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  456413' received directions for 460 beds to be in complete opera- hen Covid-19 turned tion". A Medical Mobile Unit Winto a global pandemic, (MMU) facility also runs from many nations across the world the CWG center that detects came up with a strategy to set the Covid patients and provides up makeshift hospitals to cater quality treatment. The facility the needs of growing infected is presently running in New patients as the virus challenged Delhi district. the healthcare facilities even of "SPCCC Radha Soami all the developed nations. Satsang Beas in Chhatarpur Apart from the medical will continue to function till oxygen-crisis, limited health- further orders. We will con- care facilities during the second tinue to manage the centre till Covid wave was also one of the the time we are asked to do so", most apparent reasons for the ITBP spokesperson Vivek devastating pandemic in India. Kumar Pandey said. He said, As the virus continued to pose "However, we are receiving   456413' be fully vaccinated against said.Gautam said that travelling challenges to the healthcare near to zero Covid patients and Covid-19. to Jamshedpur, brought some facilities across the nation, have reduced the staff for the ith a dip in Covid-19 She said that on every rak- change. many makeshift hospitals were facility. We will continue to be Wcases and easing of sha bandhan, before the infec- Preeti Mishra, a researcher constructed on an urgent basis operational till we get any restrictions, several people here tion's outbreak, her family went at IIT-Delhi, caught up with her to accommodate the patients direction from the govern- chose to travel to meet their rel- out for lunch at a restaurant to cousins to celebrate the festival suffering from the infection. ment. atives and celebrate raksha celebrate the day."Even though after a year's gap."This year, we The Indian Railways stopped Delhi Health Minister bandhan on Sunday, unlike we miss eating out, this has are back to our regular cele- all trains and converted many Satyendar Jain recently said last year when festivities were turned out to be a good way to bration. We cousins met up to coaches into isolation centres that all necessary measures subdued because of a rampag- bond. We all are cooking a lit- celebrate which we missed last for the patients. are being taken and health ing pandemic. tle of something, and enjoying year due the pandemic. This However, the daily Covid infrastructure is being ramped No death due to Covid-19 a variety of dishes at home," year, we all gathered at one of case trajectory has shown the six months to prepare for a ICU beds during the second accepts that only a few Covid up to unprecedented levels was recorded in Delhi on Singh told PTI. my cousins' house," she said. declining trend now, all potential third covid wave. wave. Dr Ritu Saxena, Media patients are visiting the facili- with more than 37,000 Covid- Saturday, the second consecu- Professional photographer According to the Delhi makeshift hospitals in the These seven makeshift hospi- Cell Chief, says that the ty now. 19 dedicated beds being built tive day the daily fatality count Ankit Gautam, who lost his Traffic Police, traffic jams were national capital Delhi are oper- tals will be constructed by the makeshift Covid-19 facility at Dr Purvi Verma, Clinical for the fight against the likely stood nil, while 19 new cases, maternal uncle in May in reported from Tilak Nagar, ational and will remain in a public works department Ram Leela ground is fully Doctor at the CWG Covid third wave of Covid-19. He the lowest since April 15 last Jamshedpur, decided to travel Najafgarh, Punjabi Bagh, standby mode to face the sever- (PWD) in Sarita Vihar, operational and "we are plan- care center, said, "We are ready said that if third wave comes, year, were also reported here, with his family to the city in Pitampura and Peera Garhi, ity of a possible third Covid Shalimar Bagh, Sultanpuri, ning the extension of the facil- to face the challenges of the it will be milder than the sec- according to health depart- Jharkhand."This year, I am among other places in the wave. Kirari, Raghubir Nagar, GTB ity there as per the direction third wave with two oxygen ond wave in Delhi at least ment data. away from home (Delhi) and city. The health scientists are hospital, and Chacha Nehru from the government to pre- plants ready and a total of 450 because the majority of the However, information celebrating rakhi with my "I m going to Delhi to my continuously warning about Bal Chikitsalaya. pare in advance for possible beds attached with the oxygen cases that emerged during technology (IT) professional cousins. The other purpose of grandmother's house to tie the possible third wave in India The makeshift Covid-19 third wave. supply." April-May this year were Swati Singh celebrated the fes- this visit, is to take my mater- rakhi to my cousin... Stuck in anytime. Recently, the Delhi facility attached to the Lok She said, "Till we get any She said we have two halls caused by the Delta variant, tival of brother-sister bond at nal grandfather to Delhi as he traffic for an hour. 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  456413' region and adjoining areas, toring of fire events at meetings ensure adoption and applica- of the protocol by August 30. has also asked Delhi, Punjab, with the Indian Space Research tion of the standard protocol The northern states of head of the harvesting sea- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Organisation (ISRO) at a meet- for estimation of crop residue Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Ason, the Commission for Rajasthan to develop a time- ing held in December last year. burning fire events using satel- and Uttar Pradesh attract atten- Air Quality Management bound comprehensive action The protocol has been pre- lite data," the directions tion during the paddy har- (CAQM) has asked Delhi and plan, in consultation with pared in consultation with read. vesting season between neighbouring States to ensure stakeholder agencies responsi- stakeholder agencies like State The commission said the October 15 and the adoption and application of ble for monitoring and report- Remote Sensing Centers and protocol should be adopted November 15. a standard protocol developed ing of agriculture residue burn- Indian Agricultural Research uniformly across the states of Farmers set their fields on by ISRO for estimation of crop ing events, based on the pro- Institute, it said. Punjab, Haryana, Uttar fire to quickly clear off the crop residue burning fire events tocol. "Now, therefore, in view of Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Delhi, residue left behind after har- using satellite data. The commission had the compelling need to moni- and not restricted to Punjab vesting and before cultivating The commission, mandat- stressed the need to develop tor and control air pollution and Haryana alone.The panel wheat and potato. It is one of ed to devise and execute plans and implement a standardised from stubble burning, the com- on air quality has also asked the main reasons for the alarm- to prevent and control air pol- methodology across NCR and mission…hereby directs gov- these states to submit a com- ing spike in pollution in Delhi- lution in the national capital adjoining areas for the moni- ernment of NCT of Delhi to pliance report on the adoption NCR.    !" #  $%$& '() '*'+   *


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He Joshi applauded Singh’s Covid-19 treatment, should lived his life in such a way that tenure as the UP CM saying, not be taken to treat or prevent he fulfilled the name given by “The most important tenure of Covid-19, the US Food and his parents. He lived his entire Kalyan Singh ji was the time Drug Administration has said. life for the public welfare. He when the Ram Mandir move- In India, sold in black- made ‘’jan kalyan’’ as the mantra ment was going on. I was the market during the second of his life, and dedicated his life President of the party at that Covid -19 wave, Ivermectin is for the BJP, Bharatiya Jan Sangh time and he was the UP CM now already off the covid treat- family, for an ideology and for and when he announced that ment list. " "   456413' as also law and order duties. forces deployed in Pampore, the bright future of the country,” Lauding the role of Kalyan waiting to see the realisation of ‘no matter what happens, I will The USFDA warning came Another input suggests Panthachowk, Lasjan Bridge Modi said even as he hailed him Singh in the ‘Ram their dream of a grand temple not shoot at Kar Sevaks’, it a day after the Mississippi State mixed tanzeem, led by that three-four LeT terrorists and Nowgam Area. as a “committed decision Janambhoomi movement’, of Lord Ram at Ram raised his stature and people Department of Health issued a APakistan-based terror have managed to infiltrate Recently, inputs had also maker” who had become “a senior BJP leaders LK Advani Janambhoomi,” he said. got the idea that he is a man of similar statement in response to group Lashkar-e-Tayabba, is through Kanachak (Jammu suggested that the terror name of faith (vishvaas) across and Murli Manohar Joshi said Singh, also an ex-State principles,” Joshi said. reports that an increasing num- planning to carry out multiple region) on August 13. “They groups are in the lookout to the country”. on Sunday that the late UP Governor, was ill for some “At that time, he had also ber of people in Mississippi attacks on the vehicles/convoys would try to carry out some big target temples in Jammu “For the most part of his Chief Minister’s commitment, time, and passed away at the made it clear that he will not were using the drug to prevent of security forces in Jammu by attacks but due to tight securi- region to flare up communal life, he made efforts for public drive and sincerity towards Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate allow bloodshed in the move- a Covid infection. using magnetic IEDs/sticky ty they are facing difficulties,” passions. welfare. Whatever responsibil- resolving the Ayodhya issue was Institute of Medical Sciences in ment of this temple under any Some