A sticker for discipline, upright, efficient, and one who has always lead from the front, 1981 batch IAS officer Anil Swarup adhered strictly to the Service code of conduct during the 38 years of service. During this period he held various key positions both in the Uttar Pradesh and Union governments. Not …
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Adaptation of scientific agriculture practices will drive global demand towards Indian cotton farmer
Jubilee Desk Cotton continues to enjoy a pre-eminent and the most favoured fibre status for the textile industry globally as well as in India. It is an immensely important crop for the sustainable livelihood of the Indian cotton farming community. Presently, ~50 to 60 million people depend on cotton cultivation, …
Read More »Tokyo Olympic: Spectators barred for covid
Special Desk Tokyo Olympics may go without spectators owing to rising cases of coronavirus. Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa has made this announcement. A state of emergency in Tokyo will run throughout the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told media state of emergency will run from July 12 till August 22. …
Read More »Never-ending saga of Pune’s new airport
Mohan Sinha How many of you who fly to Pune are aware of the history behind its airport? Pune doesn’t have an airport that it can call its own – not technically, at least. In 1939, the Royal Air Force established an airfield in then Poona to provide air cover …
Read More »Monsoon playing hide and seek & Delhi battling relentless heatwave
Dr. Seema Javed With Monsoon playing hide and seek, Delhi has been battling relentless heatwave for the past few days. The maximum temperatures hovered around 43°C for three consecutive days from June 29-July 1. In fact, it has been recorded as the hottest day of July since 2012, when day time maximum …
Read More »North America heatwave almost impossible without climate change
Dr. Seema Javed Last week’s record-breaking heatwave in parts of the US and Canada would have been virtually impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change, according to a rapid attribution analysis by an international team of leading climate scientists. Climate change, caused by greenhouse gas emissions, made the heatwave …
Read More »Four killed after Haiti’s president assassination
Special Desk At least four people suspected of assassinating Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse have been shot dead police forces, the security forces say on Thursday. Two more suspects have been detained by the cops for interrogation, while officers are still in combat with some remaining suspects in the nation’s capital …
Read More »Two delta plus cases in Uttar Pradesh
Jubilee News Desk Present of Delta plus variant of the covid-19 virus in Uttar Pradesh has alerted the health department. These cases have been reported (one each) from Gorakhpur and Deoria districts. Amit Mohan Prasad, additional chief secretary health department gave details of the cases in a press conference Wednesday …
Read More »Make hay while the sun shines
Sudhir Kumar Teachings and Preachings of ‘turning calamites into opportunities’ had different shades altogether until ‘we the people’ explicitly changed the perspective and the meaning to our convenience, during the severity of pandemic 2. It ultimately turned out to be proverbial ‘make hay while the sun shines’ in lieu, indeed. …
Read More »VCs in Rajasthan asked to foot bill for governor’s biography
Special Desk Vice chancellors of 27 state universities in Rajasthan had a task on their minds after they met Governor Kalraj Mishra on July 1 and left for their own offices. As the vice chancellors reached their vehicles they were surprised. Each of their vehicles had two cartons of books, …
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