Follow us on: @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No. APENG/2018/764698 Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 7 MONEY 8 SPORTS 11 VIJAYAWADA DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL HOW TO HARNESS CORONAVIRUS DOES NOT SPREAD RAIN TAKES INDIA RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR NARI SHAKTI TO FINAL RANCHI DEHRADUN THROUGH CHICKEN: FSSAI CHIEF HYDERABAD ` *Late City Vol. 2 Issue 125 VIJAYAWADA, FRIDAY MARCH 6, 2020; PAGES 12 3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable ANUPAMA TO REPRISE ANNA BEN IN HELEN TELUGU REMAKE { Page 12 } www.dailypioneer.com NOVEL CONTACT LENSES TO HELP LOW CARB DIET MAY REVERSE IIT-M DEVELOPS AI-POWERED INDIAN JOURNALISM STUDENTS CORRECT COLOUR BLINDNESS AGE-RELATED EFFECTS IN BRAIN DRONES TO COUNTER ‘ROGUE' ONES WIN INAUGURAL IJA AWARD esearchers have developed novel contact lenses to help correct inimising the consumption of carbohydrates may prevent and esearchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on wo Indian girls studying in a British university have jointly won the Rvarious forms of colour blindness, an advance that may lead to new Mreverse age-related effects within the brain, according to a study. RThursday claimed to have developed an AI-powered drone to counter Tinaugural award instituted by the Indian Journalists Association (IJA) clinical recommendations for the condition in which people have reduced The research, published in the journal PNAS, reveals that 'rogue drones' (unregulated UAVs) ensuring safety at vital locations. The for Indian students producing the best content on a ability to distinguish between certain colours. According to the journal neurobiological changes associated with ageing can be seen at a much AI-powered system would be an assistance to law enforcement postgraduate journalism course in the UK. IJA is a Optics Letters, scientists incorporated ultra-thin optical devices known as younger age than would be expected, in the late agencies, security services, armed forces in order to secure air space 73-year-old organisation representing UK- metasurfaces into off-the-shelf contact lenses to 40s. To better understand how diet influences over critical civilian and military installations by based journalists covering Indian affairs. correct deuteranomaly -- a form of red-green brain ageing, researchers from Stony Brook 'rogue' drones. The drones can hack into the Janani Suri and Malika Malhotra, students colour blindness. "Problems with distinguishing University in the US focused on the GPS navigation system of the ‘rogue of International Journalism in the Cardiff red from green interrupt simple daily routines," presymptomatic period during which drones' forcing it to change its flight path or University, were declared joint winners of said Sharon Karepov, a co-author of the study. prevention may be most effective. make a safe landing, a press release said. the IJA award for 2018-19. SAFETY FIRST IMR-AG to invest Rs 12,000cr 330 PERSONS IN AP UNDER on steel plant in Kadapa district PNS n AMARAVATI OBSERVATION FOR COVID-19 Swiss conglomerate IMR Me- tallurgical Resources-AG has ‘No positive case in state; measures to contain spread, assure officials’ proposed to set up a steel pla- nt in Kadapa district by invest- PNS n VIJAYAWADA Asymp- asymp- symptomatic passengers been set up in all Government ing more than Rs 12,000 crore 102 tomatic 216 tomatic 12 are hospitalised in the last general and district hospitals. with an annual production If police fail to The director of Health and passengers passengers 24 hours The administration has capacity of 10 million tonnes. enforce law, Family Welfare, Andhra are under home have completed the advised the public to follow This was disclosed by the Pradesh, through a media bul- isolation 28 days observation n People were advised to put on cough etiquette by covering the representatives of the compa- letin on Thursday announced nose and mouth using a hand- ny who held discussions with democracy fails: period a mask contact the nearest Doval that the administration has government health facility by kerchief /towel while sneez- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan strengthened the surveillance availing free transport through ing/coughing. Reddy at his camp office in for containment, control and Also, citizens were advised Tadepalli on Thursday. prevention of COVID-19. dedicated 108 ambulance or to wash their hands frequent- The representatives said that Till date 330 passengers call the 24X7 control room on ly with soap and water. the activities of the company Hans Radolf Weld, chairman of Swiss conglomerate IMR-AG, is felicitated by from COVID-19 affected Ph. No. 0866-2410978 Those who have returned to were spread in Indonesia, So- Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy at his camp office at Tadepalli on Thursday. 