studies last year bombs. Similar attacks were agencies warned through the The terrorists have already ity he had got, be it as an MLA, a great source of strength for his Lucknow late on Saturday. circumstances. Back then, this spurred use of the drug against earlier planned by the terror inputs. been able to carry out drone any post in the Government, or party and others and that he A ‘Lodh leader’, he was the announcement was a big deal,” Covid-19, especially in Latin groups for the Valley, accord- Reportedly, weapons have hits on the Jammu air base in as a governor, he had been a was the nation’s leader. first OBC Chief Minister of the he said. America, and Fox News has ing to intelligence inputs. already been cached in the recent past. The case is centre of inspiration for every- Advani said Singh was a State and drew considerable Defence Minister Rajnath promoted some of those stud- The likely targets are vehi- Domana, Jammu and the ter- being probed by the National one. He became a symbol of stalwart of Indian politics and support from Advani in gain- Singh, who also paid tributes to ies’ findings on air. cles moving from Rajouri to rorists are trying to extract the Investigation Agency (NIA) faith for the common public,” a grassroots leader. ing political eminence.He had the departed leader in But the National Institutes Jammu side including Jammu same. without much headway. Modi added. “I cherish my many special fallen-out with Atal Bihari Lucknow, said he lost an elder of Health said in February that town. Other possible targets are A local terrorist Shahid The shift in the terror tac- “We have lost a capable memories with him during the Vajpayee and formed his own brother. “We used to tell him most of the studies related to vehicles of security forces mov- Khurshid of the LeT and its tic to target Jammu has been leader. We should make maxi- Ram Janmabhoomi Movement. political outfit but rejoined the (Kalyan) that we are ‘’bhoot- Ivermectin and the coronavirus ing from Poonch-Surankot via affiliate The Resistance Front made by the jihadi groups as mum efforts by taking his val- His commitment, drive and party in 2004 at the latter’s poorv’’ (former) chief minister, “had incomplete information old Mughal Road to Shopian (TRF) along with foreign ter- the security grid in the Valley ues and resolutions to com- sincerity towards resolving the behest. you are ‘’abhootpoorv’’ and significant methodological including in Shopian district, rorists were noticed in Golpora is particularly difficult for the pensate for him; we should Ayodhya issue was a great For his part, Joshi said, (unprecedented) Chief limitations,” including small reads the input shared with area. “They might plan to tanzeems to penetrate amid a leave no stone unturned in ful- source of strength not only for “Kalyan Singh wasn’t the leader Minister, on which he used to sample sizes and study out- stakeholders involved in snatch weapons and cause strong security footprint, offi- filling his dreams,” the PM my party, the BJP, but for scores of a caste. He felt pain for farm- laugh. I have seen him as an come measures that were often counter-insurgency operations grenade attacks on security cials said. said. of Indians who were eagerly ers, oppressed and backward elder brother,” he maintained. unclear. Ivermectin, which is also formulated for use by people to treat parasitic worms, had been *""          :; '      controversially promoted as a potential Covid treatment ear- &          lier in the pandemic, but recent under their jurisdictions to studies found that the drug’s   456413' strictly adhere to the timelines efficacy against the coronavirus and three-adjournment rule. is thin, and the F.D.A. has not he number of days it takes The rule of maximum approved the drug for Covid Tin trial and judgment of three adjournments is being treatment. commercial disputes has come actively enforced in more than In India, there has been down significantly in Delhi 50 per cent of cases of dedi- mixed response for the usage of and Mumbai, according to the cated commercial courts of the drug. Some state govern- latest data of the Law Ministry. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and ments like Uttar Pradesh and According to the World Bengaluru. Goa had during the raging Bank’s ‘’doing business’’ report This has reduced the time infection wave advocated its for India, it used to take 1,095 taken for trial, arguments and use for Covid-19 treatment days in trial and judgment of final judgment, the depart- and as a prophylaxis (preven- commercial disputes in 2020. ment noted. tive medication). But following a push for Besides, e-committee of In June, the Union Health reforms, the number of days the Supreme Court has Ministry’s directorate general of has come down to 424 in ensured compliance with the health services (DGHS) had Delhi and 306 in Mumbai, hearing conclusion date. Order XVII, Rule 2(b) of three-adjournment rule by cre- issued revised guidelines to according to the data put the Time standards are the CPC states that no ating facility which is provid- stop the use of Ivermectin in public domain by the respected in more than 50 per adjournment will be granted at ed in “daily proceedings besides Doxycycline in Covid- Department of Justice in the cent of cases in dedicated com- the request of a party, except screen” to alert judge about the 19 treatment for asymptomatic Law Ministry. mercial courts, the depart- where the circumstances are listing of case. and mild cases. The Code of Civil ment said. beyond control. Green colour indicates that It said these drugs have not Procedure of 1908 provides Fixing of time standards The Department of Justice the case is listed on the same been found to be effective in time standards for case man- for key court events and had sent letters to the high stage for less than three times. treatment of the Covid-19. agement. streamlining of trial process courts of Delhi, Bombay, Orange colour indicates According to it, the filing have led to speeding up case Calcutta and Karnataka to that the case is listed on the of written statement should be disposal, it claimed. adhere to the three-adjourn- same stage between three and   456413' acreage was down at 169.06 Monsoon rainfall was lower    done within 30 days of the Order XVII Rule (1) of the ment rule. six times. lakh hectare as against 171.82 eight per cent between June 1 notice served on defendant CPC provides for a maximum The four high courts have Red colour shows the case ith monsoon deficiency lakh hectare in the said period. and August 20, the ministry and the judgment should be of three adjournments during issued advisory to all the ded- is listed on the same stage for Wstill 8 percent in the However, area sown to pulses said. However, water storage   delivered within 30 days from the hearing of a suit. icated commercial courts more than six times. country, area sown to summer was marginally higher at 134.23 available in 130 reservoirs in crops like paddy was lagging lakh hectare so far this kharif the country was 96 per cent of behind by 1.55 per cent at season, from 132.03 lakh live storage in the correspond- '  
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Bed over State party presi- titioning Bengal … the BJP had said even before Prime these regions.” ply collapse with a section Government alleged on Sunday side "in complete violation of the "The allegation of any theft dent Dilip Ghosh’s open stand wants a united and prosperous Minister Narendra Modi made When asked whether his going to the TMC and the that Mizoram officials entered joint statement issued by both by a disciplined force like Assam in favour of partitioning State.” him a central minister statement could adversely affect other going to the Left which its territory in Hailakandi and States on August 5 to maintain Police is absolutely concocted, Bengal. Ghosh had earlier made a apparently dropping a the party’s performance among had a strong following in this started constructing a bridge, in peace in the border area". baseless, malafide and devoid of Contradicting what Ghosh strong point in support of silent hint of the BJP’s ideas. the Bengali-speaking people area before 2019,” said IK a fresh escalation between the The local police team from any facts and is an attempt by said on Saturday in support of Burla an MP from Alipurduar Though Ghosh had dis- Ghosh said “even Mamata Lahiri a political analyst. two Northeastern States. Assam urged the Mizoram Mizoram administration to Union Minister John Burla’s saying “if he has said some- tanced himself from Burla’s Banerjee backed the Gorkha Attacking Ghosh for his The incident took place on security personnel to leave the divert the attention from main demand for a separate State thing … it is not unjustified views earlier saying it was the Janmukti Morcha against the “irresponsible statements” Friday when a few workers Assam land, but they refused to issue, that is illegal construction comprising the districts of because as a representative of saffron MP’s personal views, on Left Government in order to TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar from Mizoram were trying to do so, he alleged. by Mizoram authorities on North Bengal, former State the people he has a duty Saturday he made u-turn say- earn supporters in Darjeeling Ray said, “BJP is encouraging construct a bridge at Kachurthal "In order to assert the posi- Assam soil," Upadhyay asserted. party president Rahul Sinha on towards airing the views of the ing “he has full right to make and Terrain region … even the fissiparous elements to divide in the Ramnathpur police sta- tion of Assam and to ask The Mizoram Government Sunday said “there is no ques- people of that region.” such demands.” In fact while TMC struck an alliance with Bengal after suffering a tion area, Hailakandi's Mizoram forces to retreat from said that it has filed a case tion of the BJP supporting any Burla had on more than backing Burla in North Bengal the GJM even after they were humiliating defeat in the recent Superintendent of Police Gaurav the Assam side of the bridge, a against personnel of the Assam divisive cause … we want to one occasion demanded divi- Ghosh also