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PETA India asks Amul To Switch from Dairy To Producing Vegan Milk
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PETA India asks Amul To Switch from Dairy To Producing Vegan Milk

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has asked Amul to decide to start producing vegetarian milk. PETA, in a letter to Amul Managing Director RS Sodhi, said that the dairy cooperative society should benefit from the flourishing vegan food and milk market. We would again like to encourage Amul to benefit from the booming vegan food and milk market, instead of wasting resources trying to fight the demand for plant-based products that are only growing. Other companies are responding to market changes, and Amul can too,” PETA India said. https://twitter.com/PetaIndia/status/1398346790970150913?s=20 Also, read| Can You Get Black Fungus Without Testing Positive For COVID-19? Sodhi, while replying to a tweet by Ashwini Mahajan, national co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Man...
Mohali International hockey stadium renamed after Balbir Singh Senior
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Mohali International hockey stadium renamed after Balbir Singh Senior

Key Highlights -    On Monday, May 25, the Punjab government has announced that Mohali International Hockey Stadium in Sector 63, to renamed after triple Olympian and Padma Shri Balbir Singh Sr. The decision has been taken after the wait of one full year. Hence, the stadium will now known as the Olympian Balbir Singh Senior International Hockey Stadium.  However, the Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi said that “Due to certain circumstances, the project got delayed. We had decided last year to dedicate this stadium to Balbir Singh Sr. His contribution towards promoting hockey is immense and unmatchable,” he had also announced of the first death anniversary of the legendary hockey player and coach.  Mr Sodhi Further Added that a statue of Balbir Singh Sr ...
Haryana Government launch ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ in Haryana
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Haryana Government launch ‘Sanjeevani Pariyojana’ in Haryana

Key Highlights -  The Government of Haryana launched the “Sanjeevani Pariyojana”, which is the life project being made to help the covid - 19 affected patients and their healthcare system.  Although the government has launched this project with the help of Deloitte to grant quick help to needy people.  This approach taken by the Government of Haryana provides individuals with support and resources to manage their care at home including access to virtual triage, as well as COVID-19 field hospitals and inpatient facilities when deemed appropriate by state-trained medical staff. https://twitter.com/DeloitteIndia/status/1396666012733431810?s=20 The Haryana - Deloitte collaboration builds on the existing state’s medical care services and home treatments.  Sanjeevani Pa...
National Anti Terrorism Day 2021: Date, History, Significance
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National Anti Terrorism Day 2021: Date, History, Significance

Key points -  National anti-terrorism day is celebrated on 21st May every year in the Indian continent itself.  On this day in the year 1991 the youngest prime minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated. Although India commemorates the 30th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi and India also observed this day as an anti-terrorism day. He was appointed as the sixth prime minister of India from the tenure of 1984 - 1989.  However, the objective behind the observance of this day is to aware of the youth of terrorism, violence, and prejudice to the national interests.  The day intends to strengthen India's resolve against terrorism and intends to unify its fight against terrorist outfits. In fact, as per the terror index, "India has the lowest number of terrorism death...
World’s 50 Greatest Leaders: New Zealand PM are In Top’s Fortune list
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World’s 50 Greatest Leaders: New Zealand PM are In Top’s Fortune list

In the list of the world’s 50 Greatest Leaders of 2021, the prime ministers of New Zealand Jacinda Arden and Adar Poonawalla have made it to the list.  Adar Poonawalla, the CEO of the Serum Institute of India is the only Indian, who comes among the top 10 names on the list. He was also involved in the war against the coronavirus. This has been published by the most prestigious magazine fortune. List of Top 10 leader of Fortune World’s 50 Greatest leaders  Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand mRNA Pioneers Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal Dr. John Nkengasong, director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Adam Silver; Michele Roberts; Chris Paul, NBA Rescuers Jessica Tan, founder of Ping An Group Justin Welby, Archbishop o...
Kerala’s Iron lady & Oldest MLA passes away at 102
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Kerala’s Iron lady & Oldest MLA passes away at 102

