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For the Fifth Time, Indore is Declared the Cleanest City of India

Rahul Kaushik
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For the Fifth Time, Indore is Declared the Cleanest City of India

Indore, situated in Madhya Pradesh is again declared India’s ‘cleanest city’ of the year for the fifth time in a row. The result is declared by a nationwide annual cleanliness survey ‘Swachh Survekshan’ 2021. On Saturday the findings were announced by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Vigyan Bhawan of New Delhi.

Indore’s collector has taken Twitter for giving congratulation to the citizens. Collector tweeted, “Congratulations to the residents of Indore as the city has been declared the cleanest city of the country for the fifth time in a row. Collector Manish Singh has said that this has been possible due to the awareness among the residents.”

Earlier this year Indore was also declared the first ‘water plus’ city of India. Swachh Survekshan is an annual survey program part of the Swachh Bharat Mission. Every year all India’s cities and towns are awarded for their sanitation and cleanliness drives.

The results depend on the examination by the officers. Mainly the survey focused on sanitation, hygiene, and cleanliness of towns and cities. It also relies on the feedback of the residents based on the waste removal, maintenance, and functionality of the community toilet, safe management of fecal mire from the toilets, and defections-free ratings.

Besides Indore, Surat which is located in Gujarat adjudged the second rank in this category of the nationwide survey. Vijayawada situated in Andhra Pradesh holds the third position.

On another side, Varanasi bagged the ‘cleanest Ganga town’ in the survey. Munger and Patna hold the second and third positions in this cleanest Ganga town category.

With less than 1 lakh population Vita city of Maharashtra has secured the award in the ‘cleanest city’ category followed by Sasvad and Lonavala. While 1-3 lakh population category New Delhi Municipal Council has carried the first position in India’s ‘cleanest small city’.

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry announced that Chhattisgarh has got the award of India’s ‘cleanest state’. Though Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have more than 100 urban local bodies they hold the second and third position in the cleanest state category.

The ministry said, “Over the years, Swachh Survekshan (SS) has emerged as an effective tool for transforming the urban landscape. Despite the on-ground challenges posed by Covid-19, a team of over 2,000 assessors visited over 65,000 wards in a record time of 28 days.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farm Laws will be Withdrawn, PM Apologies to the Nation

Rahul Kaushik
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Farm Laws will be Withdrawn, PM Apologies to the Nation

After the fierce protests by farmers, the three farm laws will be canceled, said PM Narendra Modi on Friday morning. The protest was continuing over a year at Delhi Border. Before the election in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and other states the government takes a U-turn and change its decision. After the announcement netizens had shared their opinion on social media. Including Sonu Sood, many celebrities have taken tweeter and congratulated farmers.A

Address to the nation Prime Minister said, “While apologizing to the nation, I want to say with a sincere and pure heart that maybe something was lacking… that we couldn’t explain the truth to some of our farmer brothers… we have decided to repeal the three farm laws.”

The three farm laws-

Law 1: Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act.

According to this law, the Indian government said that through market forces the crop prices would be determined. Farmers will get more revenues for growing the in-demand crops. The government claimed that, under this law, farmers can now directly deal with end-buyers.

But the farmers were worried that the new law may be evaporated their guaranteed minimum price for the produce. They also feared the ‘corporatization of agriculture may force on the farmers unreasonably low prices.

Law 2: Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act.

The government said that under this law farmers can freely sell their farm produce in any place of the country. And they don’t have to pay state tax for this trade.

Small and marginal farmers said that it is difficult to get better prices at the market. Because storage and travel are much cost-efficient. They are also angry about section 8 of this law which said that farmers can appeal to the sub-divisional magistrate(SDM) for dispute resolution. They told that they are not much influential to go to the SDM office.

Law 3: Essential Commodities (Amendment Act).

Under this law government’s power was to scrap the limited stocks of essential food, except for an extraordinary situation. Onions, edible oil, and other goods were removed from this list. It may further allow the government to regulate the trade of such goods or they can re-include those commodities on the list.