took into the sweep asking for a division of Bengal.” assembly election…. But the Upadhyay told PTI. party of around 200 Assam Police for allegedly "stealing" make all those who have been sion of Bengal by carving out of his argument the Incidentally BJP has a people will reject them in "The Officer In-Charge Police personnel and comman- construction materials from the making such comments aware a separate State comprising Jangalmahal areas of South stronghold in North Bengal 2024.” (OC) of Ramnathpur police dos under my leadership and bridge site, which it claimed to of what Rabindranath Tagore the districts of North Bengal. Bengal saying the leaders of and Jangalmahal sending most Another senior leader and station and his patrolling team other senior officials reached be in its territory. did on Raksha Bandhan Day … “There has been no devel- both these regions deserved to of its MPs and MLAs from minister Firhad Hakim said “if immediately reached the spot Kachurthal on Sunday morn- Mizoram's Kolasib deputy he called upon the people of opment in this part of the demand separate States because these regions. the BJP continues to do so they and stopped the construction ing," Upadhyay said. commissioner H Lalthlangliana undivided Bengal to tie rakhi State for decades … the local the “Mamata Banerjee According to sources in the will be obliterated from Bengal. work, calling it a trespass by He, however, stated that told PTI that personnel of the on each other’s hands as a mark people have their aspirations Government has done nothing party Ghosh was making such A third leader said that “Burla Mizoram as they had no author- being a responsible force, the Assam Police entered the state's of unity … how can we being which have to be fulfilled as the for them … there has been no comments to hold together is trying to play with the trib- ity to build a bridge on the Assam Police did not confront territory at Zophai near Bairabi the descendents of Tagore previous Governments have development … no big hospi- the disintegration of his party al votes of North Bengal but in Assam side," he said. and gave the respective civil town and allegedly stole some uphold such mischievous failed to perform the people of tal, no job opportunity … the in these regions. In fact Ghosh’s trying to win 4 lakh votes his Upadhyay alleged that administrations a chance to construction materials, includ- demands… this region want a separate State people have to go to other comments came almost in tan- party will lose the vote of 20 around 40-50 security person- amicably resolve the matter by ing iron rods, from the bridge “I can say with full respon- … they can settle for even a States like Odisha, Jharkhand dem with 11 local level BJP lakh Bengali-speaking nel from Mizoram reached the stopping the construction on construction site on sibility on behalf of my party Union Territory … at least we and Gujarat from these regions leaders joining the Trinamool people,” bridge site on Saturday and few the unauthorised bridge and Friday. PTI 
     Q#   4  !  "  R Udhampur (J&K): Fahim I hope to attract the attention "    MP and Duraisamy, former election and 2021 assembly Nazir Shah is walking to Delhi of the Prime Minister. To meet /34 )' DMK MLA, Radhakrishnan election Alagiri lied low at the from Srinagar, hoping that his the Prime Minister is my cher- said that the BJP would make request of his mother Dayalu around 815-km journey will get ished dream," he said, adding P Radhakrishnan, two- situation conducive for wel- Ammal and sister Selvi with the attention of Prime Minister that his previous attempts to Ctime BJP MP from coming many senior Dravidian whom he enjoys good rapport Narendra Modi and he will get meet the PM did not fructify. Coimbatore and former State party leaders to the saffron despite his anger towards an opportunity to meet Shah said that he has been fol- Chief of the party, is a person party. “We will welcome M K younger brother M K Stalin, him. lowing the prime minister on who is known for economical Alagiri if he decides to join us. the chief minister. "I am a very big fan of social media over the past four use of words. As part of the Jan There is nothing that separates “Thampi (Tamil for Prime Minister Modi," the 28- years, and his speech and Ashirwad Yatra in Kongunadu Annan (big brother as Alagiri younger brother), don’t ask year-old, who works as a part- actions have "touched my region (south west Tamil is addressed by friends) from me anything as of now. I am time electrician in Jammu and heart". Nadu), Radhakrishnan us,” said Radhakrishnan on not in active politics. Let every- Kashmir's Srinagar, said as he "At one time, when he was declared in all the meetings he Sunday which has caused a thing be over and then Ill reached Udhampur on Sunday delivering an address at a rally, addressed that the day is not far furore in Tamil Nadu politics. speak to you in detail,” Alagiri after walking over 200 km. he stopped suddenly on hear- off when Lotus blooms in the Alagiri, the Madurai based had told The Pioneer when Taking short breaks on his ing the 'azaan' (Muslim call for State. elder son of late M asked about his stance prior to journey, which started two prayer) leaving the public In addition to his prophe- Karunanidhi, the former chief the assembly election, days ago, Shah, a resident of the astonished … that gesture of cy about the blooming of Lotus, minister of Tamil Nadu who “I did not tell Annan would Shalimar area in Srinagar, our prime minister touched my Radhakrishnan gave enough was also the party chief for 49 join the BJP. What I told was believes that at the end of this heart and I became his ardent hits of the BJP emerging as an years till he breathed his last in that if he opts to join the BJP, arduous journey his dream of fan," he said. Shah said that alternative force to the DMK 2017, was expelled from the there is nothing in his way to meeting the Prime Minister over the past two and a half and the AIADMK in the State. DMK in 2014 and has been in block his decision,” said will be fulfilled. years, he has made several 3       N : D      3:  :     Looking towards K P political wilderness since then. Radhakrishnan who enjoys a "I am on my way to Delhi attempts to meet Prime   : 82  Ramalingam, former DMK During the 2019 Lok Sabha special relation with Alagiri. by foot to meet him (Modi) and Minister Modi in Delhi. PTI 4   '(')*      #$ 
 

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  ,Q . (   Bengaluru: Former Prime the well the house. In my 30 Mahadayi water sharing dis-    ( Minister H D Deve Gowda on years as a parliamentarian, I pute between the State and Bengaluru: Karnataka registered 1,189 fresh Covid- Sunday rued the unruly scenes have never witnessed any inci- Maharashtra. Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh repeated reviews, consulta- 19 cases and 22 deaths taking the total infections and in the Rajya Sabha and wastage dent like this." Such behav- Regarding the Mekedatu Chief Minister Pema Khandu tions, and meetings at all lev- fatalities due to the disease to 29.38 lakh and 37,145 of the recently concluded iour was not good for society issue, he said some leaders on Sunday admitted that the els, which subsequently respectively, the health department said on Sunday. Parliament session without any because it showed the degen- from Tamil Nadu he had spo- pandemic has been an “eye- revealed the poor condition of There were 20,556 active cases in the state while debates on issues affecting peo- eration of democratic values ken to had advocated a reser- opener” for the State our health infrastructure. I the recovery of 1,456 patients took the total recover- ple, saying he had not seen any- and was an insult to the great voir on the Cauvery river at Government prompting it to “We are completely over- ies to 28,80,889. Dakshina Kannada district, which thing like it in his 30 years as people who fought for the free- Hogenakkal on the Karnataka- revamp the health sector in the hauling infrastructure and borders Kerala, remained the number one Covid-19 a parliamentarian. dom of the country, he said. Tamil Nadu border, and not last 18 months which it could facilities of all the district hos- hotspot with 286 infections and four fatalities which After the conclusion of the Vice President M Venkaiah Mekedatu in Ramanagara dis- not do in decades. pitals. We have recruited and was the highest among all the districts on Sunday. monsoon session on August 11, Naidu had suspended four trict. "A reservoir at The Government has will continue recruiting suffi- Bengaluru urban district was the second major he met the opposition leaders TMC MPs on August 4 for the Hogenakkal would mean “learnt the lesson the hard cient doctors, including spe- Covid-19 hotspot with 267 cases and two deaths. The and asked them what they had rest of the day for creating a encompassing a large catch- way” due to the outbreak of cialists, nurses of all categories, Karnataka capital has so far reported 12,35,036 achieved as none of the issues ruckus over the Pegasus spying ment area whereas in Covid-19 and is developing the paramedics, and other sanitary infections and 15,959 deaths. affecting the people was dis- issue. Mekedatu, the catchment area sector through the creation of and assisting staff as required,” There were 7,762 active cases. Other districts too Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala reported cussed, Gowda said. Gowda said his party is small," Gowda said. infrastructure. he said. reported Covid-19 cases including 132 Udupi, 79 in 10,402 Covid-19 positive cases and 66 "I was not allowed to would launch a State-wide The former PM said only “It was this pandemic that Khandu also informed that Mysuru, 75 in Hassan, 55 in Kodagu and 50 in related deaths on Sunday, taking the total speak during the monsoon campaign after the conclusion a regional outfit like JD(S) enabled us to ‘right' the ‘wrong' the government has decided to Chikkamagaluru. According to the media bulletin, number of those affected in the State by session due to the ruckus by of the legislature session on could find a solution to these and revamp the health sector in select and develop one hospi- there were