🔍Europe’s Covid death toll could cross 2 million by next spring, says the WHO
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Europe’s Covid death toll could cross 2 million by next spring, says the WHO
Covid-19 in Europe: Almost 4,200 deaths were being reported daily across the region last week, double of the 2,100 daily deaths on average at the end of September.
🔍Explained: Regulating cryptocurrency
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Explained: How are cryptocurrencies regulated in countries around the world?
There is no apparent coordination among countries on the evolution of policy and regulatory response to virtual currencies. Responses range from a total ban to full acceptance — with a wide band in the middle.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
In a sign that the country's population is stabilising, the Total Fertility Rate at all-India level fell to 2.0 from 2.22 reported in 2015-16, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS). This indicates that a generation is not producing enough children to replace itself, eventually leading to an outright reduction in population.
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The fifth round of the NFHS also showed that anaemia among children and women is a cause of concern. Data indicates that 57 per cent of all women of reproductive age are anaemic — up from 53.1 per cent in 2015-16. Obesity, on the other hand, too has risen among men and women. The percentage of women who are obese, according to NFHS-5 data, increased to 24 per cent from 20.6 per cent. Among men, obesity has risen to 22.9 per cent from 18.9 per cent.
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In a big boost for the Trinamool Congress in the Northeast, at least 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, including former chief minister Mukul Sangma, are set to join the party today. The Congress’s Meghalaya unit has been in turmoil since Vincent H Pala was appointed state unit president in August, with Sangma claiming that the appointment was carried out without his consent.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the three contentious farm laws, the Cabinet cleared the Farm Laws Repeal Bill and will be taken up on “priority” basis in the Winter Session of Parliament, beginning next week, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said. He did not answer questions on if the government will bring a law to guarantee the Minimum Support Price, which has been another major demand of the protesting farmers.
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The CBI has sought the prosecution of two men who it claims knocked down Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand with an autorickshaw while he was on a morning walk in July this year. In a chargesheet filed last month, the agency claimed that one of the two accused is a "professional thief" and that he had been "looking for a chance to execute the plan” along with his alleged accomplice. But it is silent on “the plan”. Nor does it spell out any motive for the crime.
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Just over 13 months after she gave birth to him, Anupama S Chandran finally walked out of a family court in Thiruvananthapuram holding her son close. Chandran’s parents, both CPM leaders, are alleged to have given up the baby for adoption without her consent soon after he was born. A DNA test confirmed that the baby was the child of Chandran and her partner, Ajith Kumar, thus ending the 23-year-old mother’s long search for him — against resistance put up by her own parents, police and the ruling CPM.
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A series of decisions by the BJP central leadership over the last few days has left former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis looking weakened in a party that once projected him as Maharashtra’s savvy, Gen Next Hindutva leader, with potential for elevation to the national stage. The promotion of Vinod Tawde as BJP General Secretary and the nomination of Chandrashekhar Bawankule for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, are being seen as sure signs that the central leadership is clipping the wings of its former poster boy.
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The Centre has withdrawn Chhattisgarh from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, after the state failed to provide its share due to coronavirus-related expenditure. This will mean Chhattisgarh will lose on development work worth more than Rs 11,000 crore annually.
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🚨 *The Big Story*
In a sign that the country's population is stabilising, the Total Fertility Rate at all-India level fell to 2.0 from 2.22 reported in 2015-16, according to the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS). This indicates that a generation is not producing enough children to replace itself, eventually leading to an outright reduction in population.
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The fifth round of the NFHS also showed that anaemia among children and women is a cause of concern. Data indicates that 57 per cent of all women of reproductive age are anaemic — up from 53.1 per cent in 2015-16. Obesity, on the other hand, too has risen among men and women. The percentage of women who are obese, according to NFHS-5 data, increased to 24 per cent from 20.6 per cent. Among men, obesity has risen to 22.9 per cent from 18.9 per cent.
