#Maharashtra Panchayat Election 2021

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महाराष्ट्र पंचायत चुनाव: BJP और Shiv Sena के बीच कांटे की टक्कर जारी, 1523 निर्विरोध जीते

महाराष्ट्र पंचायत चुनाव: BJP और Shiv Sena के बीच कांटे की टक्कर जारी, 1523 निर्विरोध जीते

Maharashtra Panchayat Election Result 15 जनवरी को महाराष्ट्र के 34 जिलों की 12,711 सीटों पर चुनाव हुए थे. इस दौरान हुई वोटों की गिनती आज सुबह से ही जारी है. शुरुआती रुझानों के मुताबिक ही शिवसेना बढ़त बनाए हुए है, लेकिन बीजेपी भी कांटे की टक्कर देती नजर आ रही है.   Source link

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Covid Live News Updates: US announces new protocol for international travelers from November

Covid Live News Updates: US announces new protocol for international travelers from November

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the United States has allowed fully vaccinated flyers from several countries, including India, to enter America from early November. The US announced that strict protocols will be in place from early November to curb the spread of COVID-19 from international passengers. According to a senior government official, once the protocol is in place, passengers from several countries, including the UK, India and Brazil and Europe would be allowed to enter the US with proof of vaccination.

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Schools reopen for classes 10 &12 in Srinagar after months of Covid-19 induced lockdown

Jammu and Kashmir: Explosive material was detected near Gogoo Gali at Humhama area of Airport road in Budgam district

Explosive material was detected near Gogoo Gali at Humhama area of Airport road in Budgam dist, by security forces,… https://t.co/Fq8XbIXXO5

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Major incident averted as IED detected in J&K

Security forces averted a major incident with the timely detection of an improvised explosive device in high security Gogo area of Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The area is close to several sensitive defence and civilian installations, including Srinagar airport, Technical airport, headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry of the Army.

Mumbai Police Crime Branch has issued Look Out Circular against absconding accused (in a pornography case) Yash Thakur alias Arvind Srivastava and Pradeep Bakshi, an aide of businessman Raj Kundra, says the police.

National Investigation Agency today morning carried out searches at seven locations including Anantnag, Baramulla, Srinagar, Doda, Kishtwar in connection with June 27 case linked to IED recovery in Jammu: NIA sources

During the investigation (in a pornography case), police found 119 porn videos from businessman Raj Kundra’s mobile, laptop, and a hardrive disk. He was planning to sell these videos for Rs 9 crores: Mumbai Police Crime Branch

Muzaffarnagar riots: 20 acquitted due to lack of evidence

Twenty persons, accused in the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, have been acquitted by a local court. Additional district and sessions judge, Baburam, acquitted them on Monday saying that the prosecution had failed to provide evidence against them.

Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 3,09,575: Union Health Ministry

Manipur polls: BJP ready to field candidates in 60 seats

With the key target to win two-third majority in the assembly polls due early next year, the ruling BJP has completed the organisational ground work for fielding its candidates in all 60 seats.

President of Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, Mahant Narendra Giri death case: FIR registered against his disciple Anand Giri under IPC Section 306 (Abetment of suicide). The FIR has been registered on the basis of the complaint filed by another disciple Amar Giri Pawan Maharaj.

The post mortem of Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad chief, Mahant Narendra Giri, will be done on Tuesday afternoon after which his mortal remains will be kept in the Baghambari Mutt to enable people to pay their last respect. According to Mutt sources, the saint will be given ‘samadhi’ within the Mutt complex in the evening.

Jaishankar raises COVID-19 quarantine issue during his meeting with UK counterpart

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urged for an “early resolution” of the COVID-19 quarantine issue and discussed the situation in Afghanistan and the developments in the Indo-Pacific during his meeting with the newly appointed British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss.

ED arrests MD of Andheri firm for cheating banks, laundering Rs 916 crore

The Enforcement Directorate arrested Vinod Chaturvedi, managing director of Andheri-based company Usher Agro Ltd, in a Rs 916 crore money laundering case and produced him before a court on Saturday. The court remanded Chaturvedi in five days’ ED custody. The ED alleged Chaturvedi and director Manoj Pathak, along with others, conspired to cheat banks after taking loan and had siphoned off the money through fictitious transactions.

