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Home Business Auto NLIGHT INSURANCE Insurance (A Division of Nlight Financial LLC) (See Full Page Advt. on Page 17) Call : 917-612-3158 Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 COMMUNITY 2 Will 'Indian' in the PIO ever disappear ? Sikh community raises over $175K for boy The appointment of four ministers of South from all accounts, these immigrants or Asian descent in the Boris Johnson descendants of immigrants are fully Cabinet in Great Britain stirred some integrated into their country of birth (or who lost entire family in head-on car crash excitement in India last month, as it adopted country if they are first gen usually happens when people of Indian or immigrants) and have little to do with India says Yashveer’s sub-continental origin do well or make a beyond their origins. GoFundMe page splash abroad. This has happened all too Technically, most people are immigrant description. “He and his frequently in recent years, including when descendants from some place else, so family met with a tragic auto Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau what’s the big deal, they ask. Indeed, there accident in Virginia on drafted several Indian-origin law makers comes a point in time in the life of a August 15th. The extremely into his cabinet. People of “desi” origin or diaspora when it ceases to be classified unfortunate accident took with strong desi connection have also or marked as an outsider. This usually away the lives of Gurmeet, done well and entered the political happens with the dropping of the hyphen his wife and their 6 year old mainstream in countries such as Australia, that is a reminder of its foreign origin. After daughter. Yash Singh, their New Zealand, and Ireland, leading some all, no one identifies Donald Trump as a son has survived, and is to exult over the reach of the Indian German-American, although he is only a hospitalized with Pelvic diaspora. In some others, this has third-generation descendant of a Bavarian Fracture and a few other occasioned exasperated eye-rolls, since immigrant with the last name Drumpf. injuries.” (News Agencies)- together and contribute our The Sikh community in share for the medical Carteret, New Jersey, has expenses of Yash, funeral H-1B visa pre-registration applications may begin from April rallied around an 11-year- expenses of the family, and (News Agencies)- New applications in the first few days of has as its founding members Mark old boy — raising more more importantly, than $175,000 for him and contribute towards the Delhi: Pre-registration for the H-1B April each year. The annual quota of Zuckerberg and Bill Gates), US his future — after he lost his future of Yash. No visa application for the financial year 85,000 usually gets filled in the first chamber of commerce and others entire family in a head-on contribution is big or small.” FY21 may start from April 2020. The few days only. Successful applicants have sought certainty on the car crash last week. “In this Yashveer, whose family Office of Management and Budget will be able to work in the US from timelines, the daily said. immensely unfortunate lived in Carteret — a (OMB) earlier this month completed October 1 of 2020. A representation made by moment, while we all get borough in Middlesex its review of a proposed Department For FY20, the final rules for the them on August 16 states: together to pray to almighty County — was traveling of Homeland Security (DHS) electronic pre-registration “USCIS should publicly confirm to rest their souls in peace, with them in Virginia when regulation regarding a filing fee for requirement were announced in by September 15 if, and when, we are also praying for the they got into the deadly H-1B cap registration. The US January. But according to a report the electronic registration system speedy recovery of Yash,” crash last Thursday. His Citizenship and Immigration in a leading daily, its implementation will be rolled out for the H-1B cap a description reads on parents, Gurmeet Singh, Services (USCIS) has also obtained was kept in abeyance for H-1B filing season for fiscal 2021 (which young Yashveer Singh’s 44, and Jasleen Kaur, 38, approval from the OBM for the new applications that were filed in April refers to applications to be filed in GoFundMe page. were both killed, as was his “While nobody can ever 6-year-old sister. rules. However, the fees have not 2019. A group of 15 associations April 2020).” This is essential as fulfill the void in Yash’s life, “Gurmeet Singh (of Milton been announced yet. comprising the American sponsoring employers commence as friends and family, the Distributors) was a man of Typically, the USCIS opens a Immigration Lawyers’ Association, preparation for the filing season as least we can do is to come few words but many smiles,” window for filing of the H-1B cap thinktanks such as Fwd.US (which early as August. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 COMMUNITY 3 "Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation" Rapidly Approaching 100,000 Schools Target" youthseach year for life's Regency' (200 South Pine and region. Its overhead major challenges. The Ave, Long Beach, CA), and is hardlyaround 10%. most remarkable thing NYC-Gala is taking place Suresh Iyer, President of about these staggering on Saturday, November 9 'Ekal-USA', has numbers is, more than half at the majestic 'Gotham confirmed that,so far this of them are girls. Moreover, Hall' (1356 Broadway, year, Ekal has raised quite a few of its alumni NYC, NY 10018). For almost $5.5 Million. have gone on to become details of ticket purchase, Attributing this stunning (By - Prakash high-caliber teachers, sponsorship or special- achievementto Waghmare) - Considering District Officers, company project enquiry, please thousands of its devout Ekal Vidyalaya administrators and checkwww.lagala.ekal.org Donors and dedicated Foundation's ('EVF' or technocrats in their adult OR www.nycgala.ekal.org volunteers, Suresh is 'Ekal') profound impact and life. Although rooted in for respective Galas. At LA- confident that, with two rapid growth at the grass- Abhiyan Trust' (an umbrella Education, Ekal has that Ekal has started Gala, the keynote speaker Galas, Ekal, will once root level, Honorable Indian Orgz for various off-shoots blossomed into healthcare, hosting in various is going to be 'Emily again cut through $10 PM Narendra Modi in 2017 of Ekal) was bestowed with integrated village metropolitan areas since Church', Exec Dir of Million mark by the gave 'Ekal'a unique goal of Iconic National Honor - development and economic 2017. Last year, between 'XPrize Foundation' with year's end. In 2017, establishing 100,000 "Gandhi Peace Prize" - by empowerment. Recently, October 6 -13, it hosted Bollywood heart-throb Bajrang Bagra, CEO of schools by Yr. 2022. In the Govt of India, for its 'United Nations three Galas- Houston, 'Vivek Oberoi'as the 'Ekal Abhiyan Trust' India's history, Yr.2022 has contribution to Education Educational, Scientific and Washington & New York special guest. The initiated a special a very distinctive in remote areas, with Cultural Organization - and raised over $5 entertainment at LA will literacy project for significance. It happens to gender and social (UNESCO) confirmed that, Million. This was in be provided by 'troubled spots' in border be the 75th anniversary of equality. 'EVF' is the defying global trend, India addition to $6 Million it Bollywood Comedian region. He recently India's Independence. On largest literacy is likely to meet 100% had already raised 'Omi Vaidya' which will confirmed that as of now this front, the most exciting movement undertaken by child enrolment and school through its annual fund- be capped by a fusion- almost 6,000 Ekal new development is that the Indians and NRIs in completion target set by raising concerts across music Concert by schools are in operation EVF is undoubtedly going dozen countries. them, in 2030. This USA in 55cities. 'Nauzad'. 'EVF' is a duly in Jammu-Kashmir and to ring the 'target-bell'by In last one year heartening affirmation is This year, two Galas registered non-profit that has resulted in early 2020 itself. As of this alone,Ekal has nothing but a have been planned - one Charitable Organization establishing peace, moment, Ekal already has successfully added consequential in Los Angeles (LA) area 501(C) in USA and tranquility, and life- 93,000 schools in the 20,000 schools. This endorsement of EVF's and another in New York dispenses all its normalcy inpeople's lives same number of meteoric rise has been educational mission in City (NYC). LA-Gala is assistance in rural areas there. The schools there villagesthatare grooming partly due to high-end rural and tribal areas of being hosted on Saturday, irrespective of recipient's are run by the locals under 2.55 millionchildren & "Future of India" GALAs India. This year, "Ekal September 14 at 'Hyatt religion, creed, caste Ekal's guidance. Indian student drowns in US lake, body found 90 feet under, on rock ledge

(News Agencies)- A 27-year- drowned. In the summers, the surface old Indian student drowned after of the lake warms up to about 15 jumping off from a recreation spot into degrees Celsius, but the average the Crater Lake in the US state of temperature of the lake is around 3 Oregon, authorities said. degrees. Swimming is only allowed in the Media reports suggested that Mannar area around Cleetwood Cove and along the belonged to Vizag in Andhra Pradesh shore of Wizard Island. and was doing MS in robotics from Immediately after Mannar disappeared, Oregon State people on scene threw a University. life ring into the water, Sumedh Mannar, and Crater Lake dove off the hospitality staff took a "Jumping Rock", small boat out to the a popular area to help search, she recreation spot at said. Park staff came to the lake on the area to help with the Sunday around search, but choppy 4:40 pm (local waters and poor visibility time) and did not conditions made the resurface, search difficult. Marsha McCabe, After about three hours a spokeswoman for Crater Lake of searching and no sign of Mannar, National Park, was quoted as saying officials called off the search for the by the Oregonian newspaper. night and resumed it Monday morning. McCabe said the cliff Mannar, a Divers on Monday morning dove in the graduate student at the Oregon State last known spot Mannar had been seen University, had jumped from was and found him about 90 feet straight down about 25 feet high. The cliff was not in the water on a rock ledge. Beyond that a prohibited area for jumping, she point, the lake drops off dramatically to a said, adding that officials have not depth of more than 1,200 feet. Mannar's yet determined exactly why he body was transported to Klamath Falls. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 COMMUNITY 4 Prime Minister Modi is The strongest Leader in our Lifetime : Jagdish Sewhani

(By our staff reporter) New constitution that has ended the you very much. I was waiting to "We have to see what the people of Kashmir gained and lost York: On his recent visit to US, special status to the State of see this day in my lifetime," she after Article 370 was implemented. There was a time when Mr Kailash Vijayvargiya General Jammu and Kashmir. said in her tweet on August 6. Kashmir was known as heaven on Earth. But terrorism led to Secretary Of BJP said that it's Something that was meant to This sums up all, added Mr bloodshed and killing there. Investment stopped coming to historic day and it was because be a temporary feature of Indian Sewhani. Kashmir. of the Dynamic Leadership Of constitution, went on for 70 years. Many of us all were waiting for Kashmir was once an attractive tourist destination, it was a Prime Minister Modi this And our "so called" leaders gave this in our life - the complete source of employment for the local population but that was lost Abrogation of Article 370 was an impression to the people of integration of Jammu and due to terrorism. It was being felt that Jammu and Kashmir was Possible. He said that previous India that this is something that Kashmir into India. For this different and separate from India. terrorsism grew so kuch that congress governments should can never be touched, its several of our leaders including the bak started becoming separate from india After Article 370’s have done this long long ago but permanent.Well here we are now. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee abrogation, there will be peace, terrorism will be controlled, they didn't want to do that . hHe Celebrating its abrogation, said sacrificed their lives. investment will come in. Like before there will be tourism. assured that now that the Article Mr Sewhani. Mr Sewhani said that under People from the film industry will be able to shoot there 370 is removed, Days are not far But before I come to the topic the Leadership Of Prime Minister again, there will be prosperity in the region again, infrastructure when a Magnificent Temple will be of the day, "New India Modi 2.0 Modi it is New India. Modi 2.0. A development will take place. It is estimated that 2.8 lakh crore built in Ayodhya. He Urged NRI's and Celebration of Abrogating new India which is confident. It's rupee was sent to J&K there is no development to be seen. to invest in Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370", I would like to take a new vibrant and energetic New There was widespread corruption. Talking about Global Media he you back six summers back. Do India. A India that is looking Now, PM Modi will be specially focused on how to win said that he was shocked to see any of you remember the India on forward to a bright future not only the hearts of the people in J&K. That will make a huge difference their views on India . He urged August 15, 2013 when for its 1.3 billion people, but also Modi in his address to the nation has assured the Indian Americans to play Manmohan Singh addressed his its immediate neighborhood and people of Jammu and Kashmir that we are committed to important role in this so that the 10th and final speech from Red the entire world as we believe in development of J&K, there will be employment generation, Global Media rectifies its mistake Fort as the prime minister of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, which investment. It will become a good tourist destination." . India. in English means "The world is Mr Vijayvargiya, speaking in Mr Sewhani said there was a One Family." Kailash Vijayvargiya front of a large gathering in sense of despondency among Friends, it has taken just six Hicksville, New York; further said Indians. It was an era of policy summers to transform India from Global Solar Alliance or the new leader. Mr Modi is probably International Yoga Day, these are the strongest leader that I have that the Mamta Government's day paralysis. Corruption was at its one that was described as "policy in West Bengal are numbered, peak! The power of the office of paralysis" to "one of the bright just glimpsing of his global seen emerge in India, certainly in and he was confident that The BJP prime minister ship was at its spots" of the world. As you would leadership skills. our lifetimes." By his actions he showed that Yes, Indeed. 100 percent said will form the Government in West lowest ebb. A few blocks away all agree, the credit to the people Bengal.He Urged all NRI's From from 10 Race Course Road - the of India who voted to elect a he is a MAN OF PEACE. He Mr Sewhani. West Bengal to come and official residence of the prime dynamic and visionary leader like invited leaders of SAARC His masterstroke on Kashmir countries for his swearing in is the latest evidence in this participate in Campaign for minister -- was the Real power Prime Minister Narendra Bhai elections in West Bengal. center i.e, 10 Janpath. Common Modi as the Prime Minister of ceremony in 2014. He put his life regard. We were told that Articles In his Keynote Address Mr man had no respite from inflation. India added Mr Sewhani at risk to travel to Lahore on his 370 and 35 A -temporary way back from Kabul. Towards provisions - were more Jagdish Sewhani President The And in national security and Mr Sewhani said that In the American India Public Affairs foreign policy, the less said the first five years of his rule, what the end of his first term, she permanent than any part of India's Committee thanked the audience better. Our leadership, lacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi also showed that his peaceful constitution. We were told that efforts should not be seen as these were etched in stone. We For coming on a working day, in confidence to take on our did was equal to if not more such a large number.This shows adversaries. It was Pakistan, than what the Congress rule a weakness. I need not say were told any change in the the energy and enthusiasm which was setting the agenda on achieved in 60 years of their about surgical strike, and special status of Jammu and Balakot. Kashmir would bring blood among we Indian Americans on Kashmir. government. From 2014-2019, recent developments in Bharat. Six summers later. I would like the prime minister laid the It is in this context; I would like bath. Leave the leaders from Friends, we have gathered to quote the last tweet from our foundation of a strong a vibrant to draw to your attention this our neighboring country, we statement from the late were threatened and warned by here this evening in New York to late BJP leader and External India, which intends to play a celebrate the historic abrogation Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj. sheet anchor role in shaping Republican Senator John McCain. our own leaders, who had ruled of Article 370 of the Indian "Thank you Prime Minister. Thank the destiny of mankind. Be it the "I'm incredibly impressed with the the country for decades. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 COMMUNITY 5 International Ahimsa Foundation Marches for Non Violence and Peace at India Day Parade

(By our staff reporter) Foundation, welcomed the stamp. We are very thankful for parade. Other distinguished float. NEW YORK: International Congresswoman Carolyn your hard work." guests on the IAF float were Dr. Jain made welcoming Ahimsa Foundation USA Maloney on the IAF float, saying Congresswoman Carolyn Consulate General of India in NY remarks to the global marched at the Federation of "We are honored to have Maloney, NY Senator John Liu, Sandeep Chakravorty, Ms. community, reiterating the Indian Associations' India Day Congresswoman Carolyn Assemblyman David Welprin, Taruna Chakravorty, AIA President importance of Non Violence, Parade on August 18 with a Maloney at our IAF Float. She is NYS Senator Kevin Thomas, Harish Thakkar, guest of honor Peace and teachings of Lord strong call for Non Violence and a big fan of Mahatma Gandhi and Consulate General of India in NY actress and model Nargis Fakhri, Mahavir and Mahatma Gandhi, Peace-"A Message of Lord she is working tirelessly on a Ambassador Sandeep Miss Glamours World Angle now more than ever before, and Mahavir, Live and Let Live!" Congressional Gold Medal for Chakravorty, and Dr. Jain along Tetatbe, singer Archit Aryasri, the emphasized why and what Dr. Neeta Jain, President and Mahatma Gandhi. She was the with Grand Marshal Bollywood Masala Bhangra workout dance motivated her to start the IAF Founder of International Ahimsa champion of getting the Diwali actor Suniel Shetty kicked off the team marched alongside the organization. India Day celebrated at Nassau County legislative chambers 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston sold out, over 50,000 people register PM Modi is scheduled to visit the US next month to attend the United Nations General Assembly on September 27, prior to which he will travel to Houston to meet the leading businesses, political and community leaders in Houston, the fourth largest city with over 130,000 Indian-American population. (News Agencies)- "Howdy, Modi!", foreign leader in the US other than the community event to be Pope Francis. Potential attendees addressed by Prime Minister can still register for the free event. Narendra Modi here next month has However, new registrants will be on been sold out with over a waiting list. 50,000 people Registration for registering for the the university programme, the students is open (By our staff reporter) Indian-American Forum IDPUSA President Jasbir Jay organisers said. until August 29th Long Island, New York: Nassau ,IDPUSA, India Association of Singh, Asian American Affairs "Howdy", short for as part of a County recently celebrated the Long Island and Community Director Farrah Mozawalla. 'How do you do?', is a special allotment, friendly greeting they said. Prime 73rd anniversary of India's Leaders were involved in Geeta Setia, , Dr. Rajpal Chopra, commonly used in Minister Modi is independence with a flag-raising organizing the event. Jyoti Gupta, and Anjali Purohit southwestern United States. scheduled to visit the US next ceremony in the Ceremonial "I recognize and honor your sang patriotic Indian songs. Over 50,000 supporters month to attend the United Nations Chamber of the Theodore culture, and at these trying times Honorees included Dr Tarun have already registered for the mega General Assembly on September Roosevelt Executive and in our nation, we really have to Wasil, Champak Parikh, and community summit in September at 27, prior to which he will travel to Legislative Building on Aug 15. celebrate our diversity and get to Mr Davendra Kumar Verma . the NRG Stadium, the host Texas Houston to meet the leading Office of County Executive Laura know one another even better," Members of Indian Veterans India Forum (TIF), a Houston-based businesses, political and Curran, Nassau County Legislator Birnbaum said. Association and , Community non-profit body, said. The live community leaders here in Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D- The program included remarks by Leaders Led the Flag March audience will be the largest ever for Houston, the fourth largest city with Great Neck), the Nassau County Indian American Forum and joined in the an Indian Prime Minister in North a population of over 130,000 Indian- Office of Asian American Affairs, Chairperson Indu Jaiswal, Celebrations. . America and also the largest for a Americans. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 EDITORIAL 6

