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Gautam Gambhir Foundation guilty of hoarding Fabiflu: Drug controller tells Delhi high court
Maharashtra unlock: Lockdown-like restrictions to be lifted from June 4 in 18 districts With the daily count of COVID-19 cases witnessing a declining trend, the Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a 5-level unlock plan to ease the restrictions
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Agency News: Mumbai With the daily count of COVID-19 cases witnessing a declining trend, the Maharashtra government on Thursday announced a 5-level unlock plan to ease the restrictions. The lockdown-
like restrictions will be lifted from June 4 in 18 out of 36 Maharashtra districts, as per the new order. The curbs would be lifted in the districts where the COVID positivity rate is 5 per cent or less and the occupancy of oxygen beds in hospitals is less than 25 per cent.The
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MK Stalin’s Tribute To DMK Patriarch Karunanidhi On His Birth Anniversary Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin paid tribute to his father and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi on his 98th birth anniversary on Thursday. Popularly known as ‘Kalaignar’, Muthuvel Karunanidhi was a writer and politician who served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for almost two decades, between 1969 and 2011. Born on June 3, 1924, M Karunanidhi contested 12 assembly elections polls and never lost an election. The former chief minister of Tamil Nadu entered the legislative assembly at the age of 33, representing Kulithalai constituency.M Karunanidhi is also known for his contributions to Tamil literature. Before entering politics, Karunanidhi worked in the Tamil film industry as a screenwriter.
On Camera, Woman Afraid Of Vaccination Hides Behind Drum In UP A video from Uttar Pradesh of an elderly woman hiding behind a drum to dodge a Covid vaccine team, shared widely on social media, underscores the big challenge of inoculating people in parts of rural India. BJP MLA Sarita Bhadauria and a Health Department team went to Chandanpur village in Etawah for a vaccination and awareness drive on Tuesday. When they reached a house in the village, they managed to meet a few people but Har Devi, in her 80s, first hid behind a door and then ran behind a large drum in the house, apparently to avoid the vaccine jab. In visuals, the woman is seen crouched behind a drum inside a dark room.
Child Custody Battle: “Even assuming a woman is or has been in an extramarital relationship, the same by itself cannot lead to the conclusion that she would not be a good mother to deny her the custody of her child,” said the judge. Agency News: Chandigarh A woman’s extra-marital affair is not a ground to deny the custody of her child in a matrimonial dispute as it cannot be concluded that she will not be a good mother, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has held. The court also noted that in a patriarchal society, it is fairly common to cast aspersions on the moral character of a woman
and more often than not these allegations are made without any basis.The order came following a habeas corpus petition filed by a woman from Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib district, seeking custody of her four-and halfyear-old daughter from her estranged husband who is an Australian citizen.Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, while allowing the petition of the woman, directed that the custody of the girl be handed over to her mother who is presently residing in Australia.The petitioner’’s estranged husband had alleged that the woman was in an extra-marital relationship with a relative.“Aside of the bald assertion in the petition.
Maharashtra government has prepared a 5-level unlock plan for the state on the basis of positivity rate and status of occupancy of oxygen beds in the districts. Districts with the lowest positivity rate will have no restrictions, minister Vijay Wadettiwar said.The decision of phase wise unlock was taken after a meeting of the State Disaster Management
Agency News: New Delhi The Delhi high court on Thursday issued summons to yoga guru Ramdev on a suit by Delhi Medical Association (DMA). The DMA said in its petition that Ramdev’s company Patanjali is propagating false information about its Coronil kit that it is a cure for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). The DMA, on behalf
A Dominican court court today denied bail to Mehul Choksi - the fugitive diamond trader wanted over the ₹ 13,500 crore loan fraud case in India for illegally entering into the Caribbean island nation from Antigua.Choksi, who appeared before the magistrate court on a wheel chair in a blue T-shirt and black shorts, pleaded not guilty for the alleged crimes before the court and submitted he was allegedly kidnapped into the Island.“Various nonnationals in Dominica are on bail for similar matters, so we are of the view that bail can be granted to our client. Let
Agency News: Pune Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) has sought permission from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for manufacturing Sputnik V—the Russian vaccine against COVID-19. The application was made yesterday, according to media reports. Notably, SII, the biggest vaccine maker in the world, is already manufacturing Covishield— the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford. The vaccine maker has already informed the Centre that it will
The high court also asked Ramdev’s counsel orally to tell him not to make any provocative statement till the next date of hearing on July 13 and respond to the suit. of its doctor members, said Ramdev’s statement in public is damaging the reputations of science and doctors. “This is a suit for civil rights of doctors,” said advocate Rajiv Dutta, who
represented the DMA. The high court also asked Ramdev’s counsel orally to tell him not to make any provocative statement till the next date of hearing on July 13 and respond to the
suit. Ramdev, the founder of Patanjali Group, is in the eye of the storm over comments against the allopathic system of medicine, including coronavirus vaccines. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) took strong objection to the comments made by Ramdev last month. Citing a video circulating on social media, the IMA said Ramdev claimed that allopathy is a “stupid science”.
