Second attempt to shut damaged Oil India’s gas well in Assam fails

The second attempt to shut Oil India’s damaged well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been spewing gas uncontrollably for 76 days, failed when the iron cable to lift the lid snapped, the PSU said.

Current Affairs : The subsequent endeavor to close Oil

India’s harmed well at Baghjan in Assam, which has been heaving gas wildly for 76 days, fizzled on Monday when the iron link to lift the top snapped, the PSU said.

This was the second endeavor in ten days.

The organization said in an explanation that when the victory preventer (BOP) stack arrangement was in progress to embed the studs one of the two bull lines associated with the Athey Wagon, the hardware for battling oil field fire which was lifting it, came out from the attachment because of unreasonable warmth.

“From the security perspective and solidness required for arrangement of the BOP stack on the well head, specialists chose to securely expel the BOP stack from the well head. Activities will continue in the wake of doing vital amendment employments,” it included.

The BOP is an extremely overwhelming metal spread gauging a few tons that is put at the mouth of any gas or oil well to prevent spillage of the fuel from under the ground.

Oil India Ltd (OIL) representative Tridiv Hazarika revealed to PTI that specialists were attempting to put the victory preventer (BOP) at the mouth of the well, which is ablaze since June 9, however the wire snapped because of over the top warmth.

PM holds meeting with CMs of six states to review flood situation

The states that attended the meeting to review their preparedness to deal with the south-west monsoon and current flood situation are Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala

Current Affairs : Head administrator Narendra Modi on Monday held a virtual gathering with boss clergymen of six states to survey flood circumstance in which he underlined broad utilization of creative advances for improving estimate and cautioning framework, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

The states that went to the gathering to survey their readiness to manage the south-west storm and current flood circumstance in the nation are Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala.

An announcement from the PMO said during the meet, the executive additionally worried on better coordination between all focal and state organizations to have a lasting framework for determining of floods.

Hungry, with no money, yet rural India backs Modi govt in Covid war: Study

74% rural Indians satisfied with govt’s setps fight pandemic, 78% happy with measures taken by their state govt, says Lokniti-CSDS study

Current Affairs : In spite of the fact that about 71 percent of the provincial family endured a drop in their month to month earnings during the lockdown months when contrasted with pre-lockdown months and right around 35 percent of families abandoned food the entire day on a few events, a dominant part were happy with the Modi government’s treatment of the Covid-19 emergency, an ongoing overview said.

Seventy-four percent of country Indians are happy with the means taken by the Modi government to battle Covid-19 pandemic and around 78 percent respondents said they were additionally happy with the means taken by their state government, an “across the nation” review of provincial India by media stage Gaon Connection alongside the Lokniti-CSDS found.

An aggregate of 25,371 respondents were met between May 30 and July 16, 2020 during the activity and every one of them were principle workers of their family units, and in this manner principally men, the Gaon Connection said.

The review was planned and information broke down by the Lokniti-CSDS group at the New Delhi-based Center for Study of Developing Societies CSDS).

It was brought out through up close and personal meetings following social removing in 179 areas across 23 states and association regions by Gaon Connection Insights, the information and bits of knowledge arm of the media stage.

The across the nation lockdown was first forced by the Center from March 25 for 21 days to check the spread of coronavirus and was along these lines broadened.

Delhi: 15% students in govt schools ‘not traceable’ since lockdown

Close to 15% students enrolled in Delhi government schools are not “traceable” since lockdown and have not been attending the alternative classes conducted online or through phones

Current Affairs : Near 15 percent understudies joined up with Delhi government schools are not “discernible” since the lockdown was declared and have not been going to the elective classes led on the web or through telephones, as indicated by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Sisodia, who is additionally the Education Minister, said endeavors are being made to find these understudies either genuinely or telephonically to get them into the framework.

“We are leading undeniable encouraging adapting either on the web or through telephones and instructors have been told to guarantee individual association with every understudy. Up until this point, there are most extreme 15 percent understudies who are not detectable and are not in contact with their schools and subsequently not going to the classes,” Sisodia told PTI.

“I have been inspecting this by and by and we have had the option to follow not many understudies, for others it is possible that they are not remaining at similar locations or their telephone numbers referenced in our records are not detectable. I have asked that School Management Committees (SMCs) ought to be roped in to follow these understudies. There are sure understudies who have gone to places like Uttarakhand and Bihar however are as yet associated with us and are going to the classes and doing tasks,” he included.

Gotten some information about an unmistakable number of the understudies who have not been followed, Sisodia stated, “On a normal there are 4-5 understudies in each class who are in this classification. A considerable lot of them are class 6 understudies and numbers for different classes are very low”.