Greenland's Fast-Melting Ice Is A What Narendra Modi needs to do next in J&K Warning To The Rest Of The World As anticipated, the legitimacy of the Valley, especially widows and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation children of the victims of the mindless This is where Earth's refrigerator door is for longer durations of the year and Act, 2019, and the Presidential Order that violence and bloodshed that still ravage left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas greater mass loss going forward," said abrogated the special status of the state their land, however, live in perpetual begin to rise. New York University air and University of Georgia ice scientist Tom have been challenged in the Supreme paranoia.The overwhelming support ocean scientist David Holland, who is Mote. "There's every reason to believe Court (SC). The outcome of the that the National Democratic Alliance tracking what's happening in Greenland that years that look like this will become challenge, including how it impacts the garnered in Parliament reflects the from both above and below, calls it "the more common." A NASA satellite found implementation of the framework of mood of the country, borne out of what end of the planet." He is referring to that Greenland's ice sheet lost about transformation envisaged in the was happening in J&K in the last seven geography more than the future. Yet in 255 billion metric tons of ice a year impugned legislation, would be known decades. For many outside the state, many ways this place is where the between 2003 and 2016, with the loss only after the SC concludes its hearings. it was a theatre of violence and planet's warmer and watery future is rate generally getting worse over that Meanwhile, the ripple effects of the bloodshed where our soldiers faced being written.It is so warm here, just period. Nearly all of the 28 Greenland decision have been felt mostly in the stone-pelting mobs and death, fighting inside the Arctic Circle, that on an glaciers that Danish climate scientist Valley, but more audibly in our immediate the local militant-separatists, the jihadi August day, coats are left on the Ruth Mottram measured are retreating, neighbourhood.At the same time, Prime brigades from across the border, and ground and Holland and colleagues especially Helheim. At Helheim, the Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, has, while the Pakistan army.For them, the work on the watery melting ice without ice, snow and water seem to go on and explaining the rationale of his Instrument of Accession of J&K with gloves. In one of the closest towns, on, sandwiched by bare dirt mountains government's historic steps, assured the the Union of India and the articles 370 Kulusuk, the morning temperature that now show no signs of ice but get restoration of normalcy, early assembly and 35A do not matter much. The reached a shirtsleeve 52 degrees covered in the winter. The only thing elections and full statehood to J&K. Modi-Shah rhetoric - that the two Fahrenheit (10.7 degrees Celsius). The that gives a sense of scale is the Echoing what home minister Amit Shah articles of the Constitution were the ice Holland is standing on is thousands helicopter carrying Holland and his said earlier, the PM too declaimed that handiwork and blunder of a sentimental of years old. It will be gone within a team. It's dwarfed by the landscape, an the articles 370 & 35A had only "given Jawaharlal Nehru under pressure from year or two, adding yet more water to almost imperceptible red speck against terrorism, separation, nepotism and a dubious Sheikh Abdullah, and this rising seas worldwide. the ice cliffs where Helheim stops and massive corruption to J&K". He added was responsible for the agony in J&K Summer this year is hitting Greenland its remnants begin. Those ice cliffs are that the articles had been used as a and the bane of India - was persuasive. hard with record-shattering heat and somewhere between 225 feet (70 weapon by Pakistan. He seems to have Even the house arrest of their former CMs extreme melt. By the end of the meters) and 328 feet (100 meters) high. forgotten that not so long ago, with his and the curfew-like situation in the state summer, about 440 billion tons (400 Just next to them are Helheim's blessings, the Bharatiya Janata Party did not evoke strong and passionate anti- billion metric tons) of ice - maybe more remnants - sea ice, snow and icebergs (BJP) not only hobnobbed with Mehbooba government sentiments in J&K. The - will have melted or calved off - forming a mostly white expanse, Mufti's Peoples Democratic Party, which rudderless Opposition parties too failed to Greenland's giant ice sheet, scientists with a mishmash of shapes and is wedded to articles 370 and 35A, but outwit the strategic moves of the Centre, estimate. That's enough water to flood textures. Frequently water pools happily cohabitated with it. While and its unrelenting, well-orchestrated visual Pennsylvania or the country of Greece amid that white, glimmering a near- assorted champions of the special status media blitz.Assuming that the SC about a foot (35 centimeters) deep. In just fluorescent blue that resembles of J&K, ranging from its former chief would uphold the new framework, the five days from July 31 to Aug. 3, more windshield wiper fluid or Kool-Aid. ministers (CMs) to separatist leaders to would J&K be on the smooth path to than 58 billion tons (53 billion metric tons) As pilot Martin Norregaard tries to stone-pelting misguided youth to self- integration with the rest of the country, melted from the surface. That's over 40 land his helicopter on the broken-up styled liberal intellectuals, lament the and become a normal state? Would billion tons more than the average for this part of what used to be glacier - a murder of democracy, the Sangh parivar, the people, especially in the Valley, time of year. And that 58 billion tons mush called a melange - he looks for the hawk-eyed real estate mafia, the accept the change, and reconcile doesn't even count the huge calving ice specked with dirt, a sign that it's chest-thumping-mustachioed retired themselves to the new political and events or the warm water eating away at firm enough for the chopper to set down generals, and the channel commentariat economic paradigm, and coalesce into the glaciers from below, which may be a on. Pure white ice could conceal a deep hail the decision. The hapless people in the rest of India? huge factor. And one of the places hit crevasse that leads to a cold and deadly hardest this hot Greenland summer is plunge. Holland and team climb out to here on the southeastern edge of the giant install radar and GPS to track the frozen island: Helheim, one of Greenland's ice movement and help explain fastest-retreating glaciers, has shrunk why salty, warm, once-tropical about 6 miles (10 kilometers) since water attacking the glacier's scientists came here in 2005. Several "underbelly" has been bubbling to ISSN No. 1554 06X scientists, such as NASA oceanographer the surface Editor in Chief & Publisher : Josh Willis, who is also in Greenland, "It takes a really long time to grow Sharanjit Singh Thind studying melting ice from above, said an ice sheet, thousands and Editor (Political Affairs-India) : what's happening is a combination of man- thousands of years, but they can Aruna Singh made climate change and natural but be broken up or destroyed quite Chief Photographer : Vijay Shah Special Correspondent : weird weather patterns. Glaciers here do rapidly," Holland said. Photographers: Hamad Gagandeep Singh (INDIA) shrink in the summer and grow in the Holland, like NASA's Willis, Editorial Intern: Roubin Singh Thind Web Coordinator : Harpreet Singh winter, but nothing like this year. Summit suspects that warm, salty water that Station, a research camp nearly 2 miles comes in part from the Gulf Stream A Publication of Media Partners Capital, Inc. high (3,200 meters) and far north, warmed in North America is playing a bigger to above freezing twice this year for a role than previously thought in REGD & MAILING OFFICE : record total of 16.5 hours. Before this year, melting Greenland's ice. And if that's that station was above zero for only 6.5 the case, that's probably bad news P.O Box 7005 Hicksville New York 11801 hours in 2012, once in 1889 and also in for the planet, because it means faster the Middle Ages. This year is coming near and more melting and higher sea level Phone: 917 612 3158 TelFax : 516 342 1076 but not quite passing the extreme summer rise. Willis said that by the year 2100, [email protected], [email protected] of 2012 - Greenland's worst year in Greenland alone could cause 3 or 4 www.thesouthasianinsider.com modern history for melting, scientists feet (more than 1 meter) of sea level Disclaimer The South Asian Insider is a weekly newspaper published every week by The South Asian Insider. It's available in report. "If you look at climate model rise.So it's crucial to know how much community & religious centers, ethnic grocery stores and also available by mail, email & online to subscribers. The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various writers, authors and forum participants in The South Asian Insider do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints projections, we can expect to see larger of a role the air above and the water of the Editor. 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The British are desperately constitutional steps the human rights of people trying to downplay the undertaken by India on in J&K, and, therefore, the virtually anti-Indian August 5 are not remark clearly implied a positions they took during exclusively within its negative reference to India. the United Nations Security domestic jurisdiction, China wanted an outcome Council (UNSC) informal subject to Indian political statement to be issued consultations on the India- and legal processes? If that after the consultations. Pakistan question on is the case, let it say so Initially, the British are August 16 in New York. on the record. reported to have gone along Interestingly, they are The British representative with China. It is only when refraining from making on- also reportedly spoke of they realised that not one the-record statements. India's need to ensure that of the 13 other UNSC Instead, they hope that they the human rights of the members were willing to Nehru and his ministerial Mountbatten's advice on Western ally. This was in can create sufficient people of J&K are not support the Chinese that colleagues to agree that the referring Kashmir to the keeping with the close confusion through violated. No one in India they kept quiet, leaving the people of J&K would be UN. linkage between the British background briefings so can ever believe otherwise; Chinese alone in their consulted on the At the UN, the British imperialism and Muslim that influential sections of all the people of J&K are demand. Was the initial accession. It was also helped convert what was an separatism, from the early Indian public opinion give Indians and the need to move indicative of a desire Mountbatten who urged issue of Pakistani invasion years of the last century them, if nothing else, the uphold their identity, to maintain, as the British that India should go to the through the tribal raiders to the creation of benefit of doubt. religious traditions, claim, a neutral position on United Nations (UN), into a far more complex Pakistan.In 1997, During the consultations, customs and rights is the J&K? complaining about and intricate issue. It did important sections of the British representative's duty of government. The fact is that the British Pakistan's aggression. so to ensure that it British political opinion remarks amounted to However, the British have always taken the Nehru had initial retained a foothold in the again, openly, made pro- saying that the legal steps representative's comments Pakistani side on J&K, misgivings, but later agreed Indian subcontinent. It felt Pakistani comments in taken by India in Jammu cannot be construed as either explicitly or to the UN move. That was then that India could not be the J&K context. Prime and Kashmir (J&K) should innocently just endorsing implicitly. This has been so a terrible mistake, and India depended upon for it was Minister Inder Kumar be in keeping with its that. They were made in since 1947. It was Louis is still paying the price. determined to chart its own Gujral was particularly international obligations. the context of Pakistani Mountbatten who Naturally, Nehru cannot be course. On the other hand, irked by seeming British Does Britain feel that the complaints of India violating persuaded Jawaharlal absolved from giving in to Pakistan became a close offers of mediation. New Delhi must explain to the world its new Kashmir policy India needs to make it clear why the older Kashmir policy, built around autonomy and Pakistan, is no longer relevant, and why its new policy deserves a chance to succeed. anything, have helped front and a blowup on the leaders seem ready to give make India's case that international front will only India some time to roll out Pakistan is not fit to be an complicate matters its policy. However, New interlocutor for any form of more. New Delhi has Delhi has done poorly in dialogue. enough friends in the explaining its policy to While New Delhi emerged international system to international civil society from the informal United avoid sanctions and and this is a shortcoming Nations Security Council withstand any critical that needs to be meeting on Kashmir resolutions. But a sense addressed. India needs to relatively unscathed, the of global delegitimisation make it clear why an older The world is nervous, but offers to mediate have now served only to provide cover real diplomatic test will of India's actions will make Kashmir policy, built not yet alarmed, by been banished into the for Pakistan to resume come as security it more difficult to get the around autonomy and developments over fantasy world they had terrorist attacks against restrictions in the Valley Valley residents to at least Pakistan, is no longer Kashmir. India needs to come from. The American India. Mr Modi is within his are gradually lifted. If wait to see if New Delhi relevant and why its new ensure these concerns do leader did urge dialogue rights to argue dialogue protests follow, the fulfils its policy promises. policy deserves a chance not go beyond a certain between the two, must be conditional on government must minimise Mr Trump and other world to succeed. threshold. US President something the international Pakistan's genuinely violence and Donald Trump's community and Pakistan ending support for cross- ensure no communications with do converge on. border terrorism. An bloodshed during Prime Minister Narendra India has to continue to implicit addendum now is this period, even Modi and Pakistani Prime explain to the outside that Islamabad must also as it moves Minister Imran Khan were world the rationale for its come to acquiesce to the towards restoring about lowering the refusal to resume changed ground realities in elections and temperature between the dialogue. The Modi Indian Kashmir. There is democracy in the two countries. To an government's position is zero evidence of Pakistan Union Territory. extent, this is already a not without merit - dialogue accepting either stance. Mr This transition will minor victory for New Delhi. with Pakistan in the past Khan's blood curdling be tricky enough Mr Trump's vainglorious have led to a dead-end, and threats against India, if on the domestic Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 OPINION 8 Follow the law, avoid vendetta permitted by using Mr used for both personal wealth or cooperated with it have often Chidambaram's son, Karti accumulation and election slowed down. It also claims that Chidambaram, as a conduit. The funding. The Narendra Modi the use of CBI, ED and the merits of the case need not detain government has said it would Income Tax Department - us here. The Central Bureau of crack down on corruption through admittedly a legacy from past Investigation (CBI) and the both a set of policy changes as governments - does not appear Enforcement Directorate (ED) are well as a free hand to to have lessened. This has given pursuing the investigation. There investigative agencies to pursue rise to accusations of political is a legal process underway. And cases against high-profile vendetta. Merit apart, the optics the courts will pronounce their political leaders. If this ends up indicate, at least in part, a verdict on the charges. serving as a deterrent for future political subtext to the cases. Political corruption is India is the corruption, it can only help clean India needs to strongly tackle system's most widely known the system. A crackdown on political corruption. No leader, With the Delhi High Court Foreign Investment Promotion infirmity. Those in positions of corruption is laudable, but it must irrespective of his power and rejecting former finance minister Board, back in 2007, to INX authority have often been known always be within due process. position, past or present, is P Chidambaram's anticipatory Media, when Mr Chidambaram to use discretionary authority or The opposition has alleged that above the law. But the bail on Monday, and the absence was the finance minister. The policy loopholes, or be complicit the current government has government would do well to of reprieve for him from the company, the government's in undermining rules and the law selectively pursued corruption ensure that its actions remain Supreme Court till Friday, the investigative agencies believe, to push decisions in favour of cases to target political rivals, above suspicion. This can case against him has got managed to retrospectively get vested interests. In return, they and that cases against those happen only if the law is followed renewed attention. The charges clearance for a much higher have often benefited financially - leaders who have chosen to join scrupulously, both in letter and involve a clearance given by the investment inflow than the rules with illegally gotten resources the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spirit. The future lies in cities, but the transition will be tricky A report titled India 2030 - congestion and overcrowding, McKinsey report on urbanisation Exploring the Future, by the environmental degradation, and says correctly, is a false Confederation of Real Estate air pollution.However, this is also dichotomy because villages and Developers Association of India an opportunity for the country to cities are interdependent and and global property consultant design a fresh and proactive symbiotic.While India will have CBRE has said that India's approach to mitigate the strains its own process of development, future is urban, but the that will develop as cities it can learn from other cities that transition will not be easy. The expand, and to maximise the have faced similar challenges. report is in line with what the potential economic opportunity Many countries, the McKinsey census data have been that well-managed cities can report adds, such as United showing. According to the 1901 offer. This is because the choices Kingdom, South Africa and China, census, the population in urban that India makes to manage the have turned around their cities in as areas was 11.4%. This process of urbanisation will have little as 10 years with proper cities of the world are focusing building a new green, low rise city increased to 28.53% (2001 profound consequences for its funding, governance, sectoral on today - Rotterdam in the ---- Xiongan. It will be built on census) and 31.16% (2011 people and economic future. For policies and planning. India must Netherlands is creating more 1,700 square km-stretch of census). The urbanisation starters, India must end the also be ambitious when it comes to public spaces for its citizens; swampy land, including a process will not be without its debate whether urbanisation is a urbanisation because cities are not Singapore is wrapping its heavy polluted lake, around own set of challenges in India's positive or negative phenomenon, just about building infrastructure, but numerous high rises with 104 km southwest of Beijing, cities: Poverty, lack of and whether the future lies in its also about the quality of life they vertical gardens and building and will be a model for things to affordable housing, traffic villages and cities. This, as a provide.This is what the best pocket parks; and China's come. Kashmir: A bold strategy isn't always wise Will revoking articles 370 and government will firewall the biased against India, the for centralised political control revocation is unlikely to be a 35A bring peace to Kashmir? internal dynamics of Kashmir consensus has now pivoted to over the states in the 1980s game changer. The record of The government and its from the regional context.This is the position that seven decades and the rigged election of other Indian states makes clear supporters have outlined their a bid to depoliticise Kashmir. of policy were a hopeless and 1987 are widely seen as that corruption, inadequate theory of the case. A new The "big question" of obvious failure. If one isn't careful, triggers for the outbreak of development, discrimination, economic order will bring Kashmir's status, the the switch from "normalcy is militancy, against a backdrop demands to economically favour development, transforming the government decrees, is no around the corner" to "this is an of central intervention from local populations, and dynastic political preferences of Kashmiri longer a big question, but unsustainable disaster" could 1953. Security forces have had politics are not unique to those Muslims toward India. Law and instead a settled issue. There cause serious whiplash.The extensive freedom to act in with special status. order will be removed from is nothing more to discuss, so second irony is the broad Kashmir, with little accountability Third, the game plan outlined by electoral politics because of Kashmiri Muslims should occupy acceptance, by both for credible allegations of human Amit Shah and Narendra Modi Delhi's control over security themselves with development. proponents and opponents of rights abuses.Thus, much of the has striking similarities to past forces. The mainstream There are many ironies in this Article 370, that reducing violence and political dysfunction strategies. Previous political parties will be tossed strategy. The first is that it Kashmir's autonomy in the that made Article 370 allegedly governments have repeatedly aside in favour of a new flies in the face of decades of past did not end well. The "unsustainable" were in fact invoked "development": The generation of Kashmiri loyalists Delhi's line. Having insisted outbreak of insurgency in the results of government policy. 1950s and 1960s, for instance, who rise through local politics. that normalcy was soon late 1980s had key roots in the It is not obvious that a more saw huge infusions of central As more non-Kashmiris move returning to Kashmir, that only a moves made by Delhi and its ambitious version of this strategy resources to build industry and into the territory, its Muslim marginal bloc of Kashmiri favoured political allies in the will have radically different economic growth in order to hold majority will fade. And by malcontents was causing state to restrict Kashmiri results. If 370 was, at this point, Sheikh Abdullah and his loyalists refusing to involve Pakistan, the trouble, and that sceptics were autonomy. Indira Gandhi's bid mostly symbolic, then its at bay. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 OPINION 9 Notice, consent, privacy: Why we need to do better A user's interaction with privacy policies faces many blocks. The most basic is the barrier of accessibility.

