INDIA
Shallow fog envelops Delhi, minimum temperature dips
"For the next three days, surface wind speed (calm to 12 km/h) and temperature (saximum 19-18 degrees Celsius; minimum 6-4 degrees) are likely to worsen the air quality. Mixing layer height is likely to be 1.0 km that helps dilution of pollutants," said System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research.
Aatmanirbharta: New Lease of life for India
For decades, India has attempted to build self-reliance in different sectors of its economy but without much structure or success. However, when shaped as a national policy during the pandemic, a new direction was sought to be achieved towards making India truly self-reliant as well as change the perception around foreign and indigenous goods.
Four civilians dead in terror attack in J&K's Rajouri, 6 injured
Police sources said terrorists fired at three houses in Dangri village, around 8 km away from Rajouri town. "Terrorists fired at civilians living in three houses in Dangri village, injuring 10 people. "While doctors said 3 injured had been declared as brought dead, another succumbed to critical injuries in the hospital," a police official said.
From shooting down Pak drones to action against Maoists, a busy 2022 for BSF
According to the information, BSF shot down 22 drones in 2022 on the international border with Pakistan.At the same time, the force also arrested 64 Pakistani infiltrators. The jawans thwarted smuggling of drugs and cattle on a large scale. In 2022, BSF bravely protected the borders of the country. A BSF spokesperson said that in the past year, BSF personnel carried out many major and successful operations on the India-Pakistan borders of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Full details of immovable property needed while submitting annual IPR
The Ministry in a recently issued statement added that if an officer does not own any property he/she should state so in the return rather leaving it blank and it should be duly signed by the officer with date. As per the rules, every government servant holding Group 'A' or 'B' post is required to submit an annual return to the government giving full particulars of his immovable property inherited by him or held by him on lease or mortgage either in his own name or in the name of any member of his family or any other person.
Air Suvidha portal goes live for uploading RT-PCR test report
According to the latest guidelines, passengers arriving from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan have to mandatorily upload a negative RT-PCR report on the Air Suvidha portal. The test has to be conducted 72 hours prior to departure. Earlier this week, the Centre had issued revised Covid guidelines for passengers arriving in international flights from these countries. As per the guidelines, the practice of random testing of 2 per cent of arriving passengers in each international flight will also continue.
Consenting adults free to live together: Allahabad HC
In this major judgment, the court quashed the first information report, which was lodged by the father of a girl in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district. A division bench of Allahabad HC comprising Justice Suneet Kumar and Justice Syed Waiz Mian relied upon a judgment of the apex court which provided that live-in relationship between the consenting adults is legal if the requirements of marriage, such as legal age of marriage, consent and soundness of mind, are met. No rule permits or bans such connections, the apex court had added.
Random testing: 53 int'l arrivals found Covid positive
The source told IANS that 5,666 samples of passengers were collected for Covid-19 testing. Of the total samples collected, 53 international travellers tested positive for Covid, said the source. "As directed by the Prime Minister, detailed guidelines for 2 per cent random screening of international passengers on arrival were issued and 2 per cent random sampling was initiated from December 24. As many as 1,716 international flights have been screened and 5,666 samples collected for testing. Total of 53 international travellers tested positive for Covid-19 during 2 per cent random sampling," the source told IANS.
'44 spacecraft, 42 launch vehicle missions since 2014'
According to the Department of Space, in January 2014, the first successful flight with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage, in the GSLV-D5 launch vehicle was achieved and GSAT-14 was placed into GTO. Thereafter, in September 2014, India's Mars Orbiter Spacecraft successfully entered an orbit around planet Mars, putting India into a league of select nations which had sent a spacecraft to the Red Planet.
172 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2022: J&K Police
"Number of militants killed from the LeT/TRF outfit during this year was 108 followed by 35 from JeM, 22 from HM, four from Al-Badr and 3 from AGuH," Vijay Kumar, ADGP (Kashmir), said "Hundred fresh recruitments were reported into militant ranks in 2022 showing a decline of 37 per cent over the last year. Of these, 74 joined the LeT.
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