deaths in 14 districts including Bengaluru, the viral infection to 38,14,305. members of the ruling and September 24, to resolve the two river water disputes and the last one and half years that tal each in every assembly con- Dakshina Kannada, Tumakuru, Udupi, Mandya and State Health Minister Veena George opposition parties. No business water disputes in the state, not any national party. we couldn't do in decades,” the stituency with all facilities. Dharwad. Kalaburagi district recorded zero infections said 63,406 samples were tested in the last took place and the session was including that pertaining to the He said Congress leader Chief Minister said. Applauding the role of and zero fatalities. There were zero fatalities in 17 dis- 24 hours and the test positivity rate was wasted," the JD(S) leader told Krishna and Mahadayi rivers Rahul Gandhi needed to 'walk Khandu said this while Ramakrishna Mission Hospital tricts in Karnataka. The department said in its bul- 16.41 per cent. Till now, 3.02 crore sam- reporters at the party office and the Mekedatu balancing the extra mile' to hone his polit- laying the foundation stone of here in the fight against Covid- letin that 1,25,158 Covid-19 tests were conducted on ples have been tested in the state. Among here. reservoir project across the ical skills and wondered what a 200-bedded speciality unit of 19, the Chief Minister said Sunday including 92,842 RT-PCR tests and other the districts, Malappuram reported the On the unruly behaviour river Cauvery. he had achieved by taking out the Ramakrishna Hospital here. doctors, nurses, paramedics, methods. With this, Karnataka has so far performed highest number of cases today at 1,577, fol- of parliamentarians in the He said Karnataka Chief a bicycle rally recently to “Being the chief minister and all staff of the facility had 4.19 crore Covid-19 tests in the State, the department lowed by Kozhikode with 1,376 and Rajya Sabha, he said, "I am dis- Minister Basavaraj Bommai protest the hikes in fuel prices. even I was not aware of the sta- done everything possible for said. There were 1,50,127 inoculations done on Sunday Palakkad 1,133. The Minister said out of gusted with the behaviour of had spoken to NCP chief To a question on his recent tus of our health facilities, taking care of the sick and taking the total vaccination to 3.69 crore. The posi- those found infected today, 104 reached the ruling party, as well as the Sharad Pawar and other BJP meeting with Bommai, Gowda especially at the ground level. needy during the tivity rate today was 0.94 per cent while the case fatal- the state from outside, 9,674 contracted the members of the opposition... leaders in a bid to find a solu- said he assured him support on Due to the pandemic, we pandemic. ity rate was 1.85 per cent, it said. PTI disease from their contacts. PTI People danced on the table in tion to the Krishna and various issues. PTI (   "  " 2F5        " :       2  Guwahati:A four-month-old Ganga being Mainou (Lakhsmi in local Bodo had lost her mother to surging waters language) preceding them by a year to of the Brahmaputra nearly two decades Manas, also from the CWRC. Surat:A 30-year-old doctor allegedly killed her back, but she has now found her home While Ganga gave birth to her mother and sister by injecting them with drugs on the banks of another river and is a fourth calf in the last week of July this before overdosing on sleeping pills in a bid to end healthy mother of four young ones. year, Jamuna has three calves of her her life here in Gujarat but survived, police said Orphaned by the floods in Assam's own and Mainou had also become on Sunday. famed Kaziranga National Park, Ganga mother to three calves over the years Dr Darshana Prajapati injected her mother had found a refuge on the periphery before dying of natural causes a cou- Manjulaben (59) and her sister Falguni (28) with of the Park where she was raised before ple of years back, Barman said. drugs at their house in the Katagram area on setting out to live on her own in her The Center was established by Saturday night that caused their death on Sunday natural habitat. Government of Assam, Wildlife Trust morning. She also tried to end her life by con- Ganga was the second rhino to of India (WTI) and International suming a large number of sleeping pills. She is cur- be rescued by the Center for Wildlife Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), with rently undergoing treatment at the civil hospital, Rehabilitation and Conservation the support of Government of India, a police officer said. (CWRC) in Kaziranga in 2003, along in 2002. "Both Manjulaben and Falguni died apparently with another rhino calf, Rathin Barman It is located at the periphery of the due to drug overdose while Dr Darshana is under- of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) told Kaziranga National Park and attends going treatment at the civil hospital where the PTI. Hand-raised by the staff of the to wildlife displacements originating police recorded her statement," Assistant CWRC, the pair was translocated to mainly from the Park and adjoining Commissioner of Police (ACP), D-Division, DJ Manas National Park (MNP), about Dibru-Saikhowa National Park. Chavda told reporters. Dr Darshana told the 300 km away from their birthplace, The Center has been engaging in police that she was fed up with her life, he said. four years later where they have thrived rescue of wildlife that stray out of their "Since her mother and sister were dependent over the years. Named Ganga-Jamuna natural habitats and rhinos of KNP on her, she wanted to take their life before killing for their bonding by the frontline staff have been among such animals that herself. She said she injected them with a sleep- of MNP, they were the second lot of have found a new lease of life in its inducing drug. The exact drug injected will be rhinos sent to the Park with the first premise. 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The compa- Meanwhile, state-owned IDFC Bank, Aditya Birla services as well as credit per- Another service that will be “The NMP comprises a that monetising operating pub- Registrar of Companies (RoC). ny has hired P M Nair, a Canara Bank has expressed its Finance Ltd, Stashfin, Money spective. launched in the next few weeks four-year pipeline of the lic infrastructure assets was a According to sources, the stressed assets expert from intent to be the lead sponsor of View, Early Salary and Credit He said Xiaomi is adding is gold loan, he added. Central Government’s brown- very important financing company after mobilising an State Bank of India (SBI), as the NARCL with a 12 per cent Vidya. insurance vertical to its plat- Jain said 40 per cent of the field infrastructure assets. option for new infrastructure initial capital of  100 crore and managing director. stake. He stated that Mi Credit, a form as well as expanding company’s credit product users Besides providing visibility to construction. fulfilling other legal formalities The other directors on the The proposed NARCL curated marketplace for per- lending category with the addi- are self-employed and the investors, NMP will also serve “A National Monetisation has approached the RBI seek- board are IBA Chief Executive would be 51 per cent owned by sonal loans of up to Rs 1 lakh, tion of offerings like gold loans remaining 60 per cent are as a medium-term roadmap for Pipeline of potential brownfield ing licence to undertake asset Sunil Mehta, SBI Deputy PSBs and the remaining by pri- in 2019 witnessed a lot of and credit line cards. salaried employees. the asset monetisation initiative infrastructure assets will be reconstruction business. Managing Director S S Nair vate-sector lenders. euphoria, and more than one The top executive said Mi “In 2021, we are planning of the Government,” the Niti launched. An asset monetisa- The RBI in 2017, raised the and Canara Bank’s Chief NARCL will take over lakh loans have already been Credit will now offer a higher to further diversify and provide Aayog said in a statement on tion dashboard will also be cre- capital requirement to  100 General Manager Ajit Krishnan identified bad loans of lenders. disbursed. pre-approved loan of Rs 25 lakh 20 per cent of the loans to Sunday. ated for tracking the progress crore from the earlier level of Nair. The lead bank with an offer in However, as the pandemic (against Rs 1 lakh previously) MSMEs (micro, small and Department of Investment and to provide visibility to  2 crore, keeping in mind the Finance Minister Nirmala the hand of NARCL will go for hit, its lending partners took a and tenure of up to 60 months. medium enterprises). and Public Asset Management investors,” she had said. higher amount of cash required Sitharaman in Budget 2021-22, a ‘Swiss Challenge’, wherein backseat. Besides, the company has We have launched business (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin The government views asset to buy bad loans. announced that the high level other asset reconstruction play- “Many quarters went into started offering SME Loans loan to meet the emerging Kanta Pandey had earlier this monetisation as a strategy for RBI has its process and of provisioning by public sec- ers will be invited to better the re-thinking about the future of and credit line cards as well. needs of entrepreneurs and month said that the govern- the augmentation and mainte- procedure for granting licence tor banks of their stressed offer made by a chosen bidder Mi Credit or Mi Financial “Mi Credit, in partnership MSMEs,” he added. ment is finalising  6 lakh crore nance of infrastructure, and for such business, sources said, assets calls for measures to for finding a higher valuation Services should look like. We with Stashfin, has launched Xiaomi’s Mi Pay service, worth infrastructure assets, not just a funding mechanism. adding, it could take next few clean up bank books. of a non-performing asset on are now back to growing this Credit Line cards. which was launched in 2018, including national highways The NMP book will be weeks to obtain licence from “An Asset Reconstruction sale. particular platform. Q1 2021 “It is a unique product had touched 20 million regis- and power grid