Most people do not read privacy were unclear or required the data are therefore tasked with the policies. Those who have tried reader to make their own duty to provide adequate and would testify that these inferences. meaningful "notice" to users. documents can be pretty hard to The right to informational privacy Armed with this information, understand. Running into several implies that, at the very least, users can then choose to grant pages that are filled with legal every individual should be able to their "informed consent", which jargon and unexplained phrases, determine who can use her becomes the basis for the main purpose seems to be personal information and for what processing of their data. to protect the company from purpose. Moreover, these Each time a person clicks the "I legal liability rather than interactions must take place in agree" button she has genuinely informing the an ecosystem that recognises presumably conducted a barrier of accessibility. Almost which correspond with graduate consumer. We discuss this in a the power and information reasoned tradeoff between her none of the privacy policies are level reading skills. To put this in recent paper co-authored with asymmetry between the parties, desired level of privacy and the available in languages other than perspective, only about 8.2 Rishab Bailey, Faiza Rahman and has sufficient safeguards to value being derived from the English. Of the companies we percent of India's above 15 and Renuka Sane at the National protect the individual's interests. service in question. This would studied, only Google provided its population has an education level Institute of Public Finance and One way in which most data assume that each Uber user privacy policy in multiple Indian of graduate and above. Policy. protection frameworks, including understands that the policy is languages. This is clearly not The third concern arises from the We conducted a quiz to test the one currently under worded broadly enough to allow optimum in a country where only sheer volume of the transactions how well urban, English- consideration in India, try to the company to track her location a fraction of the population is able that take place in the digital speaking, college going students achieve this is by resorting to the at all times. Similarly, all Gmail to read and understand English. economy and the big data understand the policies of five "notice and consent" regime. users are comfortable with their Second, the construction of analytics emerging from that. As popular tech companies - This framework regards emails being scanned for sentences and phrases in most per App Annie's State of the Flipkart, Google, Paytm, Uber individuals as pragmatic actors, producing targeted policies is of a level that requires Mobile Report, an average Indian and Whatsapp. The short who are capable of weighing the advertisements. advanced comprehension skills. smartphone user has about 70 answer? Not very well. The pros and cons of the options In reality, however, a user's Using the Flesch-Kincaid apps on her phone. Spending students scored an average of 5.3 available to them and pursuing interaction with privacy policies readability score we found that even half an hour reading each out of 10, faring the worst in their best interests. Entities that faces many stumbling blocks. all of the selected policies had policy would translate to about areas where the policy terms seek to collect and use personal The first, and most basic, is the scores ranging from 16 to 41, 35 hours of reading time. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 VIEW POINT 10 Is Prashant Kishor facing his toughest challenge in Bengal?

As Bengal's ruling party is passing through the opening sequences of the 'Didike Bolo' and 'Gramey Cholo' campaigns to reestablish contact with the masses, this anecdote reflects the challenges Prashant Kishor, the poll strategist roped in to embellish Mamata Banerjee's image and make her battle-ready before the 2021 Assembly elections, is facing.

After she stormed in power in As Bengal's ruling party is suffered a lot in the hands of the Bengal in May 2011, Mamata passing through the opening Trinamool Congress, it does not Banerjee started a unique sequences of the 'Didike Bolo' seem very likely that these will practice. She began visiting the and 'Gramey Cholo' campaigns succeed," thinks districts, including the remotest to reestablish contact with the Mukhopadhyay. corners of the state, and began masses, this anecdote reflects The twin programmes of 'Didike holding meetings that were open the challenges Prashant Kishor, Bolo' and 'Gramey Cholo' reveal said one. thinks Kishor certainly has to all. She would not go alone. the poll strategist roped in to two realities. One, the leader Indeed, Kishor's record is quite impressive credentials, but the The senior-most officers of the embellish Mamata Banerjee's whose USP was grassroots impressive. Apart from the 2017 challenge he is up against in administration, including the image and make her battle-ready connect, seems to have lost Uttar Pradesh elections where the Bengal is formidable. chief secretary and home before the 2021 Assembly much of her most powerful Congress turned out a pathetic "BJP is continuously shifting the secretary, would accompany her elections, is facing. appeal. Two, she and her party show, none of his earlier clients goal post in Bengal. While it along with the district Former Kolkata mayor, minister thinktank has become bankrupt let him down, or Kishor did not began with corruption, the party administration and local elected and confidant of Mamata in terms of ideas that has let any of his clients down. is now keen to extract the gains representatives at all levels. Banerjee, Sovan Chatterjee, said compelled Mamata Banerjee to Kishor helped Narendra Modi and of abrogation of Article 370 in "These meetings were like aam that if a party with a proclaimed appoint a consultant to face the the BJP strike gold in 2012 Jammu & Kashmir," said durbars. She would ask the local USP of grassroots connect challenge from the BJP. Gujarat elections and 2014 Lok Bhattacharya.His logic: I-PAC people to narrate whatever needs outside help, it signals Is Mamata Banerjee a fading Sabha polls, Nitish Kumar-Lalu will have to continuously modify problems they were facing and extreme danger for the party. brand in search of a compelling Yadav's mahagathbandhan in and fine tune its strategy would promise immediate Former principal of Presidency marketing communication? 2015, captain Amarinder Singh according to what the BJP does. redressal. Did Jyoti Basu, or College and professor of political I-PAC executives think so. They in 2017 and Jagan Mohan There are others who think that Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee science, Amal Kumar think they have a political Reddy in 2019.Mamata the question is fundamentally (former chief ministers), come to Mukhopadhyay, has no Photoshop needed for image Banerjee's experience would political, and cannot be tackled you. See, I have brought the hesitation in describing Bengal correction on a grand scale. be no different in 2021, only by trying an image entire Writers' Building (state as Kishor's toughest challenge They also feel that two years Kishor's men say.But then, makeover.There are deep secretariat) here, she would say yet."Prashant Kishor is a is a long enough time to use analysts point out that wounds in the psyche of the pointing at the top officials of the professional. He has clever their image correcting skills comparisons trigger more people of the state who have been state," recalled a senior tactics up his sleeve. But these deftly. "We have done it earlier questions than assurances. deprived of their right to vote at bureaucrat who served in both the seem to be more appropriate for and to brilliant results. See our Suman Bhattacharya, political the village self-governance level, Left Front and the Trinamool developed democracies. In track record. Jaganmohan analyst and a keen observer of the levels that deal with most of Congress regimes. Bengal, where democracy has Reddy is the latest example," the Bharatiya Janata Party, their day to day problems. Floods in north India: A man-made disaster Reckless infrastructure development is leading to environmental costs

point focus: build more and more large-scale development is infrastructure, without taking into taking in a place that has already account a region's natural seen a mega-disaster in 2013. In environment. Let's take two fact, the home ministry in 2013 had examples: The Delhi-Manali blamed deforestation, the building highway (Himachal Pradesh) and of roads and tunnels through the Char Dham road (Uttarkhand). mountains, construction of Both are being expanded for more hydropower facilities, tourism- vehicular traffic and tourists. In related construction in floodplains both cases, environmentalists and hill slopes, as well as sand and courts have raised red flags. mining for it. Yet, we are going In the case of the Himachal down that road again.At a time highway, they allege that the when the central and state The India Meteorological and forced the release of excess The heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand National Highway Authority of governments should put their Department (IMD), on Sunday, water from the dams in the and Himachal Pradesh could India is dumping construction minds together to assess the said Himachal Pradesh received region. Such intense and also have a severe downstream debris into the river Beas, leading carrying capacity of the Himalayas the highest-ever rainfall for 24 excessive rain in a short period impact. Flood alerts have been to floods. In the second case, the vis a vis the ecosystem services hours, since records began is a clear indication that both sounded in Delhi, Haryana, project will refurbish 900km of the (benefits that humans gain from the almost 70 years ago. The states are bearing the brunt of Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh. damaged highways with two natural environment and properly situation in neighbouring climate change, a man-made What we are seeing in the two lanes, 12 bypass roads, 15 big functioning ecosystems) they Uttarakhand is equally grave. In phenomenon, and also paying a states is also a result of flyovers, 101 small bridges, 3,596 provide, government planners are both states, rainfall has triggered heavy price for unbridled successive central and state culverts, and two tunnels. All just doing the opposite - landslides, snapped road links, development that has wrecked governments' wrong development these will be done blasting and burdening an already fragile shut down hydropower projects, the ecologically fragile region. policies, which have a single- cutting the mountains. Such environment. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 11 Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 INDIA-CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 CBI books NDTV promoters Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy for FDI rules violation Besides the Roys, the agency registered an FIR against then CEO Vikramaditya Chandra as well as unidentified government officials on charges of criminal conspiracy, cheating and corruption, officials said on Wednesday.

(News Agencies)- The Under the CBI scanner are crucial time and remain CBI has booked NDTV promoters investments made by NCBU, a committed to the integrity of the Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy General Electric company at the company's journalism. Attempts and others for allegedly violating time, in Network PLC (NNPLC), to silence free and fair reportage foreign direct investment (FDI) an NDTV company incorporated through malicious and fabricated rules in a 2007-09 investment, an in London on November 30, charges will not succeed. This allegation denied by the 2006. The CBI has alleged that is not about a company or company. NNPLC in 2009 got approval from individuals but about a larger Besides the Roys, the agency the Foreign Investment battle to maintain the freedom of registered an FIR against then Promotion Board (FIPB) board in the press, something which India CEO Vikramaditya Chandra as violation of FDI rules. It said has always been renowned for," well as unidentified government NNPLC received total FDI worth it said. The FIR is an outcome of a meant for financial transactions officials on charges of criminal USD 163.43 million and invested As part of "the continued preliminary enquiry registered by to bring funds from abroad. conspiracy, cheating and the amount in various NDTV persecution of free press", it the agency in 2016, the CBI Terming the transactions a corruption, officials said on subsidiaries through a web of said, a new CBI case has been officials said. "sham", the agency alleged that Wednesday. complex transactions. filed about a USD 150 million It is alleged that during May 2004 funds were invested by On Wednesday, a CBI team In a statement, NDTV strongly investment in NDTV's non-news to May 2010, NDTV floated unidentified public servants conducted searches at denied the CBI's allegations. business by NCBU, then owned around 32 subsidiary firms all through NDTV and laundered Chandra's residence, officials "NDTV and its founders have full by General Electric. "The case over the world, mostly in the tax back to India through multiple said. faith in India's judiciary at this makes the ludicrous charge that havens of Holland, the United layers of complex transactions the transaction, declared to all Kingdom, Dubai, Malaysia, and shell companies. relevant authorities in the US and Mauritius etc. "Proceeds of corruption of 'Chidambaram acting like Vijay India, laundered money for The CBI said most of these unknown public servants was unknown public servants," it companies allegedly had no invested through NDTV Ltd," it Mallya, Nirav Modi': BJP said. business transaction and were alleged.

(News Agencies)- The businessmen Nirav Modi and BJP on Wednesday accused Vijay Mallya by not cooperating former Union Minister P. with the central agencies. No one Chidambaram of behaving like will be spared," Rao said. fugitive businessmen Vijay Chidambaram's lawyer has Mallya and Nirav Modi by not challenged the Delhi High Court's cooperating with the central order rejecting his request for agencies probing alleged protection from arrest. corruption in the INX Media The Supreme Court said that case. Chidambaram's petition will be Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) placed before the Chief Justice spokesman G.V.L. Narasimha of India. Rao made the comment after In the INX Media case, the Supreme Court refused to Chidambaram is accused of grant any immediate relief to facilitating foreign investment in Chidambaram while responding a media company when he was to his plea for protection from the Finance Minister at the arrest in the case. instance of his son Karti "Gandhi family gave free hand to Chidambaram, who is accused Chidambaram to go ahead in the of receiving kickbacks. Both the INX Media case. Chidambaram father and son have denied any is behaving like fugitive wrongdoing. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 INDIA-CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 To arrest distress migration, Odisha to provide 200 days of work under MGNREGA A survey by NGO Tata Trusts in 30 gram panchayats of Bolangir and Nuapada last year found that around 38,000-odd people from 11,000 families unable to find work had migrated to neighbouring states. (News Agencies)- To undertaking a study in 100 gram Odisha Building and Other check distress migration in two panchayats in western Odisha to Construction Workers' Welfare of its most migration-prone find out the families that are being Board where they would get at districts, Odisha plans to give forced to migrate due to lack of least 17 benefits, including assured employment of 200 financial resources and work. financial aid of Rs 50,000 to days under MGNREGS and Odisha labour commissioner marry off their daughters. ration for migrant families in Niranjan Sahu said that to arrest Mission Shakti that looks after advance for three months, distress migration, at least 200 the women self help groups of besides other measures. days of assured employment will the state and Odisha Livelihood A meeting of several be given in those two districts Mission will work together to departments, including labour, starting from September when provide seed money for the Yojana.Other measures in the workmen. As per the Act an inter- panchayati raj, food supplies people start leaving for Telangana SHGs in which the womenfolk offing are holding Army state migrant worker can't be paid and consumer welfare, fisheries and Andhra Pradesh to work in of the migrating families are recruitment rallies in Bolangir less than the wages fixed under and animal husbandry, held last brick kilns and construction sites members. and Nuapada to lure the youths. the Minimum Wages Act. A week decided to focus on two there. As most of the migrating Also skilling the youths under contractor has to ensure regular of the four districts that sees "Instead of assured employment families would start leaving from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen payment and provide residential rampant migration every year. of 100 days under MGNREGS, September, officials said ration Kaushalya Yojana and sending quarters, free creches, and Bolangir and Nuapada, the we will be giving 200 days and for migrant families will be given them to various Industrial protective clothes for workmen. western Odisha districts, saw pay the workers at the minimum in advance for three months Technical Institutes is being NGOs working in distress almost half of the total migration wage of Odisha, which is higher beginning from next month. worked out. migration sector said the state of 1.28 lakh people last year. than minimum wage of Special steps for ensuring The migrant workers are government's efforts though A survey by NGO Tata Trusts in MGNREGS. A corpus fund for pucca houses for migrant supposed to be registered under admirable, was hardly a step in 30 gram panchayats of Bolangir MGNREGA for timely payment households will be expedited the Inter-State Migrant Workmen the right direction. Jyoti Prakash and Nuapada last year found to the workers has already been through central government (Regulation of Employment and of Aide Et Action, an NGO that around 38,000-odd people started by panchayati raj housing scheme Pradhan Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. working in distress migration in from 11,000 families unable to department," said Sahu. Mantri Awas Yojana and state The same applies to any western Odisha districts, said find work had migrated to The workers in the two districts government housing scheme contractor who employs five or government would not be able to neighbouring states. It is now will also be registered under Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar more inter-state migrant stop migration. Karti Chidambaram has tennis Medical students forced to shave heads, salute seniors in UP's Etawah club in Spain, house in UK: ED The Enforcement Directorate believes that the money with which Karti Chidambaram purchased tennis club in Spain and cottages in Britain came from the bribe in INX Media deal.