Five senior Air India pilots die of Covid in May, vaccine drive hit by scarcity On May 4, following a threat by its pilots to stop flying if not vaccinated, Air India had said it would organise camps to inoculate all of its employees by the end of May. Agency News: New Delhi At a time when Air India’s pilots have repeatedly demanded vaccination for crew and their families, it has emerged that at least five senior pilots with the national carrier succumbed to Covid during May.Official sources in Air India and the pilots’
Mehul Choksi, who appeared before the magistrate court on a wheel chair in a blue T-shirt and black shorts, pleaded not guilty for the alleged crimes before the court and submitted he was allegedly kidnapped into the Island. stringent conditions be added to the bail condition, including a bail sum of $ 10,000 double the maximum penalty, for illegal entry,” Choksi’s lawyer argued in court.The Dominican government contended that bail should not be granted to Choksi as he is a flight risk.“Choksi has no ties in Dominica hence it would serve him no purpose not to flee the island if bail is granted. Choksi has an Interpol Red Notice against him as he is facing charges for 11 offences in India,” submitted Dominica countering the arguments of Choksi’s lawyers.After hearing both the sides, the Magistrate rejected the bail plea of
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Delhi HC issues summons to Ramdev over Patanjali’s Coronil
Mehul Choksi Denied Bail By Dominica Court In Illegal Entry Case
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Authority today.Maharashtra Unlock Level 1The Maharashtra government has decided to lift the lockdown rules in districts with less than 5 per cent COVID positivity rate and Oxygen bed occupancy less than 25 per cent. Restaurants, shopping malls, shops, gyms, salons, beauty parlours will be allowed to reopen in Thane, Aurangabad,
Gondia, Jalgaon, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Jalna, Nagpur, Wardha, Latur, Nanded, Nashik, Parbhani, Washim and Yavatmal. Marriage functions and social entertainment would be allowed in the particular areas. Maharashtra Unlock Level 2Districts/Cities in Level 2 category would be allowed to reopen gyms, salons, beauty parlours with 50 per cent capacity. Mumbai, Amaravati, Ahmednagar, and Hingoli have been categorised under Level 2 category. The lockdown-like restrictions would be relaxed partially in Mumbai.
Choksi.“Given the severity of the matter, I am not convinced to grant bail,” Magistrate Candia Carrette-George ruled.The diamantaire, who mysteriously went missing on May 23 from Antigua and Barbuda where he had been staying since 2018 as a citizen, was detained in neighbouring Dominica for illegal entry after a possible romantic escapade with his rumoured girlfriend. Last week, the Government of Dominica had issued.
union identified the pilots who died as Captain Prasad Karmakar, Captain Sandeep Rana, Captain Amitesh Prasad, Captain G P S Gill and Captain Harsh Tiwary. Tiwary, 37, died on May 30 and was a first officer on the Boeing 777 aircraft. All of them were operating widebodied aircraft being flown for overseas flights, and were a part of Vande Bharat Mission. On May 4, following a threat by its pilots to stop flying if not vaccinated, Air India had said it would organise camps to inoculate all of its employees by the end of the month. However, three of its camps were cancelled due to non-availability of vaccines, and the drive commenced with
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be able to supply around 10 crore doses of Covishield in June. SII is also manufacturing the Novavax vaccine for which regulatory clearance is awaited from the United States.The vaccine has been developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute and approved by the Indian drug regulator for emergency use in April. As of now, only Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is manufacturing the Russian vaccine in India and extremely limited supplies of the vaccine is available in the country. Meanwhile, a consignment of 30 lakh doses of the vaccine recently arrived in Hyderabad.Serum Institute seeking indemnityWith Pfizer and Moderna seeking indemnity from liability for their jabs and the government likely to provide it, the Serum Institute of India, too, is seeking legal protection from liabilities. The company has told the government that all domestic vaccine makers should be granted indemnity from liability for their vaccines, if foreign vaccine makers are granted the same. It said that rules should be the same for everyone.While the government has not provided indemnity to any vaccine maker so far, it is one of the key clauses put forth by US-based vaccine makers for supplying their jabs in India. With a wide gap between demand and supply of vaccines, the Indian government is desperate to procure vaccines from foreign vaccine makers to meet the domestic demand and fast-track the country’s vaccination drive.So far, 22.10 crore doses of the vaccines have been administered in the country.
A Call From PM For BJP’s Mukul Roy Amid Buzz About Trinamool ‘Gharwapsi’ Agency News: Dominica a delay on May 15. The airline had earlier held vaccination camps for its employees aged over 45 years.In a letter written Tuesday to Air India’s Director (Operations) Captain R S Sandhu, the Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) noted: “Pilots are being quarantined, testing positive, and succumbing to Covid at an alarming frequency. Even immediate family members are suffering and succumbing to this deadly virus… we fear infecting our family members
on returning home after operating VBM (Vande Bharat Mission) flights. With this backdrop, we need support from the company to keep performing our duties and keep our families safe”. The ICPA represents pilots operating wide-bodied planes. On April 14, the ICPA had written a letter to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) seeking a temporary suspension of the mandatory requirement of pre- and postflight breath-analyser tests.
Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl as it is towed away from the coast of Colombo following Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s order to move the ship to deeper water to prevent a bigger environmental disaster
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a telephone call this morning to BJP leader Mukul Roy, whose wife is in hospital in Kolkata. The call is significant after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee visited the hospital last evening. Mukul Roy, among the early and more prominent defectors from Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress to the BJP, has been feeling neglected and restless, reports say. This, at a time when some new BJP recruits have openly talked about returning to the Trinamool after Mamata Banerjee’s landslide victory in state elections.There is speculation that he is upset with his new leadership since another Trinamoolturned-BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, was made Leader of Opposition in the state. Reports also suggest he is considering a “gharwapsi” or homecoming to the Trinamool. In the phone call that lasted a few minutes, the Prime Minister inquired after Mr Roy’s wife’s health, said sources, asserting that no politics was discussed.