In this law, there were no odds between the government and farmers.

Amul’s Latest Doodle ‘Atmosfear’ Picturing India’s Bad Condition Due to Air Pollution

Rahul Kaushik
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Amul’s Latest Doodle ‘Atmosfear’ Picturing India’s Bad Condition Due to Air Pollution

Amul is well known for its various type of witty doodles and cartoons. After any particular event, it mostly shared a funny doodle on social media. In recent times the dairy brand shared an image on Instagram. It is showing that wearing a mask the Amul Girl walking through the smog. It shows the actual conditions of the pollution level not only in Delhi but also in all big cities in India.

Their main objective is to capture people’s concern on the serious issue about ‘Air Pollution. The brand wants to make awareness through this picture that how pollution affects one’s health. The company has taken a minimalist route to reach into people’s minds.

“Atmosphere” the text is written on the doodle. It is another example of the company’s love for wordplay. With the caption “Atmosfear” the brand has also given a written caption, “The bad air quality in big cities”.

After months of better air quality, India’s big cities are now going into bad condition. The layer of the painful smog is now lingering over the capital city of India. On Tuesday the AQI level went to 403. Delhi Government and people are giving major concern for this. The capital city is now suffering from deadly air pollution since the early week of November due to over 4000 farm fires, dust, open garbage burning emissions of fume from transport.

Several parts of Delhi are now experiencing a low visibility rate of 200 meters. After occurring this situation Delhi Government has announced the complete weekend lockdown. All educational institutions including schools, colleges are now completely shut down. They have also stopped all the construction work till further notice and have started work from home for 50 percent of government employees.

Besides Delhi, Mumbai also experiencing decadent air quality. The condition went under the ‘poor’ category on Tuesday. The AQI level was reached in 280 as it was the worst air quality in this season. The skyline fully lingered with haze in the evening.

After sharing the doodle numerous people have given their reactions in the comment section. One person wrote, “So true Amul“. Another, ” It’s us who needs to be blamed”. Another one has written, “Matter of deep concern”.

Meta’s Reality Lab is Now Working on Developing Haptic Gloves

Rahul Kaushik
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Meta’s Reality Lab is Now Working on Developing Haptic Gloves

Reality Lab is a division of Facebook’s new parent company Meta. It is now working to create haptic gloves. It can give the sense of virtual touch. When the user will touch a virtual object in the metaverse then they will be able to feel the virtual texture and pressure as it happens in the real world.

Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook and CEO of Meta has shared a video on his page. Within a few minutes, it has been viral. In this video, he has seen using the haptic glove and is doing interact with the virtual world such as Jenga pieces.

Meta is formerly known as Facebook. Their Reality Lab team is working to develop haptic gloves for the last seven years. The company said in a press release that now they have done a breakthrough in microfluidics and soft robotics. Still, these are in progress.

The gloves are developed with pads known as actuators or Meta calls it tiny soft motors. The company also said that the gloves are customizable and comfortable and will “reproduce a range of sensations in virtual worlds, including texture, pressure, and vibration.” Besides that, it will also work with one’s VR headset for immersive feeling such as poker games.

In scientific research, these gloves throw a new challenge. It opens a new domain of scientific research. The research with Perceptual science, Soft Robotics, Microfluidics, Hand tracking, and Haptic rendering Meta has broken the boundaries and has made something challenging.

In ‘Perceptual Science’ Meta has to “explore the idea of combining auditory, visual, and haptic feedback for things like convincing a wearer’s perceptual system that it’s a feeling an object’s weight.” The company also developing the world’s first high-speed ‘Microfluidic processor’. It can control the airflow which moves the actuators.

The company told that the gloves were built with “advanced hand-tracking technology to enable it to identify precisely where your hand is in a virtual scene.” Besides the ‘Haptic renderer’ is also there. It can send precise instructions to the actuators of the hand.