Joe Biden aims to enlist allies in tackling climate, COVID, more

President Joe Biden planned to use his first address before the U.N. General Assembly to reassure other nations of American leadership on the global stage and call on allies to move quickly and cooperatively to address the festering issues of the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and human rights abuses.

Schools in Himachal Pradesh to be closed till September 25

The state executive committee on Monday ordered that all schools, except residential ones, in Himachal Pradesh will continue to remain closed until September 25. Teaching and non-teaching staff will continue to attend the school. All the residential schools are expected to follow the SOPs developed by the department of education to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Mumbai: 45+ can take only second dose of Covid-19 vaccines at public centres on Tuesday

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) vaccination centres on Tuesday will operate between 9 am and 5 pm. Only second dose of Covishield and Covaxin will be administered to those above 45 years of age at General Hospitals in Vashi, Nerul and Airoli. Each centre has been given only 500 doses. Frontline and healthcare workers, who wish to take their second dose, can take the jab at these Covid vaccination centres.

India reports 26,115 new Covid-19 cases, 252 deaths and 34,469 recoveries in last 24 hrs

India reports 26,115 new Covid-19 cases, 252 deaths and 34,469 recoveries in last 24 hrs, says Health Ministry

Total Cases: 3,35,04,534

Total Active cases: 3,09,575

Total Recoveries: 3,27,49,574

Total Death toll: 4,45,385

Total vaccination: 81,85,13,827 (96,46,778 in 24 hrs)

Indian shares open higher as tech, banking stocks gain

Indian shares bounced back on Tuesday, helped by gains in the technology and banking sectors, while increasing worries that Chinese property giant China Evergrande could default on its debt pile gripped global markets. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index climbed 0.31% to 17,450.5 by 0340 GMT, and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.24% to 58,630.06.

Today, President Biden announced that beginning in early Nov, US will be putting in place strict protocols to prevent spread of COVID-19 from pax flying internationally into US by requiring that adult foreign nationals traveling here be fully vaccinated: Senior US admn official

BJP using ED, CBI to threaten Maharashtra govt: Shiv Sena

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is using the central agencies like Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to threaten the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, alleged Saamana editorial on Tuesday.

The Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece said that BJP leaders in Maharashtra think that central investigation agencies like ED, CBI are in their pockets and at their behest, they can threaten political opponents.

In Pics: Several areas in Kolkata partially submerged after heavy rain in the city

West Bengal | Several areas in Kolkata partially submerged after heavy rain in the city (Visuals from Golf Green) https://t.co/hHvK3lfpdr

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55,50,35,717 samples tested for COVID-19 up to 20th September 2021. Of these, 14,13,951 samples were tested yesterday

– Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

BJP doesn’t run on a single leadership, In BJP, it is the team that takes a decision, not an individual. Here also we’ll work as a team. We’ll perform better in upcoming elections, including panchayat, municipalities & Lok Sabha: West Bengal BJP’s new president, Sukanta Majumdar

Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party

Canadians gave Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party a victory in Monday’s parliamentary elections, but it was unclear whether his gamble to win a majority of seats paid off.

The Liberals were on track to win the most seats of any party. The 49-year-old Trudeau channeled the star power of his father, the Liberal icon and late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, when he first won election in 2015 and now appeared to have led his party to the top finish in two elections since.

The Liberals were leading in 148 ridings, the Conservatives in 103, the Quebec-based Bloc Quebecois in 28 and the leftist New Democratic Party in 22.

Afghanistan: 40 arrested in connection with Nangarhar explosions

At least 40 people have been arrested in connection with explosions that rocked Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday and Sunday.

“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s head of intelligence directorate in Nangarhar said on Monday that 40 people have been arrested in connection with explosions that rocked Jalalabad city on Saturday and Sunday,” reported Ariana News.

On Sunday, a child was killed and two people including a Taliban member injured in an explosion in Nangarhar province.

Meanwhile, on Saturday three persons were killed and 21 injured in three consecutive explosions targeting the Taliban in Police District 5 of Jalalabad city of eastern Nangarhar province.

