Ministers discuss 100 days
agenda for new govt
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In his
last meeting with the Union Council of Ministers PM Modi deliberated
brainstorming the 100 day agenda
for quick implementation after forming a
new government in May .
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Ministers in their last meeting brainstormed
documents for “ Viksit Bharat 2047 “.
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In December PM Modi had begun to seek inputs
from Youth on “ 2047 “ .
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It is expected that the government will bring
the Vision document for “ Viksit Bharat
2047 “ after the election .
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The goals for 2047 include growth , sustainable
development , and ease of doing business .
Four terror suspect under
scanner for Bengaluru cafe blast
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Bengaluru police have found similarities between
the Rameshwaram Cafe blast and the Cooker blast in November 2022 .
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The methods and explosive in both the blasts are
similar . Police are in search of Malegaon blast accused in this .
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There are four accused that are under search .
Police has raised relatives of few and have found grenades , pistols and bomb making materials
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MLAs were upset over their
action against mining Mafia : Sukhu
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhbider Singh
Sukhu while talking to The Hindu said
that some MLAs were not happy with govt “ crackdown on mining Mafias . That resulted
in them voting in BJP’s favor during
Rajya Sabha Polls .
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Six MLAs had crossed voted from Congress side in
recent Rajya Sabha Elections . This resulted in gain of one more seat for BJP
in Rajya Sabha . Speaker has disqualfied
the six MLAs after direction from Congress .
Haj Suvidha app launched ,
Haj guide for 2024 released
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Union Minority Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday
launched Haj Suvidha App , the app would provide necessary information , and
direct access to important services like training modules.
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Flight
details and accommodation for the embarking passengers .A Haj Guide booklet in
10 Language was also released .
Seizure of Cargo by India
unjustified : Pakistan
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Pakistan has condemned India’s “ high handedness
“ in seizure of dual use items blind for Karachi from China .
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The spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign ministry
late on Saturday said “ specification on the equipment clearly indicate it’s
purely commercial use “.
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He termed reports in Indian media as “ habitual
misrepresentation of facts “ and called
India of violating “ international law “
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Indian customs on Saturday Mumbai JNPT port had
seized two advanced Computer Numerical Control machines manufactured by GKD
,Italy and bound for Karachi port from Shekou port of China .
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The seized items were being inspected by DRDO .
There was suspicion that it could be
used for Pakistan’s nuclear missile programme
Farmers leader give call
for Delhi March , ‘ rail roko ‘ protest
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The Kisan Majdoor Morcha ( KMM ) and Samyukta
Kisan Morcha ( Non Political ) the two
umbrella bodies that are spearheading farmer’s agitation on Sunday gave a call
for farmers to reach Delhi on March 6 .
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Along with ‘ Delhi Chalo ‘ March , ‘rail roko ‘
March is also announced for four hours on March 10 .
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Farmers from Punjab and Haryana however would
continue their protest at Punjab Haryana border .
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KMM has said that farmers will keep protesting
until all their demands are met .
Odisha’s famed Rupa Tarkasi
, Bangalore Muslim earn GI tag
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Geographical Indication ( GI ) tag has been
given to following items ; –
(1) Rupa Tarakasi ( Silver Filigree ) (
Odisha ) – Famous in Cuttack ।. Art has been practiced for hundreds of
years . The art came to Cuttack from Persia to Indonesia some 500 years ago .
(2) Banglar
Muslin ( Bengal ) – A traditional handloom craft of Bengal
(3) Narsapur
Crochet Lace ( Andhra Pradesh ) – Naraspur is a township in West Godavari
District of Andhra Pradesh where this art is practiced .
(4) Kutch
Rohan Draft ( Gujrat ) –
(5) Ratlam
Riyawan Lahsun ( Madhya Pradesh ) –
Riyawan village in Madhya Pradesh
(6) Ambani
White Marble ( Gujrat ) –
(7) Tripura
Risa Textile ( Tripura ) –
(8) Hyderabad
Lac Bangle ( Telangana )
(9) Majuli
Mask ( Assam )
(10)
World
Shahbaz Sharif becomes
the Pakistan’s PM for the second time
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PML- N leader Shahbaz Sharif secured 201 votes
in Pakistan’s National assembly .His challenger Omar Ayub Khan from the Imran
Khan backed PTI party got 92 votes .
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PTI members raised slogans against the alleged.
“ mandate thieves “ .
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In his first speech after being chosen as 24 th
Prime Minister of Pakistan , Mr. sShahabaz Sharif said his government should
not allow the country to be part of “ great game “ and would maintain cordial
relations with neighbors .“ We will keep ties with neighbors on the basis of
equality, “ Mr. Shahbaz said .
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However he raked up the Kashmir issue and
equated it with Palestine “ Let’s all come together and the National assembly
should pass a resolution for the freedom of Kashmiris and Palestinians .”.
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He pledged to revive Pakistan’s debt trapped
economy and eradicate terrorism .
Trump wins Republican
vote in three states edging towards US presidential nominations
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Donald Trump on Saturday inched close to
becoming the Republican party’s presidential candidate by winning internal
party elections in Missouri , Michigan and Idaho .
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Trump has won every state till now . And is
heading to next week’s “ super Tuesday “ when 15 states will go for voting .
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Nikkie Healy is the only rival in Donald Trump
candidacy .
Many OPEC nations
extend oil cuts to boost prices
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On Sunday Moscow , Riyadh and several other OPEC
members announced to cut oil prices to boost oil prices.
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Saudi Arabia said that it would cut oil
production by 1 million cubic barrel per day while Russia announced to cut
production by 4.71 lakh barrels per day from April to June .
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UAE , Kuwait , Iraq and Kazakhstan followed suit
.OPEC is a cartel of Oil Producing countries , they control oil prices in the
international market .
Science
In snake genes study find they
evolved faster than other reptiles
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An evolutionary explosion happened about 100
-150 million years ago . The non descript lizard lost its feet and became snake
.
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The Researchers has found that snakes evolved
much faster than other species .
Text/ Context
How does Apple’s PQ3 code enhance data security forces users
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On February 21 , Apple launched PQ3 , a post
quantum cryptographic protocol , to encrypt conversation of iMessages .
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The company called it “ first messaging protocol
to reach level 3 security “ and claimed “ it can defend against a highly
sophisticated quantum attack “ .
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iMessage – It is an instant messaging service by
Apple to be used on the iOS platform .
Editorial
Facts and Statics
GDP
number bring cheer in election year but facts and number bring more scrutiny
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The revised data released by National Statistical
Office ( NSO ) , growth on robust 8.4% of year on year growth in real GDP on
October December quarter . For first and second quarter GDP growth has been
revised to 8.2 and 8.1 percent respectively .The GDP growth for 2023-24 has been revised from 7.3% to 7.6% .
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The editorial says that there must be more sober
analysis on real GDP growth .
Bloody Thursday
Israel’s
allies cannot avoid blame for the situation in Gaza
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On february 29, Israeli military fired on hungry
Palestinian scrambling for aid that
caused the death of 112 people .
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Currently Gaza is facing malnutrition among
children , famine is expected if aid is not increased .
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The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 30,000 and
more than 70,000 have been wounded.
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More than 90% of 2.4Gaza population has been
from their home . International community is just watching all these , Brazil
and South Africa are among the nations who have termed Israel move as genocidal
.An immediate ceasefire and aid delivery is a must for civilians in Gaza . The
international community should work on it immediately .
