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Task force for Pollution
The Union government told the Supreme Court on Friday that it is constituting an enforcement task force and 17 flying squads to implement pollution control measures through surprise checks, inspection and closure of polluting units. On Thursday, the top court observed that it could set up a task force itself since “nothing is really happening to control pollution”.After the Delhi government closed all schools in the city due to high pollution levels, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) expanded the closure order to the entire national capital region (NCR) from Friday. HT
No Deaths by Omicron so far
The Omicron variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the heavily mutated Covid-19 strain’s spread amid warnings that it could damage the global economic recovery. HT
Hacker Drugs and Bitcoin
Self-proclaimed hacker Sri Krishna’s capacity to churn political waters belies his youth. At the age of 26, the computer science graduate from Bengaluru — who was caught in a drug bust last year where transactions were made in cryptocurrency — has become the centre of an alleged bitcoin scam. It has shaken the Basavaraj Bommai-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government after he took charge as Chief Minister in July. Hindu
Google Facebook ad revenues soaring
India operations of BigTech companies Facebook and Google has put traditional media companies on notice. At Rs 23,213 crore, their combined ad revenues is higher than the combined ad revenues of the top 10 listed traditional media companies at Rs 8,396 crore. Indian Express
₹25,000 crore as additional funding for MGNREGA
The Centre has sought ₹25,000 crore as additional funding for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme as part of the supplementary demand for grants submitted to Parliament on Friday, after the demand-driven rural jobs scheme ran out of funds midway through the year. Hindu
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16000 यात्रियों का RT-PCR टेस्ट किया
एट रिस्क देशों से आने वाले अब तक 58 फ्लाइट्स के 16000 यात्रियों का RT-PCR टेस्ट किया गया है। इनमें 18 कोरोना पॉजिटिव मिले हैं। इनकी रिपोर्ट जीनोम सिक्वेंसिंग के लिए भेजी गई है। स्वास्थ्य मंत्री मनसुख मांडविया ने शुक्रवार को लोकसभा में इसकी जानकारी दी। Bhaskar
हमें सरकार की तरफ से संतोषजनक जवाब नहीं मिला है
हरियाणा के मुख्यमंत्री मनोहर लाल खट्टर और किसान नेताओं के बीच चंडीगढ़ में CM हाउस मीटिंग खत्म हो गई है। बैठक में आंदोलन के दौरान दर्ज हुए मुकदमों को वापस लेने को लेकर चर्चा हुई। मीटिंग में किसान नेता गुरनाम सिंह चढूनी समेत 5 संगठनों के प्रतिनिधि शामिल रहे। Bhaskar
ओमिक्रॉन देश में तीसरी लहर ला सकता है
कोरोना का नया वैरिएंट ओमिक्रॉन देश में तीसरी लहर ला सकता है। इसकी वजह इसका ज्यादा संक्रामक और ताकतवर होना है। देश के एक टॉप साइंटिस्ट ने शुक्रवार को यह चेतावनी दी। उन्होंने कहा कि ओमिक्रॉन में वे सभी एलिमेंट्स हैं, जिनकी वजह से तीसरी लहर आ सकती है।CSIR इंस्टीट्यूट ऑफ जीनोमिक्स एंड इंटीग्रेटिव बायोलॉजी के डायरेक्टर अनुराग अग्रवाल ने कहा कि इस वैरिएंट में शरीर के इम्यूनिटी सिस्टम को धोखा देने की खूबी मौजूद है। Bhaskar
Google Trends Today
IEX bonus shares
Shares of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) surged 9% to ₹264 apiece on the BSE in Friday’s opening deals as the stock traded ex-bonus ahead of its record date on Monday. The energy exchange has fixed 6 December as record date for the purpose of finding out eligibility of shareholders entitled for issuance of bonus equity shares..
Cyclone Jawad
As Cyclone Jawad is likely hit to north Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, the state government has evacuated over 54,008 people from three districts..
Sidhu Moosewala joins Congress
Popular Punjabi singer and rapper Sidhu Moosewala joined the Congress on Friday in the presence of Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu..
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