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In a big boost for the Trinamool Congress in the Northeast, at least 12 of the 17 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya, including former chief minister Mukul Sangma, are set to join the party today. The Congress’s Meghalaya unit has been in turmoil since Vincent H Pala was appointed state unit president in August, with Sangma claiming that the appointment was carried out without his consent.
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📰 *From the Front Page*
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repeal of the three contentious farm laws, the Cabinet cleared the Farm Laws Repeal Bill and will be taken up on “priority” basis in the Winter Session of Parliament, beginning next week, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur said. He did not answer questions on if the government will bring a law to guarantee the Minimum Support Price, which has been another major demand of the protesting farmers.
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The CBI has sought the prosecution of two men who it claims knocked down Dhanbad Additional Sessions Judge Uttam Anand with an autorickshaw while he was on a morning walk in July this year. In a chargesheet filed last month, the agency claimed that one of the two accused is a "professional thief" and that he had been "looking for a chance to execute the plan” along with his alleged accomplice. But it is silent on “the plan”. Nor does it spell out any motive for the crime.
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👩💻 *Must Read*
Just over 13 months after she gave birth to him, Anupama S Chandran finally walked out of a family court in Thiruvananthapuram holding her son close. Chandran’s parents, both CPM leaders, are alleged to have given up the baby for adoption without her consent soon after he was born. A DNA test confirmed that the baby was the child of Chandran and her partner, Ajith Kumar, thus ending the 23-year-old mother’s long search for him — against resistance put up by her own parents, police and the ruling CPM.
https://www.inexp.in/N1MR9+
A series of decisions by the BJP central leadership over the last few days has left former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis looking weakened in a party that once projected him as Maharashtra’s savvy, Gen Next Hindutva leader, with potential for elevation to the national stage. The promotion of Vinod Tawde as BJP General Secretary and the nomination of Chandrashekhar Bawankule for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, are being seen as sure signs that the central leadership is clipping the wings of its former poster boy.
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The Centre has withdrawn Chhattisgarh from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, after the state failed to provide its share due to coronavirus-related expenditure. This will mean Chhattisgarh will lose on development work worth more than Rs 11,000 crore annually.
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The state government is now in the process of writing to the Centre to undo the decision.
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Earlier this year, when Delhi University released its first cutoff list, a majority of seats in courses with a 100% cut-off had been filled by students from the Kerala state Board. This raised the question of a possible regional skew in the university’s admissions process. To address this issue, DU has set up a nine-member committee to examine the Board-wise distribution of students admitted this year and excess admissions against the sanctioned intake of programmes.
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⌛ *And Finally...*
At Kanpur’s Green Park stadium, it’s common practice to expose the ground to sunshine on the eve of a match to suck moisture out of it. Once prepared, the pitch is covered up in the days leading up to the match. The image of Kanpur as a diabolical dustbowl is a misnomer though. Apart from the stinker against South Africa in 2008, most of the other decks it had subsequently produced were not rank turners.
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🤐 Delhi Confidential: After his recent visit to Shimla for the All India Presiding Officers’ meeting, Kerala Assembly Speaker M B Rajesh was photographed with Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur, who addressed the conference on the last day. The image, shared on Rajesh’s Facebook with a note on friendship beyond party lines, later became the target of some heavy trolling.
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🎧 In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we take a look at the factors that have contributed to the surge of cases in Europe, and the lessons India can learn from it.
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Rahel Philipose
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Earlier this year, when Delhi University released its first cutoff list, a majority of seats in courses with a 100% cut-off had been filled by students from the Kerala state Board. This raised the question of a possible regional skew in the university’s admissions process. To address this issue, DU has set up a nine-member committee to examine the Board-wise distribution of students admitted this year and excess admissions against the sanctioned intake of programmes.
https://www.inexp.in/nT-cqC
⌛ *And Finally...*
At Kanpur’s Green Park stadium, it’s common practice to expose the ground to sunshine on the eve of a match to suck moisture out of it. Once prepared, the pitch is covered up in the days leading up to the match. The image of Kanpur as a diabolical dustbowl is a misnomer though. Apart from the stinker against South Africa in 2008, most of the other decks it had subsequently produced were not rank turners.
https://www.inexp.in/76fTq-
🤐 Delhi Confidential: After his recent visit to Shimla for the All India Presiding Officers’ meeting, Kerala Assembly Speaker M B Rajesh was photographed with Union minister Anurag Singh Thakur, who addressed the conference on the last day. The image, shared on Rajesh’s Facebook with a note on friendship beyond party lines, later became the target of some heavy trolling.
