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29 May

Supreme Court : Orders No Train or Bus Fares for Migrants.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Centre to ensure free travel to stranded migrants to their home states by trains and buses even as the government contended that it is taking “unprecedented steps” to meet the challenging crisis during the Covid-19 lockdown. A three-judge bench asked the solicitor general Tushar Mehta about the confusion over payment of travel fare of stranded migrant workers and said that they should not made to pay for their journey back home. “Some isolated incidents” were being highlighted to portray the government's efforts in bad light. Migrant workers were stopped from going home in…

29 May

U.S.A and India’s Strategy to be Developed to Counter China’s Supremacy over Indian Ocean.

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WASHINGTON: The US and India must develop a plan to counter a possible effort by China to strengthen its position in the Indian Ocean by deepening ties with Pakistan and Sri Lanka by taking advantage of their economic woes due to the coronavirus pandemic, an American think-tank has said.There have been considerable concerns in India over China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean region. India has been trying to expand maritime cooperation with countries of the region including Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Singapore, primarily with an aim to check the growing Chinese assertiveness. According to the…

28 May

Sony announces smart BRAVIA TV series.

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Sony India announced the all-new BRAVIA X8000H and X7500H TV series with 4K Ultra HD LED display. Sony’s new 4K HDR TV available in 216 cm (85), 189 cm (75), 165 cm (65), 140 cm (55), 123 cm (49) and 108 cm (43) for X8000H series and 140 cm (55), 123 cm (49) and 108 cm (43) for the X7500H series. These new televisions aim to deliver the most immersive viewing experience in their class, and with evolving technologies, created to optimize the consumer experience by delivering content the way creators intended in both 4K resolution. The new BRAVIA X8000H…

28 May

Slight Decrease In Heat Intensity From Today In The Northern And Central Part Of India.

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The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) today predicted that there would be a slight decrease in heat intensity from today in the northern and central part of India. IMD's senior scientist Naresh Kumar said further that this will be due to a western disturbance (WD) affecting the Himalayan region."Heat intensity is likely to decrease from today as a western disturbance is likely to bring light rainfall over the western Himalayan region," he said.Mr Kumar also predicted that winds moving from the Bay of Bengal would cause rainfall in north-west and central India.

28 May

Bhagat Singh Koshyari Today Announced A Series Of Austerity Measures To Reduce The Expenses Of Raj Bhavan.

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The Governor of Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshyari today announced a series of austerity measures to reduce the expenses of Raj Bhavan so as to make more resources available for COVID-19 relief measures.The Governor today gave instructions to Raj Bhavan to undertake the austerity measures in the current financial year to reduce its expenses."No new capital works to be undertaken. There will not be any new major construction/repairing works in Raj Bhavan. Only ongoing works in progress will be continued and completed," the Governor said in a press statement.

28 May

Monsoon Rains Are Likely To Enter India Around June 1.

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Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast around June 1, the weather office said on Thursday, marking the start of the four-month rainy season.Weather conditions are "very likely to become favourable from June 1, 2020" for the monsoon onset over Kerala, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement.The IMD had earlier forecast the arrival of monsoon rains over Kerala on June 5, four days later than usual.

28 May

Foreigners Of Delhi Mosque Event Allowed To Leave Quarantine Centre.

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Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed the application seeking permission to shift 955 foreign nationals, who attended the congregation of the Tablighi Jamaat in Delhi's Nizamuddin area, to alternate places of accommodation.A division bench of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Rajnish Bhatnagar, while disposing of the petition, said that all the foreign nationals will be shifted from quarantine centres to nine designated places in the national capital as suggested by the petitioner.Notably, chargesheets have already been filed against most of the foreign nationals in a Saket court in connection with the congregation, which had reportedly emerged as an epicentre of…

28 May

The Delhi Government Today Warned Of A Possible Locust Attack.

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The Delhi government today warned of a possible locust attack and asked authorities to spray insecticides and pesticides on crops, vegetation, gardens and orchards.India is battling the worst desert locust outbreak in recent times. Swarms of locusts first attacked Rajasthan and have now spread to Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh."As the swarm of locusts flies in daytime, and rests during the night, it should not be allowed to rest at night," said an advisory by Delhi Agriculture Department officer AP Saini.

27 May

The Indian Air Force Has Operationalised Its No.18 Squadron.

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The Indian Air Force has operationalised its No.18 Squadron, the "Flying Bullets", at Sulur near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, equipping it with the fourth generation Mk1 LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Tejas.The indigenous tailless compound delta wing aircraft was inducted at an official ceremony in the presence of Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria at the Sulur Air Force Station today.The No.18 Squadron will be the second one to have the home-made Tejas fighter jet, after the 45 Squadron based in Coimbatore.

27 May

India’s War With Locusts.

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Indian authorities are helping farmers mount a pesticide spraying campaign to fight the swarms of desert locusts which have already devastated crops across Pakistan and East Africa.As many as 700 tractors, 75 fire engines and almost 50 other vehicles are engaged in spraying pesticides to kill the locusts, Trilochan Mohapatra, director general of the state-run Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi said on Tuesday. Drones will also be employed."At this point it's manageable, but if it continues it will be a problem" for monsoon-sown crops, said Mohapatra, who's also the top bureaucrat at the department of agricultural research…