A video on Butea monosperma tree, that are now in bloom in the core area of Mudumalai tiger reserve. The Butea monosperma tree is commonly known as ‘flame of the forest.’ It is now in bloom across the Nilgiris. The trees are distinct as they wear more flowers than leaves. The flowers are bright orange with a unique petal shape, hence called ‘flame of the forest.’ A letter from the Editor Dear reader,We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during…
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Last year, PM Modi had launched a seaplane service between the Statue of Unity and the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad In a major milestone, the ‘Statue of Unity’ at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district has crossed the mark of 50 lakh visitors since its inauguration in 2018, a state government official said on Monday.The statue has emerged as an international tourist destination, offering multiple attractions for all age groups, Gujarat’s Additional Chief Secretary (Forest and Environment) Rajiv Gupta said in a tweet. The 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, billed as the world’s tallest and built on the Sadhu…
India will take up with the United Kingdom when required the alleged incidents of racism in Britain, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. He also described India as the land of Mahatma Gandhi and said it can never turn its eyes away from racism.Responding to concerns raised by a BJP MP over racism and cyberbullying that forced Indian-origin Rashmi Samant to resign as president of the Oxford University Students Union, the minister said New Delhi has strong ties with the UK and will take up such matters with great candour when required. “I note…
The petition said candidates ‘rejected’ by voters should not be fielded again in the fresh polls. The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre and the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea that fresh elections should be conducted in constituencies where the maximum votes polled are NOTA.The petition said candidates ‘rejected’ by voters should not be fielded again in the fresh polls.During the hearing, Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde expressed doubts initially about the feasibility of the petition by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay to arm the electorate with the “right to reject” and nudge political…
He is the second militant to be killed in the three-day-long operation in Rawalpora area Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) ‘commander’ Sajjad Afghani was killed in the encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian, as the operation continued for the third day on Monday.“I congratulate the Shopian police and security forces for eliminating JeM ‘commander’ Sajjad Afghani in the Shopian encounter,” Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said.Afghani is the second militant to be killed in the three-day-long operation.Afghani and a local associate, who was killed on Sunday, were encircled by the security forces on Saturday evening at Shopian’s Rawalpora area.Though the gunfight…
The Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte — in power since 2010 and one of Europe’s longest serving leaders — is expected to emerge as head of his fourth coalition government owing to his steady handling of the pandemic. The Netherlands begins three days of voting March 15 in a primary test of a European government’s coronavirus policies, with Prime Minister Mark Rutte set to win another term in office.With the country under its tightest COVID-19 restrictions including an overnight curfew, polling stations will open mainly for at-risk people on March 15 and 16 before the main election day on March…
Officers responded at around 4:40 a.m. (local time) to reports of a shooting at a towing company where the party took place, police said Gunfire erupted at a party on Chicago’s South Side early on March 14, killing two people and wounding 13 others in what authorities say may have been a gang-related shooting.Officers responded at around 4:40 a.m. (local time) to reports of a shooting at a towing company where the party took place, police said. Jose Jara, a department spokesman, said in a statement that those shot were between the ages of 20 and 44.Seven of the wounded…
Beyonce captured her first trophy of the day for Best Music Video, an award she shared with her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy, who was in the clip for “Brown Skin Girl.” The Grammys kicked off on March 14 with two early prizes for leading nominee Beyonce, one thanks to her collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion, the rap sensation who captured her first prize at the music industry’s top awards show.The mostly virtual ceremony falls nearly a year to the day after COVID-19 grounded tours and forced performance venues to close, as the music world tries to move past a crushing…
It will consider request of parties to join proceedings via videoconferencing in exceptional cases The Delhi High Court will on Monday resume full physical hearing of all its Benches a year after it started restricted functioning of courts due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.Apart from full physical hearing, the High Court will also consider request of parties to join the court proceedings through videoconferencing in “exceptional cases”. This hybrid form of hearing is one, where some of the parties or their counsels may be physically present in the courtroom when the matter is taken up by the court for…
State identified less than 18,000 workers for skilling, whereas a million returned during lockdown A million workers of Odisha returned during the COVID-19 pandemic from other States with great difficulty, but the State government has identified less than 18,000 workers for skilling. The State government has carried out skill mapping of those who returned from other States in the pandemic period. “As many as 10,07,330 persons returned to their respective villages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of them, 1,81,702 workers were found to be skilled in different sets of work. 5,54,754 were unskilled,” said Premananda Naik, Minister for Skill Development and…