'Power of Siberia' gas pipeline cements China-Russia bond
A video of 'Power of Siberia' gas pipeline from Russia to China:
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday remotely inaugurated the “Power of Siberia” gas pipeline — a massive cross-border undertaking not only central to China’s energy security but also for bolstering special ties between Beijing and Moscow. The 30-year project is anchored by a $400 billion gas deal.
Also read: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/putin-xi-launch-landmark-russian-gas-pipeline-to-china/article30137425.ece
December 06, 2019
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Chef opens school for parotta making
Mr. Khasim, who began a school for people wanting to learn the art of making the perfect parottas three years ago in Koodal Nagar, says that the dish must be crispy and flaky on the outside but soft and easy to tear. The flat bread should be able to soak Madurai's preferred gravy- chicken salna- into its layers while holding it all together steadily.
He says that the city's undying love for the dish has led to a boom as it is now widely popular. It has also created a market in various other districts of Tamil Nadu and locations outside the country including Dubai, Sharjah, Malaysia, Singapore and the Maldives.
“This is why so many young people are waiting to learn how to make parottas. There is a large manpower shortage in the hotel industry as many people are unaware of the perfect way of rolling, shaping and making a parotta. Hoteliers in resorts outside India want to recruit south Indian masters because of our unique way of rolling out the dough without the help of a rolling pin. That is when I decided to open the school three years ago and impart my knowledge,” he says.
December 03, 2019
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What does the merger of NSSO and CSO entail?
A video of NSSO and CSO merger:
On May 23, the government announced that the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) will be merged with the Central Statistics Office to form the National Statistical Office (NSO). Many believe that this move will undermine the autonomy of the NSSO which has been at the centre of various public controversies over data on economic growth and unemployment. The NSO will be headed by the secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI). This is in contrast to the original plan proposed by experts to merge various statistical bodies such as the NSSO and others to create a unified statistics body that is accountable to Parliament, rather than the government.
Also read: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/what-does-the-merger-of-national-sample-survey-office-and-central-statistics-office-entail/article27401039.ece
December 03, 2019
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The sea is foaming at this Chennai beach
Visitors to Chennai's Pattinampakkam beach have recently been witnessing white foam, rolling in along with the waves
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Ocean foam is a common phenomenon during the monsoon after heavy rain, when the winds are swift and swirly.
Experts say detergent residues in rivers and canals mix with the saline water and get whipped up due to the action of the winds to form foam.
Doctors say playing in it could cause skin irritation and other issues. Ingestion could cause digestive ailments.
December 03, 2019
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Indian Navy's first woman pilot takes her wings
On December 2, Sub Lieutenant Shivangi earned her ‘wings’, going down in history as the first-ever woman to steer an Indian naval aircraft to the skies.
“You don’t need to be super talented to fly an aircraft, but you need to work really hard and stay focused,” she says.
“Flying goes against your natural instincts. Hence the importance of focus and skill sets,” she adds.
“But she’s an altogether different person in the cockpit – a quick learner and an adept flyer,” vouches Lieutenant Commander Rahul Yadav, one of her instructors at INAS 550.
Before joining the Navy, Shivangi had only seen the sea in Goa as a tourist. “At Muzzafarpur, Navy meant sailing to people and naval aviation was unknown. Maybe now it will have better visibility,” she says.
She has logged some 100 flying hours so far, with over 60 on the Dornier as part of the course.
This will be followed by another six months of mission-based flying in which she will get to learn to exploit the aircraft for its operational role. The bigger dream, however, is to eventually qualify to fly the P8I long-range maritime recce aircraft.
By December-end, two more women pilots of the Navy, Sub Lt. Shubhangi and Sub Lt. Divya will also get their wings at Yelahanka where they trained with the Air Force.
December 02, 2019
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The Agriculture Minister could not define the term 'farmer'
"Who is a farmer?"
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar was unable to answer this question recently in the Rajya Sabha.
In the National Policy for Farmers, which was officially approved by the Centre in 2007 there is a clear and comprehensive definition available for the term farmer.