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Cash Transfer To The Poor And The Job Losers Is A Must For Economy
As the peak of the second wave of the Covid pandemic begins to slowly recede, the havoc wreaked on lakhs of families has been occupying the attention of the whole country. There is widespread dismay and anger at the way the health emergency caught the Modi governmentunprepared. Its mishandling and unscientific attitude turned it into a catastrophe for thepeople.From amongst the debris of the second wave, another calamity is emerging, that is theeconomic one. Millions have lost their livelihoods and are jobless; small businesses andshopkeepers are ruined; many households are in debt and hunger is rampant.The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures of 2021 announced by the National StatisticalOrganisation show a 7.3 per cent contraction, the worst performance in the last fourdecades. Every sector of the economy, except agriculture, shows a fall in output. Thegovernment is pointing to the growth of 1.6 per cent in the fourth quarter (January to March2021) as a sign of recovery. But the situation is only going to get worse with the impact ofthe second Covid wave between April and June and the various lockdowns which had to beimposed across states. Some indications of the seriousness of the crisis are already evident. The rate ofunemployment in May was nearly 12 per cent – according to the CMIE. Urban joblessnessrate was nearly 15 per cent in the same month. The growth of India’s domestic factoryorders and production in May was the lowest in the last 10 months. Household consumptiondropped further; with no demand, investment is not forthcoming. It is at such a time, that the government should have stepped in with increased governmentspending. It is only government expenditure in the form of cash subsidies, job allowances,increased MNREGA expenditure and increased credit to small and medium enterprises thatcan provide relief and put purchasing power in the hands of the people, stimulate demand.Increased public investment in infrastructure and rural development would also help in themedium and long term.Just about everyone, except a few diehard, fiscal fundamentalists, are calling for moregovernment spending. The president of Confederation of Indian Industry, Uday Kotak, hascalled for a big economic stimulus including cash subsidies. The former finance minister, PChidambaram, who is a firm adherent of neoliberal policies has called upon the governmentto spend more by borrowing or even printing money. So have a whole range of economistsand public finance experts.But the Modi government remains impervious to all these pleas. The finance minister,Nirmala Sitharaman, has in an interview, in response to a question on fiscal stimulus, replied that let the budgeted expenditure reach the people first. She said that the budget hasalready provided for a Covid related expenditure package.But this is a hollow claim. The budget of 2021-22 has provided for a government expenditureof Rs 34,83,236 crore while Rs 34,50,305 crore was spent in 2020-21, which means thatonly Rs 32,931 crores of extra spending is provided for in 2021-22. A close look at thebudget provisions show that there is hardly an increase in MNREGA allocations and foodsubsidy, most glaring of all is the sleight of hand in the health budget, where actually therewas barely a 11 per cent increase over previous years’ expenditure on health and familywelfare.The government has obstinately refused to provide cash subsidies for the poor and needy. Since the middle of last year, opposition parties have been demanding that cash transfer ofRs 7,500 a month be made to all non-income tax payees. But the government has notbudged on this.During the second wave, all that the government has done is to renew the scheme of 5 kg offoodgrains to all those covered under the Food Security Act for a period of three months.However, the 1 kg of dal which was provided last year has been discontinued. The Modi government is unwilling to follow the policies adopted by the United States andUK governments which originated the neoliberal policies. The Trump administration andnow the Biden administration have together provided over $ 5 trillion in fiscal stimulus andcash transfers which amounts to 27 per cent of GDP. The UK government has spent anequivalent of 17 per cent of the GDP in fiscal stimulus, which includes e m p l o y m e n t - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara supportand cash transfers.
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Centre to procure 30 cr doses of 2nd made-in-India vaccine that is still undergoing clinical trials Agency News: New Delhi The Union government has booked 30 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Hyderabadbased Biological-E that is still undergoing clinical trials. It will be the second madein-India vaccine after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and the Centre will be making an advance payment of Rs 1,500 crore to the company for the vaccine procurement. The ministry said that the company will manufacture and stockpile the doses from August to December. Biological-E vaccine undergoing phase-3 trial The COVID-19
The COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing phase-3 clinical trials after showing “promising results” in phase 1 and 2 clinical trials.
vaccine of Biological-E is currently undergoing phase-3 clinical trials after showing “promising results” in phase
1 and 2 clinical trials. The vaccine being developed by the Hyderabad-based company is a receptor-binding
‘Every journalist is entitled to protection’: SC quashes sedition case against Vinod Dua A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran had on October 6 last year reserved the verdict on the petition after hearing arguments for Dua, the Himachal Pradesh government and the complainant in the case. Agency News: New Delhi The Supreme Court Thursday quashed the sedition case registered against journalist Vinod Dua in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh,
news agency PTI reported. The case was filed against Dua by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show.A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran had on October 6 last year reserved
Southwest monsoon hits Kerala two days behind schedule
the verdict on the petition after hearing arguments for Dua, the Himachal Pradesh government and the complainant in the case.On the issue of protection of freedom of speech and expression of media personnel, it said, “Every journalist is entitled to protection under the Kedar Nath Singh judgment (the famous verdict of 1962 on the scope and ambit of offence of sedition in the IPC).” While upholding validity of section 124A (sedition) of the IPC, the top court in 1962 had ruled the sedition charges could not be invoked against a citizen for criticism of government actions as it would be in conformity with the freedom of speech and expression.
The southwest monsoon hit the coast of Kerala on Thursday, two days behind its regular schedule, the Indian Meteorological Department said.“The Southwest monsoon has advanced into south Kerala, south Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep and southern Tamil Nadu. The monsoon will make further advance over some more parts of Tamil Nadu,
Rajasthan has followed the decision of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh governments and cancelled the state board exams of class 10 and 12. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday late in the night decided to scrap the board exams because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 21.58 lakh students were to appear in the exams. The Cabinet’s decision was on expected lines after the AICC general secretary suggested the Congress-ruled states to cancel
cases have recovered from the viral infection so far. Thus, the country’s recovery rate stands at 92.79 per cent. The recovery rate had marginally dipped for the first time on August 27, 2020, because of the surge in active cases. It again dropped marginally on September 7, 10 and 11, and on November 25, 26 and 27 due to a surge in cases.