The most senior communist leader of Kerala's Iron lady, the Architect of land reforms, and the oldest MLA of the state KR Gauri Amma has passed away at the age of 102.  She was the longest-serving MLA and Former Minister of the State. Although she was the founding communist Movement’s leader in Kerala.  She has also served as the first revenue minister of the communist ministry of state in 1957.  She passed away at PRS Hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 102.  She was the driving force behind the historic Land Reforms Bill in Kerala. She had won 13 assembly elections, out of the total 17 contested.  Born on 14 July 1919 in the sleepy Pattanakkad village of coastal Alappuzha to KA Ramanan and Parvathy Amma, Gowri was attracted to politics at a young ag...
World Press Freedom Day 2021: History, Significance, Theme
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World Press Freedom Day 2021: History, Significance, Theme

                               Happy World Press Day 2021! World Press Freedom Day: 3rd may 2021 is celebrated as the world press freedom day across the globe.   Although the theme of world press freedom day 2021 is “ Information as a public Good’. Press is Concerned as the fourth pillar of the democracy - press, its reporters and, its photographers, etc. they always take the truth behind events with integrity and full of a reputation as well.  It is being observed globally every year on 3rd May 2021. Being a part of the press requires a degree of freedom that is guaranteed by a democratic nation with the universal declaration of human rights.  According to Reporters Without Borders, India ranks 142 in World Press Freedom in 2021 out of 180 countries. https://twitte...
The Supreme Court Judge justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Dies At Gurgoan Hospital
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The Supreme Court Judge justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar Dies At Gurgoan Hospital

The supreme court judge justice Mohan M. Shantanagouder Dies At Gurgoan Hospital with a lung infection.  The sources said that he was suffering from a lung infection and was in ICU as well.  He was admitted to the Medanta Hospital and died On Sunday. He was 62 years old.  Justice Mohan M. Shantanagaouder was appointed as the supreme court judge on February 17, 2017.  His condition was stable until late Saturday night, but around 12.30 am, the doctors attending him broke the sad news to the family, a court official told PTI. The doctors said that his condition was stable until Saturday 12:30 PM. But later that the condition becomes worst and he died. He was born on May 5, 1958, in Karnataka and got himself enrolled as an advocate on September 5, 1980. Later,...
US defends restrictions on Export of COVID-19 Vaccine raw materials says “Americans First”
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US defends restrictions on Export of COVID-19 Vaccine raw materials says “Americans First”

COVID-US defends restrictions on the export of key raw materials for the manufacture of the COVID-19 vaccine, which threatened to slow India's vaccination campaign, a senior State Department official has said that the Biden administration's first obligation is to protect the American people needs. https://twitter.com/RaquelC91238869/status/1384910112188510208?s=20 US President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act on February 5 US President Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act on 5 February to restrict the export of raw materials of the COVID-19 vaccine to boost domestic vaccine production. Foreign Minister S Jaishankar raised the matter with Secretary of State Antony Blinken when he spoke on 19 April, and it was also taken up by Indian envoy Taranjit Singh San...
Dr. Mahmohan Singh Gives Suggestions To PM Modi for the Pandemic.
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Dr. Mahmohan Singh Gives Suggestions To PM Modi for the Pandemic.

Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Gives Suggestions to PM Modi For the pandemic On Sunday.  As India is running under the second Wave of Covid -19, Manmohan Singh said that “India has currently vaccinated a small Fraction Of its Population.” he added That people are Now Beginning to wonder that when their lives will get back to normal and argued, “there are many things we must do to fight the epidemic but a big part of this effort must be ramping up the vaccination program.” He Said that With the Right design of decisions “we can do much better very quickly.” https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/1383724635540267008?s=20 Hence, hers is the full text of Manmohan Singh’s Letter is mentioned -   Click Here To Read the Full letter -  ManmohanLettertoModi Fir...