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   !   uing unabated at Kedarnath about two years ago, the his neighbour in Loni, cial. wrapped around that area. The Government will formulate an pandemic, the State and other places. Devasthanam Board was con- Ghaziabad over an old enmi- “Thereafter, Khan, whose pipes were carrying unusual effective Information, Government had earlier "    Teerth Purohit Santosh stituted under the leadership of ty. present address was Vijay heavy weight and seems to be Education and requested the people in rural Trivedi recently wrote a letter the then CM Trivendra Singh According to police, when Nagar Colony, Loni, an iron pipe bomb. Communication (IEC) strate- parts of Haryana to stop gath-   5,.( -;., with his blood to Prime Rawat. The management of a the Special Cell unit of Delhi Ghaziabad, was apprehended They were seized and gy besides offering incentives to erings for hookah smoking to Minister Narendra Modi seek- total of 51 temples including Police was investigating a case from Nithora Road, Aman deposited in the Malkhana of quit smoking. contain the spread of infection. aryana Chief Minister ing the dissolution of the board the Char Dham shrines was regarding conspiracy of riots Garden, Loni on July 31. He Special Cell police station,” The directions in this Arora asked officials to HManohar Lal Khattar on to protect the interests of the brought under the purview of took place in February 2020, was examined for the verifica- said police official. regard were issued by Haryana counsel and convince the reg- Thursday inaugurated 40 new Teerth Purohits. the board. they received a specific inputs tion of secret information. “Khan denied having Additional Chief Secretary, ular tobacco consumers regard- soil testing laboratories set up at The Dharna has continued Recently, chief minister that one Ansar Khan, a resi- Khan did not cooperate in the knowledge of the bombs and it Health, Rajeev Arora during ing its harmful effects other the block level in the state. The near the Gangotri, Kedarnath Pushkar Singh Dhami has dent of Kardampuri in north- investigation. He was found was observed that some of the the review meeting of the State than implementing IEC activ- soil testing labs have been set up and Badrinath shrines against talked of a high-power com- east Delhi, was indulged in suspicious, but did not disclose facts were not in sync with the Level Coordination Committee ities. Besides this, he also asked under the State Government’s Devasthanam board. It may be mittee to be constituted to riots in February 2020. anything. For further enquiry flow of information. During (SLCC). He directed the offi- the officials to unmask the ‘Har Khet Swasth Khet’. recalled that since the forma- address the issue. Gangotri “As per information by and to check facts of the infor- further examination, it was cials concerned to formulate a myths regarding hookah In the first phase, soil test- tion of Devasthanam Board, temple committee secretary source, Khan and his son mation, Khan was taken to his found that one Mujammil Alvi strategy so as to motivate peo- among the people. ing of 25 lakh acres of land will the Teerth Purohits of the Char Deepak Semwal said that if the Imran were active participant house in Vijay Nagar Colony (36), a resident of Vijay Nagar ple to discontinue the con- The ACS Health said that be done this year through these Dham shrines of Gangotri, high-power committee does in Delhi riots and had prepared for search of the premises,” he Colony, Near Aman Garden, sumption of such tobacco there is a culture of admiring laboratories. Yamunotri, Kedarnath and not act on the demands by bombs during riots and still said. “During the search, one Loni, Ghaziabad, had some products. the people who consume Union Minister of State, Badrinath have been opposing August 15, the Teerth Purohits preparing more and more for old, yellowish color with stains enmity with Khan in the past The ACS Health also hookah in rural areas which Krishan Pal Gujjar, State the move. They have met the will intensify their agitation. disturbing communal harmo- of primer, rusty cylindrical and there was some family directed to start giving incen- needs to be stopped through Ministers, MPs and MLAs also ny. After flaring up the riots in container of primer was found feud going between them,” said tives to tobacco consumers for effective IEC activities like out- joined the programme through the area of Kardampuri, they on the terrace of the house. It police official. quitting and to initiate such door advertising, airing catchy video conferencing. 1 /       programmes in schools and jingles on radio, display of After the virtual inaugura- colleges. Along with this, sim- statutory warnings etc. tion, the Chief Minister said that the State Government is leaving 3 %  !"#"$%     &'& no stone unturned to realize Prime Minister Narendra Modi's    ()* )+,- To reinforce skilling in our %  )*+++ vision of doubling the income of youth, Delhi Skills and    (    farmers. For this, soil testing lab- n line of the ‘World Skills Entrepreneurship University oratories have been set up in the ICompetition’, popularly (DSEU) will be training some   5,.( -;., These include projects of the He said that Haryana is  ,- ./  state so that the farmers can be known as the ‘Olympics of students for the World Skills Public Health and Engineering among the leading states in the made aware about which crop Skills’ being hosted in Competition or the ‘Skill ut of six projects worth Rs Department, Public Works country in terms of getting should be sown based on the soil Shanghai in 2022, the India Olympics’.” O1565 crore sent by Department (Building and more financial assistance from    ()* )+,- health, he said. Skills Competition will be “I am happy to announce Haryana Government during Roads), Irrigation and Water National Bank for Agriculture The Chief Minister said held this year in the national that this will be the first time the current financial year 2021- Resources Department, Food and Rural Development elhi deputy chief minister that in the next three years, the capital and individuals from that a Skill Competition will be 22, the National Bank for and Civil Supplies Department, (NABARD) in the year 2020-21, DManish Sisodia on soil testing of the entire 75 lakh over 20 states will be partici- taking place in Delhiand the Agriculture and Rural HAREDA. This was informed despite COVID-19 pandemic. In Thursday said that he has writ- acres of agricultural land in pating and the winning team DSEU will be organizing this,” Development (NABARD) has during the review meeting the last financial year of 2020-21, ten to Union health minister Haryana will be done. will represent India in he said. sanctioned three projects with presided over by Chief Minister the State has received 44 percent Mansukh Mandaviya stating it He said that Haryana has Shanghai, Deputy Chief The deputy CM further loan amount of Rs 737 crore Manohar Lal Khattar regarding more financial assistance from is difficult to find out deaths made a significant contribu- Minister Manish Sisodia said said, “State-level skill compe- while other three are still under various projects that are being NABARD as compared to the related to oxygen scarcity. tion to the national food grains on Thursday. titions will be organised in consideration. funded by NABARD. financial year 2019-20. “Delhi recorded 25,000 pool. During the green revolu- Sisodia said, “On one Delhi and then selected can- Covid -19 deaths but it is not lakh to the victim's family, the tion period, the farmers of hand, we are seeing the emer- didates will be participating at known how many deaths Central Government had dis- Haryana fulfilled the shortage of gence of 21st century skills the national level skill com- % 0    1    occurred due to lack of oxy- missed the Committee through food grains in the country by while on the other hand, our petition after which the win- gen,” Sisodia said. the LG. producing the grains in abun- traditional skill sector has ning students will go to He said that the Centre “Delhi government is ready dance. seen a massive boom in tech- Shanghai. Children who will   / +.2( should cooperate in investi- to investigate the deaths that Today paying attention to nology. Delhi Government be selected for National and gating the deaths due to lack of occurred due to the lack of oxy- the quantity as well as quality of has decided that our talented International level Skill    ()* )+,- Information Management related to hospital visits/ med- oxygen and the union govern- gen and this investigation will food grains production has students of Delhi will partici- Olympics will be trained by System (HIMS) in 2022, Chief ical history etc.