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Logjam in #Parliament continues over need for Prime Minister to make a statement on #ManipurViolence

Here are instances of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's interventions on crucial issues in Rajya Sabha

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An important thing to remember about the disease is that it is safe to consume the milk from infected cattle, especially if it has been boiled. (3/3)

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#LumpySkinDisease is a kind of infectious #viral #disease that spreads in #cattle, through contaminated food and water, or through mosquities, fleas, lice and wasps. Symptoms include fever, decreased milk production, skin nodules, loss of appetite, etc. (1/3)

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The highest number of #infected cattle are in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Effort to vaccinate the cattle with #goatpox #vaccine is underway. A new vaccine is under development. (2/3)

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Interestingly, it includes over-the-top #communication services like #WhatsApp, #Signal and #Telegram in the definition of telecommunication services. (2/2)

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The #DraftTelecommunicationBill 2022 consolidates three separate acts that govern the #telecommunications sector — #IndianTelegraphAct 1885, Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act 1933, and The Telegraph Wires, (Unlawful Protection) Act 1950. (1/2)

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An important thing to remember about the disease is that it is safe to consume the milk from infected cattle, especially if it has been boiled. (3/3)

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The highest number of infected cattle are in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. Effort to vaccinate the cattle with goat pox vaccine is underway. A new vaccine is under development. (2/3)

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The Naga conflict has existed since pre-Independence, with Naga groups fighting to create a Greater Nagalim territory or country. The peace process begin in 1997 with the signing of a ceasefire.
#peace #goi #breakingnews #conflict #nagaland #publicpolicy #domesticsecurity #PROAct

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The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) which had stalled talks on the Nagaland peace process in May this year, has resumed talks with the Central government.

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They had earlier stopped the discussions on the grounds that the interlocutor AK Mishra had omitted to include important issues which the earlier interlocutor RN Ravi had included.

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A recent survey by Ipsos revealed that Inflation is the number 1 global worry for 5 consecutive months and unemployment remains the number1 concern for urban Indians.
Source: https://t.co/gWQ63gprGk
#PROAct #unemployment #India #news #newsupdate #employment #urban

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The RBI is concerned as this is the eighth month of high inflationary rates. It believes that these rates can only be controlled through interest hikes.

#public #policy #india #economics #market #finance #financeminister #RBI

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The Govt and RBI are currently clashing over how to control inflation.

The Government believes that the current inflation is being caused by global factors like Russia Ukraine. According to them, the priority, henceforth, should be job creation.

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Gujarat state resisted the sharing of Gir Lions due to which this programme did not take off, in spite of Supreme Court orders in 2013.

#wildlife #law #lawmaking #animalrights #animalprotection #conservation #forests #biodiversity #policy #justice #Supremecourt #violation #Gir

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Asiatic Cheetahs became extinct in India in 1952 from hunting and loss of habitat & currently less than 50 individuals are alive in Iran.
Now, 8 African cheetahs have been brought from Namibia to India in a special cargo flight and released by the PM today in Kuno National Park.

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Another 12 cheetahs are expected to arrive in India next month.
Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1981 to implement the Asiatic Lion Reintroduction Project, which aimed at increasing the lion population in India.

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Intense hurricanes and cyclones have frequently occurred in the #AtlanticOcean and the #BayofBengal during La Nina years. (2/2)

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#LaNina, an #oceanic and #atmospheric phenomenon is occurring for the third consecutive year in the #PacificOcean.

La Niña ('the girl' in #Spanish) years are known to favour the #Indian summer #monsoon. (1/2)

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Estimates released for 2018 - 19 suggest that #governmentspending on health has gone up from 23.2% in 2013 - 14 to 34.5 % in 2018 - 19. Despite this rise, the overall expenditure on health as % of the #GDP has declined. (2/2)

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The govt released the #NationaHealthAccountsEstimates 2018 - 19, which comprehensively covers the #expenditure on #healthcare (1/2)