'For the purpose of this Policy, the term ‘FARMER’ is referred to a person actively engaged in the economic and/or livelihood activity of growing crops and producing other primary agricultural commodities.
It will include all agricultural operational holders, cultivators, agricultural labourers, sharecroppers tenants, poultry and livestock rearers, fishers, beekeepers, gardeners, pastoralists, non-corporate planters and planting labourers.
It will also include persons engaged in various farming related occupations such as sericulture, vermiculture and agro-forestry.
The term will also include tribal families / persons engaged in shifting cultivation and in the collection, use and sale of minor and non-timber forest produce.
The National Policy for Farmers was drafted by the National Commission of Farmers headed by M.S. Swaminathan. The Centre provides income support to all farmer families who own cultivable land, via the PM-KISAN scheme.
December 02, 2019
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All about FASTag
A video of FASTag:
From December 15, 2019, FASTag, a prepaid rechargeable tag for toll payments, on national highways will become mandatory for all vehicles. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways extended the earlier deadline of December 1 on Friday.
What is FASTag?
It is a prepaid radio-frequency identification-enabled tag that facilitates automatic deduction of toll charges. The new system will now do away away with a stop-over of vehicles and cash transactions at toll plazas. Projected as the ‘Aadhaar’ card for vehicles, the FASTag electronic toll collection programme is being implemented by the Indian Highways Management Company Limited (IHMCL), a company incorporated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), and the National Payments Corporation of India in coordination with Toll Plaza Concessionaires, tag issuing agencies and banks.
Currently, FASTag can be bought from 22 certified banks, through various online platforms, online applications and at select points-of-sale locations.
Also read: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/how-will-the-fastag-toll-collection-programme-help-cut-delays-and-losses-on-indias-highways/article30125880.ece
December 01, 2019
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All about the 2019 Jharkhand elections
It is election time in Jharkhand, a State known for its political instability. Until 2014, the longest stint for any chief minister here was just 2 years and 4 months. The shortest? A mere 10 days.
The incumbent chief minister Raghubar Das of the BJP is the only one to have completed a full term. Mr. Das is also the first non-tribal chief minister of the State.
Jharkhand has seen nine different governments since its inception 19 years ago. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren and BJP leader Arjun Munda have served as Chief Ministers thrice, but never for 5 years at a stretch.
Mr. Soren has never been even elected as an MLA. The State has been put under President's rule thrice. Apart from Orissa and Meghalaya, Jharkhand is the only State to have had an independent candidate as Chief Minister.
This year, while the BJP has decided to stand alone, Congress has tied up with JMM and Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal. Four former state chiefs of the Congress have switched sides in the last four months. Rebel BJP leader Saryu Rai will face the incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das as an independent in the elections. The results will be announced on December 23.
November 30, 2019
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All about the Transgender Persons Bill
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019 was passed by Parliament on November 26, 2019. The Bill defines a transperson as someone whose gender does not match the one assigned at birth. It prohibits discrimination against them in employment, education, housing, healthcare and other services.
The Bill allows self perception of gender identity. But it mandates that each person would have to be recognised as ‘transgender’ on the basis of a certificate of identity issued by a district magistrate.
A recommendation from the 2016 Standing Committee to have a screening committee was rejected. Opposition MPs have raised concerns about certain provisions in the Bill.
The trans community has also vehemently rejected the Bill citing several clauses that are detrimental to their fundamental rights:
1) The Bill | States that transgender persons will have the right to “self-perceived” gender identity.
Activists | Change of gender identity in documents cannot be done without a certification by the District Magistrate after proof of a sex reassignment surgery is provided.
2) The Bill | Enforces a minor’s right of residence compelling any transperson below 18 to cohabit with their natal family.
Activists | Families are often a source of gruesome violence against the trans community leading them to separate from the natal family.
3) The Bill | Criminalises begging.
Activists |It does not offer reservations for employment and education.
4) The Bill | Strongly focuses on transwomen and hijras.
Activists | There is little emphasis on the intersex, gender queer and even transmen.