(News Agencies)- attached Former Union Finance Chidambaram's Minister P. posh Jor Bagh Chidambaram's son Karti bungalow that is Chidambaram bought a estimated to be of tennis club in Spain and Rs 16 crore. (News Agencies)- A batch of against those involved in ragging cottages in Britain, the The former FM's son first-year medical students was the students. Enforcement Directorate also has a fixed allegedly forced to shave their "We have suspended students (ED) claims. deposit with the heads by their seniors and "bow earlier also. I want to assure The land and tennis club Indian Overseas in reverence" to them in an juniors that they need not worry," in Spain's Barcelona is slated to minister in its custody to question Bank's Nungambakkam branch alleged case of ragging at a Kumar said. be worth Rs 15 crore, the ED him on the source of Karti in Chennai which has Rs 9.23 university in Uttar Pradesh's "We keep a strict vigil on such says, adding that Karti Chidambaram's funds. Both are crore. He has another FD of Rs Etawah district. activities and we have a separate Chidambaram has also bought accused in the INX Media money 90 lakh of Advantage Strategic A video of the incident that has dean social welfare for students. property in India and overseas laundering case, and are also Consulting Pvt Ltd (ASCPL) gone viral shows the students of Further, we have an anti-ragging worth Rs 54 crore. being probed in the multi-crore with the DCB Bank in Chennai. Uttar Pradesh University of committee to deal with The ED has reasons to believe Aircel-Maxis Deal. Both the Both of them are being Medical Sciences in Saifai complaints. We also have a the money with which they were cases are being probed by attached by the ED.Another moving in a single file with special squad which visits purchased allegedly came from Central Bureau of Investigation payments of Rs 3.09 crore by backpacks and saluting their every place in University to the bribe in INX Media deal, the and the ED.Both the former media baron Peter seniors as they pass by. keep a check over ragging. case in which Chidambaram Chidambarams are being charge Mukherjea, husband of Indrani Uttar Pradesh University of The students can complain to senior is embroiled and seeking sheeted right now and some of Mukherjea - a co-accused in the Medical Sciences' vice- the anti-ragging committee or exemption from arrest. their properties too have been INX Media case, to the ASCPL chancellor Dr Raj Kumar said even to their wardens," he The ED wants to take the former attached. The agencies have also has been being detected by ED. strong action will be taken said. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 INDIA-CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 Chopper scam: Court refuses to cancel NBW against Ratul Puri Ratul Puri, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a separate case related to a bank fraud, had approached the court saying there was no need for the Non-Bailable Warrant as he was wiling to cooperate in the probe. (News Agencies)- A Enforcement Directorate (ED) in different dates despite repeated Delhi court Wednesday refused a separate case related to a bank notices of the ED. to cancel a non-bailable warrant fraud, had approached the court "Accused had left the ED office (NBW) against Ratul Puri, saying there was no need for the on July 26 without signing his nephew of Madhya Pradesh NBW as he was wiling to statement. He has made himself Chief Minister Kamal Nath, in a cooperate in the probe. unavailable and his whereabouts money laundering case related "I do not find any ground for could not be ascertained," the to the AgustaWestland chopper cancellation of NBW issued court observed. It also noted from scam. against accused Ratul Puri. The ED's submission that there was Special judge Arvind Kumar application filed by accused Ratul every likelihood that accused dismissed Puri's application Puri for cancellation of NBW may tamper with evidence and seeking cancellation of the NBW issued against him, is influence the witnesses. saying there was no ground to dismissed," the judge said. Delhi High Court yesterday grant the relief. The order noted that the accused dismissed his plea seeking Puri, arrested by the had not joined the probe on anticipatory bail in the same 12 VVIP choppers from Italy- deposited in the accounts of case. based Finmeccanica's British different companies owned by Uddhav Thackeray's cryptic response adds to The court had issued the NBW subsidiary, AgustaWestland. Puri and he is a key link to against Puri while noting the The deal was scrapped by the unearth the modus operandi talk of Chhagan Bhujbal joining Shiv Sena ED's submissions that the NDA government in 2014 over adopted by the other accused businessman might try to alleged breach of contractual and to determine last-mile (News Agencies)- As Congress in 1991 and later Sharad tamper with evidence and obligations and charges of connectivity of the proceeds. speculation resurfaced of Pawar's NCP.Interestingly, influence witnesses "as he payment of kickbacks for Puri is currently in ED custody Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thackeray last month had already did earlier". securing the deal. in a separate money laundering leader Chhagan Bhujbal joining his assured party workers from Nashik The case pertains to alleged According to the ED, the case related to a bank loan party, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav district, from where Bhujbal hails, that irregularities in the purchase of proceeds of the crime have been fraud. Thackeray on Wednesday they are not inducting him. Bhujbal, responded with a cryptic 'answers too, has denied the speculation in the will come at appropriate time'.Talks past.There is a division within the of Bhujbal and his son Pankaj Sena top ranks over the induction of joining the Sena ahead of the state Bhujbal. Several senior leaders, Assembly elections - due in including Subhash Desai, Sanjay October -- have been doing the Raut and Diwakar Raote are rounds for some time now. Apart against Bhujbal's re-entry. Some from Bhujbal, another senior section of Sena functionaries also NCP leader Sunil Tatkare is also feel that the sentiments of rumored to join the Sena. common Shiv Sainiks will be Tatkare, who is a member of "hurt" if Bhujbal comes back in the Parliament from Raigad, has party fold.The Shiv Sena workers however denied the speculation. also put up a flex board poster When asked if the two senior opposite party headquarters, Sena NCP leaders are making their Bhavan, in Dadar, opposing the re- way into the Sena, Thackeray entry of Bhujbal. The posters, said, "Answers to all this will which are put up at several come at an appropriate time." locations, stated the people of Bhujbal started his political Maharashtra will not forget what career with Shiv Sena but broke he did to Bal Thackeray and will off after 25 years to join the not accept him in the party. Uddhav supports cousin Raj Thackeray ahead of his questioning by ED in Kohinoor CTNL loan default case (News Agencies)- Shiv founder of Kohinoor CTNL and was Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray questioned by the ED on Monday, came out in support of estranged Aug. 19. Thackeray, along with Joshi, cousin and Maharashtra was one of the founding partners of Navnirman Sena chief Raj Kohinoor CTNL, which received Thackeray, who is scheduled to investments worth 860 crores from appear before the Enforcement IL&FS. Raj was one of the partners Directorate on August 22 in in a consortium that purchased connection with the IL&FS Kohinoor Mill no 3 in 2005. Kohinoor group's loan and equity investment CTNL is accused of defaulting on the in a real estate development loan.In 2005, Unmesh Joshi along company linked to Raj, called with IL&FS and Raj Thackeray-owned Kohinoor CTNL.Senior Sena Matoshree Construction jointly bid for leader and former Maharashtra the National Textile Corporation's CM Manohar Joshi's son Kohinoor Mill, buying the 4.8-acre Unmesh Joshi is the primary property for Rs 421 crore. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 INDIA-NEWS ANALYSIS 15 'Skeleton lake' in Uttarakhand contains bones of mysterious European migrants: Study

The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that the skeletons of Roopkund Lake belong to genetically highly distinct groups that died in multiple periods in at least two episodes separated by one thousand years. (News Agencies)- The Mystery Lake. "While many of the individuals mysterious skeletons of "Roopkund Lake has long been possessed mitochondrial Roopkund Lake in Uttarakhand subject to speculation about who haplogroups typical of present- contain bones from an enigmatic these individuals were, what day Indian populations, we also group of eastern Mediterranean brought them to Roopkund Lake, identified a large number of people that travelled to the Indian and how they died," said Niraj individuals with haplogroups that Himalayan site around 220 years Rai, of the Birbal Sahni Institute would be more typical of especially present-day Crete and "Individuals belonging to the ago, a large-scale study of Palaeosciences in Lucknow, populations from West Eurasia," Greece. Indian-related group had highly conducted by an international Uttar Pradesh. said Thangaraj, who started the A third individual has ancestry variable diets, showing reliance team of scientists has revealed. The research reveals that the site project more than a decade ago. that is more typical of that found on C3 and C4 derived food The study, published in the has an even more complex Whole genome sequencing of 38 in Southeast Asia. sources. These findings are journal Nature Communications, history than imagined. individuals revealed that there "We were extremely surprised by consistent with the genetic found that the skeletons of Ancient DNA obtained from the were at least three distinct the genetics of the Roopkund evidence that they belonged to a Roopkund Lake belong to skeletons of Roopkund Lake -- groups among the Roopkund skeletons. The presence of variety of socioeconomic groups genetically highly distinct groups representing the first ancient skeletons. individuals with ancestries in South Asia," said Ayushi that died in multiple periods in at DNA ever reported from India -- The first group is composed of typically associated with the Nayak of the Max Planck least two episodes separated by reveals that they derive from at 23 individuals with ancestries eastern Mediterranean suggests Institute for the Science of one thousand years. least three distinct genetic that are related to people from that Roopkund Lake was not Human History in Germany. Situated at over 5000 metres groups. present-day India, who do not just a site of local interest, but In contrast, the individuals above sea-level in the Indian "We first became aware of the appear to belong to a single instead drew visitors from with eastern Mediterranean- Himalayas, Roopkund Lake has presence of multiple distinct population, but instead derived across the globe," said Eadaoin related ancestry appear to long puzzled researchers due to groups at Roopkund after from many different groups. Harney of Harvard University in have consumed a diet with the presence of skeletal remains sequencing the mitochondrial Surprisingly, the second largest the US. very little millet," Nayak said. from several hundred ancient DNA of 72 skeletons," said group is made up of 14 individuals Stable isotope dietary The findings also revealed a humans, scattered in and around Kumarasamy Thangaraj from the with ancestry that is most closely reconstruction of the skeletons second surprise about the the lake's shores, earning it the Centre for Cellular and Molecular related to people who live in the also supports the presence of skeletons of Roopkund Lake, nickname Skeleton Lake or Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. eastern Mediterranean, multiple distinct groups. researchers said. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 16 Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 ADVERTISEMENT 17 Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 18 Climate Change is Real. How Do We Know? 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Blame humans for starting the Amazon fires, environmentalists say The Amazon is burning -- and 80% higher than last year. More established seasonal agricultural Environmentalists are blaming organized a coordinated "fire day" humans are likely to blame. than half are in the Amazon pattern, Brink said. "It's the best Bolsonaro to burn land for agriculture, Environmental organizations and region, spelling disaster for the time to burn because the Organizations, activists, and inspired by Bolsonaro's rhetoric. researchers say the wildfires local environment and ecology. vegetation is dry. [Farmers] wait social media users worldwide Fires are "just the most visible blazing in the Brazilian rainforest And 99% percent of the fires for the dry season and they start have reacted to the news with symptom" of Bolsonaro's were set by cattle ranchers and result from human actions "either burning and clearing the areas so alarm. #PrayForTheAmazon and policies, and "reflect the loggers who want to clear and on purpose or by accident," that their cattle can graze. And other variations of the hashtag are irresponsibility of the president," utilize the land, emboldened by Alberto Setzer, a senior scientist that's what we're suspecting is trending globally on Twitter, with said Observatorio do Clima the country's pro-business at INPE, said. The burning can going on down there." hundreds of thousands of tweets. (Climate Observatory) in a president. range from a small-scale The peak of the dry season is As images and news of the fire statement on Wednesday. "The vast majority of these fires agricultural practice, to new still to come in September, she spread, many are demanding The pro-business Bolsonaro has are human-lit," said Christian deforestation for a mechanized added. accountability from Brazilian hamstrung Brazil's environmental Poirier, the program director of and modern agribusiness project, Compared to previous years, the President Jair Bolsonaro. enforcement agency with budget non-profit organization Amazon Setzer told CNN by email. destruction this year is When Bolsonaro was running for cuts amounting to $23 million -- Watch. He added that even The Amazon forest produces "unprecedented," Poirier said president, he made campaign official data sent to CNN by during dry seasons, the Amazon about 20% of the world's oxygen, In this Aug. 20, 2019 drone photo promises to restore the economy Observatorio do Clima shows the -- a humid rainforest -- doesn't and is often called "the planet's released by the Corpo de by exploring the Amazon's enforcement agency's operations catch on fire easily, unlike the dry lungs." According to the World Bombeiros de Mato Grosso, economic potential. Now, have gone down since Bolsonaro bushland in California or Wildlife Fund, if it is irrevocably brush fires burn in Guaranta do environmental organizations say was sworn in. Australia. damaged, it could start emitting Norte municipality, Mato Grosso he has encouraged ranchers, And just weeks ago, the director Farmers and ranchers have long carbon instead -- the major driver state, Brazil. farmers, and loggers to exploit of INPE was fired after a spat used fire to clear land, said of climate change. It's also very difficult to halt and burn the rainforest like never with the president. The director Poirier, and are likely behind the The environmental minister, human-induced blazes, Lincoln before with a sense of impunity. had defended satellite data that unusually large number fires Ricardo Salles, tweeted on Muniz Alves, a researcher at In this Aug. 20, 2019 drone photo showed deforestation was 88% burning in the Amazon today. Wednesday that the fires were INPE's Earth System Science released by the Corpo de higher in June than a year earlier, A satellite image from NASA caused by dry weather, wind, and Centre, told CNN. Bombeiros de Mato Grosso, which Bolsonaro characterized shows the fires raging in the heat. But CNN meteorologist "Because the use of fire is a brush fires burn in Guaranta do as "lies."Bolsonaro, who has Amazon rainforest in Brazil in Haley Brink said the fires are traditional part of tropical Norte municipality, Mato Grosso previously said he is not "Captain August 2019. "definitely human-induced," and agriculture to clean agricultural state, Brazil.In a statement, Chainsaw" in reference to The country's space research can't be attributed to natural land, grazing land, it is very Amazon Watch pointed to Amazon deforestation, has center (INPE) said this week that causes like lightning strikes. difficult to stop it," Alves said in widespread local media reports dismissed accusations of the number of fires in Brazil are This year's fires fit into an an email. that just last week, farmers had responsibility for the fires. Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, research center says Fires are raging at a There have been 72,843 fires fauna and flora. Roughly half pitch-black in the middle of the across several of these South record rate in Brazil's Amazon in Brazil this year, with more the size of the United States, afternoon, the sun blanketed American countries, but the rainforest, and scientists warn than half in the Amazon it is the largest rainforest on by smoke and ash. majority -- more than two- that it could strike a region, INPE said. That's more the planet. The European Union's satellite thirds -- of the rainforest lies devastating blow to the fight than an 80% increase Dramatic images and videos program, Copernicus, released in Brazil. against climate change. compared with the same on social media show giant a map showing smoke from According to INPE, more than The fires are burning at the period last year. plumes of smoke rising from the fires spreading all along 1½ soccer fields of Amazon highest rate since the The Amazon is often referred the greenery and lines of fire Brazil to the east Atlantic rainforest are being destroyed country's space research to as the planet's lungs, leaving blackened waste in coast. The smoke has covered every minute of every day. center, the National Institute producing 20% of the oxygen their wake. nearly half of the country and People worldwide are sharing for Space Research (known by in the Earth's atmosphere. The smoke has reached all the is even spilling over into their horror on social media. the abbreviation INPE), began It is considered vital in slowing way to Sao Paulo, more than neighboring Peru, Bolivia and Fans of the K-Pop band BTS, tracking them in 2013, the global warming, and it is home 1,700 miles away. Images Paraguay. who call themselves the Army, center said Tuesday. to uncountable species of from the city show the sky The Amazon River stretches are even rallying on Twitter to Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 19 spread word of the fires, with the economy by exploring the executive secretary of the Bolsonaro said that the recent In July, Greenpeace called tens of thousands of people Amazon's economic potential. environmental nonprofit wave of fires in the Amazon Bolsonaro and his government tweeting the hashtag Just weeks ago, the director of organization Observatorio do may have been caused by a "threat to the climate #ArmyHelpThePlanet. INPE was fired after a spat Clima (Climate Observatory), nongovernmental equilibrium" and warned that Activists blame with the president; the director told CNN en Español last organizations in order to draw in the long run, his policies Brazil's president had defended satellite data month. international criticism to his would bear a "heavy cost" for Environmental groups that showed deforestation was Budget cuts and government. the Brazilian economy. have long been campaigning to 88% higher in June than a year federal interference are "Crime exists, and we Environmental save the Amazon, blaming earlier, and Bolsonaro called making it even easier for need to make sure that this activists and organizations Brazil's far-right president, Jair the findings "lies." people to exploit the type of crime does not like the World Wildlife Fund Bolsonaro, for the Bolsonaro also rainforest. Brazil's increase. We took money warn that if the Amazon endangerment of the vital criticized the agency's environmental enforcement away from the NGOs," he said. reaches a point of no rainforest. They accuse him of deforestation warnings as agency has seen its budget "They are now feeling the return, the rainforest relaxing environmental harmful for trade negotiations, cut by $23 million, and official pinch from the lack of funding. could become a dry controls in the country and according to the Agencia data sent to CNN by So, maybe the NGO types are savannah, no longer encouraging deforestation. Brasil news agency. Observatorio do Clima shows conducting these criminal habitable for much of its Bolsonaro's environmental Bolsonaro's pro-business the enforcement agency's acts in order to generate wildlife. If this happens, policies have been stance may have emboldened operations have gone down negative attention against me instead of being a source of controversial from the start. A loggers, farmers and miners to since Bolsonaro was sworn and against the Brazilian oxygen, it could start former army captain, he made seize control of a growing area in. government. This is the war we emitting carbon -- the major campaign promises to restore of Amazon land, Carlos Rittl, On Wednesday, are facing." driver of climate change. A new tone from some Republicans on climate change - mostly behind closed doors Republicans are beginning to feel action," said Sen. Chris Coons, and other technologies like Republican House members and see a nice package of climate the heat on climate change. a Democrat from Delaware. carbon capture and senators, and we had a terrific energy innovation-focused Though a significant bloc of the Since I first got here in 2010, sequestration. Famed GOP and constructive conversation," legislation be signed by the party continues to deny the basic virtually all the Republicans with pollster Frank Luntz, who said Coons. president later this year," he science of the issue, some whom I serve in the Senate have famously pushed Republicans to In the House, Rep. Earl told the podcast. senior Republicans are showing moved from denying that there is cast doubt on the science of Blumenauer (D-Ore.) told the Byers added, "We only spend a willingness to consider any change in our climate climate change in the 2000s, podcast, "It is a decidedly about $2 billion a year on clean incremental legislation to turbo- occurring, to questioning whether pointedly said last month: "I was different tone than we've heard in technology, and so we think charge clean energy research it's caused by humanity, and then wrong." recent years." that that can be dramatically funding, invest in greening continuing to question whether we "In Florida we've got a fairly pro- Blumenauer pointed to effects of increased so that we can buildings, support electric vehicle have any responsibility to do environmental group - climate change on vulnerable accelerate a lot of these charging infrastructure and something about it, and whether Republican and Democrat," states - including melting technologies that we see as promote energy efficiency. we can do something about it Rooney said. "It's an existential snowpack in Alaska and essentially being the energy And a few others are going without harming our own threat both to the quality of life disappearing glaciers. "These economy of tomorrow." farther, notably Rep. Francis economy," said Coons, a and to our tourist economy." are things that are seeping While Trump has given notice Rooney, who supports a carbon moderate who's seen as one of Coons said changing attitudes into the public consciousness, that the U.S. will withdraw from tax - an idea that hasn't attracted the Senate's top dealmakers. by corporate leaders concerned and I think that [in light of] the Paris climate agreement - a move Republican support since a failed Of course, President Donald about the sustainability of their sort of the full-throated denial slated to take place the day after cap-and-trade bill nearly a Trump continues to fight businesses is driving more that we heard on the part of the 2020 election - Byers said decade ago. aggressively to undo Obama-era climate discussion in so many of my Republican business leaders prefer that the "I don't understand what it is regulations on greenhouse gas Republican politics. colleagues - that tone is U.S stay in. about people in politics that they emissions. But other important "There's been a dramatic change significant, and I think it is "We think it's absolutely seem to be immune from some GOP figures have softened their in tone from the fossil fuel reflecting at least in some important for the U.S. to remain of these large shifts in opinion out rhetoric on climate change and industry and then more broadly cases the fact that their in the Paris climate agreement there in the real world. I mean begun to embrace modest - whether it's insurance, financial citizens that they represent are and at the table in cooperating almost all the large-company legislative efforts to combat the services or consumer-facing not going to abide by an with other countries. We do think CEOs are for taking reasonable problem. companies that are seeing the approach like that." that the Obama administration's steps to deal with climate change The tonal shift among some price they are facing. They are Blumenauer, like many other pledge was unrealistic, was and sea level rise," said Rooney, Republicans comes as a federal either conveying publicly or progressives, has advocated going to have a negative impact who represents a coastal Florida government report last fall warned privately that their future models for a Green New Deal to on our economy. And so we'd district and served as an of hundreds of billions of dollars for their businesses include a address climate change by like to see that revisited to ambassador in the George W. in annual costs related to climate carbon price, or that they have rapidly weaning the country something that can be Bush administration. change by mid-century across grave concerns about the off of fossil fuels, which critics buttressed by essentially He credited pressure from every region of the country. And potential housing market have bashed as unworkably pushing technology growth," he corporate leaders as helpful for the United Nations last year impacts or insurance impacts of expensive and unable to gain said. ultimately setting a price on warned the world must achieve steadily increasing storms, bipartisan traction. Supporters Back in the Senate, Coons carbon despite ongoing net-zero emissions by mid- wildfires, and tornadoes," he of greater federal investment in observed that some of the most resistance from many in his century to stave off the worst added. technological innovation, in robust discussions around party. impacts from climate change. Those corporate concerns are contrast, argue it could garner climate have to date remained And behind closed doors, Amid the overwhelming scientific making themselves heard on broad support and make a behind closed doors. Republicans are even more consensus and growing public Capitol Hill, said Coons. meaningful contribution to "We see relatively few candid in acknowledging that demands for actions, some "We recently had a day where reducing U.S. emissions. Republican members of the action is needed, according to senior Republicans, like Majority more than 70 CEOs came and Dan Byers, vice president for Senate and House who are their Democratic colleagues. Leader Mitch McConnell, have lobbied - on a bipartisan basis - policy at the U.S. Chamber of willing to step forward and say, "I've had very constructive acknowledged that human members of Congress, and I Commerce's Global Energy 'We've got to do this, let's get to dinners, meetings, conversations activity is driving climate change. convened an off-the-record Institute, predicted legislative it,'" said Coons. "Privately, there with Republican senators who Other senior lawmakers have conversation with seven of them action in coming months. "I are many more who see this as see the threat of climate change, voiced support for more federal and invited a wide range of will even go out on a limb and a challenge than publicly are so who agree that we need to take funding for clean energy research members. I got a number of maybe predict that you could far saying this." Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 FRONT PAGE FEATURE 20 Ditch cars to meet climate change targets : UK People will have to get out of their improvements in public following lobbying from motoring electric and hydrogen fuel cell from abroad. cars if the UK is to meet its transport, walking and cycling, groups. vehicles."More emphasis should This would prevent Britain from climate change targets, MPs which benefit health as well as But the MPs say they should be going into renewable energy achieving cuts in greenhouse say. the climate. ensure that the annual increase and greener vehicle production gases by exporting what's left of The Science and Technology They also criticise the in fuel duty is never lower than rather than higher fuel duty or its own polluting industries. Select Committee says government's recent policies on the average increase in rail or bus banning hybrids, as the report The MPs backed many of the technology alone cannot solve the costs of transport. fares. recommends."The fastest growth recommendations of the the problem of greenhouse gas They point out that most of the For drivers investing in electric in traffic is by vans due to internet government's official advisory emissions from transport. increase in average new car vehicles there should be a better deliveries so more technological body, the Committee on Climate It says the government cannot emissions in 2017 was caused network of charging points. effort should be put into Change.But they complained achieve sufficient emissions cuts by consumers choosing more But there's a warning that more decarbonising that sector as a that its chair, Lord Deben, should by swapping existing vehicles for polluting models because research is needed on the priority." have declared the interest of his cleaner versions. financial incentives to buy environmental impact of the 'Not enough being done' consultancy firm in Drax power The government said it would cleaner cars are insufficient. batteries of electric vehicles. The MPs' report stretches station, the largest recipient of consider the committee's Improving public transport The report warns: "Hydrogen beyond transport to cover the renewable energy subsidies in findings. A government strategy should technology may prove to be whole economy.Its general the country, and Johnson In its report, the committee said: aim to reduce the overall number cheaper and less message is that not enough is Matthey, which is about to make "In the long-term, widespread of vehicles required, the report environmentally damaging than being done to ensure that the UK a huge investment in electric personal vehicle ownership does says. battery-powered electric achieves its recently-adopted Net vehicles.A government not appear to be compatible with This would be achieved by: vehicles. The government should Zero Carbon target by 2050.The spokesman said: "From significant decarbonisation." " Promoting and improving not rely on a single technology." report says stamp duty should transport to heating, electricity to It echoes a report from an Oxford- public transport The AA's president Edmund King be increased for badly-insulated agriculture, we are working to put based group of academics who " Reducing the cost of told BBC News: "Stating that homes. Homebuyers should in place the right measures to warned that even electric cars public transport relative to driving widespread personal vehicle then be able to make help us tackle global warming. produce pollution through their " Encouraging vehicle ownership isn't compatible with improvements, and offset the We welcome the committee's tyres and brakes. usership in place of ownership significant decarbonisation cost with a stamp duty rebate. report and will consider its The AA said the committee had (car sharing, car hire and taxis) seems to be giving up on Another idea in a wide-ranging findings."We are going further underestimated the power of new " And boosting walking emerging science and document is for the UK to set a and faster to tackle climate technology to solve pollution in and cycling. technology."Technology is target for reducing the emissions change than any other major cars. Ministers have held down fuel developing at a rapid rate with embedded in the manufacturing economy having legislated for net But the MPs are demanding duty increases in recent years great potential from more efficient process of the goods we buy zero emissions by 2050." Air pollution: How damaging are idling cars and buses? Public Health England has been vehicles. exhausts, which has been linked lorries spread out along the It found that there had been talking about the steps that can Many modern cars and buses to lung and heart disease - were street rather than being significant reductions in air be taken to reduce air pollution. have stop-start systems, which 36% lower after these "action concentrated in one location. pollution at the schools with One of its recommendations is automatically switch off the days" next to a primary school This made it harder to measure more buses - those with fewer to stop vehicles idling close to engine when a vehicle stops, in Wandsworth. a strong signal. buses did not see a significant places such as schools and although those may be disabled. But the results were not so The report said that idling at reduction in the concentration of hospitals. A project commissioned by the conclusive in every area - in school gates was "a problem air pollutants. There has been relatively little Mayor of London's office in 2016 the City of London there was across the capital and it was Local authorities in the UK research into how common a measured changes in pollution a 33% increase on the first pleasing to see the greatest already have the power to issue phenomenon idling outside after a series of "action days", test day and a 22% decrease reduction in concentrations" fixed penalty notices to motorists schools is. during which teams of volunteers on the second. outside the school. in parked vehicles who refuse to It is clear, however, that when patrolled the streets in four areas The researchers said the A piece of research in the US, turn off their engines when looking at the impact, the sort of of London, asking drivers to turn Wandsworth location was published in 2013, looked at asked. vehicle involved is crucial, with off their engines. particularly well-suited to the air quality in four schools The emissions consultancy considerably lower emissions They found levels of black carbon study, whereas in the more before and after campaigns to Cambustion has looked at generally coming from newer - a pollutant associated with car central locations, vans and stop vehicles idling. when it is worth switching of engines to reduce emissions. It found that for emissions of How Bernie Sanders would address climate change nitrogen oxide from a diesel Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders economy by 2050 to hit a target set aside more than $400 billion removal coal mining, and he car meeting Euro 5 on Thursday released his plan to climate scientists have said is to help American farmers would end federal subsidies for requirements (that is broadly fight climate change, as he necessary to avoid the worst prepare for climate change and fossil fuels and "prosecute any diesel car made before seeks to position himself as the effects of global warming. transition to grazing and planting polluters - civilly and criminally - late 2015) it is worth switching most aggressive candidate for Like other Democratic climate techniques that sequester who knowingly put our planet in off the engine if you expect to the Democratic presidential plans, much of Sanders' proposal carbon. peril." be stationary for at least 30 nomination on the issue. would require congressional The plan aims to reduce U.S. How much would it cost? seconds.For Euro 6 diesel What would the plan do? action to pass - something that's carbon emissions by 71 percent $16.3 trillion over a decade. cars (those manufactured after Sanders pledged to declare unlikely given its scale. But the by 2030. Through a $200 billion The Sanders camp said the plan 2015) it is worth switching off climate change a national plan stands out for its contribution for international will pay for itself over 15 years if you are not going to move emergency and called for $16.3 aggressiveness in confronting climate aid, the administration through the elimination of fossil for three seconds.The trillion over a decade to transition climate change, as well as its would also target a 31 percent fuel subsidies; new taxes on the company also told the BBC the U.S. to 100 percent renewable cost and difficulty to enact. emissions cut from developing wealthy; revenue from sales of that the most emissions come electricity and phase out The campaign said the plan nations, outside China. federally owned renewables; and from a completely cold start at traditional gasoline-powered would "end unemployment" by Oil, gas and coal companies savings from new income taxes, the beginning of the day and for engines. creating 20 million jobs and also would be targeted. Sanders reduced safety net spending and hard accelerating. Speed bumps The "Green New Deal" aims to offering assistance to displaced said he would ban fracking for oil less military spending on cause particularly high emissions fully decarbonize the U.S. fossil fuel workers. It would also and gas as well as mountaintop protecting overseas oil. because of this. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 SOUTH ASIA 21 India working on 'priority' to divert water flowing to Pakistan, says Union Minister Government of India's project to divert its share of water flowing to Pakistan from three Indus rivers has gained momentum after Pulwama attack in Srinagar earlier this year. (News Agencies)-India is Mohammad (JeM). three allotted rivers is 33 million working on ‘priority’ to divert its Earlier, after the Uri attack in acre-feet, which constitutes share of water flowing to September 2016, the government nearly 20 per cent. Pakistan, for domestic use, said had pushed for effective use of The Indus Waters Treaty signed Jal Shakti minister Gajendra India’s water share including fast- by the then Indian Prime Minister Singh Shekhawat following tracking irrigation and hydro- Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan increased tensions between the power projects by resolving long President Ayub Khan gave two neighbours and government’s pending inter-state disputes. Pakistan the right to use water declaration to make water A decision to fast-track three in “Eastern” rivers, namely, the conservation, a national mission. projects—stuck in red tape and Indus, the Jhelum and the “…We’re working on priority to disputes--including construction Chenab. work out how our share of water of two dams had been taken Union minister Nitin Gadkari had Kashmir and Punjab,” Gadkari’s Security Council. India that flows to Pakistan can be then, according to a government tweeted on February 21 to say tweet had said.The latest responded to Pakistani actions diverted, for use by our farmers, official who had spoken to news that the projects to divert water statement from Jal Shakti by asking Islamabad to accept industries, & people,” Shekhawat agency PTI. flowing to Pakistan had been minister follows Pakistan’s bid to “the reality” and stated that any tweeted. Under the Indus Waters Treaty, declared national projects by internationalise India’s move to future bilateral talk on Kashmir The plan to divert water from waters flowing in three of Indus Narendra Modi government. remove special status for Jammu will only be restricted to Pakistan India’s three eastern rivers Beas, tributaries -- the Sutlej, Beas and “Under the leadership of Hon’ble and Kashmir through revocation Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Ravi and Sutlej gained Ravi -- have been allotted to PM Sri @narendramodi ji, our of Article 370 of the constitution. Defence Minister Rajnath momentum earlier this year after India; while the Chenab, Jhelum Govt. has decided to stop our Pakistan suspended trade and Singh’s statement that India’s a terror strike on CRPF convoy and Indus waters have been share of water which used to flow travel between the two countries nuclear doctrine of No-First-Use in Pulwama killed 40 troopers. allotted to Pakistan. to Pakistan. We will divert water in retaliation besides could change if situation The attack was claimed by Of the total 168 million acre-feet, from eastern rivers and supply it unsuccessfully attempting to demands was also seen as a Pakistan-based Jaish-e- India’s share of water from the to our people in Jammu and raise the issue in United Nations message to Pakistan. ED to push Interpol for Red Scrapping Article 370 India's internal matter: Bangladesh official Corner Notice against Zakir Naik

