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Following the Supreme Court decision giving a green signal for conducting panchayat polls in Andhra Pradesh, the State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar has stepped up efforts to establish his total command over the government machinery by using all powers that he is entitled to during the elections under the Constitution.The SEC already transferred Guntur and Chittoor District Collectors Samuel Anand Kumar and Bharat Narayan Gupta respectively and IPS officer Tirupati Urban SP Ramesh Reddy citing the reasons of non-cooperation in the election process. The government has effected the transfers and posted the Joint Collectors as district returning officers.In a fresh move, the SEC censured two IAS officers -- Panchayat Raj Principal Secretary Gopalakrishna Dwivedi and Rural Development Commissioner Girija Shankar -- stating that they were derelict in their duties. The SEC also ordered that the censure be recorded in their service records to reflect it in their further career … [Read more...] about AP: SEC orders IAS officers’ censure to be noted in service records; govt announces cash incentives to GPs that avoid polling

New Delhi: India on Wednesday inked a strategic partnership agreement with the International Energy Agency (IEA) to strengthen cooperation in global energy security, stability and sustainability. This partnership will lead to an extensive exchange of knowledge and would be a stepping stone towards India becoming a full member of IEA, a power ministry statement said. "The Framework for Strategic Partnership between the IEA members and the Government of India was signed on 27th January, 2021 to strengthen mutual trust and cooperation & enhance global energy security, stability and sustainability," it said. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Power Secretary Sanjiv Nandan Sahai and IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol. "The contents of the strategic partnership will be jointly decided by IEA members and India, including a phased increase in benefits and responsibilities for India as an IEA strategic partner, and building on existing areas of work within Association and … [Read more...] about India inks MoU with IEA for global energy security, sustainability

The people protested against the siege imposed by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdish security force, Assayish, which led to preventing the entry of food and other necessities to government areas in Hasakah. … [Read more...] about Syrians protest against Kurdish siege in Hasakah province

The impact of the pandemic is far-reaching, seeping into every aspect of daily life. Museums and memorial sites in Israel have been forced to launch more online activities as social distancing restrictions and lockdown measures have decreased the on-site visits, according to a study led by Dr. Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann at the Hebrew University. … [Read more...] about Holocaust memorials make digital shift amid pandmic: study

However for farmers in Punjab and Haryana, the MSP system has worked well and procurement of paddy and wheat range at around 75-80 per cent. Hence the farmers from Punjab and Haryana are most vocal about the new farm laws. The farmers of these two states have been demanding that the MSP be made mandatory for both APMC and private Mandis. … [Read more...] about In depth: What are the new farm laws and why are only Punjab, Haryana farmers upset