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T(GST) has been waived for ( . 4 #4 Saturday called for “One Earth, States plans to push democra- ends on Sunday whether the Rajagopalan from two critical drugs against - 6. One Health,” in apparent ref- tic allies to publicly call out leaders will take that step. BuzzFeed News is among two Covid-19 and black fungus #9 #9 erence to collective effort to China for forced labour prac- The wealthy nations’ lead- Indian-origin journalists who Tocilizumab and Amphotericin ( 6- 6, #!))( # 0 5 5 meet the challenge and equi- tices as the Group of Seven ers were all smiles and unity as won the US’ top journalism B. Tax rates have been reduced , *,&-+ table distribution of resources. leaders gathered at a summit they were welcomed to the award on Friday. to 5 per cent on 14 major pan- He made this appeal while where they will also unveil an summit on Friday by British Tampa Bay Times’ Neil demic relief goods, including - # participating in the virtual infrastructure plan meant to Prime Minister Boris Johnson Bedi won for local reporting. testing kits and hand sanitisers, ' 2 0 5 5 ongoing G-7 summit in United compete with Beijing’s efforts on the freshly raked sand of Bedi along with Kathleen from prevailing rates in the 2%2 #'$%: $2, Kingdom. in the developing world. Carbis Bay in southwest McGrory has been awarded the range of 12 per cent and 18 per , # With the world now The provocative proposal is England for their first gather- prize for the series exposing a cent. #. 60 065 5 urgently needing vaccine to outreach session on Saturday part of President Joe Biden’s ing since 2019. Sheriff’s Office initiative that The 44th GST Council combat the pandemic, French and will speak again on Sunday escalating campaign to get fel- Last year’s gathering was used computer modelling to meeting on Saturday also ) 4 President Emmanuel Macron morning. low democratic leaders to pre- cancelled because of Covid-19, identify people believed to be decided to slash tax rates on 0 5 5 favoured unhindered raw He was invited to attend sent a more unified front to and recovery from the pan- future crime suspects. About medicines and equipment used # material supplies to countries the summit by British Prime compete economically with demic is dominating this year’s 1,000 people were monitored for the treatment of Covid-19 like India to produce vaccine in Minister Boris Johnson. Given China in the century ahead, discussions, with members of under the programme, includ- A notification to this effect 65 0 5 large numbers, sources said. the situation at home, Modi according to two senior admin- the wealthy democracies’ club ing children. Bedi is an inves- will be issued within a day or Chancellor Angela Merkel opted to participate in the istration officials who briefed expected to commit to sharing tigative reporter for the Tampa two. The 5 per cent GST levied ther based on later assess- GST rate on Remdesivir and specifically referred to Modi’s prestigious meet virtually. reporters on the condition of at least 1 billion vaccine shots Bay Times. on vaccines was left unchanged, ments. The decision to slash tax anticoagulants like Heparin is mantra and conveyed strong Modi had taken part in this anonymity because they were with struggling countries. “What Kathleen and Neil following the recent changes in rates was based on a recom- lowered from 12 per cent to 5 support, news agency ANI event in 2019 when France not authorised to discuss the China also loomed large unearthed in Pasco County the country’s vaccine procure- mendation of a Group of per cent. The GST rate on quoted GoI sources as saying. chaired the G-7. India partici- plans for the seaside summit over the meeting on the crag- has had a profound impact on ment strategy that puts the Ministers, headed by ambulances has been cut to 12 Australian PM Scott pated then as a “Goodwill publicly. gy coast of Cornwall. Biden’s the community,” said Mark Union Government in charge Meghalaya Deputy Chief per cent from 28 per cent. Tax Morisson referred to his dis- Partner” and Modi participat- The officials said Biden proposed critique of China’s Katches, Times executive edi- of augmenting supplies. Minister Conrad Sangma, and on medical grade oxygen, oxy- cussions with PM Modi earli- ed in the sessions on “Climate, wanted G-7 leaders to speak labour practices was to be tor. “This is what the best The reduced rates, which would remain effective till gen concentrator (including er about TRIPS waiver and Biodiversity and Oceans” and out in a single voice against raised as the allies unveil an investigative journalism can Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj September 30, 2021. personal imports), ventilators, conveyed strong support of “Digital Transformation”. forced labour practices target- infrastructure proposal dubbed do and why it is so essential.” said were aimed at providing The GST rate on Covid-19 BiPAP machines and high flow Australia. During the ongoing sum- ing Uyghur Muslims and other “Build Back Better for the Rajagopalan’s Xinjiang some succour to the people drug Tocilizumab and black nasal cannula (HFNC) devices Modi also spoke on ways to mit at Cromwall, Modi will vir- ethnic minorities. Biden hopes World,” a name that echoes the series won the Pulitzer Prize in amid the pandemic, will fungus medicine Amphotericin has been cut to 5 per cent from come out of the pandemic at tually take part in three sessions the denunciation will be part of slogan of Biden’s poll campaign. the International category. remain effective till September B will be reduced to nil from 12 per cent. the earliest. He addressed the on the themes “Building Back the joint communique released Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4 30, but could be extended fur- the existing 5 per cent. 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He sources said here. material for academic research Punjab. have always worked for the wel- %. stock lying with the private was then carried off on a Moreover, the new policy and counter the unfounded Terming the alliance as fare of the farmers, poor and ( ! # hospitals could be due to the and vaccine hesitancy. stretcher. for declassification before the rumours, the Ministry said. historic, the SAD chief Sukhbir labourers. " high prices of vaccinations Continued on Page 4 Detailed report on P11 25 years cap will be for inter- Continued on Page 4 Badal said it is not just limited Continued on Page 4 #& ' "(R &'( )$ !$%RQ +, 'R ' $ conference and clarify,” Patra * % said. * He alleged the Congress ( 27!' !) and Pakistan are on the same 0120$,' )60120$,' page on the Kashmir issue and audi Arabia announced on + Article 370. isgruntled Congress leader SSaturday this year’s Haj pil- mid the buzz of a Cabinet “Today an important topic DSachin Pilot on Saturday grimage will be limited to no Areshuffle in the Narendra going on in TV channels is met Rajasthan incharge Ajay more than 60,000 people, all of Modi Government, the Janata - + &! ‘Clubhouse’. We all have seen Maken and AICC general sec- them from within the king- Dal(U), which is part of the through TV channels how the retary (organisation) KC dom, due to the ongoing coro- NDA at Centre and in the 0120$,' veteran leader of the club- Venugopal in an effort to iron navirus pandemic. Bihar Government, on house — Singh is spewing out the differences between The announcement by the Saturday expected a mid the controversy over venom against India outside him and the party for over a kingdom comes after it ran an “respectable” share in the Athe Congress “Clubhouse” Singh conveyed Rahul’s mes- and how he is agreeing with year now against Rajasthan incredibly pared-down pil- Union Council of Ministers. chat of former Madhya Pradesh sage to Pakistan. The Congress Pakistan’s demands. This is the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. grimage last year over the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, will help Pakistan in grabbing same Singh, who had called the While Pilot has remained are engaged in resolving the virus, but still allowed a small firms that this arrangement Kumar’s JD(U) had opted out the BJP on Saturday said the Kashmir.” Pulwama attack just an acci- tightlipped since he landed in issues. number of the faithful to take comes out of its constant con- of a Cabinet berth when the Congress’ first love is Pakistan Lashing out at the dent, he had called the 26/11 Delhi on Friday evening, Continued on Page 4 part in the annual ceremony. cern for the health, safety and NDA retained power in 2019. and “both share same views on Congress, BJP spokesperson attack a conspiracy of RSS and Maken ruled out any differ- A statement on the state- security of pilgrims as well as “We are a part of the Kashmir.” Sambit Patra said the Congrees also tried to give clean chit to ences and that both have been ./ &! run Saudi Press Agency quot- the safety of their countries,” NDA... All constituents deserve The BJP demanded should change its name from Pakistan at that time,” said talking and meeting regularly. ed the kingdom’s Haj and the statement said. a respectable share (in the answers from Congress leaders Indian National Congress to Patra. “I am speaking to Pilotji on a +0*! Umrah Ministry making the In last year’s Haj, as few as Modi Government,” JD(U) Sonia and Rahul Gandhi on Anti-national Congress which As the BJP attacked him, regular basis. Had he been Mumbai: A day after election announcement. It said this 1,000 people already residing in chief RCP Singh told the media Singh’s comment on the he alleged “not only siding Singh posted a tweet in Hindi angry, he would not be speak- strategist Prashant Kishor met year’s Haj, which will begin in Saudi Arabia were selected to in Patna on Saturday. restoration of Article 370 in with Pakistan but also with in an apparent jibe at the ruling to me,” Maken, a former NCP chief Sharad Pawar, a mid-July, will be limited to take part in the Haj. Two-thirds After the exit of 18 MP- Jammu & Kashmir. China to show India down.” ing party. Union Minister, said. spokesperson of the party on those ages 18 to 65. Those tak- were foreign residents from strong Shiv Sena, JD(U) has Union Minister Giriraj “What do Sonia and Rahul “This bunch of illiterate Maken mentioned that Saturday said there is a need to ing part must be vaccinated as among the 160 different become the largest of BJP’s Singh said Pakistan is the first think about Digvijaya’s people cannot probably differ- vacant positions in the have a “wider alliance” of polit- well, the ministry said. nationalities that would have allies in Parliament — 5 in the love of the Congress. In a Clubhouse statement? Is this entiate between ‘shall’ and ‘con- Rajasthan Cabinet, boards and ical parties against the ruling “The kingdom of Saudi normally been represented at the Rajya Sabha, and 16 in the tweet, Singh said, “The Congress’ stand too? We sider’,” he said. commissions would be filled BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sbha Arabia, which is honoured to the Haj. Lok Sabha. 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The country. Sisodia said, “It is necessary said. city Government has started 22 Sisodia alleged a ‘secret’ for us to make Covid-19 med- Sisodia said, “These sug- Pressure Swing Adsorption friendship between Prime ical equipment like vaccines, gestions have been put across (PSA) Oxygen Plants in nine Minister Narendra Modi and masks, sanitisers, thermometer, keeping in mind the rising hospitals. Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, oximeter and other equipment. expenditure related to Covid- Inaugurated PSA plants, saying that the report is pre- Expenses related to masks, 19 material for our junta, who Kejriwal said, “A total of pared considering the sanitisers, thermometers have now have to create a margin 17.3MT oxygen plants will be Assembly elections scheduled now been added into the from their daily expenditure to produced from these plants, in 2022 monthly budget of people. spend on these medical appa- and will start 17 more plants by pared, Public Work LPM Rajiv Gandhi Super “Crediting the Punjab Speaking on the possibili- ratus. People of the nation July.” Kejriwal also thanked Department (PWD), HCL, Speciality Hospital- 3 plants CC Government of running the ty of a 3rd wave, Sisodia said, want their Governments to industrialists and corporates for Maruti, engineers and hospitals of 1500 LPM, Deep Chand best schools in the country at “We can compare our Covid not make money out of this their support. “All entities, doc- helping us to start the 22 PSA Bandhu Hospital – 3 plants a time when the State has seen waves to that of the United expenditure to actually aid tors, nurses, paramedic staff, plants,” Kejriwal said. with a CC of 1200 LPM, the closure of more than 800 Kingdom. them and support them by and sanitation workers, etc…, Delhi now has 27 PSA Babasaheb Ambedkar Hospital schools and several schools As Covid cases reported making the equipment tax- played a huge role in fighting plants. Six plants have already – 3 plants with CC 1200 LPM, found to be functioning as peak in the UK, we can say that free.” this war against Corona,” he been started by the central Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital – alcohol factories is a farce. It is India will also see another “I appeal to the Centre to said. Government and seven are 4 plants, CC of 2000 LPM, crystal clear that Captain peak. Keeping in mind the have an open heart to make this Reiterating days of Delhi’s going to begin soon, another 17 Nirankari Field Hospital - 1 Amarinder Singh has the bless- possibility, Central and State equipment tax-free. It is the 2nd corona wave, Kejriwal plants will be installed by July. plant with the capacity of 1000 ings of ModiJi and Central Governments across the nation need of the hour and will help said, “It was the time when “We are also procuring oxygen LPM, Burari Hospital – one Government for the upcoming have already starting ramping many people reduce their cost 28,000 cases of Covid -19 were tankers to mitigate the impact plant with a capacity of 400 elections and we can consider up medical facilities.” in monthly budgets,” he said. reported per day. The intensi- of the third wave of Corona. I LPM, ILBS Hospital – 2 plants this report as a gift to Captain ty of the wave was severe as pray to God that the third wave with 1000 LPM each, Madan Singh,” he said. many have lost their loved does not emerge. Our vacci- Mohan Malviya Hospital – 1 The Deputy Chief Minister ones,” he added and thanked nation program has been run- plant with capacity of 170 said “This report claims that Roshni Nadar for providing ning successfully. The shortage LPM. government schools in Punjab 6,000 oxygen cylinders for of vaccines is still a problem, Importantly, all these hos- have emerged to be the best corona patients in Delhi.While but our ‘Jahan Vote, Wahan pitals have a capacity of 9500 while pointing that the national Capital registered Vaccination’ is a success. I LPM, this further means that Government schools in Delhi 213 cases and the positivity rate want to congratulate all of you 1000 beds daily will be able to are not up to the mark. This recorded at 0.30 per cent, on this effort,” he added further. receive oxygen from the hos- report is just another way to inadequacies in quality edu- tories in their premises,” he Kejriwal cautioned people and Health Minister Satyendra pital itself. show the blessings ModiJi has cation of Punjab. In the last 3- said. said, “We are now at the risk of Jain was also there and said Earlier, Delhi Government showered on Capt Amarinder 4 years, almost 800 In a few days, ModiJi will the third wave of Corona.” HCL will be supplying more had started a 2700 LPM which Singh. Government schools have release another report claim- “UK has started experiencing plants, which will arrive soon. could cater to 275 beds daily. This report has been shut down in Punjab, and ing that hospitals run by it, cases are increasing there.” The Delhi Government With this, 1300 patients can be released at a time when people have been given to NGOs or Punjab government are the Learning from past expe- has installed plants in Sanjay given oxygen on a single day in have been raising questions other institutions to func- best in the country, he said, riences when the city wit- Gandhi Memorial Hospital, the hospitals themselves. regarding the performance and tion.” adding that this is just a col- nessed medical oxygen scarci- Satyawadi Raja Harishchandra, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, inadequacies of the Punjab “Many Government school laborative tactic for the ty, Kejriwal said that Delhi Ambedkar Nagar hospital, Chairperson of HCL Government in education,” he students have had to suffer due upcoming elections. Sisodia needs 150-200 MT of medical Deen Dayal Upadhyay Technologies, said, “HCL is added. to gross negligence of the reiterated that Captain Singh oxygen for non-Covid pur- Hospital, and Burari Hospital. contributing 21 ready-to-install Speaking on the abysmal Punjab Government. Many has made a “joke” out of the poses, apart from some amount These plans have already been oxygen plants, imported from conditions of Government children had to bear the brunt whole education system in the of industrial oxygen. This started in these five hospitals. France, and 17 of these have run schools, Sisodia said, and parents had to transfer State. Following the release of requirement rose to 700 MT The bifurcation of further already been installed across “Quality education and learn- their children to private this report, all that the Punjab during the corona crisis 22 plants being installed are - seven hospitals in Delhi. The ing has become a joke in schools. Government has done is release because every patient needed Sanjay Gandhi Memorial remaining four have also schools run by the Punjab In fact, a few Government advertisements and hide oxygen.” Hospital-3 plants with a com- arrived and will be installed Government. ModiJi has schools in Punjab were also behind this farce to cover up for “We have to be fully pre- bined capacity (CC) of 1000 over the next few days. released this report to hide the found to be hosting alcohol fac- its inadequacies, he added. , - $ ( 0120$,' fire tenders reached the spot, all four showrooms were on fire major fire broke out at and later spread to the fifth Afour showrooms and later shop. So, it is very difficult to spread to another store in south say at this point that from Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar Central which shop the fire broke out Market area on Saturday morn- first. It appeared that the fire ing. No injuries were reported must have started early morn- during the incident. Soon after ing and spread to rest of the the fire incident was reported, areas because it is very unlike- taking to Twitter, Delhi Chief ly that fire can start in all the Minister Arvind Kejriwal had four separate showrooms said that fire tenders have simultaneously. It must have reached the spot, relief and res- started from one and spread to cue work is going on. “I am rest,” said Garg, constantly monitoring the sit- “The fire could control the uation and in constant touch fire from spreading further with the fire department offi- because they deployed several cials,” the CM tweeted in hindi. fire tenders on ground as soon According to Atul Garg, as they received an initial call. the Director, Delhi Fire In total, 30 fire tenders were Services (DFS), a call about the deployed on ground and over -'. / blaze was received around 100 fire-fighters were involved * ' 0/*1 . 