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Karnataka starts drive to guarantee Kannada language alternative at all ATMs
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Karnataka starts drive to guarantee Kannada language alternative at all ATMs

The Kannada Development Authority alongside the Karnataka State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) has launched a campaign to guarantee the Kannada language is provided as an option alongside English and Hindi at ATMs across the state. The Kannada alternative is especially required in rural zones, where a majority of individuals are as yet dependent on ATM kiosks for transactions as they haven't yet adapted to mobile banking, and aren't knowledgeable in English and Hindi. Kannada Development Authority Chairman TS Nagabharana disclosed to India Today that throughout the last numerous decades, there has been no distinct response on the requests made by the Karnataka government as far as language options at ATMs is concerned. "Good governance needs good communication. Good communication...
CM K. Chandrashekar Rao urges Amit Shah to release flood funds
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CM K. Chandrashekar Rao urges Amit Shah to release flood funds

Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao went on an outing to the corridors of intensity in New Delhi by approaching Union home minister Amit Shah and Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday. He is likewise expected to approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. Rao is believed to have asked Shah to release Disaster Management Funds for flood influenced Hyderabad during a 40-minute communication with the home minister separated from talking about different issues relating to the state. He reminded Shah that the state government had looked for a prompt relief of '1,350 crore for the loss incurred by the state because of heavy rains and had presented a report with respect to the equivalent. Rao left for New Delhi by a special flight from Begumpet airport on F...
Delhi AQI keeps on remaining in the very poor category
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Delhi AQI keeps on remaining in the very poor category

Delhi's air quality kept on excess in the very poor category on Friday morning. At 7am, the air quality index (AQI) was 335, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The average AQI on Thursday was 341. Notwithstanding, government offices have estimate a disintegration in air quality from December 4 onwards, as wind speed will lessen and turn quiet around December 6-7, and may plunge further. Simultaneously, a change is likely in wind design from north-westerly to easterly, which may bring dampness permitting aggregation of contaminations near the ground. Likewise, shallow haze toward the beginning of the day is normal on December 4-5. On a size of 0 to 500, an AQI esteem somewhere in the range of 300 and 400 is viewed as poor, and that over 400 is viewed as extre...
Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody
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Russia says India to provide 100 million doses of Sputnik antibody

One of the engineers of Russia's Sputnik V Covid immunization reported on Friday that India-based drugmaker Hetero will deliver in excess of 100 million dosages of the punch. “Hetero, one of India’s leading generic pharmaceutical companies, have agreed to produce in India over 100 million doses per year of the world’s first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus infection – Sputnik V,” the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said in a statement, adding that production was expected to start in early 2021. Recently, Russia said break results from the Sputnik V clinical preliminaries indicated the antibody was 95 percent compelling, like other global immunization producers that have likewise distributed test outcomes demonstrating adequacy paces of 90% and higher. Russia...
PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting to audit India’s Coronavirus immunization methodology
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PM Narendra Modi holds a meeting to audit India’s Coronavirus immunization methodology

PM Narendra Modi on Friday held a virtual meeting with top officials including those from the centre's think-tank NITI Aayog on India's methodology for building up a COVID-19 immunization and making it accessible to the masses. "Held a meeting to review India's vaccination strategy and the way forward. Important issues related to progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed," PM Modi tweeted. "Reviewed various issues like prioritisation of population groups, reaching out to HCWs, cold-chain Infrastructure augmentation, adding vaccinators and tech platform for vaccine roll-out," he tweeted. Held a meeting to audit India's immunization procedure and the path forward. Significant issues identified with progress of immunization improvement, reg...
PM Narendra Modi to lead the Indian delegation at the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on November 10: ME
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PM Narendra Modi to lead the Indian delegation at the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit on November 10: ME

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are required to meet face-to-face virtually at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on November 10. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said Modi will lead the Indian delegation at the summit. "The prime minister will lead the Indian delegation to the 20th summit of the SCO council of heads of state which will be held in the virtual format on Nov 10. The meeting will be chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin," MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said. India has been focusing on growing its participation with the SCO, an eight-country regional grouping, that represents around 42 percent of the world's population and 20% of the global GDP. The Chinese delegation at the summit ...
Telangana continues registration of properties after the launch  of the Dharani portal
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Telangana continues registration of properties after the launch of the Dharani portal

The registration of properties continued in Telangana on Monday in the wake of having been halted in the first week of September. With the launch of the Dharani portal on October 29 by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the registration of properties was formally continued. Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar launched the services of Dharani at the Shamshabad Tahsildar office. On the first day up until this point, 946 people paid the fee for registration and another 888 farmers booked slots on the Dharani portal for registering their properties on a later date. Property owners can book a slot on the portal subsequent to paying Rs 200 at Mee Seva Centers. The registration of properties began in 570 mandals across Telangana, barring Hyderabad. The registration of non-agriculture prope...
All educational institutions  to stay shut in Odisha till Nov 30
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All educational institutions to stay shut in Odisha till Nov 30

All educational institutions will stay shut in Odisha till November 30 and classes for 9th to 12th standards will return from November 16, said the Odisha government on Saturday. “In pursuance of the revised guidelines issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (GoI) vide Order dated September 30 to re-open more activities in areas outside Containment Zones and to extend the lockdown in Containment Zones up to October 31 for containment of COVID-19 and read with Order dated October 27, the State Government do hereby direct that guidelines shall be in force in the State of Odisha,” an Order by the state government stated. “All academic institutions will remain closed till Nov 30, 2020. However, the classes of 9th and 12th standards in schools under the control/superi...
Kerala Government reports the base cost of 16 agricultural products
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Kerala Government reports the base cost of 16 agricultural products

Kerala Government, in a first of its sort activity in the nation, has declared a base cost of 16 agricultural products, including vegetables, fruits, and tubers. The plan intended to protect farmers from antagonistic price fluctuation will become effective on November 1. The State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the base cost would give relief and backing both traditional ranchers and those recently farming the land. Upwards of 16 agricultural produce would be secured under the first stage. Crops, for example, tapioca, nendran banana, pineapple, bitter gourd, cucumber, snake gourd, tomato, cabbage and beans have been included for the base price, which would be 20% over the production cost of the vegetables. On the off chance that the market cost plunged beneath the base...
India’s information security law can possibly drive the digital economy, says Facebook
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India’s information security law can possibly drive the digital economy, says Facebook

Social media goliath Facebook on Friday said that the information insurance law in progress can possibly push the nation's digital economy and global digital trade. The organization's comment came following a conference by a Joint Committee of Parliament on Data Protection Bill, 2019, led by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi. “We deeply appreciate the opportunity to discuss data regulation issues with the Hon’ble Members of Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill. We believe that India’s data protection law has the potential to propel the country’s digital economy and global digital trade, and we wholeheartedly support this effort,” a Facebook company spokesperson said. The parliamentary panel on Friday tested social media giant Facebook about the quantum of their income, benef...