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India would do its best to support Canada’s vaccination efforts: PM Modi to Justin Trudeau
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India would do its best to support Canada’s vaccination efforts: PM Modi to Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister assured the Canadian PM Justin Trudeau that India would do its best to support Canada's vaccination efforts, just as it had done for many other countries already. The same was expressed during a call between the two leaders. Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada called Indian PM Modi on 10 Feb, 2021 and informed him about Canada's requirements of COVID-19 vaccines from India. Expressing his appreciation at PM Modi's assurance, Prime Minister Trudeau said that if the world managed to conquer COVID-19, it would be significantly because of India's tremendous pharmaceutical capacity, and Prime Minister Modi's leadership in sharing this capacity with the world. Prime Minister thanked PM Trudeau for his sentiments. The two leaders also reiterated the common perspe...
India committed to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 percent from 2005 levels – PM Narendra Modi
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India committed to reduce emissions intensity of GDP by 33 to 35 percent from 2005 levels – PM Narendra Modi

PIB Delhi: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated World Sustainable Development Summit 2021 via video conferencing. The theme of the Summit is ‘Redefining our common future: Safe and secure environment for all’. Addressing the event, the Prime Minister congratulated to TERI for sustaining this momentum and said that Global platforms like this are important for our present and future. He said that two things will define how the progress journey of humanity will unfold in the times to come. First is the health of our people. Second is the health of our planet, both are inter-linked. He said that we have gathered here to talk about the health of the planet. The scale of the challenge we face is widely known. But, conventional approaches cannot solve the problems we fac...
“Misuse of Twitter’s platform for execution of campaigns designed to create disharmony and unrest is unacceptable” India to Twitter Inc.
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“Misuse of Twitter’s platform for execution of campaigns designed to create disharmony and unrest is unacceptable” India to Twitter Inc.

The GOI conveyed to the Twitter leadership that the manner in which Twitter officially allows fake, unverified, anonymous and automated bot accounts to be operated on its platform, raises doubts about its commitment to transparency and healthy conversation on this platform.Lawfully passed orders are binding on any business entity. They must be obeyed immediately. If they are executed days later, it becomes meaningless.Secretary of MeitY expressed his deep disappointment to Twitter leadership about the manner in which Twitter has unwillingly, grudgingly and with great delay complied with the substantial parts of the order.He also reminded Twitter that in India, its Constitution and laws are supreme. It is expected that responsible entities not only reaffirm but remain committed to comp...
The need for agricultural reforms and farm laws in India
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The need for agricultural reforms and farm laws in India

Indian farmers today face tremendous barriers and restrictions in the marketing of their produce. Byzantine laws make it mandatory for them to sell their produce in notified APMC market yards.There are barriers to the free flow of agricultural produce between various states owing to the prevalence of multiple APMC legislations enacted by various state governments.The biggest losers with the implementation of these reforms will be the middlemen, commission agents, mandi agents and wholesalers currently running the state backed APMCThe present government understood the need for change in this system and hence bought in two bills which have the potential to bring in transformational changes in the agricultural sector.New Agricultural bill will help farmer discover better prices through t...
Creation of artificial lakes due to melting of glaciers a recipe for disaster, says research
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Creation of artificial lakes due to melting of glaciers a recipe for disaster, says research

The recent devastation in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand has once again warned us about the dangers of global warming. Such incidents occur in the Himalayas due to the breaking of glaciers or the breaking of walls of lakes formed by glaciers. The glaciers are continuously melting due to global warming, leading to creation of new lakes in the higher reaches of the Himalayas. There is also an increased risk due the breaking up or melting of the glaciers from the rising temperatures which can cause severe havoc in the lowlands. The researchers from The State Center for Climate Change under the State Council for Science Technology & Environment of the Government of Himachal Pradesh which is constantly studying these lakes have found that about 800 lakes have been formed in the...
India first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan
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India first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan

The close relations between India and Afghanistan was proven again after India became the first country to donate COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan.The first shipment containing 500,000 free doses of Covishield vaccine reached Kabul on Sunday. India has promised to provide more vaccines to Afghanistan in due course.The Covishield vaccine produced by Indian pharma company Bharat Biotech, will be rolled out in Afghanistan from next week. Mohammad Haneef Atmar, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan expressed the country’s gratitude on Twitter. "My profound gratitude to my friend @DrSJaishankar, the government & people of India for assisting 500k dozes of “Made in India” vaccines to address #Covid spread in Afghanistan. A clear sign of generosity, commitment & strong partnership indeed",...
India asks Twitter to remove 1178 more accounts for fueling protests and separatism
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India asks Twitter to remove 1178 more accounts for fueling protests and separatism

The government of India (GOI) has asked Twitter to block 1,178 accounts, suspected to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan as per a TOI report. The demand has been made by the IT ministry after it received an advisory from MHA and security agencies, sources to TOI said. As per sources to TOI "The accounts ordered blocked are of Khalistan sympathisers, or those backed by Pakistan and operating from foreign territories… Many of the accounts are also automated bots that were used for sharing and amplifying misinformation and provocative contents on farmers protests". Reports suggest that these accounts were flagged by security agencies as accounts of Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan and operating from foreign territories, causing threat to public o...
PM Narendra Modi says India needs to be wary of new form of FDI – Foreign Destructive Ideology and #AndolanJeevis
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PM Narendra Modi says India needs to be wary of new form of FDI – Foreign Destructive Ideology and #AndolanJeevis

PM Narendra Modi said that India, today, is a land of opportunities and the eyes of the world are on India. There are expectations from India and there is confidence that India will contribute to the betterment of our planet.While speaking on the farm laws and its related topics, he said that problems of agriculture should be resolved and there is a need to work for this. The Prime Minister invited all the parties to move forward for the welfare of the farmers.Prime Minster Narendra Modi has warned that India needs to be wary of new form of FDI - Foreign Destructive Ideology and #AndolanJeevis - habitual protesters.The Prime Minister said that effective handling of the Covid pandemic is not a success of a party or individual but is a success of the nation and should be celebrated as s...
Scientists find geological evidence of eastern Himalaya earthquake recorded in history
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Scientists find geological evidence of eastern Himalaya earthquake recorded in history

This finding could contribute to a seismic hazard map of the eastern HimalayaScientists from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIHG) carried out a mega trench excavation at Himebasti village, Arunachal Pradesh, India and analysed it with modern geological techniques.The study of the earthquake at Sadiya in 1697 adds an important site to the seismic hazard assessment of the eastern Himalaya PIB Delhi: Scientists have found the first geological evidence of an earthquake at Himebasti Village on the border of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, documented by historians as Sadiya earthquake in history, which is recorded to have caused massive destruction in the region and almost destroyed the town in 1697 CE. This finding could contribute to a seismic hazard map of the eastern Himalaya,...
Time for International Law to Define Protest
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Time for International Law to Define Protest

Prodigious preparedness of protests suggests these events are orchestrated & not spontaneous.As intel-sources revealed international funding of such events (reports of which have already been in the public domain) & after Greta Thunberg’s tweet indicated call for international participation in such protest on the land of India, there’s no reason not to feel apprehensive about the real intentions behind such protests.As all such protests are predisposed with meticulous & detail-oriented pre-planning, may these be termed as PROTESTS? Or are they CONSPIRACIES?It’s time for international law to define protest. Should the protest of a group be allowed to cause suffering to others? Does one group’s protest necessarily mean protest of silent groups too?Should commencement of prot...