10.20 am, following which 16 in bringing the fire under con- . . * / 0*/1. ' fire tenders were rushed to the trol,” said Garg adding that the ) 0 )1 2 spot. cause of the fire is not known “Around 10.30 am, when yet. + , 1 ( , 0120$,' 0120$,' he Delhi Police has arrest- .757.5( Ted a 26-year-old man for wo on duty Special Branch allegedly impersonating as a Tofficials of the Delhi Police any people have forced to police officer and taking away were assaulted allegedly by a Mstay indoors during mobile phones and wallet from group of people at Singhu Covid-19 pendemic and as a another man in southeast Border where farmers have result, overall health and fitness Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar area. been protesting against the has taken a hit . The accused has been iden- Centre’s farm laws for over six But M A Murtoza, a world tified as Mahender Pal alias months now. record holder, is determined to Sandeep. Police said he works (Cheating and dishonestly Police said the two police- change the situation. The 42- as a private guard at an outlet inducing delivery of property) men on duty in civil clothes are year-old had made India proud near Udhyog Vihar Metro of Indian Penal Code was reg- Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASI) by winning the Guinness Station and was previously istered and police teams were and they were allegedly beaten World Record for ‘Most full found involved in a case of constituted. Police teams also up by the group of people on contact knee strikes in one cheating. scanned CCTV footages June 10 when they were at the hour (team), - 55,475 - on July According to R P Meena, installed in nearby vicinity of Singhu Border to oversee the Police said the nature of job farmer unions, said they will 14, 2019 in Gurugram. the Deputy Commissioner of the incident,” said the DCP. security arrangements. of the policemen posted with organise dharnas at governor Murtoza is also a fitness Police (DCP), Southeast dis- “With the help of owner- It is alleged that the two Special Branch is different. houses across the country on trainer on a mission to make trict, the incident took place on ship details of the offending policemen were allegedly found “They are regularly deployed to June 26 to mark the completion society fit and healthy and at June 9, when Rajender Kumar bike, the suspect was identified clicking pictures at the protest keep an eye on the situation and of seven months of their agita- present contributing the con- He trains students and youth daily physical exercise is a way Tiwari along with his friends as Mahender Pal, a resident of site when they were allegedly security arrangements in place. tion against the three new cept of fit India. on Martial Arts, Self-Defence, to tackle health problems such was going to his residence Mundka, outer Delhi. The team assaulted by the group. To report on the appropriate Central agri-marketing laws. “My purpose behind Physical and Mental health. as high blood pressure, dia- from market. raided the location and nabbed According to a senior action taken by the local police,” They will show black flags attempting the world record Along with training and betes, obesity, joint pains & “At about 10.40 AM, near him. Three mobile phones, police official, during the inci- said the senior police official. during their June 26 protest was to make the society aware physical fitness Guru, Murtoza’s other ailments, lifestyle disor- Moolchand flyover, one person one wallet, an offending bike dent, one of the policemen got “A case has been regis- and send memorandums to about the importance of health research on physical fitness ders. It’s never too late to start on motorcycle wearing Khaki and clothes worn at the time of a fracture in his wrist while the tered under Indian Penal Code President Ram Nath Kovind. and fitness in today’s life. Fit has been published in some of your fitness journey. Age is just pant, khaki shocks, black shoes incident were recovered from other ASI sustained severe (IPC) sections of assaulting Thousands of farmers, mainly India is not just a mission. It’s the most eminent journals, a number, when it comes to fit- posing himself as a police offi- his possession,” said the DCP. injuries on his leg. public servant while on duty, from Punjab, Haryana and my passion to encourage peo- including International Journal ness,” says Murtoza. cer overtook and stopped them. “During sustained interro- “Both of them have been voluntarily causing grievous western Uttar Pradesh, have ple to adopt a healthy and fit of Engineering Science and “In today’s senerio people He took their mobile phones gation, the accused disclosed discharged after treatment. hurt and other relevant sections been camping at Delhi’s bor- lifestyle,” said Murtoza. Computing (IJESC), need fitness inspiration and and wallet to check their iden- that he is addicted to alcohol They were beaten up by people including Delhi Disaster ders for more than six months He is currently working in International Journal of proper guidance, and I am tity and run away from the and drugs. To fulfill his drug present at the spot. Some of Management Act at Narela now in protest against the Gurugram’s Manesar based Innovation in Engineering happy to be contributing in it. spot,” said the DCP. requirements, he started to them involved in the incident police station,” he added. three laws that they say will firm, but after his job hours, he Research & Management I feel that every citizen’s need “A case under section 419 cheat passers-by with the iden- have been identified but we are Meanwhile, the Samyukta leave them at the mercy of big starts working on his passion (IJIERM) among others. to adopt the concept of Fit (Punishment for cheating by tity of a police officer,” the DCP yet to find out who they were,” Kisan Morcha (SKM), an corporates and end the MSP by providing fitness training to “Exercise is a must during India, which is the key to hale personation) and 420 added. he said. umbrella body of over 40 regime. students, youths, and others. covid 19 or normal time. 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Government's "incompetence" on her Facebook, Instagram demic and also ignored the Wexercise continuing to the Covid-19 toll in the state OCovid-19 vaccine have has reached 25,28,78,702, According to the State during the second wave of and Twitter accounts. recommendations of the par- play spoilsport, the daily jumped from 1,06,367 to been administered till now in according to a provisional health department, the number Covid-19. The party targeted "Indians do not come first liamentary committee on Covid-19 deaths jumped to 1,08,333. the country, with more than report compiled at of fresh cases was 432 which the Centre over the handling for him. Politics does. Truth health. Priyanka also said that 1,966 on Saturday, as the health Similarly, with 10,697 new 31 lakh jabs given on Saturday, 7 PM. took the overall tally to 7,16,728 of the pandemic with the does not concern him, pro- from the beginning of the authorities added a staggering infections reported on the Union Health Ministry The number includes while 18 fatalities raised the hashtag "ZimmedarKaun" paganda does," t pandemic the Modi-led gov- 1,606 old and unaccounted Saturday, the total number of said. 1,00,47,057 healthcare work- death toll to 9,484. (who is responsible) on social Priyanka alleged and ernment avoided taking fatalities to the day’s tally of 360. cases in the state went up from In a statement, the min- ers (HCWs) who have taken Moreover, 701543 Covid- media and raised the issue of urged people to question the responsibility and hid the A day after the state record- 58,87,853 to 58,98,550. istry said that India has also their first dose, 69,62,262 19 patients have recovered so shortage of beds, oxygen and government over its handling truth. ed 2619 deaths – comprising As 14,910 patients were dis- crossed the "historic land- HCWs who have taken their far and the recovery rate was a medicines when India was at of the crisis. "As a consequence, when 406 current fatalities and 2,213 charged from the hospitals across mark" of 20 crore second dose, and 1,67,20,729 healthy 97.88 per cent. the crest of the second Priyanka also said that the second wave hit us with previous unaccounted deaths, the state after full recovery, the (20,46,01,176 ) first dose frontline workers (FLWs) who The let up in the situation wave. PM Modi concentrated on unprecedented force, the gov- the daily deaths in Maharashtra total number of people dis- administration. have received their first dose, has also caused the number of Former Congress chief building image when he ernment lapsed into a state of jumped further to 1966. charged from the hospitals since It said that 18,45,201 peo- and 88,37,805 FLWs who active cases, which was in six Rahul Gandhi accused Prime decided to export vaccines to inaction. This inaction However, the infections the second week of March last ple in the 18-44 age group have taken their second figures till a month ago, to Minister Narendra Modi of other countries and did not enabled the virus to spread dropped from Friday’s tally of year increased from 56,16,857 to received their first dose and dose. plummet and reach 5700. putting politics and propa- bother to think about his own with far greater ferocity and 11,766 to 10,697 cases on 56,31,767. The recovery rate in 1,12,633 got their second dose Besides, 7,53,56,174 and The state, which remained ganda ahead of Indian's well- countrymen. She also said cause untold suffering," she Saturday, while 14,910 patients the state rose from 95.40 per cent of the vaccine on Saturday. 1,19,35,606 beneficiaries in relatively less severely affected by being while Priyanka Gandhi that the vaccine registration further added. were discharged from various to 95.48 per cent. Cumulatively, 4,00,31,646 the 45-60 age group have the pandemic last year, was hit launched a series of attacks platform is 'convoluted' and Priyanka Gandhi, Rahul hospitals after fully recovery. The total “active cases” in people across the country been administered the first hard during the recent nation- against the government over 'designed to slow down the Gandhi and Congress chief The state health authorities the state dropped from 1,61,704 have received their first dose and the second dose respec- wide surge when more than five its handling of the second vaccination process' in her Sonia Gandhi along with have been adding the previous to 1,55,474. The fatality rate in and 6,74,499 their second tively, while 6,24,45,570 and lakh of its people caught the con- wave of the coronavirus dis- statement. other senior leaders, including unaccounted deaths to the the state went up from 1.81 per dose since the start of Phase- 1,98,67,354 beneficiaries tagion and over 8,000 died in ease (Covid-19) "Instead of distributing former Prime Minister daily fatality almost on a day- cent to 1.84 per cent. 3 of the vaccination above 60 years of age have just a couple of months. pandemic. free vaccines across the world Manmohan Singh, have been to-day basis for nearly weeks Mumbai logged 18 deaths drive. taken the first and the second Meanwhile, vaccination The Congress leaders crit- to boost his own image, had very critical of the govern- now. Between May 1 and June and 749 infections. The infec- Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, dose respectively. drive is continuing at a steady icism of the Prime Minister he paused for a moment and ment's handling of Covid-19, 12, a whooping 29,962 deaths tions in the city remained Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya On Day-148 of the vacci- pace. Nearly 1.11 lakh people was a part of her 'Zimmedaar protected his countrymen especially when cases and were recorded in the state, of below 1000 level in the coun- Pradesh, Maharashtra, nation drive on Saturday, a took the jabs during the day Kaun?' (Who is responsible?) first, the people would not be deaths rose during the second which 14,097 were added to the try’s commercial capital for Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, total of 31,67,961 vaccine raising the total number of ben- campaign where she said that standing in line today grap- wave. State’s cumulative death tally, the 14th consecutive day. Telangana, Odisha, Uttar doses were given, with eficiaries, so far, to 1.20 crore. during the crisis PM Modi's pling with a convoluted reg- Manmohan Singh and after reconciliation of figures. With fresh deaths and Pradesh and West Bengal have 28,11,307 beneficiaries vacci- The drive is expected to 'incompetence at governance' istration system designed to Sonia Gandhi on separate During the last five days infections, the Covid-19 toll in administered more than 10 nated with the first dose and pick up with Chief Minister was on display. slow down the vaccine occasions have also written to alone, 6148 deaths ( June 8-407, Mumbai increased from 15,079 lakh beneficiaries of 18-44 3,56,654 beneficiaries with Nitish Kumar having set the "He (the prime minister) process," Priyanka said. the Prime Minister providing June 9-400, June 10-1,522, to 15,097, while the infected years age group their first the second dose, according to target of inoculating six crore simply retreated and waited Rahul alleged that Prime suggestions and urging him to June 11-2,213 and June 12- cases went up from 7,14,216 to vaccine dose, the ministry the provisional report till 7 people by the end of the for the worst to pass. The Minister Narendra Modi implement those. 1606 ) have been added to the 7,14,965. said. pm. year. 000 .+++/01(222 #& '888 From page 1 1865 killed 15,000 before One-third were Saudi spreading worldwide. From page 1 from May 1 till June 2, private From page 1 security personnel and med- More recently, Saudi From page 1 call from party leader Congress president Sonia hospitals administered only When asked about Singh’s ical staff. Arabia faced danger from a Priyanka Gandhi. “It has now Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi. Private hospitals across 3.34 lakh doses in Mumbai. remarks, Congress spokesper- Each year, up to 2 million different coronavirus, one that Pilot has been demanding been 10 months. I was given While Rahul has not given India procured 1.29 crore vac- This means, they could utilise son Pawan Khera said, “The Muslims perform the Haj, a causes the Middle East respi- his MLAs be accommodated to understand that there him time so far, Priyanka is cine doses of the available 1.85 only about 15 per cent of their Congress Party has clearly stat- physically demanding and ratory syndrome, or MERS. in the Gehlot Cabinet and would be swift action by the out of Delhi, sources crore shot, as per the total stock. ed its position on Jammu and often costly pilgrimage that The kingdom increased its important posts for his men committee, but now half of said. Government data. Earlier this month, the Kashmir, in its resolution of draws the faithful from public health measures during in the State administration the term is done, and those A senior leader requesting In what could corroborate Centre brought changes in the August 6, 2019 of the Congress around the world. The Haj, the Haj in 2012 and 2013, urg- and State unit. AICC sources issues haven’t been resolved. anonymity recalled that this is these alarming revelations, as vaccination policy fixing the Working Committee. This is required of all able-bodied ing the sick and the elderly not said party high command has It is unfortunate that so many how good leaders like Assam per reports, for instance while maximum price that private the only official stance of the Muslims to perform once in to take part. already conveyed to Gehlot to of the party workers who Chief Minister Himanta the vaccination centres run by hospitals can charge for Covid party. I urge and request all their lifetime, is seen as a In recent years, Saudi offi- fill up the nine Cabinet vacan- worked and gave their all for Biswa Sarma and Jyotiraditya Brihanmumbai Municipal vaccines. It fixed the Covishield senior leaders to refer to the chance to wipe clean past sins cials also instituted bans on cies, and, if need be, also getting us the mandate are not Scindia quit the grand old Corporation and the State shot at Rs 780, Covaxin jab at same.” and bring about greater pilgrims coming from coun- expand it. being heard,” Pilot had told party out of exasperation Government were shut in Rs 1,410 and Rs 1145 per BJP IT Cell chief Amit humility and unity among tries affected by the Ebola In the wake of reporters in Jaipir on when they could not get time Mumbai due to shortage in Sputnik V dose. The new price Malviya shared a clip of the Muslims. virus. Jyotiraditya Scindia deserting Friday. to meet Rahul. Pilot, Scindia, June, lakhs of doses were still is according to the revised alleged Clubhouse chat of the The kingdom’s Al Saud Saudi Arabia had closed the Congress and joining the Six MLAs met Pilot at his Jitin, Himanta were all in the available with private guidelines issued by the Health Congress party, where Singh is ruling family stakes its legiti- its borders for months to try BJP last year and now with residence in Jaipur on close circuit of Rahul Gandhi hospitals. Maharashtra had Ministry. purportedly hinting at a possi- macy in this oil-rich nation on and stop the spread of the the exit of Jitin Prasada, the Thursday. All the six were against whom there has been procured 25.10 lakh vaccine According to the revised ble return of Article 370 in overseeing and protecting the coronavirus. Since the start of grand old party seems serious part of the 18 MLAs who had allegations of avoiding meet- doses in May, private hospitals, policy, the Government will Jammu and Kashmir, when Haj sites. Ensuring the Haj the pandemic, the kingdom about placating Pilot even rebelled against Rajasthan ings with the party leaders on the other hand, purchased procure 75 per cent of the vac- his party returns to power. In happens has been a priority has reported over 462,000 though he has clarified he Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. even during crisis. 32.38 lakh doses, the highest in cines being produced by man- the 1-minute clip shared by for them. cases of the virus with 7,500 would “not join the BJP They reportedly questioned Pilot reached Delhi on any State. In Mumbai the pri- ufacturers in the Malviya, Singh tells a Pakistani Disease outbreaks have deaths. It has administered and do their cow the “delay” in Cabinet expan- Friday evening on the day he vate hospitals procured 22.37 country. “The vaccines pro- journalist that the decision to always been a concern sur- some 15.4 million doses of politics”. sion and political brushed aside claims by BJP lakh doses, four times more cured will continue to be pro- revoke Article 370 was an rounding the Haj. Pilgrims coronavirus vaccines, accord- However, Pilot has raked appointments by leader and a Minister in UP than the 5.23 lakh doses the vided free of cost to states and ‘extremely sad decision,’ and fought off a malaria outbreak ing to the World Health up the issue of non-resolution Gehlot. Government Rita Bahuguna civic body BMC was allocated UTs as has been the case from that when the Congress comes in 632, cholera in 1821 killed Organization. The kingdom is of commitments made to him AICC sources said Pilot Joshi that he was at by the State Government. the commencement of the to power, they will ‘certainly an estimated 20,000, and home to over 30 million peo- a year ago following which he who is camping in Delhi may the Congress exit The report also said the national vaccination pro- have to relook on this another cholera outbreak in ple. reportedly received a phone not get chance to meet door. data of the BMC showed that gramme. issue.”