as on when there is any development," a source close to Naik said. With fresh probe and evidence, ED is likely to move for the RCN soon.ED had filed its first direct charge sheet against Naik in May this year. It identifies proceeds of crime worth Rs 193.06 crore and alleges that Naik's speeches incited young Muslim men to commit terrorist acts. ED alleged that Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) had organised peace (News Agencies)- The the country.If the warrant is conferences in Mumbai between Enforcement Directorate (ED) is issued, the agency will send a 2007 and 2011, in which Naik going to push Interpol for a Red petition to the Interpol seeking a attempted to convert people and (News Agencies)- development should be a priority Corner Notice (RCN) against red corner notice (RCN) to incite terrorist acts. Naik had Bangladesh on Wednesday said for all countries. controversial preacher Zakir Naik, Malaysia, demanding he must denied the charges in a that the Central government's The statement is a further blow wanted by Indian authorities be extradited to India as per the statement issued in June this move action in abrogating Article to Pakistan, which has been since 2016 for alleged money extradition treaty between the year."The Indian agencies are 370 that gave special status to making continuous efforts to laundering and inciting two nations. The Interpol has in desperately trying to pin Jammu and Kashmir is India's internationalise the Kashmir extremism through hate the past rejected the National something on me. Some "internal matter". issue, despite being snubbed at speeches, sources have said. Investigation Agency's (NIA) charges, any charges. Which is "Bangladesh maintains that the United Nations Security The agency is planning to request on the ground that no why when terror charges did not Article 370's abrogation by Indian Council, as well as by many approach a court in Mumbai to charge-sheet was filed at the work with the Interpol, they've Govt is an internal issue of India," countries, including US, Russia, issue a non-bailable arrest time of submission. The agency moved on to money laundering. a statement by country's Foreign and France. warrant against the 53-year-old had termed it as a technical The Interpol refused to accept the Ministry read. The statement by Bangladesh Islamic preacher, who is ground and that Interpol had not Indian government's charges It further said that Bangladesh Foreign Ministry has come a day currently in Malaysia, they said. taken cognizance of it filing a against me on two different has always advocated, as a after External Affairs Minister S Naik has been in Malaysia for charge sheet against Naikand occasions in the last two years, matter of principle, that Jaishankar met called on the about three years after he was others before a Mumbai court in and I don't see that stance maintaining regional peace and country's Prime Minister Sheikh granted permanent residency in October 2017. "He will respond changing," he had said. stability, as well as the Hasina at Dhaka. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 US & THE WORLD 22 Trump administration to allow longer detention of migrant families

