Cinemas shut, 50% seating on Metro: Delhi sounds yellow alert, clamps curbs over rising Covid cases

Wednesday December 29, 2021

A yellow alert has been sounded in Delhi and some restrictions imposed under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in

Cinemas shut, 50% seating on Metro: Delhi sounds yellow alert, clamps curbs over rising Covid cases

A yellow alert has been sounded in Delhi and some restrictions imposed under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in view of the rising number of Covid cases in the city, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Dec 28 .

The Level-1 or YellowAlert for Covid restrictions has been imposed due to the surge in coronavirus cases.

The restrictions under the GRAP will include shutting all educational institutions, restricting the wedding and funeral gatherings to 20 and a complete ban on cinemas, banquet halls, auditoriums, spas, gyms and entertainment parks.

The restrictions will also reduce the seating capacity in Delhi Metro and buses to 50%, among other things.

The shops in markets and malls dealing with non-essential goods and services will be allowed to open on the basis of the odd-even policy between 10 am and 8 pm, while one weekly market will be allowed in the municipal zone at half the capacity of vendors.

Meanwhile, the restaurants will operate at 50% capacity between 8 am and 10 pm, bars will remain open between 12 noon and 10 pm with the same 50% capacity.

According to the GRAP, the Delhi government offices will call 100% grade I officers, while private firms will be allowed to call 50% of staff between 9 am and 5 pm. Gyms and yoga centres will also shut.

PM Modi inaugurates Kanpur Metro with a ride

Wednesday December 29, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project on Dec 28 when he

PM Modi inaugurates Kanpur Metro with a ride

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the completed section of Kanpur Metro Rail Project on Dec 28 when he boarded the metro train at IIT Kanpur metro station and became the first passenger of the service.

He was accompanied by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

The Kanpur Metro Rail Project comprises two corridors and has a total length of 32.5 km.

The first corridor from IIT-Kanpur to Naubasta is 23.8 km long while the second corridor from Chandrashekar Azad Agriculture University to Barra-8 is 8.6 km long.

The daily metro services will be available from 6 am to 10 pm from Dec 29.

It was on November 15, 2019 that Yogi Adityanath had inaugurated the civil construction work of Kanpur Metro.

A trial run of the metro was held on November 10 this year.

J&K government inks 39 MoUs worth over Rs 18,000 crore at maiden realty summit

Wednesday December 29, 2021

Over two years after Article 370 revocation, 39 MoUs worth Rs 18,300 crore were signed at the first Real Estate Investors

J&K government inks 39 MoUs worth over Rs 18,000 crore at maiden realty summit

Over two years after Article 370 revocation, 39 MoUs worth Rs 18,300 crore were signed at the first Real Estate Investors summit held on Dec 27 in Jammu.

Organised by Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs and the J&K government, it was attended by investors and builders from across India, besides Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Jitendra Singh.

Sinha said the investment would bring stability and provide employment to youth. The companies that signed MOUs include Signature Global, Samyak Group, Raunak Group, Hiranandani constructions, Raheja Developers, Goel Ganga, GHP Group, Shree Naman Group and Chalet Hotels Limited. Other big names include Tulip, Ajay Devgn’s Invoice Cinemas and NBCC.

Sinha said government land would be given to the investors, but they can also buy private land to set up housing colonies.

Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92

Wednesday December 29, 2021

Edward O Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior

Edward O. Wilson, biologist known as ‘ant man,’ dead at 92

Edward O Wilson, the pioneering Harvard biologist who advanced the provocative theory that human behavior such as war and altruism has a genetic basis and warned against the decline of ecosystems, has died. He was 92.

Wilson was “called ‘Darwin’s natural heir,’ and was known affectionately as ‘the ant man’ for his pioneering work as an entomologist,” according to an announcement posted on the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation’s website. He died on Dec. 26 in Burlington, Massachusetts.

The professor and two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author first gained widespread attention for his 1975 book, “Sociobiology: The New Synthesis,” in which he spelled out the evidence suggesting a link between human behavior and genetics. The work created a storm of controversy among activists and fellow academics who equated sociobiology’s groundbreaking theories with sexism, racism and Nazism.

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over hate speeches against minorities

Wednesday December 29, 2021

Pakistan has summoned India's Charge d'Affaires to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and

Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over hate speeches against minorities

Pakistan has summoned India's Charge d'Affaires to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed its concern over the alleged hate speeches made at a conclave held in Haridwar recently to incite violence against the minorities.

Held at Ved Niketan Dham in Haridwar from December 17-20, the ‘Dharma Sansad' was organised by Yati Narasimhanand Giri of the Juna Akhada, who is already under police scanner for making hate speeches and inciting violence against Muslims.

At the event, several speakers allegedly made inflammatory and provocative speeches, calling for the killing of people from the minority community.

Pakistan conveyed to the Indian side that the reported hate speeches were viewed with grave concern by the civil society and a cross-section of people in the country.

Thomas Lovejoy, biologist who championed biodiversity, dies

Wednesday December 29, 2021

Thomas E Lovejoy, a leading conservation

Thomas Lovejoy, biologist who championed biodiversity, dies

Thomas E Lovejoy, a leading conservation biologist who is credited with popularizing the term “biological diversity,” has died. He was 80.

His death was announced by George Mason University, where he was director of the Institute for a Sustainable Earth, and the Amazon Biodiversity Center, which he founded.

Lovejoy began referring to biological diversity — the rich variety of life on Earth — in the late 1970s. Later shortened to biodiversity, it has become one of the most important themes of the age of climate change.

Biden signs USD 768 billion defence budget bill to counter China in Indo-Pacific

Wednesday December 29, 2021

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a defense budget bill that calls on his administration

Biden signs USD 768 billion defence budget bill to counter China in Indo-Pacific

US President Joe Biden has signed into law a defense budget bill that calls on his administration to maintain the troop level of US Forces Korea (USFK) at the current level.

The National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law on Dec 27 , less than two weeks after the Senate approved it in a 89-10 vote.

The House of Representatives had also approved the bill earlier this month.

The law allocates $768 billion in defence spending for the fiscal year 2022, up about 5 per cent from a year earlier. The amount also marks the highest in US history.

The signed law calls on the US government to strengthen American alliances with countries in the Indo-Pacific region, including South Korea, to advance the country's "comparative advantage" over China amid their growing competition.

To this end, it urges the Washington government to maintain "the presence of approximately 28,500 members of the US Armed Forces" deployed to South Korea.

England reduced to Ashes as Australia retains trophy with third Test win over visitors

Wednesday December 29, 2021

It was quite a test debut for

England reduced to Ashes as Australia retains trophy with third Test win over visitors

It was quite a test debut for Australia fast bowler Scott Boland.

Boland claimed the remarkable bowling figures of six wickets for seven runs as Australia beat England by an innings and 14 runs before lunch on the third day of the third Ashes test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground .

The massive victory means Australia retains the Ashes, with a 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

The fourth test is scheduled to begin on Jan. 5 in Sydney, with the fifth from Jan. 14 in Hobart.

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