November 30, 2019
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The life of Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is all set to be sworn in as the next chief minister of Maharashtra. He will lead the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress alliance government, called Maha Vikas Aghadi, in Maharashtra.
Born on 27 July 1960, he took charge of the party after his father passed away in 2012. He started his political journey when he began handling the daily business of the Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamna
November 28, 2019
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Mannequins dressed as traffic police in Bengaluru
The understaffed and overworked Bengaluru Traffic Police have come up with yet another novel initiative to get motorists to follow traffic rules and observe lane discipline.
They have installed as many as 200 life-sized mannequins at troublesome junctions in Bengaluru. The hope is that the mannequins, dressed as traffic police, will deter repeat offenders. The idea is along the lines of farmers using scarecrows to discourage birds from destroying their crops.
The mannequins have been outfitted with standard police uniforms, reflector jackets, hats, boots, masks and even sunglasses, in an attempt to trick motorists into believing that it is a real cop.
November 27, 2019
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Uber loses licence in London
Uber has lost its license in London. Transport for London cited “several breaches that placed passengers and their safety at risk” including concerns about imposter drivers. London represents 3% to 5% of Uber’s business. Uber has 21 days to file an appeal and can continue operating during the appeals process. It posted a $1.16 billion loss in the latest quarter and its shares fell 1.5% in New York.
It’s the latest chapter in Uber’s rocky history with London transport officials, who have subjected the San Francisco-based tech company to ever tighter scrutiny over concerns about passenger safety and security.
November 27, 2019
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Fadnavis' Second CM Stint Among India's Shortest
A video of shortest tenures as CM
Devendra Fadnavis’ second tenure as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra has turned out to be one of the shortest in Indian history. He holds the distinction of being a ‘three day CM’ along with his Karnataka counterpart B.S. Yediyurappa.
Mr. Fadnavis tendered his resignation on Tuesday evening, hours after the Supreme Court asked the BJP government to prove its majority in Maharashtra Assembly tomorrow. Mr. Fadnavis failed to reach the magic figure of 145, the number of MLAs required to support him to win the confidence motion.
Also read: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/devendra-fadnavis-three-day-stint-as-chief-minister-one-of-the-shortest/article30087530.ece
November 26, 2019
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Hyderabad deploys robot to clean manholes
HMC has introduced mechanised cleaning of manholes and sewerage lines in its Serilingampally zone, by pressing robotic machinery into service.
Raheja Group has sponsored the machinery costing ₹32 lakh, by spending from its its Corporate Social Responsibility fund. Mayor Bonthu Ram Mohan inaugurated the machinery and said as part of transforming Hyderabad into a global city, the GHMC is introducing latest technology and infrastructure in sanitation wing.
Towards this end, the corporation has already brought in sweeping machines for cleaning of the roads and mini jetting machines for cleaning of sewer lines.
Equipped with four cameras, and a screen to view from above, the robotic machinery can clean the manholes of up to 30 feet depth, a statement from GHMC informed. Based on its performance in Serilingampally, it will be introduced in other zones too.
November 26, 2019
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Abandoned baby elephant finds new mother and home
A wild male baby elephant was rescued from a water tank in Assam's Narangi army camp. The elephant which was separated from its mother and herd now receives care from 'Madhabi', a female elephant at an Assam zoo. Assam is home to one of the largest number of wild elephants in India. Tejas Mariswamy, a zoo official, speaks on video about how the elephant was found and how 'Madhabi' adopted the baby elephant.
November 26, 2019
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A place on Earth where no life can exist
A video of a place where no life can exist.
Researchers have found an aquatic environment on the Earth with complete absence of any form of life, an advance that may lead to an improved understanding of the limits of habitability. The study, published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, revealed that any form of microbial life was absent in the hot, saline, hyperacid ponds of the Dallol geothermal field in Ethiopia. - PTI
November 25, 2019
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Catering unit by transwomen a big hit
From weddings to political meeting, Nambu Nayaki Catering Service, a catering unit run by transwomen has ensured success though inimitable taste.