pipelines, released in the presence of the regulator. Company Limited and Asset The company will pick up versus Q4 2020, we grew 95 per that comes with a proposition tered users in a year’s time. This which would be monetised. Niti Aayog Vice Chairman RBI’s approval could come Management Company would those assets that are 100 per cent, and Q1 2021 versus Q1 of Buy Now Pay Later com- number has now crossed 50 mil- “A national monetisation Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayog CEO either in September or October, be set up to consolidate and cent provided for by the 2020, we saw 35 per cent bined with personal loan in lion users. Talking about the plan of about  6 trillion is in Amitabh Kant, and Secretaries sources added. take over the existing stressed lenders. Banks have identified growth,” he added. order to enable the customer to insurance segment, Khandelwal the offing which will have a of relevant ministries whose Legal consultant AZB & debt,” she had said in the around 22 bad loans worth Rs Jain highlighted that the utilise the offering across chan- said Xiaomi has partnered with range of assets from pipelines assets constitute the monetisa- Partners has been engaged to Budget Speech. It will manage 89,000 crore to be transferred company is working on build- nels without any limitations,” ICICI Lombard to curate a to power grid pipelines to tion pipeline. seek various regulatory and dispose the assets to alter- to NARCL in the initial phase. ing a full spectrum platform Xiaomi India Financial Services health insurance product. 0      -"2 (     )$!$%R     5<=5>   6!  #49 056<  
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With improving the Central Board of Indirect “.... In order to establish a ing year. Its profit before tax in Healthcare Service. They have While PB Fintech has filed based on the number of poli- that investors are slowly drop- macroeconomic environment Taxes and Customs (CBIC) standard practice on all matters 2020-21 was  6,081.4 crore, already filed their draft the DRHP on August 4 (a day cies sold. In the financial year ping their cautious stance and and positive outlook, FPIs are said in order to establish a of classification of goods, with against  5,234.3 crore in the prospectus with markets regu- when four companies launched 2020, 65.3 per cent of all digi- gaining higher conviction on focusing their attention on standard practice on all matters respect to levy of duty thereon year-ago period. The profit lator Sebi. their IPOs), and Star Health did tal insurance sales by volume the Indian markets, said Indian equities. of classification of goods, with and for the implementation of after tax was  4,320 crore com- Already over 40 companies so on July 28 and Medi Assist was transacted through the Himanshu Srivastava, associate However, he added that respect to levy of duty and for any other provision of the pared with 3,859.2 crore in have hit the IPO market so far on May 11. Policybazaar platform. director - manager research, short-term risks continue to the implementation of any Customs Act, 1962 or of any 2019-20. this year, raising close to Star Health, backed by bil- Its Rs 6,017.5-crore public Morningstar India. persist. other provision of the Customs other law for the time being in The National Bank for  70,000 crore. lionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala issue comprises a fresh issue of Rs As per depositories data, Additionally, lower chances Act, 1962, directorates/com- force... It is hereby directed that Agriculture and Rural August alone saw four list- and Westbridge Capital, is the 3,750 crore and an offer-for-sale 5,001 crore was invested in of further rate cuts on the missionerates/audit will not Directorates/Commissionerate Development (NABARD) also ings, and the fifth one (Nuvoco largest standalone private of Rs 2,267.5 crore by existing equities and 2,244 crore in back of global inflation con- issue any circular which are in s/Audit shall not issue any said its balance sheet size Vistas Corp, which raised Rs health insurer with a market selling shareholders. The OFS the debt segment by overseas tinue to add to their the nature of clarification or Circulars/ Reports/Alerts etc. reached 6.57 lakh crore as on 5,000 crore) is slated for Monday share of 15.8 per cent in the consists of sale by investor SVF investors between August 2- worries. interpretation. Which are in the nature of March 31, 2021, most of which and as many as 24 more have health insurance market in the Python II (Cayman) for Rs 1,875 20. This took the total net “With the latest Fed min- Currently, interpretation/ is on account of non-idle (earn- filed their IPO papers so far this financial year 2021. crore, and Rs 392.5 crore worth investment to 7,245 utes indicating the possibility of circulars/reports/alerts are clarification/prescription for ing) assets that, in turn, helped month, seeking to mop up over Its public offering will con- of shares by other shareholders. crore. tapering by year-end, markets issued by the directorates/ the sake of uniformity, on mat- create private and public invest- 4,000 crore. sist of a fresh issue of shares Medi Assist is the country’s Regarding other emerg- have turned a bit volatile. With commissionerates/audit to all ters covered under section ments at the ground level. Investment bankers are aggregating Rs 2,000 crore and largest third-party insurance ing markets, Shrikant the Dollar index at around the Customs zones in order to 151A of the Customs Act, “We achieved a record year- expecting more than 100 issues an offer-for-sale (OFS) of 60.1 administrator in terms of rev- Chouhan, executive vice pres- 93.57, FPIs are likely to be on promote information sharing 1962...,” the CBIC said. on-year growth of 24 per cent this year, making it the best- million shares by shareholders. enue and premium serviced. It ident, equity technical research a wait & watch mode, going on the modus operandi, find- Clarifications on all such in our total assets and similar ever for the IPOs. 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Compared to June last year, week ended August 13 after touch- funds in overseas sovereign papers. ing to data released by the said. The reduction came as international oil when most of the economic activ- ing a record high of USD 621.464 In terms of US Treasury secu- Indian Private Equity and The amount invested in prices tumbled to their lowest level since May, ities were ravaged by the coron- billion in the previous reporting rities’ holding, Japan is at the top Venture Capital Association series A and B funding wit- after the US Federal Reserve signalled it was avirus pandemic, the exposure of week. followed by China with an expo- (IVCA) and Venture nessed a marginal increase set to start tapering asset purchases within India to the US Treasury securities Kulkarni noted that domestic sure of USD 1.061 trillion at the Intelligence (VI). with $6.8 million investment, months, hurting commodities and lifting the jumped by nearly $40 billion. liquidity in the Indian money end of June. This is much higher than across 110 deals till dollar. Latest data from the US markets has been ruling high, At the third spot was the the $11.1 billion and $13 bil- now. The price cut in diesel is the fourth since Treasury Department showed that and RBI has been trying to nor- United Kingdom with holding lion investments made by VCs Additionally, the growth August 18, when the reduction cycle began. All India, with holding worth $ 220.2 malise the liquidity situation worth USD 452.9 billion, followed in 2020 and 2019, respective- stage deals almost doubled this four reductions have been of 20 paise per litre billion at the end of June this year, through variable rate reverse repo by Ireland (USD 322.9 billion), ly. year — $7.5 million in 2021 each. is the 11th largest holder of these auctions. “The increasing forex Luxembourg (USD 301.8 billion), VC funding included seed whereas it was close to $4.9 On the previous three occasions when securities while Japan has the most reserves further add to the domes- Switzerland (USD 270.1 billion), to series F investments in com- million in 2020, the report diesel rates were cut, petrol prices remained exposure at little over $ 1.277 tril- tic rupee liquidity, and therefore it Brazil (USD 249 billion), Cayman panies less than 10 years old, said. unchanged.\Sunday’s cut in petrol price came lion. makes sense for RBI to drain a part Islands (USD 244.8 billion), and late stage tech investments. The average amount after 36 days of status quo in rates. Diesel rate India has been steadily hiking of the surplus liquidity by pur- Taiwan (USD 239.4 billion) and Some of the big VC deals infused in the late-stage tech change was effected after 33 days of no change. its exposure to the treasury secu- chasing forex assets. Belgium (USD 228.5 billion), as included those in Udaan, ecosystem till July in 2021 was The freeze in rate revision coincided with rities since March when it was at “Among forex sovereign assets, per the data. Lenskart, Zomato, Swiggy, $217.57 million across 38 deals, Parliament session, where the opposition par- $ 200 billion. In April, the holding the US PharmEasy, Meesho, Pine Labs, it added. ties tried to corner the government on various rose to $ 208.7 billion and then to dollar is Zeta, Cred, RazorPay, “There are tailwinds sup- issues including the hike in fuel prices. $ 215.8 billion at the end of general- HealthifyMe, Byju’s, porting exits as the ecosystem Petrol and diesel prices were last hiked on May. In February, the country’s ly the Unacademy, Eruditus, Vedantu, has started actioning IPOs and July 17. Prior to that, the petrol price was exposure stood at $ 204.4 billion, more Dunzo, Bira 91, Boat, offshore listing for Indian star- increased by Rs 11.44 a litre between May 4 and a steep decline from $ 211.6 billion pre- Mamaearth, MyGlamm, tups is under discussion, with July 17. Diesel rates had gone up by 9.14 dur- in January. The holding was at USD ferred Uniphore Software Systems, the Government of India also ing this period. 