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Explained: How and when MPs are suspended
12 Opposition MPs have been suspended for the rest of the Winter Session for disruptions in Rajya Sabha during the Monsoon Session. What had happened then? What are the rules for dealing with disruptions?
🔍Division of assets between UP, Uttarakhand: old dispute, new agreement
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🔍Quixplained: Why Omicron is high risk, what you should do
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Quixplained: Why Omicron is high risk, what you should do
What is different about Omicron and why is it deemed a high risk? Do vaccines work against it? What should you do? Take a look.
🔍Explained: Barbados – the world’s newest republic
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Explained: Barbados – the world’s newest republic
Barbados has become the world's newest republic. Who took over as the new head? How will the transition take place? Here's a history of Barbados as a British colony, and after.
🔍Explained: Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO?
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Explained: Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO?
Parag Agrawal has replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter's new CEO. Why did Dorsey resign, and who is the 37-year-old who has taken his place? What does the appointment mean for Agrawal?
🔍Explained: Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO?
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Explained: Who is Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new CEO?
Parag Agrawal has replaced Jack Dorsey as Twitter's new CEO. Why did Dorsey resign, and who is the 37-year-old who has taken his place? What does the appointment mean for Agrawal?
🔍Today’s Q2 GDP numbers: What to expect and 4 reasons why they are important
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Today’s Q2 GDP numbers: What to expect and 4 reasons why they are important
The GDP data for July-September will be released later today by the National Statistical Office. Here's what to expect, and why the numbers are important.
🔍Explained: What are the kickback allegations against BJP-led Karnataka govt?
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🔍Explained: How can the two new IPL teams sign players ahead of the auction?
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Explained: How can the two new IPL teams sign players ahead of the auction?
IPL Retention rules are pretty straight forward, but the inclusion of two new franchises has given the plot a twist, creating a scope for back-channel negotiations.
🔍Explained: Is nuclear energy good for the climate?
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Explained: Is nuclear energy good for the climate?
Supporters of nuclear power say it can help wean us off polluting fossil fuels. But can it really help save the climate?
🔍Explained: Why is the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Board set to be disbanded?
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Explained: What’s in Uttarakhand’s Char Dham Act, and why it is being withdrawn
The Uttarakhand government in December 2019 had tabled the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, 2019. The bill brought the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board.
🔍Explained: How did Messi pip goal-machine Lewandowski for Ballon d’Or
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🔍Explained: How to read Q2 GDP data
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Explained: How to read Q2 GDP data
The economy is recovering from the recession it went into in the second quarter of 2020. However, the recovery is only beginning, and GDP and GVA levels are still far away from a V-shaped recovery.
🔍Explained: What is Kyhytysuka sachicarum?
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Explained: What is Kyhytysuka sachicarum?
An international team of researchers has discovered a new marine reptile. The specimen, a metre-long skull, has been named Kyhytysuka sachicarum.
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Aided by increased vaccination and an uptick in agriculture, the country's economy clocked a healthy growth rate of 8.4 per cent in July-September, the second quarter of financial year 2021-22. The GDP was 0.33 per cent higher than the pre-pandemic levels of Q2, 2019-20, indicating the economy has recovered the ground lost due to Covid-19. Barring construction, all industry segments posted a higher output level than Q2, 2019-20.
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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), spearheading the protest by farmers, will meet today to decide the names of the five representatives for inclusion in a committee proposed by the Prime Minister to discuss issues like promotion of zero-budgeting farming and making MSP more “effective and transparent”. Meanwhile, two farm leaders said discussions should begin on "lifting the dharnas from the borders".
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With Opposition-ruled governments questioning the extension of the BSF jurisdiction to 50 km inside the international border, the Director General of the paramilitary force, Pankaj Kumar Singh, said the probable reason for the Centre’s decision was that “the demographic balance has been upset in border states like West Bengal and Assam over a period of time”. He said a survey done by the BSF pointed to “a definite demographic change”.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government will not provide free treatment to Covid-19 patients who have not been vaccinated. He added that government employees and teachers who have not been vaccinated, excluding those with a doctor's certificate, will need to undergo an RT-PCR test every week, for which they have to bear the expenses on their own.
