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PM Modi accuses Opposition of shooting from farmers' shoulders on agriculture laws
Taking a dig at the opposition without naming any party, the Prime Minister said that he felt that they were pained not by the improvements brought about in the agricultural laws by his government but by the fact that Modi had been able to do what they had been saying all these years but could not do.
Farmers' Protest: Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna extends support to farmers
Talking to reporters, Bahuguna said that he supports the demands of the 'annadatas'. Sunderlal Bahuguna is a noted Garhwali environmentalist and Chipko movement leader. For years he has been fighting for the preservation of forests in the Himalayas, first as a member of the Chipko movement in the 1970s, and later spearheaded the Anti-Tehri Dam movement starting 1980s, to early 2004.
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tests positive for Covid-19
Sharing the information on his Twitter handle, the Chief Minister said: "I had got Covid test done. And my report has come positive. My health condition is fine and I don't have any symptoms too. On the advice of doctors, I will remain in home isolation.
Rafale’s cruise missile upgraded, can hit targets in mountains now
Facing threat from the Eastern and western front, the IAF got the French aviation company to upgrade Rafale’s SCALP long-range air-launched cruise missile to ensure that the weapon can hit targets up to 4000 metres above sea level.
Assets' Transfer Case: Supreme Court stays criminal proceedings against Azim Premji
Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, representing Premji, submitted before a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul that it was a bizarre case since the three companies of the Azim Premji group, which are entirely owned by Premji and his mother, were merged into a fourth company of the group.
NAG: Amid Ladakh standoff, India's best anti-tank missile headed to Himalayas
During the tests, the third-generation, all-weather, fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM) reportedly destroyed the target with extremely high accuracy in both desert terrain and rugged frontier hills—terrain that is similar to that of the Ladakh region.
Amid pandemic and farmers' protest, acreage under Rabi crop rises by nearly 5%
As per Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ministry data, this acreage had gone up by 25.41 lakh hectares, or 4.71 per cent, to 564.56 lakh hectares as against 539.15 lakh hectare in 2019 season. The Ministry also pointed out that the overall Rabi sowing process was encouraging and that area under pulses and oilseeds, including rapeseed and mustard, had also increased.
Cold Wave in Delhi: Icy winds, cloudy Saturday, fog ahead
The IMD has four colour-coded warnings as per the intensity of any weather system -- green, yellow, orange and red. Orange alert is given to authorities to be prepared. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data, recorded a minimum temperature of 4.4 degrees Celsius, while Ayanagar and Lodhi Road weather stations registered 3.5 and 3.8 degrees Celsius. The city is likely to record another "severe" cold day on Friday.
Ladakh to get 36 new helipads by April 2021
The new helipads will add more teeth to the armed forces in the region where India has been engaged in a protracted stand-off with China.
Adani Group puts out advertisement campaign to counter defamation in farmers agitation
Adani has responded to "lies" and propaganda as part of the ongoing farmer agitation narrative which say that Adani buys directly from farmers and indulges in hoarding. It has also countered the narrative that Adani is exploiting the farmers through contract farming. It has also dispelled talk about Adani acquiring agricultural land on a large scale.
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