It also dipped on February 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 28 and is dipping throughout the month of March, April and May. However, the recovery rate has again started improving from May 10 onwards.Over 35.37 crore samples testedSo far, as per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), over 35.37 crore samples for COVID-19 have been tested in the country. Of the total samples tested, 22.17 lakh samples were tested on May 25. Notably, it is the highest number of samples tested in a day. The second-highest number of over 21.59 lakh samples was tested on June 2. Over 20.19 lakh samples were tested on June 1.2,887 deaths in a dayOf the 2,887 deaths reported in a day, 553 deaths are from Maharashtra,
483 from Tamil Nadu and 463 from Karnataka. Ninety-eight deaths have been reported from Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh reported 115 deaths and West Bengal also reported 135 deaths. Gujarat reported 18 deaths and Madhya Pradesh reported 45 deaths. Delhi reported 103 deaths. Punjab reported 99 deaths.Forty deaths have been registered from Odisha and Rajasthan reported 65 deaths, whereas Bihar reported 46 deaths. Twenty-four deaths have been reported from Jammu and Kashmir and Telangana reported 17 deaths.Sixty-one fatalities have been reported from Assam. Uttarakhand reported 38 deaths, whereas Jharkhand reported 11 deaths. Puducherry reported 17 deaths and 213 deaths.
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manufacturers by providing them support in research & development (R&D) and also financial support,” the Union government said. Vaccination drive in IndiaIndia’s vaccination drive that began in January is moving at a slowerthan-expected pace. Only three vaccines—Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V—have been approved for emergency use in the country. So far, 22.10 crore doses of the vaccines
Mumbai Police take a dig at Tiger Shroff, Disha Patani for flouting Covid-19 rules: ‘Avoid unnecessary Heropanti’
After Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani were booked for allegedly violating Covid-19 restrictions, the Mumbai Police took a dig at them in a new tweet. The Mumbai Police, known for using pop culture references
to create awareness, urged citizens to remain indoors and ‘avoid unnecessary Heropanti’. “In the ongoing ‘War’ against the virus, going ‘Malang’ on the streets of Bandra cost dearly to two actors who have been booked under sections 188, 34 IPC by Bandra PStn . We request all Mumbaikars to avoid unnecessary ‘Heropanti’ which can compromise on
safety against #COVID19,” the post read, making references to Tiger’s films War and Heropanti, and Disha’s film Malang. The actors, however, were not directly named. n Wednesday, a case was registered against Tiger and Disha for allegedly roaming at Bandstand Promenande after the 2 pm deadline for restrictions on the movement of people outside their houses. According to the police, the actors could not give a valid reason for being outdoors past the curfew time. Maharashtra is under lockdown until June 15.“The case was registered under section 188 (Disobeying the order of public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). No arrest was made because it is a bailable section.
board exams. But no decision was taken on how the results for promoting the students to the next higher class will be prepared.Board exams were scheduled to start from May 6The board exams were to begin on May 6, but because of large-scale positive cases and a significantly high death toll, the exams were postponed on April
14. The exams for class 10 which was scheduled from May 5 was to last for 22 days and would have completed on May 27. Similarly, the exams for class 12 would have continued till May 29, according to the original schedule.Nearly 3 lakh students failed in 2020In the year 2020, the board examinations were delayed because of the first wave
of the COVID-19 pandemic. The rescheduled exams last year saw about three lakh students failing. In the exams for class 10, 2.23 lakh students failed. Similarly, in the exams for class 12, over 74,000 failed. Thus, a total of 2.95 lakh students failed in the board exams, while about 50,000 students did not appear in the exams.
The Mumbai Police used the example of Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani to urge citizens to stay home amid the Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, the actors were booked for allegedly violating Covid-19 restrictions. Agency News: Mumbai
Rajasthan cancels board exams amid second wave of COVID-19
Puducherry, coastal Karnataka and Rayalaseema during the next two days,” the Met department said on Thursday. A graphical representation of how the southwest monsoon is expected to advance. (Source: IMDExplained |The monsoon has been delayed, but that’s not a worry. Here’s whyIndia receives over 70 per cent of its annual rainfall between June and September. This year, the Met department expects a normal-to-abovenormal seasonal rainfall over the country. Quantitatively, the all-India rainfall has been projected at 101 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). According to the latest forecast, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep.
According to the latest forecast, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep are expected to receive heavy rainfall till June 5.
domain (RBD) protein subunit vaccine and is likely to be available in the next few months. The proposal of Biological-E was examined and recommended for approval after due diligence by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC).“The arrangement with Biological-E is part of the wider endeavour of the government of India to encourage indigenous vaccine
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India records over 1.34 lakh COVID-19 cases, 2,887 deaths in a day Agency News: New Delhi The health ministry on Thursday informed that over 1.34 lakh fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported in India in the past 24 hours. The addition of the fresh cases has taken the COVID-19 case tally past 2.84 crore.The ministry also informed that over 22.10 crore COVID-19 jabs have been administered so far. Of it, over 24.26 lakh people were vaccinated on WednesdayIndia has already surpassed Brazil in terms of cases. It is now the secondworst hit nation due to the coronavirus pandemic after the US.3.37 lakh deaths due to COVID-19Also, 2,887 COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the ministry during this period. The
addition of the fresh fatalities has taken India’s death toll due to the deadly virus to 3,37,989. Previously, the death toll had touched 4,529-mark on May 19.Over 2.63 crore patients recoveredOf the over 2.84 crore coronavirus cases reported so far, over 17.13 lakh are active cases of the virus. It is 6.02 per cent of the total caseload. Interestingly, over 2.63 crore
have been administered. Of it, 17.56 crore are people who have taken their first dose, whereas only 4.53 crore people have taken both doses of the vaccines.However, the Union government has said that it will complete the vaccination of all people who are eligible to take it by December-end. In this context, the Centre’s move to procure 30 crore doses of the COVID-19 vaccine of Biological-E comes at the right time. The Centre has also said that nearly one crore doses of the vaccines will be administered in the country after mid-July. As of now, 2025 lakh doses of the vaccines are being administered daily.
