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Criminal activities are responsible for the killings along the India-Bangladesh border, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. At a joint press conference with his Bangladesh counterpart, A.K. Abdul Momen, in Dhaka on Thursday, Mr. Jaishankar said India was partnering with the neighbouring country in economic and health-related recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Every death is regrettable but we also have to ask ourselves why is there a problem, and the problem is because of crime. So our shared objective should be a no crime-no death border and I am sure if we can get it right, we can address this problem effectively,” said Mr. Jaishankar, adding that several of the reported deaths [of Bangladesh nationals] “are fairly deep inside India”. The Indian statement comes in the backdrop of increased incidents of killings of Bangladesh nationals in 2020. Dhaka Tribune, in a report in last December, the said the incidents of killings was the highestin 2020 ... » Learn More about Killings along India-Bangladesh border because of crime: Jaishankar

The visit of Park Geun-Hye to India, though a symbolic one, will certainly give a further impetus to the strategic partnership between the two countries says Rup Narayan Das. I t is a coincidence that the three day visit of South Korean President Park Geun-hye to India is taking place this week ahead of the visit of the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will be the chief-guest at India’s Republic Day celebrations. Earlier in 2010 the then President of South Korea Lee Myung-bak was the chief-guest at India’s Republic Day. A lot of strategic significance is attached to these two visits. In the first place, they indicate the success of India’s extended ‘look east’ policy initiated in 1991 beyond South-East Asia. Both economic interests and strategic considerations reinforce each other in a seamless manner in India’s engagement in the broader East Asia. It is all the more appropriate that India’s ‘look east’ policy and its economic reforms were initiated concurrently ... » Learn More about India-South Korea’s win-win strategic partnership

The world is presently grappling with the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the social, economic and political spheres. India can be counted among those nations that have been impacted severely. COVID-19 has affected all sectors. However, there are areas where countries such as India should be more worried about. One of them is education, especially education of the girl child. Around 300 million children across all age groups are reported to be out of school in India now (the number is of the period when all schools were closed) . And as and when schools finally reopen in the country, the number of children returning to class has to be closely scrutinised. The education sector faces the challenges of delivery, especially of pedagogical processes, classroom assessment frameworks, students’ support and teacher-student engagement. Also read | E-learning in India, a case of bad education Realistic assessment is key More than just the numbers, the authorities have to ... » Learn More about The blank pages in India’s online learning experience

CSA says it undertook risk-assessment process; to send a doctor along with team. Narendra Modi recently said something that may have amessage to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “Experts across the world have advised to reduce mass gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19 Novel Coronavirus . Hence, this year I have decided not to participate in any Holi Milan programme,” the Prime Minister said in a Twitter comment recently. A One-day International (ODI) series against South Africa could draw heavy crowds. But the BCCI said it is on. Even Cricket South Africa (CSA) said there is no threat to the three-match ODI series the first of which is in Dharamsala on March 12. Arun Singh Dhumal even as the CSA released a statement saying it has taken into all factors into consideration before deciding to go ahead with the series. The CSA also confirmed that the South African players will land in Delhi on Monday. “The Proteas will be travelling to India via ... » Learn More about What Coronavirus? BCCI, CSA keep India Vs South Africa ODI in schedule

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The promise of a less suspicious government is surprising. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/ Rediff.com The new tack that the Narendra Modi government has spelt out on economic policy needs proper understanding, to figure out whether it will work. For it includes not just the privatisation of government-owned companies, but also of more sectors -- like power distribution, where consumers are now promised choice of supplier. There is the promise of a change in attitude. For, while praising wealth creators, the government has also talked of de-criminalising company and tax laws, and further de-personalising tax assessments. This promise of a friendlier business environment and a less suspicious government has taken most people by surprise. But the ground was prepared with the new labour codes, the proposed opening up of agricultural marketing, private sector entry into mining and rail transport, and an incentive-driven push to promote manufacturing. Seven years ... » Learn More about Why’s Modi going against his natural instinct?

Auditors at several state-owned banks have asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase the number of agencies empanelled to conduct audits citing unprecedented increase in workload and number of certificates to be issued by statutory central and branch auditors in light of the merger of several state-run banks last year, according to an ET report. Auditors have argued that increasing the manpower for inspecting bank books is important to maintain the quality of the exercise. “The huge work allocated to statutory central auditors and statutory branch auditors in respect of various state-run banks requires huge manpower deployment of partners and paid chartered accountants. This itself justifies appointing a minimum of six such auditors,” said Prakash Sharma, vice chairman, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), according to the report. Quality aspect Sharma said the rise in services of banks and their branch count, especially for merged banks, requires ... » Learn More about PSB mergers increase auditor workload, seek more hands

Kurnool Medical College’s VRDL is the first laboratory in South India to collaborate in employing a new protocol – ‘COVIDSeq Next-Generation Sequencing’ – for diagnosis and phylogenetic analysis of SARS nCoV-2 (COVID-19) samples. This is the next-generation confirmatory test for COVID-19 done at CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, and will be useful for other viruses in the future. The sequencing approach has also provided insights into the evolution and genetic epidemiology of the SARS-CoV-2 samples, in addition to detecting a new variant N440K that was responsible for causing re-infections. Findings In a research article published in the German Scientific Journal, ‘Plos One’, on February 17, the authors said that seven institutions in India that were permitted by the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology to use the protocol (approved for clinical trials by the US Food & Drug Administration) could discover two lineages of SARS nCOV-2 (B.1.112 ... » Learn More about KMC lab finds new COVID-19 variant with origin in Kurnool

National Science Day , which fell on February 28, commemorates a path-breaking discovery at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta in 1928, that came to be known as the Raman Effect . Three more physicists from Calcutta, namely Jagadish Chandra Bose who was C.V. Raman’s senior, Satyendra Nath Bose and Meghnad Saha , both of whom were Raman’s juniors, had by then made major contributions that were globally acclaimed. But Raman’s discovery marks the pinnacle for which he would win the Nobel Prize in physics two years later , making him the most visible face of Indian science. Pursuing scientific truth It seems very thoughtful and rational that our National Science Day celebrates a discovery and not the birthday of its discoverer. Raman, as a person, was not beyond criticism. The circumstances of his exit from Calcutta where he spent his most productive years, the reasons for his relinquishing the post of Director of the Indian Institute of ... » Learn More about Spurring a reawakening with National Science Day

Based on the important consensus reached in the ninth round of Corps Commander-level talks between China and India, the front line troops of two countries started disengagement in a synchronized and organized way from both sides of the Pangong lake area on Feb 10. By Feb 19, India and China had already completed the pullback in Pangong lake area and the disengagement in other disputed areas will be further discussed in the following high-level military talks. The Sino-India economic and trade relations are warming up as military tensions between the two nations ease at the disputed border. According to the latest report from Reuters, Indian government is set to approve some greenfield investment proposals and it will also look to clear some brownfield projects which are considered non-sensitive in terms of national security after the first round of clearance to new investments. Besides, New Delhi is also considering allowing investments from Chinese companies through “Automated ... » Learn More about Disengagement of Sino-Indian front line troops and warming of economic ties