Now the world is excited about its progress as everyone can touch the virtual world with the help of this technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Indian Actor Suriya get Police Security After Getting Threats

Rashika Sharma
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South Indian Actor Suriya get Police Security After Getting Threats

Armed police have been posted in front of the Chennai home of renowned actor Suriya Sivakumar. He got threats from the Vanniyar Community regarding his newly released movie ‘Jai Bhim‘. After reporting to the police station he has got police security. Suriya got legal notice from the community and they claim that a scene has been ‘tarnished’ in this film- in which a man from their caste tortured a tribal man.

The Vanniyar asserts that the scene denigrated their community and they have claimed 5 crores for that. They have also claimed to remove all the scenes connected with them and warned the director and actor about taking civil and criminal action.

In Tamil Nadu, Vanniyar is the most backward community. They are dominated by northern districts.

Jai Bhim was released on 2nd November on the OTT channel Amazon Prime. It has also available in Hindi and Telugu. A powerful courtroom drama has been presented in the film. The movie is inspired by the life of the former Madras High Court Judge and human rights activist Justice Chandru. He fought against the harassment of the downtrodden sections of society.

The film is based on the story of an Irula woman, whose husband died in police custody, and Justice Chandru is seeking justice for that helpless lady. Suriya plays the role of Justice Chandru. He has also produced the movie. The controversial scene included one shot and it features a communal symbol. The scene has been replaced with the image of a deity.

In the reply to a letter from Thol. Thirumavalavan, the Lok Sabha MP from Tamil Nadu, Suriya has been questioned about the importance of cinema and art in raising social awareness such as the issue addressed in ‘Jai Bhim‘. Thirumavalavan said, “Real societal change can only happen through the government and its agencies.”

On Wednesday the actor tweeted and thank his fans for their continuing support. He wrote on tweeter, “Dear all, this love for Jai Bhim is overwhelming. I’ve never witnessed this before! Can’t express in words how thankful I am for the trust and reassurance you all have given us. Heartfelt thanks for standing by us.”

Suriya and his wife Jyotika met with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu MK Stalin and donate a 1 crore cheque for the development of the Irula tribe.

Delhi Government has Decided to Start a Complete Weekend Lockdown

Rahul Kaushik
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Delhi Government has Decided to Start a Complete Weekend Lockdown

On the order of the Supreme Court, the Delhi government called an emergency meeting on Tuesday for fighting with capital’s air pollution. They have decided on a weekend lockdown and work from home for a week. Schools have been already shut down for this serious issue.

All the industrial activities and instructions will be paused as per the Delhi government’s recommendation. Delhi and central officials have met after Supreme Court’s order for taking urgent steps. They have discussed the fighting against the toxic air crisis.

Delhi Minister Gopal Rao told the press, “We have proposed a weekend lockdown, we are ready for it.” An official added that work from home instruction has been imposed on both government and private offices.

On Monday Supreme Court suggested work from home for employees in and around Delhi. Yesterday an emergency meeting was organized on the Supreme Court’s prodding. The Supreme Court said, “We direct the centre to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow and tell us what steps they can take.”

Since early November Delhi is battling with toxic air situation and the government has decided to close the schools and all the building work in the entire city to stop for four days. The Delhi Government has told to the Supreme Court that they are ready to start a complete lockdown to fight against air pollution.

In October due to belated monsoon rain the Delhi air was cleanest in the year. But the situation has deteriorated shortly after Diwali. From the first week of November, the temperature and weather have started to go into bad condition. Firecrackers and millions of cars are the main sources of this pollution.

Besides that the air pollution emergence due to the emission of smoke from transport, farm waste burning, dust, open garbage burning as well as coal-fired plants outside of the city. The air quality of Delhi as an index stood at 343 on a scale-out of 500. This “very poor” condition may cause respiratory illness or another respiratory disease.

