Delhi’s Air Quality Sinks; Farm Waste Burning In Punjab, Haryana Blamed

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Delhi’s Air Quality Sinks; Farm Waste Burning In Punjab, Haryana Blamed

A thick layer of haze lingered over the national capital on Monday morning as its air quality index deteriorated further, touching the 239-mark in several areas such as Jahagirpuri, Punjabi Bagh and Wazirpur.

According to data provided by aqicn.org, which offers real-time air quality index for more than 60 countries in the world, the pollution level in the city has plunged with the Air Quality Index (AQI) oscillating between ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ category.

An AQI between 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is satisfactory, 101-200 moderate, 201-300 poor, 301-400 very poor and 401-500 is marked as severe/hazardous.
On Sunday, the AQI in Anand Vihar was 327; Wazirpur 323; Vivek Vihar 317; Mundka 309; Bawana 302; and in Jahangirpuri 300, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.
On Monday morning, the AQI of Delhi-NCR areas such as Rohini (207), Dwarka (194), Pusa Road (182), Mandir Marg (179), Noida Sector 62 (217), Noida Sector 125 (202), Ghaziabad (252), Anand Vihar (218) and Patparganj (189) wavered between ‘poor’ to ‘moderate’ as reports emerged of farmers defying stubble burning ban in the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana.

Confused by the situation, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, “All the accumulations produced so far on pollution front will be canceled. Whereas we need to do a lot in Delhi and we are working, though, all governments and all companies require to operate to stop crop burning .”

On Saturday, he had told gas from crop trash burning in bordering states has begun entering Delhi and the air condition has commenced declining.

“It has been extensively stated that the smoke reaching to Delhi is due to the burning of waste in Karnal, Haryana,” he had said.

Developed by the Central Pollution Control Board, GRAP enumerates several steps to be practiced according to the hardness of pollution.

The 10-member task unit on the GRAP had on Friday operated a meeting on the agricultural waste burning occurrences arrived from Punjab and Haryana and it is expected to strike on Delhi-NCR’s air quality.

V K Soni, a superior scientist at the India Meteorological Department, who visited the meeting, stated winds are calm due to the monsoon recession, heading to low diffusion of pollutants.

Also, wind path has turned to west and north-west, he told.

Though Haryana has announced an inadequate reduction in the number of Agri waste burning events, Punjab has proclaimed that an extensive expansion of 45 percent in such events till October 11, according to results of contamination control boards of the two states.

Despite a prohibition on waste burning in Punjab and Haryana, farmers remain to resist it among a lack of financial considerations.

governments are offering 50 to 80 percent subsidy to farmers and cooperative organizations to purchase advanced farm machinery for in-situ administration of paddy straw and covering a massive experience campaign against stubble burning.

Starting October 15, stricter rules to combat air pollution will come into power in Delhi and its community as part of GRAP, which was first executed in Delhi-NCR in 2017.

These steps involve improving bus and metro services, increasing parking fees and preventing the use of diesel generator sets when the air quality changes poorly.

When the circumstances turn “critical”, GRAP confirms the conclusion of brick kilns, stone crushers and hot mix plants, a sprinkling of water, various mechanized cleaning of roads and maximizing power generation from natural gas.

Move Towards Normalcy, Says Govt as Over 40L Postpaid Phones to Become Operational in J&K from Today

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Move Towards Normalcy, Says Govt as Over 40L Postpaid Phones to Become Operational in J&K from Today

With postpaid mobile telephony set to be returned in Kashmir from Monday, Jammu and Kashmir management has shown hope that it would help complete normalcy in the Valley.
regular activities have been disturbed across Kashmir from August 5, the day the Centre denied the state’s special status after opposing the Article 370 of the Constitution and providing for the restructuring of the state into two Union territories of J&K and Ladakh from October 31.

The state government declared on Saturday that nearly 40 lakh postpaid mobile phones will become operational from Monday noon. mobiles with prepaid and a few other internet services will be suspended for now.

“When the curbs on the cell phones have been taken away, we are anticipating a huge number of travelers to come there. We are also assuming that people if they are anyhow not able to do regular activities, have no more explanation not to do that,” Governor’s advisor Farooq Khan told the reporters on Sunday.

Stating that radicalization seems to have no place in Jammu and Kashmir, he said the teenagers have presented a go-by to the radicalization despite the greatest feasible efforts by Pakistan which has given no stone unturned to ruin the lovely state.

In response to another query regarding the explosion in grenade assaults by terrorists including the one at Hari Singh High Street in Srinagar on Saturday which left seven walkers injured.