…, Delhi gov- ment should approve the inves- be done with full responsibili- become the need of the hour, he pate in the Skill Olympics in Delhi Skills and he Delhi Government will Minister Arvind Kejriwal said ernment said the project will tigation committee constituted ty,” Sisodia said and appealed to added. Shanghai and represent India. Entrepreneurship University.” Tlaunch the Health on Thursday after reviewing its bring about a revolution in the by the city government. the Central government that Calling upon the farmers to progress. Delhi government’s healthcare infrastructure of “It would be wrong to this time the LG should not dis- move towards organic and nat- ambitious HIMS – eHealth Delhi and make health man- assume that there were no miss the inquiry committee, ural farming, the Chief Minister card will contain all medical agement seamless; levelling it deaths due to lack of oxygen but cooperate with city gov- said that by doing so, farmers information of Delhi residents. with the standards of developed during the second wave of ernment in investigating the would play an important role in CM Kejriwal said, countries. “Health Cards will be COVID-19 in Delhi. We have deaths due to lack of oxygen. the prevention of diseases due to “Timelines for the HIMS pro- assigned to each citizen, which to admit that there have been The Delhi government had food products. ject must be expedited to will be a repository of medical deaths due to the lack of oxy- in June formed a four-member It was informed that during ensure that people can access information. Doctors will be gen in Delhi,” he added. expert committee to look into this financial year, two soil test- the best of the medical facilities able to see patient’s medical his- Earlier, Sisodia had said the deaths due to the shortage ing laboratories located at and get freedom from their tory using the card and the that the Central Government, of oxygen during the second Panchkula and Karnal have woes.” patients will be able to take adopting a very irresponsible wave of the COVID-19 pan- been proposed to get accredita- According to Delhi gov- appointments from home,” said and insensitive attitude, refused demic. Sisodia had subse- tion from National ernment officials, the vendor a government official. to accept that there were any quently said the Centre denied Accreditation Board for Testing selection and bidding process The Delhi government will deaths due to lack of oxygen in approval to the committee. and Calibration Laboratories for the HIMS project complete also conduct a survey to make the country. Last month, Opposition (NABL). With this, Haryana will and rapid preparations are tak- eHealth cards. While the entire It is pivotal to mention here parties had hit out at the gov- be the first state in India to have ing place. system will be digital, people that while the Delhi govern- ernment for informing NABL accreditation of land test- Terming HIMS imple- will not have to stand for long ment had formed a high-level Parliament that no deaths due ing laboratories. mentation a monumental step in hospitals with online inquiry committee of health to oxygen shortage were specif- claiming the people of Delhi appointment systems. A cen- experts to investigate the deaths ically reported by states and freedom from tralized call center will be set due to lack of oxygen and pro- Union Territories during the their problems up. vide a compensation of Rs. 5 second COVID-19 wave. )+) ,#  /      / ' & #

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One of the protestors, work priorities in the corpo- he high and recurring cost It is pertinent to mention over two lakh women in Pooja Dwivedi said that most ration. Tof dialysis is a major drain here that a sum of Rs 12,00 to Uttarakhand. On Thursday, of the women associated with He said that the corpora- on the savings of the patients 15,00 is spent every time a hundreds of women protested THR works are underprivi- tion will also make a plan for with kidney patients. In a major dialysis patient undergoes dial- outside the office of the leged, widows and some moth- the proper collection and dis- relief to such patients the ysis. A sum of Rs 18,000 to Rs Women Empowerment and ers who work to feed their dis- posal of garbage generated in Uttarakhand government had 20,000 is spent every month on Child Development (WECD) abled children and the gov- the city. included the dialysis in the peritoneal dialysis of patients. department located at Nanda ernment is snatching their According to him, the Ayushman Yojana. The chair- Launched on December 25,   ),. 2( percentage from the disease is Dehradun with 161 cases is at Ki Chowki. livelihood. She said, “We have corporation will also work man of the state health agency 2018, the AAUY provides a at 95.96 while the sample pos- top of the table of active cases According to the president approached the state govern- on the waterlogging and san- (SHA), DK Kotia said that the cover of Rs five lakh per annum he State Health depart- itivity rate on Wednesday was while Pithoragarh is at second of Nari Shakti Swaroop Mahila ment politely many times to itation issues in the city. patients of the kidney ailments to all 23 lakh families of Tment reported only 24 new 0.12 per cent. spot with 57 active cases. Pradesh Sangathan (NSSMPS), cancel this e-tender but we will He said that the MCH will have so far availed benefit of Uttarakhand in the panelled cases of the novel Coronavirus The State Health depart- Chamoli has 51, Champawat 23, Geeta Maurya, the women of be forced to intensify our conduct awareness campaigns 1.33 lakh dialysis under the hospitals under the scheme. (Covid-19) and 37 recoveries ment reported four new Uttarkashi 22, Bageshwar 19, SHGs are working for THR protest if the government fails to encourage locals to dispose scheme and an amount of Rs 42 Patients can avail benefit of the from the disease in patients of Covid -19 each Haridwar and Pauri 12 each, packaging and supply for the to do so soon.” The women of segregated domestic waste crore has been spent on the dial- scheme for 1,350 types of dis- Uttarakhand on Thursday. No from Pauri, three each from Nainital seven, Almora six and last eight years under the protestors said the officials are which will make the garbage ysis. He said that the Ayushman eases in the panelled hospitals. death from the disease was Bageshwar, Dehradun, Tehri five active patients each of National Rural Livelihood telling the SHGs that the ration disposal process easy for the Yojana has made things easy for A total of 3.11 lakh patients reported in the state on the Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi, the disease. Mission (NRLM) but now the provided to kids in THR is not MCH. kidney patients as a costly pro- have so far availed the benefit of day. two each from Champawat, The state reported one new government has invited e-ten- nutritious enough. “The gov- Saraswati, who has also cedure like dialysis has come the scheme and a sum of Rs 390 The cumulative count of Nainital and Rudraprayag and case of Mucormycosis (Black ders for this work from private ernment officials decide what served as the deputy Kumbh under the ambit of the scheme. crore has been spent on the Covid-19 patients in the state one each from Chamoli and fungus) on Thursday. A total of contractors. “The government should be in the menu of THR Mela officer asserted that the Kotia said that the Ayushman Yojana so far. is now at 3,42,526 while a total Haridwar on Thursday. No 571 patients of the disease have here talks about vocal for local and we provide the same to the corporation will work hard at of 3,28,695 patients have new patient was found in so far been reported. In the campaign, women empower- Anganwadi centres so blaming every level to make Haridwar recovered from the disease so Tehri and Almora districts on ongoing vaccination drive ment and development of us is illogical. an ideal city and no irregu- far. In the state 7369 people the day. 1,19,194 people were vaccinat- underprivileged and rural We have been informed larities will be tolerated. He
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Services Intelligence (ISI) has 2001. of Afghanistan. The Pakistani Giving details of Rajnath’s Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 In another endeavour to floated a new terror outfit The Taliban has already agency has further told the event, officials said here on being launched across the honour the Gallantry award styled as Hizb-e-Wilayat to shot down one helicopter and Taliban that attack helicopters Thursday, the Border Roads country on Friday. winners and motivate people, carry out attacks exclusively on captured another such and military planes that were Organisation (BRO) will unfurl To instill a sense of pride especially the youth, to inter- Indian assets in Afghanistan. machine. The helicopters were built in India were handed the National Flag at 75 impor- and confidence among citi- act with the Gallantry awards The outfit, headed by one gifted by India to the over to Afghan defence depart- tant mountain Passes and zens that the Indian Army is portal a ‘Gallantrypedia of Dr Anwar Firdausi, will com- Afghanistan government. ment some time ago. The ISI Places in the country. committed to protecting the Awardees’ will be launched. prise elements of the 10,000 Besides the nexus between has further been able to con- They said 75 teams of the country in all types of terrain Also, to commemorate jehadis pushed across the bor- the Taliban and Pakistan vince the Taliban that fighter BRO will depart on Friday to and climate, the teams of the India’s victory in the 1971 war, der by Pakistan into Army-ISI, Islamabad’s all- jets were stationed in Kabul air- these remote passes. The most Army will scale 75 mountain a book ‘Deeds of Gallantry’ Afghanistan to aid the Taliban weather ally Beijing has also port under Indian command prominent among them is passes to mark this momen- will be launched by the in violent takeover of the war- reportedly joined forces with with Indian pilots. ‘Umlingla Pass’, which is the tous occasion. defence minister. The book   ()* )+,- Afghanistan is of concern. It is ravaged country from the the UN-sanctioned terror “The ISI’s moves are part of Highest Motorable Road in The passes include Saserla details 20 selected battles and a rapidly evolving situation. We democratically elected Abdul group for supply of surface-to- its bid to cement its leverage the World at 19,300 feet, in Pass in Ladakh region, highlights the gallantry of s the fighting intensified in continue to hope that there will Ghani Government, sources air (SAM) missiles to challenge with the Taliban to have a sig- Eastern Ladakh. The national Stakpochan Pass in Kargil Indian soldiers. AAfghanistan with the be a comprehensive ceasefire in privy to the development said. bombings by American B-52 nificant say in managing the tri-colour will also be unfurled region, Satopanth, Harshil, In another initiative aimed Taliban making rapid advances, Afghanistan,” he said. The ISI move coincides bombers. war-ravaged country to stay at prominent infrastructure Uttarakhand, Phim Karnla, at addressing the issues of the India on Thursday said the sit- Asked about Pakistan’s with