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- Secularism: Oil PSUs тАФ IOC, ONGC, GAIL, BPCL and HPCL тАФ have committed Rs 100 crore for the redevelopment of Badrinath Dham, one of the holiest shrines of Hindus, as a spiritual smart hill town. Counter argument: Govt companies’ money could have been used for fixing oxygen shortage in Corona wave 2.0 instead of developing religious sites. Counter-counter argument: Infrastructure development will boost tourism, Construction activities also help creation of jobs.
Economy?
- Black money: To discourage cash intensive economy and black money earlier Central Board of Direct taxes banned cash transactions beyond тВ╣2 lakh. But because of coronavirus wave 2.0, CBDT allowed hospitals, dispensaries and Covid care centres to accept cash payments in excess of Rs 2 lakh from patients or kin till May 31. Although hospitals will have to keep a record of PAN or Aadhaar. points to consider 1) why is corona treatment costing more than Rs.2 lakh!? instead of controlling prices/loot-bazaar/encouraging cashless health insurance for everyone, why is govt allowing cash payment to facilitate their business! рдХреЛрд░реЛрдирд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЗрд▓рд╛рдЬ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП тВ╣200000 рд╕реЗ рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рдХреИрд╢/рдирдЧрджреА рдореЗрдВ рднреБрдЧрддрд╛рди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж, рдЪрдбреНрдбреА-рдмрдирд┐рдпрд╛рди рдХреЗ рдЕрд▓рд╛рд╡рд╛ рдФрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдмрдЪреЗрдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ, – рдпрд╣ рднреА рдЧреМрд░ рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╖рдп рд╣реИ.
Science?
- Lockdown: KARNATAKA over 45,000 Covid cases daily in the past week, so the State government imposed a total lockdown from May 10 to May 24 to break the chain of Covid transmission. рд╕реЛрдЪреЛ рдЗрд╕ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдХреЗ рдЗрдВрдЯрд░рд╡реНрдпреВ рдХреИрдВрдбрд┐рдбреЗрдЯ рдпреВрдкреАрдПрд╕рд╕реА рдкреИрдирд▓ рдХреЛ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╡рд╛рдм рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗ “рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдФрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд▓реЛрдЧ, рдХреЛрд░реЛрдирд╛ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╣реА рдЧрдВрднреАрд░ рдФрд░ рдЬрд┐рдореНрдореЗрджрд╛рд░ рд╣реИрдВ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рд░реЛрдЬ рдХреЗ рд╕рд┐рд░реНрдл 45000 рд▓реЛрдЧ рд╣реА рдмреАрдорд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ.” рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдХреЛрдЪрд┐рдВрдЧ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд╣рдореЗрд╢рд╛ рдпрд╣реА рд╕рд┐рдЦрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрд░рд╛рдм рдирд╣реАрдВ рдмреЛрд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реИ, рд╕рдм рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рдХрд╛рд░рд╛рддреНрдордХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдмреЛрд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реИ.
- Corona variant, called B.1.617, first found in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, has received a lot of attention because of its ability to transmit at a faster rate and, possibly, also to evade the immune response. HEALTH AUTHORITIES in England have labelled it as a variant of concern (VOC).
- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs( NSAIDs): these medicines are common treatments for acute pain and rheumatological diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. Previously it was thought that NSAIDs Will create dangerous side effects on Corona patients. But new research says they are safe.
- Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by ChinaтАЩs Sinopharm: recieved emergency use authorisation from WHO. So, it may be Given to poor people in third world countries free of cost under UN-backed COVAX programme.
- CoWIN portal: If a person is registered but he does not get vaccination because of vaccine shortage / missing appointment, Still the system was generating messages that “User has received vaccination.” So, A NEW feature has been added to the CoWIN portal. Now, anyone who has registered on the portal, will have to produce a four digit security code /OTP t the vaccination centre to verify themselves.