4 countries have been identified the state from abroad, especial- uth Africa, Mexico, Columbia, also involved in the power pro- industrialisation in Kadapa and placed under surveillance, ly from countries that have Italy, Ukraine and India per- duction and steel industries. district once the proposed the statement said, adding that been affected by coronavirus, taining to mining of coal, iron The CM said that there steel plant comes up. as many as 102 people are were advised to remain under ore and gold. The company is would be scope for improving 3 under home isolation and 216 strict home isolation for 28 people completed the 28-day days from the date of arrival in observation period. India, irrespective of whether According to the release they showed the symptoms or issued by the state Nodal not. Excise to strengthen Officer, 12 passengers have They were advised not to been hospitalised for observa- ed negative for COVID-19 The Nodal Officer said that have close contact with other tion and are stable. The total while the test result for the a 24x7 control room has been family members, allow any samples collected till date are remaining 12 samples is await- set up in the state and all dis- visitors or go out to public enforcement wing 23, of which 11 have been test- ed. tricts. Isolation wards have places. PNS n VIJAYAWADA Veteran The Andhra Pradesh govern- 2 coronavirus ment has decided to depute journalist Digvijaya AP govt proposes local body two-thirds of the prohibition blames five BJP ‘cases’ test and excise department staff to the enforcement wing for cur- Potturi dead leaders for bing illegal liquor manufacture PNS n HYDERABAD ‘horse-trading’ negative in TS polls on March 21, 24 and 27 and sand excavation in the PNS n HYDERABAD state. Jagan said that the Veteran journalist Potturi PNS n VIJAYAWADA The officials told the SEC This decision was taken at Venkateswara Rao passed Telangana on Thursday that this was the a review meeting held by over 11,000-strong away at his residence in Vija- heaved a sigh of relief as sam- In a top-level meeting with only way to Chief Minister YS Jaganmo- Mahila police yanagar Colony in Hyderab- 5 ples of the two suspected ca- State Election Commissioner han Reddy on liquor and sand should use the ad on Thursday morning. He ses of coronovirus — a techie Ramesh Kumar held here on complete the policy here on Thursday. was 86. and a sanitation worker in Thursday, representatives of local body polls The Chief Minister said phones given to Venkateswara Rao had Apollo — sent to the National the state government suggest- by March-end that standard operating proce- them to curb illegal been suffering from cancer Institute of Virology (NIV), ed holding MPTC polls on dures have to be strictly liquor trade and and was had undergone treat- Pune on Wednesday tested March 21, municipal polls on adhered to for achieving best ment to a private hospital in negative for COVID-19. March 24 and village pan- departments of Municipal on poll duty and on other results in enforcing the policy. sand mining Jubilee Hills. He had recent- Health Minister Etela chayat polls on March 27 to Administration, Panchayat Raj allied matters. He said the revolutionary ly been discharged from hos- Rajender said, "Telangana complete the local body elec- and the police took part in the The quota for the local bod- changes in the governance by and prohibition and excise pital and had returned home. people are fortunate. Both the tions by the month-end. meeting. ies would be decided by Friday setting up village secretariats, departments have to function He had served the field of suspects from Telangana test- The officials told Ramesh The SEC told the meeting and the details furnished to the Rythu Bharosa centres and strictly to curb such anomalies. journalism for over five ed negative. The Health Kumar that this was the only that a final decision would be government, the higher YSR Village Clinics were being The services of over 11,000 decades. He was the Press Department has been work- way to complete the local body taken after studying the feasi- authorities told the State taken up to bring about a dras- Mahila police contingent has Academy Chairman in undi- ing relentlessly for the past polls by March-end and to get bility of holding the polls by Election Commissioner. tic change in the administra- to be utilised effectively by vided Andhra Pradesh. four days. I would request all the 14th Finance Commission the month-end. Later, Ramesh Kumar held tion from the grassroots level. making them use the phones The veteran journalist was people to continue the sup- funds to the state. The official said that he talks with officials of the Illegal sand excavation and given to them in curbing ille- born on February 8, 1934 in port that they have been giv- The meeting discussed the would be writing to the Chief Panchayat Raj, Municipal liquor manufacture were gal liquor trade and sand Potturu village of Guntur ing us and helping people scope for holding simultaneous Secretary on behalf of the Administration and police impediments in the smooth excavation.