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🎧 In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we take a look at the factors that have contributed to the surge of cases in Europe, and the lessons India can learn from it.
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Until tomorrow,
Leela Prasad G and Rahel Philipose
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Payments due, Chhattisgarh out of PMAY-G
According to Chhattisgarh government, they are in the process of writing to the Centre to undo the decision, as the state could not provide its share due to coronavirus-related expenditure.
🔍Explained: The Bharat Gaurav scheme launched by Railways for private players
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Explained: The Bharat Gaurav scheme launched by Railways for private players
Through the Bharat Gaurav policy, the Railways has liberalised and simplified a part of operations that was otherwise carried out mostly by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).
🔍He convinced voters he would be like Angela Merkel. But who is Olaf Scholz?
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He convinced voters he would be like Angela Merkel. But who is Olaf Scholz?
As soon as he is sworn in as chancellor, Olaf Scholz will have to deal with a surging pandemic, tensions at the Polish-Belarussian border, a Russian president mobilizing troops on Ukraine’s eastern border, a more confrontational China and a less dependable…
🔍Explained: Why did the previous AIADMK govt want to acquire Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden house, who are its legal heirs?
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Explained: Why did the previous AIADMK govt want to acquire Jayalalithaa’s Poes Garden house, who are its legal heirs?
Much like the Gopalapuram residence of late chief minister M Karunanidhi, Jayalalithaa’s Veda Nilayam also has a great significance in Tamil Nadu politics.
🔍Explained: Why Stefanos Tsitsipas’s lengthy toilet breaks are a thing of the past
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Explained: Why Stefanos Tsitsipas’s lengthy toilet breaks are a thing of the past
Starting next season, players on the men's ATP Tour will be limited to one bathroom break of no more than three minutes per match.
🔍Noida International Airport at Jewar: All you need to know
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Explained: All you need to know about Noida International Airport at Jewar
Noida International Airport at Jewar: It will have multi-modal connectivity owing to its proximity to the existing Yamuna Expressway, close to Eastern Peripheral Expressway and it will be linked with Delhi-Mumbai Expressway at Ballabhgarh.
🔍Explained: What is Australia’s controversial Religious Discrimination Bill?
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Explained: What is Australia’s controversial Religious Discrimination Bill?
🔴 The act makes it unlawful to discriminate against a person on the grounds of religious belief or activity in a range of areas of life including work, education, access to premises and the provision of goods, services and accommodation.
🔍Explained: Change in rules for foreign travellers to India because of new Covid variant
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Explained: Change in rules for foreign travellers to India due to new Covid-19 variant
🔴 Taking note of multiple cases of a new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1529, the Health Ministry has issues guidelines to states regarding travellers coming from Botswana, South Africa & Hong Kong. What are new rules?
🔍Explained: For PMC Bank depositors, restrictions on access to funds, interest
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Explained: For PMC Bank depositors, restrictions on access to funds, interest
What is RBI's scheme for PMC Bank depositors? What are the restrictions, and what happens to other deposits?
🔍Explained: For PMC Bank depositors, restrictions on access to funds, interest
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Explained: For PMC Bank depositors, restrictions on access to funds, interest
What is RBI's scheme for PMC Bank depositors? What are the restrictions, and what happens to other deposits?
🔍Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya: ‘Important to minimize carbon footprint, but India can’t shed coal for next 25 yrs’
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Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya: ‘Important to minimize carbon footprint, but India can’t shed coal for next 25 yrs’
🔴 A spike in demand recently saw thermal power plants running out of coal. Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya, former chairman and managing director of Coal India, explains important issues around the present and the future of the sector.