Other neighboring states like Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana also imposed work from home orders for the plummeted air quality. UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered that rather than private cars people can use public transport and the stubble burning is fully restricted.

“Jugalbandi” Unconventional Title launched by the new-gen team!

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“Jugalbandi” Unconventional Title launched by the new-gen team!

For the first time in the industry, a movie title was launched by the Audience in the theatre. Yes, a young team planned to launch their movie title in an unconventional way where they visited a theatre and got the title launched by the audience.

“ಜುಗಲ್ ಬಂದಿ” “Jugalbandi” ಭಗವದ್ಗೀತೆ, ಕುರಾನ್, ಬೈಬಲ್ನಲ್ಲೂ ಬರ್ದಿಲ್ಲಾ ದುಡ್ಮಾಡೋದೆಂಗಂತ. (Kannada Feature Film) team Assistant Director is gearing up for the New Feature film – Titled “Jugalbandi”.

Starring Yash Shetty, Santhosh Ashray, Ashwin Rao Pallakki, Archana Kottige, Manasi Sudheer. Written & Directed by Divakar Dimdima and is producing the same under his home banner Dimdima Productions. The team is all set, to begin with, Muhurtha Pooja on the 20th of this month & will start the first Schedule from 22nd November to Dec 1st.

The shoot will be held in Bengaluru and its surroundings. Another interesting update about this project is that the Audio rights are already sold. A2 Music has grabbed the audio rights of this film even before announcing the title which is the recognition for newcomers.

Music Director Praddyottan is extremely happy about this success and the team is very enthusiastic about their first schedule.

Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa get married on Monday

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Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa get married on Monday

Actor Rajkummar Rao and Patralekhaa finally tied their knot on Monday. They have been in a relationship for a long time. The couple exchanged vows in the presence of their close friends and family members. The whole event was organized at The Oberoi Sukhvilas Spa Resort in Chandigarh.

Their dressing sense is amazing. Rajkummar wore a beige sherwani and Patralekhaa chose a beautiful red lehenga. Her oath of love was written in her native language Bengali on her veil. It was a complete traditional Hindu wedding.

After posting some wedding pictures Patralekhaa has written on social media, “I got married to my everything today; my boyfriend, my partner in crime, my family, my soulmate…My best friend for the last 11 years! There is no greater feeling than to be your wife! Here’s to our forever…”

Rajkummar Rao also shared some candid of their precious moment. He had also shown his love to his beloved and written, “Finally after 11 years of love, romance, friendship, and fun, I got married to my everything today, my soulmate, my best friend, my family. Today there is no greater happiness for me than being called your husband @patralekhaa. Here’s to forever ..and beyond.”

On 13th November Rajkummar gave a ring to his beloved and got engaged. After that, the wedding ceremony was organized on Monday. The theme of that engagement ceremony was white. Rajkummar opted for a classic white kurta-churidar set with a white jacket and white classic sneakers. Patralekhaa was looking gorgeous in a silver and ivory off-shoulder gown. A snake-shaped diamond necklace was sparkling from her neck. After this, on 14th November they held a sangeet and Mehendi ceremony.

Due to covid restriction, the guest list was limited to 100-150 people. Huma Qureshi, Amar Kaushik, Farah Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari, and many Bollywood celebrities attended on the wedding day.

Patralekhaa started her career in the opposite of Rajkummar Rao in the film CityLights. She was also starred in films such as Nanu Ki Jaanu, Where is My Kannadaka, Love Games, Badnaam Gali, etc.

On the other side Rajkummar Rao’s debut in the film Love, Sex Aur Dhoka. But he got fame in Kai Po Che. He was also cast in the films CityLights, Newton, Made in China, Ludo, Queen, White Tiger, etc. His recent film is Hum Do Hamare Do.

Sabarimala Temple will Reopen from Today

Rahul Kaushik
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Sabarimala Temple will Reopen from Today

From Monday Sabarimala temple, located in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala will reopen for two months. It will be opened for the Mandala-Makaravilakku festival. The hilltop temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa will open its gate from Monday evening. The pilgrims will be allowed from Tuesday.