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With Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu refusing to revoke the suspension of 12 of their MPs, Opposition parties led by the Congress said they would continue their protests, and their members would not apologise or express any regret. However, a proposal to boycott the Parliament session was shelved as there was no unanimity on it. The suspended MPs will begin a sit-in in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament from today.
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During the question hour in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, several members asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about the upcoming Bill on cryptocurrencies and the proliferation of ads for digital money and related trading. Sitharaman assured the House that the government is studying the existing regulatory framework for advertisements to look at how to handle them.
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To make educational content for students “free of biases”, a Parliamentary committee on education called for a review of the manner in which Indian freedom fighters are portrayed in school history textbooks and recommended that “ancient wisdom and knowledge” from the Vedas should be incorporated in the school curriculum. The Indian History Congress strongly opposed the recommendations, stating that review of such content must involve “recognised scholars from all over the country and with adequate attention to the academic content.”
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Tightening its genome sequencing measures to ensure early detection of new variants, the Union Health Ministry has asked states to send “100 per cent samples'' from Covid hotspots, starting with two recent clusters in Karnataka’s Dharwad and Maharashtra’s Thane. In a high-level review meeting, states were advised to send “all positive samples'' for genome sequencing to designated INSACOG labs “in a prompt manner”.
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According to RBI statistics, a rural worker in Kerala earned an average of Rs 677.
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Aided by increased vaccination and an uptick in agriculture, the country's economy clocked a healthy growth rate of 8.4 per cent in July-September, the second quarter of financial year 2021-22. The GDP was 0.33 per cent higher than the pre-pandemic levels of Q2, 2019-20, indicating the economy has recovered the ground lost due to Covid-19. Barring construction, all industry segments posted a higher output level than Q2, 2019-20.
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The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), spearheading the protest by farmers, will meet today to decide the names of the five representatives for inclusion in a committee proposed by the Prime Minister to discuss issues like promotion of zero-budgeting farming and making MSP more “effective and transparent”. Meanwhile, two farm leaders said discussions should begin on "lifting the dharnas from the borders".
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📰 *From the Front Page*
With Opposition-ruled governments questioning the extension of the BSF jurisdiction to 50 km inside the international border, the Director General of the paramilitary force, Pankaj Kumar Singh, said the probable reason for the Centre’s decision was that “the demographic balance has been upset in border states like West Bengal and Assam over a period of time”. He said a survey done by the BSF pointed to “a definite demographic change”.
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his government will not provide free treatment to Covid-19 patients who have not been vaccinated. He added that government employees and teachers who have not been vaccinated, excluding those with a doctor's certificate, will need to undergo an RT-PCR test every week, for which they have to bear the expenses on their own.
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With Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu refusing to revoke the suspension of 12 of their MPs, Opposition parties led by the Congress said they would continue their protests, and their members would not apologise or express any regret. However, a proposal to boycott the Parliament session was shelved as there was no unanimity on it. The suspended MPs will begin a sit-in in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament from today.
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During the question hour in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, several members asked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about the upcoming Bill on cryptocurrencies and the proliferation of ads for digital money and related trading. Sitharaman assured the House that the government is studying the existing regulatory framework for advertisements to look at how to handle them.
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To make educational content for students “free of biases”, a Parliamentary committee on education called for a review of the manner in which Indian freedom fighters are portrayed in school history textbooks and recommended that “ancient wisdom and knowledge” from the Vedas should be incorporated in the school curriculum. The Indian History Congress strongly opposed the recommendations, stating that review of such content must involve “recognised scholars from all over the country and with adequate attention to the academic content.”
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Tightening its genome sequencing measures to ensure early detection of new variants, the Union Health Ministry has asked states to send “100 per cent samples'' from Covid hotspots, starting with two recent clusters in Karnataka’s Dharwad and Maharashtra’s Thane. In a high-level review meeting, states were advised to send “all positive samples'' for genome sequencing to designated INSACOG labs “in a prompt manner”.