Pakistan says no rush to recognize Taliban govt

Pakistan’s foreign minister says Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers should understand that if they want recognition and assistance in rebuilding the war-battered country “they have to be more sensitive and more receptive to international opinion and norms.”

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Monday evening that countries are watching to see how things evolve in Afghanistan before considering recognition. He says, “I don’t think anyone is in a rush to recognize at this stage.”

The Pakistani minister says his country’s objective is peace and stability in Afghanistan and to achieve that “we would suggest to Afghans that they should have an inclusive government.” He says their initial statements indicate they aren’t averse to the idea, so “let’s see.”

Qureshi expresses hope the Taliban live up to their promise “that girls and women would be allowed to go to school, college and university.”

635,000 people displaced in Afghanistan this year, says UN

UN humanitarians said on Monday that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul, mainly from Panjshir Province.

The world organization and its partners have reached 8 million people in the first half of 2021, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a release.

Some 1,300 displaced people in Kabul are about to receive aid.

The office said the UN Refugee Agency and the International Organization for Migration handed out relief to more than 9,300 people displaced by the violence in Kunar Province.

White House condemns border guard use of whip-like cord against Haitian migrants

The White House on Monday criticized the use of horse reins to threaten Haitian migrants after images circulated of a U.S. border guard on horseback charging at migrants near a riverside camp in Texas.

No Iran nuclear deal ministers’ meeting at U.N., says EU’s Borrell

Ministers from Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia will not meet with Iran on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this week, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters on Monday.

Daesh not capable of posing threat to Afghanistan, says Taliban

The Taliban on Monday said that it can restrain Islamic State (Daesh) in Afghanistan and they are not capable of posing a threat to the country. Deputy Minister of Culture and Information Zabihullah Mujahid speaking to Tolo News said, “Daesh is not a threat, because the thought of Daesh is a hated thought among the people. No one supports them. Second, our combat against Daesh was effective in the past and we know how to neutralize their techniques.” Considering the last attacks in Nangarhar and Kabul, some political analysts said that the group seems to be present in Afghanistan.

EU ministers voice “solidarity” with France on submarine deal: Borrell

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Gujarat: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested two persons over seizure of nearly 3,000 kgs of heroin at Kutch’s Mundra Port

US Vice-Prez Kamala Harris to meet PM Narendra Modi on September 23

US Vice-President Kamala Harris will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23, a day ahead of the maiden bilateral meet between him and President Joe Biden and the Quad Summit at the White House, officials have said. Biden will host Modi for their first in-person bilateral meeting at the White House on September 24. Later on that day, Biden will host the first-ever in-person Quad Leaders’ Summit at the White House with Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Firefighters race to protect giant sequoias in California fires

Hundreds of firefighters were battling to protect several groves of giant sequoias in the United States on Monday, warning the enormous ancient trees were at risk from out-of-control blazes. A number of separate fires were converging on the California woodland that is home to the huge trees, highlighting the terrifying power of wildfires to consume everything in their path.

Assam CM apprises Amit Shah about progress on implementation of central schemes

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and apprised him of the progress in the implementation of various central schemes.

Modi-Biden bilateral meet will strengthen India-US relation, boost QUAD, says White House official

The maiden bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on Thursday will allow taking the relationship between the two countries from strength to strength while helping in reinforcing and giving momentum to the Quad grouping, a White House official has said.

Assam reports 455 COVID-19 cases, 10 fatalities. Infection tally rises to 5,98,423, death toll 5,807. The state now has 3,637 active cases of the disease.