“Our acquaintance (Pakistan) will proceed to try its best to disrupt the unity in Jammu and Kashmir but we are robust enough and have shown our flexibility. The state has shown its flexibility towards any such offensive actions by this neighbor,” he said.

At a separate purpose here this afternoon, the advisor told that the administration is conscious of the limitation uttered by the people over the recently set up toll plaza at Sarore on Jammu-Pathankot highway.

“Better highways, bridges, and subways are being built across the nation under public-private partnership to implement good foundation to the people. The toll plazas are being set up for time being to yield money to the organization associated in the construction work,” he said.
Khan, however, said the concerned ministry will take up the matter with the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to discuss the interest of the people.

Politicians splitting over party lines have associated the current demand for stripping of the toll plaza at Sarore in Samba district. On the mistreating of a driver by a toll plaza builder and his staff, Khan said, “The law will take its course.”

“Nobody is permitted to take law into his own hands. If somebody has done this, the law is there and appropriate action will be taken against the accused,” he said.

Mary Kom Takes Home Bronze After Losing In World Boxing Championships Semis, Questions Judges’ Decision

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Mary Kom Takes Home Bronze After Losing In World Boxing Championships Semis, Questions Judges’ Decision

Mary Kom took home the bronze medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Russia’s Ulan-Ude after losing her semi-final bout against second seed Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey. The European champion Cakiroglu was judged to have won the bout 4:1 and she will take on Russia’s Liliya Aetbaeva in the final on Sunday.

India had appealed against the judges’ decision but it was turned down. As per AIBA’s instructions, an appeal would only be granted if the judge’s scores read 3:2 or 3:1 so the technical committee did not accept India’s appeal.

Mary Kom was left fuming by the decision to award the win to her opponent and immediately took to Twitter to question it.

“How and why. Let the world know how much right and wrong the decision is,” she tweeted.

Mary Kom Takes Home Bronze After Losing In World Boxing Championships Semis, Questions Judges' Decision

Both boxers started confidently, but Cakiroglu started to dominate in the second round. The European was quick on her feet and forced Mary Kom into going on the defensive.

This was Mary Kom’s eighth world medal. Besides the six gold medals at the World Championships, Mary Kom’s incredible career is also studded with an Olympic bronze medal (2012), five Asian titles, gold medals at the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games, besides many other international top endings.

Mary Kom had earlier recorded a 5-0 unanimous triumph over Ingrit Valencia of Colombia in the 51kg flyweight division to enter the semifinals of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships.

Manju Rani will take on Thailand’s Chuthamat Raksat later in the day in the 48kg category while Jamuna Boro will take on top seed and former Asian Games bronze-medallist Huang Hsiao-Wen of Chinese Taipei. Lovlina Borgohain (61kg) will be up against China’s Yang Liu, who took down top seed Chen Nien-Chin.

TRS never promised to merge RTC with government: Ajay Kumar

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TRS never promised to merge RTC with government: Ajay Kumar

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Transport minister P Ajay Kumar on Saturday said that the government will not call the workers for talks and added that government will fulfil it’s responsibility towards the public transport by taking a policy decision on the cabinet meeting.

Transport minister P Ajay Kumar on Saturday said that the government will not call the workers for talks and added that government will fulfil it’s responsibility towards the public transport by taking a policy decision on the cabinet meeting. The minister said that workers boycotted the talks. The employees reported to duties at 6 pm on October 5 only will be considered as employees and remaining will treated as absconding. The minister said government will soon take a decision on salaries of September month. Ajay Kumar said TRS never promised to merge RTC with government. On a question about the employees not attending duties, the minister said state cabinet will take a decision.

Modi Begins Day 2 of Mahabalipuram Summit With A Message

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Modi Begins Day 2 of Mahabalipuram Summit With A Message

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Mahabalipuram for an informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, began Day 2 of the meet with a special message — fitness and cleanliness.

Ahead of his tête-à-tête with Xi, PM Modi took to plogging — jogging while picking up litter — on a Mahabalipuram beach and called upon people to “ensure our public places are clean and tidy”.

The video on Twitter shows the prime minister picking up litter, including plastic bottles and wrappers, from the beach. He mentioned that he later handed over the ‘collection’ to Jeyaraj, a part of the hotel staff.

In his “Mann ki Baat” address, PM Modi had lauded the efforts of India’s first plogger — Ripu Daman — and acknowledged his efforts towards both Swachh Bharat and the Fit India movement.

Plogging is a fitness trend that began in Sweden in 2016. It was granted its title by Erik Ahlström, who is a ski and jogging supporter.