Ethics GSM4тШпя╕П
- Compassion for death row criminals: USA’s South Carolina State government is unable to get lethal injections from pharmaceutical companies for convicted criminals facing death penalty. So the state government is now enacting a bill/law that death-row criminals will face either A) electric chair or B) firing squad when lethal injection is not possible. Human right activists are opposed that death should be painless (like in Lethal injection with sleeping drugs) Whereas electric chair and firing squad are very painful. And if People are killed through firing squad then what is the difference between a democracy like the USA and a dictatorship like North Korea?тАЭ Question: As an MLA in South Carolina Vidhan Sabha Will you vote in favour of this bill or not? рдЕрдореЗрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдХреА рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рдлрд╛рд░реНрдорд╛рд╕реНрдпреВрдЯрд┐рдХрд▓ рдХрдВрдкрдирд┐рдпреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЬрд╣рд░реАрд▓рд╛ рдЗрдВрдЬреЗрдХреНрд╢рди рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдХрд┐ рд╡рд╣ рдореГрддреНрдпреБрджрдВрдб рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рдХреИрджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рд░ рд╕рдХреЗ. рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдРрд╕рд╛ рд╡рд┐рдзреЗрдпрдХ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдЖрдИ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЬрд╣рд░реАрд▓рд╛ рдЗрдВрдЬреЗрдХреНрд╢рди рдирд╣реАрдВ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛ рддреЛ рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпреБрдд-рдХреБрд░реНрд╕реА рдпрд╛ рдлрд╛рдпрд░рд┐рдВрдЧ рд╕реНрдХреНрд╡рд╛рдб рдХреА рдмрдВрджреВрдХреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рдЙрдбрд╝рд╛ рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗ. рдорд╛рдирд╡-рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рдЖрдВрджреЛрд▓рдирдЬреАрд╡реА рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд░реЛрдз рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХреА рдХреИрджреА рдХреЛ рджрдпрд╛рдкреВрд░реНрдг рддрд░реАрдХреЗ рд╕реЗ рдФрд░ рдмрд┐рдирд╛ рджрд░реНрдж рдХреЗ рдорд╛рд░рдирд╛ рдЪрд╛рд╣рд┐рдП-рдЬреЛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдЬрд╣рд░реАрд▓реЗ рдЗрдВрдЬреЗрдХреНрд╢рди рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдВрднрд╡ рд╣реИ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рдЙрд╕рдореЗрдВ рдиреАрдВрдж рдХреА рджрд╡рд╛рдИ рднреА рдорд┐рд▓рд╛рдИ рд╣реЛрддреА рд╣реИ рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдП рдХреИрджреА рдХреЛ рджрд░реНрдж рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реЛрддрд╛, рдФрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдиреАрдВрдж рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рдорд░ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ. рд╡рд┐рдзрд╛рдпрдХ рдХреЗ рд░реБрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдк рдЗрд╕ рдмрд┐рд▓/рд╡рд┐рдзреЗрдпрдХ рдкрд░ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рд╡реЛрдЯ рдХрд░реЗрдВрдЧреЗ?
- Money landing in Corona: MONEY lenders have submitted memorandum to the District Collector demanding that 1) they be included in essential services so they can keep their money lending shops open in Corona, as they lend money to the needy on gold and silver ornaments. 2) Many people are at home with no work. They want to borrow money and banks are not passing the loans for purchasing remdesivir and oxygen cylinder in black market. So, if our money lending shops are not allowed to open, people have to suffer a lot. 3) We are small players catering to the middle class and lower income groups. If our shops are allowed to open, the poor with benefit. But the policeman are forcibly shutting down our shops in the name of Corona. Question: As District Collector (IAS) will you permit this or not? рдмреНрдпрд╛рдЬ рдкрд░ рдкреИрд╕рд╛ рдШреБрдорд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рд╕рд╛рд╣реВрдХрд╛рд░ рдмреЛрд▓ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рд╣рдордХреЛ рднреА “рдЖрд╡рд╢реНрдпрдХ рд╕реЗрд╡рд╛” рдореЗрдВ рдЧрд┐рдирд╛ рдЬрд╛рдП рдФрд░ рдХреЛрд░реЛрдирд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рджреБрдХрд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдЦреЛрд▓рдиреЗ рдЦреБрд▓реА рд░рдЦрдиреЗ рдХреА рдЕрдиреБрдорддрд┐ рд╣реЛ рдХреНрдпреЛрдВрдХрд┐ рддрднреА рддреЛ рд▓реЛрдЧ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕реЛрдиреЗ рдЬрд╡рд╛рд╣рд░рд╛рдд рдЧрд┐рд░рд╡реА рд░рдЦ рдХреЗ рдмреНрд▓реИрдХ рдореЗрдВ рд░реЗрдорджреЗрд╕реАрд╡рд┐рд░ рдЗрдВрдЬреЗрдХреНрд╢рди рдФрд░ рдСрдХреНрд╕реАрдЬрди рд╕рд┐рд▓реЗрдВрдбрд░ рдЦрд░реАрдж рдкрд╛рдПрдВрдЧреЗ. рд╡рд░рдирд╛ рдмреИрдВрдХ рд╡рд╛рд▓реЗ рддреЛ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд▓реЛрди рдореЗрдВ рдкреИрд╕рд╛ рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ! рддреЛ рдбрд┐рд╕реНрдЯреНрд░рд┐рдХреНрдЯ рдХрд▓реЗрдХреНрдЯрд░ рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдирдХреА рдЗрд╕ рдЕрд░реНрдЬреА рдкрд░ рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╡рд╛рдм рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗ?