Income Tax Dept conducted searches &seizure operations at over 30 premises on Sept 17 in case of a prominent public figure in Nagpur&his family members. Group has wide business interest spanning in education, warehousing &agri-business areas, in Maharastra:Finance Ministry

Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi decided to launch pro-poor initiatives from October 2, 2021 in the state, to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi: Chief Minister’s Office, Punjab

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Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results में Shiv Sena का दबदबा, BJP और NCP का भी अच्छा प्रदर्शन

Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results में Shiv Sena का दबदबा, BJP और NCP का भी अच्छा प्रदर्शन

Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results 2021: महाराष्ट्र पंचायत चुनाव 2021 में शिवसेना (Shiv Sena) ने 3,000 से ज्यादा सीटें जीतीं. वहीं बीजेपी दूसरे नंबर पर रही. इसके अलावा शरद पवार की राष्ट्रवादी कांग्रेस पार्टी (NCP) तीसरे नंबर है. गौरतलब है कि इस चु���ाव में कांग्रेस का प्रदर्शन भी ठीक रहा. वहीं राज ठाकरे की पार्टी मनसे केवल 36 सीटों पर ही जीत दर्ज कर पाई.

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE: Maha Vikas Aaghadi registers clean sweep, huge setback for BJP

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE: Maha Vikas Aaghadi registers clean sweep, huge setback for BJP

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 Live News: Shiv Sena-backed candidates are leading on maximum number of seats in the panchayat polls, for which counting is still underway. So far, trends and results are out for 7426 of 14234 seats. Of these, Shiv Sena is leading on 1735 while the BJP is ahead on 1601. The NCP-supported candidates…

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE: Shiv Sena takes lead against BJP

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE: Shiv Sena takes lead against BJP

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 Live News: The ruling coalition of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, and Congress is leading in the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections, the counting for which began on Monday morning. So far, results for about 2900 seats have been announced with Sena cornering the maximum number…

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results: Congress, Allies Win All 9 Seats of Morva

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results: Congress, Allies Win All 9 Seats of Morva

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE Updates: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat elections began at 9am today. The Maharashtra State Election Commission conducted the polls to 12,711 gram panchayats spread across 34 districts. Polling for elections to over 14,000 gram panchayats in 34 of the total 36 districts in Maharashtra began on a peaceful note on…

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Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results में Shiv Sena का दबदबा, BJP और NCP का भी अच्छा प्रदर्शन

Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results में Shiv Sena का दबदबा, BJP और NCP का भी अच्छा प्रदर्शन

मुंबई: महाराष्ट्र पंचायत चुनाव 2021 का रिजल्ट (Maharashtra Panchayat Election Results) घोषित होने के बाद शिवसेना सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बनकर उभरी है. इसके साथ ही राज्य में सत्तारूढ़ शिवसेना, राष्ट्रवादी कांग्रेस पार्टी और कांग्रेस के गठबंधन महा विकास अघाड़ी ने कुल पंचायत सीटों में आधे से ज्यादा सीटों पर जीत दर्ज की. हालांकि बीजेपी ने भी कड़ी टक्कर दी. बता दें कि महाराष्ट्र पंचायत चुनाव 2021 में शिवसेना…

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections Results Live: Counting of votes begins amid tight security

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections Results Live: Counting of votes begins amid tight security

Image Source : INDIA TV Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections Results Live: Counting of votes begins amid tight security Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election Results 2021 LIVE Updates: Counting of votes for the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat elections began on Monday morning at amid tight security. The counting is being held with COVID-19 protocols in place. There are 27,920 gram panchayats in…

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Maharashtra: महाराष्ट्र में 34 जिलों के ग्राम पंचायत चुनाव के नतीजे आज होगी जारी महाराष्ट्र में 34 जिलों के ग्राम पंचायत चुनाव के नतीजे आज होगी जारी #maharashtra#grampanchayat #results#2021 https://www.headlinehindi.com/featured/the-results-of-the-gram-panchayat-elections-in-34-districts-in-maharashtra-today/?feed_id=48680&_unique_id=60050db36c391

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Counting of Votes to Begin Shortly

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 LIVE Updates: Counting of Votes to Begin Shortly

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Elections 2021 Live Updates: The counting of votes for the Maharashtra Gram Panchayat elections will begin at 9am on Monday. The Maharashtra State Election Commission conducted the polls to 12,711 gram panchayats spread across 34 districts. Source link

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Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election 2021 Live Updates - Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls 2021 Live Updates: ग्रामपंचायत निवडणुकीसाठी मतदान सुरू | Maharashtra Times

Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Election 2021 Live Updates – Maharashtra Gram Panchayat Polls 2021 Live Updates: ग्रामपंचायत निवडणुकीसाठी मतदान सुरू | Maharashtra Times