In the first phase, the temple will open its door for the Mandala puja festival for 41 days. It will be continued till 26th December. After that at the second phase, will be opened from 30th December and will conclude on 20th January. In the time the mandir will open for the Makaravilakku festival and the pilgrims will also be allowed for darshan.

But due to the heavy rain in the southern part, no spot booking will be allowed for three days. Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala held a meeting in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. The government has decided there to stop spot booking in Sabarimala due to the warning of heavy rainfall in various districts.

Veena George, the health minister of Kerala, told on Sunday that the health department has organized detailed arrangements for devotees. Their main concern is to resist the spread of covid-19 disease.

State Government has given some instructions to the people. If they are willing to visit the Sabarimala temple then they have to obey the instructions. Rules are either they have to carry a full vaccination certificate or a negative RT-PCR test result that not older than 72 hours. An official told PTI that the devotees should also carry their Aadhaar cards. A tight security system will be arranged in and around the temple during festival time.

George said, “The services of expert doctors from medical colleges are ensured in Pamba and Sannidhanam. These centers will be operational from Monday.” She also added that oxygen parlors and five medical centers were being made up on the way the journey from Pamba to Sannidhanam.

State Minister said that if there is anyone who is suffering from chest pain, breathing problem, or excessive heartbeat during the journey towards the mandir then he or she should visit the nearest emergency center and will get priority. All types of medical facilities and trained nurses will be available there at all times.

On Sunday Veena George said specialized pharmacy stores have been set up in Erumeli, Nilakkal, Sannidhanam, Charalmedu, and Pamba.

Pakistan to Release 20 Indian Fishermen from Landhi Jail in Karachi

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Pakistan to Release 20 Indian Fishermen from Landhi Jail in Karachi

Twenty Indian fishermen who are citizens of Gujarat and the part of 350 other Indian fishers lodged in Landhi jail in Karachi will be released today. On Saturday a senior jail officer said that on Sunday morning the fishermen will be released from jail. They are transported to the Wagah-Attari border and will be handed over to the Indian authorities on the next day.

 Pakistan Maritime Security Force (PMSF) arrested the fishermen for illegally fishing in Pakistan’s water and they handed over them to the dock police. Shreedhar Chamre was killed in mid-sea, a fisherman of Palghar in Maharashtra. Besides that during the firing, Dilip Solanki the captain of that fishing boat was injured. The other six persons of that boat Jal Pari were reportedly abducted and carried to Pakistan by PMSF.

 The fishermen who will be released from jail come from the Gir Somnath and Porbandar districts of Gujarat. The releasing decision has been taken after India released 10 Pakistani fishers on 2nd November. They were imprisoned by Indian governments for violating Indian territorial waters.

 A non-profit social welfare organization The Edhi Trust Foundation has organized the procedure. They arranged that all the 20 fishermen can safely reach the Wagah border. Social worker and award-winning philanthropist Faisal Edhi, son of late Abdul Sattar Edhi said that the foundation arranged the process. They will send the fishermen through a bus and will give them some gifts and cash. He said to the press, “they are being released from Landhi jail in Karachi.”

 The welfare organization is now continuously working on getting back to home the poor Indian and Pakistani fishermen lodged in jail in both countries. There are around 600 fishermen in Pakistan. Faisal confirmed now there are dozens of poor Indian fishermen in Landhi and Malir jails after being arrested by PMSF.

 Besides releasing the fishers, the people and social activists associated with fisheries in Gujarat are also demanding releasing the 1,200 boats taken by PMSF. The Indian government assured them about it.

 The jail authority also added that the other 350 fishers will be released after confirmation through their nationality by the foreign office channels from both countries India and Pakistan. In the last year, the Pakistan government has released several numbers of Indian fishers as a gesture of goodwill.

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