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Gautam Gambhir Foundation guilty of hoarding Fabiflu: Drug controller tells Delhi high court The body also found Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA Praveen Kumar guilty under the same act Agency News: New Delhi Cricketer-turned-politician and an MLA from Bharatiya Janata Party, Gautam Gambhir was on Thursday found to be guilty of unauthorisedly stocking and giving Fabiflu drug to Covid-19 patients, Delhi’s drug controller body said in the Delhi high court. Appearing for the drug
controller, advocate Nandita Rao said the cricketer’s group, Gautam Gambhir Foundation, committed an offence under Drugs and Cosmetics Act as it was found stocking medicine in an unauthorised manner.The body also found Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA Praveen Kumar guilty under the same act. The court asked Rao whether the
COVID-19: Hockey India’s national technical official Rabbi Roshan passes away Agency News: New Delhi Hockey India mourned the death of 44-year-old national technical official Rabbi Roshan who passed away on Thursday in Bihar due to a prolonged illness caused by COVID-19. Rabbi began officiating in 2010 and had officiated in a number of domestic tournaments including the Maharaja Sir B.P. Singh Prize Money All India Hockey Tournament 2020 in Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh, 10th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2020 (A & B Division) Kollam, Kerala, 10th Hockey India Junior Men
National Championship 2020 (A & B Division), Chennai, Tamil Nadu among several other tournaments. He had last officiated in the recently concluded 1st Hockey India Sub Junior Women Academy National Championship 2021 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha from March 17 to 25. Expressing Hockey India’s condolences to Rabbi Roshan’s family, President Gyanendro Ningombam said, “We at Hockey India are deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Rabbi Roshan. He was very active in the officiating community and shared a wonderful.
status report submitted by the drug controller was in relation to Gambhir only or “does it relate to Praveen Kumar also?”“Status report deals with MLA Praveen Kumar also and we have found him guilty too,” Rao said in a response to the court.Delhi HC asks them to take action against these people as well as others saying that an example needs to be set. “We want you to take action against these violation in terms of your report so that an example is set,” the court said.It also directed the body to file a status report on the same. The matter has been listed for further hearing on July 29.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the RBI on Wednesday kicked off its three-day deliberations with analysts and rating firms expecting the policy panel to keep the benchmark policy rate — repo rate — unchanged in the wake of uncertainty over the impact of the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. The policy stance and the forward guidance is likely to be “accommodative” as long as necessary to sustain growth on a durable basis while inflation remains within target, Care Ratings said. The MPC is likely
to keep the policy rates steady, it added. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had kept the repo rate – the central bank’s lending rate — unchanged at 4 per cent and the reverse repo rate — borrowing rate — at 3.35 per cent in the April policy review.
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has admitted that he is a fan of T20 cricket, unlike many of the players of his generation, highlighting the several factors that make the format interesting. The legendary Gavaskar, the first player to score 10000 runs in Test cricket, said that he, at times, is left speechless watching some of the extravagant shots batsmen play in T20 cricket.“I know a lot of people who played around my time, they’re not happy with the T20 format, but I actually love it. I love it for the simple reason that you know it’s a 3-hour game, and you get a result, and you get to see so
India’s top badminton star P V Sindhu says she is working to acquire new skills and techniques to surprise her rivals, who are at the same level with distinct playing styles, at the Tokyo Olympics.The Rio Olympics silver medallist and world champion feels the coronavirus pandemicinduced break has given her
“The better-than-expected GDP numbers provide muchneeded comfort to the MPC on the growth outlook. With the imposition of partial lockdownlike restrictions to contain the virus spread in several parts of the country, the downside risk on growth recovery has intensified,” said M Govinda Rao, chief economic advisor, Brickwork Ratings. Hence, the RBI is likely to continue with its accommodative monetary policy stance. Considering the risk of inflation emanating from the rising commodity prices and input costs, Brickwork Ratings expects the RBI MPC to adopt a cautious.
the much-needed time to rectify mistakes in her game and add something new to her repertoire.Her nemesis and reigning champion, Carolina Marin, will not be there due to a knee injury, but Sindhu knows the field still remains tough.“In women’s circuit the players in top-10 are of same standard. You can’t take it easy, if one player is not there,” Sindhu, the world
much action. When somebody plays the switch hit and the reverse sweep, I’m out of my chair because I think those are fabulous and incredible shots, and it takes a lot of skill to be able to hit them for sixes,” Gavaskar said on The Analyst Inside podcast.Gavaskar belongs from an era where batting in Test match.
The central government on Wednesday announced advancing the target date for achieving 20 per cent ethanol-blending with petrol by two years. According to government notification, the increased ethanol blending will be applicable from April 2023.Last year, the government had set a target of reaching 10 per cent ethanol-blending in petrol (10 per cent of ethanol mixed with 90 per cent of diesel) by 2022, and 20 per cent doping by 2030. Earlier this year, the target for 20 per
Murder mystery “Haseen Dillruba”, headlined by Taapsee Pannu, is set to be released on Netflix on July 2, the streamer announced on Thursday. Directed by Vinil Mathew of “Hasee Toh Phasee” fame, Haseen Dillruba” revolves around a woman who finds herself entangled in the murder of her own husband.Pannu took to social media to share the announcement teaser of the film, which also stars Vikrant Massey and Harshvardhan Rane.“Kahani Aashiqana. Raaz Katilana. Haseen Dillruba coming soon. Only on Netflix. #TheUltimateKaunspiracy,” the 33-year-old old actor wrote. Kanika Dhillon, known for
her work on “Judgementall Hai Kya” and Pannu-starrer “Manmarziyaan”, has penned “Haseen Dillruba”.Filmmaker Aanand L Rai has backed the movie through his banner Colour Yellow Production in collaboration with Eros International and Himanshu
Sharma.“Haseen Dillruba” was earlier scheduled to have a theatrical release last September, but was pushed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.Earlier this year, Netflix announced that the film would stream on its platform.
Sana Khan slams troll who mocked her ‘hijab’, asked why she even got an education Sana Khan clapped back at a troll who commented on her appearance in a new Instagram post number seven, said in a virtual interaction, organised by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).“There is Tai Tzu Ying, Ratchanok Intanon, (Nozomi) Okuhara and (Akane) Yamaguchi. They are all good players. You can’t say, it will be easy.