the takeover of six In addition to the latest geopolitically relevant and landmarks like Atal Tunnel, Sikkim and Point 4493, veterans, Jan Sampark uation there is of “concern” and continued support to the Afghan provinces by the move of launching a terror diminish India’s role in recon- Rohtang and Dhola Sadiya Tawang region of Arunachal Abhiyan will be launched it continues to hope for a com- Taliban, Bagchi said the inter- Taliban in quick succession. outfit to exclusively and selec- struction efforts there. Bridge in the Northeast, besides Pradesh. Rajnath will flag off wherein a representative each prehensive ceasefire. This national community is well Besides sending the tively target Indian invest- Simultaneously, Pakistan is also in friendly foreign countries. the event on Friday. of the respective Zila Sainik observation came days after aware of that country’s role. jehadis to Afghanistan, the ISI ments in Afghanistan, the ISI seeking to draw China in its The Indian Coast Guard To pay homage to the Board along with a represen- India advised its citizens in The Taliban has been making has also forged an alliance is feeding misinformation to game to supplant the Taliban at will unfurl the National Flag at freedom fighters and the tative of Indian Ex- Afghanistan to leave the coun- rapid advances across between its terror cohorts maximize attacks against the helm of affairs in that coun- 100 islands Pan-India on brave-hearts of the country for Servicemen League, a recog- try. Afghanistan by resorting to Lashkar-e-Tayabba and Jaish- Indians and their assets in that try post completion of with- August 15 as part of ‘Azadi ka their invaluable role in India’s nised ex-servicemen(ESM) Giving a sense of the situ- widespread violence since the e-Mohammad with the country. drawal of US troops early next Amrit Mahotsav’. Independence, National Cadet association, will interact ation in Afghanistan, Ministry United States began with- Taliban for the continuing The ISI manoeuvres have month,” a security expert said. The Indian Navy personnel Corps (NCC) will conduct a simultaneously with the ESM of External Affairs (MEA) drawing its troops from the and their families will partici- Pan-India event, ‘Swatantra fraternity in 75 districts across Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi country on May 1. pate in the freedom run at Senaniyon ko Naman’. The the country. The objective is also said here India is in touch India is engaged with a Naval Officers Mess Varuna, NCC cadets will carry out to address the issues of the with all the stakeholders in number of stakeholders and spectrum in Afghanistan to personnel earlier this week. He said last year the Indian New Delhi. The Raksha Mantri cleaning and maintenance of veterans in a time-bound Afghanistan and closely mon- leading powers on the latest work together to meet the aspi- However, it is a temporary embassy in Kabul had facilitat- will virtually flag off the free- 825 statues adopted by 825 manner. itoring the ground situation in developments in Afghanistan. It rations of all people in the measure, he said. ed the return of over 383 the war-ravaged country. is supporting a national peace country, including those from The spokesperson also clar- Hindus and Sikhs from there. Bagchi said India attended and reconciliation process that the minority communities, for ified there is no formal evacu- The embassy is in touch with a regional conference on is Afghan-led, Afghan-owned a prosperous and safe future. ation mechanism and all Indian both the communities there &  2   !   Afghanistan in Doha on and Afghan-controlled. Bagchi also said the Indian nationals there were advised to and will ensure provision of all Thursday at the invitation of India has also called upon consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif leave Afghanistan through necessary assistance to them, he Qatar. “The situation in all sections of the political has withdrawn all India based commercial means. pointed out.
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" 3  " Dammam. On the operational front, && ( gearing up for the maiden   ()* )+,- Development and Panchayati bilateral exercise ‘AL – Mohed Raj, Giriraj Singh; Union AL – Hindi’, the team of Indian   ()* )+,- Terrorism/ Violent Extremism rime Minister on Thursday Minister for Food Processing Navy met with counterparts of (1). Plauded women self-help Industries Pashupati Kumar the Royal Saudi Navy for a co- etween June 26 and July 25, The highest number of groups for their “unprecedent- Paras; Ministers of State-Rural ordinating conference at King BTwitter has suspended URLs actioned pertained to ed services” during the pan- Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Abdulaziz Naval base in Al 31,637 accounts in India. The Abuse/ Harassment and IP- demic period in making masks, Jyoti and Faggan Singh Kulaste; Jubail, Saudi Arabia. For deep- micro blogging platform related Infringement (46 each), sanitisers and providing food to Minister of state – Panchayati er understanding of each received 120 grievances and followed by Privacy needy and spreading awareness Raj, Kapil Moreshwar Patil and (FOCWF), Rear Admiral Ajay other’s operational practices, ‘actioned’ 167 URLs during Infringement (35), and asserted that the amount of Minister of state – Ministry of   ()* )+, Kochhar, visiting the Fleet lectures by subject matter this period. In its monthly Impersonation (16) and help his Government provided Food Processing Industry, Commander of Royal Saudi experts from both navies were compliance report as mandat- Defamation (15). URLs under the National Livelihood video conferencing. Prahlad Singh Patel, were also n an effort to further Navy’s Eastern Fleet, Rear also held. ed by the new IT rules, Twitter actioned under Mission is “many times more During the event, a com- present on the occasion. Istrengthen its ties with the Admiral Majid Al Qahtani, Incidentally, INS Kochi India said the majority of com- Misinformation/ Synthetic and than the previous Government”. pendium of success stories of The PM said that to Gulf countries, India and Saudi on Wednesday. last week had held joint exer- plaints received via Grievance Manipulated Media category Modi said that the SHGs women SHG members from all increase the scope of entrepre- Arabia are now engaged in the This was held at King cise with the UAE navy off the Officer channel during the stood at seven, and Sensitive and Deendayal Antyodaya across the country, along with neurship among women and first ever joint naval exercise Abdul Aziz Naval Base, which coast of Abu Dhabi. The UAE reporting period fell into cate- Adult Content and Hateful Yojana have brought a “new a handbook on universalisation for greater participation in the there. is the Headquarters for Saudi is the first country in the Gulf gories like Abuse/ Harassment Conduct (one each). revolution in rural India.” He of farm livelihoods was released resolve of AatmaNirbhar The drill including shore- Eastern Fleet. The Indian offi- to establish diplomatic ties (36), Misinformation/ Synthetic The social media giant said added this movement of by the Prime Minister. Bharat, a major financial sup- based and sea exercises comes cer also visited the King Fahd with Israel. and Manipulated Media (28), that Twitter does not tolerate women SHGs has intensified in He also released capitaliza- port has been given today to in the backdrop of Army Chief Naval Academy and met with The IAF had taken part in Defamation and IP-related any material that features or the last 6-7 years and today tion support funds to the tune more than 4 lakh SHGs on the General M M Naravane visit to the Commandant Rear a multi-nation air exercise Infringement (13 each), Hateful promotes child sexual exploita- there are 70 lakh SHGs across of 1,625 Crore to over 4 lakh eve of Raksha Bandhan. that country last year followed Admiral Faisal Bin Fahd Al with the UAE in March this Conduct (12), Impersonation tion — whether in Direct the country which is more SHGs. In addition, he released He recalled the time before by IAF Chief R K S Bhadauria’s Ghufaily. year there. The US, Saudi (8), Sensitive Adult Content (5), Messages or elsewhere through- than three times the figure 25 crore as seed money for this government when crores of tour of the UAE recently. The Indian ambassador to Arabia, France, South Korea, Privacy Infringement (4) and out the service. during 6-7 years, he said. 7,500 SHG members under the the “sisters” did not have a bank Naravane’s visit to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Ausaf Sayeed UAE and Bahrain were the Participating in PMFME (PM Formalisation account, they were miles away was the first ever by an Indian visited INS Kochi at Al Jubail other participants. ‘Atmanirbhar Narishakti se of Micro Food Processing from the banking system. That army chief. and held a press conference Signifying the growing ties Samvad’ , the Prime Minister Enterprises) Scheme of is why the government started Giving details of the naval onboard along with the with the countries in the Gulf, < 5
