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05 Jun

World Environment Day 2021: Bollywood celebrities encourage to restore the ecosystem

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World Environment Day is globally celebrated every year on June 5 and is the United Nations' principal amplifier to encourage awareness and action for the protection of the environment. The theme for this year is 'Ecosystem Restoration' and brings into focus the critical importance of preserving eco-fragility for collective well-being. "The pandemic has shown us that if we stay oblivious to the destruction of eco-diversity, we will pay dearly. Only proactive synergy between all stakeholders can protect the environment," says Bikrant Tiwary, CEO of Grow-Trees.com (GT). On June 5, Grow-Trees.com is also celebrating its Founder's Day and 11 eventful years…

05 Jun

Television actor Pearl V Puri arrested in Mumbai for allegedly raping minor girl

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Popular for his roles in Ekta Kapoors Naagin 3 and Bepanah Pyaar, television actor Pearl V Puri has been arrested by Waliv Police from the Vasai area on Friday (June 4, 2021). The actor has been arrested for allegedly molesting and raping a minor girl. Pearl V Puri has been allegedly accused of raping a minor daughter of one of his own fellow female artists. The victim then informed about this to her father who then lodged an FIR against Pearl V Puri with the Waliv Police. A case was filed against Puri in 2019 based on a complaint registered…

05 Jun

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee raised a step, made national general secretary of TMC

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday appointed MP Abhishek Banerjee as the party's national general secretary. On a press meet, TMC leader Partha Chatterjee said the working committee decided one person will be allowed to hold just one post in the party, and the core committee has duly given its approval. Abhishek will be replacing Subrata Bakshi as the national general secretary, while TMC leader Sayoni Ghosh has been made the youth wing president – a post earlier held by the MP. Partha Chatterjee also said, “Our party chief Mamata Banerjee has nominated MP Abhishek Banerjee as the all India…

05 Jun

JICA’s initiatives on World Environment Day

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This year’s World Environment Day theme ‘Ecosystem restoration’ echoes of how it is high time that human beings take effective steps towards reviving their environment. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), through its supported projects, intends to continue to contribute to positive change by curbing greenhouse gas emissions, actively investing in clean energy, transportation and infrastructure and societies adapting to climate change are a few measures that can contribute towards Ecosystem Restoration. JICA has invested 1.3 trillion Japanese Yen (approximately Rs 87,000-crore) towards metro development projects in Indian cities. All 6 metro projects are supposed to contribute to curtail approximately 1.6…

05 Jun

GMAC: Enhancements to GMAT online Exam

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The administrator and owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has introduced enhancements to the GMAT online exam. Now candidates have more choice and flexibility to bring their best on test day, and confidently meet their business school goals. Candidates in India will now have the choice to validate their identity using their Aadhaar Card or passport during the GMAT online exam registration process as long as the Card is current and valid. For the test center version of the GMAT exam, the passport remains as the only acceptable ID. The Aadhaar, is…

05 Jun

Abhishek Banerjee quit the post of party’s youth president post and has been made the party’s national general secretary.

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday appointed MP Abhishek Banerjee as the party's national general secretary. Lok Sabha MP from Diamond Harbour, Abhishek Banerjee is the nephew of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.The organisational meeting of TMC is underway where Mamata Banerjee is having her first virtual meeting with all the MLAs after the Assembly Polls result was declared on May 2. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is also present in the meeting. During this meeting, the TMC endorsed the "one person one post" strategy. Among many instructions, the party has asked its leaders to ‘visibly change their lifestyle’, which includes…

05 Jun

Over 1,100 villages in the Nanded district are coronavirus-free-Maharashtra

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Out of 1,604 population villages in Nanded district of Maharashtra, as many as 1,179 have become coronavirus-free, while 271 others have not reported even a single infection case during the second wave of the pandemic. Nanded district has so far recorded over 90,000 positive cases and more than 1,800 people have lost their lives due to the viral infection till now. Nanded has 1,604 villages across 16 tehsils. The district official said,1,179 villages have become free from the virus and as on June 4 there is no such case. 271 villages remained free from the pandemic during its second wave,…

04 Jun

Mysuru civic chief Shilpa Nag alleges ‘humiliation at every step’ from district DC Rohini Sindhuri, resigns

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In what comes as an apparent tussle between Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in Karnataka, Mysuru city corporation commissioner Shilpa Nag on Thursday resigned from her post alleging harassment by Rohini Sindhuri, her senior and the deputy commissioner of the district, over coronavirus disease (Covid-19) management. In a press conference announcing her resignation, Nag said, "There is no conducive atmosphere for me to discharge my duties. No one should ever face a situation like this." Rejecting the allegation of harassment as untrue, deputy commissioner of Mysuru district Rohini Sindhuri said, "The Mysuru City Corporation was submitting unsigned and contradictory ward-wise…

04 Jun

Big News: Juhi Chawla’s 5G lawsuit dismissed by Delhi HC, actress fined Rs 20 lakh

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The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit by actress Juhi Chawla against the implementation of 5G network technology in the country. The court ruled the plea was filed to gain "publicity" and that the plaintiffs, Chawla and two others, have abused the process of law. The Delhi High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on the plaintiffs. Justice J R Midha said the plaintiffs have abused and misused the process of law and wasted the court's time. The court added it appeared the suit was filed to attract publicity. This was clear as Juhi Chawla…

04 Jun

US students who took Covaxin, Sputnik to vax again

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Since March, over 400 US colleges and universities have announced students get Covid-19 vaccinations, ahead of the Autumn semester but those who have been inoculated with India's indigenous Covaxin or the Russian-made Sputnik V are being asked to re-vaccinate as these vaccines have not yet been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO). Rukmini Callimachi reports in the The New York Times that Milloni Doshi, a 25-year-old student from India, who is due to start her master's degree this fall at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, has been administered two doses of Covaxin. Now, Columbia has told…