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The Rio Olympics silver medallist and world champion feels the coronavirus pandemic-induced break has given her the much-needed time to rectify mistakes in her game and add something new to her repertoire. Agency News: New Delhi
Pooja Bedi, after a candid chat with Samir Soni, said that he censored the interview for Instagram. She added that she understands why he did it, calling herself ‘a bit much to digest’. However, he said that he is yet to upload the second part of the conversationSamir shared a 36-minute video of his discussion with Pooja on Instagram and wrote,“Part 1 - In conversation with the incredibly affable Pooja Bedi @poojabediofficial.”Pooja wrote in the comments section, “When u say unfiltered. You mean no camera filters.
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cent blending was brought forward to 2025.“The Central Government hereby directs that the oil companies shall sell ethanol-blended petrol with a percentage of ethanol up to 20 per cent as per the Bureau of Indian Standards specifications, in the whole of the States and union territories,” the oil ministry said in a gazette notification. “This Notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st April 2023”.How will this benefit India?India is the world’s third-biggest oil importer, relying on foreign suppliers to meet over 85 per cent of its demand.
Agency News: Mumbai Former actor Sana Khan stood up for herself in front of her over four million Instagram followers when one person commented about her appearance in a recent post. Sana announced her retirement from the entertainment industry last year, before she married Anas Saiyad.On Wedneday, Sana posted a picture of herself wearing a ‘hijab’, and holding a container of coffee.“Itna padai likhai kast karke kiya faida wohi toh sabke jaisa pardeke andar rahena (What’s the point of your education if you’re going to hide behind a veil),” the person wrote. Sana responded “Mere bhai, jab parde mai rahke (If despite wearing a veil) I can do my business, have amazing in-laws and husband what more. I want. Most imp Allah is protecting me in every way. Alhamdulillah. And have completed my education too. So isn’t it a win win situation?”A screenshot of Sana Khan’s response to the Instagram user.A screenshot of Sana Khan’s response to the Instagram user.Sana had said in October last year that she was leaving acting to spend her life in the service of humanity and following the orders of her ‘creator’
Akshay Oberoi says cousin Vivek hasn’t been involved in his career
Sensex jumps over 350 points in early trade; Nifty tops 15,650 The 30-share BSE index was trading 361.24 points or 0.70 per cent higher at 52,210.72 in initial deals, and the broader NSE Nifty jumped 100.25 points or 0.64 per cent to 15,676.45. Agency News: Mumbai Equity benchmark Sensex surged over 350 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking gains in index-heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys amid a largely positive trend in global markets.The 30-share BSE index was trading 361.24 points or 0.70 per cent higher at 52,210.72 in initial deals, and the broader NSE
Nifty jumped 100.25 points or 0.64 per cent to 15,676.45Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 4 per cent, followed by Reliance Industries, PowerGrid, Kotak Bank, HDFC, ONGC and Infosys.On the other hand, NTPC, Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank, Nestle India, Dr Reddy’s, SBI and Sun Pharma were among the laggards. In the previous session,
Sensex ended 85.40 points or 0.16 per cent lower at 51,849.48, while Nifty inched up 1.35 points or 0.01 per cent to 15,576.20. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers in the capital market as they purchased shares worth 921.10 crore
on Wednesday, as per provisional exchange data. Domestic equities look to be good as of now. Increased optimism about economic recovery with continuous fall in daily caseload in second COVID wave and improvement in recovery rates has already led
domestic equities to new highs,” said Binod Modi, Head Strategy at Reliance SecuritiesFurther, the beginning of gradual withdrawal of restrictions by states, which hints at improvement in economic indicators from the current month, also lifted market mood, he addedElsewhere in Asia, bourses in Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul were trading in the positive territory in mid-session deals, while Hong Kong was in the red.Equities on Wall Street closed with gains in the overnight session. International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 0.62 per cent higher at USD 71.79 per barrel
Agency News: Mumbai Actor Akshay Oberoi has said that because of reasons that he isn’t ‘aware of’, his cousin Vivek Oberoi and Vivek’s father, Suresh Oberoi, ‘have not been a part’ of his career in the film industry. Akshay is known for his performances in films such as Gurgaon and Kaalakaandi.In an interview, Akshay spoke about going ‘solo’ in his career, despite coming from a ‘film family’, and why it doesn’t ‘bother’ him that he didn’t get the assistance that he perhaps could have. He told a leading daily, “I think people out there who know me and know my journey, are aware that it’s all been kind of solo. I’m sure, somewhere because Vivek and Suresh tauji were actors, that must have inspired me. So I’ll never take that away from them. Unfortunately, for whatever circumstances, which I’m not even really aware of, nor do
I ever want to get into, because it doesn’t bother me, they were not a part of my journey. You know, it would have been probably a little bit helpful for me maybe, maybe not.” He continued, “I’m grateful that whether they were instrumental in my career or not, that aside, I’m grateful that they chose this line because that’s how I had the confidence to do it. Because I felt if my blood could do it, why can’t I? I’m a fan of who they are. I’m a fan of their work. They’re both tremendous actors. So I would actually like to thank them. We don’t speak as often as we should. But I’d like to thank them for even starting and especially Suresh tauji for coming here to Bombay in the ‘70s.” Akshay will soon be seen in the third season of Amazon’s Inside Edge, which also features Vivek. Although they wont be ‘in the same frame’ with each other, they will be a part of the same scene, he said.