Modi Begins Day 2 of Mahabalipuram Summit With A Message

Earlier, PM Modi took to Twitter to post photos of his exercise and “refreshing” walk along the “scenic coast”.

PM Modi and Xi Jinping will meet for a one-on-one interaction on Saturday followed by lunch after which the Chinese president will leave for Nepal.

Belying the recent acrimony over the Kashmir issue, PM Modi and Xi held a two-and-half-hour “open and cordial” one-on-one discussion over dinner at Mahabalipuram — the bustling temple town — on Friday, vowing to jointly combat terrorism and radicalization, and signaling a recalibration of bilateral ties.

The meeting at the sumptuous Seashore temple association under a sea-facing bright shelter in the seaside town extended well beyond the programmed time as both the leaders, helped by two interpreters, touched upon a range of issues, including trade deficit, over sumptuous local delicacies, officials said.

TSPSC releases TRT SGT selection list

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The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has released the selection list of Second Grade Teacher posts (Telugu medium) which is based on the Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT).

The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) has released the selection list of Second Grade Teacher posts (Telugu medium) which is based on the Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT). The list of 3,325 candidates was updated on the official website of TSPSC — tspsc.gov.in. The TSPSC has taken relinquishment from the candidates upon the directions of the High Court and announced the list on Friday. Out of the total 3,786 vacancies, the selection list of 3,325 candidates was released. However, the results for 270 physically Handicapped(PH) vacancies will be released on the receipt of interchangeability in the PH categories from the Education department. In a release, TSPSC also said that the result of 117 vacancies was put on hold due to court cases and the remaining 74 vacancies were not filled due to the non-availablity of the eligible candidates.

35 per cent of children under five are stunted: Survey

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35 per cent of children under five are stunted: Survey

A first-ever federal CNNS issued by the Union Health Ministry has reported that about 35 percent of kids in the nation under five ages are stunted, 17 percent misused and 33 percent are puny.

The survey was conducted from 2016-18 in 30 states and Union Territories with technical support from UNICEF.

A UNICEF press release said it was one of the largest micronutrient surveys conducted globally covering anthropometric assessments of 1,12,000 children from 0-19 years of age, including more than 51,000 biological samples for children’s micronutrient status and risk factors for non-communicable diseases.

“In India, 35 percent of children under five are stunted, 17 percent are wasted and 33 percent are underweight,” the release said.

The CNN survey shows there is some progress in a reduction in malnutrition, as well as an effective reach of government programs to prevent Vitamin A and iodine deficiency in children in the age group of 1-4 years.

It says that overweight and obesity increasingly begin in childhood with a growing threat of non-communicable diseases like diabetes in school-aged children and adolescents.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said the CNNS gives the first comprehensive national set of data about child and adolescents nutrition, including the 5-14 year age group.

“This will help the government accelerate progress using evidence-based policies and programs to combat malnutrition and non-communicable diseases like diabetes in children and adolescents,” he said. The release citing the survey said that school-age children and adolescents were still at risk of malnutrition even as initiatives such as Poshan Abhiyaan 2018-22 have been launched.

“One in 4 adolescents aged 10-19 years remain thin for their age. Five percent of adolescents aged 10-19 years old were overweight or obese,” the release said.

It said another major concern for India was the high number of anemic children, adolescents, and women in the country.

The survey says that anemia affects youngest children and female adolescents the most:

“Anaemia was significantly higher in children aged 1-4 years (41 percent) compared to other age groups. Anemia prevalence in female adolescents aged 10-19 (40 percent) years was two times higher than male adolescents (18 percent),” the release said.

It said that overall, 41 percent of children in 1-4 years, 24 percent of those 5-9 years and 29 percent of adolescents 10-19 years were anemic.

The release said that a growing threat of non-communicable diseases was found in school-age children with 10 percent pre-diabetic and high triglycerides.

“Four percent of adolescents had high total cholesterol and high low-density lipoprotein (LDL). Hypertension (high blood pressure) was found in 5 percent of adolescents,” it said.

Pixel 4 pre-orders on Three UK will net you a free HP Chromebook 14

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Pixel 4 pre-orders on Three UK will net you a free HP Chromebook 14

Google is finally going to make the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL official at an event on October 15, and it’s high time that happens, as we’ve been flooded with a myriad of leaks left and right for the past few weeks. At this point, it seems like there’s nothing left to know about the devices, but today a Redditor spotted an advert in Nottingham, UK, that obviously went up too soon.

As you can see, if you pre-order a Pixel 4 or Pixel 4 XL from Three UK, you are going to receive a free HP Chromebook 14 laptop, which runs Google’s Chrome OS.