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nyone who has been to the Fashion Also, you have to see that Indian fash- ing too fast. My concern is that it would very important because that stigma of it from the best shop in town. People have Weeks couldn’t have help but ion designers’ capability and creativity have take the people a bit more time to realise being just for the elite has been removed. that particular look of Fabindia or Anokhi Anoticed a dapper man who seems come out as the films are very, very crisp. their responsibility towards slow fashion. But affordable could also mean buying which has been recreated by other small- to be everywhere doing a zillion things per Unlike live shows, films help the design- But sooner or later, they’ll certainly under- directly from the weaver or the maker of er brands online. And people are comfort- second. Directing the seating, ensuring that ers to focus on the surface textures, stand the importance of sustainability. an accessory. With so many designers able sporting that style. They are secure in ruffled egos are pacified, views are not embroideries and silhouettes that they One thing that the pandemic has working with weavers, the latter’s sensibil- their Indian identity... but their style, as obstructed and more — all of this — with- want to highlight or emphasise upon. taught us is to reach back into our ities, too, have evolved. Affordable saris, well. Comfort has replaced fast-moving out a single hair out of place or a wrinkle wardrobes and see that there are so many in colours and motifs that you want to trends. on his perfectly-fitted suit. There is no mis- The rise of social media has changed styles, accessories and ensembles that we wear, are now available. These are tradi- People have stopped talking about the taking the fact that while the designers the way fashion is consumed as there is haven’t used in the past three or four years. tional but have been contemporarised. ‘little black dress’. Earlier, everywhere you might take their ensembles to the stage, it an emphasis on looking good, whether Since the shops were shut, during this time, went, you found women wearing different is Sunil Sethi — the chief of the Fashion it be reels or webinars... a lot of the fashion came out of their exist- You were a proponent of ‘Made in India’ versions of it. Now, they wear their style Design Council of India (FDCI) since its We were taking longer to achieve this. ing wardrobe. We shouldn’t forget the les- much before the phrase gained curren- and no one bothers. People are allowing inception in 2008 — who owns it. Not sur- There was a time when everyone said, son we are learning during this time. cy. You took brands abroad and market- others to be who they are. prisingly, Sethi is a style icon in his own ‘fashion is for the elite’. Every journalist People will have to recycle, repurpose and ed them under their own names. How Yo can see, I’ve sported a beard for a right. He sported a beard, long before it was asserted that ‘fashion is overpriced’. reuse — not just as buzzwords to get atten- did you have the foresight to do so? long time. But several people are doing that fashionable, topped off with a perfectly It’s taken the last 10 years for the tion but — to adopt these as an ideology. There was no foresight. I learnt from now. Many people, mostly men, have also curled-up mustachio that had turned sil- FDCI to bring fashion to many It’s no longer a total taboo to wear the same the West. All the buyers and internation- stopped dying their hair. You see a lot of ver just like his hair. Yes, before it became different levels where ‘afford- dress, sari or jacket a second time. More al designers that visited me, 30 years ago silver-streaked men now. Being alive is a trend during the lockdown, Sethi owns able fashion’ is what many of than one-and-a-half years back, if an actor around 1989-90, were not looking for the more important than being in trend. his greying hair with so much elan that it the designers are doing. or a celebrity repeated a dress, the fash- same products that I was. The furniture has become a part of his dynamic persona. They’re doing slow, sustain- ion police were sure to point it out. But no that we were discarding from our houses You were one of the first people who When I connect with him over a call, able fashion while also being one will talk about that now. If someone was what they wanted. They valued veg- dared to go grey? he comments — matter-of-factly — about engaged in couture. repeats, they make a statement. Yesterday, etable dyes and block printing while we That is also because I am supported by how he’s been unable to reach his office With social media, the I read that Vidya Balan doesn’t want to be were moving fast towards screen printing. my age. But, yes, I did it much earlier. even though it’s post-noon, as he has been fact that everybody wanted photoshopped... so people are now proud It was the western eye which helped me busy firefighting over the phone. He says, to look good has been high- and accept who they are. appreciate our Indian-ness. The fact that What can we look forward to in this with a laugh, “When the day ends, all of lighted a bit more. Designer- I was successful in selling to the western Couture Week? us don’t know what have we accomplished,” wear is much sought after. Fashion has been called one of the most store meant that it was the ‘Made in India’ Digital has made it possible to move before getting down to the more serious In every nook and corner of polluting industries. Has the pandemic tag which gave me my identity. from 10-12 shows to 19 of them. The best business of fashion and the forthcoming the country, you see sign- given an impetus to move towards sus- When they opened Armani Casa, thing about digital is that designers are so Indian Couture Week, which kickstarts boards that say ‘designer- tainable fashion? sometime in the 90s, for the first time, I excited about their own signature collec- today. Excerpts from the interview: wear’. And who is the design- I am doing a national competition with was invited as many of my products were tions. Two of them travelled with crews to er? Always an Indian. Blenders Pride called Showcase. Its tagline selling there. I dressed in a black Indian other parts of the country to film. Many How have the fashion weeks and the I’ve just been a part of a is ‘My Planet, My Pride’ and all the 10 bandhgala, which everyone wears every- went to five-star hotels to shoot while oth- industry changed since everything shift- jury where people from dif- young designers who have been selected where nowadays, because I wanted to stand ers have found havelis which haven’t been ed online during the pandemic? ferent parts of the country have been given six dresses each. in my Indian identity. The fact that we were used for the purpose earlier. People are try- I’m quite old school and never really have enlisted to become Contributed by 60 FDCI designers, these able to get Indian products into Armani ing to bring in an era of luxury. I am shifted to the digital world. But this one- models. I couldn’t imagine are ones which were unsold, out of fash- Casa was a feather in our caps. impressed with the effort everyone is mak- and-a-half year has taught me its benefits. people coming from Kullu, ion, not moving or had a slight defect or My entire business was dependent on ing only because of the choice of location. We realised how fashion was missing this Dharamshala, Aizawl, sample pieces. So, these young designers my Indian identity. So I always did that, During the pandemic, there was also link. This is the second digital Couture Dehradun and more. I’ve have to create a collection combining whether it was rugs, textiles, handicrafts enough time to come out with a fantas- Week. Look at the number of people we designers from Amritsar, maybe a Rajesh Pratap minimalist with or fashion. I did take pride in the ‘Made tic collection and products. Moreover, can connect with now. In this new setup, Puducherry and Jalandhar. This JJ Valaya embroidery with a cotton print in India’ brand much before anyone did. retail is opening up. I am sure what is problems of front-rows don’t exist, neither was unheard of earlier as people from Paromita Banerjee done with veg- Also, when you are exporting, unless you shown will be lapped up. For the next six is there an issue about managing crowds came from Delhi Mumbai, etable dyes, a Dhruv Kapoor denim and know what is the speciality of India, how months to a year, they will easily sell from and putting up large structures. Kolkata. People are studying silk by Samant Chauhan. The winner will can you sell it? I realised that everyone what they are going to show. The stress, now, is that the designers fashion, returning to their city be decided based on how these are looks at our craftsmen and artisans in awe. Accessories will also play an impor- were initially not used to making top-level and practising it there. utilised to create an ensemble and that’s That kind of talent is probably not there tant part in Couture Week. It will be a treat films since we were doing live shows. But It seems, with the influx of Insta it is called, ‘My Planet, My Pride’. in other countries. There was a distinct for people to watch. Moreover, if you miss technology worked for us really fast and and all, there’s competition where When big corporates are going advantage of being Indian. out on a show, you can always go back. Indian designers have adopted it. As they everyone wants to outdo themselves by ahead and doing stuff like this, then you The added advantage is that you are in command, they decided whether coming up with different reels or using know the whole world will follow suit. The Would you say that we are more con- don’t have to be turning up in your they will shoot in a farmhouse or a beach accessories. At the end of the day, the FDCI is powering this. fident in our skins, about who we are as Sunday best where paparazzi are eyeing or a haveli or a forest, or a palace, or inside beneficiary is the designer. So, it’s good compared to 30 years back? what you wear. You can attend it in the a studio as they work in coordination with that people are learning about different Sabyasachi has tied up with H&M Very, very, very much. Everybody comfort of your home and your dress. the Director of Photography. Now, they fashions and styles. I see this as a posi- recently. Are more designers moving knows that it’s important to be comfort- And you won’t even miss a show as you decide how they want to present their tive. towards affordable fashion? able in any brand that you choose to wear. can easily catch all the action on social product. 