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Gujarat Govt forms committee Amit Shah inaugurates 9 oxygen plants in Gujarat to review DPR preparation Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad
The Kalpasar project is one of the dream projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was conceptualised when he was at the helm in Gujarat. Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad In order to overlook the preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) and to take the ambitious Kalpasar project forward, the Gujarat government has constituted an Apex Progress Review Committee (APRC).This committee headed by the advisor to Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will periodically
review the preparation of DPR for the Kalpasar project by Chennai based National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) and National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), stated a notification issued by the Narmada, water resources, water supply and Kalpasar department on June 1. The Kalpasar project is one of the dream projects of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
was conceptualised when he was at the helm in Gujarat. It envisages building a 30km dam across the Gulf of Khambhat. This dam will create a fresh water reservoir in the sea. However, this project has largely remained on paper for
over a decade now. The state government during the budget session in March 2021 had told the state legislature that it has already spent Rs 158.53 crore as on December 31, 2020 on conducting 29 different studies related to the project.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated nine medical oxygen plants in Gujarat. The oxygen plants were set up at government hospitals in different parts of the state with the help of the NGO – Vallabh Youth Organisation. Hospitals in Tilakvada, Sagbara, Ahmedabad (Sola Civil), and Daskroi in Ahmedabad district were the recipients of the same. Medical facilities in Kalavad, Kapadvanj, Bhanwad, Mehsana, and Porbandar were the other recipients of the oxygen plants. The facility was inaugurated online and Shah during his address thanked the NGO for providing the oxygen plants at these medical facilities. Gujarat Chief
Minister Vijay Rupani also attended the virtual function. Shah said the oxygen requirement was on the decline and now the demand stood at 3,500 MT from 10,000 MT per day earlier. Explaining the efforts put in to address the shortage of oxygen during the second wave, Amit Shah said service trains, defence aircraft were used to transport
medical oxygen and cryogenic tankers across the country. “While 15,000 MT of oxygen was transported through trains, cryogenic tankers for oxygen storage were transported using Army aircraft,” he said. He said 162 PSA oxygen plants were approved under the PM Cares Fund after the first wave of COVID-19 and another 1,051 were approved this year Centre also purchased one lakh oxygen concentrators through the PM Cares Fund, he said. Amit Shah praises Modi’s handling of COVID During his speech, Amit Shah praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under whom the country he said successfully fought the COVID battle. He said the drop in cases was proof of the same.
Four-year-old among 6 dead in Surat NSUI members don PPE kits for protest, deafter ‘consuming contaminated water’ mands Class 10 repeater exam cancellation Agency News: Surat
Malaika Arora strikes a confident pose in the metallic gown.
Bicycle-sharing startup MYBYK gets USD 1 mn funding from investors Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Gujarat-based bicyclesharing startup MYBYK has raised USD 1 million in pre-Series A funding from Avon Cycles and other investors, including Sanjay Baweja, ex-CFO, Flipkart, an official release from the company stated here on Wednesday. This is the maiden round of funding for the Ahmedabad-headquartered and bootstrapped startup. MYBYK will use the funding to scale up the deployment of technology including introducing electric pedalassist bicycles, expand the leadership team and bolster marketing efforts, as it looks forward to expanding to new geographies in India, the release added. The startup is targeting to increase its fleet to two million bikes by 2025.
Six persons, including a four-year-old child, died in Kathor village of Surat city after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water that got mixed with drainage water over two days on May 30 and 31, said health officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC).Of the 107 people who were infected, 69 are under treatment in a private hospital and Kathor community health centre, they said.Surat city Mayor Hemali Bhoghawala and municipal commissioner BN Pani on Wednesday visited
Of the 107 people who were infected, 69 are under treatment in a private hospital and Kathor community health centre, they said.
the affected and announced Rs 1 lakh to the kin of the deceased. Bhoghawala said, “We met the family members of the deceased and announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each from Mayor’s fund, while SMC will bear the medical expenses of those
Three Surat civic workers caught taking bribe Agency News: Surat Anti-corruption sleuths nabbed three employees of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Wednesday while they were accepting abribe of Rs 10,000 from a woman sanitation worker. The woman wasasked to pay the amount to enable her get a transfer to an area of herchoice.The accused were identified as sanitary sub-inspector Dhiren Solanki, andsanitation workers Lalji Jogadiya and Dipak Makwana. The complaint against the accused was lodged by a
friend of the womansanitation worker from whom the money was demanded. The complainantalleged that the accused demanded money to transfer the woman to an area of her choice and to help her in leave approval.“Initially the accused spent time and did not accept money. Then one of them asked the complainant to keep the bribe mone in a table drawer. The accused had managed to leave the spot with the money, but with prompt action, he was nabbed along with his associates,” said an ACB official.
under treatment. Samples have been sent for laboratory analysis.”According to SMC health officials, the infected are from Viveknagar Society with 180 houses and RK Colony with around 30 houses. The deceased are Vasava Gemalbhai (44), Mohan Rathod (62), Haresh Rathod (35) and Tanay Rathod (4) of Viveknagar Society, and Shanta Solanki (70) and Vijaybhai Solanki (38) of RK colony. which was repaired. The old water pipeline will also be replaced. We will provide tanker water in both the areas till water supply to their homes resumes.”
Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Even as the state announced that the board exams of classes 10 and 12 will be cancelled, no decision has been taken about the Class 10 repeater exams. Repeater exams refer to the board exam conducted for students who could not clear their exams in the first attempt and hence are given an attempt mid-term.The National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student body of Congress had demanded that the exams for repeat students should also be scrapped. The members of NSUI on Thursday carried out a protest
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Deendayal Port trust (DPT), formerly Kandla port, is the firstamong major ports of the country to install and commission oxygen generation unit with the capacity of 20,000 liters per hour. Union minister of state for ports, shipping and waterways, Mansukh Mandaviya, inaugurated this facility virtually on Wednesday. The port authorities completed this task in just 20 days. “This facility willbe utilized to treat Covid and other patients of DPT staff, their relatives and other people in the locality at the port hospital,” according to an official statement.The medical oxygen copper piping network has been installed for the distribution of medical oxygen gas connected to each bed oxygen fitting of all the wards of the hospital.