(News Agencies)- The temporary protected status for together. With what we're doing Trump administration on migrants from certain countries now, we'll do even more of that, Wednesday announced a and limit avenues to declare but it will make it almost proposal to detain asylum. impossible for people to come undocumented families together Trump said Wednesday that he's into our country illegally," Trump indefinitely, replacing the concerned about the number of said at the White House. agreement that set a 20-day limit undocumented children Under what is known as the for holding children, with attempting to travel into the Flores settlement, the President Donald Trump saying United States, arguing the new government is required to release it would discourage migrants rule would keep families together. a minor from a non-licensed from coming to the US. "I have the children on my mind. facility as expeditiously as The rule, unveiled by acting It bothers me very greatly," Trump possible, which has been set at Homeland Security Secretary said. 20 days. Immigration and Customs published later this week, barring Kevin McAleenan, is part of the Trump also reasserted his false "By closing this key loophole in Enforcement detention other legal delays. administration's aggressive effort claim that President Barack Flores, the new rule will restore standards, according to a DHS Attorneys for migrant children to revamp immigration laws as Obama was the person integrity to our immigration official, meaning families can be detained by the government plan the number of families and responsible for family system and eliminate the major kept longer than 20 days. to file a brief with US District unaccompanied minors crossing separations, although it was the pull factor fueling the crisis," Lawsuits and Democratic Judge Dolly Gee, arguing that the the US-Mexico border has Trump administration's "zero- McAleenan said at a news opposition The regulation is regulations fail to implement the increased.In recent months, the tolerance" policy which led to conference Wednesday. certain to face legal challenges settlement and therefore should administration has proposed thousands of children being The proposal would give the and must also be examined by be blocked, according to Peter rules that could make it more separated from their parents after government new licensing the judge who oversees the Schey, president of the Center difficult for immigrants to get crossing the border illegally. authority, allowing the use of Flores settlement. It will take for Human Rights and green cards, worked to end "I'm the one that kept the families either a state license or effect 60 days after it is formally Constitutional Law. Illegal immigrant rape suspect released from Maryland jail, violating detainer policy, ICE says while she was at a local hospital. walk out of jail Aug. 13 after he area" on the day the 25-year-old At one point she conversed with posted bond. The Montgomery was released. ICE told the Castro-Montejo via text message County Department of Correction television station the Maryland and he allegedly admitted to the and Rehabilitation told FOX5 in jail should have contacted assault.The woman reportedly a statement the jail notified ICE multiple officers or followed asked Castro-Montejo in the at noon on Aug. 13 to inform them instructions on a detainer form, messages if he stopped at Castro-Montejo was being which directs law enforcement touching her or went further and processed for release that day. agencies to contact the Law engaged in sexual intercourse. The jail said it contacted federal Enforcement Support Center. The Castro Montejoto allegedly officials "using a number to a LESC operates around the clock replied "Oo a little bit of both to local ICE supervisor provided by seven days a week.Montgomery be honest" and "I'm sorry," that agency for notification County, Md., designated itself for according to court documents purposes," but did not receive a "sanctuary" status in July, (News Agencies)- An country illegally, was arrested obtained by WJLA. On Aug. 12, follow-up call back from ICE. The according to FOX5.The order illegal immigrant accused of rape Aug. 10 on charges of second- ICE said it filed a detainer with jail said Castro-Montejo was signed by County Executive Mark was released from a Maryland degree rape and second-degree the Montgomery County released six hours later, and the Elrich says no county agency - jail three days after being assault. The 25-year-old allegedly Detention Center to hold the 25- jail has still not received a follow- including police departments - can arrested -- despite a request from assaulted a female friend after a year-old for up to 48 hours so up call -- "nor any other cooperate with ICE. ICE agents are Immigration and Customs night of heavy drinking, according immigration officers could travel communication" -- since notifying now barred from entering secure Enforcement to keep the man in to court documents obtained by to the lockup and take him into ICE of his release. ICE told portions of county jails, and now custody, according to federal FOX5. custody. But federal officials said WJLA, however, that officials at have to take custody of illegal officials.Rodrigo Castro-Montejo, During the investigation, police the jail declined to honor the the jail called one employee who immigrants in public areas, such a Salvadoran national in the said they monitored the woman detainer, and let Castro-Montejo was "off duty" and "outside the as jail parking lots. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 US & THE WORLD 23 Office for National Statistics downgrades 'not fully reliable' official immigration data (News Agencies)- The quarterly immigration figures so Office data tell us about number of EU citizens moving to that they now come with an emigration of non-EU students. the UK is higher than previously 'experimental' health warning. 'Our adjusted non-EU net thought, the Office for National It means that while the ONS said migration estimates also show a Statistics said today as it net migration from the EU in very similar trend but are revealed it had under-estimated March 2016 was 178,000 it was consistently lower than net migration from the continent. actually closer to 207,000. unadjusted estimates, indicating The ONS said the error affected In an announcement on that we may have been figures on the number of migrants Wednesday it said: 'In the year overestimating net migration from coming from the so-called EU8 ending March 2016 - the latest outside the EU. countries - like Poland, Estonia point at which we have adjusted 'In the year ending March 2016, and Hungary - before March data available - EU net migration net migration is around 13 per 2016. is around 16 per cent higher than cent lower than our published However, the ONS also said it our published estimate.' estimate. had over-stated migration from On the issue of non-EU 'In the year ending December latest ONS analysis showed available sources together it countries outside the EU. migration the ONS said it had 2018, this is around eight per official data has been provides a much clearer picture. The revelation has prompted adjusted its figures to better take cent lower.' That means that 'systematically under-estimating 'Whilst we go through this experts to claim that the EU into account the movement of while the ONS said non-EU net net migration from EU countries'. transformation journey, we have migration numbers have been foreign students. migration stood at 232,000 in the The ONS said: 'Our research has sought to re-classify our 'systematically' under-estimated. It said: 'For non-EU migration, we year ending December 2018 it clearly shown that no single migration statistics as The statistics body has have applied a preliminary was actually closer to 214,000. source of data can fully reflect "experimental statistics" in line responded to the news by adjustment up to 2018, drawing Immigration experts at the the complexity of migration. with Office for Statistics downgrading the status of its on the strengths of what Home University of Oxford said the 'However, when we look at all regulation guidance.' Greece refuses to 'facilitate' newly-released Iranian tanker's 'course to Syria' following pressure from the US suspicion that it was carrying the with trackers giving its stated case we will see what will oil to Syria in violation of EU destination as the Greek port of happen.' sanctions, but Iran denies this. Kalamata, with an expected Varvitsiotis said the Iranian The U.S. wants the tanker arrival date of August 26. government had not been in touch detained again and has The minister said Greece did not with Greek authorities. He said demanded that Greece and have the port facilities to the cargo could be offloaded at a nearby Cyprus refrain from accommodate such a large ship, refinery, but 'obviously not' in EU offering any assistance as the but did not discount the territory. ship sails eastward. possibility that it could drop Gibraltar, which seized the ship 'We have sent a clear message anchor in Greek territorial waters. on July 4, allowed the tanker to that we would not want to 'This is a VLCC, a very large crude leave after Tehran gave facilitate the trafficking of this oil carrier ... There is no Greek port assurances that the oil would not to Syria in any instance,' Greek that could accommodate a be delivered in violation of EU (News Agencies)- The Adrian Darya 1, previously deputy foreign minister Miltiadis VLCC,' he said. sanctions. Greece has vowed not to offer known as the Grace 1, is sailing Varvitsiotis promised today. He said the United States had The chief minister of Gibraltar, assistance to the Iranian oil through the Mediterranean with The tanker was released on been in touch with Greece on the Fabian Picardo, said he had tanker at the centre of a standoff two million barrels of crude oil on Sunday night after a five-week matter. Asked what would been assured in writing by the between Tehran and the West, board after being released from standoff which threatened to happen if the vessel entered Iranian government that the as Washington pressures its Gibraltar. The British territory escalate into a Middle East Greek territorial waters and tanker would not unload its cargo allies not to help the ship. seized the tanker on July 4 on conflict. It is now sailing east dropped anchor, he said: 'In that in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called Japan warns North Korea now has miniaturized nukes small enough Gibraltar's decision 'very unfortunate', in an implicit rebuke to fit on its ballistic missiles and is a 'serious and imminent threat' to Britain. 'If that ship again (News Agencies)- North Yomiuri. Japan is seen as a is Japan that is most threatened, to be mounted on a ballistic heads to Syria, we will take every Korea has miniaturised nuclear 'primary target' of nearby North and probably the primary target missile requires a considerably action we can consistent with warheads and made them small Korea's weapons capabilities of such a capability,' he said. high degree of technological those sanctions to prevent that,' enough to fit on ballistic missiles, and fears that Pyongyang's 'So openly acknowledging it capacity'. However, they said 'it Pompeo warned. Japan believes. Tokyo defence nuclear programme is 'growing underscores Tokyo's acute fears is possible that North Korea has 'We have made clear that anyone chiefs warn in a new white paper unabated', experts say. The that North Korea's nuclear achieved the miniaturisation of who touches it, anyone who that North Korea's military latest findings come alongside program continues to grow nuclear weapons and has supports it, anyone who allows activities pose a 'serious and newly-released pictures which unabated with no foreseeable plan developed nuclear warheads.' a ship to dock is at risk of imminent threat'. In last year's suggest a North Korean plant to slow its growth, let alone Japan's latest findings are similar to receiving sanctions from the report Japan said it was may be leaking hazardous waste eliminate them.'The report is due those of its allies, America and United States.' Washington 'possible' that North Korea had into a nearby river. The Japanese to be approved at a Cabinet South Korea. The South said in a wants the tanker detained achieved miniaturisation, but report highlights the lack of meeting in Japan in mid-September. 2018 defence paper that North because it says the vessel has Tokyo now appears to have progress on denuclearisation In last year's Defence White Korea's ability to miniaturise links to Iran's Revolutionary upgraded its assessment, talks, said Vipin Narang, a Paper, Japan said 'miniaturising nuclear weapons 'appears to have Guards, which it has designated according to Japanese newspaper nuclear affairs expert at MIT. 'It a nuclear weapon small enough reached a considerable level.' a terrorist organisation. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 SPECIAL REPORT 24 How Greenland explains Donald Trump's entire presidency Donald Trump won't be Consider how we got here: trip, citing Fredericksen's going to Denmark in 10 days. 1) The Wall Street Journal comments that Greenland isn't Because the Danes won't sell reported last Thursday that for sale. him Greenland. "Denmark is a Trump has repeatedly quizzed 5) Trump is asked about the very special country with aides on the possibility of buying whole thing and tells reporters incredible people, but based on Greenland. 2) On Sunday, before that he thought the prime Prime Minister Mette boarding Air Force One in New minister's statement (that the Frederiksen's comments, that Jersey to head back to idea of selling Greenland to the she would have no interest in Washington, Trump addressed US was "absurd") was "nasty" discussing the purchase of the story for the first time. Here's and "inappropriate." Greenland, I will be postponing the key part of what he said Now consider the Greenland our meeting scheduled in two (bolding is mine): "Denmark purchase in the context of weeks for another time," Trump essentially owns it. We're very Trump's broader presidency. It tweeted Tuesday night. "The good allies with Denmark. We meets all the criteria that have jeopardizing relationship with spurned by all of the attention, Prime Minister was able to save protect Denmark like we protect come to define his "modern-day longtime strategic ally leans in -- to it all. Then it all a great deal of expense and effort large portions of the world. So presidential" approach to the job. See, the Greenland story really unravels because, as we later for both the United States and the concept came up and I said, *Come up with a totally off-the- does have it all! It is the Trump learn, he was winging it all along. Denmark by being so direct. I 'Certainly, I'd be. Strategically, it's wall idea, with a whiff of America- presidency in microcosm. He There was never any "there" there thank her for that and look interesting, and we'd be gets-its-way-no-matter-what in says and does absolutely wild -- just Trump saying stuff. forward to rescheduling interested.' But we'll talk to them there things. Even his top staffers (A quick sidebar on the this-is- sometime in the future!" a little bit. It's not number one *Idea leaks -- or the White aren't sure how serious he is all-a-strategic-distraction from It's easy to dismiss this episode on the burner, I can tell you House leaks it as a trial balloon about it, and, therefore, don't gun control or immigration, etc., as just another Trumpian flight of that."3) Denmark's government -- to the media, with the caveat know whether to actually pursue argument: No, it isn't. Is there fancy that didn't work out. But freaks out. "Greenland is not for that his aides aren't sure if he is it. The idea leaks to the media anything you have seen in take a minute and you start to sale. Greenland is not Danish. serious about it and immediately becomes a Trump's time in office that would realize that the whole Greenland Greenland belongs to *Downplay idea, insisting the thing. Trump freelances, making lead you to believe that he is incident, which lasted a total of Greenland," Frederiksen, the media got it wrong -- even while up his views as he goes. A semi- capable of that sort of strategic five days, is broadly emblematic Danish Prime Minister, told the leaving the door open to doing serious conversation about planning and execution? It's of the entire approach that Trump newspaper Sermitsiaq on the deal if the other side is open whether any of this is even readily apparent at this point that has taken to being president. The Sunday. "I strongly hope that to it possible begins even as the Trump is just saying stuff -- and Greenland episode is the Trump this is not meant seriously." *Take ball and go home when intended target starts to freak then reacting to how those things presidency. 4) Trump cancels the Denmark off-the-wall idea is rejected, out. Trump, either spurred or land with the general public. The Supreme Court has an Trump's attempt to outrun a recession might make things worse immigration disaster on its hands nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. "If things turn out badly, our appointed by Republicans conventional tools will have been (Justices Clarence Thomas, exhausted to a great degree." Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and During past downturns, both Brett Kavanaugh) to support the Democrats and Republicans -- Trump administration's effort to including former Presidents end DACA, and the four liberal George W. Bush and Barack justices, all appointed by Obama -- have leaned on tools Democrats (Justices Ruth Bader like one-time tax rebates or Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer, extended unemployment benefits Sonia Sotomayor and Elana to spur consumer spending, a Kagan) to vote against it. major driver of economic growth. In that case, Chief Justice John President Donald Trump is trying The US economy appears -- at President Donald Trump efforts on hold and allowed Roberts will likely cast the swing to outrun a possible recession as least for now -- to be chugging has placed the Obama DACA to continue temporarily. vote, as he has done in recent he runs for reelection in 2020, but along, with growth at 2.1%. administration's Deferred Action Do not be lulled by the temporary blockbuster rulings, including his efforts to keep the economy Wages for workers have grown. for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) maintenance of the status quo. some pertaining to immigration. going now might make any Unemployment remains at a program squarely in his anti- The skies are darkening for Roberts, a nominee of President downturn harder to fix. historic 50-year low. And immigration crosshairs. Ever DACA. The case heads to the George W. Bush, has stalwart Trump says he's looking at a consumers are still spending at since Trump took the oath of Supreme Court in its upcoming conservative credentials, but range of proposals to keep the a clip at their favorite retailers. office, DACA has been living on term, and this week the Justice over time he has become more economy moving -- everything Concerns about a slowdown and borrowed time, which may soon Department formally unpredictable and has sided with from giving workers a pay bump an eventual general recession run out -- with potentially backedTrump's effort to end the the Court's liberal bloc in high- by cutting payroll taxes to cutting has increased since the beginning devastating consequences for program. The Justice profile cases. He stunned many capital gains taxes for investors. of August as the chances of a hundreds of thousands of young Department surprised exactly by casting a decisive vote to But economists say attempts by trade deal with China have people. nobody by siding with Trump, uphold the Affordable Care Act the President to get ahead of a receded. Several major countries In September 2017, Trump tried arguing that DACA "at best" is in 2012, and in the most recent slowdown today would leave have reported poor growth, with to end DACA, which protects "legally questionable" and "at term, Roberts sided with four policymakers with far less Germany's economy contracting from deportation undocumented worst, it is illegal." liberal justices to block the ammunition to fend off further slightly. Classic market immigrants who came to the How the Supreme Court will rule Trump administration's effort to calamities down the road. indicators are blinking red, with United States as children with is uncertain, but watch for a 4-4 add a citizenship question to the "We're shooting all the arrows the yield curve on US bonds their parents. But a series of split along the Court's ideological census in the absence of a before we even need to start (briefly) inverting last week for the decisions from federal trial and fault lines. Expect the four legitimate explanation of shooting," said Steven first time since the pre-recession appellate courts put Trump's conservative justices, all reasons from the White House. Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the year of 2007. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 BUSINESS 25 Parle, India's leading biscuit maker, may cut up to 10,000 jobs as slowdown bites Once known as Parle Gluco, the Mumbai-headquartered company's flagship biscuit brand was renamed as Parle-G, and became a household name in India through the 1980s and 1990s. In 2003, Parle-G was considered the world's largest selling biscuit brand. a telephone interview from biscuits costing as low as 5 well as former Finance Minister Mumbai."The situation is so rupees, or 7 cents a pack. Arun Jaitley, asking them to bad, that if the government The higher taxes have forced review tax rates, Shah added. doesn't intervene immediately ... Parle to offer fewer biscuits in Once known as Parle Gluco, the we may be forced to eliminate each pack, hitting demand from Mumbai-headquartered these positions," he said. lower-income consumers in rural company's flagship biscuit brand Parle, founded in 1929, employs India, which contributes more was renamed as Parle-G, and Parle Products Pvt Ltd, a leading forcing companies to curtail about 100,000 people, including than half of Parle's revenue and became a household name in Indian biscuit maker, might lay production and raising hopes that direct and contract workers where two-thirds of Indians live. India through the 1980s and off up to 10,000 workers as the India government will unveil across 10 company-owned "Consumers here are extremely 1990s. In 2003, Parle-G was slowing economic growth and an economic stimulus to revive facilities and 125 contract price-sensitive. They're considered the world's largest falling demand in the rural growth. manufacturing plants.Shah said extremely conscious of how selling biscuit brand. heartland could cause A sharp drop in Parle's biscuit demand for popular Parle biscuit many biscuits they are getting The slowdown in India's production cuts, a company sales means the company may brands such as Parle-G had for a particular price," Shah said. economic growth, which has executive said on Wednesday. have to slash production, which been worsening since India Parle, which has an annual already led to thousands of job A downturn in Asia's third-largest may result in layoffs of 8,000- rolled out a nationwide goods revenue of above $1.4 billion, held losses in its crucial automotive economy is denting sales of 10,000 people, Mayank Shah, and services tax (GST) in 2017, talks over the past year with the industry, was accelerating the everything from cars to clothing, category head at Parle, said in which imposed a higher levy on government's GST council as drop in demand, Shah said. Rs 14,000 crore PNB fraud case: Man accused of aiding Mehul Choksi refuses to take lie-detector tests One of the key accused in the mid corporate branch at Brady records to claim that the CBI had Rs 14,000 crore PNB fraud case, House, Mumbai, between April only probed about six LOUs so former bank deputy manager 2010 and May 2017. far and the probe in the Gokulnath Shetty refused to According to the CBI, Shetty remaining 136 LOU's was still undergo lie detector tests fraudulently issued 143 Letters work in progress.In such claiming that CBI's allegation that of Undertaking (LOU) and circumstances, Shetty claimed, he had made pecuniary gains enhanced the value of Foreign no investigation in alleged was nothing but an "assumption". Letters of Credit (FLC) without pecuniary gain made by him, CBI had sought his consent for following the prescribed was required. He further alleged polygraph and narco-analysis procedure. The funds raised for that the allegations of pecuniary tests on Wednesday to find out payment of import bills were not gains to him were just more about the alleged utilised for the same in many assumptions.Besides, Shetty pecuniary benefits received by cases, the CBI had claimed in also cited his health as one of the accused. its plea.In his reply, Shetty said the reasons to refuse consent. therefore the court should reject disproportionate assets to the Shetty is suspected of receiving the prosecution was not seeking He said his 18- month-long jail CBI's plea for conducting tests on tune of Rs 2.63 crore - illegal gratification for favouring these tests for investigating had worsened his physical and him.Gokulnath and his wife approximately 238.44% more diamantaire Mehul Choksi and Letters of Understanding (LOU) mental health. He said he had Ashalata Shetty, a clerk with than their income from known his companies while posted in which, according to him, were always cooperated with the Indian Bank have also been sources between April 1, 2011 the forex department of the PNB's the crux of the matter. He cited investigation in the past and booked for allegedly acquiring and May 31, 2017. Is India headed for its worst growth recession in a decade? Rathin Roy of the National The first episode was in the sequentially for four consecutive Institute of Public Finance and immediate aftermath of the quarters. It is very likely that Policy argues that India is financial crisis that originated in economic growth in the quarter currently facing a structural the US. Economic growth fell ended 30 June will be slower than demand problem, which further sequentially in the three quarters in the quarter ended 31 March, complicates policy choices. from June 2008, or the second at least going by the latest high Another way to look at the quarter of fiscal year 2009. The frequency data, as well as situation now is through the downturn was sharp, but short. various forecasts by private prism of a growth recession. The second episode was after the sector economists. The most Economists define a recession effects of the 2009 stimulus wore recent goods and services tax as three consecutive quarters of off. Economic growth peaked in (GST) collections data is also an contraction. Economic growth the three months ended March indication of weak domestic slips into negative territory during 2011, but slowed for five demand, though the fact that Much of the debate in recent The usual thumb rule is that the a recession. A growth recession consecutive quarters after that. indirect tax collection is growing months has been focused on the policy response to a structural is different. The economy does The policy paralysis during the slower than nominal GDP growth sharp loss of economic slowdown is through economic not contract. It continues to last years of the Manmohan could also mean that demand momentum in India. The big reforms that ease supply expand, but at a sequentially Singh government also pinched. that shifted to the formal sector question is whether the ongoing constraints. And a cyclical slower pace. India is now in the third growth after demonetization is again slowdown is structural or slowdown has to be tackled with India has had three such growth recession since 2008. Economic moving back to the informal cyclical. measures to stimulate demand. recessions in the past 10 years. growth has already slowed sector. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 LIFE STYLE 26 Lack of self control in teenage not unique to humans According to the study published in the journal Trends in adventures during this period during this time they undergo Neurosciences, taking risks and having thrilling adventures isn’t necessarily a bad thing, refinements that will enable the published in the journal Trends most optimal way to operate to during this period isn’t necessarily a bad thing. in Neurosciences. deal with the demands of their “You don’t have this perfect specific environment, inhibitory control system in researchers said. adolescence, but that’s The development of neural activity happening for a reason,” Lunsa patterns that allow for the said. preparation of a response seems “It has survived evolution because to be a key element of this it’s actually allowing for new phase of development -- and experiences to provide essential to successful information about the performance on self-control environment that is critical for tasks. optimal specialisation of the This all suggests that self-control brain to occur,” she said. isn’t just about the ability, in the Understanding the neural moment, to inhibit a behaviour. mechanisms that underlie this “Executive function involves not transitional period in our primate only reflexive responses but counterparts is critical to actually being prepared ahead of informing us about this period of time to create an appropriate brain and cognitive maturation, plan. said Luna. “This is the change between the Impulsiveness during tendency is based on an adaptive reactive response. Researchers said that human adolescent and adult brain and adolescence is not unique to us, neurobiological process that is “The monkey is really the most neurological development during it is strikingly clear both in the which suggests that the brains crucial for molding the brain powerful animal model that this time is characterised by human data and in the animal of human and other primates go based on gaining new comes closest to the human changes in structural anatomy. data,” said Constantinidis. through verys, particularly in the experiences,” Luna said. condition,” said Christos There is an active pruning of The researchers believe that this areas that affect self-control. Structural, functional, and Constantinidis of Wake Forest redundant and unused neural phase of development is essential “As is widely known, neurophysiological comparisons School of Medicine in the US. connections and a strengthening to shaping the adult brain. adolescence is a time of between us and macaque “They have a developed prefrontal of white matter tracts throughout “It is important for there to be a heightened impulsivity and monkeys show that this difficulty cortex and follow a similar the brain that will determine the period where the animal or the sensation seeking, leading to in stopping reactive responses is trajectory with the same patterns template for how the adult brain human is actively encouraged to questionable choices,” said similar in our primate of maturation between will operate. explore because gaining these Beatriz Luna of the University of counterparts -- who during adolescence and adulthood,” Specifically, by adolescence all new experiences will help mold Pittsburgh in the US. puberty, also show limitations in Constantinidis said. foundational aspects of brain what the adult trajectories are “However, this behavioral tests where they have to stop a Taking risks and having thrilling organisation are in place and going to be,” said Luna. Gen Next designers believe these style trends will make a comeback LFW Winter/Festive 2019: The new-age designers feel that certain trends like frayed jeans to flannel shirts, big bright prints to dramatic sleeves and traditional silhouettes will be big this season. Day one of Lakme Fashion Week Sanskrit name for banana leaf is paying homage to the flora, Winter/Festive 2019 was kick- which is considered as the fauna and beauty of her home. started by six budding couturiers sacred evergreen for many “The inspiration for the silhouette Gaurav, Stanzin Palmo, generations. “The collection will comes from a traditional Ladakhi Akanksha Aggarwal, Sahib acknowledge the architectural dress ‘Goncha’ where the Bhatia, Manjushree Saikia and dynamic curves, soft bold flowy gathers are the centre of Ankita Srivastava who made their edges of the banana leaves with attention. The silhouettes are fashion predictions. an innovative element in tailoring flowy and buoyant made with the Voluminous sleeves and colourful and unexpected drape,” Gaurav most comfortable blend of natural prints are some of the trends that added. fabrics like Pashmina, silk, will return with a rage, believe Stanzin, who hails from Ladakh, rayon and brocade,” Stanzin Gen Next designers. said two trends that are bound said. Gaurav said it turns out that to resurface are animal prints and “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel” has debut at the five-day fashion gala moderate femininity with its fashion works in a two-decade coloured pants. reintroduced the world to the and Akanksha said the collection own unique identity,” she said. cycle and frayed jeans to flannel “People are adding more 1950s and Akanksha believes draws inspiration from the “Oversized men’s shirts with shirts are coming back in full experimental clothes and the era is also knocking on the thoughts of an empowered exaggerated collars” are set to circle. “You can wear these colours in their wardrobe. I can doors of fashion houses. modern-day woman. “It return, believes Delhi’s Sahib shirts either as a layer over a tank already see many people wear “I think 1950s fashion would comprises young silhouettes Bhatia.He showcased ‘Rule or just as a regular shirt, or bright coloured bottoms. With come back with glamorous which reflect the transition Breaker’ Winter/Festive 19 maybe just tie it around the time, people are abandoning the shapes, colourful prints and from a magical world to a which is inspired from different waist. They are so versatile,” the monochromes and adding more always exaggerated with structured context. They are forms of aboriginal Australian Ghazipur-based designer told print and colour in their lives,” she voluminous sleeves, skirts and constrained and subdued at art. “We have been using PTI. told PTI. tiny waists,” the Delhi-based the same - with bold shoulders different kinds of fabric He presented his clothing line The designer launched ‘Zilzom’ designer. and dreamy hem lines. The texturing techniques like inspired by ‘Kadali-Patram’, at LFW on Wednesday and she Her range ‘Noie Noie’ made a appearance of the garments pleating, tucks and embroideries. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 HEALTH 27 Watch what you eat at work Flower pesticides linked A new study has indicated that employees who made unhealthy purchases at to high BP in kids: Study workplace tend to replicate the same unhealthy purchase outside work as well that can increase the risk of diabetes and heart ailments. has shown that obesity contributes to higher absenteeism, lower productivity, and higher healthcare expenses for employers. “Workplace wellness programs have the potential to promote lifestyle changes among large populations of employees, yet to date, there have been challenges to developing effective programs. Exposure to flower Commercial rose production We hope our findings will help pesticide may increase blood relies on the use of insecticides, to inform the development of pressure in children and put them fungicides and other pest If you think those quick wellness programs that both accessible, scalable, and at the risk of hypertension, a controls, but little is known about snacks during office won’t have improve long-term health affordable interventions,” study has found. Researchers at their human . “These findings are much effect on your health then outcomes and reduce costs. noted Jessica L. McCurley, University of California San Diego noteworthy in that this is the first you need to take note! A new “Employer-sponsored programs one of the study’s in the US found a link between study to describe that pesticide study has indicated that to promote healthy eating could investigators. and pesticide exposures in spray seasons not only can employees who made unhealthy reach millions of Americans and The study included 602 children -- especially heightened increase the exposure to purchases at workplace tend to help to curb obesity, a worsening employees from pesticide spraying period around pesticides of children living near replicate the same unhealthy epidemic that too often leads to Massachusetts General Hospital the Mother’s Day flower harvest, agriculture, but can increase purchase outside work as well diabetes, cardiovascular who regularly used the hospital’s a holiday with one of the highest their blood pressures and overall that can increase the risk of disease, and cancer,” said Dr cafeterias and were enrolled in a sales of flowers. The study, risk for hypertension,” said Jose diabetes and heart ailments as Anne N. Thorndike, the lead health promotion study. As part published in the journal R Suarez, an assistant compared to the employees who investigator of the study. of the hospital’s “Choose Well, Environmental Research, involved professor at UC San Diego. made healthy purchases. Most Americans spend about Eat Well” program, foods and boys and girls living near flower The team assessed 313 boys The study published in the journal half their waking hours at work beverages in the hospital crops in Ecuador. According to and girls, ages four to nine, American Journal of Preventive and consume food acquired at cafeterias have “traffic light” the researchers, Ecuador is residing in floricultural Medicine, contributes to a better work. Nearly a third of all US labels to indicate their among the largest commercial communities in Ecuador. The understanding of the relationship workers are obese, which has an healthfulness: green is healthy, flower growers in the world, with children were examined up to of with overall diet and health that impact beyond the individual’s yellow is less healthy, and red is significant rose exports to North 100 days after the Mother’s Day can help to shape worksite health risks. Previous research unhealthy. America, Europe and Asia. harvest. Researchers find hormonal link between diet and obesity Obesity is a growing public health crisis, bringing with it many serious risk factors, including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In a new study understand how the body burns cent gain in body weight and researchers have found that low fuel.Several years ago, Andrew increases of fasting levels of levels of a circulating hormone Butler, professor of insulin, indicating insulin called adropin predict increased pharmacology and physiology resistance, which reduces weight gain and metabolic discovered the peptide hormone glucose use and elevated fasting dysregulation during adropin. Research by Butler’s lab triglycerides which in humans consumption of a high-sugar suggested that adropin regulates increases the risk of diet in a nonhuman primate whether the body burns glucose cardiovascular disease. model. or fat. They also found that young Animals with low plasma adropin According to the study men with high adropin levels had concentrations developed a more converted to lipids instead of The current finding suggests published in the ‘Journal of lower body mass index (BMI) severe metabolic syndrome. being used as a metabolic fuel,” that adropin may link the Biological Chemistry,’ these levels. Moreover, some studies Interestingly, development of type Butler said. biological clock to rhythms in findings will help set the stage indicated low adropin is 2 diabetes was only observed in “Last year we reported that the way the body uses sugar to develop new therapies for associated with biomarkers of animals with low plasma adropin adropin appeared to be an output and fats as metabolic fuel. managing metabolic diseases. insulin resistance. concentrations. These animals of the biological clock using “At night time, the body relies Obesity is a growing public In the current study, Butler and also showed more pronounced mouse models and cultured on energy reserves stored as health crisis, bringing with it his colleagues have conducted dysregulation of glucose and lipid human cells. What we show in lipids in fat cells and in the many serious risk factors, studies at California National metabolism. this paper is that expression of daytime relies more on the including cardiovascular Primate Research Center in Fasting hyperglycemia was also the ENHO gene is higher in carbohydrates coming in from disease and type 2 diabetes. As order to explore adropin’s role in limited to animals with low daytime and lower at night in the diet,” Butler said. the number of people who are metabolic health. circulating adropin, indicating most primate tissues,” Butler In this way, stimulation of either overweight or obese now They examined the plasma of 59 glucose intolerance. said. adropin expression by our outnumbers those with a adult male rhesus macaques “Monkeys with low adropin may This is consistent with the idea internal clocks may contribute healthy body weight by a ratio that were fed a high sugar diet. therefore not be oxidizing glucose that adropin expression is to increasing the use of glucose of two to one, researchers face Overall, consumption of the as well, explaining their higher fat controlled via “clock-related” as a metabolic fuel during the an urgent need to better fructose diet produced a 10 per content as the glucose is mechanisms. daytime. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 FASHION & TRENDS 28 Celebrity Beard Styles 2019 Ranveer Singh, Shahid Kapoor, Jason Momoa give ultimate beard inspiration