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Chinese authorities expansion of the Union have to be content with “token” SAD, including eight seats in Mayawati has approved the Staff, Assam Rifles and Indian hundreds of millions of dollars greater access to each other’s have been accused of imposing Cabinet, Singh, the party’s representation of one member the Doaba region, seven in alliance, and added that both the Coast Guard, will transfer the in collaboration with the pri- markets. The Biden adminis- forced labour, systematic forced leader in the Rajya Sabha, each. Malwa and five in Majha parties would strive to form the records, including war diaries, vate sector. It’s designed to tration had hoped to have con- birth control, torture and sep- quipped “where is the question But now with BJP on a region. The seats are -- next Government in Punjab letters of proceedings and oper- compete with China’s trillion- sultations on the pact. arating children from incar- of demanding? It is a matter of shaky ground, having suffered Kartarpur, Jalandhar West, under the leadership of Sukhbir ational record books, to the dollar “Belt and Road But the deal has been put cerated parents. understanding. It has to be nat- defeat in the high-stakes West Jalandhar North, Phagwara, Badal. The BSP General History Division of the Initiative,” which has launched on hold, and the European Beijing rejects allegations ural”. Bengal Assembly polls recent- Nawanshahr, Hoshiarpur City, Secretary appealed to the Dalits Ministry for proper upkeep, a network of projects and mar- Union in March announced that it is committing crimes. Singh succeeded Kumar ly, the JD(U) obviously sees an Tanda, Dasuya, Chamkaur and disadvantaged sections of archival and writing of histo- itime lanes that already snake sanctions targeting four The leaders of the G-7 - as the national president of the opportunity to extract its Sahib, Bassi Pathana, Mehal the society to support the ries. around large portions of the Chinese officials involved with which also includes Canada, party after the Chief Minister pound of flesh, JD(U) is one Kalan, Ludhiana North, alliance wholeheartedly. He also “The responsibility for world, primarily Asia and human rights abuses in France, Germany, Italy and relinquished the top party of the few allies left with the Sujanpur, Boha, Pathankot, said that Mayawati wanted to declassification of records rests Africa. Critics say the projects Xinjiang. Beijing responded Japan - also hope the meeting post. BJP after one of its oldest part- Anandpur Sahib, Mohali, come and announce the alliance with the respective organisa- often create massive debt and by imposing sanctions on sev- at the seaside resort will ener- Notably, after the NDA ner, Shiromani Akali Dal, Amritsar North, Amritsar herself, but was not able to make tions as specified in the Public expose nations to undue influ- eral members of the European gise the global economy. returned to power with a pulled out in protest against the Central and Payal. it due to the Covid restrictions. Record Act 1993 and the Public ence by Beijing. Parliament and other Opening three days of thumping majority in 2019, farm Bills. Record Rules 1997,” the Britain also wants the Europeans critical of the talks, Johnson on Friday Ministry statement on the pol- world’s democracies to become Chinese Communist warned that world leaders must icy said. less reliant on economic giant Party. not repeat errors made over the - . ' %888 According to it, records China. The UK Government Biden administration offi- past 18 months - or those 71$ 888 should ordinarily be declassi- says Saturday’s discussions will cials see the moment as an made during the recovery from fied in 25 years. Records older tackle “how we can shape the opportunity to take concrete the 2008 global financial crisis. From page 1 brought in a lot of substantial than 25 years should be global system to deliver for our action to speak out against If not, he said the pandemic From page 1 ries shine desperately needed Hand sanitisers, tempera- change. Many items, which appraised by archival experts people in support of our val- China’s reliance on forced “risks being a lasting scar” that In 2017, not long after light on one of the worst ture check equipment, gas/elec- were at 18 per cent and 12 per and transferred to the National ues,” including by diversifying labour as an “affront to human entrenched inequalities. China began to detain thou- human rights abuses of our tric furnaces for crematori- cent, brought down to 5 per Archives of India once the war supply chains that currently dignity.” He said the G-7 will sands of Muslims in Xinjiang, time,” said Mark Schoofs, edi- ums too will attract a lower 5 cent. So there was a lot of sub- and or operations heavily depend on China. While calling out China in announce a package of health Rajagopalan was the first to tor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News. per cent tax, compared to 18 stance in the recommenda- histories have been compiled,” Not every European power the communique wouldn’t cre- measures aimed at reducing the visit an internment camp - at a Minutes after she won, per cent earlier. tion made by GoM. The it stated. has viewed China in as harsh ate any immediate penalties for chances of another pandemic. time when China denied that Rajagopalan told BuzzFeed The GST rates on Covid-19 Council largely agreed to go The History Division will a light as Biden, who has paint- Beijing, one senior adminis- The “Carbis Bay Declaration” such places existed, BuzzFeed News she wasn’t even watching testing kits, inflammatory diag- with GoM’s recommenda- be responsible for coordination ed the rivalry with the techno- tration official said the action will aim for a 100-day goal to News said. the ceremony live because she nostic kits like D-Dimer, IL-6, tion...,” Sitharaman said while with various departments while security state as the defining was meant to send a message develop vaccines, treatments “In response, the govern- wasn’t expecting to win. She and Ferritin, and pulse oxime- briefing reporters after the compiling, seeking approval competition for the 21st cen- that the G-7 was serious about and diagnostics for future dis- ment tried to silence her, revok- only found out when Schoofs ters slashed down from 12 per 44th GST Council meeting. and publishing of histories of tury. But there are signs that defending human rights and eases and to bolster surveillance ing her visa and ejecting her called to congratulate her on cent to 5 per cent. The GST on “Central government is wars and operations, it men- Europe is willing to put greater working together to eradicate for new illnesses. from the country,” BuzzFeed the victory. ambulances is proposed to be purchasing 75 per cent and is tioned. scrutiny on Beijing. the use of forced labor. Johnson said the goal of the News wrote in its entry for the “I’m in complete shock, I reduced from 28 per cent to 12 paying GST also. But the The policy mandates con- Weeks before Biden took An estimated 1 million measures was “to make sure prize. did not expect this,” per cent. impact of this GST on people stitution of a committee head- office last year, the European people or more - most of them that never again will we be “It would go on to cut off Rajagopalan said over the The GST) rate on Covid will be nil since people would ed by Joint Secretary, Defence Commission announced it had Uyghurs - have been confined caught unawares.” Brexit will access to the entire region for phone from London. vaccines was, however, retained be getting vaccines free of cost Ministry and comprising of come to terms with Beijing on in reeducation camps in China’s also cast a shadow on the sum- most Westerners and stymie She said she was deeply at 5 per cent as the Council felt at government hospitals. representatives of the tri-ser- the Comprehensive Agreement western Xinjiang region in mit Saturday, as Johnson meets journalists. The release of basic grateful to the teams of people that majority of the vaccine Centre is purchasing and it is vices, Ministry of External one-on-one with European facts about detainees slowed to who worked with her on this procurement was being done given free to people,” said Affairs, Ministry of Home leaders, including German a trickle.” including her collaborators, by the Centre and given free to Sitharaman. Affairs and other organisations Chancellor Angela Merkel and Working from London, Killing and Buschek, her editor people. Explaining the 5 per Revenue Secretary Tarun besides prominent military his- French President Emmanuel and refusing to be silenced, Alex Campbell, BuzzFeed cent levy on vaccines, Union Bajaj said vaccines would con- torians (if required), for com- Macron, amid tensions over Rajagopalan partnered with News’ public relations team, Finance Minister Nirmala tinue to attract 5 per cent rate pilation of war and operations Britain’s implementation of two contributors, Alison and the organisations that Sitharaman said that the 5 per and the GST Council discussed histories. UK-EU divorce terms. Killing, a licensed architect funded their work, including cent levy will not put any addi- that the Centre is purchasing all The policy also set clear Macron will also hold talks who specialises in forensic the Pulitzer Center. tional burden on the common the vaccines -- at least 75 per timelines with regard to com- with Biden - a meeting between analysis of architecture and Rajagopalan also acknowl- man as the Government was cent is being purchased by the pilation and publication of his- allies who recalibrated their satellite images of buildings, edged the courage of the procuring all vaccines and giv- Centre. “The GST will also be tories of wars and operations. relationship during the four and Christo Buschek, a pro- sources who spoke to them ing them to citizens for borne by the Centre. But out of The committee should be years of President Donald grammer who builds tools tai- despite the risk and threat of free. the income from GST, 70 per formed within two years of Trump’s “America first” foreign lored for data journalists. retaliation against them and “It was felt that the GoM’s cent will be shared with the completion of war and or oper- policy. “The blazing Xinjiang sto- their families. recommendations have states,” Bajaj said. ations. ! $ &-./010- 1 2

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With Kashmir BJP president across the countries, particu- household settings being an Ravinder Raina said on larly the UK, spreads fast in a important factor in wider com- 0120$,' Saturday that his party will not 0120$,' concluding that Choksi was a household setting, according to munity spread, strategies to allow the Congress leaders’ “flight risk”, did not have any a study by Public Health prevent transmission in these senior scientist from Amity “conspiracy” against India to he CBI and the Ministry ties with Dominica and the England, a UK Government settings are vital to control the AUniversity has bagged the succeed even if they take “100 Tof External Affairs (MEA) court could not impose any health organisation, thus Covid-19 pandemic,” the PHE first prize in the Dare to Dream rebirths”. have sought to implead in the conditions which will stop decoding why several house- study said. 2.0 innovation contest orga- Raina accused the habeas corpus petition filed him from leaving the country, holds have reported multiple It noted that there is a 64 nized by Defence Research Opposition party of being by fugitive Mehul Choksi’s news outlet cases of Covid-19 infection percent increase in the odds of and Development hand-in-glove with Pakistan, lawyers by filing two affidavits AntiguaNewsroom said. this time as compared to most- household transmission asso- Organization (DRDO). Dr. separatists and terrorists, and in the Dominica High Court. Choksi had approached the ly single cases in families in the ciated with infection with Shivani Verma of Amity said the nation would never Choksi is an accused in the high court after the magistrate earlier wave. B.1.617.2 variant compared to Institute of Space Science & forgive it for “conspiring and multi-crore PNB Scam. had rejected his bail petition. The report noted that the B.1.1.7. “This study provides Technology (AISST) submitted back-stabbing Bharat Mata “. According to officials, the Choksi’s lawyers had filed Delta variant is fueling the early real-world evidence of the an innovative concept “AI “The script was originally BJP leader said. “The whole nation is CBI will focus on establishing a habeas corpus petition call- Covid-19 second wave in many effect B.1.617.2 variant on Based detection of a person written by Gandhis and direct- He said its revocation on watching the Congress and its criminal culpability of ing his arrest illegal and alleg- parts of India including south household transmission. The based on physiological para- ed from Pakistan,” he said August 5, 2019 fulfilled the leadership and will never for- Choksi, his fugitive status, the ing that he was Indian states and spurt in cases findings support existing evi- meters” based on identification on remarks by Singh in a club- dream of ‘Ek Nishan, Ek Vidhan give the party for being puppets pending warrants, Interpol abducted, tortured and hand- in some countries like the UK. dence that B.1.617.2 has a sub- of a person using physiologi- house conversation that the and Ek Pradhan’ and alleged in the hands of Pakistan,” he Red Notice and the charge ed over to Dominica author- However, the report said that stantially increased transmis- cal parameters with innovative revocation of Article 370 and that the Congress is feeling the said. sheets against him. The ity to deny him rights avail- those vaccinated do not show sibility advantage over the way of data and information stripping Jammu and Kashmir pain and is, therefore, “con- Meanwhile, right-wing out- External Affairs Ministry will able to him in Antigua and severity of infections, thus call- B.1.1.7 variant,” the PHE fusion. The concept was sub- of statehood was an “extreme- spiring” which is evident from fit Vishwa Hindu Parishad argue that Choksi continues Barbuda as a citizen. CBI ing for an increase in global researchers said. mitted under Life Science ly sad” decision and his party the statement of its senior (VHP) also reacted sharply to to be an Indian citizen. and External Affairs Ministry vaccinations. This study also found evi- Technology Domain. will have a “relook” at the leader. the purported remarks of the The affidavits, if admitted, is going to implead in this While other variants most- dence of increased household The DRDO launched a issue. Let them take 100 rebirths, Congress leader and requested will pave the way for noted petition by claiming India’s ly infect one person in a house- transmission among house- Dare to Dream 2.0 innovation He said the people of their conspiracies against the the Centre and the J-K lawyer Harish Salve to plead demands to hand over the hold, the Delta infects more holds with an index case of contest under “Atma Nirbhar Jammu and Kashmir are happy nation will not succeed. We have Government to keep an eye on India’s case in Dominica, they fugitive. than one. This explains why Asian ethnicity,” the researchers Bharat” in August 2020 where- over the revocation of Article Prime Minister Narendra Modi, “elements who, on the behest of said. The 62-year-old diaman- several members in many fam- added. They said households in participants were invited to 370 as it was the main reason Home Minister Amit Shah, and their separatist friends and in The Dominica High taire, who has an Interpol Red ilies were down with Covid-19 are high risk settings for trans- submit innovative ideas on for Pakistani ideology to take every BJP worker is like a sol- order to gain some limelight, Court has denied bail to fugi- Notice against him, had mys- this time. The Public Health mission of Covid-19 and are an emerging technologies to pro- roots and strengthen sepa- dier, ready to sacrifice his life for issue such sadistic statements tive diamantaire Mehul teriously gone missing on England has compared the important factor in wider com- mote the individuals and star- ratism. the nation and the tricolour. hurting the sentiments of Choksi in the case of illegal May 23 from Antigua and transmission rate of the Delta munity spread. “By assessing tups for innovation in defence It gave birth to terrorism “We will not allow Sonia nationalist citizens.” entry into the island country Barbuda where he has been variant in a household setting the extent to which B.1.617.2 and aerospace technologies. which has bled the region, Gandhi, Rahul and Singh to “This pro-Pakistan agenda after his mysterious disap- staying since 2018 as a citizen with that of the Alpha variant results in onward transmission Verma under the guidance Raina said. implement Pakistani agenda of terrorists can never be ful- pearance from neighbouring after fleeing from India. (B.1.1.7), which is also a vari- to household members com- of Dr M.S. Prasad, Director “The Article was responsi- in J-K,” Raina said. filled as Congress or Digvijaya- Antigua and Barbuda where He was detained in the ant of concern. The Alpha pared to B.1.1.7, we can assess (AISST) has developed an intel- ble for the grave injustice with He said the Congress lead- minded people are never going he is staying as a citizen since neighbouring island country variant was first discovered in the relative transmissibility of ligent inferencing recognition various communities including ers are enjoying facilities in to regain political power in 2018, local Caribbean media of Dominica for illegal entry the UK. this variant, and provide infor- system based on physiological Gujjars and Bakerwals, Pahari India and even fighting elec- India,” J-K VHP president reported. after a possible romantic “Overall, we found mation vital to the national and parameters of a person with speaking people, women and tions but their hearts “beat for Leelakaran Sharma said in a The high court on Friday escapade with his rumoured increased household transmis- international pandemic built-in high accuracy of recog- West Pakistani refugees,” the Pakistan”. statement. (local time) gave the ruling by girlfriend. sion of Covid-19 associated response,” they added. nition. 4 ' 5* 6 P6 $+ 3 45 -73 7 1 ' ' 0120$,' campaign against violence targeting healthcare professionals. O P taking the lead by marking the he Indian Medical However, no hospital will be beginning of a 10-episode series TAssociation (IMA) will closed, it said. on various aspects of the proto- hold a protest on June 18 The IMA said press con- 0120$,' Twitter has received a request col to be telecast on Doordarshan against assault on doctors, ferences will also be organised from Indian law enforcement India from June 11 to June 21. with the slogan ‘Save the sav- and they will also meet local he Twitter account of regarding your Twitter account The Ministry also announced iours’. This comes days after NGOs and voluntary service TPunjab’s biggest farmers @MANJULtoons... that claims launching of a mobile applica- the apex medical body had leaders. union Bharatiya Kisan Union the content violates the law(s) 0120$,' tion, “Namaste Yoga”, devoted to 0120$,' written to Prime Minister It termed “extremely dis- (BKU) Ekta Ugrahan, protest- of India”. Yoga, at the curtain raiser event 2-.'4 O Narendra Modi seeking his turbing” a series of violence ing at Delhi’s border, was It further stated that Twitter ike last year, this time too, organised online on Friday here. here appears to be no sub- personal intervention in ensur- against doctors in the last two restricted on Saturday. The US- has “not taken any action on the Lyoga and health enthusiasts At the event, Union Ayush Tstantial evidence to sug- - ing ‘optimum milieu’ for med- weeks in Assam, Bihar, West based social media giant also reported content at this time as across the world will be cele- Minister Kiren Rijiju said that the gest that children will be more ical professionals so that they Bengal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, sent notices to cartoonist a result of this request”. brating the International Yoga series’ central message will be “Be affected or have greater illness - can work without any fear. Karnataka and other places. Manjul, fact-checking website Mails sent to Manjul, and Day, the seventh in the series, on with Yoga, Be at Home”, which severity due to Covid-19 in Citing incidents of doctors It demanded the imple- Alt News co-founder others do not mention the June 21, within the confines of is relevant in these times of the anticipated third wave, New Delhi: The Drugs and other healthcare mentation of central Mohammed Zubair and others details of the law enforcement their homes as the Covid-19 health emergency while Union according to a new report pre- Controller General of India professionals being assaulted hospital and to take down certain tweets. agency that had raised the legal pandemic continues to disrupt Minister of Information and pared by the Lancet Covid-19 has given green signal to the by the family members and Health Care Professionals Sources said the Ministry of request. normal life. Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar Commission India Task Force CSIR and Laxai Life Sciences relatives of patients, the IMA, Protection Act with IPC and Electronics and IT was not Twitter, in its notice, said it Various Ministries, organi- talked in details about how yoga after convening an experts Private Limited to conduct in a statement, asked all its Code of Criminal Procedure involved in sending these legal is the company’s policy to noti- zations in the private and gov- can become a way to a healthy group comprising leading pae- clinical trials of Colchicine state and local branches across (CrPC), standardisation and requests to Twitter. It wasn’t fy users if it receives a legal ernment sector and State and happy life. diatricians to examine the on Covid-19 patients. the country to observe the augmentation of security in clear which agencies have request from an authorised Governments are holding events The series is produced by issue of ‘paediatric Covid-19’ Colchicine in combination protest by wearing black each hospital, and declaring flagged these tweets by and for entity (such as law enforcement to mark the D-Day in a big way, Morarji Desai National Institute in India. with standard care is seen as an badges, masks, ribbons, shirts hospitals as protected zones what violations. or a government agency) to with the Union Ayush Ministry of Yoga (MDNIY). However, it cautioned, the important therapeutic inter- and running an awareness among others. Restricting the BKU Ekta remove content from their health system needs to gear up vention for Covid infected Ugrahan handle, Twitter said account. Twitter further for a paediatric case load with patients with cardiac co-mor- “Caution: This account is tem- informed the account holders 4 ) adequate infrastructure, ear- bidities and also for reducing sentation and outcomes of “Nine per cent of all hos- porarily restricted”. “You’re that while the platform is marked facilities at primary, pro-inflammatory cytokines, infected children during the pitalised COVID-19 positive seeing this warning because unable to provide legal advice, ) Category and Open Category. A secondary and tertiary levels leading to faster recovery. PNS two surges noted thus far, the children presented with severe there has been some unusual “We want you to have an participant may play in only one of care, oxygen availability, data of approximately 2,600 illness, under 10 years of age. activity from this account,” it opportunity to evaluate the ith cities across the coun- of the two categories. The day appropriate equipment, hospitalised children, below The above observations were said. request and, if you wish, take Wtry making a determined coincides with its eighth trained manpower, drugs and matic mild infections are pre- the age of 10 years (excluding similar during the two surges Ugrahan had sparked con- appropriate action to protect fight-back in the face of Covid- anniversary and is named injectables among others, all dominant. Most children have neonates), from 10 hospitals of COVID-19 infections India troversy last year by commem- your interests.” 19 and the resulting lockdown, Extra-C Anniversary of which are specific to chil- fever with respiratory symp- (both public and private), in has experienced,” the Lancet orating the International “This may include seeking it is time to celebrate the Crossword test (ExACT). dren. toms, and often present with Tamil Nadu, Kerala, document said. Human Rights Day on legal counsel and challenging indomitable human spirit. To Chief Operating Officer of The report authors, which gastrointestinal symptoms Maharashtra and Delhi-NCR On multisystem inflam- December 10 by holding up the request in court, contacting mark a determined progress on Extra-C, Amitabh Ranjan, included three doctors from (such as diarrhea, vomiting, region, was collected and matory syndrome (MIS-C) in posters of detained activists relevant civil society organisa- the way to normalcy and pay informed that the challenge AIIMS, Delhi including pain in abdomen) and atypi- analysed. children, the report said, risk such as Umar Khalid, Sharjeel tions, voluntarily deleting the tribute to the resilience of the will be hosted for an hour on the Sheffali Gulati, Sushil K Kabra cal manifestation compared to According to the data, factors for this condition Imam, Sudha Bhardwaj and content (if applicable), or find- human mind, an online cross- website www.crypticsingh.com and Rakesh Lodha said the adults. The proportion of mortality rates amongst these include obesity, asthma, com- Gautam Navlakha, among oth- ing some other resolution,” word challenge is being organ- from 11 am on June 13. The infection’s symptomatology in symptomatic children increas- surveyed hospitalised Covid- promised breathing, develop- ers. Twitter added. ised on Sunday. Student Category will allow children in India appears to be es as age increases as does the 19 positive children below mental disorders, cardiac dis- Meanwhile, the screenshot Twitter has been facing According to a Press state- students from schools and insti- globally comparable. severity in such age groups,” the age of 10 years was 2.4 per ease, cancers or immuno- shared by Manjul showed heat for delay in complying with ment by the organiser Extra-C, tutes of higher education to “Most children with the report stated. cent and about 40 per cent of compromised children as well Twitter as saying: “In the inter- the IT rules that mandate large a civil society initiative based in enter the game while the Open Covid-19 are asymptomatic, In the absence of a nation- the children who died had as those who have undergone est of transparency, we are digital platforms to undertake Patna, there will be two cate- Category with a higher level of and amongst those sympto- al database on clinical pre- comorbidities. surgeries. writing to inform you that greater due diligence. gories in the contest –Student difficulty will be open to seniors. , 2 '