Surat police arrested a gang of six people involved in cheating credit card holders to pay power bills amounting to Rs 3.67 crore of various companies in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh by taking OTP from them.Police also froze 115 bank accounts with a balance of Rs 59. 93 lakh used by the accused.According to police, a woman from Katargam area in Surat city, approached police with a complaint of cheating by unidentified persons who defrauded her of Rs 21,873 from her bank account. Following her complaint, on May 22, police registered an offence of cheating under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 406, 420 and IT Act sections 66 (D) and started a probe.The woman had in her complaint alleged that on May 16, she received a call from the RBL (Ratnakar Bank) credit
card company. Sharing her credit card number and date of birth, the caller told her that she was eligible for three shopping vouchers from the bank, for which she had to share a One Time Password (OTP). The complainant shared the OTP that she received with the caller. After sometime, she found that Rs 21,873 was deducted from her credit card to pay the power bills of a consumer of Torrent power company in Surat city and another bill of DGVCL consumer in Surat city. She contacted the bank and realised the fraud.The Katargam police and Surat cyber crime started probe and contacted both the consumers whose bill were paid using the woman’s credit card using their consumer number. Both of them disclosed that they had paid the bill at Vansh Bill collection centre at Varachha and showed the payment receipt to the cops.On questioning Sandeep Navadiya, owner of Vansh Bill collection centre.
the way class 10 and 12 board students were given. They have threatened to intensify the protests if the demands are not met.Why class 10 & 12 board exams were cancelled The Gujarat government on Wednesday
Traders in Narol break open shops sealed by AMC, case filed against 22 Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Several traders in Narol have broken open about 90 shops that were sealed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for failing to get the required Building Use (BU) permission from the civic body.The shops in the Business Point building were sealed by the ACM as part of its drive to seal shops without BU permission. The traders not only broke open the seals but began to function from there following which the civic body filed
The abrupt sealing drive led to protests from traders who complained that the civic body’s action would further hamper a business already hit by COVID restrictions.
a complaint with the Narol policeThe shops were sealed on May 31. Sources said the
Rs 3.67-cr fraud comes to light in surat: Gang involved in cheatOxygen unit Six arrested for birthday commissioned ing credit card holders busted, bash during curfew hours in at Kandla port six arrested Agency News: Rajkot
complete with PPE kits before the District Education Office (DEO) demanding the same.They also gave an application to the DEO in this connection. The NSUI said that repeater students should also be given mass promotion
cancelled the class 12 state board exams. The decision came a day after the Centre cancelled the CBSE class 12 board exams. Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama announced the same following a core committee meeting headed by chief minister Vijay Rupani. The decision brought relief to 6.83 lakh class 12 board, students in the state. Interestingly, the decision to cancel the Class 12 board exams came after the state had announced the schedule and date for the same. Earlier the state had announced that it won’t be conducting CAlss 10 board exams.
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Agency News: Vadodara Celebrating birthday during night curfew hours proved to b costly for six men who were arrested on Wednesday. The accused were celebrating the birthday of Nandkishor Solanki at his residence in Kishanwadi late on Tuesday night. The Warasia police said that the accused flouted
police notification about curfew after 9 pm and were not wearing face masks too. “As per Covid rules, they were supposed to follow social distancing norms and wearmasks. They gathered after 9 pm when the curfew starts. All have beenbooked for flouting the notification,” a police official said.Apart from Solanki, the other accused have been identified asChandrakant Parmar, Anil Maachi, Alpesh Thakore, Tarun Solanki and Kaushik Solanki. The cops swung into action after a video of the birthday bash went viral on Wednesday. Solanki is seen cutting the cake using a sharp weapon. The cops said that Chandrakant used to be a bootlegger several years ago. The police said that though the curfew hours have been relaxed, it has been ensuring that citizens don’t venture out of their homes late in the night.
traders broke open the seal within minutes of the shops being closed which led to a
complaint against 22 traders. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the AMC sealed 301 units of 25 different buildings in different zones of the city.The civic body carried out sealing of 893 offices, shops, and classes, 378 hotel rooms, 10 schools, restaurants, and industrial units in various zones of the
city in the last three days. 1,507 units in the industrial estates of Chandkheda, Nikol, Amraiwadi, Viratnagar, and Vastral were also sealed. In Paldi, a doctor whose clinic was sealed began his OPD outside the clinic.AMC’s sealing drive The AMC began its sealing drive on Monday.
Western Railway To Celebrate World Environment Day On 5th June Sunvilla News: Ahmedabad Every year, World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June across the globe in order to increase the awareness among people about the environment safety as well as to educate the need for environmental conservation measures. In view of the current scenario of COVID situation, Western Railway has a slew of activities lined up to mark this occasion with this year’s theme of ‘Ecosystem Restoration’. It will include webinar, virtual drawing & painting competition as well as felicitation of the Divisions/Units of Western Railway in recognition of the measures taken for ecosystem restoration. General Manager & other officers will observe the day with tree plantation drives. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, various initiatives have been undertaken
by Western Railway under the dynamic leadership of General Manager Shri Alok Kansal, for mitigating environmental impacts and reduce Green House Gas emissions and have resulted in desired outcomes. In view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation, Western Railway will observe the World Environment Day through webinar by following all COVID safety protocols. Shri Subhahjit Mukherjee, Founder of Mission Green Mumbai will address the webinar on Ecosystem Restoration/ Rainwater Conservation. It will be attended by PHODs, DRMs, CWMs, other senior officers and staff. GM Shri Kansal will also inaugurate the recent environmentfriendly initiatives implemented over Western Railway such as
Rain Water Harvesting, Restoration & Conservation of Water body/ Garden, Automatic Coach Washing Machines, etc. The Divisions will be showcasing presentations on the various steps & efforts taken towards the conservation of our ecosystem and also the pivotal role played by Railways in the restoration. To encourage as well as to promote the spirit for Green Initiatives amongst railway employees, it is planned to felicitate the Best Performing Units. Similarly, in order to inculcate enthusiasm of the occasion amongst the family members of the employees, a virtual drawing & painting competition will also be conducted with the themes: Save the Forests; Reverse Climate Change; Conserving our Bio-diversity; Reduce, Reuse & Recycle.
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