मुंबई: राज्यातील १४ हजारांहून अधिक ग्रामपंचायतीच्या निवडणुकीसाठी आज मतदान होत आहे. राज्यात वर्षभरापूर्वी आकारास आलेली सत्ताधारी महाविकास आघाडी व विरोधी पक्ष भाजपमध्ये अधिकाधिक ग्रामपंचायती ताब्यात घेण्यासाठी जोरदार चुरस आहे. (voting for maharashtra gram panchayat polls 2021) Live Updates: >> बारामती तालुक्यात तिसऱ्या टप्प्यात ५५.७३ टक्के मतदान >> औरंगाबाद जिल्ह्यात दुपारपर्यंत २८ टक्के मतदान. >>…

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Current Affairs dated 26/7/2019

Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 GS-2 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP Why in news? Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), a total of 5440 dedicated retail outlets selling affordable generic medicines are functional in the country as on 15.07.2019. About PMBJP:  ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ is a campaign launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India, to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses through special kendra’s known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra.  Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMBJK) have been set up to provide generic drugs, which are available at lesser prices but are equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs.  Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) is the implementing agency of PMBJP. BPPI (Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India) has been established under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. of India, with the support of all the CPSUs. SALIENT FEATURES OF THE SCHEME:  Ensure access to quality medicines. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019  Extend coverage of quality generic medicines so as to reduce the out of pocket expenditure on medicines and thereby redefine the unit cost of treatment per person.  Create awareness about generic medicines through education and publicity so that quality is not synonymous with only high price.  A public programme involving Government, PSUs, Private Sector, NGO, Societies, Co-operative Bodies and other Institutions.  Create demand for generic medicines by improving access to better healthcare through low treatment cost and easy availability wherever needed in all therapeutic categories.  What is a generic medicine?  There is no definition of generic or branded medicines under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 made thereunder. However, generic medicines are generally those which contain same amount of same active ingredient(s) in same dosage form and are intended to be administered by the same route of administration as that of branded medicine.  The price of an unbranded generic version of a medicine is generally lower than the price of a corresponding branded medicine because in case of generic version, the pharmaceutical company does not have to spend money on promotion of its brand Migration in India A report Census 2011 data on migration released last week show Maharashtra had more migrants from Madhya Pradesh than from Bihar, and Gujarat had almost double the number of migrants from Rajasthan than from Bihar. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 Details  Data from Delhi show only 2,321 persons declared Bangladesh as their last place of residence. Over 1.17 lakh said Pakistan — not surprising given the history of Partition.  The data come at a time when migration is a major phenomenon across the world, and “illegal Bangladeshis” is a hot-button political issue in India.  The data are also very late — it’s almost time for Census 2021 — and do not reflect the current situation.  Over 45.58 crore Indians were found to be “migrants” for various reasons during the enumeration exercises of Census 2011. The previous Census (2001) had recorded the number of migrants at 31.45 crore — more than 30% lower than the 2011 figure. Who is migrant?  According to the website of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, “When a person is enumerated in Census at a different place than his/her place of birth, she/he is considered a ‘migrant’.”  Migration data began to be collected with the Census of 1872, but was not very detailed until 1961. Changes introduced in 1961 continued until 2001; in the Census of 2011, a more detailed format for collecting information on migrants was adopted. What data from Census 2011 show on migrations  Marriage and employment are the major reasons for migration, Census data show. The bulk of the migration takes place within individual states — out of the total number of persons registered as “migrants” in the 2011 Census, only 11.91% (5.43 crore) had moved to one state from another, while nearly 39.57 crore had moved within their states. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 Women representation in Parliament why in news? The Global Gender Gap report for 2018 said that the widest gender disparity is in the field of political empowerment. To cite the Inter-Parliamentary Union 2018 report, women legislators account for barely 24% of all MPs across the world. However, the experience of the top-ranked countries in the IPU list does give an indication of how women’s presence in political spaces took an upward turn in those nations. What is global scenario?  Rwanda, a landlocked nation with a population of 11.2 million, tops the list, with 61.3% seats in the Lower House and 38.5% in the Upper House occupied by women.  