Over the past few years the style beard is best for you: Shahid Kapoor was once Jason Momoa is best known for goatee, and looks best on men quotient of Bollywood celebrities Ranveer Singh Bollywood's ultimate chocolate his role in Game of Thrones, with chiselled and angular has scaled new heights Ranveer Singh is Bollywood's boy with his cute face, personality where he portrays Khal Drogo. faces, as most of the jaw is irrespective of gender. ultimate fashion icon, his style and choices of roles. But those days Other than Jason, his huge, clean shaven. Celebrities aren't only statement is not only unique and are long gone, with films like Haider, scraggly, unkempt beard also Abhishek Bachchan experimenting with their roles fearless, but also breaks gender Kaminey and Udta Punjab, Shahid garnered many eyeballs. This Abhishek Bachchan's beard in and wardrobe choices, but also stereotypes (when he show's up proved that he is way more versatile beard covers most of the face Jhoom Barabar Jhoom probably their hairstyles and facial hair. in skirts and ghagras!) and is than he gets credit for. In his latest and is perfect for men with got more attention than the movie Be it Bollywood's own quirky effortless. It would be fair to say movie, Kabir Singh, Shahid sported square, oval, round, triangle and itself. Abhishek's chiselled jaw is fashion icon Ranveer Singh's that no other Bollywood celebrity a bushy beard, and although he diamond-shaped faces. the perfect canvas for any beard, many interesting beards, former has sported as many styles of looked unkempt on account of his Johnny Depp and even though the actor has been chocolate boy Shahid Kapoor's beards as Ranveer has. hair, with the right amount of If one were to equate Ranveer away from the limelight for a while unkempt Kabir Singh beard, From his crazy, but constant grooming the beard will be perfect! Singh's quirks to a Hollywood now, his grooming game is still Abhishek Bachchan's classic urban hipster beardsman look One will need the assistance of some actor, Johnny Depp would be the strong and the actor sports a faded stubble, the goatee that (above), to his on-again off-again beard oil to help grow a thick right answer. When Johnny Depp perfectly faded beard. While the Johnny Depp's Captain Jack beardstache - a mix of a beard and a trimmer, to ensure isn't playing a character he style has only come to the Sparrow sported or Jason moustache disappearing into the length is uniform. This beard usually sports a beard known as forefront in the past few years, Mamoa's wild beard, there is stubble (below), there is no style is perfect for round and chubby the Van Dyke. The Van Dyke can it has picked up, and is perfect style inspiration for everyone. that Ranveer can't pull off! faces. be achieved quite easily, it is an for men with oval, square and Read on to know what kind of Shahid Kapoor Jason Momoa unconnected moustache and a round faces. Style Trends 2019: Indian baroque reigns supreme Couture nods in favour of desi decadence, giving a traditional twist to modern. Picture Maharaja collection - the season-neutral Tahiliani.A section of Indian jewellery, decadent mahals and and timeless Indian Baroque has designers have singularly owned preening peacocks and you've never looked more relevant or the culture-centric and heritage- pretty much summed up the desirable. focused aesthetic. "Extrapolating current mood of Indian couture. "Anything associated with the the localised imagery inspired by Be it the dance of sequins and richness of work, can be termed some of our maharanis, creating crystals mimicking the imagery Indian Baroque. There is a royal experience for the of the palaces, or the thread Baroque-ness in the choice of consumer and offering bespoke embroidery reigniting Mughal colours and in the style of gilding bridal services have been the regalia - it's all about toasting but I believe, we are all global winning mantra for these labels. decadence though in a current citizens and therefore, I like to Also, designers have realised format.Be it Falguni and Shane keep the expressions that consistency is key and it's revived the craft of the It's really about how you use it Peacock's ode to the grandeur representative of that true also about reviving the lost craft painstakingly done ek taar and how you make it younger of Amer or Tarun Tahiliani's synthesis that we have become of our country," says stylist embroidery. Designer Monica and relevant. Our lehengas are interplay of resham-crystal- rather than, as Bollywood puts Akshay Tyagi. Jade by Monica Shah of the label says, "Indian heirloom pieces which could be baadla and Swarovski or it, overtly western or overtly and Karishma is another brand, craftsmanship can't grow old as easily passed down from one Sabyasachi's Charbagh Chowk Indian," says designer Tarun which has single-handedly it's part of our history and pride. generation to another." Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 MOVIE REVIEW 29 Mission Mangal movie review Vidya Balan and Akshay Kumar carry off an oversimplified film Mission Mangal movie review: Akshay Kumar leads an all-star cast that includes Vidya Balan, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha and Kirti Kulhari in this inspiration fact-based story. Rating: 2/5. Mission Mangal us the fourth space agency in the Dhawan. Kumar is typically solid Director - Jagan Shakti world to reach Mars. The facts as he encourages these ladies Cast - Akshay Kumar, Vidya are stupendous, but director to shine - he clearly wants this Balan, Sonakshi Sinha, Kirti Jagan Shakti decides to go fast to be his Chak De India - but he Kulhari, Nithya Menen and fictional, creating an is gifted too many of the best Rating - 2/5 underdog story that - while often lines. Meanwhile the other It's a godawful small affair. likeable - plays out like a fable. actresses are given 'types' rather Rakesh Dhawan is a mission There are cute scenes, but it is than characters. There's the director at the Indian Space worrisome that a film about licentious one, the clumsy one, quirks) by judging them. publications put out racist Research Organisation, and several incredibly talented the pregnant one… It's all a bit Films about science have to cartoons about this third-world after his last mission was a non- women constantly plays up 'Four More Shots Please: simplify the subject - films nation knocking on the doors starter, he's been given a their stereotypical womanhood Science Edition.' As the girl with about rocket-science doubly of their exclusive cigars-and- punishment posting and more than their scientific the mousey hair, Taapsee so - but here things are planets club. We were assigned to a mission nobody acumen. These are scientists, Pannu does reliably well. brought down to a regretfully incensed, and rightly so. Now really wants: an expedition to not utterly inexperienced Sonakshi Sinha is rather basic level. So while there are in Mission Mangal - starring Mars. This ambition appears homemakers, and their spirited, while fine actors like times Mission Mangal plays Akshay Kumar (one of our entirely out of reach given epiphanies should not Nithya Menen and HG out as a pleasant enough least hidden figures) and a ISRO's budgets, and the film exclusively be based on Datttatreya are sadly wasted. entertainer with a message, shiny tinfoil version of ISRO Mission Mangal - in an overture examples like the frying of pooris The problem with creating complete with a caricaturish that often looks like a lavish to exaggerate this impressive and the hailing of auto-rickshaws. 'types' as underdogs - villain (Dalip Tahil with an backdrop to a Rajinikanth Indian achievement - depicts the Vidya Balan is wonderful as Tara especially in a film that will unholy accent) there are song - we applaud a Prime Mars exploration department as Shinde, a scientist who must largely be mistaken for real-life other times everything feels Minister who had very little a rundown room with no people, juggle her research with wifely - is that while asking like too much of a stretch - to do with supporting the just a solitary cat. Okay then. and motherly duties. She gives audiences not to judge these even the runtime. The film mission. The message is India's first interplanetary the narrative a boisterous can-do female characters, ironically becomes a saddening bore. clear: We shall create our own mission, the Mangalyaan launch spirit that is eventually well enough the filmmakers have The Mangalyaan had stunned cartoons, thank you very much. of 2013 was a triumph and made matched by Akshay Kumar's created them (and their the world. American Make in India. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood movie review Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt shine; Quentin Tarantino shocks Once Upon a Time in Hollywood review: Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt bring effortless chemistry to the most surprising film of Quentin Tarantino's career. Rating:3.5/5. star Rick Dalton (Leonardo "It means you're here to stay, and Polanski, moves in next door DiCaprio), is maturing with age. you're not just moving through," with his wife, the actor Sharon Dalton is one of the filmmaker's Rick tells Cliff one evening, and Tate (Margot Robbie), Rick finest creations, a character pat comes Cliff's standard sees it as a sign from above; upon whom Tarantino has response: a smile and a nod of as if the universe is conspiring projected some of his own self- acknowledgement. to ensure that he have a seriousness. He's pathetic Cliff is a man of few words. He career. without ever seeming weak; is 'more than a brother' to Ironically for a film about the selfish without ever coming Rick, 'but less than a wife,' the movies, Once Upon a Time in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood what was in store, I was taken across as self-centred, and I was narrator (voiced by Tarantino Hollywood is far less kind to Director - Quentin Tarantino aback by how many surprises taken aback by how funny he is. regular Kurt Russell) informs historical figures than it is to Cast - Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Tarantino had in store. There is Rick was one of the most famous us. Their dynamic isn't unlike fictional characters such as Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino, none of the breakneck back-and- television stars in Hollywood a a married couple's. Why he Rick and Cliff. Kurt Russell forth dialogue that the filmmaker few years ago, but could never has stuck by Rick is never Having assumed that her Rating - 3.5/5 is known for; the conversations, transition to a career in the really explained - he rarely ever murder at the hands of the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood instead, are paced as sleepily as movies. This is a matter of grave performs stunts for him Manson Family would be a is a solid yet surprising addition the summery vibe of the film, concern for him. anymore, and is more of a significant part of the film - to director Quentin Tarantino's which is set during a period of The only reason the town still gofer instead - but he has his every moment she appears on singular filmography - a languid great upheaval in Hollywood, takes him seriously, he tells his own skeletons. Word around screen seems to be building and laid-back mood piece that circa 1969. companion and longtime town is that he was involved towards it - I was stunned by how doubles as a throwback to the Don't get me wrong, his stuntman Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), in his wife's death. It really little Sharon Tate has to do in filmmaker's lifelong obsessions, characters are still partial to a is because he'd listened to some seems like neither Rick nor Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. and ends with one of the most long chin-wag, but in a less solid advice when he was Cliff has anyone but each Honestly, barring DiCaprio and controversial sequences of his aggressive, and more internalised starting out, and bought his own other in the world. Pitt, everyone else in the film's career. manner - perhaps a sign that house in the Hollywood Hills, So when the hottest director sprawling cast, is basically Despite being fully prepared for Tarantino, like the fading movie instead of renting an apartment. in the business, Roman playing a cameo. Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 30 Radhika Apte says she misses working on Sacred Games: 'I loved the character'? movies. "It feels absolutely amazing. I feel blessed to be associated with the film. The amount of appreciation we have got from the audience and the critics is unimaginable. That is why the National Award win is gratifying." Radhika Apte, who played an She said the year 2018 was a important role in the first season memorable one of Sacred Games, says she missed for her as she got being a part of the show. The to act in films show’s second season was Actor Radhika Apte says she miss being part of her first such as Padman, released last week. Netflix show Sacred Games where she got the Andhadhun, Lust opportunity to play a "starkly" different character. The Stories and Baazaar. critically-acclaimed show, which features Nawazuddin "I can feel the love and appreciation. Life has definitely Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan in the lead, recently changed; I'm getting better scripts now. 2018 was a returned for its sophomore season to universal very memorable year for me. I did Padman, praise. Andhadhun and Baazaar. "It feels great to receive Apte, however, did not feature in the second season the gratitude and the success for your hard work, as her character, RAW agent Anjali Mathur, was but I am also going to look ahead and not dwell on killed off towards the end of first season. "I do the past. I would rather look forward to the coming miss working on the show. I loved the character. months and my upcoming releases," Apte said. I had a lot of fun doing this starkly different role The actor believes that the industry's of Anjali Mathur. I knew that the show would be liked approach towards women on and off the screen is by the audience, it was the first Hindi Netflix Original certainly changing for the better. "Today, the series and very different from the kind of content we saw actresses are being offered meatier roles. You before," the actor told PTI.Apte said she has not yet can see Alia Bhatt in Raazi, her character was started viewing the second season but will soon "binge so powerful and profound. Audiences are watch it". recognising the efforts nevertheless and I believe this The actor is currently on cloud nine after her will only get better and better with time." 2018 thriller Aandhadhun bagged three National awards Apte will be seen next in The Wedding Guest, recently. Apte said the film's wins is a proof that the a British-American movie with Dev Patel, and Raat Akeli industry is on the right path of creating path breaking Hain with Nawazuddin Siddqui. Rambo: Last Blood teaser out, Sylvester It Chapter 2 gets mixed first reactions: 'Bill Hader Stallone still has a lot to fight for steals the show but adult Losers lack chemistry' The first teaser for Sylvester Stallone's Rambo: Last Blood is most of you are going to see it. Congrats to everyone that worked out. John Rambo returns as an old man with a lot of fight for. on it for a job well done." sequences revealed in the first Cyrstal Ro of Buzzfeed wrote, "I teaser. However, the teaser don't write reviews but I would gives a fair idea of the plot of like to inform you all that the film as to what drives John #ITChapterTwo is dark af, very Rambo on a violent mission of emotional, and I'm still not over vengeance this time around. how damn good the casting "I finally came home to is." Heather Wixson of Daily defend the only family I've Dead News wrote, "So ever known. All she's got is The first reactions for It #ITChapterTwo was pretty me. She's coming home," Chapter 2 are in and things do damn great & the ending left says the character. "You not look all to pleasant. While me in tears. There are some started this. I'll end it. I'm some critics have called it the excellent set pieces (finale going to tear you apart." perfect sequel to 2017's hit horror had me holding my breath at It looks like that a person film, others called it clumsy, times) that got under my skin close to Rambo will be bloated and needlessly too long. & I think the adult Losers are kidnapped in the flick which The embargo from first reactions awesome. Relies a bit too much on flashbacks tho but Sylvester Stallone THE 2ND TIME.. 'They started will make him track her was lifted on Thursday when fans should be happy."However, unveiled the teaser of his it, I will end it!' Rambo said. down. movie lovers and critics flocked people had plenty of upcoming film Rambo: Last Coming September 20." The film also features Paz to Twitter to share their opinions complaints with the film as Blood on Instagram on The intense clip opens with a Vega, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, on the film. Steven Weintraub of well. "So, #ITChapterTwo: it's Tuesday. The 73-year-old flashback to the first film in Adriana Barraza, Yvette Collider wrote, "#ITChapterTwo is v. good, but not great. I liked it, actor shared the teaser and the franchise that depicts Monreal, Genie Kim, Joaquin awesome. The adult cast is but didn't LOVE it. First movie is a captioned it, "BRAND NEW Stallone soaked in blood. The Cosio, and Oscar Jaenada and perfect and loved the way the film tough act to follow. TWO is TEASER !! I am re-posting this teaser majorly consists of is scheduled to hit theatres on mixes in the old and new. I don't gruesome, strange but rarely scary. FULL frame! IT GETS BETTER quick cuts between action September 20. want to say too much because Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 ENTERTAINMENT 31 Belle Hassan cuts a glamorous figure in a pink PVC mini dress as she parties at Love Island co-star Lucie Donlan's hair brand launch