- - 0120$,' rainfall might occur over Odisha, Chhattisgarh, East s Mumbai continues to be Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Alashed with heavy to very Telangana, coastal and adjoin- heavy rains for the last four ing Ghats’s districts of days, north India is expected to Maharashtra, Goa and get relief from the scorching Karnataka during the next 3- heat soon as the southwest 4 days. The weather depart- monsoon is expected to cover ment has also ruled out any it in the next two three days heat wave conditions over 0120$,' except south Rajasthan and the country during the next Kutch region of Gujarat. five days. n World Day Against According to the India IMD senior scientist RK OChild Labour, Women and Meteorological Department Jenamani said the southwest Child Development Minister (IMD), the southwest mon- monsoon has already Smriti Irani on Saturday “Every child has a right to report instances of child labour soon will arrive in Punjab, advanced into remaining appealed to every citizen to education and a happy child- on PENCIL Portal http://pen- Haryana and Delhi by June parts of NW Bay of Bengal, report instances of child labour hood. On World Day Against cil.Gov.In or call on Childline 14-15. The southwest mon- Odisha, West Bengal, on PENCIL portal or call on Child Labour, let us reaffirm - 1098. Because... We owe it to soon has advanced into the Jharkhand and Bihar and it 500mm of rain occurred over on 10th June (231mm), 11th two-three days except south Childline 1098. our commitment towards com- our children - the future of our northwest Bay of Bengal and will cover Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai in the last four days. June (107mm) and 12th June Rajasthan and Kutch region of Reaffirming her commit- batting child labour. It is with Nation,” she said in another some parts of Odisha, West Madhya Pradesh by Sunday. Base station (107mm). Gujarat. The normal onset ment towards combatting child people’s participation that we tweet. World Day Against Bengal, Jharkhand, and Bihar The IMD said that Santacruz recorded 107mm in In Delhi, the expected date of monsoon in Delhi is labour, Irani said it is with peo- can ensure our children get a Child Labour observed on June on Saturday. Mumbai has measured a total the 24 hours. Mumbai com- arrival date of monsoon this June 27, however, this time it ple’s participation that it can be childhood they deserve,” Irani 12 every year aims to raise The IMD said that under of 641.3mm rainfall so far, pleted a hat trick of century time is around June 15 as per is likely to arrive about two ensured that children get a tweeted. awareness and activism to pre- the influence of east-west thereby surpassing its month- rainfall by registering three the IMD and it should cover weeks early due to a number childhood they deserve. “I appeal to every citizen to vent child labour. trough, heavy to very heavy ly normal of 493.1mm. Over digits in the 24 hours rainfall the entire country in the next of meteorological factors. ! $ &-./010- 8

* * % 9 7:;< - + " $ +< +6++ ' '''% % 25% I((7 enforce Covid-19 protocol". ( -,0'; In 2018, the IL&FS and its ) Kumar said, motorcycle =7.( Mumbai based subsidiary wo policemen and an equal borne terrorists targeted the avi Parthasarathy (69), IL&FS Transportation Network s the second wave of the Tnumber of civilians were policemen from behind leading (,( Rchairman of the high pro- India Ltd defaulted on the pay- Acoronavirus pandemic killed while three cops and to critical injuries. Policemen file Infrastructure Leasing and ment of interest on deben- subsides, migrant workers another civilian received criti- also retaliated against the fire. Financial Services (IL&FS) was tures, the aggrieved company across different States have cal injuries in a daring strike by "Two policemen and two local ,85 arrested by the Economic filed cases against the former. started returning to work leav- a group of three motorcycle civilians succumbed to their Offences Wing (EOW) of Investigation by Enforcement ing their native villages. The borne terrorists in the injuries in the Sopore hospital". +. Tamil Nadu Police on Friday Directorate and Serious Fraud Government has assured about Arampora area of Sopore town Among the injured cops, I((7 and a Chennai court remand- Investigation Office brought to providing employment to the of North Kashmir's Baramulla ASI Mukesh Kumar has been ed him to judicial custody for light the role of key manage- workers who have returned to district on Saturday. referred to a Srinagar hospital ieutenant Governor Manoj 15 days. ment personnel in mismanag- the cities for resuming employ- According to police, two for specialized treatment. LSinha on Saturday sanc- Ravi Parthasarathy, a close ing the lending business. ment. local and one foreign terrorist Another injured police man has tioned an ex-gratia amount of associate of former Finance The Economic Offences After the onset of the sec- belonging to the Lashkar-e- been identified as SPO Danish. 40 lakh to the family of Rakesh Minister and Congress strong- Wing of Tamil Nadu Police had ond wave of coronavirus and Taiba terrorist outfit were sus- Lt-Governor Manoj Sinha Pandita killed by terrorists in man P Chidambaram, and his arrested Ramchand the imposition of lockdown that in some areas employment the coronavirus. Such labour- pected to be behind the attack. and leaders of several other Tral, Pulwama on June 2. company IL & FS have been Karunakaran and Hari across the country, the migrant is being provided under the ers say that they will venture The policemen were deployed mainstream political parties Conveying condolences to slapped with crimes ranging Sankaran in connection with workers had returned to their MNREGA scheme but it is not outside but hearing about the in the area to strictly enforce condemned the terror attack on the family members of the from cheating to criminal the case. There are 21 accused native villages fearing a repeat possible for all people to get danger of a third wave they will Covid-19 protocol. the police party. deceased President of breach of trust in the repay- in the case including Ravi of the chaos and apathy faced work under it. have to return again to their A massive manhunt to According to a police Municipal Committee Tral, the ment of deposit amount of Rs Parthasarathy. last year. Niranjan Kumar of native villages. track down the footprints of spokesman, " at around 12.00 Lt Governor said that the whole 200 crore invested in deben- Parthasarathy had However, due to the grad- Charpokhari village in Bhojpur They say that they are local terrorists were launched p.m unidentified terrorists fired administration stands with the tures by the complainant com- approached the Madras High ual opening of businesses in big district says, "At present, farm- looking for work in their native soon after they ran away after indiscriminately upon a police family of late Rakesh Pandita in pany 63 Moons Technology Court seeking anticipatory bail cities the migrant workers have ing and agriculture is almost at villages but if they fail to get any hitting the target. party which was performing this hour of grief. Private Ltd. The company 63 and this put brakes on the efforts again started coming back to a standstill. Work is expected to work then they will have to The terror strike took place Covid enforcement duties at During his visit to their Moons Technology Private Ltd of Chennai Police to bring him the cities. be available only at the time of move to cities to feed them- at a time when peace talks cen- main market Sopore". In this home in Jammu Lt Governor is one of the many compa- to book. The EOW officials said Train tickets are being sent planting. However, so many selves. The migrant workers of tering around the Kashmir terror incident, "four policemen assured the bereaved family of nies/individuals who were that the IL&FS group which con- by mill owners to several people have returned from Gopalganj, Bhojpur, Kaimur issue started gaining currency and four civilians received bul- stringent action against the per- taken for a ride by the IL&FS sists of more than 350 companies migrant workers living in their native villages that there are moving towards Punjab and the stakeholders were let injuries who were shifted to petrators, and informed them and its directors by offering was used as a vehicle to perpet- Muzaffarpur and other dis- is no possibility of getting fair for farming. weighing their options on a nearby hospital for treatment. that a high-level investigation attractive interests on the uate fraud. The EOW further tricts of north Bihar. The work- wages in agriculture. Money is It is a relief that the situa- whether to grab the opportu- Among the injured police per- has already been initiated. He investments made by the for- stated that the aggrieved depos- ers living in Sakra block of available working outside their tion is not as bad as last year. nity or not. Earlier, Rakesh sonnel, Ct Showkat Ahmad & added that the terrorists involved mers in their Non Convertible itors and investors of IL& FS and Muzaffarpur district have left native villages." After the second wave of Pandita a BJP councillor from Ct Waseem Ahmad succumbed in this heinous act of violence Debentures of 1,000 and 2,000 ITNL can come forward with for Mumbai, Delhi and other In Gopalganj district, at Covid-19, many migrant work- Tral area of Pulwama was killed to their injuries and attained will be brought to justice soon. having face vale of Rs 10 lakh their claims. places. present a large number of ers who returned to their native in cold blood on June 2. martyrdom. Two civilians iden- Nitishwar Kumar, Principal each. The 63 Moons The IL&FS was launched The migrant workers say migrant workers are not villages are still in search of Inspector General of tified as Manzoor Ahmad Shalla Secretary to Lt Governor; Dr. Technology invested Rs 200 with fanfare as a road con- that when they returned to the returning to the cities but many work. Police, Kashmir range Vijay resident of Shalimar Colony Raghav Langer, Divisional crore in the NCDs when the struction finance company and cities, they thought they would who had returned were called Last year, migrant workers Kumar who reached the spot Sopore and Bashir Ahmad res- Commissioner Jammu; Anshul IL&FS directors showed them grew to boast 347 subsidiaries find some job but they are not by their owners. However, there were called back for work by told reporters, "the terrorists ident of Mahrajpora Sopore Garg, Deputy Commissioner highly inflated balance sheets and had amassed debt pile of getting the kind of jobs in are many workers across vil- sending interstate buses from targeted police naka set up in also succumbed to their Jammu accompanied the as well as high ratings from Rs 91,000 crore by the time the which they are skilled. They say lages who fear a third wave of many big cities. the Arampora area to strictly injuries". Lieutenant Governor. reputed credit rating agencies. crisis broke out. $:' 2 ++ ;- Q .- ,,- +(, :' = R 25"2,> R ( 4-,'; ! $ (.$757 he controversy over the F $'.5, Chandrabhushan Singh and FIM played n a major crackdown on Tproposals by Praful Patel, an important role in advancing the Ihuman trafficking, the city the administrator of the ligarh has become the first district Defense Corridor in Aligarh. It is a mat- crime branch police have Lakshadweep Islands is much =23 Ain the map of India to get its first ter of pride for Aligarh that the first lease arrested 38 Sri Lankans who ado about nothing and it is like- lease deed done in the UP Defense deed of Defense Corridor in India was had migrated illegally to ly to blow over in a few weeks’ ( Industrial Corridor project. UPEIDA got done here and the records were handed India. time, according to experts -,0'6 4-,'; the first lease deed done in Aligarh in the over. On this occasion, UPEIDA's ACEO The arrests were made on keeping a close watch over the Defense Corridor that is being developed Shrichandra Verma, OP Pathak, Sanjay Friday, following raids on developments in the archipel- amil Nadu logged 15, 108 new cases of in five districts of UP. The first lease deed Singh, Sanjay Chawla, Dhandev Vadra, several locations in ago. TCovid-19 on Saturday as the Directorate was done with Aligarh's Allen & Elvon Dhan Jeet Vadra, Mukesh Jain were pre- Mangaluru and “The administrator and of Health and Preventive Medicine tested 1.82 Private Limited (drone maker). In Khair sen its surrounding officials in charge did not apply lakh persons across the State. The pandemic tehsil, the officers of UPEIDA gave the UPEIDA's ACEO Shrishchandra localities. their minds properly when claimed 374 lives taking the death toll in the certificate of land on lease for 30 years. Verma, Chief Engineer Sanjay Singh, According to Mangaluru they drafted the reforms meant uninhabited islands. During are at the mercy of the Port State to 29,280 till date. More investors will have lease deeds done Land teaching officer Omprakash police commissioner N. to develop the islands,” N the months of Ramazan , the workers in Beypore,” said a The total lock down in the State has start- in the next week. Aligarh had taken a Pathak, Sanjay Chawla came to get the Shashi Kumar, the illegal Sathyamurthy, security expert visitors are advised to stay trader in Kozhikode who has ed yielding results as the number of new cases steady lead in the Defense Corridor pro- first lease deed done in the Defense immigrants had allegedly based in Chennai who focuses indoors and no food will be business dealings with the registered every day show a decrease. Chennai, ject. Corridor. Handed over a 30-year lease of been promised jobs in on the developments in Sri served in the eateries,” he islands. which used to be a hotspot, recorded 989 new The UP Defense Industrial Corridor land in Khair tehsil to Dhanjeet Vadra, Canada, before being traf- Lanka, Lakshadweep and added. Meanwhile the agitators cases on Saturday while the industrial hub of projects were announced in Aligarh in MD of Aligarh-based company Allen & ficked to India. After shipping Maldives told The Pioneer. According to themselves are making faux Coimbatore tested 1982 new cases making the August 2018. In this, including the Elvon Private Limited, which makes them from Sri Lanka to Sathyamurthy pointed out Sathyamurthy, it is another pas while issuing statements district top the table. Its neighbors Erode Defense Minister, the Chief Minister, drones for the army. UPEIDA is currently Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu that the move to build resorts thing that resorts are built in against the administration. A (1353) and Tirupur (844) continued to be areas the Minister of State for Defense and doing lease deed for 30 years, but it will on March 17, the traffickers in Lakshadweep with the inten- the uninhabited areas. “The struggling movie artist in a bid of concern for the administration as these three ambassadors from abroad had come. be renewed twice with a total tenure of had shifted the immigrants to tion of making the archipelago mission to launch resorts in to catch public attention alleged districts constitute the main industrial and The administration had seen land for 90 years. UPEIDA has allotted 8 hectares Karnataka, to evade height- similar to that of Maldives was islands inhabited by the local during a channel discussion business hub of Tamil Nadu. this in Khair's Andla. The construction of land to Allen & Elvon. Next week ened scrutiny during the an ill-conceived proposal. population does not augur that the administrator was Test Positivity Rate in the State too has agency of the Defense Corridor, UPEI- some more investors will have lease deed Tamil Nadu assembly polls. “Maldives islands function well,” he said. using bio weapon to kill the shown a remarkable climb down from 13 per DA, had put the final seal on the land. and possession will be given to the In Mangaluru, the illegal based on Sharia Law. The five Businessmen in Kochi and islanders. A group of criminal cent to 9 per cent in the week that ended Friday. The CEO of UPEIDA also visited investors. The investor had to deposit the immigrants had been claim- star resorts in the atolls do not Kozhikode said that the move petitions have been filed against Situation in neighboring Kerala remained Andla once. Defense corridors are registration fee and 20 percent of the ing to be daily wage workers serve liquor. It is a crime to by the Island administration to the artist in various courts of critical despite the fall in the number of new being developed in Aligarh, Agra, land. and fishermen from Tamil carry liquor to Maldives and make use of Mangalore Port for the State and this forced her to cases diagnosed with the pandemic. While Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Chitrakoot in In Andla, Khair, 14 companies have Nadu. The police commis- there is every chance of you trading activities to the islands make a volte-face. The wannabe 13,832 persons tested positive on Saturday UP. invested more than Rs 1400 crore with sioner said that a tip off from getting prosecuted if caught instead of Beypore was long star tendered a public apology across the State, 171 succumbed to the pan- Apart from UP, the central govern- UPEDA to make defense equipment. In Tamil Nadu police, had led to with liquor,” said a frequent overdue. “The trade unions and blamed the media for dis- demic. Though the average TPR across the ment had announced the second defense this, land has been allotted to 14 com- the raids. traveller to the islands on con- controlling the workers of torting her comments. But the State showed 12.72 per cent, the powers that corridor in Tamil Nadu. So far in Tamil panies. Anchor Research Lab and Allen Six local persons have dition of anonymity. Beypore Port are to be blamed allegation made by her has be were reluctant to describe the situation as Nadu and UP, the first lease deed has & Elvan have been allotted maximum 8 also been arrested on charges He said there are Star for the move. Kerala workers gone viral and chances are that normal. Kerala’s test to isolate the COVID been done in Aligarh. In Tamil Nadu hectares of land. Land ranging from 0.2 of sheltering the illegal immi- grades hotels and resorts that are militant and strike work at the issue may snowball into affected remained low as on Friday the State also, no investor's lease deed has been hectare to 5 hectare has been given to the grants. offer liquor. “But they are all in the drop of a hat. The islanders another controversy. had tested 1.08 lakh samples. done yet. MP Satish Gautam, DM investors. B %: @ 2 >,? . A - @ % " $'.5, ) he observance of June 12 ,5*!',5+ ,3205!2 Tas child labour elimination ajority of the people in day brings no hope for better- pall of gloom descended MPatna are not aware of air elangana Chief Minister K. ment to about 22,000 child Aon Bihar's Saharsa district pollution, according to a survey TChandrasekhar Rao will laborers employed in Aligarh’s on Saturday morning after five conducted by the Centre for personally make surprise visits lock and hardware units and children died due to drowning Environment and Energy from next week to check the hotels and dhabas. in the Basti area of the district. Development (CEED) the progress of Palle and Pattana Not withstanding the The children had gone to report of which was released on Pragathi programmes (village Supreme Court's order forbid- take bath in a pond when they Saturday. and town progress), including ding the employing a children slipped into deep water and The report said that 80 per the functioning of Panchayati as labours, the District admin- drowned. All the children were cent of the people are not Raj and municipal officers all istration and the labour depart- aged between 8 and 14 aware of Patna's Clean Air over the State. ment of Aligarh have failed to years. Action Plan, an initiative Rao will also hold a take effective steps to impose a A police officer said that launched by the Bihar govern- review meeting with addi- ban on child labour in various employed in Lock and ing plant in Bhujpura area lost five children had gone to a ment in 2019. tional collectors and district lock and hardware units in Hardware units in Aligarh, of childhood in hazardous fume nearby pond to take bath. Nearly 55 per cent are not pollution," said Ankita Jyoti, about the government initia- panchayat raj officers (DPOs) Aligarh. whom nearly 22,000 are chil- of chemicals, even this day, get- While taking bath, one of them satisfied with the steps taken by Senior Programme Officer at tives to contain the rising air on Sunday at pragathi bhavan About 5000 lock and dren of these most of the chil- ting education is a mirage, for slipped into deep water and the respective departments and CEED. pollution in the city. on various programmes being hardware units are functioning dren are Muslims. According earning little sums, they pay a started drowning. The others enforcement agencies to con- The survey was conducted Nearly 65 per cent of the implemented in the as semi-organized and tiny to a detailed survey study. It heavy price in terms of their too went into deep water in trol air pollution in the city, it in March and April this year in people indicated that there State. groups in industrial estate and was found that the children had health by working in closed order to save him, but unfor- said. the Patna urban agglomeration must be a better and regular "There is a decrease in in the city especially in Muslim been doing all sort of work in room under unhygienic con- tunately all of them The report indicated that area covering suburban and communication strategy on air coronavirus cases in the State populated areas here. these units about 2,300 children ditions. drowned. 88 per cent of the people do not central regions with directly quality-related information. and the positivity rate has fall- According to study of were employed in plate cutting, 12 year old Rafeeq of Sadar police station in- have an idea where to go and interviewing cross-section of The results of the survey en to 4.7 per cent; another Sociology Department of 2500 in body drilling, 2170 n Shahjamal, suffers from fre- charge Sanjeev Kumar told lodge any complaint on pol- people to get a representative strongly favour the significant round of Palle and Pattana Aligarh Muslim University, the manufacturing of lock quent breathlessness after IANS that the deceased have luting sources or subsequent view of the city. role of issuing health advi- Pragathi programmes would be commissioned by Geneva based machines, 2700 in casting, inhaling dust generated from been identified as Golu, Arif, violations. The major findings clearly sories because scientific evi- launched in the state," he said institute of child labour found 2500 in the lock fitting process, electroplating polishing Israfil, Mohammad Gulab and "The main objective of this state that 96 per cent of the peo- dences also suggest that air pol- in a high level review meeting that child labour was rampant 1500 in the washing of locks, machine. Abu Bakr. public survey was to gauge the ple do see air pollution as a lution is strongly linked to of these programmes on in six of 16 processes, said Dr. 2200 in key manufacturing, 13 year old Ramesh of He said the police reached mood and perception of the major factor impacting their health risk. Friday. Noor Mohammad, a prominent 1100 in the designing of locks, Surendra Nagar succumbed to the spot after getting informa- people on air pollution and its health, especially risks like asth- Nearly 90 per cent of the According to the CM, Sociologist and ex Chairman of 5670 in electroplating polish, nickel ailments of lungs when tion about the incident. With impact on public health. This ma, respiratory diseases and respondents are of the view that Telangana brought in new Sociology Department of 1900 in packing and 7000 in he was working at cutting the help of local people, all the study also presents the overall breathing-related disorders. regular health advisory is crit- Panchayat Raj and Aligarh Muslim University. other related processes. machine now he is under treat- bodies have been fished out of awareness of the people on var- The survey also pointed ical to reduce the exposure level Municipality Acts to support According to Nagar Nigam 18 years old Mujeeb is ment in TB Chest Department the pond and sent for post- ious initiatives taken by the out that 80 per cent of the peo- especially during high pollution rural and urban areas in a big Survey, of one lakh workers are doing work in one electroplat- of J.N. Medical College. mortem. state government to contain air ple are completely unaware days. way. ! $ &-./010- 9