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The daily death toll also scientist Dr Soumya he Supreme Court has into conflict with people only human-generated white noise, human-generated noise from the people of the country run away, the day country saw a rise as 490 people suc- Swaminathan and held a dis- Theld that the fundamental when they perhaps have no as well as a combination of vehicles, generators, gunfire, understood the current situa- starts fighting them. It’s job of cumbed to Covid-19, data cussion over the global health right to shelter cannot be choice. both, to wild elephants in and other sources, which tion in the country and the Congress, SC/ST department, released by the Union Health body’s global authorisation of construed as a right to gov- The study holds impor- Samburu National Reserve and according to the new study’s Congress and its frontal organ- Youth Congress and NSUI to Ministry showed. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin. ernment accommodation for tance at a time when there have Buffalo Springs National findings could be enough to isations have a job to remind remind people of India that Kerala continues to be the Hyderabad-based Bharat retired government employ- been increased incidents of Reserve in northern Kenya. disrupt elephants’ behaviour. them that they need not fear they can challenge any force top contributor recording Biotech had in May this year ees. human-pachyderm conflicts When the researchers led Chris Thouless, Save the any force but challenge it. without fearing it,” Rahul 23,500 cases, followed by submitted an application to A bench of Justices across the wildlife habitat, and by Dr. Beth Mortimer, a zool- Elephant’s Head of Research “A voice of poor, Dalits, Gandhi said. Maharashtra which saw 5,560 the WHO for Emergency Use Hemant Gupta and A.S. can be a useful strategy for ele- ogist at the University of said, “We still know very little farmers and workers will be He claimed that the people testing positive. Listing (EUL). Bopanna noted the right to phant conservation. Oxford, her colleagues and a about how elephants use infra- heard in the country. It will Constitution is under attack The death toll has now shelter is a fundamental right, Previous studies have team from Save the Elephants sound to communicate with gather momentum gradually from all sides in the country. reached 4,29,669. Whereas, the that may not be disputed, but found they avoid the acoustic played human-generated noise each other and to appreciate and turn into a storm that will “We are not allowed to speak number of active cases has landmark of 52 Crore. such a right of shelter is sounds of bees, tiger growls, (alone or in combination with their environment. They oper- throw Narendra Modi out of in Parliament if we raise the dipped to 3,87,987 and now Cumulatively, 52,36,71,019 vac- granted to millions of Indians human voices, and other ele- elephant sounds), the wild ele- ate in a sensory world that is Prime Minister’s residence,” issues of farmers, Dalits, back- consists only 1.21% per cent of cine doses have been adminis- who do not have shelter. phants’ alarm calls. But phants often froze and very different from our own, Rahul Gandhi said addressing ward classes and women,” he the total caseload. As many as tered through 59,97,068 ses- A section of society, more whether they could also iden- appeared to listen vigilantly to ‘hearing’ low frequency noises partymen at the protest at alleged. 3,12,60,050 people have recov- sions, as per the provisional so retired government tify and discriminate between the strange sounds. They also through their feet. They may Jantar Mantar. The SC/ST “For the first time in the ered from the disease as of report till 7 am on Thursday. employees, who had earned different ground-based sounds moved farther away from the detect other elephants, distant department of the Congress history of the country, parlia- Thursday. 44,19,627 vaccine doses were pension, drawn retirement was unclear. To find this sources of human-generated thunderstorms, and noises of organised the protest against mentarians were beaten and India’s Covid-19 vaccina- administered in the last 24 benefits, cannot be said to be researchers at the University of noise than they did from ele- human activities at great dis- alleged atrocities on Dalits. shoved in the Rajya Sabha,” he tion coverage has crossed the hours, said the Ministry. in such condition. Oxford and an NGO ‘Save the phant-generated noise, sug- tances. The protest was also alleged further. 0  "#$  % &' ()*+*(    % #;7    7/    1:+1.. line leader … I think he has merely gone they were attacked by alleged BJP men by the BJP version and contributed his in Tripura where they had gone to engal Chief Minister Mamata part to the report,” Banerjee said. attend party programmes, the Chief 
    BBanerjee has once again targeted the In its report on post-poll violence Minister said “the BJP Government is BJP Government for politicizing a “tra- the NHRC had claimed put up a list of suppressing the opposition in that State ditionally neutral and honorable” “notorious criminals” and included the and neither the opposition nor the   +251(:* work in these districts. The autonomous institution like the Union names of some of party’s senior leaders media have any scope to express their command of the relief and res- Public Service Commission days after including a Minister. voices … the journalists who dare to mid continuous downpour, cue operations has been given to candidates appearing for CAPF officers’ “I am shocked to see such questions speak are raided or victimised in some Athe Uttar Pradesh PAC in 39 districts, while SDRF examination were asked politically appearing in the UPSC papers … other manner … is it a government run- Government has expedited its has been deployed in 11 districts loaded questions like their opinion on tomorrow they may post a photo of a ning.” relief and rescue operations on and NDRF in nine districts. electoral violence in Bengal and an person (read Prime Minister Narendra Meanwhile the Chief Minister on a war footing to prevent any loss The state government has allegedly violent farmers’ movement in Banerjee said adding “the BJP is Modi) that is appearing everywhere ask- Thursday declared extended pandem- of life and damage to property are being provided. deployed as many as 1,992 boats north India. destroying the neutral institutions like ing ‘\who is the only citizen of India … ic restrictions till August 31 but with in the flood-affected areas of the On the instruction of Chief for rescue operations in the “Though I respect UPSC and have UPSC and NHRC. you can see his photograph in vaccine some more relaxations. While the edu- State. Minister Yogi Adityanath, as flood affected areas while 1,228 great regard for its traditional neutral- Banerjee made the comments while certificates … you can see his presence cational institutions will remain closed The Government has been many as 70,050 lunch packets flood posts have been set up in ity I cannot help saying that the ques- announcing relaxations on pandemic from earth to sky to space everywhere the night curfew were reduced by two making elaborate arrangements and over 9,506 dry ration pack- the state. As many as 564 med- tions asked” in a recent examination was restrictions in Bengal. … why should someone have to carry hours. to provide relief to people affect- ets have been distributed by the ical teams have been constitut- “completely politically motivated … Apparently referring to the damn- a the photograph of a person or a party “In place of 9 pm to 5 am it will now ed by the floods. The work of government to the flood affect- ed in the flood-hit areas and they they were asking aspirants’ opinion on ing report placed by the NHRC in whom he or she does not like?” Banerjee be 11 pm to 5 am,” she said adding local shifting people in the flood ed people in the last 24 hours. are providing immediate med- Bengal electoral violence, on whether Calcutta High Court holding the said. trains would run only after 50 percent affected areas to other places as Due to heavy rain, as many ical treatment to the people farmers’ agitation was violent and the Trinamool Congress and its “This examination is just one part villages have been vaccinated. “Local well as providing dry ration is as 1,243 villages of over 23 dis- trapped in the floods. inadequate oxygen supply in Delhi … Government responsible for the post- of the larger plan to politicize the entire trains will run only after 50 percent of being done at a rapid pace. As tricts of the State have been The Jal Shakti Minister has I am sure these were BJP’s questions … electoral violence in Bengal Banerjee machinery … you go to the Kolkata village population mainly in the districts many as 951 flood shelters com- affected by the floods. At the been directed to review the given by the BJP” in order to assess the said “like NHRC which has become a Airport and you will often fine central of Nadia, North and South 24 Parganas, plying with Covid protocol have same time, the water levels of flood situation and relief and res- aspirants political leanings, Banerjee tool in the hands of the BJP,” the force personnel asking you questions as Hooghly, Howrah, Burdwan and two been set up for the people rivers Ganga, Yamuna, Betwa, cue work with the officials of the said. Centre was trying to control all the to whether you are a Modi man or a Midnapores have from where people trapped in the flood affected Sharda, Kuwano and Chambal local administration. An aerial After Election Commission and autonomous institutions. Didi man,” she said. come to Kolkata every day been vacci- areas of the State. In the flood have risen above the danger survey of the flood-hit areas National Human Rights Commission “Who are the members of the Subsequently speaking to the media nated,” she said adding “If we get vac- relief camps, facilities like drink- level. Teams of NDRF, SDRF around the Chambal and now they have targeted the Union NHRC … follow their past social at the SSKM Hospital where three cines, we can at least ensure one dose ing water, toilets, clothes, uten- along with PAC have been Yamuna districts is being con- Public Service Commission which media handle and you will understand Trinamool Congress youth wing lead- of vaccine for the rural population and sils and beddings among others deployed for relief and rescue ducted. appointed the country’s top bureaucrats, … one of them is a former ABVP front- ers were undergoing treatment after then we can allow local trains.” 3     .:           #