- Religious belief in Corona: A video has become viral on social media showing a large number of women devotees took out a religious procession (kalash yatra) in Sanand of Ahmedabad district, amid a raging Covid-19 pandemic. The community believed that prayers to Lord Baliyadev will help them get rid of diseases including Covid-19. As Superintendent of Police (IPS) What will you do? “рдХреЛрд░реЛрдирд╛ рд╕реЗ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рдЧрд╛рдВрд╡ рдХреЛ рдмрдЪрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд╣рдо рдПрдХ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рдХрд▓рд╢ рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдирд┐рдХрд╛рд▓реА рд╣реИ” рдРрд╕рд╛ рд╡реАрдбрд┐рдпреЛ рд╕реЛрд╢рд▓ рдореАрдбрд┐рдпрд╛ рдкрд░ рд╡рд╛рдпрд░рд▓ рд╣реБрдЖ рддреЛ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдПрд╕рдкреА рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдк рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдХрд░реЗрдВрдЧреЗ?
- Greed /Lack of cyber-awareness: Cybercriminals create a fake website. It mentioned that the Gujarat government had launched a scheme of free laptop and free tablet for students who just completed class 12.The website had demanded Rs. 500 for registration. 71 Students duped. рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рдпреЛрдЬрдирд╛ рдХрд╛ рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ, рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░реА рдиреМрдХрд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдлреЙрд░реНрдо рднрд░рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ- рдлрд░реНрдЬреА рд╡реЗрдмрд╕рд╛рдЗрдЯ рдмрдирд╛рдХрд░ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХреЛ рдмреЗрд╡рдХреВрдл рдмрдирд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬрд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИ.
- Disguise/sting operation: Pune Police Commissioner Krishna Prakash takes disguise of a bearded man “Jamal Kamal Khan” wearing a kurta and a skull cap And visits various Police stations to find 1) Pimpri Police Station refused to write his complain about emergency Ambulance Service charging тВ╣5000, And ask him to visit another police station in the middle of the night. Thus, they were not sensitive towards the complainants,” 2) In the police station, Many accused, arrested on different charges,crammed in one lock-up violating Covid protocol of social distancing. рдкреБрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рдЬрдорд╛рдиреЗ рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рдорд╣рд╛рд░рд╛рдЬрд╛ рд╡реЗрд╢ рдмрджрд▓рдХрд░ рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рд╣рд╛рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рд░рд╛рдд рдХреЛ рдирд┐рдХрд▓рддреЗ рдереЗ. рдЖрдЬ рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдХрдорд┐рд╢реНрдирд░ рдРрд╕рд╛ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВ.
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- Death: Music composer Vanraj Bhatia (Mumbai) won National Award and Padma Shri. Associated with music of Bharat Ek khoj, Manthan (Amul Song), Waagle ki Duniya, Banegi Apni Baat and Tamas etc.
- Death: Dhirubhai L Sheth, political scientist and philosopher. member of the National Commission for Backward Classes from 1993 to 1996
- Appointment: AINRC leader N Rangasamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Puducherry. He will lead a coalition government of BJP members in his cabinet
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