&6: (-/<( 09 ! .%L % !%6!!$ & % ## ++ #( > #7 A &$(47, - !0'I'. system will monitor China’s # urbulence from the divorce missile movements. Tbetween the UK and the hina is opposed to US In the text of his address # ' ( " European Union provided an 1,'.4 to avoid taxes, and could pos- Cplans to deploy missiles posted on the Chinese Foreign unwanted distraction at the sibly supplant a digital services and defensive systems in neigh- Ministry website, Wang said C Group of Seven summit taking resident Joe Biden might tax that many European bouring countries that could the five permanent members of place in southwest England, Phave persuaded some of nations are imposing on US undermine strategic stability the UN Security Council #' ( with British Prime Minister the world’s largest economies to tech firms that pay at low and has called for advancing should reaffirm the important ? ? # " Boris Johnson saying on hike taxes on corporations, rates. Biden administration international arms control, dis- formula that a nuclear war ' O Saturday that post-Brexit agree- but the US Congress could be officials believe the use of over- armament and non-prolifera- cannot be won and must never ments will fail if the EU con- a far tougher sell. seas tax havens has discouraged tion processes. be fought, strengthen cooper- tinues to take a “theologically White House press secre- companies from investing Addressing the Conference ation in strategic risk reduction " draconian” approach to the tary Jen Psaki said on Friday domestically, at a cost to the on Disarmament in Geneva via and deepen strategic dialogue ' rules. that leaders of the Group of middle class. video link on Friday, Chinese on a broader range of strategic # Johnson held meetings Seven — which also includes The President hopes a G- Foreign Minister Wang Yi pro- security issues to enhance with German Chancellor the United Kingdom, France, 7 endorsement can serve as a posed jointly maintaining glob- strategic trust. Angela Merkel, French P 8 )' Canada, Germany, Italy and springboard for getting buy-in al strategic stability, abiding by He said China is commit- >N " President Emmanuel Macron ' )9 '' 3 Japan — agreed with Biden on from the larger Group of 20 international arms control ted to a policy of not using or and the bloc’s top officials on placing a global minimum tax complement of nations. treaties, addressing the non- threatening to use nuclear #G the sidelines of the summit he has gotten drawn into the spat, relations with the UK. Both of at least 15 per cent on large The agreement is not a fin- proliferation issue via negotia- weapons against non-nuclear- is hosting. Afterwards, the raising concerns about the sides must implement what companies. The G-7 leaders, ished deal, as the terms would tions and improving global weapon states and nuclear- "'&"2' 4 ! O prime minister claimed the potential threat to Northern we agreed on. There is com- participating in a three-day need to be agreed upon by security governance in new weapon-free zones uncondi- EU was not taking a “sensible Ireland’s peace accord. plete EU unity on this,” she summit in England, affirmed countries in the Organization frontiers. tionally. or pragmatic” approach to The new arrangements, said. their finance ministers who for Economic Cooperation and “China opposes the devel- Without disclosing the 5 I # post-Brexit arrangements, and designed to keep an open bor- Johnson told Sky News at earlier this month endorsed the Development and implement- opment and deployment of numbers of China’s arsenal of "1 he threatened to use an emer- der between Ireland and its the summit site in Carbis Bay, global tax minimum. ed by each of them. The regional and global missile nuclear weapons, he called on ! # 0 # gency clause to suspend agreed northern neighbor, have Cornwall, that “the treaty we “America is rallying the President needs other countries defence systems by a certain the US and Russia to reduce % upon rules if the bloc did not angered Northern Ireland’s signed, I signed, is perfectly world to make big multina- to back a global minimum tax country that undermine strate- their nuclear weapons. compromise. British unionists, who say they reasonable,” but he added: “I tional corporations pay their to ensure that his own plans for gic stability, and China oppos- “China always keeps its CD " Britain and the EU are weaken ties with the rest of the don’t think that the interpreta- fair share so we can invest in an enhanced one in the US don’t es the deployment of land- nuclear capabilities at the min- locked in an escalating diplo- UK. Tensions over the new tion or application of the pro- our middle class at home,” hurt American businesses. based intermediate-range bal- imum level required for nation- matic feud over Northern trade rules were a contributing tocol (by the EU) is sensible or Jake Sullivan, the president’s “It has the potential to listic missiles in the neigh- al security, and does not com- Ireland, the only part of the UK factor to a week of street vio- pragmatic.” national security adviser, said stop the race to the bottom,” bourhood of other countries,” pete with any other country in ! " that borders the 27-nation bloc. lence in April, largely in union- The EU says Britain must Friday on Twitter. said Thornton Matheson, a Wang said. the size or scale of nuclear The EU is angry over the ist areas of Northern Ireland, fully implement the agree- A minimum tax is sup- senior fellow at the Tax Policy Though Wang has not force,” he said. (0=( British government’s delay in that saw youths pelt police with ment, known as the Northern posed to halt an international Center. named the US, China in the China so far has not dis- implementing new checks on bricks, fireworks and firebombs. Ireland Protocol, that the two race to the bottom for corpo- “It would be a huge sea past has threatened to take closed how many warheads it -,"& some goods coming into European Commission sides agreed and ratified. It is rate taxation that has led multi- change in the way things have countermeasures if the US has, but an assessment by the Northern Ireland from the rest President Ursula Von der threatening legal action if the national businesses to book been going in corporate taxes deploys intermediate-range Stockholm International Peace # of the UK, while Britain says Leyen tweeted after meeting UK does not fully bring in the their profits in countries with for the last three decades.” missiles in Asia opposed Research Institute put the num- >= # the checks are imposing a big Johnson that Northern Ireland checks, which include a ban on low tax rates. This enables The idea of an enhanced Washington’s move to deploy ber at 320, in comparison to # burden on businesses and peace was “paramount,” and chilled meats such as sausages them to avoid taxes and global minimum tax is also an the high tech Terminal High Russia’s 54,000 or the 70,000 # " destabilizing Northern Ireland’s the binding Brexit agreement from England, Scotland and encourages countries to slash integral part of Biden’s domes- Altitude Area Defence US warheads, the Hong hard-won peace. protected it. Wales going to Northern rates. The minimum rate would tic agenda, but it faces resis- (THAAD) in South Korea over Kong-based South China C9( US President Joe Biden “We want the best possible Ireland from next month. make it tougher for companies tance in Congress. concerns that the American Morning Post reported. -!2 >R # $ 1 ) O ) # ( ; , " ) 2 ( *)2(+ < R %" 9'0 Britain planned to meet at a formally part of meetings that hotel in the Austrian capital. launched in Vienna earlier this -5!'!3 1,'.4 alks between Iran and glob- Top Russian representa- year. But the administration of ) Tal powers restarted Saturday tive Mikhail Ulyanov said in a President Joe Biden has sig- rench President Emmanuel ormer President Donald with the goal of trying to restore tweet that the talks would naled willingness to rejoin the FMacron says it’s good that FTrump’s signature border a landmark agreement to con- allow the participants to deal under terms that would " )2( US President wall project would lose much tain Iranian nuclear develop- “exchange views on how to broadly see the United States Joe Biden is of its funding as well as the fast- ment that the Trump adminis- arrange further work in order scale back sanctions and Iran able to lead track status that enabled it to tration abandoned in 2018. to complete the negotiations return to abiding by the limits through coop- bypass environmental regula- Senior diplomats from China, successfully and expeditiously.” on its nuclear activity contained " eration, adding tions under a Biden adminis- Germany, France, Russia, and The United States is not in the 2015 agreement. that the United tration plan announced Friday. States is “defi- President Joe Biden sus- nitely” back as pended construction of the wall Europe’s part- upon taking office while his ner. administration reviewed the pro- Biden and ject. That angered Republicans in Macron met Congress eager to see it go for- Saturday as ward amid an increase in appre- part of the Group of Seven hensions of migrants along the summit in southwest England, southwest border. ' ' ' where they and other leaders of The new plan does not 7 ' 6' : !0'I'. region. Calls for a more thor- the world’s wealthy democra- cancel the wall project outright, ' ough investigation into the ori- cies are discussing the coron- but it’s still likely to face oppo- op US and Chinese diplo- gin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus avirus pandemic, the environ- sition in Congress, where many that spans the entire southern “virtually impenetrable” wall, Tmats appear to have had that causes Covid-19 are par- ment, national security, rela- Republicans are eager to pro- border and costs American tax- insisting it would be paid for by another sharply worded ticularly sensitive for China tions with China and econom- mote a project closely associ- payers billions of dollars is not Mexico, which never hap- exchange, with Beijing saying because of suggestions that it ic issues. ated with the former president. a serious policy solution or pened. Instead, his adminis- it told the US to cease inter- might have have escaped from Former US President Biden plans to return more responsible use of federal funds,” tration set aside about $15 bil- fering in its internal affairs and a laboratory in the central city Donald Trump took an adver- than $2 billion that the Trump the Office of Management and lion through a combination of accusing Washington of politi- of Wuhan, where cases were sarial approach with NATO administration diverted from Budget said in a statement out- congressional appropriations cising the search for the origin first discovered. allies, but Macron said Biden the Pentagon to help pay for the lining the plan. and taking the money from the of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yang said China was has shown that “leadership is wall and use other money The government has built Pentagon and other parts of the Senior Chinese foreign pol- “gravely concerned” over what partnership.” appropriated by Congress to walls and other barriers along government. icy adviser Yang Jiechi and he called “absurd” stories that The desire for coopera- address “urgent life, safety, and the 2,000-mile (3,200-kilome- The Trump administra- Secretary of State Antony the virus escaped from the tion cuts both ways. Biden environmental issues” created ter) US-Mexico border for tion built about 725 kilometres Blinken held a phone call Friday Wuhan lab. China “firmly described the European Union by the construction. It also asks decades to eliminate some of of wall, moving quickly and that revealed wide divisions in opposes any despicable acts as “incredibly strong and lawmakers not to provide any the easier routes of avoiding waiving requirements for envi- a number of contentious areas, that use the epidemic as an vibrant,” which he said not only additional funding for what the checkpoints. Trump turned the ronmental reviews and medi- including the curtailing of free- excuse to slander China and to helps with tackling economic Biden team believes is an issue into a centerpiece of his ation, though only about 52 84 doms in Hong Kong and the shift blames,” Yang was quoted challenges but also provides a unnecessary effort. political identity. kilometres were in areas where mass detention of Muslims in as saying by the official Xinhua backbone for NATO. “Building a massive wall Trump vowed to build a no barrier previously existed. the northwestern Xinjiang News Agency. 1%Q% 9 / 9 R" + + %- R ! Tehran: Iran’s seven presidential candidates )$ offered starkly different views on Saturday in the country’s final debate, with hard-liners Moscow: Moscow’s mayor on Kathmandu: Condemning beleaguered Nepal describing those seeking ties with the West as Saturday ordered a week off for . ) Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s “undemocratic “infiltrators” and the race’s sole moderate warn- some workplaces and imposed acts” and his “lust for power,” five former prime mining a hard-line government would only bring restrictions on many business- I057$0( isters on Saturday appealed to the country’s admin- more sanctions for the Islamic Republic. es to fight coronavirus infec- istration and security agencies to not be involved Analysts and state-linked polling put hard- tions that have more than dou- sraeli police say a private security guard at a in such wrong activities that have long term effect line judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as the clear bled in the past week. Icheckpoint near Jerusalem shot and killed a on the nation. The former premiers — Sher Bahadur front-runner in Friday’s upcoming vote, with the The national coronavirus woman on Saturday who allegedly planned to Deuba, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar public now largely hostile to the relative mod- taskforce reported 6,701 new carry out a stabbing attack. Nepal, Jhalanath Khanal and Baburam Bhattarai- erate President Hassan Rouhani after the collapse cases of infection in Moscow, The police said in a statement that the guard made the joint appeal in a statement. of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. compared with 2,936 on June at the Qalandia checkpoint north of Jerusalem Prime minister Oli, currently heading a But that didn’t stop Rouhani’s former 6. Nationally, the daily infection saw the woman with a knife and shot her. minority government, has continuously been Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati from tally has spiked by nearly half Several amateur videos captured by attacking the Constitution of Nepal and under- harshly criticizing Raisi, at one point getting over the past week, to 13,510. Palestinians at the crossing showed the woman mining the long and arduous struggle of the up from his chair to hand him a list he After several weeks of lock- lying on the ground at the Israeli side of the Nepali people to achieve the federal republic and described as naming individuals who haven’t down as the pandemic spread crossing. Police later said she was a 28-year old its rule of law, the Kathmandu Post reported, cit- paid back huge loans from state banks. He in the spring of 2020, Moscow Palestinian woman. ing the statement. again tried to link Raisi to former President eased restrictions and did not Qalandia is the main crossing point for “We warn the caretaker government not to Donald Trump, whose decision to unilateral- reimpose any during subse- Palestinian residents of the West Bank enter- do anything or direct others to do anything that ly withdraw America from Iran’s nuclear deal quent case increases. ing Israel, especially those bound for Jerusalem. would have a long-term impact on the country has seen the country crushed by sanctions. But because of the recent The checkpoint is operated by private securi- and people and appeal to the administration and “Mr. Raisi, you and your friends have played sharp rise, “it is impossible not ty firms, but Israeli police deploy after violent security agencies not to be involved in such in Trump’s ground with your extremist policies,” to react to such a situation,” incidents. The official Palestinian news agency, wrong activities,” they said in the statement. Hemmati said. For his part, Raisi said he’d make Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said. Wafa, reported that Israeli forces closed the “He has displayed the ugly form of lust for sure the government returns to the nuclear deal. He ordered that enterpris- crossing point on both sides. power that has never existed in Nepal’s politi- The deal “would not be executed by you, es that do not normally work on Starting five years ago, Palestinians cal history. We condemn such undemocratic acts it needs a powerful government to do this,” weekends remain closed for launched stabbing and car-ramming attacks by Oli,” they said. Raisi said. The election Friday will see voters the next week while continuing against Israelis in the occupied West Bank and The statement comes at a time when the pick a candidate to replace Rouhani, who is to pay employees. In addition, annexed east Jerusalem, but the attacks have Supreme Court started hearing on the case term limited from running again. The vote food courts and children’s play waned in recent years. The Palestinians seek the regarding the reinstatement of the House of comes amid tensions with the West as nego- areas in shopping centers are to West Bank, where the Palestinian Authority Representatives, which was dissolved by tiations continue to try and resuscitate the close for a week beginning exerts limited self-rule, as part of a future state President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 22 at the nuclear deal, which saw Iran agree to limit its Sunday, and restaurants and alongside Gaza and east Jerusalem. Israel says recommendation of Prime Minister Oli, who lost enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lift- bars must limit their service to Jerusalem is indivisible. Peace negotiations have a trust vote in the House last month. PTI ing of economic sanctions. AP takeout from 11 pm to 6 am. 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The ndia needs about 400,000 Tall Ministries and govern- Government to increase sub- ! 2-,78+2$&,'D improved incentives for electric Icharging stations to meet ment departments to target 20 sidy for such vehicles by 50 per ,!$'-,'D!"$ -+ two wheelers will increase pen- the requirement for two million per cent reduction in expen- cent under the FAME II etration.” He further said,”Such Electric Vehicles (EV) that ditures like domestic and for- 1 scheme saying it would be a D2' 8+2$&,2 "2 policy direction should lead to could potentially ply on its eign travel, overtime allowance, game changer in the adoption indigenous development of roads by 2026, said a report on rent and office expenses, in the of eco-friendly vehicles. future technology.” Saturday. current fiscal year as it tightens ; The Government on the subsidy by 50 per cent per Expressing similar views, The Grant Thornton its purse strings amid the sec- ; Friday made a partial modifi- KWh is a phenomenal move. Society of Manufacturers of Bharat-Ficci report said for ond wave of the pandemic. , ; charges, grants-in-aid general, ernment is staring at an addi- cation of the scheme for Faster Sales of electric two-wheelers Electric Vehicles (SMEV) India to reach its vision of 100 The Department of ; contribution and other charges, tional expenditure of up to Rs Adoption and Manufacturing have grown despite the pan- Director General Sohinder Gill per cent EVs by 2030, factors Expenditure under the Finance should also be cut. 1.45 lakh crore to provide free of Electric Vehicles in India demic and with this addition- said, “It’s an important and an such as increasing government Ministry issued an office mem- ; The Savings that would vaccines and foodgrains to Phase II (FAME India Phase al subsidy, we expect electric admirable decision taken by the support, decreasing cost of orandum in this regard on ; accrue to the Government due people devastated by the dead- II), including increasing the two wheeler sales to disrupt the government, a move that will technology, and distressing June 10. to this move cannot be exactly second wave of covid infec- demand incentive for electric market, and clock 6 million- bring down the prices of elec- pollution levels, would be key “All the Ministries/ depart- ministries should aim to con- ly ascertained. This is the sections. two-wheelers to 15,000 per plus units by 2025,” Ather tric two wheelers nearer to the to accelerate this transition. ments are requested to take trol expenditures like over- ond year in a row that the gov- Reversing a policy where KWh from the earlier uni- Energy CEO and Co-founder IC (internal combustion As per EV industry body - steps to curtail all avoidable time allowance, rewards, ernment has come out with states competed for vaccine form subsidy of 10,000 per Tarun Mehta said in a state- engine) vehicles and remove Society of Manufacturers of non-scheme expenditure and domestic and foreign travel, measures to rationalise expen- supplies for certain age cate- KWh for all EVs, including ment.The Government’s con- one of the biggest blockade of Electric Vehicles - there are aim for 20 per cent reduction office expenses, rents, rates diture. Last year, the expendi- gories, the government earlier plug in hybrids and strong tinued support to drive adop- the high sticker price of electric 1,800 charging stations in India in controllable expenditure.... and taxes, royalty. ture department had asked all this week announced that the hybrids except buses. tion of EVs, with a keen focus two-wheelers.” as of March 2021 for approxi- Expenditure in 2019-20 may be Besides, expenditures relat- ministries /departments to central government will pro- In the latest modification, on locally built electric two- Elaborating further, he said mately 16,200 electric cars, taken as the baseline for this ed to publications, other review appointments of con- cure vaccines for all adults. the department of heavy indus- wheelers will make India the a ‘city speed electric scooter’ including the fleet segment. purpose,” the memorandum administrative expenses, sup- sultants, curtail functions and All above 18 years of age tries also capped incentives manufacturing hub of EVs, he with a range of 100km/charge “Overall, the EV infra- said. However, expenditure plies and materials, cost of ban use of imported paper for would get free vaccines from for electric two-wheelers at 40 added. will now cost less than Rs structure is tightly coupled related to containment of the ration, clothing and tentage, printing as part of measures to June 21. Also, the free food- per cent of the cost of vehicles, Welcoming the “govern- 60,000 and a high-speed scoot- with the EV and charging sta- pandemic is excluded from advertising and publicity, rationalise non-priority expen- grain scheme that was to end up from 20 per cent earlier. ment’s continued support to er with a range of 80 km will tion characteristics, battery the scope of this order. minor works and maintenance, diture. in June has been extended till “The revision in the EVs”, TVS Motor Company come nearer to the price tag of technologies, and electricity The memorandum said, service or commitment As per estimates, the gov- November 2021. 