    /2/0.- zens who have not only been arate human interaction will be step manner or using the online following the announcement of fully vaccinated but have also required for this online verifi- process. *lockdown, resumed opera-   * /  wo days after the completed 14 days after their cation process. Citizens who Considered one of the tions for those working in TBrihanmumbai Municipal second dose. apply without completion of 14 busiest commuter rail systems essential services from June 15 Corporation (BMC) initiated “The e-pass should be days after second dose of vac- in the world, the Mumbai sub- last year.. The services were   1:+1.. N5/    is nil, there is no land policy, in an offfline Covid-19 vaccina- saved in mobile and after show- cine, will receive e-pass only urban railway system caters to gradually increased for the last 10 years they have not been tion certificate verification ing the e-pass at the ticket win- after completion of that peri- 75 lakh commuters on the convenience of passengers and engal Opposition Leader 6#$  able to successfully complete a process and the railway pass dow at suburban railway sta- od,” the announcement added. Western Railway, Central to avoid crowding and to main- BSuvendu Adhikari on single school services or other distribution process, the tions, the citizens will get a The introduction of offline Railway (main) and harbour tain social distancing. From Thursday launched fresh attack   6# O State examination … and on Maharashtra Government on monthly travel pass directly Covid-19 vaccination certifi- railway networks. It is spread October 17, it allowed all ladies on the Mamata Banerjee top of that to pursue her dole Thursday launched an online from the Railways. Therefore, cate verification process at sub- over 390 kilometers. to travel by suburban trains for Government for “ruining the as the TMC manifesto says that politics to win votes her facility to enable the fully vac- offline verification will not be urban railway stations along On August 10, the a specified number of hours State’s economy” which he said they will cover 5 crore people Government has taken loan of cinated citizens to obtain an e- required at railway stations, if with the online e-pass system Maharashtra Government during a day in Mumbai and was running on doles. in this scheme.” 10.54 lakh crore in the past 10 pass for travelling in suburban universal online e-pass is will make it possible for all eli- announced that the fully vac- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Attacking the Chief He said such schemes years … tomorrow she will trains in Mumbai. obtained,” an official gible citizens to travel in sub- cinated people could travel by (MMR). Minster for distributing doles would cost the State exchequer leave Bengal an insolvent State.” As part of the exercise, the announcement said. urban trains from August 15. suburban local trains in From November 2 to the people in the name of a yearly 15,000 crore at a time The State BJP women’s state relief and rehabilitation “Eligible citizens who apply Meanwhile, The BMC Mumbai from August 15. onwards, the Central and Laxmi Bhandar (scheme) that when there was no new source wing on Thursday staged state- department introduced already for the pass will be automati- appealed to all Mumbaikars not It may be recalled that the Western Railways increased entails “giving women cash of of taxes for the State. wide protests against post-poll in-use web link cally verified for completion of to crowd at railway stations and Central and Western Railways, the number of services by a few hundred of rupees” Attacking the Chief violence and rape of saffron https://epassmsdma.mahait.org Covid-19 Vaccination (14 days complete the verification which had suspended all their another 753 and together Adhikari said “even in that Minister for driving away supporters. In Thursday’s agi- for purchase of suburban train after taking the second dose) process by either approaching suburban train services in the operated 2,773 suburban train count she has left out the industries Adhikari said “today tation BJP MLA Agnimitra e-passes by the common citi- through this web-link. No sep- railway stations in a step-by- third week of March last year services. majority of the people where- industrial investment in Bengal Paul was arrested.     +< $#>5      /2/0.- recorded 225 deaths on July 31. 62,351. The fatality rate in the state With 208 fresh fatalities rose from 2.1 per cent to 2.11 per n a cause for concern, the Covid- reported on Thursday, the total cent. Pune with 14,423 active &    &   I19 deaths in Maharashtra on number of deaths in the state cases emerged as the first in the Thursday crossed 200-mark to increased from 1,34,364 to state in terms of maximum num- touch a fatality tally of 208 after a 1,34,572, while the infections -- ber of “active cases” in the state,    /2/0.- ber of people driving vehicles under the gap of nearly two weeks and the with 6,388 new cases – rose from while Sangli with 7,027 stood sec- influence of alcohol has come down. infections climbed to 6,388, even 63,69,002 to 63,75,010. ond, followed by Satara (6573), olding that growing population was Similarly, if we are to achieve good objec- as the state achieved a records of As 8,390 patients were dis- Thane (6133), Ahmednagar Hcoming in the way of development in tives, we need to make certain things com- sorts by doing more than a stag- charged from the hospitals across (4964), Solapur (4533), Kolhapur the country, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena pulsory”. gering 5 crore Covid-19 tests since the state after full recovery, the total (4245) and Mumbai (3208). (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday Holding politicians responsible for the the pandemic broke out in March- number of people discharged from Of the 5,03,26,812 samples rooted for initiating population control mea- phenomenal growth of population in the April last year. the hospitals since the second sent to various laboratories across sures compulsorily in the country. country, Raj said: “Irrespective of affiliations, A day after the state logged 163 week of March last year increased the state so far, 63,75,390 have test- “Since population has become a major the political parties should come together deaths and 5560 infections, the from 61,66,620 to 61,75,010. The ed positive (12.67 per cent) for impediment in the development process, and work towards building a consensus on daily deaths went up by 45, while recovery rate in the State Covid-19 until Thursday. time has come to control population in the the issue. For instance, thanks to the pop- the infections rose by 828. rose from 96.82 per cent to 96.86 Currently, 3,98,397 people are country. Until we look at the issue of pop- ulation growth, many small places in The increase in the daily per cent. in home quarantine while 2,507 ulation carefully and do something about Maharashtra have now become towns with deaths should be seen in the con- The total “active cases” in the people are in institutional quar- it, we will not be able to deal with devel- large populations”.       & - )   "  "( text of the fact that the state had state dropped from 64,570 to antine. opment issues effectively. If we people do Replying to a question, Raj said: “What not agree to take population control mea- is progress all about? I do not think build- sures themselves, then we will have to make ing roads, bridges and seeing mobile phones !1 population control compulsory in the in the hands of people can in any way be  @?A '' & 
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Tuesday's meeting, the sides to pull back to defend the cap- and was taken to a militant out- The virtual meeting held “discussed ways to improve ital and just a few other cities in post in Parachinar, on Tuesday came amid moves by joint maritime responses to the coming days if the Taliban Pakistan's rugged mountainous the U.S. And others to defy search and rescue, disaster keeps up its momentum. border with Afghanistan. Beijing's pressure campaign relief, and environmental mis- The onslaught represents a There, he underwent train- aimed at compelling Taiwan to sions, as well as opportunities stunning collapse of Afghan ing, preparing to fight along- accept its view that the island to improve communication forces and renews questions side the Afghan Taliban, a rel- is part of China. and continue personnel edu- about where the over $830 bil- ative told The Associated Press, China on Tuesday recalled cational exchanges." lion spent by the U.S. Defense speaking on condition of its ambassador to Lithuania “They also continued work Department on fighting, train- anonymity because of fear of and expelled the Baltic nation's on the common objectives of ing those troops, and recon- reprisals from militants and top representative to Beijing preserving maritime resources; struction efforts went — espe- government security agents. over its decision to allow reducing illegal, unreported, cially as Taliban fighters ride on As the Taliban swiftly cap- Taiwan to open an office in and unregulated fishing; and American-made Humvees and ture territory in Afghanistan, Lithuania under its own name. participating in joint maritime pickup trucks with M-16s slung many Afghans blame Pakistan Chinese leader Xi Jinping search and rescue and mar- across their shoulders. for the insurgents' success, has increased diplomatic, eco- itime environmental response Afghan security forces and pointing to their use of nomic and military pressure on events," the statement said. "'!     & '   'C'! "   the government have not Pakistani territory in multiple Taiwan, whose residents over- “The United States sup- responded to repeated ques- ways. whelmingly reject Beijing's ports Taiwan's meaningful par-  1.02+ Taliban, which has taken 11 of While Kabul itself isn't homes amid fears the Taliban tions from journalists over the Pressure is mounting on demand for political unifica- ticipation and contribution to Afghanistan's 34 provincial cap- directly under threat yet, the will again impose a brutal, days of fighting, instead issuing Islamabad, which initially tion with the mainland. China issues of global concern," it he Taliban captured itals as part of a weeklong blitz. losses and the battles else- repressive government, all but video communiques that brought the Taliban to the has long blocked Taiwan from said. The meeting follows the TAfghanistan's third-largest The capture of Ghazni, mean- where further tighten the grip eliminating women's rights downplay the Taliban advance. negotiating table, to get them taking part in the United announcement of plans by the city and a strategic provincial while, cuts off a crucial highway of a resurgent to stop the onslaught and go Nations and other interna- U.S. To sell 40 self-propelled capital near Kabul on linking the Afghan capital with Taliban esti- back to talks. tional organizations and has howitzers to Taiwan in a deal Thursday, further squeezing the country's southern mated to now While analysts say stepped up such pressure since valued at $750 million that the country's embattled gov- provinces, which similarly find hold some two- /    "   Pakistan's leverage is often the election of independence- drew strong condemnation ernment just weeks before the themselves under assault as thirds of the overstated, it does permit the minded Taiwanese President from Beijing. end of the American military part of an insurgent push some nation. Taliban leadership on its terri- Tsai Ing-wen in 2016. Tsai was Amid deteriorating ties mission there. 20 years after U.S. And NATO Thousands of   = 3   tory and its wounded warriors re-elected last year by a strong with China, the former admin- The seizure of Herat marks troops invaded and ousted the people have receive treatment in Pakistani majority. istration of Donald Trump the biggest prize yet for the Taliban government. fled their  *.,-(;:( The Taliban, who ruled the coun- hospitals. AP While the US maintains boosted relations with Taiwan. try from 1996 until US forces invaded fghan Government forces are col- after the 9/11 attacks, captured three Alapsing even faster than US mili- more provincial capitals Wednesday tary leaders thought possible just a few and another on Thursday, the 10th the /7       months ago when President Joe Biden insurgents have taken in a weeklong ordered a full withdrawal. sweep that has given them effective But there's little appetite at the control of about two-thirds of the    "   .1  White House, the Pentagon or among country. The insurgents have no air the American public for trying to stop force and are outnumbered by U.S.- -+./.0. withdrawal of American and ly, according to a journalist pre- the rout and it probably is too late to trained Afghan defense forces, but they NATO troops by August 31. sent at the meeting. do so. Biden has made clear he has no have captured territory with stunning aking a dig at the US, “Pakistan is just considered Islamabad is unhappy that intention of reversing the decision he speed. TPrime Minister Imran only to be useful in the context Biden has not spoken to Prime made last spring, even as the outcome John Kirby, the chief Pentagon Khan has said that Washington of somehow settling this mess Minister Khan since he seems to point toward a Taliban spokesman, said the Afghans still have sees Pakistan as "useful" only which has been left behind assumed the presidency in takeover. time to save themselves from final for clearing the "mess" it has left after 20 years of trying to find January. Pakistan's National With most US troops now gone defeat. behind in Afghanistan after 20 a military solution when there Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf and the Taliban accelerating their bat- “No potential outcome has to be years of fighting and prefers was not one,” Khan told foreign recently expressed disappoint- tlefield gains, American military lead- inevitable, including the fall of Kabul,” India when it comes to form- journalists at his home here on ment over President Biden's ers are not pressing him to change his Kirby told reporters. “It doesn't have ing a “strategic partnership”. Wednesday. reluctance to contact Prime mind. They know that the only sig- to be that way. It really depends on Afghanistan has seen an Khan said that since the US Minister Khan despite con- nificant option would be for the pres- what kind of political and military uptick in violence by the decided to have a “strategic part- sidering Islamabad as an ident to restart the war he already leadership the Afghans can muster to Taliban after US President Joe nership” with India, Washington important country in some decided to end. turn this around.” Biden's announcement of the was treating Pakistan different- critical issues like Afghanistan. -+,
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(CPI) had remained above 6 0.58 per cent higher at its all-time peak of ment. “The Indian rupee appreciated The manufacturing sector, September. The IIP had grown With the gradual relax- per cent during May and June. 54,843.98. The broader NSE Nifty advanced 82.15 Besides, fresh foreign capital against the dollar on Thursday and had which constitutes 77.63 per by 4.5 per cent in October. In ation of restrictions, there has The Government has man- points or 0.26 per cent to record 16,325.15. inflows also supported the domestic the best day in over three weeks, as a cent of the Index of Industrial November 2020, the factory been a relative improvement dated the RBI to maintain PowerGrid was the top gainer in the Sensex unit, forex dealers said. slower U.S. Inflation rate elevated Production (IIP), grew by 13 output fell 1.6 per cent and then in economic activities as well retail inflation at 4 per cent, pack, rallying over 6 per cent, followed by Tech At the interbank forex market, the bets that the Federal Reserve would per cent in June this year, entered the positive territory by as in data reporting, the with a margin of 2 per cent on Mahindra, HCL Tech, Titan, L&T, NTPC and local unit opened strong at 74.26 keep its monetary policy accom- according to the data released growing 2.2 per cent in Ministry of Statistics and either side. ICICI Bank. On the other hand, Dr Reddy's, against the American currency and modative slightly longer. by the National Statistical December 2020. Programme Implementation The CPI based inflation IndusInd Bank, Reliance Industries and Axis Bank witnessed an intra-day high of 74.24 “Most other Asian currencies also Office (NSO) on The IIP had recorded a had said in a statement in stood at 6.26 per cent in June were among the laggards. and a low of 74.33 during the strengthened despite a stronger dollar Thursday. contraction of 0.6 per cent in November. 2021 and 6.73 per cent in July "Domestic equities recovered sharply main- session. and lent support to the local unit," The mining sector output January and 3.2 per cent in Earlier, the ministry had 2020. ly led by sharp rebound in IT and PSU banks. It finally ended at 74.25 against the Sriram Iyer, Senior Research Analyst, rose by 23.1 per cent in June February this year. In March, it also given a disclaimer that it The overall food inflation Additionally, strong buying was seen in midcap American currency, registering a rise Reliance Securities, said. while power generation grew by 24.2 per cent. For the may not be appropriate to softened to 3.96 per cent in July and smallcap stocks today after persistent selling of 19 paise against its previous close. Meanwhile, back home traders increased by 8.3 per cent. month of April, the NSO held compare the IIP in the post- this year, from 5.15 per cent in for last couple of days," said Binod Modi, Head On Wednesday, the rupee had settled now await July retail inflation data, due In June 2021, the IIP stood back the release of complete IIP pandemic months with the the preceding month. - Strategy at Reliance Securities. at 74.44 against the US dollar. post market hours on Thursday, Iyer at 122.6 points compared to data. In May this year, it grew data for the months Vegetable prices decreased IT stocks remained in focus and investors On the domestic equity market said. 107.9 point in the same month 28.6 per cent. preceding the COVID-19 out- at a faster pace, with inflation continue to lap-up quality IT names as sustained front, the BSE Sensex rallied 318.05 Technically, the USD/INR spot last year. The index was at 129.3 The second wave of the break. dropping to (-) 7.75 per cent in double-digit revenue growth visibility backed by points to end at a fresh lifetime high pair resistances are at 74.30 and 74.45. points in June 2019 as per the pandemic started in the mid- The manufacturing sector July compared to (-) 0.7 per strong deal wins offer comfort, he noted. of 54,843.98, while the broader NSE Supports are at 74.08 and 73.95, he NSO data. dle of April this year and many had recorded a contraction of cent in the previous month, as Elsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Hong Nifty advanced 82.15 to record noted. The data showed that states imposed restrictions to 17 per cent in June 2020. per the data. Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended with losses. 16,364.40. “The Dollar Index stood just industrial production recov- curb the spread of coronavirus Mining sector output fell 19.5 The rate of price rise in Equities in Europe were largely trading on a Meanwhile, the dollar index, below a 4-month peak against major ered but was still below the infections. per cent in the same month last pulses and products was 9.04 positive note in mid-session deals. which gauges the greenback's strength peers on Thursday afternoon trade as pre-pandemic level of June "The growth rates over year. The electricity generation per cent compared to 10.01 per Meanwhile, international oil benchmark against a basket of six currencies, currency traders digested data from the 2019. The IIP had contracted corresponding period of pre- had declined 10 per cent in cent in June 2021. Brent crude rose 0.17 per cent to USD 71.56 per dipped 0.04 per cent to 92.87. previous day showing US inflation may by 16.6 per cent in June vious year are to be interpret- June 2020. PTI barrel. Brent crude futures, the global oil be coming off the boil,” Iyer said. 
