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Power Crisis in India: List of states facing power cuts
2 years, 8 months ago

Power Crisis in India: List of states facing power cuts

India Today  

There are a number of states which are suffering from regular power cuts and continuous power shortages. The Central Government has various schemes that are included, like Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, the Integrated Power Development Scheme, and Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme simultaneously running for achieving uninterrupted power supply for all the consumers. LIST OF STATES FACING POWER CRISIS …

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Parts of Southern California don’t have enough water to meet demand, sparking sweeping cuts
2 years, 8 months ago

Parts of Southern California don’t have enough water to meet demand, sparking sweeping cuts

LA Times  

Due to severe drought, Southern California water officials are restricting outdoor watering to one day a week in some areas of Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. The unprecedented water restrictions imposed on parts of Southern California this week have put a spotlight on how rapidly the state’s water supply is being reduced by drought and climate change. California …

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House Republicans from California demand Gov. Newsom answer for unemployment failings
3 years, 11 months ago

House Republicans from California demand Gov. Newsom answer for unemployment failings

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom faces the growing threat of a recall, House Republicans from California said Friday that his administration must answer for the state’s recent finding that $11 billion in state unemployment claims were fraudulent. “Without any accountability mechanisms in place or plan to recover fraudulent COVID-related unemployment assistance payments, we fear that there will be a continued decline in taxpayers’ …

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US Election: More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count in closely contested states
4 years, 2 months ago

US Election: More than a dozen arrested as protesters demand vote count in closely contested states

Firstpost  

The protests came as US president Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election, insisted, without evidence, that there were major problems with voting and counting of ballots Police arrested dozens of people in Seattle, Minneapolis, and Portland, Oregon overnight during protests demanding a tally of all votes in the US election, and smaller groups backing President Donald Trump returned to tabulation …

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An MSP guarantee won’t solve the problems of Indian farmers
4 years, 3 months ago

An MSP guarantee won’t solve the problems of Indian farmers

Live Mint  

Farmer agitations against the three farm bills passed by Parliament continue in different parts of the country. But a related concern, at least among farmers in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, is also the fear that the new law will reduce the scope of minimum support price -led operations. With the withdrawal of subsidies on diesel and complex fertilisers, MSP …

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No exams, promotion based on past performance: BHU final-year students' demand
4 years, 5 months ago

No exams, promotion based on past performance: BHU final-year students' demand

India TV News  

Final-year students have been waging a social media war against guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission, especially over the direction that mandates universities across the country to conduct examinations by September-end. As the coronavirus cases continue unabated across the length and breadth of the country, students say they don't want to step out in such a perilous situation. If …

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A case for extension: The Hindu Editorial on rural jobs scheme
4 years, 6 months ago

A case for extension: The Hindu Editorial on rural jobs scheme

The Hindu  

The finding that 8.4 lakh poor households have completed at least 80 days of the 100-day limit for work under the MGNREGS and 1.4 lakh among those have completed the full quota, should come as no surprise. While these numbers are a fraction of the 4.6 crore households which have benefited from MGNREGS this year, the fact that many poor …

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Oil prices drop on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise
4 years, 6 months ago

Oil prices drop on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise

Deccan Chronicle  

SEOUL: Crude prices fell on Friday as the resurgence of the coronavirus globally and in the United States, the world’s largest oil consumer, dimmed the prospects of fuel demand recovery. Brent crude futures were down 37 cents, or 0.9%, at $42.77 a barrel as of 0042 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 34 cents, or 0.8%, to …

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Oil prices slip on demand fears as virus cases surge
4 years, 6 months ago

Oil prices slip on demand fears as virus cases surge

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Oil prices dipped on Thursday after the United States recorded its biggest one-day spike in coronavirus cases and California reimposed some lockdown measures, stoking worries a resurgence in COVID-19 cases will stall a recovery in fuel demand. New U.S. COVID-19 cases rose by nearly 50,000 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, in the biggest one-day spike since the …

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Oil prices drop on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise
4 years, 6 months ago

Oil prices drop on demand worries as coronavirus cases rise

Deccan Chronicle  

MELBOURNE: Oil prices fell more than 1% in early trade on Thursday as a spike in new coronavirus cases in China and the United States renewed fears that people would stay home and stall a recovery in fuel demand even as lockdowns ease. Worries about fuel demand rose after a surge in coronavirus cases led Beijing to cancel flights and …

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Americans are going to demand to know why US wasn’t prepared for this pandemic (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Americans are going to demand to know why US wasn’t prepared for this pandemic (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America, a professor of practice at Arizona State University. According to The New York Times on March 9, “The federal government’s Strategic National Stockpile of medical supplies includes 12 million medical-grade N95 masks and 30 million surgical masks – only about one percent of the 3.5 …

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