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There can be no one answer to this. the increasing cases. The more educated children ones. The POCSO and Juvenile Justice Act are % ( " But it gives us a reality check of the society we live are about such acts and crimes, the instances of strong enough,” she emphasises. ● % in and the world we will be leaving behind for the such cases will reduce. “The Government should She adds that it is not because of the loopholes generations to come. work towards the prevention of such crimes in the law that juveniles are taking to such crimes “The young ones are the most vulnerable of all. because the general trend is to respond to a cri- thinking they will get away with it; instead, it is # " We don’t know what exactly might have happened sis and not prevent it. Also, children don’t fall because they commit a crime without thinking of that led to such a crime, but we can anticipate that under the vote bank, and the Government thinks the consequences. -49'2 % it was because of the company those boys shared. that work for children is more charity-driven; this “A 10 or 12-year-old, when committing a crime, " The 18-year-old was indeed aware of what he was shows in the budget as well, where only 0.6 per won’t think of the consequences. A child cannot doing, and he might have lured other boys into the cent is spent on child protection. They often see comprehend a crime at such an age and calculate ● ' #CDCD# :N% % crime,” Pulkit Sharma, a clinical psychologist, says. investment and result as two parallels, but the need the actions. As most people say, it is nothing but a >D% is to merge the two and work on things. You can’t result of criminal mentality, and it is because they % O B( expect results if you don’t invest. The investment are not educated enough about right and wrong. The only way out here is to have a close eye on $44&(45$ here is to be done in the prevention of such They see what is happening in their family or area ! " your child’s friends. The parents must take charge )50-,'.',00024& crimes,” Urmi Chudgar, Lawyer, HAQ: Centre for and replicate it. So, parents have to work with their ● % % of the company that their child shares. Keep a look Child Rights, tells you. children from the beginning. And especially when LD% % % at what your child does when alone. The need is ,0,475"100024 Experts emphasise that educating children and a crime has been committed, and they are in the such that even children as young as ten are having 027-0-,'$250!47 creating awareness is the only way to reduce these shelter homes, there has to be intensive counselling 7 ) " access to mobile phones and WiFi; this increases -4025)0 crimes. “A lot of moral preaching is the need of the to make them realise and understand that what they the risk of internet abuse. hour. We need to educate children about consent have done will have consequences on them as well. " “Parents must monitor the watch and search )7',(0"2$3#,0 and rape punishments. Sadly, the school’s curricu- They should not think that they are juveniles and history when their child uses the phone. There are -,44$F-755'-7$7( lum covers sex education as a mere topic. But does will get away,” Chudgar tells you. ● times when a child ends up watching inappropri- it cover STI, STDs, AIDS, rape, pregnancy after rape, >L% % -49050O027-'4 ate videos or ads, not because he searched for it, but the complications that rape victims go through and " because it appeared as a suggestion. It is all toxic (0504)'-"!7240' the psychological treatments they require? The While these cases are fortunate enough to make and addictive. Hence, try to put your phone in kid- -4905'#2#'2# answer is no. All these topics should be covered with headlines and reach public notice, hundreds of cases safe mode before giving it to your child; this will 5)0#)50.-3&05 the help of examples and suggestive role plays,” go unnoticed and even unreported. The reason eliminate any chances of incorrect use of the Sareen opines. being public shame and harassment that follows. " Internet,” Sharma opines. 5)0#,0-4()$'-'4 Some people even doubt the law and think they will He adds that many children grow up with dif- ,5)09'-'(.4 B not get justice. ficult emotions such as loneliness, hatred, aggres- ,547.,2,0 Sareen adds that rape by a 10-year-old or a 6- “Some people think that reaching out to the sion and envy because of our current social struc- year-old, is not just an example of a mentally sick court and attending the hearings will further trau- ( tures; this makes them hardened and aggressive and )3-,4$4.'-$ and frustrated child, but it also holds a mirror to matise the survivor. But in such cases, the law has Both Sareen and Chudgar agree with Sharma predisposes them to such criminal behaviours. 50(0,03 the parenting, teaching from school, friends and several provisions for the survivor. There’s a sepa- that the unrestricted use of technology is also lead- 50P7'50B,0105' highlights the dearth of efforts made on him. “Such rate room for the vulnerable survivors. There’s no ing to such crimes. “Giving them gadgets is a key (( 4"$$,004)'- news makes headlines every other day. We read lawyer or the culprit in the room. The survivor is to easy access to sex. Especially during the lock- Pooja Sareen, advocate, women and child them, think about them and often forget. The ques- accompanied by a support system and can put her down, when both classes and tuitions have gone rights activist, says that parents' biggest problem is ,47$2!0-4905021', tion is: are the boys only to be blamed? And not point forward. There are no direct questions online, how fair is it to not mentor them on what’s not opening up with their children. “The biggest ,0,0$)4&0O()$0 their parents who fail to teach them the difference thrown on these young survivors. Not only this, but essentially a part of them. I beseech to all parents, problem in India is that the parents do not open 27..0'9054$0 between right and wrong,” Sareen asks. the law even allows them to avoid multiple visits hold hands of your children, educate them on sex. up with children on a very critical subject such as to the court. If they want, the survivor can give out Educate them on repercussions of rape, talk to them sex, sexual needs and sexual restrictions, what )$3 H their statement in one go. Also, when they need to as friends, they need you,” Sareen says. should be and should not be done. Most of them K)44I500# While many people demand that there should be questioned, police don’t go in uniform,” Chudgar And the even more horrifying trend that is, watch web series with their children that are often 294-0#14(02 be stern laws for such heinous crimes, Chudgar feels explains. of course, a result of technology — shooting videos full of abusive hurls and sexual and love-making that the current laws are sufficient. “Amending the It is nothing but a result of a lack of knowledge and posting them online, is becoming infamous. scenes. While some skip them, others don’t think -,'$25'.,-'9' laws and increasing the punishment is not the way and awareness related to law. It’s high time we should Chudgar says that it is part and parcel of technol- that the child is juvenile, or a teenager. It is disheart- forward. When the Nirbhaya Case happened, start creating awareness instead of just talking about ogy. “It is a strange world that we live in. Not only ening to hear some parents say “dekhne do, ladka there was a change that 16-18 years olds also could it. “In the rural areas, the Asha workers can be children but even adults have the habit of record- hai, seekhne do, isi ne sambhalna hai”. We read too be tried as adults in case of heinous crimes; this in trained and educated about the law, and they can ing whatever is happening near them; this is both many articles on child rapes, rape on children by itself is a deviation in the principle of the Juvenile further pass on the knowledge to the people. The good and bad. However, being in possession of children or juveniles and we have read about ‘Bois Justice (JJ) Act. Also, because India is a signatory Government can organise short informative sessions child pornographic material is a crime in itself; locker room’ too; this is one way to expose the young to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of on such topics. Further, hoarding and posters can it is again because of the lack of awareness that minds towards such a sensitive topic, and due to the Child (UNCRC) bringing in such changes in be put in public places. It is said that you tend to people don’t shy away from recording and circu- the lack of proper guidance, they fail to understand the law that are against the benefit of the child are remember things that you have read for a long time. lating such crimes. The need is to educate peo- what is right and wrong,” Sareen says. not in line with the principle of JJ Act and Posters will prove to be helpful as they will initiate ple about the wise use of technology because The lack of dialogue on sexual crimes at the UNCRC. Hence, the need is for proper implemen- that dialogue and also educate people about such there’s not much we can do about this infamous school and community level is the reason behind tation of the existing laws and not thinking of newer sensitive topics,” Chudgar opines. trend,” she suggests. 4 ! $ &-./010-

?,++6'. )5' arbora Krejcikova won her maiden Grand Slam singles Btitle at the French Open on - ' 2+= -< Saturday, beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to 1 " . % become the first Czech woman in 40 years to conquer Roland )5' Q4 in 14 semi-finals in the French Garros. ( );-:0 ) capital. Krejcikova, ranked 33 in the ! , ovak Djokovic handed /9 / “Probably it was not my best world and playing just her fifth 13-time champion day today, even if I fought,” said main draw in a Slams singles NRafael Nadal only his ) 1 Nadal. “Sometimes you win, event, triumphed 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 for ( - O third defeat in 16 years and 108 sometimes you lose. I had a big a second career title. matches at the French Open on chance. There were some crazy The 25-year-old emulates Friday to reach his sixth Roland ! points but there was fatigue compatriot Hana Mandlikova who 5 . Garros final after an epic show- there.” claimed the trophy in Paris in down which even beat the coun- B Djokovic finished with 50 1981. the next six games as her Czech oppo- try’s Covid-19 curfew. winners; Nadal committed 55 The 25-year-old Krejcikova nent grabbed three breaks and raced In their 58th career clash, unforced errors under the dedicated her victory to her men- way with the opener inside half an Djokovic triumphed 3-6, 6-3, 7- relentless assault. tor, the former Wimbledon cham- hour. 6 (7/4), 6-2 and stays on course 48 C Djokovic had two break pion Jana Novotna who died of can- Krejcikova was rewarded for her to capture a 19th major and 6 - points in the opening game of cer at the age of 49 in 2017. bold attacking, hitting 13 winners to become the first man in over 50 the first set which stretched to “It’s hard to put into the Russian’s seven. years to win all four Slams 4A 10 minutes but was unable to words. I cannot believe Pavlyuchenkova, who made her twice. & convert. I have just won a Slam debut back in 2007, was the Djokovic, the 2016 champi- Nadal made him pay, sprint- Grand Slam,” more composed player in the sec- on in Paris who had also beat- ; ing away for a 5-0 lead before the said ond set, stretching out to 5-1. en Nadal at the 2015 tourna- - B top seed got on the board. Krejcikova A medical timeout at 5-2, ment, will face Stefanos Tsitsipas - Djokovic clung on, retriev- who was during which she was seen in Sunday’s final in what will be ing one break to get to 2-5 but still out- munching Haribo gummy bears, his 29th championship match at % Nadal eventually prevailed after side the merely delayed the Russian levelling the Slams. % , C one hour on court even if he top 100 the final. Tsitsipas had earlier become required seven set points to when the In the decider, the players the first Greek to reach a Grand edge ahead. 2020 French Open exchanged breaks in the third and Slam final with a 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, The old rivals exchanged took place last October. fourth games, before the Czech broke 4-6, 6-3 victory over Alexander breaks in the second and third “I spent a lot of time to love for 4-3 on the back of a 10-shot Zverev. games of a big-hitting second set with Jana before she died. Her rally. Nadal, 35, remains tied on but it was Djokovic who repeat- last words to me were ‘enjoy Pavlyuchenkova saved two 20 majors with Roger Federer. ed the feat for a 4-2 lead before tennis and try and win a Grand championship points in the ninth “It was a privilege to face levelling the tie. Slam’. game and a third in the 10th but Rafa in such an incredible Twice in the third set “I know she’s looking after Krejcikova became champion match,” said Djokovic after four Djokovic edged ahead, only to me. All this is pretty much on the fourth when the Russian hours and 11 minutes of intense be reeled back in by Nadal who because she is looking after hit long. action. “Tonight it was my great- broke back in the 10th game as me. Both est ever match in Paris.” the world number one served “It was amazing women capi- He now leads Nadal 30-28 for the set. that I got the talised on a in their career rivalry. Djokovic then saved a set chance to meet draw in “It’s hard to find point with an ice-cool drop her. She was such which the words for Rafa’s shot in the 12th game. an inspiration. I top seeds achievements at Roland “You cannot play better clay miss her and I fell and just Garros. The amount of court tennis than this. It’s per- hope she’s really kept falling. wins on this court is fect,” tweeted Andy Murray. happy.” World incredible,” he added. A 92-minute third set ended In a nervy start number one “You have to climb with Djokovic taking the to the final, and 2019 cham- Mount Everest when tiebreak. Nadal then broke in the Krejcikova was pion Ashleigh you meet him here.” first game of the fourth set but broken in the first Barty hobbled out It was Djokovic’s Djokovic levelled for 2-2 and game, serving up in the second round. second win in eight broke again for 4-2. two double faults. Serena Williams was knocked meetings in Paris with He finished it off on a sec- However, the out in the fourth round, world num- Nadal, a sequence ond match point when Nadal hit 29-year-old ber two Naomi Osaka withdrew after which also included wide and long to conclude a Russian was one match, while 2018 champion three losses in finals. match on the same court where unable to capi- Simona Halep never even made it to It was Nadal’s first defeat they first met in 2006. talise and dropped Paris. '$ ,' 5 E Sehwag looking forward to Boult vs Rohit contest 0120$,' be looking forward to. If Rohit rather than going in with four gets set and see off Boult’s pacers, India should go with ' '$ ) P'Q Gros-Islet: Kagiso Rabada com- pener Rohit Sharma coun- opening spell, it will be a treat two spinners in their five- pleted a five-wicket haul as Otering Trent Boult’s to watch,” feels one of India’s man bowling line-up as it Birmingham: Initially not way to do that. So I’m hoping South Africa formalised their incoming deliveries will make greatest match winners. would also strengthen their expecting to feature in the it puts me in good stead (for demolition of the West Indies by for a fascinating contest, some- While this would be lower middle-order batting. ongoing second Test against the WTC final).” an innings and 63 runs just thing that Virender Sehwag Rohit’s first shot at opening in “I don’t how the wicket England, New Zealand pacer New Zealand have plenty before the lunch interval on the will be looking forward to English conditions, the expe- would look like on June 18th Trent Boult is hopeful that of bowling options ahead of third day of the first Test in St during the World Test rience of playing Tests in 2014 but one thing I have always achieving game fitness rather the marquee Test next week Lucia on Saturday. Championship final between will certainly help him. believed is that you need to than bowling in the nets will with pacers Tim Southee, Kyle Having taken just one wick- India and New Zealand, start- “Rohit is a fantastic bats- play to your strengths. If India put him in ‘good stead’ in the Jamieson, Neil Wagner and et in the first innings on day one ing in Southampton on June man and he has played Test can play with five specialist upcoming World Test Matt Henry performing well in when the home side were rout- 18. cricket in England earlier also bowlers that will be great thing Championship final against ongoing series but Boult feels ed for 97 after choosing to bat Sehwag, who redefined the (2014) so I think he can man- because I still believe that two India. some ‘hard calls’ are on the first, Rabada led the way for the art of opening batting in Test age well as we have seen in spinners will come into effect “Initially I wasn’t expect- cards. Proteas in the West Indies sec- cricket, feels that Rohit’s qual- recent times when he has on fourth and fifth day. ing to play this game but “Healthy competition,” ond innings with figures of five ities and recent form at the top opened the batting. I have no “Two spinners will be everything fell into line, and Boult said about their pace- for 34. of the order certainly makes doubt that he will score runs in good for India because both I gave myself that chance to bowling options for the WTC It was his 10th five-wicket him a candidate to succeed England this time. Ashwin and Jadeja are capable get out there and I think I’ll final. haul in Test cricket. The during the six Test matches in “Obviously, as it is for any all-rounders. That also adds definitely be better off for “The boys are very excit- Caribbean side, trailing on first England this summer. opener, he would have to be depth to your batting. You that head out,” Boult was ed about the prospect, but innings by 225 runs and resum- “No doubt Trent Boult- careful for the first 10 overs don’t need a sixth batsman quoted as saying by they’ve put in a lot of hard ing from an overnight position Tim Southee combination will and see off that new ball to with both of them around.” ESPNCricinfo. yards not just over the last of 82 for four, were dismissed for pose a lot of challenge for understand the conditions Sehwag also wants Pant to “It’s one thing loading couple of weeks but over a 162. Only Roston Chase, with a Indians. They can move the first. I am sure he will get a bat the way he knows and not and getting through num- couple of years of a Test top score of 62, offered any ball both ways and are brilliant chance to show his range of get bogged down by too much bers in the nets but to simu- Championship cycle. meaningful resistance to the while bowling in partnerships strokes,” said the man, who has analysis and dissection about late that kind of game fitness “Some hard calls will have South African bowlers, the next also,” Sehwag said. scored more than 8000 Test technique and temperament and having to come back to be made but the big picture best effort being 14 from “Boult vs Rohit Sharma runs. needed to be successful in three, four or five times in a is the collective goal of lifting replacement opening batsman will be a contest that I would Sehwag also believes that England. day … there’s no real other the world title,” he added. PTI Kieran Powell. AFP C * ; Pant smashes ton, Gill -E % @<. ; ' 85 in intra-squad game

New Delhi: India’s white ball then can meet in common squad, led by Shikhar areas inside the bio-bubble. 5' 6 ) Dhawan, will quarantine in The players will do gym ses- Mumbai from June 14 to 28 sions in staggered manner.” London: The England and posts re-emerged, the social historical issues, remind indi- and undergo six RT-PCR tests While the three-match Wales Cricket Board is to media feeds of a number of viduals of their personal on alternate days before flying ODI series starts on July 13, it launch a ‘social media review’ Internationals have been scru- responsibilities going forward, off to Colombo for the six- is expected that Indian team that could lead to disciplinary tinised, with an unnamed and help them learn lessons match series against Sri Lanka, will have match simulation action following the fall-out player found to have sent along the way. “The board was starting on July 13. practice (situational training) Southampton: The flamboyant from Ollie Robinson’s Twitter offensive tweets while under clear that this process would It is understood that all after individual sessions, fol- Rishabh Pant took his senior posts. the age of 16. not prevent further discipli- the Standard Operating lowing three days of room bowling colleagues to the clean- The Sussex seamer was The ECB board met on nary action in the future, Procedures (SOPs) that will be quarantine at the team hotel ers with an unbeaten century *'89 suspended from England duty Wednesday and have decided should that be required, under followed by the Lanka-bound in Colombo. while opener Shubman Gill also ( ):-:0 ) pending an investigation after to look into the issue in more the applicable processes, but it squad will be same as those of “It will be just like what’s warmed up with a polished 85 ?@ $ historic racist and sexist posts detail, with a statement issued is hoped that the game can the first team currently in the happening in England. Match during the Indian team’s intra- made in 2012 and 2013 re- on Saturday saying: “The emerge from this difficult United Kingdom for the situations will be created and squad match simulation over the !'5('.,( Zealand side that drew the first emerged during his Test debut board agreed to the executive’s period stronger and deter- World Test Championship that’s how the intra-squad last two days. Test at Lord’s, took the first three against New Zealand at Lord’s recommendation for a social mined to be more inclusive final and five-match series training will be held. The two teams are being led att Henry took three top- wickets to fall en route to fine last week. Since Robinson’s media review to address any and welcoming to all.” AFP against England. “You can’t have your by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul Morder wickets to leave New figures of 3-36 in 12 overs. “All the rules will be main players get out off the with all the first team batsmen Zealand on the brink of a series- New Zealand are eyeing (nought not out), whose Specialist batsmen Zak played on trying to sweep left- same like we followed in first ball and not bat again or packed in one side and the reg- clinching win as England’s bats- only a third series win in England record 162nd Test is Crawley made 10 and Ollie arm spinner Ajaz Patel. England. The outstation bat for the whole innings. ular bowlers on the other, with men failed miserably in the England after their 1986 and unlikely to be one the pace great Pope 23 as their run of low Patel was well used by players will come by Everyone needs train- reserves like Wriddhiman Saha second and final Test at 1999 triumphs — an ideal way remembers fondly. scores continued. Latham. The spinner then cap- charter flight and ing so it won’t be and Hanuma Vihari. Edgbaston on Saturday. to prepare for their appearance Henry struck with just the Dan Lawrence, who top- tured the prize wicket of Joe some fly business practice games as Pant, who has been in the England, on a good batting in next week’s inaugural World second ball of England’s innings scored with 81 not out in Root for 11 when the England class of commer- such,” the source form of his life, hammered pitch, were 122-9 in their second Test Championship final against when opener Rory Burns, who England’s first innings, was pow- captain and star batsman was cial airline,” a said. The Indian every bowler including the spin- innings at stumps on the third India at Southampton. made 81 first time around, was erless to prevent further collapse caught behind off an edged cut. BCCI source teams over the ners in his unbeaten 121 off 94 day — just 37 runs ahead of New England are facing a first well caught in the slips for a duck as he went for a duck, caught off Fast bowler Wood followed privy to devel- years have balls. Opening the batting with Zealand with one wicket stand- series loss on home soil in seven by stand-in skipper Tom left-arm quick Neil Wagner (3- his first-innings 41 with a game opment said. always stayed at Rohit Sharma, Gill scored 85 off ing and two days left to play. years since a 2014 reverse against Latham. 18) by diving wicket-keeper 29 as he shared a stand of 44 “They will the Taj 135 balls. Even so, that still represent- Sri Lanka. New Zealand’s close-catch- Tom Blundell. with fellow quick Stone. do seven days Samudra Kohli’s team was only trou- ed a recovery from an even more Their slim hopes of setting ing, far superior to England’s this New batsman James Bracey But a knock featuring five of room quar- Hotel in bled by veteran pacer Ishant embarrassing 76-7. a challenging target rest with series, also accounted for Dom at avoided a third successive fours and a six ended when he antine and Colombo. Sharma who returned the best Henry, one of an exception- tailenders Olly Stone (15 not Sibley (10), well-taken in the cor- nought in Test cricket but could skyed a pull off Wagner to figures of 3 for 36. PTI al six changes to the New out) and James Anderson don by Daryl Mitchell off Henry. only manage eight before he Blundell. 44 ! $ &-./010-