  
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As marketing technologies evolve ly which United Nations Secretary-General Antonio getting traction from brands and production was low and supply Although these online influencers powered by AI and big data, brands Guterres termed as a ‘code red for humanity.’ The report influencers' standpoints alike. chain networks were struggling to may not be so famous in offline settings, have no longer been content with issues a loud and clear warning that by ignoring the However, as brands increasingly trim place products timely in the market- their enormous online following can clicks, impressions and visits, but climate crisis, humanity may have put itself on the path their marketing budgets, what does it place, cutting down on advertisement determine the difference between a suc- expect their influencers to catalyse of irreversible destruction. spell for marketing influencers? Does and promotional budgets was not out cessful and a not-so-successful product conversion in the forms of actual leads Actor, producer and champion for nature, Dia it imply that when the brands are of order. in a digital or even offline marketplace. and sales. In other words, brands Mirza responded to the report with this tweet, under a financial strain, the balance of This applies, especially, in a Covid-dri- would expect data-driven concrete and “Climate change is widespread, rapid, and intensifying. power is more in favour of the influ- The rise of new-age influencers as well ven financially-strained business envi- measurable ROI when negotiating It is affecting every region, with many of the changes encers vis-à-vis the brands? In other as their following ronment. A few thousand influencers with influencers. becoming irreversible, new #IPCC report finds.No more words, has Covid provided more lee- Against the backdrop of COVID- have been able to connect a brand with In sum, even as there has been a excuses! We need urgent #ClimateAction now.” way to influencers when they negoti- 19, several new-age influencers who millions of consumers in no time. profusion of influencer posts and Dia says, “In simple words, the earth’s climate is get- ate terms and conditions with brands? hitherto had relatively lower social According to a study, 78 per cent of equally remarkable impression counts ting so hot that in about a decade, temperatures would profiles have made their presence felt marketing leaders employed influ- during the Covid period, the ad fees be beyond the level of warming that world leaders The drop in ad expenditure across resoundingly. Galvanised by the pub- encer marketing in 2020 with around would have largely come down for the thought they could prevent. What chilled me most was platforms lic need for information and guidance 13 per cent of them taking to influencer influencer community. However, the the reminder that we really have nowhere to run. The There is no doubt that there has on health, nutrition, food, fitness, mostly certify a niche product/service activity for the first time last year. In lasting effects in terms of online shop- report clearly says that climate change is human-caused been an across-the-media ad spend cut diet, mental counselling and assistance, segment stemming from their own another estimate, there was a four-five ping behaviour, social media usage and and “unequivocal,” and how well we do in the future in the country last year. From cinema and even beauty, fashion and lifestyle well-recognised experience and exper- time rise in influencer marketing dur- the ever-rising popularity of OTT plat- depends on what action we take today to cut carbon to audio to print to Out of Home et al, the new crop of influencers have tise on a given subject while command- ing the Covid period until last year with forms would ensure that influencers emissions. The world has already warmed over 1.1° C (OOH) to television, every one of these witnessed a sudden leap in their fol- ing a highly dedicated set of audience, particularly impressive action during would regain their mojo. Remember, in the past century and if we don't do something now, platforms has witnessed a decline. lowing during the last one and half typically lower in numbers than a the festivities. in the early phases of Covid, brands we will cross the 1.5° C warming mark in the 2030s.” According to a GroupM report, while years. Unlike the traditional celebrity celebrity (although not always). In a were spending about 50 per cent of Even now, reminds Dia, we are seeing scorching cinema underwent the steepest drop endorsements wherein an established highly cluttered marketplace dotted How are the influencers adapting to digital marketing budgets on influ- heat waves, countries like Greece on fire, at 83 per cent, it was 73 per cent for celebrity, typically a film star or a with ceaseless advertisements and pro- the new normal? encers. Is this poised to rise even landslides, tropical cyclones and floods in outdoor, 49 per cent for audio, 43 per sporting icon, becomes the face of a motions especially when celebrity Needless to say, influencers have more? Only time will tell. India and globally and yet, we don’t seem cent for print and 14 per cent for tele- diverse set of products and services, endorsements have increasingly come up with their own strategies and (The author is the director of to be working towards reducing carbon vision. Against these figures, it is promoting them indiscriminately on become more suspect for their lack of tool kits to navigate through the Bikano, the packaged products brand and greenhouse gas emissions. She important to note that digital regis- different platforms, the influencers authenticity and genuineness, guided by tough times. While it is natural to of Bikanervala Foods Pvt Ltd.) says, “Sea levels are already rising alarmingly, ice sheets are shrinking, permafrost is thawing and extreme engagement and to spite his world of a character is very still the foundation remains weather conditions are becoming  ' !  mother, who is after him to get exciting. It also helped that I the same.” increasingly frequent. We are caus- married, he creates a robot. It had a wonderful team of co- The teleplay, he says, is ing harm to the planet that the report is so close to life that his moth- actors. Everyone working on primarily about the power of calls “irreversible for centuries to mil- " $";::>/1%%"$="  er actually mistakes it for a the set got along very well and love and has been made with a lennia.” The UN Secretary-General woman. As the teleplay pro- helped create an atmosphere lot of passion. He concludes, said as well that the climate alarm   D= R gresses, an unusual bond devel- that was very conducive for me “This adaptation presents to bells are deafening and this report   *8#=:" >1>" ops between the creator and his to play this part. I thoroughly you a classical play in a very must sound a death knell for coal and creation and the audience enjoyed the shoot.” modern format both in terms of fossil fuels before they destroy our ince its debut in 1913, Rajeev Siddhartha who realises that, ultimately, love is To prepare for his part the text and in the way it’s been planet.” SGeorge Bernard Shaw’s play stars in the teleplay says, the answer to everything.” thoroughly, Rajeev also went shot. I think the audience will Dia believes we must collective- Pygmalion has inspired multi- “(LOVE) is a futuristic adapta- The role of the brooding back to the source material definitely enjoy this new-age ly come together, lessen and forestall ple adaptations on stage, in cin- tion of Pygmalion and tells the scientist, says Rajeev was chal- and studied it. He says, “There version of Pygmalion.” the worst impacts of climate change ema, and also television. Zee story of a brilliant scientist and lenging because there is a per- are a lot of similarities between (LOVE) is directed by by adopting clean energy and reduc- Theatre’s teleplay (LOVE) is a inventor who falls in love with petual air of sadness around the original character and my Karan Talwar and also stars ing irresponsible human activities. As refreshingly different take on his own creation. He has lived him. However, he adds, “The character. There may be varia- Yuki Ellias, Shivam Patil, Sonali she says, “If we begin, at least, now the classic story and will be a life of isolation and is always process of understanding this tions in our adaptation and a Sachdev, Payal Nair, Nandini we could possibly still leave a screened on Tata Sky Theatre, busy with his own experiments. character was also full of fun. few nuances may be different as Sen, Priti Shroff and Suhani healthy planet for our children to all through this week. He has gone through a broken As an actor, exploring the inner compared to the original text, Gandhi. grow up in.”