Since 2003, the country has implemented a legislated quota of 30% in all elected positions, which has enabled a steady inflow of women parliamentarians after successive elections  . Its Constitution has also set a quota of 30% in all elected offices.  However, some believe that the higher representation of women in the country cannot be attributed solely to quotas — women were thrust into the political limelight due to the huge vacuum that emerged in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, which resulted in a large chunk of the country’s male population getting killed.  Cuba, the largest Caribbean island nation with a population of about 11.1 million, holds the second rank, with 53.2 % seats of its 605-member single House being occupied by women representatives.  Sweden, the fifth-rank holder in the IPU, has a professedly feminist government and has maintained a women’s parliamentary representation of at least 40% since 90s. The 349-member single House, Swedish Parliament, now has 161 women with 46.1% representation.  Sweden does not have any constitutional clause or electoral law earmarking representation for women in elected bodies.  The issue of compulsory gender quota didn’t find favour in Sweden as it was believed that such a quota will create reverse discrimination and violate the principles of equal opportunities.  Almost all political parties there have adopted measures to ensure a fair representation for women at all levels. In 1993, the Social Democratic Party adopted the ‘zipper system’, described as “a gender quota system whereby women and men are placed alternately on all party lists.” This further boosted women’s seat share. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 Nepal’s example  Closer home, Nepal occupies the 36th position in the IPU and its 275-member Lower House has 90 women, about 32.7% of the total strength.  The Nepal Constitution stole a march over many others in the South Asia by earmarking 33% seats for women in all state institutions, including the legislature. India's status  India, at 149 among the 192 countries in the IPU list, had barely 11.8% women’s representation in the 16th Lok Sabha, which improved to 14.5% in the current Lower House. At least seven out of the 29 States have not sent a single woman MP.  The 108th Constitutional Amendment Bill stipulating 33% quota for women in the Parliament and in State Assemblies remains in political cold storage.  The system of voluntary party quotas, which has worked well in many countries, is not likely to cut much ice in India’s deeply embedded patriarchal society.  As has happened in the case of panchayats and municipalities, only a legally mandated quota could perhaps ensure a large-scale entry of Indian women into the higher echelons of political power. GS-3 Global warning Why in news? While average global temperatures are currently around 1°C hotter than pre-industrial times, there have been a number of periods of cooling and warming over the centuries. This had led sceptics of manmade global warming to suggest that human activity is not the main driver of climate change. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 Details of study  Researchers used data compiled from nearly 700 temperature indicators — tree rings, sediment cores, coral reefs and modern thermometer readings — to provide a comprehensive timeline of the planet’s recent climate history.  The findings are clear: at no point in modern human history did temperatures rise so quickly and so consistently as in the late 20th century — the period where the world’s post-war, fossil fuelpowered economy reached unprecedented heights of production and consumption.  The study found that pre-industrial temperature fluctuations were largely driven by volcanic activity.  But it also concluded that humans had never witnessed such rapid global warming as in the latter part of the 20th century.  Commenting on the studies, Mark Maslin, Professor of Climatology at University College London, said their results “should finally stop climate change deniers claiming that the recent observed coherent global warming is part of a natural climate cycle”. While average global temperatures are currently around 1°C hotter than pre-industrial times, there have been a number of periods of cooling and warming over the centuries. This had led sceptics of manmade global warming to suggest that human activity is not the main driver of climate change. Tiger census Why in news?  The survey — divided into four phases — began last winter.  India accounts for most of the 3,500-odd tigers that are scattered among Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russian Federation, Thailand, and Vietnam. The goal  As part of an agreement in 2010 among these countries, there is a goal to double the global tiger count by 2022. Daily Current Affairs Dated On 26-July-2019 Concerns  However, there have been doubts on tiger numbers by independent researchers. “...the claims of a 58% tiger population rise in India over the past 8 years [from 2006-2014] based on estimates from the three National Tiger Estimate surveys lack reliable scientific support,” a research paper of the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru; Bengaluru, claims.  They say that a flawed methodology is being by the WII which exaggerates tiger numbers.