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In today’s edition: Heavy rains batter north India; Data protection bill may lower age of consent; FCI has not found a buyer for the online rice auction; re-polling at 700 booths for West Bengal elections; exchanged ideas with German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann; and more
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End of this week , North India was brought to its knees by the incessant rainsWhich left 15 people dead in rain-related accidents. Besides, there were reports of flooding in the rivers, landslides in the mountains, and waterlogging of the plains.
To set the record straight, We explain How has there not been a single year since 2013 (the year of the Uttarakhand disaster) when India has not experienced at least one major event of torrential rains, resulting in destruction of property and loss of life, of the kind that scientists have been warning about for several years.
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In the The latest version of Idea ExchangeGerman Ambassador Philip Ackermann spoke about India’s emerging importance in international diplomacy, and what went wrong with the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Indo-German Partnership.
An upcoming data protection bill could enable the central government to lower the age of consent from 18, as well as exempt some companies from taking on additional obligations to protect children’s privacy if they can process their data in a “verifiable and secure” way, Indian Express I learned.
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Quick effect: Fifteen artifacts returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the New York Museum are expected to arrive in India in the next three to six months, according to the Union Ministry of Culture. in March , our investigation She traces a treasure trove at the Met to imprisoned antiques dealer Subhash Kapoor.
As death toll from clashes during panchayat elections on Saturday in West Bengal rises to 17 The state election commission ordered the vote to be annulled In about 700 kiosks in the state today in the presence of the central forces.
In the In the ongoing feud between the DMK government and Governor RN Ravi in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister MK Stalin urged President Droupadi Murmu to remove Ravi from office due to his “political bias, hasty actions and inciting communal hatred”. Find out what else Stalin’s letter said here.
Days after the center stopped selling rice to states including Karnataka and asked Food Corporation of India to auction off the grain in an electronic market to control price hikes, It turns out that there are not so many buyers– FCI received bids for only 170 metric tons, despite being offered 3.86 thousand metric tons of rice.
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Work on Ram Temple in Ayodhya It coincided with an increase in the number of workers from 550 to 1,600, all in 24×7 shifts, to ensure that the shrine could be opened to worshipers in January 2024.
Using Google Sheets to record the number of students present for midday meals for multiple school inspections – set of fixes It has been submitted by the Bihar Ministry of Education in the last two months. The initiatives have also put teachers on standby in more than 65,000 primary and middle schools in Bihar.
heard about New wheat variety Known for its ability to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease? Bred by the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), this variety – called PBW RS1 – will not cause an immediate and rapid rise in glucose levels. We take a look at how this wheat can make a person who consumes four plain wheat breads feel full after eating only two.
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“I’m the fastest man in the world. But you’ve never heard of me. I broke Usain Bolt’s 100-meter record … “- this is how Aaron D’Souza of Indian origin markets the improved games, his brainchild. The “first international sporting event without drug testing,” scheduled for December 2024, will be a source of disruption for the Olympics and “about building superheroes,” tells The Indian Express.
Amid fanfare over Lok Janshakti (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan joining the NDA government at the Centre, BJP leader and Social Affairs Ministry Nityanand Rai met him at the AKP office in Patna on Sunday. With party officials unanimously delegating Chirag to take any decision on the proposed alliance with the BJP, what’s in store? Don’t miss out Delhi Sri for more!
In the last episode of podcast “3 Things”And We discuss suffragette violence in Bengal and its impact on the TMC, the Gujarat High Court’s order in the Rahul Gandhi defamation case, and how the community is making an effort in Punjab to restore mosques.
till tomorrow,
Vibha B Madhava and Arushi Bhaskar
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