?+ D & 1- =%D 0 - ! 7 header from towering Kieffer Moore claimed a point 54(0 a role in all three goals, with Italy Afor Wales in a 1-1 draw with Switzerland in Baku on scoring three for the first time in Saturday to start both teams’ Euro 2020 campaigns. taly got their Euro 2020 cam- a European Championship Moore responded to Breel Embolo’s second-half paign off the mark with an match. opener with a quarter of an hour remaining. Both sides Iimpressive 3-0 win over All three Italy forwards trail Group A leaders Italy, who beat Turkey 3-0 in Friday’s Turkey in the curtain-raiser for proved efficient on the night, tournament curtain-raiser. the postponed continental tour- with a defence organised around Wales coach Robert Page named Gareth Bale on the nament in front of their home Juventus veterans Chiellini and left wing as the Real Madrid attacker was one of three Wales fans in Rome on Friday. Leonardo Bonucci holding firm, survivors in the starting line-up from the 2016 semi-final Playing their first major securing a ninth straight clean loss to Portugal. tournament in five years after sheet. Switzerland boss Vladimir Petkovic kept Benfica’s Haris failing to qualify for the 2018 “We struggled at the start, Seferovic and Borussia Moenchengladbach’s Breel Embolo World Cup, all the goals came in we tried to accelerate but we hit up front despite Mario Gavranovic scoring four times in the second half in front of a a wall,” said Immobile. two pre-tournament friendlies. Stadio Olimpico that was filled “In the second half, they With Petkovic naming a narrow back three, Bale and to a quarter of its capacity. were a little more tired, they tried fellow winger Dan James found space out wide early on Merih Demiral’s own goal to rush us but the spaces opened in front of an estimated 10,000 crowd as local authorities put Italy ahead before Ciro up, and we saw our quality at allowed up to 50-percent capacity in the 69,000-seater Immobile and Lorenzo Insigne that time.” Olympic Stadium. netted for Roberto Mancini’s side Gianluigi Donnarumma was After a quarter of an hour played, James broke free in the Group A opener. largely unworried in the Italy down the left before finding 1.95 metre-tall Moore who The win capped an emo- goal apart from a dangerous forced Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer to tip the ball over tional night in the Italian capi- Burak Yilmaz cross after half an the bar. tal which saw 16,000 fans return hour and a solo run by Cengiz From the resulting corner, Moore rose highest again to the Stadio Olimpico. Under after coming off the and clashed in the air with Manuel Akanji, which left the “It was important to start bench after the break. Cardiff forward playing the remainder of the game with well in Rome and I think it’s a “From a tactical point of red tape around his head. satisfaction for the public and for view, Italy was superior,” said With Moore bandaged, the momentum swung Italians,” said Mancini, whose Gunes. towards Petkovic’s side and they dominated the remain- side are now on a 28-match “Italy mastered the pitch der of the half but Seferovic wasted three chances. unbeaten run. and the ball. They suffocated us Moore returned after the interval despite completing “There was a lot of help from things in the second half and we coming up against a solid Turkey board eight minutes after the rebound wide. with pressing and high pace, and just one of his team’s 101 passes in the first half. the crowd. It was a beautiful lost control of the game.” defence who held their own. break when the unfortunate Immobile finally got his they took advantage of playing Petkovic’s Switzerland, who reached the last 16 five evening, I hope there are many Turkey could also thank Demiral found himself in the goal, his 14th for Italy, and first at home. “We have to react years ago, remained in control with captain Granit others, but there are still six more BERARDI IMPRESSES goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir for path of a Domenico Berardi in a major tournament, in the now.” Xhaka, Liverpool’s Xherdan Shaqiri and Atalanta’s Remo for Wembley.” On the pitch, Italy dominat- pulling off a big save on 23 min- cross for Immobile, the Juventus 66th minute, scoring from a Italy, looking for a second Freuler dominating midfield. “We were hoping for anoth- ed early on with a three-man utes, tipping over Italy captain defender bundling the ball into rebound after Cakir had saved European title after 1968, next They broke the deadlock four minutes into the sec- er result, but Italy was domi- attack led by Immobile, who Giorgio Chiellini’s powerful his own net. from Spinazzola. play Switzerland in Rome on ond half as Embolo sparked into life after a quiet open- nant,” said Turkey coach Senol plays for Lazio. goal-bound header off an Leonardo Spinazzola had a And Insigne curled in the Wednesday, with 2008 semi- ing 45 minutes. Gunes. The 31-year-old had sever- Insigne corner. chance for a second minutes third with 11 minutes to go. finalists Turkey taking on Wales He broke down the middle and forced Danny Ward “The first goal changed al near misses in the first half, Italy finally got on the score- later, with Immobile sending the Sassuolo winger Berardi had in Baku. into a save, which gave Shaqiri a corner on the right flank. He delivered to Embolo who headed home after beating Wales right-back Connor Roberts with ease for just his passes sixth goal in 44 international appearances. %'%'$ '' Shaqiri, who played just 14 Premier League games for Liverpool last season, was substituted on 66 minutes for PM MODI TO GIVE SEND-OFF the more defensive Denis Zakaria. ' -4)0,.0 pm to a huge ovation as they Despite Petkovic’s pragmatic change in F4 % #)( started warming up for a second personnel, Wales equalised with 16 minutes ( enmark midfielder time. remaining. % ' DChristian Eriksen was Eriksen was given urgent Manchester United’s James played a corner I>D%>E" % taken to a hospital on Saturday medical attention on the field short which ended up at Joe Morrell’s feet and after collapsing on the field for about 10 minute after col- he crossed into the box. " during a match at the European lapsing near the end of the first Moore lost his marker and headed a well- Championship, leading to the half. He was then carried off placed effort passed the out-stretched CILIC VS ALIASSIME IN FINAL game being suspended for more on a stretcher. UEFA Sommer to send the roughly 300 trav- # & 74 ( - than 90 minutes. then announced the elling Wales fans into a frenzy - F& % The governing body of game had been sus- behind the opposite goal. F ) European football said Eriksen pended “due to a James was then replaced by "- # has been stabilized and the medical emer- David Brooks as both sides >H) # :%=#>%D Danish football federation said gency.” searched for a winner. F % % he was awake. Eriksen had Seferovic was substituted for I5 " “Christian Eriksen is awake just played a 31-year-old Gavranovic on 84 and is undergoing further exam- short pass when minutes and the Dinamo Zagreb SHAKIB BANNED FOR 3 GAMES inations at Rigshospitalet,” the he fell face-for- forward thought he had claimed ! Danish federation wrote on ward onto the all three points for his side with , % Twitter. ground. His his first touch. 2 CD The Euro 2020 match teammates After edging past the Wales ) $ RENDD# between Denmark and Finland immediately ges- backline he beat Ward but his % had been halted in the 43rd tured for help and effort was chalked off for offside by ( minute with the score 0-0 but medics rushed onto VAR. 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"5 % % # (!0" 4 , MURRAY FACES PAIRE IN OPENER & D ; 5 ' ( $424 ( );-:0 ) %1 < $ Brasilia: Twelve people from the Venezuelan national team’s del- & F arry Maguire could play for Venezuelan national football egation, including players and ! ) % P F" HEngland in their opening team, including players and coaching staff, tested positive for Euro 2020 clash with 2018 staff, have tested positive for Covid-19,” it said in a statement. WOAKES RETURNS FOR SL T20S World Cup finalists Croatia on Covid-19, officials said on “All are asymptomatic and -1 Sunday although manager Saturday, a day before they play isolated in individual hotel 0 FCD Gareth Southgate says it “is a the opening match of the Copa rooms. 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ast week, the heat index in the Another reason for the team to Capital touched 48°C even as the look for smart solution stemmed Ltemperatures hovered around from the fact that there has been 41°C. While these readings are not increased attention to sustainable alarming given that June is the hottest architectural designs for better light month in North India, the fact remains and heat management in buildings. that temperatures are rising. This has Having a smart windows system resulted in more and more people to is the first step for such structures,” switch to air conditioners. The individ- Sikdar says. ual carbon footprint is on the rise. While initially, the team thought According to the United Nations of using gold and silver as the metal O ' Environment Program, buildings layers for the windows, the model was around the globe account for 36 per made using cheaper alternatives like cent of energy use and 39 per cent of copper and transparent semiconduc- energy-related carbon dioxide emis- tor like as indium tin oxide to keep the sions annually. Also, to meet the goals cost down. Plans are afoot to use of the Paris Climate Agreement, a build- cheaper material and the smart glass ing’s energy intensity will have to material can easily fabricated using improve by 30 per cent by 2030. existing state-of-the-art nanoscale ' P Keeping in mind the climate fabrication methods and find its appli- change and global warming, a team cation in vehicles, trains and air- from the Indian Institute of Technology planes. (F77-F" Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) have devel- However, the solution is not like oped smart window system to keep the an AC nor does it work on the same " ' buildings cool. principle. “The smart system is not an Dr Debabrata Sikdar, assistant pro- AC where say the outside temperature F :7-7 9/- fessor, Department of Electronics and is 45°C and a person a turns on the Electrical Engineering, along with device and the room temperatures "( %:" ' research scholar, Ashish Kumar their ACs due to the fear of cross- the temperatures have risen. In such comes down to 25°C in a few minutes. Chowdhary have designed a smart win- infection through aerosol transmis- a situation all that the person has to It is a device which is in the room and $% $ dow material that can control the sion. “Turning off ACs would be a do is turn the device to bright and if one turns it on to the mode of choice amount of heat and light passing good way to prevent the spread of cool mode and the window will go — bright and cool one is essentially not through it. The materials used will help the virus. However, temperatures to a mode where it will allow the light allowing the heat to enter the room. Runaway Lugaai has been receiving a lot of appreciation. to develop automatic climate control are high? There has to be a solution. to enter but not the heat. “While the It doesn’t mean that the room will not Any special message or compliment that you received? systems in buildings. In India, every room has a window room is getting all the light through- heat up. There are other factors that Yes, Runaway Lugaai people have really liked the show and Dr Sikdar tells you that the idea of in the house. If one is able to make out the day, it will not get heated up,” contribute to the heat in the room like the audience has shown me a lot of love. I have been regularly these smart materials for windows these glass windows into a device Sikdar says. how many walls are exposed to direct getting messages and compliments. It’s nice to receive messages stemmed from the global warming and that can control the amount of sun- Interestingly, the system is a sunlight. Heat can be absorbed by the and love. Bulbul has touched many hearts and I am very grate- the huge amount of energy that is used light and heat that enters the room, combination of a few materials that walls. The only difference that this ful about this. to keep the building cool during sum- we can make a better utilisation of --' are used with a device that helps the device will make is that if the room Your character in the series is different from what you’ve mer months via air conditioners and the energy — to maintain the tem- 0 1 0 1 window to become smart for auto- temperature would have gone up to done before, how was it like playing this role? other cooling systems. perature and indoor lighting,” matic climate control. For this, one 36°C, with the smart windows mate- This time, I don’t play an urban girl. My character here is “Let me give you a fact. Almost 48 Sikdar says. since it is a bit cool and he wants a bit will have to add sensors. Sadly the rial system it may remain at 25°C,” somewhat from a rural background. She has got a lot of colour, per cent of the energy of a residential This idea led the team to designed of warmth. In such a situation he can materials are not available in the Sikdar says. It took the team two-three has a vibe and is super confident. When it comes to dialect and building in the US is used to cooling the a smart window material. This window turn the device to bright and warm and market but there are various tech- years of research before that came out body language, I had to work on everything. Bulbul also has a building. This is a huge amount of ener- solution can be tuned to allow the right the smart window will allow the light niques to make the windows smart. with this smart solution. temper issue so it was fun playing her. However, I only had two gy consumption. When we look at the amount of light and heat to enter the and warmth to enter the room. The team is working towards The device can work or 24X7 and days to get everything right. I learnt things from observing peo- vast country like ours, where we have room. These windows have been “When we talk about light and heat, finding ways to introduce it in the mar- 365 days. One is told that the device ple around me. plenty of sunlight for a major part of designed to work in four modes. it is the visible spectrum of the solar ket at the earliest. But the second wave doesn’t have much night-time utility How was it working with Sanjay Mishra, Ravi Kishan, the year, there is need to smartly man- Bright and warm; bright and cool, radiation and the heat is coming from of the COVID-19 and the subsequent but one can use the mode on dark and Naveen Kasturia? age sunlight so that we can reduce the dark and warm and dark and cool. Take the infrared radiation. In other words, lockdown made it difficult for Sikdar cool. Heat from other sources are also It was absolutely amazing working with Sanjay Mishra sir necessity of using cooling systems,” an example. Most people wake up by from the solar radiation we can allow and Chowdhary to look for avenues to at the minimum keeping the room and Ravi Kishan. These people are great actors; it gave me an Sikdar says. 6 am. This is time when as person wants the light and heat to enter, Sikdar market it. However, plans are in place somewhat cool in comparison. Also, opportunity to learn and grow as an actor. He tells you that due to the the right amount of light to enter the explains. to ensure it is available to the people the dark and cool mode can work like Has it been a conscious decision to portray a variety of char- COVID-19, people have switched off room but doesn’t the room to be cool Now, suppose it is afternoon and as soon as possible. a curtain,” Sikdar says. acters so early on in your career? I have been blessed these last five months. I’ve been playing different characters. Yes, it is a conscious decision. 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Narender Modi has shown the people of India sure you are not a bad person with ill inten- zens. Detecting bot accounts and misinforma- a difference of intelligence or any other genetic that he is the only leader who can lead India to tions because the kind of damage AI can do to tion is already hard for social media compa- advantage; it was merely a case of a larger pool become a developed country. The first thing he our democracies, relationships, health and nies. What happens when they have to distin- of data. The compounded benefit of better did in his reign was to eliminate the corruption communities are far more severe than we cur- guish between the thoughts of flesh beings and decision-making strengthened their position as that was rampant all over India. The corrupt rently understand. And this damage is going to silicon avatars? better deserving of making important deci- bureaucrats were fired and the black money that be deeper and more nuanced, like murder Even when the political moment is over, sions. It created a self-serving cycle that kept was stashed away was brought back to India. without a murderer, a fountain of blood but no imagine how it changes people. If AI can tweet improving the decisions made by them, earn- The people were fed up of the scams that were knife. and talk like a person, would you be more ing them even greater power. These pocket taking place in the country. Modi has made sure It is the closest we have come to the sci-fi alarmed about the account which replied to machines work the same way but have the data that the corrupt people are punished and put dystopia feared for so many decades. AI does- your post yesterday? Would you be sure they of all the earth’s drivers combined and aug- behind the bars. Modi has shown that the coun- n’t need to be a conscious entity with a desire actually agreed with you, are they genuine ment drivers to be much better at their jobs. try is secure in his hands. He has made sure that for power, nor does it need an Iron Man suit to allies? Suspicion and mistrust can be lethal That’s just one example of how a combina- no terrorist would be able to penetrate into the do real damage to real people. When we talk weapons to make us doubt the reality around tion of AI and algorithms changes our lives country and destroy the peace that we have in about not-yet-possible AI in anthropomorphic us. every day right now. It impacts who has the India. He has also made sure that the Chinese form, we forget a form of it is already here. power to lead and who is left behind. are not able to cross the border and conquer any And until we understand how it can hurt us, of the Indian territory. we will not know how governments and com- Even though an AI program has a prede- Q panies can use it to manipulate common peo- fined objective, we don’t quite know how it will When a breakthrough in AI happens, it he passage above is neither my opin- ple for greater power. go around achieving that objective. There is no can be deployed before any government can ion nor my writing. In fact, it was Stuck at homes we are spending more time simple mathematical function AI follows to get blink an eyelid. There limits to how we can not written by a human being at all. on social media and the internet than ever. It the outputs from the inputs, even though it has regulate a technology the creation of which It was generated using one of the means more of our beliefs are shaped by a vir- been designed purposefully to get those specif- doesn’t even need an office building let alone a most advanced language models tual world that we would never verify and ic outputs. We can observe and study how it registered GST address. It doesn’t come asking Tever — OpenAI’s GPT3. The instruction I gave experience personally. AI may have had the behaves by adjusting levers in a controlled for environmental and labour permits. the model was: Write an essay about Prime distant potential to disrupt our lives for years, environment, but we still don’t know what kind Governments can attempt to control big cor- Minister Narender Modi and his ideology. Using but now more than ever it has an immediate of relation it develops between the input and porations from following some ethical princi- publicly available information it can generate chance to touch us as we scroll our timelines output and whether these relations can be ples and defining what’s okay. Sadly, Indian coherent thoughts best resembling a human for sharing SOS messages and distracting our- translated into real-world properties at all. politicians and bureaucrats are highly unlikely writer. The model can create new ideas, classify selves from the horror outside. Many traditionally human-intensive jobs to lose sleep over the design and data of AI information like moods and intentions, sum- are already being augmented by tech, making anytime soon. marise content, chat like an empathetic friend people’s skills less central to the equation. Ever The transport ministry will be better off and even write basic computer code. It can Let’s look at the anatomy of a conversation had a bad day and a worse Uber driver who beginning the work of mitigation now rather often ramble and throw meaningless sentences on social media. For example, you hear about a wouldn’t pay any heed to the Google Maps’ than after all the driving jobs in transportation too, like most humans, I guess. report of political corruption at the highest lev- traffic-congestion warnings? He thinks he are lost. Transport minister Gadkari may or The model is so good at producing human- els of government. You create a hashtag like knows these streets better than any American may not be around to defend his position of like sentences that the company which built it #CorruptionHurts. Your friends and their corporation ever will. He knows which route is not letting autonomous driving happen in the has decided to not give out access to this tool friends share it, popular pages use the same shorter and quicker because driving is what he country. India spent a lot of effort wooing Tesla to the general public. They sell the right to use hashtag and some big celebrities also join in. has spent his life doing. There’s no point fight- to India when the car maker’s ultimate pitch is GPT3 to a selected group of people and strong- Twitter picks up your chatter and features it in ing to persuade each other when confirming vehicles that can drive themselves. We want ly review what you do with it. They do not per- the ‘Trending’ section. ,04$3!7$15 both his and Google’s hypothesis that the traf- Tesla’s factory jobs but fear its main product. mit its use for political campaigns, spam, hate- The leader in question is of course threat- .'''4!0 fic will cost you more time than taking a bad India is like a man in his midlife crisis who ful content, content that incites violence, or ened by this public mobilisation. So they get !005%'&45(02 option. Even when he surrenders to your argu- likes looking at children but not spending time other uses that may cause social harm. their own troll army to use the same hashtag to -''?0"10,47$2F ments about Google Map’s algorithm and takes with them. Whether the paragraph above is for a political either tweet gibberish, highlighting the corrup- that unintuitive path to drop you at the desti- The only bulwark against AI is to be bet- campaign or not is for you to judge, or might tion of the Opposition or calling the dissenters !04 31',475 nation on time, he still cribs about the path not ter-informed citizens. We shouldn’t be okay depend on where it is published. It can easily a gang of hooligans. When the next person .4905(0!4'. taken. 