‘UP is epicentre of hate politics; your govt undermining Constitution’: 104 ex-IAS officers to Yogi Adityanath
News Network
December 30, 2020
New Delhi, Dec 30: The Uttar Pradesh government s controversial anti-conversion ordinance has transformed the state into the epicentre of politics of hate, division and bigotry , a letter signed by 104 former IAS officers, including former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and former Adviser to the Prime Minister TKA Nair, and released Tuesday said.
Demanding that the illegal ordinance be withdrawn forthwith , the signatories also said all politicians, including the Chief Minister, need to re-educate yourselves about the Constitution which you. have sworn to uphold .
Over 1.89 lakh trees cut for Bundelkhand expressway in UP; environment concerns go for a toss
Agencies
December 22, 2020
The Uttar Pradesh authorities have cut over 1.89 trees for the construction of the Bundelkhand expressway, an RTI query has revealed.
In a reply to Banda-based activist Kuldeep Shukla, Senior Manager of the UP Forest Department, Atul Asthana, said the Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) has cut 1,89,036 trees for the 296-km-long project.
The trees were cut in Banda, Chitrakoot, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya and Etawah, it said.
The UPEIDA has planned to plant over 2.70 lakh saplings along the expressway, the RTI added.
Banda Divisional Forest Officer Sanjay Agarwal said the trees were cut after permission from the Centre.
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WHO Official Says COVID-19 Vaccines Not a Silver Bullet by Colleen Fleiss on December 19, 2020 at 7:15 AM
Coronavirus vaccine is not a silver bullet that will end the nearly year-long pandemic which has infected over 74 million people globally and killed more than 1.64 million others, said a top World Health Organization (WHO) official. Whoever you are, wherever you live, as long as the virus is circulating somewhere, we all remain at risk, and we must keep preparing for the worst-case scenario, Xinhua news agency quoted WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai as saying in a virtual media briefing on Wednesday.
With the
covid-19 vaccination drive expected to start soon, the cold chain logistics is expected to play a crucial role in the storage and distribution of
vaccines.
A Manipal-based
startup, BlackFrog Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which had during the initial days of the pandemic outbreak readied and deployed Emvólio, a portable battery-operated, medical-grade refrigerator to transport viral swab samples, is now ready to deploy the same for transportation of vaccines.
“Emvólio is designed as per WHO-PQS draft specifications for a
portable fridge for the transport of vaccines. The device is meant for day-long immunization visits. Whoever you are, wherever you live, as long as the virus is circulating somewhere, we all remain at risk, and we must keep preparing for the worst-case scenario, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai said in a virtual media briefing.