There are around 15 lakh understudies took a crack at more than 1100 Delhi government schools.

TN CM directs officials to bring back bodies of students from Russia

Four students from Tamil Nadu pursuing medical education in Russia drowned in a river and directions have been issued to bring back their remains back home at the earliest, CM K Palaniswami

Current Affairs : Four understudies from Tamil Nadu

seeking after clinical training in Russia suffocated in a waterway in that nation and bearings have been given to bring back their remaining parts back home at the most punctual, Chief Minister K Palaniswami said on Monday.

He said he has guided senior government authorities to quickly connect with the External Affairs Ministry and the Indian international safe haven in Russia, and mastermind bringing back the groups of the four who suffocated in the Volga waterway.

The casualties were learning at the Volgograd State Medical University, he said in an announcement here.

The four understudies are Mohammed Ashiq of Tiruppur area, R Vignesh (Cuddalore), Manoj Anand (Salem) and Stephen (Chennai).

Communicating his ardent sympathies and feelings to the deprived families, Palaniswami said he was “very anguished” over the updates on the demise of the four understudies on August 8.

The group of Manoj Anand had appealed to Palaniswami in Salem on Sunday mentioning him to return steps to carry his body to the nation.

Palaniswami today guaranteed that senior government authorities were doing his guidelines on organizing with the outer issues service and Indian international safe haven in Russia, to mastermind bringing back the bodies.

78% rural Indians satisfied with govt’s steps to fight Covid-19: Survey

A total of 25,371 respondents were interviewed between May 30 and July 16, 2020 during the exercise and all of them were main earners of their households, and thus primarily men

Current Affairs : A mind larger part of rustic Indians are happy with the means taken by the Narendra Modi government just as state governments to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, regardless of confronting difficulties that constrained some to sell land, telephones and watches, and take advances from neighbors to get by, as per an across the country overview revealed on Monday.

Seventy-four percent of rustic Indians are happy with the means taken by the Modi government to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, as per the “across the nation” overview of country India by media stage Gaon Connection.

Around 78 percent respondents said they were additionally happy with the means taken by their own state government, as indicated by the discoveries of the review.

A sum of 25,371 respondents were met between May 30 and July 16, 2020 during the activity and every one of them were fundamental workers of their family units, and hence principally men, the Gaon Connection said.

The review was structured and information dissected by the Lokniti-CSDS group at the New Delhi-based Center for Study of Developing Societies (CSDS).

It was helped out through vis-à-vis interviews following social removing in 179 locale across 23 states and association regions by Gaon Connection Insights, the information and bits of knowledge arm of the media stage.

PM Modi unveils first ever undersea cable to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar will get access to online classes, tourism, banking, and telemedicine, says the Prime Minister.

Current Affairs : Executive Narendra Modi on Monday initiated the first since forever undersea optical fiber link venture for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, empowering rapid broadband association in the association domain.

The Prime Minister had established the framework for 2,312-kilometer Chennai-ndaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) associating submarine optical fiber link venture on December 30, 2018.

“From Chennai to Port Blair, Port Blair to Little Andaman and Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep, this administration has begun in enormous piece of Andaman Nicobar from today,” Modi said in the wake of introducing the undertaking.

“The Indian Ocean has been the focal point of India’s exchange and key ability for a huge number of years. Since India is following the new approach and practice of exchange and collaboration in Indo-Pacific, the significance of our islands including Andaman and Nicobar has expanded further,” he stated, as indicated by a report by news office IANS.

“Be it online classes, the travel industry, banking, shopping or telemedicine, a large number of families in Andaman-Nicobar will currently get its entrance. Today, the travelers heading off to the Andaman will get the tremendous advantage of the office.

UP aims at doubling MSME exports to Rs 2.4 trillion in three years

Export promotion policy on anvil, seeks to substitute Chinese exports

Current Affairs : Regardless of the Covid-19-initiated log jam in business exercises all inclusive, the Uttar Pradesh government is targetting to twofold smaller scale, little and medium endeavors (MSME) in the following three years to contact Rs 2.40 trillion.

During 2018-19 and 2019-20 budgetary years, the MSME sends out from UP remained at almost Rs 1.14 trillion and Rs 1.20 trillion separately.

“We have set the objective of multiplying our fares in the coming three years to contact Rs 2.40 trillion,” UP extra boss secretary, MSME and fare advancement, Navneet Sehgal revealed to Business Standard here.