Depending on which specific HP Chromebook 14 model that is, that’s a £219.99 to £348 value right there. It’s interesting to see a laptop offered as a free perk when buying a smartphone, as we’re more used to accessories being bundled in this way, but Three clearly thinks it’s worth it.

Needless to say, this billboard confirms the Pixel 4’s design for the umpteenth time, after it was leaked seemingly every few days for a long while. It’s unclear if there will be such enticing promos in other markets as well, but we’re only a few days removed from the grand event now so we’ll find out soon enough.

RTC workers attempt to lay siege to MLA Gampa Govardhan house in Kamareddy

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RTC workers attempt to lay siege to MLA Gampa Govardhan house in Kamareddy

Kamareddy: RTC workers on Friday tried to lay siege the house of Kamareddy MLA Gampa Govardhan here. Earlier, along with the leaders of Telangana Teachers Union, who extended their support to the strike, the RTC staff took out a rally from bus stand to the MLA’s house, passing through several streets and they raised slogans against the State government and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao.

They formed human chain in front of the bus stand and performed Bathukamma dance. Their protest continued for one hour leading to traffic jam. From there, they went to the MLA’s house as a rally and as the MLA was not there in the house, they submitted a petition to the house gate. The RTC workers criticised that the Chief Minister is conspiring to privatise the public transport system. Speaking on the occasion, the Teachers Union leaders said that the RTC workers are not alone in their strike and they will support them. They demanded the CM to respond to the RTC workers’ strike immediately and to address their legitimate demands.

V V Vinayak, Tharun Bhascker don heroes’ hat

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V V Vinayak, Tharun Bhascker don heroes’ hat

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With the big launch of popular director V V Vinayak’s debut flick ‘Seenayya’ as a hero on Wednesday, the bandwagon of directors-turned-actors gets a booster shot.

With the big launch of popular director V V Vinayak’s debut flick ‘Seenayya’ as a hero on Wednesday, the bandwagon of directors-turned-actors gets a booster shot. “I didn’t believe Dil Raju when he approached me to play a hero in his film. Initially, I thought he was playing a prank on me but finally he convinced me with a good script,” said V V Vinayak at the muhurat.

V V Vinayak, Tharun Bhascker don heroes' hat

Whereas, his younger colleague Tharun Bhascker had no such doubts as he began shooting for his film ‘Meeku Matrame Cheptha’ since his friend and actor Vijay Devarkonda believed in his acting talent. “Vinayak playing a massy role, while Tharun essaying the role of a confused youngster in a new-age drama. But both have set a new trend of sorts and showed that directors can don hero roles and not just confine themselves to character roles like in the past,” says producer C Kalyan.

Earlier, Ram Gopal Varma announced that he will turning actor with his upcoming film ‘Cobra’, after rocking behind-the-camera for 28 years, “Personally, I think RGV is turning an actor to create hype around his film and not to pursue acting as such, unlike others,” says director Chandra Siddharth, who also appeared in a cameo in ‘NTR Mahanayakudu’ wherein he played legendary Dasari Narayana Rao on screen.
Actually, legendary Dasari Narayana Rao, played a protagonist in movies like ‘Mestri’ and ‘Picchodi Chethilo Raayi’ and did more than 20-odd movies. “Dasari Narayana Rao was always fascinated with acting and even bagged Nandi award for his performance in ‘Mestri’, while another legendary director K Vishwanath confined himself to dignified character roles in films like ‘Kalisundam Raa,’ ‘Narasimha Naidu’ and ‘Aadavari Matalaku…’ and others,” says director Srikanth Addala. Whereas, other young directors-turned-actors had to follow K Vishwanth and play father, brother and other character roles. For instance, Deviprasad who played dad to Sree Vishnu in ‘Needhi Naadhi Okate Zindagi,’ says, “I was interested in acting for quite some time and happened to get good roles to showcase my acting talent. Of course, I am a director, but like to explore acting as well,” he adds. Even director Bheemaneni Srinivas Rao, who played a key role in ‘Kudirithe Cuppu Coffee’ and ‘Friends Book,’ describes ‘acting as a hobby.’ Although V V Vinayak has been delivering duds like ‘Intelligent’ and lost his way, while Tharun is basking in the glory of hits like ‘Pellichoopulu’ and ‘Ee Nagaraniki Yemaiindi’ “For some directors, acting is just a break from their regular work. After taking lot of pressure as directors, few of them are turning actors since acting is much easier than direction. I would like to describe this scenario- a family man dancing in a marriage party, although he is not a professional dancer. Unlike Tamil directors like Cheran, S J Suryah and C Sundar who have become busy as actors,” concludes director B Gopal.

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