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he Maldives, along with Dubai, er with high dose vitamin C, Andrographis, the Seychelles, the United Thyme extract etc. as complementary ther- Kingdom, and Israel, are count- apies and all of our patients have gotten bet- ed among the most vaccinated ter with such treatment.” So, irrespective of countries as of now. But while whether one has had the vaccines or not, IsraelT and the UK are seeing the virus maintaining a healthy lifestyle is still very almost disappear, the Maldives, Dubai, and important to ensure that one does not suc- the Seychelles are witnessing the opposite, cumb to this disease. with cases skyrocketing. In the Maldives, the number of cases has risen from a low of 19 per day in Call it the way forward, but if the December to over 2,000 in late May, the Maldives wants to get both the health and number of deaths, 45, represents one economic long-term benefits of its vaccine third of all deaths that we have suffered roll-out, it might consider changing the since the beginning of the pandemic. brand of vaccines it uses for second shots. This is in spite of the fact that 58% of the There is little information on the effects population has received one vaccine shot, of combining Sinopharm with other vac- and 30% has received both. cines. However, a recent article in the Lancet finds that pairing the Pfizer- BioNTech and AstraZeneca vaccines The recent rise in cases in Male has led appears to increase the likelihood of mild to hospitals overflowing with patients, and to moderate side effects, but no serious a tragic rise in deaths. Out of the 125 outcomes were reported. In fact, the arti- Covid-19 deaths in the Maldives, 45 cle goes on to say that: occurred during the past month. While the “MIT Technology Review reports that fatality rate remains extremely low (0.2% such an approach could become more of people who caught Covid-19 in the common if mixing and matching Covid- Maldives have died), that statistic doesn’t 19 vaccines is proven to boost the overall provide much solace to those who have lost level or duration of immunity — as tan- loved ones. talizing, early evidence suggests might be The high case load in recent weeks has the case.” also inflicted economic damage. Out of the “Several trials …… have been top ten markets this year, four are no longer launched to examine the question MIT able to travel. Indians (the number two Technology Review reports, including a market this year) are no longer permitted study in Spain assessing the viability of to visit the Maldives. Germany, the UK, and mixing a first doses of AstraZeneca’s vac- France (markets number three, seven, cine with a second dose of Pfizer- and nine) have put the Maldives on their BioNTech, as well as a study between red lists. In the UK, citizens returning home AstraZeneca and Russia’s Gamaleya from the Maldives have to quarantine in a Institute examining how AstraZeneca’s miserable hotel for 14 days. vaccine works in combination with Russia’s According to the Maldives Inland According to one of the experts: “The cines, as well as the feedback of these --452'.4('5# the Maldives. So, whilst the vaccines Sputnik V vaccine.” Revenue Authority (MIRA), US Dollar rev- mRNA vaccines (Moderna and Pfizer) experts, it would seem that Sinopharm may might be less effective in preventing one Early evidence suggests that it is pos- enues collected in January 2021 were are the only ones with published data not be as effective as we have been led to 724$$5509070 from getting the virus, they are generally sible to combine vaccines and change USD 46 million — just 1% down on showing high performance even against believe. -4$$0-02' protective against serious disease and course. The Pfizer vaccine is considerably January 2020. But in January, things were the new virus variants. The Chinese vac- death. There are more deaths in Male at more expensive than other options. looking good. Now as many countries’ cit- cines that are being used in many parts I753CDC>1050 the moment simply because there are Covishield is generally available for some- izens cannot travel here, and revenues in of the world appear to be only weakly many, many more cases.] where between USD 2-4 per vaccine (if you May and June are likely be similar to protective, from the limited amount of I7>T2414 can get hold of the shots, that is). The cost October 2020 — 58% down on the year information available… The problem is All data shows that while some vaccines of the Pfizer vaccine is approximately USD earlier. On an annualised basis, this could that we do not have reliable data on the are more effective in preventing you from I753CDCD"41 As we discuss the benefits and draw- 25. Israel was the first to receive a large cost the Government as much as USD 250 Chinese vaccines.” catching the virus, all the vaccines are gen- (3-475'0F backs of different vaccines, it is important amount of Pfizer because they offered the million in lost revenues. Shared another expert: “Sinopharm, erally effective in preventing serious illness to remember that the experience in the company 23 Euros vis-a-vis the 12 Euros unlike the vaccines noted above, is more and, most importantly, death. As one of the -''?0-4 Maldives, is that if one gets Covid, one has the E.U. countries were offering. It is my of a “classical” vaccine design (i.e. inacti- experts consulted said: “Even the weakly a 99.8% chance of survival. understanding that Dr Reddy’s One reason could be the choice of vac- vated whole virus) — the kind of vaccines protective vaccines may be quite helpful in 590$4,0 Furthermore, it is important to Laboratories, the Indian manufacturer of cine. The first vaccine Israel used was the which have been trialed (and failed) for preventing serious disease or death.” remember to boost one’s immunity. the Sputnik V vaccine, proposed a price Pfizer-BioNTech. They also have an excess decades for combating seasonal While the number of cases have ($2'90#509070 Immune-boosting diet, rich in foods of USD 14 for the vaccine. supply of Moderna. Dubai and the Coronavirus. Although the Sinopharm spiked, and last month, 5 out of 45 fatal- '(32I7050 including garlic, turmeric, cardamon, cin- However, as I mentioned earlier, we are Maldives had a similar vaccination pro- licensing studies suggest the vaccine has ities were from people who had already namon, ginger, and red onions is consid- starting to see a big drop in tourism as a gram using a combination of the Oxford 80% effectiveness, the trials had very few received a second dose of the vaccine, the $' 0$3!0'('$54 ered to be of great help. As is popular result of the spike in cases. The econom- AstraZeneca vaccine and Sinopharm. The people over 60 years and I have concerns performance in the Maldives in terms of Ayurvedic herb, Andrographis Paniculata. ic consequences could affect MIRA’s rev- Seychelles is the most vaccinated country about Sinopharm’s effectiveness in older fatalities is amongst the best in the world. 4-4!05CDCDKENT Fortunately, we have had no fatalities enues by as much as USD 10 million to in the world but has relied almost exclu- individuals in particular. Whether A few months ago, the survival rate here among the people who tested positive at USD 20 million per month — consider- sively on Sinopharm. Sinopharm will provide more or less was 99.7%. It is now 99.8%. This is second 2414,0305 our resort. ably more than the cost of more expensive At Soneva, we consulted six leading resilience to emerging Covid variants, to Singapore at 99.95%. It is also a com- 05$'05 Dr. Abdul Slocum, a Turkish vaccines. 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groforestry designates land- population depend on as their pri- rather than alleviating political of clear land ownership rights use systems that deliberately mary source of livelihood. Thus, obstacles has added confusion. which discourages farmers from Aintegrate woody perennials increased socio-environmental Indeed, the creation of a national planting trees, perceived as a long (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboo, concerns have sparked renewed agroforestry board, which aimed term investment. Social discrimi- etc.) with crops or animals. The interests for agroforestry practises. at aligning existing programmes nations along with gender, caste or “forest” within the “agroforestry” Agroforestry provides the oppor- and providing better coordination tribal lines further force farmers can be an existing native forest, tunity to mitigate climate change between the ministries of agricul- to focus on short term yields and the edge of a forest or a planted by reducing emissions from agri- ture, forest and rural development, profits. Therefore, for the agro- forest by the land’s owner. But culture, capturing atmospheric never gained enough authority. forestry policy to be successful, it agroforestry should not be carbon, while simultaneously Therefore, despite successfully is essential to first clarify land reduced to the addition of trees. helping farmers to adapt to harsh- simplifying regulations, the tenure rights while subsidising Agroforestry is a regenerative agri- er climate conditions. Already enabling legal environment is access to land, water, technology cultural practice which, through practised on 13.5 million hectares shadowed by an ambiguous gover- and credit across caste and com- topsoil regeneration, enables in India, the potential to expand is nance system. munal barriers. biosequestration that is the cap- enormous, especially for the 80% Secondly, the policy offers Finally, despite the stated ture and storage of atmospheric of small-holders farmers in the farmers extension services and objective of the policy to boost carbon dioxide. Moreover, agro- country with two hectares of land capacity-building training. market linkages, rural farmers still forestry seeks to optimise the or less. Numerous low-hanging However, inadequate awareness encounter difficulties to find out- vibrant interplays within local fruits stem from tapping into this failed to popularise these policy lets for these products. However, ecosystems to make farms more potential. initiatives. Non-governmental the growing demand given the productive, self-sustained and While at first glance agro- organisations such as Saytrees, popularity to buy local, organic resilient without a lot of external forestry did not seem profitable, who have helped more than 700 and nutritious-indigenous vari- human inputs. Indeed, the today’s socio-environmental crisis farmers, planting 1500 fruit trees eties, should incentivise farmers to dynamic ecological equilibrium makes this long-neglected practise over the past 4 years, act as useful overcome these supply-chain gaps. between trees and crops increases an undeniable solution. According bridges between national programs To conclude, despite the agro- biodiversity while improving nat- to the Restoration Opportunities and on-the-ground realities. forestry policy seeking to extract ural water cycles and enhancing Atlas, India has 87 million Wider local-knowledge dis- agroforestry’s tremendous bene- ecosystem services. hectares of land that could benefit water, agroforestry favours and ter from being contaminated by fore secures farmers’ livelihood. It semination might still be insuffi- fits, farmers still face many chal- Despite its ancient origins, the from agroforestry. 952.5 million takes advantage of natural water excess fertilizers or manures. In also boosts agricultural productiv- cient to overcome farmers’ reluc- lenges to make the transition. practice of agroforestry declined at tons of above-ground carbon cycles. Also, scientific evidence addition to efficient water man- ity since, on smaller plots of land, tance since at first sight, agro- Therefore, complementary ser- the expense of intensive agricul- could be sequestered by just a 20% shows that trees stimulate evapo- agement, a forest’s inherent native agroforestry grows more food forestry might not seem profitable. vices and additional support, espe- ture promoted during the green increase in tree cover. Beyond cli- ration and transpiration thereby biodiversity helps prevent pest than mono-crops per hectare, alle- Indeed, yields might decrease in cially during the transition phase, revolution in the 1970s. Today, the mate change mitigation, agro- increasing local rainfalls. Then, as attacks and soil erosion. viating the current pressure on the first few years until the soil should work in synergy with the agriculture sector suffers from cli- forestry farmers are better the roots of trees extend deeper Therefore, agroforestry allows land. This maximisation of poten- quality has fully recovered. To agroforestry policy. India has mate change while still largely equipped against climate varia- than annual crops, water can more restoration of depleted soils, main- tial yields is all the more pleasing countervail perceived risks during already established itself to be a contributing to it. Indeed, agricul- tions. Although decades of inten- easily infiltrate into the ground, tenance of biodiversity and cli- as harvests prove to be more the transition phase, the policy global agricultural powerhouse ture is responsible for 16% of sive agriculture have depleted soils preventing floods and making mate resilience. nutritious. Therefore, agroforestry should provide safety nets so the and by the successful implementa- India’s annual greenhouse gases and threatened natural ecosystem communities resilient in the face These environmental benefits provides hope for long-term food farmers can change without risk- tion of agroforestry, it could emissions, making it the second services, regenerative agriculture of natural disasters. coincide with socio-cultural posi- security to a growing nation. ing their livelihood in addition to champion sustainable agriculture most polluting sector. However, could repair these damages and Roots also take up nutrients tive externalities for farmers and However, several barriers prevent information about agroforestry’s and inspire other nations to adopt the flip side of the coin is that cli- conserve soils. from deeper layers of soil that oth- consumers. Indeed, agroforestry agroforestry from becoming a longer-term benefits. and implement similar policies. mate change threatens agriculture, For instance, while agriculture erwise cannot be reached by the diversifies types of crops, makes mainstream practice. Another major obstacle the The writers are Fellow, Anant on which about 58% of India’s devours and tends to contaminate crops and prevent the groundwa- harvests more resilient, and there- First, since 2014, the policy policy failed to address is the lack Fellowship for Climate Action uvitiut ! * R

hina’s current demograph- fast-growing and developed Cic structure is bringing a Asian metropolis such as new reality to the forefront. Singapore, Hong Kong, etc. The seventh National Census In fact, high labour force conducted by the National participation brings pressure Bureau of Statistics of China on fertility rates. It has been (NBSC) in 2020 records the observed that having a child !"'D,! slowest population growth in has a negative impact on decades since 1950s. As per the women’s wage across China. ,!2/$!" )+' "$"- census, China’s population According to China Health ,'$'+",!,! stands at 1.41 billion. It’s an and Nutrition Survey of 2014, increase of 5.8 per cent that is about 7 per cent of the women’s $'&,2P-4"&4 72 million people over the wages were being reduced on +'+ ,"'&&)D-, population of 2010. The NBSC the birth of every child. reports that Chinese mothers However, the new three- -!2"&%"&4 gave birth to 12 million babies child policy won’t fix China’s in 2020, whereas it was 14.65 economic problems. Its demo- '2%D'2$@ million in 2019. This indi- graphic crisis cannot be solved '2,! $% cates that there is a straight fall by an approach called “go all of 18 per cent birth rate. The out on pro-birth policies”. It’s 'D" A" ",'D fact of the matter is that this is ridiculous. President Xi Jinping DD'2)A the fourth consecutive drop in and other powerful leaders in the annual birth rate across the Communist Party are wor- $!" )$22"-"&4 China. However, these figures ried about the country’s exis- ""&4$'-,-&) do not include the population tential threat and its clout in the of Hong Kong and Macau. power calculus of the world. 42 "&4'2% The national demograph- It’s a new challenge for Xi ic data released by the Chinese and his regime. 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And this could older generation would be one of the main reasons for &',!2$!" )@ -' increase. them not to opt for another ",!-A& Eventually, at one point, child. the population will stabilise and Around 61.7 per cent indi- 'A-2),!, start declining. cated high financial pressure, !"&4$!" )!- The thrust of the census is P ' 8 @ ,=,@ followed by a lack of safe and that the country is ageing fast. adequate nurseries at 54 per &4,""+$, It also highlighted that the control in China emerged from Succinctly, these works tion science in China was his In March 2017, the Health Commission simply cent, higher demand for hous- '&'&P-4@ overall population growth of alarmist writings of the 1970s, issued an urgent call to the background in the defence sci- National Health and Family took over the responsibility of ing at 41.6 per cent and final- the country is at its lowest in mostly published in Europe international community to ence establishment and his Planning Commission report- the task of population man- ly 24 per cent cited the impact $$'2)"&4,' !"& generations and its fertility and America. One such fun- limit the growth of population. position as an elite scientist of ed to the 12th National People’s agement from the National on a woman’s career and rate has gone down to 1.3 damental and acclaimed work Also, such writings spread the the nation. This gave him the Congress that live births in Health and Family Planning employment prospects after ,!&) children per woman. was the Club of Rome’s Report fear that overpopulation would leverage of using cultural, sci- national hospitals reached Commission. And the once having one more baby. ,2","'&2'D This is the lowest among called “The Limits to Growth” result in resource depletion entific, economic and political 18.46 million and fertility rate popular phrase “family plan- At the moment, China countries with similar incomes. 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Also, the historic UN Population Fund, the radical framework to fix Even to encourage couples to Today, the new three-child And this will encourage young 4-2A"&4 Interestingly, this is a level findings of the study were first World Bank and finally, the China’s population bomb once have two children, the 18th policy is not all about adding and economically capable par- 2)$)'&,! lower than Japan, which has presented to the global audi- Swedish International for all. And his scientific solu- meeting of the Standing up to China’s declining labour ents to think of having more been experiencing population ence in Moscow and in Rio de Development Authority tion called “One Child Policy Committee of the National pool. It has some other aspects than one child in the days to A"2,!'D2$!" ) decline and very rapid ageing. Janeiro in the year 1971. The encouraged many countries to for All” was accepted in the People’s Congress reviewed the as well. Lack of availability of come. As the country is blight- In a crucial meeting of the other was the Stanford adopt strict population control power corridors of Beijing as crucial “Amendment to the affordable childcare, rising liv- ed by a declining fertility rate, Politburo of the Communist University biologist Paul measures. the only way out to take the Population and Family ing costs and gruelling work the Xi regime needs to think Party of China (CPC), chaired Ehrlich’s book known as “The In totality, the fear of pop- nation from the mess i.e. Planning Law of the People’s hours have forced many young about innovative policy mea- by President Xi Jinping, the Population Bomb” (1968). ulation growth funnelled “demographic impasse”. Republic of China”. couples to abandon the thought sures to address the woes of the country declared the historic Professor Ehrlich cautioned money, manpower, resources However, the reality Afterwards, the new draft and efforts of having another millennials. three-child policy. It the international community and scientific research towards dawned on the Communist of the law brought forth a child. Housing is not a problem announced that it will allow about the high growth of pop- immediate population control. leadership in the middle of the comprehensive package for the but lack of working opportu- (Dr Makhan Saikia has each couple in the country to ulation. He even opined that it One such country that last decade. China officially couples to have a second child nities in some parts of China taught political science and have up to three children. It’s a was too late to prevent a immediately stepped into the ended its one child population in the country. Needless to say, like the ones bordering with international relations for over marked departure from its doomsday apocalypse emerg- task was no other the People’s policy on January 1, 2016. in the revised law, the Russia is bothering the young a decade in institutions of two-child policy announced ing from the rapid growth of Republic of China. Then This was done by signing into Government “advocated” couples to have two or more national and international in 2016. population around the world. China’s top leader Deng intro- a Bill allowing all married cou- rather than “allowing” couples children. There is again huge repute after specialisation in China’s population con- The book predicted the com- duced the infamous “One ples to have a second child. The to have two children. shortage of live-in helpers as globalisation and governance trol dates back to post-Mao ing of famine in the 1970s and Child Policy” to halt the birth new policy came into practice The aim of the second most of them are migrant from Tata Institute of Social -/2 - party state controlled by leg- 1980s due to overpopulation rate in the country. in March same year after it was child policy was to cope with workers. That is why it is more Sciences, Mumbai. He is the endary Deng Xiaoping in the and other unusual societal What led Song Jina, a ratified by the Chinese parlia- the country’s ageing population expensive to hire a domestic chief editor of the Journal of 1970s. The primary motiva- upheavals around the same famous scientist, to rewrite ment i.e. National People’s and fast shrinking workforce. help in China than bringing a Global Studies, an internation- tions behind coerce population period. the modern history of popula- Congress. 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(1998) announced by the enforcers either don’t take the &),'+-! ation should begin with chil- And as most of the employers Government demonstrated the child labour seriously, or the dren, but this is not the case; seek cheap labour, children commitment of the child labour has become an $!" )2&"&,'$!" ) today child labour is a world- who can’t negotiate wage or Government to make special established social reality. A'2"-'A",) wide problem. working conditions are the efforts for education, nutrition The problem of child According to the latest best workforce. and medical facilities for chil- labour is a problem related to ,!-$'24'D$!" ) report (June 10, 2021) jointly The child labour class is dren. Programmes like socio-economic background, A'2L")) published by the International contributing about 6 per cent Rashtriya Shishu Sadan Yojana which can’t be eliminated with- Labour Organisation (ILO) to the Gross National Product. (1994), Mid-Day Meal Scheme out strong willpower and effec- &)A,,) and the UNICEF, the number Andhra Pradesh and Uttar (1995), Balika Samadhi Yojana tive steps. of child labourers increased to Pradesh have the maximum (1997), Udisha Yojana (1997), The study shows that in A '")/"&)$) 160 million from 152 million in number of child labourers. Kishori Shakti Yojana (2000), today’s consumerist era, the $'&'"$- +L 2016. The report says that 10 About 45,000 children are etc, aimed to end the scourge market forces are increasing per cent of total children are employed in Tamil Nadu’s of child labour. But all these day by day. Sensitivity and "-,!2,'2"& involved in gainfully employed Sivakasi firecracker and match- efforts proved insufficient due morality have no place in the D'2 '&4 worldwide. box factories. 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