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According to RBI statistics, a rural worker in Kerala earned an average of Rs 677.
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6 daily for 2020-21 — way more than their counterparts in more developed states like Gujarat and Maharashtra and over double the national average. While the national average is Rs 315.3, in Maharashtra, considered as the most industrialised state and a leading producer of farm products, a rural worker earns just Rs 262.3, while rural wages in Gujarat this year stood at Rs 239.3.
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⌛ *And Finally...*
It was only by chance that India’s prodigious talent, Vivek Sagar Prasad, got introduced to hockey. It all started at a ground near his house in Itarsi. Prasad reached the ground one evening to play cricket, but a local hockey team was falling short of one player. The rest, as they say, is history. Since then, he has led India to a Youth Olympics silver, won a bronze medal at the Olympics, and has been named as International Hockey Federation’s rising star twice.
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Delhi confidential: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, who was in charge of several key states as party general secretary, has co-authored a book — ‘The Rise of the BJP: The Making of the World’s Largest Political Party’ — with economist Ila Patnaik. The book tracks the BJP’s birth, its journey as a successor of the Jana Sangh, and how it pursued the idea of cultural nationalism.
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In today’s episode of ‘3 Things’, we discuss why 12 Rajya Sabha MPs have been suspended, how the government is refusing to answer a question regarding farmers’ protests, and Twitter's new CEO.
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⌛ *And Finally...*
It was only by chance that India’s prodigious talent, Vivek Sagar Prasad, got introduced to hockey. It all started at a ground near his house in Itarsi. Prasad reached the ground one evening to play cricket, but a local hockey team was falling short of one player. The rest, as they say, is history. Since then, he has led India to a Youth Olympics silver, won a bronze medal at the Olympics, and has been named as International Hockey Federation’s rising star twice.
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Delhi confidential: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, who was in charge of several key states as party general secretary, has co-authored a book — ‘The Rise of the BJP: The Making of the World’s Largest Political Party’ — with economist Ila Patnaik. The book tracks the BJP’s birth, its journey as a successor of the Jana Sangh, and how it pursued the idea of cultural nationalism.
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In today’s episode of ‘3 Things’, we discuss why 12 Rajya Sabha MPs have been suspended, how the government is refusing to answer a question regarding farmers’ protests, and Twitter's new CEO.
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Leela Prasad G and Rahel Philipose
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Rural wages: Kerala tops list, 15 states lag national average
A rural worker (men in the non-agricultural segment) in Kerala earned an average of Rs 677.6 daily for 2020-21, taking the top position among the states, according to statistics released by the Reserve Bank of India.
🔍Explained: How will Twitter’s new private info policy tweak work
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Explained: How will Twitter’s new private info policy tweak work
Twitter attributed the motivation of bringing out this policy update to the growing concerns “about the misuse of media and information that is not available elsewhere online as a tool to harass, intimidate, and reveal the identities of individuals”.
🔍Explained: Omicron cryptocurrency price shoots up 10 times in two days, here is why
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Explained: Omicron cryptocurrency price shoots up 10 times in two days, here is why
Omicron cryptocurrency was launched at the beginning of November — and for most of the past week, was trading steady at about $65. Now it's at $324.73.
🔍Explained: Why Moderna CEO’s comments on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron has raised fresh worries
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Explained: Why Moderna CEO’s comments on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron has raised fresh worries
In an interview to Financial Times newspaper, the CEO of vaccine-maker Moderna said there was likely to be a “material drop” in the effectiveness of vaccines against Omicron. Why has this raised fresh worries?
🔍Explained: Why India may not resume commercial International flights
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Explained: Why India may not resume commercial international flights
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had on Friday announced that international scheduled commercial flights will resume from December 15 after a 21-month ban.
🔍Explained: Why Moderna CEO’s comments on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron has raised fresh worries
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Explained: Why Moderna CEO’s comments on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron has raised fresh worries
In an interview to Financial Times newspaper, the CEO of vaccine-maker Moderna said there was likely to be a “material drop” in the effectiveness of vaccines against Omicron. Why has this raised fresh worries?