She is known for her over her shoulder. Letting capped sleeves. waves, the star glamorous outfits and her long blonde locks The star teamed her completed her look sartorial prowess. cascade down her summer dress with a pair with a delicate silver And Belle Hassan shoulder, the star of silver chunky heels and necklace and a touch ensured all eyes were on accessorised her look with a gold glittery pouch bag of pink gloss to her her as she attended the a pair of silver dangling by her side. pout. launch party of her friend earrings and a dazzling The reality star, who was Also making an and fellow Islander Lucie silver choker around her kicked out of the Love appearance at the Donlan's, 21, new neck. Island villa alongside party was Casa Amor business endeavor Peng Thrilled to have her pals Michael Griffiths after contestant Marvin Hair in London on supporting her latest failing to find romance Brooks and Wednesday.The reality project, Lucie was all during her brief stay, Absolutely Ascot star star, 21, oozed style and smiles as she arrived for completed her look with a Leah Fletcher. glamour in a pale pink the launch of her new hair red headband across her Earlier this month it PVC mini dress which brand.The surfer slipped brunette tresses. was announced that boasted a plunging into a leopard-print dress Also among the Love Lucie would be the neckline as she arrived for that cinched in at her svelte Island alumni was model face of Peng Hair the swanky event. The waist and boasted slits Nabila Badda who cut a after the star secured make-up artist teamed across her arms as she stylish figure in a grey a staggering her beautiful ensemble joined the fellow Islanders. bodycon knee-length £200,000 deal with with a pair of transparent With her blonde locks dress. The star added the company. stiletto heels and compact styled into tousled waves, height to her appearance in However the news Louis Vuitton bag slung the surfer teamed her a pair of beige platform immediately left some garment with a pair of heels as she made her Love Island fans black boots. arrival to the party.She pointing out that the She completed her look accessorised her look with reality star wore hair with an assortment of silver a pair of red lens circular- extensions and rings and impeccably- framed sunglasses and a 'barely brushed' her applied make-up to stylish red rucksack to tote tresses during her highlight her glowing her belongings. Joining the time inside the features. stars for the launch party Mallorcan vila. Also spotted making an was model and influencer One social media arrival at the glamorous Victoria Valentine Brown user said: 'Lmao party was fellow Love who ensured all eyes were Lucie the face of Island star Francesca Allen on her in a red mini dress. "PENG hair" even tho who looked beautiful in a Letting her blonde tresses her extensions or just yellow-patterned bodycon cascade down her hair in general was mini dress that boasted shoulders in tousled lacking on the show Friday 23 August to 30 August 2019 NEWS THIS WEEK 32 P Chidambaram arrested in INX Media case What next for Akhilesh, Mayawati, others Opposition parties have been accusing the BJP of playing vendetta politics and resorting to political witch hunting. ,The BJP has rubbished these charges and maintained that the CBI and ED work in an independent manner. ( News Agencies)- A day after role of the state's mining Status of case: Under the CBI arrested senior Congress ministers, including Akhilesh investigation leader and former Finance Yadav, during 2012-16. 2) ATTACHMENT OF BENAMI Minister P Chidambaram in the Status of case: Under PROPERTY OF MAYAWATI's INX Media case, the Congress investigation BROTHER alleged that the BJP-led NDA MAYAWATI (BSP) In July 2019 Income Tax government at the Centre is 1) MEMORIAL SCAM Department attached a 'benami' playing vendetta politics. The Enforcement Directorate property of Mayawati's brother Congress spokesperson (ED) on January 31, 2019 worth Rs 400 crore in Noida. Randeep Singh Surjewala conducted searches across Mayawati recently appointed her accused the BJP of targeting seven locations in Uttar Pradesh brother, Anand Kumar, as national Opposition leaders in a "political in connection with the alleged vice-president of the Bahujan witch hunt". irregularities in the construction Samaj Party. From time to time, Opposition of memorials and statues at a The provisional order for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in parties have made similar cost of Rs 111 crore during attachment of the seven-acre plot, connection with alleged tax allegations against the BJP. On Mayawati's tenure as chief "beneficially owned" by Kumar Singh Hooda is facing the heat evasion and hawala transactions. its part, the BJP has always minister of Uttar Pradesh. and his wife Vichiter Lata, was in a string of CBI and vigilance They were booked under the rubbished these charges and The probe agency has filed a issued on July 16 by the Income cases over controversial land PMLA based on a chargesheet maintained that the investigating criminal case under the Tax Department's Delhi-based deals during his 10-year tenure filed by the Income Tax agencies - CBI and Enforcement Prevention of Money Laundering Benami Prohibition Unit. as chief minister.The ED had Department against them. Directorate (ED) - work in an Act (PMLA) after taking VIRBHADRA SINGH (Congress) initiated investigation under the Shivakumar has been under independent manner and the BJP cognisance of a state vigilance A case was registered in provisions of PMLA, on the the scanner of Income Tax does not influence its department complaint dating September 2015 under the basis of an FIR registered at authorities since August 2017. investigations. back to 2014. Prevention of Corruption Act Manesar in Gurgaon under The Directorate of Income Tax Here is a list of Opposition The vigilance complaint was filed against Himachal Pradesh Chief sections of cheating, criminal (Investigation), Karnataka & leaders facing investigations at under sections of the Indian Minister Virbhadra Singh and his conspiracy and Prevention of Goa had raided the Eagleton present: Penal Code (IPC) and the wife Pratibha, among others. The Corruption Act, 1988.On July 26, Golf Resort in Bidadi in AKHILESH YADAV Prevention of Corruption Act allegation was that he acquired 2019, the ED provisionally attached suburban Bengaluru then, (SAMAJWADI PARTY) (PCA) pertaining to alleged assets disproportionate to his land and bank balances worth where he had hosted 44 The Enforcement Directorate financial irregularities in the known sources of income during Rs 66.57 crore in connection Gujarat Congress MLAs (ED) on January 17, 2019 construction of memorials, his tenure as Union steel minister with the Manesar land scam ahead of the crucial Rajya registered a money laundering including statues of BSP in the UPA-II government.A Delhi under the Prevention of Money Sabha elections. case against former Uttar founder Kanshi Ram and the court in February 2019 framed Laundering Act. Tax raids lasting a week, Pradesh Chief Minister and party's poll symbol, the charges of criminal misconduct and Status of case: Under which were conducted at Samajwadi Party president elephant, when Mayawati served amassing disproportionate assets investigation nearly 60 premises of Akhilesh Yadav in connection as the chief minister between of over Rs 10 crore against DK SHIVAKUMAR Shivakumar, his relatives and with alleged illegal mining. 2007 and 2012. Virbhadra Singh, paving way for (CONGRESS) associates across Karnataka The CBI registered a case on The constructions "resulted in a commencement of trial in the case. In September 2018, senior and in Delhi, had reportedly led January 2 against 11 people, loss of more than Rs 111.44 crore Status of case: Trial pending Congress leader from Karnataka to the recovery of over Rs 10 including public servants, under to the government exchequer and in lower court DK Shivakumar and his four crore in cash from the four various sections of the Indian unlawful gain to public servants and BHUPINDER SINGH HOODA associates were booked under properties in Delhi andin Penal Code and the Prevention private individuals", the vigilance (Congress) the Prevention of Money Karnataka, which are said to of Corruption Act, to probe the complaint alleged. Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Laundering Act (PMLA) by the be linked to them. Indians pawning the family gold amid credit crunch ($2,105). restrictions as risks and customers opting for gold loans "Pawning the jewellery was a borrowing costs rise, has been instead," said Sumit Bali, chief difficult decision as my wife likes accelerated by record gold executive officer of IIFL Finance. to wear it at festivals and prices. "One can obtain a gold loan and weddings," 50-year-old Mandlik Indians' penchant for gold spans walk out of the branch in just thirty told Reuters. "I convinced her that centuries and is rooted in the minutes." IIFL's gold loan portfolio we didn't have any other option." Hindu religion. Households own stood at Rs 6,583 crore ($922 Mandlik is not alone. While an estimated collective 25,000 million) at the end of the June pawning gold has long been an tonnes of gold, which passes quarter, up 46% compared to a option for quick funds in a country from one generation to the next. year earlier. Those pawning their that is the world's second-biggest Domestic gold prices MAUc1 precious possessions are most consumer of the yellow metal, have risen more than a fifth this often independent workers, several lenders told Reuters of calendar year, hitting a record including farmers and small shop unprecedented demand as people high of Rs 38,666 per 10 grams owners. Muthoot Fincorp ( News Agencies)-Refused a gold jewellery. struggle to secure loans from earlier this month amid a global (MUTT.NS), a leading gold loan by a state-run lender and Mandlik, who owns an 8-acre banks grappling with bad debt and rise. "As a lot of NBFCs (non- financing shadow bank with 2.98 desperate for funds to buy cotton cotton farm in western India, a shadow lending industry stung bank financial companies) have million customers, said its gold seeds before the summer sowing pledged 70 grams of gold, almost by a liquidity crunch. become cautious of giving loans rose 6.6% between April 1 season window closed, Indian all of his wife's precious trinkets, The trend, which has prompted unsecured or even secured and July 24 this year to Rs 35,800 farmer Babasaheb Mandlik ran out in June in return for Rs 1,50,000 some lenders to impose loans, we are seeing more crore. of choices - he pawned his wife's