He educated another fare advancement strategy was at that point on the iron block to enlarge shipments from the state in the coming years.

In addition, the Yogi Adityanath government is hoping to tap the worthwhile worldwide material gracefully chain by giving a serious road to universal purchasers, who are as of now securing material and textures from China.

“We are having conversations with UP-based units concerning giving an elective merchants base in UP to global purchasers sourcing merchandise from China. We will consolidate their recommendations in our new fare advancement strategy to make it more contemporary and serious,” he noted.

To defeat Covid-19 headwinds, the UP government will have virtual presentations (e-display) during the current financial year 2020-21.

Former PM Manmohan Singh lists three steps to stem India’s economic crisis

From ensuring livelihoods are protected to making adequate capital available for businesses, here’s what the former Prime Minister advises

Current Affairs : Previous Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has drilled down a three-advance answer for stem the current monetary emergency and reestablish regularity in an email-trade with the BBC.

First of the three quick advances is to “guarantee individuals’ jobs are secured and they have going through force through a critical direct money help”.

The subsequent cure as per Singh is to make accessible adequate capital for organizations by means of “government-upheld credit ensure programs”.

For the third step, he suggests “institutional self-sufficiency and procedures” for fixing the nation’s monetary area.

Dr Singh stated, “profound and delayed monetary lull” was “inescapable”, in any case, “I would prefer not to utilize words like ‘despondency’ in a supercilious design,” he included.

“This monetary stoppage is brought about by a philanthropic emergency. It is essential to see this from the crystal of feelings in our general public than insignificant financial numbers and strategies,” he said.

As to agreement presently shaped among financial analysts about a monetary compression, the ex PM stated, “which on the off chance that it occurs, will be the first run through in quite a while.” He, in any case, trusts the accord isn’t right.

Dr Singh accepts the coronavirus-incited across the nation lockdown declared in March was in accordance with what different nations were doing. He said,”perhaps a lockdown at that stage was an inescapable decision.”

“Be that as it may, the administration’s sudden stunning exhibition way to deal with the lockdown has made colossal torment individuals. The suddenness of the declaration and the rigidity of the lockdown were neglectful and heartless,” he included. “General wellbeing crises, for example, this are best managed locally by nearby overseers and general wellbeing authorities, with expansive rules from the Center. Maybe, we ought to have degenerated the Covid-19 fight to the state and nearby organizations much sooner.”

As the discussion on the most proficient method to resuscitate the economy seethes on, Dr Singh says “higher acquiring is inescapable.” While this can affect India’s obligation to GDP proportion, he stated, “(on the off chance that it) can spare lives, fringes, reestablish employments and lift financial development, at that point it’s justified, despite all the trouble.”

“India’s history as a borrower from multilateral foundations is immaculate, It is definitely not an indication of shortcoming to get from these establishments,” he included.

The previous Finance Minister, who broadly helmed the changes of the 1990s, additionally cautioned against protectionism – forcing high import obligations. He reminded that India’s exchange strategy in the course of the most recent three decades brought “colossal financial additions to the top as well as over all segments of our populace.”

“The past emergencies were macroeconomic emergencies for which there were demonstrated monetary apparatuses. Presently we have a financial emergency brought about by a pandemic which has initiated dread and vulnerability in the public arena, and fiscal approach as a monetary apparatus to counter this emergency is ending up being gruff,” he included.

Not many countries willing to accept Zakir Naik: Former Malaysia PM

Malaysia was looking for a country except India to send Zakir Naik, but not many countries are willing to accept the controversial preacher

Current Affairs : Malaysia was searching for a nation with the exception of India to send Zakir Naik, however relatively few nations are eager to acknowledge the dubious evangelist, previous head administrator Mahathir Mohamad has said.

Naik, a 54-year-old radical Islamic evangelist needed by the Indian experts for supposed illegal tax avoidance and prompting fanaticism through detest talks, left India in 2016 and therefore moved to the to a great extent Muslim Malaysia, where he was allowed changeless residency when Mahathir was the head administrator.

Asserting that the criminal Islamic evangelist would not be protected from the Indian open, the 95-year-old government official, who is looking at a rebound, said he might want to send Naik to some nation where we feel he will be sheltered.

“Until further notice he (Naik) can remain here yet we might want to send him to some other nation where he would be sheltered. Shockingly, relatively few nations are happy to acknowledge him, Mahathir was cited as saying by the WION news channel.

When asked whether he would remove Naik on the off chance that he turns into the Prime Minister of Malaysia once more, Mahathir stated, Well, we might want to send him to some nation where we feel he will be sheltered.