Started by Ms. Jeyachithra, it has been running successfully for the last seven years, overcoming stigma and down right rejection.
While her chicken biryani is the most sought after, Ms. Jeyachithra is an expert in cooking other non-vegetarian delicacies, including mutton kofta, meen kozhambu and nandu gravy.
The catering unit is much in demand not just for social occasions like weddings, baby showers, and birthday parties, but also for meetings of political parties.
November 25, 2019
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What is the Places of Worship Act?
When the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute was at its height in the early 1990s, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations also laid claim to two other mosques. The Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah in Mathura.
A civil suit by a temple trust claimed the site of the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi. Security camps were added between Shahi Idgah and the Krishna temple in Mathura.
The P.V. Narasimha Rao government enacted in September 1991 a special law to freeze the status of places of worship.
The Act declared that the religious character of a place of worship shall continue to be the same as it was on August 15, 1947.
It says no person shall convert any place of worship of any religious denomination into one of a different denomination or section.
The Act provides for imprisonment up to three years and a fine. But the law kept the disputed structure at Ayodhya out of its purview. Mainly because it was the subject of prolonged litigation and also to providing scope for a possible negotiated settlement.
November 25, 2019
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The story of Muscoth halwa
About 55 kms south of Thoothukudi main town, in a sleepy little hamlet called Mudalur, Muscoth halwa is prepared every day. This year, the unique halwa, turns 50.
As the weekend begins, the village barely shows signs of activity, other than outside the family-owned AJJ and SJ sweet shops, where original muscoth halwa is made and sold.
A Joseph, who passed away in 2002, at the age of 78, is credited for bringing this halwa to Mudalur from Ceylon where it was a popular sweet over 100 years ago. In Sinhalese, muscoth is coconut milk. He discovered it during his trips to Sri Lanka in the 1950s and liked the taste so much that he got the recipe from shops there — and satiated his craving by making it himself at home once he returned. However, he replaced wheat with maida (refined flour) and added coconut milk, sugar and cashew nut powder for a distinct flavour.
But Joseph’s son, J Jeyaseelan, sensed a business opportunity in the sweet his father excelled in preparing. So, in 1969, he set up a small production unit and a shop called AJJ Sweets. In the beginning, the halwa was made manually but as its popularity and demand grew, production was gradually mechanised in 2001. Sam remembers eating the halwa from the shop as a child. The second, smaller SJ sweet shop was established in 2000 and is managed by Jeyaseelan’s nephews, Simon and Johnson, who run their own production unit. “We have no branches,” says Simon Joseph, who started working in this business two decades ago.
November 22, 2019
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How to feed butterflies
In a move to step up Singanallur tank as a biodiversity hotspot in the city and to supplement nectar need of visiting butterflies, feeders were installed along the tank bund on Sunday.
The feeders are points where fruits, minerals and sugar solutions will be placed on trays for the butterflies. This will supplement the nectar need of butterflies visiting the tank bund.
As of now, Centre for Urban Biodiversity Conservation and Education (CUBE) in collaboration with Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation have installed three butterfly feeders on the tank bund. After studying the visiting pattern of butterflies, more feeders will be placed.
As per surveys done by volunteers, 110 species of butterflies have been spotted in and around the tank. The winged visitors include Black-spotted Pierrot, sighting of which has not been recorded anywhere in the Western Ghats part of entire Tamil Nadu, said S. Varun, a volunteer of CUBE.
S. Prasanna Ramasamy, Deputy Commissioner of Coimbatore Corporation, inaugurated the butterfly feeders in the presence of C. Kunhikannan, Scientist with the Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, S. Singaram, chairman of United Round Table 186, environmentalist P. Sureshkumar, volunteers of CUBE, and visitors.
