The other lakes which are to be declared protected wetlands include Purmandal lake, also called Chotta Kashi, located in Samba district. Srinagar’s Dal Lake along with five other famous ones in Jammu and Kashmir are to be declared protected wetlands, an official said on Wednesday. The other lakes which are to be declared protected wetlands include Purmandal lake, also called Chotta Kashi, located in Samba district, an official spokesman said. The decision was taken in the maiden meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Wetland Authority, chaired by Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam. The meeting was held to chalk out a strategy…
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All eyes are on Nandigram on Thursday where TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is locked in a fierce prestige battle with confidante-turned-adversary Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP in the second of the eight-phase West Bengal assembly election.Elections to the 126-member Assam assembly are being held in three-phases with 79.97% of the electorate exercising their franchise in 47 constituencies in the first phase on March 27. The third and final phase elections will be held on April 6 for 40 seats.India on Wednesday reported 457 deaths in the last 24 hours — the highest since December 17 when 355 COVID-19 fatalities were reported in…
The move is a departure from the government’s policy in recent months, which has focused on regionalised restrictions. French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban, as the rapid spread of the virus ramped up pressure on hospitals. In a televised address to the nation, Mr. Macron said efforts are needed as “the epidemic is accelerating.” “We’re going to close nursery, elementary and high schools for three weeks,” he said, adding that a nationwide 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew will be kept in place.“If we stay united in the…
The leaders of all three branches of Brazil’s armed forces jointly resigned on Tuesday following President Jair Bolsonaro’s replacement of the Defence Minister, causing widespread apprehension of a military shakeup to serve the President’s political interests.The Defense Ministry reported the resignations — apparently unprecedented since at least the end of military rule 36 years ago — in a statement released without giving reasons. Replacements were not named. But analysts expressed fears the President, increasingly under pressure, was moving to assert greater control over the military.“Since 1985, we haven’t had news of such clear intervention of the President with regard to…
Report builds case for “frequent flyer levy” to control aviation’s climate impact Less than 1% of high income households account for nearly half the international trips from India, according to an analysis by a U.K.-based climate charity called Possible.The report titled “Elite Status: Global Inequalities in Flying” reviews evidence from several reports on air travel to build a case for international policies that impose penalties such as a “frequent flyer levy” on the rich to manage demand and control aviation’s climate impacts.The report shows that .9% of high income households account for 44.9% of outbound trips, 40.3% mid-income households 9.8%…
The U.S. President compared his ‘transformational’ plan to the ambitious U.S. space program of the 1960s President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at modernizing America’s crumbling transport network, creating millions of jobs and delivering a “once-in-a-generation” investment that will enable the country to best China on the global economic stage.Mr. Biden compared his “transformational” plan to the ambitious U.S. space program of the 1960s, saying it would boost the livelihoods of poor and middle-class Americans, take aim at global warming, and be funded by increased taxes on large companies and the rich.”Today I’m proposing…
Judge adopts Ireland’s Local Government (Sanitary Services) Act of 1948 guidelines Madras High Court on Wednesday directed the Greater Chennai Corporation to exhume the body of a neurosurgeon, who had died of COVID-19 in April 2020 from a cemetery at Velangadu near New Avadi Road here and re-bury it at a Christian cemetery in Kilpauk. The body could not be buried at Kilpauk immediately after death because some “anti-social elements” objected to it and indulged in violence last year. After being transported from one cemetery to another during night hours since there were objections by the locals who feared the…
BJP wants to establish one-party rule, the Trinamool Congress leader writes to Sonia Gandhi, others. The BJP wants to establish a “one-party authoritarian rule” in India, reducing the State governments to “mere municipalities”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said in a letter to the leaders of 14 Opposition parties.Ms. Banerjee, who is also the chairperson of the Trinamool Congress, urged them to come together to counter the BJP after the ongoing Assembly elections. Also read | Mamata’s letter to unite Opposition is a sign of win for BJP in Bengal, says NaddaThe letter was addressed to Congress president Sonia…
Indian Super League runner-up ATK Mohun Bagan has decided to retain Spanish head coach Antonio Lopez Habas for one more season, it announced on Wednesday.Habas, the most successful coach in the ISL, will enter his sixth season with an Indian club. He won two ISL titles (2014 and 2019-20) with ATK before its merger with Mohun Bagan last year. The new agreement will mark Habas’ association with a Kolkata club for five seasons. The 63-year-old Spaniard had spent one season with the now-defunct FC Pune City (2016-2017).“I am happy that the officials have kept faith in me and our technical…
Anirban Lahiri will not need to wait long to tee off here on Thursday as he sets off in the first group at the Valero Texas Open golf on the PGA Tour. Lahiri will go out in the first group from the 10th tee alongside Sepp Straka and Kyoung-Hoon Lee.The Indian has not had a great run so far in 2021 and made the cut in just two of the seven starts with a tied 39th at Puerto Rico being his best finish. The other cut he made was in the opening event of 2021 at Sony Open. What must…