage, accused Twitter of being biased n a major move towards the notification said. such as forks, spoons, knives, in the country by 2022. In the items should be collected and Capital Region of the state. contract carriage, goods car- and interfering in the country’s Itackling environmental pol- “The manufacture, import, straw, trays; wrapping or pack- fourth United Nations managed in an environmen- The State Government has riage, the maximum age limit political process by blocking his lution, the Centre has notified stocking, distribution, sale and ing films around sweet boxes, Environment Assembly held in tally sustainable way through notified draft rules to amend in case of CNG/electric/clean account. the Plastic Waste Management use of following single-use invitation cards, and cigarette 2019, India had piloted a res- the Extended Producer the Haryana Motor Vehicles fuel vehicles will be 15 years The BJP took a jibe on Amendment Rules, 2021, pro- plastic, including polystyrene packets, plastic or PVC banners olution on addressing single- Responsibility of the producer, Rules, 1993 to add the age for while it would be 10 years for Rahul’s predicament and said hibiting manufacture, import, and expanded polystyrene, less than 100 micron, stirrers,” use plastic products pollution, importer and brand owner as operation of various types of diesel vehicles in the NCR now even the “Twitter has stocking, distribution, sale and commodities shall be prohib- it read. recognising the urgent need for per Plastic Waste Management transport vehicles in the state. area. For the non-NCR area, shown him the use of identified single-use Rules, 2016. As per the new rules called the age limit will be 15 years for door.” plastic (SUP)

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