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:  .- : 1 R   " +,, <$ P &  4 8&8;  London (UK): India opening %&* 1 & #"%!. batters Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul registered a 126-run  ('  opening stand against England on the opening day of the ongoing second Test here at the   +: O the match. This Lord’s Cricket Ground on brought in Mark Thursday. ngland captain Joe Root’s Wood, who is This is the first time that Emove to put India into bat consistently the India’s opening batters have put after winning the toss on the fastest bowler on on more than 100 runs in a Test opening day of the second either side, but played outside Asia since 2011. Test failed for three reasons. depends less on This is also the highest first- There wasn’t as much life in movement in the innings opening partnership the pitch as a greenish top sug- air or off the for India at Lord’s since 1952. gested -- it did not, for instance, wicket. Rohit was not able to get to seam with any great alarm; the Ollie the three-figure mark as he was English bowlers failed to bowl Robinson, suc- sent back to the pavilion by late outswing from off and cessful in the first England pacer James middle stumps with the new test at Nottingham with his dis- Anderson. After tea break, ball; and last but not the least, ciplined line and length, was India’s score is 274/3 with brilliant batting by Rohit unable to tempt the Indians Rahul (125*) and Ajinkya Sharma and KL Rahul. into error. Rahane (1*) unbeaten at the Rahul, after a pensive start, Sam Curran, who was crease. accelerated appreciably. His introduced as first change, did After the lunch break, first boundary was a straight six swing the ball, but lacked pace Rohit and Rahul continued off Moeen Ali. He then pro- and was feasted upon by from where they left and ceeded to register his second Sharma once he got going. He brought up the 100-run open- three-figure knock in England hooked Wood for a six to fine ing stand in the 33rd over of the — both as an opener. leg. In the 100-run partnership innings. Rohit was the aggres- Root’s decision was defen- between Sharma and Rahul, sor of the two and was march- (P.  C  !  ''  !'3!P  !  B& &     3! sive and possibly premeditated. the former’s share of runs was ing ahead to another century in ( - P& & ! -"   He banked on James Anderson 75. the longest format. delivering the goods in heavy, But an overseas century However, he was not able middle and he once again itors went into the lunch break the session. Earlier, Joe Root-led overcast conditions. But Root’s continues to elude Sharma, to register a century as he was failed to get going and was dis- without losing a single wicket. England won the toss and opted lack of confidence in his non- who fell for 83, bowled by sent back to the pavilion by missed by Anderson. In the At the lunch break, India’s to bowl and the home team performing batsmen against a Anderson off his pads. It will James Anderson in the 44th end, Kohli and Rahul ensured score read 46/0 with Rohit skipper made no bones about potent Indian attack was per- not be surprising, though, if he over and this brought an end to that India entered the tea break (35*) and Rahul (10*) unbeat- the fact that he wanted to make haps as much a reason for opt- makes amends in this series, for the 126-run opening partner- with eight wickets in hand. en at the crease. use of the overcast conditions to ing to field. he is at present in sublime ship. Rohit got out after scor- Earlier, Rohit Sharma and The first session saw few put pressure on India. But Rohit Injury prevented touch, playing with time to ing 83 runs. This brought KL Rahul brought out their A- interruptions due to rain and and Rahul ensured India has a Anderson’s age-old partner spare — the hallmark of a qual- Cheteshwar Pujara (9) to the game to the middle as the vis- only 18.4 overs were bowled in solid foundation. Stuart Broad from playing in ity batsman. -    O 1.0 3 -  . 4 -     Langer in heated confrontation with CA staffer over Bangladesh video: Report     < ()< shortly afterwards. /
-.0 .1  10  “Dovey had argued that it was inap-  ! ustralia head coach Justin langer was propriate for the Bangladesh team song to  +:( :( be using our own diplomatic down speculation the Ashes Areportedly involved in a confrontation be posted on a CA-operated website,” the channels in the UK to ensure could be postponed by a year  ()* )+,- with a Cricket Australia staffer over a video report said. nglish cricket leaders are that the view of the players and to allow England fans to posted on the board’s website, showing the “...the incidents were witnessed by at E“very confident” the the ECB (is heard),” Harrison attend. He also cannot see ndia women’s cricket team Bangladesh players celebrating their maid- least a dozen people and left some upcoming Ashes series will go said at Lord’s during the second England players sitting out Ifielding coach Abhay Sharma, en series win against the tourists last week. players taken aback and with a sense of ahead as planned despite ongo- test between England and the tour if loved ones were who was praised by the players According to ‘The Sydney Morning unease about what had transpired,” ing negotiations over Covid- India. “This is not players ask- not permitted to travel. for his work on the UK tour, has Herald’, Langer and Australia team man- it added. related travel restrictions. ing for anything unreasonable, “The Ashes is so impor- not entered the bio-bubble in ager Gavin Dovey “became animated” in While Langer refrained from com- England’s players are con- these are very reasonable tant to global cricket, much Bengaluru ahead of the relation to a video added to the series 4-1. menting on the issue, Dovey said: “A cerned about the possibility of requests that we are asking the like an England-India series, Australia tour and is set to be cricket.com.au website, after the third The matter was initially raised by healthy team environment includes the families being unable to join Australian government to give but even more so in certain replaced alongside trainer match, which Bangladesh won, taking a 3- Dovey with the Cricket Australia digital ability to have honest and frank discus- them on the trip given some leniency, frankly. parts of the world and for Naresh Ramdas. Sharma, who 0 lead in the recently concluded five-match staffer but when the latter stood his sions, whether it be between players, sup- Australia’s tight border con- “It’s going to be global cricket fans,” he said. is among the support staff at the Twenty20 series. ground, the matter escalated and Langer port staff or others within the team envi- trols, as well as prospect of important for us to “We never want to compro- National Cricket Academy, did The hosts won the five-match T20I subsequently confronted the staff member ronment, which was the case here.” lengthy quarantines and ensure that we can give mise the integrity of the not enter the Indian team’s bio- restrictive bubble environ- comfort to players that series for any reason. Cricket bubble on Tuesday evening, ments. Talks involving the their families are going to Australia understand this, surprising even the players. 2    :@"/   Professional Cricketers’ be able to be in Australia just as well as we do. From the UK tour, former Association have been ongo- and that those conditions “The issue at the moment India opener SS Das has ing for some time and while in which they are quar- is the process that we need retained his position as batting   0)+9.(:,)( Tom Harrison, chief executive antined will be reason- to go through to get the coach while head coach -)+.( of the England and Wales able, enabling the play- assurances that we need to Ramesh Powar takes care of the Cricket Board, acknowledged ers to be at their best in be comfortable, that our bowling department. “The homas Tuchel made the on Thursday there are plenty that test series,” he con- players can get on the names of new fielding coach Tbold call, and Kepa of complications before a final tinued. “It’s a conversation plane to Australia and feel con- and trainer will be approved Arrizabalaga made the big green light could be given, he that’s going to take place fident that they can be at shortly,” a BCCI official told saves. Brought on as a substi- suggested the necessary over the next few weeks, but their best and they can per- PTI. The UK tour was Sharma’s tute with seconds remaining in exemptions would be attained. I am very confident we will form at their best, without hav- second assignment with the extra time, Kepa kept out two “All the right conversations get to a place where we can ing to cope with the mental women’s team, having worked spot kicks as Chelsea beat are happening at government fulfill our obligations to tour.” weight of being massively con- with the players in a home Villarreal 6-5 in a penalty level in Australia, and we will Harrison has played cerned about the conditions.” series against South Africa. shootout to win the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Tuchel, the Chelsea man- H;/  (  !  
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