Morning Digest – March 20, 2021

Morning Digest – March 20, 2021

The Supreme Court on Friday found prima facie no harm in state legislatures, such as in Kerala and West Bengal, passing resolutions against central laws such as the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act or the controversial new agricultural laws.

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said that there should be no doubt about the efficacy and safety of the two vaccines to be administered in India and informed the Lok Sabha that the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be carried forward in the coming times . day.

According to an analysis by the Pew Research Center, India’s middle class may shrink by a third due to the 2020 pandemic-induced recession, while the number of poor people – less than 150 – per day – is earning more than double. In comparison, Chinese incomes remained relatively low, with the middle class population declining by just 2%.

The Department of Science and Technology (DST) has funded a clinical trial at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, to determine whether chanting of the Gayatri Mantra, a religious hymn, and the yoga of pranayama The practice of COD can improve COVID-19 in a subset of patients, as well as aid in the quality of recovery.

A rapid exchange between top US and Chinese officials in Alaska on Friday, which played out in the eyes of the media as a whole, marked the beginning of a new phase in US-China relations – one that was new to India. There are challenges.

Union Minister of State for Agriculture Parshottam Rupala on Friday questioned the methodology and data accuracy of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report in the Rajya Sabha, which ranked India 94th (out of 107 countries) in 2020.

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Center to respond to a petition challenging the new information technology rules, which seeks to regulate the digital news media. A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh has asked the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to give their response to the petition by April 16, the next date of hearing.

The Lok Sabha on Friday passed a bill to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR Act) through voice vote, in which Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the amendments will create jobs and provide advanced technology to private players. Will allow you to join. Mining area.

Upset over the increase in incidents of crimes against women passengers, the Indian Railways has launched a detailed security scheme to ensure the safety of women in its premises. Of the 23 million passengers who travel in trains on the railway network every day, about 4.6 million are female passengers. Most of the complaints related to molestation, eve, harassment, and unauthorized entry of male passengers into the coach are reserved for women.

Six tigers – four adults and two sub-adults, have been unaccounted for since March 2020 at the Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary in Rajasthan. However, the state’s forest officials are not ready to label them “missing” and have denied reports that they may go hunting.

According to its spokesperson and Jaffna MLA MA Sumantiran, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) “has high expectations” that India will vote in Sri Lanka next week on a UN resolution to promote reconciliation, accountability and human rights.

India is in a mood to experiment in this series against England, in an effort to get the team structure ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup later this year. New players like Ishaan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Rahul Chahar have got a chance, while experienced men including Rohit Sharma have taken some rest.

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