November 21, 2019
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A Kashmiri woman takes part in an exercise during a recruitment drive for Special Police Officers (SPO) at Nowgam in Srinagar. According to reports, more than 23,000 candidates applied for 100 SPO posts in Kashmir Valley this year. 📸: Nissar Ahmad
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Students from Priyadarshini Institute of Science and Technology for Women in Khammam forming the word ‘Disha’ (pseudonym for the Hyderabad veterinarian who was raped and murdered ) as a tribute on Thursday. The four accused in the rape and murder case have been killed in an exchange of fire with the police at Chatanpally of Shadnagar, barely 400 metres from where the victim was burnt. As the news broke locals gathered at the encounter site to congratulate the policemen. They burst crackers and distributed sweets claiming "justice was delivered to the victim." | 📷 G.N. Rao, Nagara Gopal
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The Hindu photographer M. Sathyamoorthy captured a moment between two Red-whiskered bulbul feasting on banana at a residence in Ooty.
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Burst of colours: Folk artists called Puravantarua performing ‘Guggalaa’, a ritual related to Lord Veerabhadreshwara, during the Veerabhadreshwar Jatra Mahotsavaa in old Hubballi, Karnataka. | 📷 Kiran Bakale
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A hand rickshaw puller sleeping under a bridge after a hard day's work near Gariahat in Kolkata. The West Bengal Government has restricted the use of such rickshaws in certain pockets of the city in an effort to replace these hand-pulled rickshaws with electric ones. | 📷 K.R. Deepak
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In a survey done by the Centre for #Bhutan Studies in 2015, 91.2% of Bhutanese reported they were happy and 43.4% were deeply happy. That’s a lot of #happiness.
The Gross Nation Happiness survey in Bhutan found a direct correlation between education and happiness. Only 32% of those without formal schooling claimed 'deep' happiness compared with 60% of those with a high school education. A significant number of older Bhutanese who have never attended school are literate thanks to monastic and other non-formal means of education.
Author-photographer Pearl Jenifer captured slices of life for our weekly photo feature. Click the link in bio for more.
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The shores of Pattinampakkam beach in Chennai have been witnessing white foam, rolling in along with the waves, for the past two days.
During the monsoon, after heavy rain, when the winds are swift and swirly, ocean foam is a common phenomenon. Experts say detergent residues in rivers and canals mix with the saline water and get whipped up due to the action of the winds to form foam. Doctors say playing in it could cause skin irritation and other issues. Ingestion could cause digestive ailments. | 📷 G. Sribharath
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Selvaraj, a rickshaw puller, and a crow have been hitting it off over a meal on Rue Francois Martin, in the Boulevard area of Puducherry, nearly every day for four years now. Every morning, as soon as the rickshaw puller settles down in the parking lot and unwraps his breakfast or lunch, the bird flies down from its nest to sit with him. The crow perches lightly on his knee and peers expectantly for its share. “The fellow seems to relish non-vegetarian food,” Mr. Selvaraj says laughingly. He reckons the crow might be the same bird he rescued when it was injured a few years ago. He fed it water and kept it in a safe place, away from cats or dogs.
Click the link in bio for the story. | 📷 S.S. Kumar
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Even before day breaks, vendors appear at Kolkata's Mallik Ghat, waiting to transport flowers. There are those who come here to feed pigeons, and priests who perform rituals by the Ganga river.
On foggy mornings in winter, Mallik Ghat presents a magnificent view of the Howrah Bridge. | 📸 K.R. Deepak
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Officials of Karnataka fire department with tortoises that they rescued while pumping out water from a flooded road in south Bengaluru.
The Hulimavu BDA road and surrounding residential areas had been inundated when a bund of the Hulimavu lake, off Bannerghatta Road, breached. A temporary bund has been constructed now. 📷: K. Murali Kumar
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Flower power: Every autumn, Pampore town, 13 km south of Srinagar, turns into a carpet of purple from the thousands of fallen saffron blooms. Men, women and children, baskets in hand, brave the chilly mornings to pick the flowers. Only the stigmas of each bloom are taken out painstakingly and dried to get the fragrant strands that are among the most expensive spices in the world. About 50,000 flowers yield roughly 500 g of the spice. Kashmir grows the world’s best saffron, which is a luxury ingredient not just in kitchens but in the beauty industry as well.
Click the link in bio for the photo story 📷: Nissar Ahmad
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