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The myths and superstitions among rural women, who are least educat- ed, regarding vaccination are deep- rooted.” She emphasises the urgency of ending superstitions, which is the biggest challenge and is influencing BETWEEN SCIENCE AND SUPERSTITION people’s decision-making. This has 0#%60 increased the challenges of the * C@)< /#* G $     :     # frontline workers who often strug- gle to educate the village communi-        ty about Covid-19 and vaccines. 06# :  Learn from the past %0 ;4$1 %030,50% "1,5" 1 ew diseases are often accom- ensured that my elder daughter While underlining the impor- panied by misconceptions, received all the important vaccines. tance of effective information dissem-         Nsuperstitions and rhetoric. My decision has angered them, and ination, Pappu Kumar, project man- During the 1974 smallpox epidem- they keep complaining. I am, how- ager for the National Rural Livelihood    ic of India — one of the worst epi- ever, aware of what is best for my Mission in the district’s Baldirai demics of the 20th century — most child’s future. I will also get her vac- block says, “The way the second wave ast week, India and Indians of the rural areas believed it to be the cinated against the novel impacted the villages, it is important Lcelebrated the platinum jubilee wrath of a regional goddess called Coronavirus, once it’s available for to focus on the education and aware- (75 years) of the country’s ‘Sheetla Mata’. Even today, if some- infants.” ness of villagers. We need to learn Independence in various ways one is infected with smallpox, peo- Lack of proper awareness about from the past endemics. During the and with various feelings. Leaders, ple claim that the goddess is upset vaccines has also contributed to dis- polio eradication drive that started in thinkers and writers gave their with the infected person and that agreements among household mem- 1994, as the vaccinations were being variegated assessment and analy- they should worship her to get rid bers. “In my village, there is a con- administered, rumours started doing sis of the achievements and fail- of the disease. Today, when the entire tinuous conflict regarding vaccina- rounds that the polio vaccine is ures of the country during the last world is faced with the challenges tion within several households. laced with infertility hormones. A seven and a half decades. While created by the COVID-19 pandem- While half of the household mem- massive media campaign, public some had words of admiration for ic, the rumours and misconceptions bers are willing to get vaccinated, the messaging and door-to-door aware- attaining self-sufficiency con- associated with this novel virus rest are dominated by their appre- ness drives helped address the con- cerning food and for becoming a have made the fight even more dif- hensions,” informs Namita Dwivedi, cerns of villagers.” He stressed that considerable economic and tech- ficult. The situation is worse in rural an Anganwadi worker from this time the administration needs to nological power, others spoke of areas. Nandauli village in Sultanpur dis- invest double the efforts. its miserable failure in its efforts Rural regions in India are often trict. In a situation where the fami- There is a need to run special to bring down the rate of popu- disconnected in terms of informa- conceptions they believe to be true. point, resulting in a never-ending ly’s opinions are divided, it becomes awareness campaigns for the Covid- lation growth, achieving the goal tion and awareness due to inacces- disagreement. While her husband difficult for a woman to make a deci- 19 vaccines and pull villagers from the of mass-literacy and to bring sibility to the relevant information Women at the crossroads and brother-in-law work in anoth- sion based on her knowledge. She state of confusion. Until then, the tus- some economic benefits to the in a timely fashion. Women, owing Whenever Pooja Kumari, a 23- er city, she lives in the village with will be ridiculed for a long time and sle between science and superstition poor. ers to live freely. to their restricted mobility, are fur- year-old graduate from Rampur her in-laws and two small daughters. will be held responsible for every- will continue and we will not be able On this day of great national The majority of us do not ther pushed away and rely on the Babuwan village in Uttar Pradesh’s Expressing her difficulty in making thing that goes wrong in the future. to defeat Covid-19. importance, some senior-most realise the fact that all our prob- information provided by men in the Sultanpur district, tries to explain an informed decision, Pooja says, (The article has been written statesmen and freedom fighters lems have arisen from an identi- family. The ones who are literate and COVID-19 through a scientific lens, “My in-laws are orthodox and do not The bigger challenge under the Sanjoy Ghose Media gave the eye-witness account of ty crisis, i.e the deep ignorance of aware are often neglected by their her in-laws discard her information believe in the concept of immunisa- Another concern that stops vil- Award 2020) what happened on that historic our real identity which is that of families and forced to follow the mis- upholding a traditionalist view- tion. Going against their beliefs, I lagers from agreeing with the L* $   night when stalwarts such as Dr a soul and not the body. Hence the Rajendra Prasad and Dr Radha discrimination based on the acci- Krishnan spoke at midnight and dent of birth as well as issues of he United Nations’ augmenting post-harvest stor- loss and waste in India, based Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru gave his communalism, casteism, violence TIntergovernmental Panel +   !  age infrastructure including on data-driven strategies and famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ and disgraceful attitude towards on Climate Change’s Sixth the cold-chain infrastructure. solutions and taking into speech when the whole world the tribal and the backward class- Assessment Report (SAR6) account the challenges faced slept and India awoke to freedom, es will all go away if we realised has confirmed the climate %
     
  
Talking about the find- by diverse stakeholders. “to redeem its pledge, not whol- that each one of us is a soul. There crisis this generation and the ings, Monika Agarwal, senior ly or in full measure, but very sub- would have been no massacre in ones in the future are going to    (   
   
  manager at WRI India, said, Call to action stantially”. They also spoke of the 1947 or even partitioning of the face and is unequivocal about “Significant amount of food in In accordance with the pledge taken by all the members sub-continent if people had the human influence in global  1(        2   India never gets consumed findings, WRI India and of the Constituent Assembly, pre- awareness that they are souls. warming. Globally, food loss because it gets wasted during FOLU India coupled the sent at that moment, “which Also, there would be no injustice and waste contribute to 8 per %
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<2%1=/60 9190 its movement from farm to launch of the working paper comes but rarely in history”, say- of any kind or corruption of any cent of emissions. plate. The loss is much more with a round table to discuss ing loudly with one voice that they brand or gender bias if people To understand the social, than just the amount of food, the ‘Champions 12.3 strate- dedicated themselves in all humil- become soul-conscious. We must environment, and economic it is about the health of our gy of Target-Measure-Act’ ity to the service of India and her thus remember that our spiritu- impact of food loss and waste people, ecosystem - plants, which includes adopting the people to the end so that the ality and spiritual response will in India and the current state animals, soil, water, biodi- Sustainable Development country could “attain her rightful arise from our soul-consciousness of play, the World Resources versity which are all inter- Goal target 12.3 which place in the world and could make and from that would come real Institute India (WRI India) linked. We need concerted underlines halving food her willing contribution to the swa-raj i.e rule of the self or soul. undertook a systematic analy- multi-actor efforts to reduce waste and reducing losses promotion of world peace and the The day is not far when we sis of 106 published and grey food getting lost in how we while measure food loss and welfare of mankind”. Others were will see a world centred around literature, along with consul- produce, store, transport, waste to take action on the heavy with sorrow and spoke of the purity of character and values, tations with sectoral experts. process, distribute, and con- hotspots identified. The find- incalculable sacrifices made by where every being is divine and This study, supported by the sume food.” ings have resulted in the innumerable persons for achiev- would co-exist in harmony with Food and Land Use Coalition Dr O P Agarwal, CEO of emergence of the ‘Friends of ing independence, which was nature. There will be no form of (FOLU) India platform, high- WRI India pitched in, “WRI Champions 12.3’ in India, a accompanied by the great tragedy violence, be it physical, mental or lights significant gaps in India’s motivation for working group of entities from diverse and horrors of partition and the emotional. Every person will be research, policy and practice on this issue is that large sectors across the globe that barbarity and bloodshed of and by an embodiment of truth and which need to be addressed reductions in food loss and are committed to reducing thousands of people on both divine virtues. Pure love and systematically to manage food waste is a crucial element in