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Yusuf Sharif, known to some as Scrap Babu and Gujuri Babu, is now the wealthiest candidate in the forthcoming Council elections in Karnataka — and in the state’s electoral history — declaring assets worth Rs 1,744 crore. The former scrap dealer, who claims his luck changed after finding gold in the Kolar fields, , is the Congress MLC candidate for Bengaluru Urban.
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⌛ *And Finally…*
Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly, who has worked in Viswanathan Anand’s team of seconds, writes on the preparation process for the World Chess Championship: “The work you do in the lead-up, the preparation part, you basically work on different openings and fix the match strategy. You give the player different positions, you play training games with him. You work on the end-game. For us, the process started eight months prior to the world championship.”
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🤐 Delhi Confidential: Parents who believe their children have exceptional scientific abilities often visit the residence of Science and Technology minister Jitender Singh, seeking direction. Singh was pleasantly surprised upon meeting one such candidate, a 15-year-old boy who has been building rudimentary satellites at home in his Jammu village. The minister immediately put the young man in touch with ISRO where he is now being mentored.
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🎧 In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we discuss the highlights of the National Family Health Survey, why 12 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have joined the TMC, and new restrictions for international travellers in India.
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⌛ *And Finally…*
Grandmaster Surya Sekhar Ganguly, who has worked in Viswanathan Anand’s team of seconds, writes on the preparation process for the World Chess Championship: “The work you do in the lead-up, the preparation part, you basically work on different openings and fix the match strategy. You give the player different positions, you play training games with him. You work on the end-game. For us, the process started eight months prior to the world championship.”
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🤐 Delhi Confidential: Parents who believe their children have exceptional scientific abilities often visit the residence of Science and Technology minister Jitender Singh, seeking direction. Singh was pleasantly surprised upon meeting one such candidate, a 15-year-old boy who has been building rudimentary satellites at home in his Jammu village. The minister immediately put the young man in touch with ISRO where he is now being mentored.
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🎧 In today’s episode of the ‘3 Things’ podcast, we discuss the highlights of the National Family Health Survey, why 12 Congress MLAs in Meghalaya have joined the TMC, and new restrictions for international travellers in India.
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Karnataka MLC polls: With Rs 1,744 crore of assets, scrap dealer-turned-realtor is wealthiest candidate in state’s election history
🔴 Yusuf Sharif, also known as Scrap Babu and Gujuri Babu, is the Congress MLC candidate for Bengaluru Urban. The assets declared by the 54-year-old realtor far outstrip those of the other 121 candidates for the 25 seats heading to the polls.
🔍Magdalena Andersson – Sweden’s first woman PM who stepped down within hours of being elected
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Magdalena Andersson – Sweden’s first woman PM who stepped down within hours of being elected
🔴 Magdalena Andersson, who was appointed Sweden's first ever female Prime Minister, resigned within hours. Who is she, and what led to her resignation? Who will be Sweden's next PM?
🔍Explained: What we know about new Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 that’s rocking markets
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Explained: What we know so far about the Omicron variant of Covid-19
🔴 A new Covid-19 variant has been identified in South Africa. What's different about the Omicron variant of Covid-19? Are the symptoms different? What precautions should one take? What has the WHO said?
🔍Explained: After Friday crash, what’s in store for markets and what should you do?
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Explained: A Friday crash follows the Monday fall at markets, what’s in store and what should you do?
🔴 Indian markets fell sharply on Friday due to several factors. How much did they fall, and why? Will the weakness continue? What should investors do?
🔍Explained: How Europe travel rules will change after EU’s proposed limit on Covid vaccine validity
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Explained: How Europe travel rules will change after EU’s proposed limit on Covid vaccine validity
On Thursday, the European Commission proposed a nine-month limit for vaccine validity that would apply for travel within and to the EU.