food loss and waste. sides of the border. One thing that respect will form the basis of rela- loss and waste in India. achieving healthy diets by Dr Jayahari K M, the was admitted by all the leaders tionships. They will be complete- The new study from WRI around food waste are main- 2050. Cutting down food country co-ordinator for and common men was that the ly ignorant of evil, vices and suf- India, Food Loss and Waste in ly focused on food bank inter- waste is an opportunity to FOLU, expressed, country has not yet been able to fering. Materially, they will be liv- India: The Knowns and the ventions or managing waste reduce pressure on land, water “Considering the complexi- “wipe every tear from every eye” ing in opulence and abundance. Unknowns, provides an through composting. and air. It will also enhance ties in Indian agriculture as Bapu Gandhi had deeply Science will be used for creating important foundation to start The social, economic, the availability of food, and and management of com- aspired nor has it been able to perfect technology and comforts developing a road map for and environmental aspects of improve the incomes of farm- modity supply chains in pri- have the ‘swaraj’ he had envi- that are a necessity. People will addressing the nation’s food food loss and waste in India ers and consumers. Though vate and public sectors, sioned. All spoke with one voice enjoy perfect health, natural beau- loss and waste, like under- are largely unexplored. there are gaps in research, FOLU looks forward to cre- that the country had failed to pro- ty and a long lifespan free from standing the magnitude, iden- es than on food waste in ies are not comparable due to Gender-disaggregated there is significant informa- ating a strong action coali- vide effective social and econom- sickness and untimely death. tifying the hotspots and crit- India. Even in post-harvest different measurement met- research on food loss and tion on post-harvest losses tion under the Friends of ic justice to the backward and Everybody will be happy and ical loss points, and so on. losses, the quality aspects of rics used by them. waste is neither available nor that need to be built upon sys- Champion 12.3 partnership, poor classes, that almost half of content. There will be lightness, food loss remain neglected. The empirical research considered in improving tech- tematically.” with wider participation and the population does not feel any innocence, purity and joy in The study found that: While there is national on the extent of food waste at nology or in solutions for its Considering the obser- focus. We hope governments worthwhile benefit of every action. Don’t ever think that There is much more and sub-national research on the household, retail and ser- management. vations, the study recom- — both subnational and Independence. 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 '  # was fouled when a barge from arry Kane made his first Jack Stephens left the United Happearance for Tottenham midfielder in a heap but refer- this season as Nuno Espirito fielder picked himself up to convert who was back for the first time since ee Craig Pawson waved play Santo earned a 1-0 win against the spot-kick. leaving in the close-season after four on. his former club Wolves, while It was Alli’s first league goal years in charge. Although Nuno was Moussa Djenepo and Mason Greenwood salvaged a since March 2020 as he returns to far from Tottenham’s first choice, he Adam Armstrong worked the 1-1 draw for Manchester favour following a long spell in exile has made a strong start with succes- ball to Che Adams on the edge United at Southampton on under Nuno’s predecessor Jose sive league victories. of the United area and his shot Sunday. Mourinho. deflected off Fred’s out- Striker Kane came off the Kane replaced Son Heung-min GREENWOOD RESCUES stretched boot as it flashed past bench in the second half at with 19 minutes left and received a At St Mary’s, Manchester United David De Gea. Molineux after the Manchester largely positive reception from the failed to build on last weekend’s 5-1 Last season, United recov- City transfer target missed the travelling Tottenham fans, who sang demolition of Leeds. Ole Gunnar ered 15 points when losing at first two games following his “Harry Kane, he’s one of our own” as Solskjaer’s side needed a Mason half-time, coming from behind late return from his close-sea- Wolves supporters mockingly chant- Greenwood equaliser to rescue a to win on five occasions. son holiday. ed “He’ll be a Manc in the morning”. point after Fred’s own goal. They staged another sec- #  
 Tottenham were already Kane had a golden opportunity to While United left the south- ond half fightback as leading through Dele Alli’s mark his return with a goal when coast frustrated, they did equal Greenwood equalised in the 10th minute penalty by the Steven Bergwijn picked him out, but Arsenal’s English top-flight record of 55th minute, firing under time Kane arrived on the his shot was repelled by Jose Sa. 27 successive away league games home keeper Alex McCarthy    scene. Despite Kane’s miss and his late without defeat. from 12 yards after Paul Pogba Alli was fouled by Wolves booking for time-wasting, it was a Saints took a controversial lead in poked the ball into the teenag- keeper Jose Sa and the mid- winning return to Wolves for Nuno, the 30th minute. er’s path.  0'10)= “For us too, if there is a pass to Leo, normally he doesn’t lose arcelona were given a tor- the ball, and today we gave the       Brid time by Athletic Bilbao ball away too often in the first ! "      but escaped from their trip to half.You notice it, but that’s how ATK Mohun Bagan close in on knockout stage San Mames with a point as it is, it can’t be changed now.” Male: ATK Mohun Bagan     Memphis Depay’s superb late It was a difficult night for pumped in three second half   "9 0//"  " strike secured a 1-1 draw for Barcelona’s defence in particu- goals in a brilliant comeback to Carnoustie: Aditi Ashok had the Catalans on Saturday. lar, with Gerard Pique coming beat Maziya Sports & Recreation Eugene: Olympic champion Herah’s winning time saw her an off-day at the Carnoustie Depay found the net with off after half an hour and Eric of the Maldives 3-1 in their Elaine Thompson-Herah scored slice 0.07sec off her Olympic Links as she carded a roller- a fine left-foot half-volley 15 Garcia being sent off in stop- Group D match and move with- an emphatic 100m victory over record of 10.61sec set on July 31. coaster three-over 75 in tough minutes from time in the page time for bringing down in a point of reaching the AFC the returning Sha’Carri Only the late Florence and challenging weather con- Basque Country for his first Inaki Williams. Cup knockout stage here. The Richardson at the Prefontaine Griffith Joyner has ever run ditions to slip to T-58 with one goal in La Liga since moving to Former Manchester City Kolkata-based Indian Super Classic in Oregon on Saturday. faster, with Thompson-Herah round to go in the AIG Barcelona from Lyon. defender Garcia received news League team was trailing 0-1 at Jamaican star Thompson- now tantalisingly close to the Women’s Open. Ronald Koeman’s side had of his grandfather’s death half time after Ibrahim Aisham Herah powered over the line at American’s 33-year-old world Aditi, who began the week impressed in their first match before the match and struggled had scored for the home side in Hayward Field in 10.54sec — the record of 10.49sec. nicely with 71, had a rough of the post-Lionel Messi era as throughout the 90 minutes, the 25th minute. second fastest time in history — “To come back with start with three bogeys in a row they beat Real Sociedad 4-2 last allowing Inigo Martinez to get But ATK Mohun Bagan as Richardson finished a distant a PB after the champi- from second to fourth but weekend, but they were fortu- away from him to head in the struck in the 48th, 63rd and 77th last in 11.14sec. onships, that is amaz- made up with three birdies in nate to depart with a point opener early in the second minutes through Liston Colaco, final. scored first. After a change of Thompson-Herah’s com- ing,” Elaine said. “It a row from sixth to eighth and from this game and it was half. Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh Maziya join India’s another system, we became consistent patriot Shelly-Ann Fraser- means a lot to turned in even par. impossible to avoid questions Athletic will feel they to emerge victorious on club Bengaluru FC in being and I’m very proud of my play- Pryce finished second in me...because On the back nine of the about the Argentine at full- should have won despite miss- Saturday. eliminated from the competi- ers,” Habas said after the match. 10.73sec while my job is to Links course, she bogeyed 11th time. ing several key players, among With two wins from two tion. Bengaluru FC had played “We have six points, and no Shericka Jackson inspire a gen- and closed with a double bogey “I don’t like to always talk them goalkeeper Unai Simon, matches, Antonio Habas’ side out a 0-0 draw against other team has that. (In this took third in eration. I have on the tough 18th. about the same thing but he is who has not featured at the just need a draw in their last Bashundhara on Saturday after match) we had the possibility to 10.76sec — a car- more races, so I Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist the best in the world and the start of this season after help- group match on Tuesday against losing to ATK Mohun Bagan 0- draw, but we didn’t have to think bon copy of the don’t get too produced the best round of the opposition might be more ing Spain reach the Euro 2020 Bashundhara Kings — on four 2 in their campaign opener. that way, only the possibility for Tokyo Olympic 100m excited, too carried week with a sensational 65 afraid if Messi is there,” semi-finals and then the final points — of Bangladesh for a “We had some difficulties us to try to win, and this will be podium. away. I have to con- and was the co-leader heading Koeman admitted. of the Tokyo Olympics. place in the Inter-Zone Semi- with the opponent, because they our idea for the next match.” Thompson- tinue doing the job.” into the final day. PTI