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Faculty Development programmes

Greater need to infuse
technology in rural sector: LG
Addresses ‘Kashmir Expo- Start Up for Livelihood’ at Srinagar
KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
Lieutenant Governor Manoj
Sinha addressed the ‘Kashmir
Expo- Start Up for Livelihood’ to-
day at Srinagar.
Speaking on the occasion,
the Lt Governor said that there
is a greater need to infuse tech-
nology and innovation in rural
sector which will produce better
quality of life and enhance the
socio-economic development.
Emphasizing that innova-
tion is about people rather than
ideas, the Lt Governor under-
scored that in order to trans-
form an idea into commercial
product, we need to provide
right environment and oppor-
tunity to innovators and Start-
ups entrepreneurs.
Asserting that the Govern-
ment is committed to support
Startups and help them grow,
the Lt Governor said we want to
assure aspiring entrepreneurs
that all necessary assistance
will be provided to make their
business dreams a reality.
< More on Page 2
No greater service to
humanity than saving
precious life: Sinha
KG NEWS DESK < JAMMU
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today ad-
dressed the 47th Annual Conference of Indian Soci-
ety of Blood Transfusion & Immunohaematology–
Transcon-2022 B.
The three-day conference is being organised
by ISBTI J&K Chapter and PG Department of Im-
munohaematology & Transfusion Medicine, Gov-
ernment Medical College, Jammu.
< More on Page 2
to include overseas trainings: Kansal
Inaugurates 54 Institutional
Innovation councils in Colleges
KG NEWS DESK < JAMMU
Principal Secretary, Higher Educa-
tion and Information, Rohit Kansal,
today chaired the inaugural event of
launch of Institutional Innovation
Councils (IICs) in 54 Government De-
gree Colleges of J&K at Padma Shri
Padma Sachdev, Government P G Col-
lege for Women, Gandhi Nagar. The
event, which was organized by High-
er Education Department in collab-
oration with Ministry of Education GDCs have set up IICs in their colleges,
(MoE), was aimed at establishing an the remaining 88 colleges will act as
ecosystem of innovations and start spokes of these IICs and will have the
ups in tune with the guidelines of the benefits of all the activities being con-
National Education Policy 2020. ducted in these 54 colleges" Principal
Addressing the inaugural function, Secretary maintained. He said that
Kansal, said that it is a matter of pride all 142 GDCs are now the beneficiaries
that J&K is among the first in the coun- of an innovation ecosystem and will
try to implement all the components of have the benefit and support of the
the National Education Policy 2020. innovation ecosystem of the National
"We are probably the first in the coun- Ministry of Education. We as an inno-
try to implement not one but all the vation ecosystem are now plugged
components of the NEP 2020. All our into GoI innovation ecosystem', he
GDCs have today set up Institutional added.
Innovation centres (IICs)-54 accredited < More on Page 2

Govt Orders JeM Militant Killed In Shopian Gunfight: Police QS Rankings: KU

4 Militant Associates Held In Tral
Strict Adherence KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
ranks 110 in Southern Asia
To Biometric Attendance A foreign militant was
KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR

Seeks Daily ATR From DDOs killed in a gunfight in

KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
The government on Friday di-
rected strict adherence to biom-
etric attendance in its offices,
PSUs, Institutions and Corpora-
tions and asked Drawing and Dis-
bursing Officers (DDOs) to fur-
nish daily Action Taken Report
(ATR) in this regard to General
Administration Department.
“In terms of Government Or-
der No. 650-JK(GAD) of 2022 dat-
ed 02.06.2022, instructions were
issued to all Government Offic-
es/PSUs/ Institutions/Corpora-
tions across Jammu and Kash-
mir to switch over to Biometric
System (Aadhar or Finger Print
Based) with immediate effect
and all employees were directed
to necessarily mark their atten-
dance both at arrival and depar-
ture as per the notified office
hours of various offices,” reads
a circular issued by the govern-
ment. Further, it said, all Ad-
ministrative Secretaries/HoDs/
Managing Directors of PsUs/
Corporations/Institutions were
directed to ensure installation
of Biometric Attendance Sys-
tems/Equipments in all offices
and institutions under their ad-
ministrative control by or before
15th of June, 2022. All DDOs, it
said, were also directed to draw
salaries of employees only on the
basis of satisfactory biometric
attendance.
< More on Page 2
Kapran area of south Kash-
mir’s Shopian district on
Friday, police said. Else-
where, police claimed arrest
of four militant associates
in Tral area of Awantipora
in Pulwama district.
“Acting on specific in-
formation generated by po-
lice regarding presence of
(militant) in Kapren area
of Shopian, a joint cordon
and search operation was
launched by Police, and
Army (34RR) in the area,”
a police spokesperson said
in a statement to GNS.
To avoid any civilian
causality or injury, he
said, the joint team of forc-
es evacuated teachers and
students from nearby Ma-
drasa to safer places.
“During the search op-
eration, as the joint search
party approached towards
the suspected spot, the
hiding (militant) fired in-
discriminately upon the
joint search party which
was retaliated effectively
leading to an encounter.”
Later on CRPF’s 178Bn
also joined in the opera-
tion, he said.
“In the ensuing encoun-
ter, one foreign (militant)
identified as Kamran Bhai
(alias) Hanees linked JeM
(Jash-e-Mohammad) out-
fit was killed and his body
was retrieved from the site
of encounter.”
As per police records,
he said, Kamran was in-
volved in several cases in-
cluding attacks on Police
and SFs. Kamran, he said,
was active in Kulgam-Sho-
pian area and was trying
to revive the militant folds
of JeM by recruiting and
motivating the “gullible”
youth to join militant folds
besides planning to exe-
cute militant attacks. One
AK-74 and four Magazines
were recovered from the
site of encounter, he said.
< More on Page 2
The University of Kashmir has been
ranked 110 in Southern Asia in the QS
Asia University Rankings 2023 that
feature 760 Asian universities. QS
World University Rankings is an an-
nual publication of university rank-
ings by Quacquarelli Symonds.
Published on November 8, the QS
University Rankings evaluate the
Asian varsities on the basis of 11
key parameters including Academic
Reputation, Employer Reputation,
Faculty/Student Ratio, International
Research Network, Citations Per-Pa-
per, Papers-Per Faculty, Staff with formed well in indicators like Ci-
PhD, Proportion of International tations Per-Paper (18.5) and Papers
Faculty, Proportion of International Per-Faculty (14.7).
Students, Proportion of Inbound Ex- The QS Southern Asia Ranking
change Students, and Proportion of of 110 the University of Kashmir
Outbound Exchange Students. adds to the varsity’s distinguished
In the category of Overall Rank, the credentials of featuring among top
University features in the range of 451-500 100 universities in the country—at
and has performed among the top 60% in rank 53—in the all-India ranking of
the Asia University Rankings. universities under the Union Educa-
“At score of 91 (out of 100) region- tion Ministry’s National Institution-
ally, the ‘Staff with PhD’ indicator is al Ranking Framework (NIRF-2022)
the strongest one for the University and also the award of A+ grade with
of Kashmir, Srinagar,” the ‘Ranks By CGPA of 3.31 to the University by the
Indicator’ of the QS Asia University National Assessment and Accredita-
Rankings 2023 edition shows. tion Council (NAAC).
The University has also per- < More on Page 2

Availability Of Power SC dismisses JK's plea on compensation Parliament's Winter Session

Linked To Electricity Bill
Payment, Metering: Div Com
KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
Availability of Power linked to
public support for electricity
bill payment and metering be-
sides feeders of better response
areas will get more power, said
Divisional Commissioner (Div
Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K
Pole while chairing a meeting
regarding winter preparedness
of Power Department.
The meeting was attended by
Deputy Commissioners of Kash-
mir Division, MD KPDCL, Chief
Engineers of KPDCL & KPTCL,
Superintending Engineers and
Executive Engineers.
While reviewing the strate-
gy and plan chalked out by the
Power Department in Kash-
mir, Div Com exhorted offi-
cers to meticulously manage
demand of electricity as the
supply will not get enhanced.
He added that there shall be
a 25% increase in demand of
electricity during winters so it
is imperative to take requisite
measures to ensure availabili-
ty of electricity.
< More on Page 2
likely to commence from December
AGENCIES < NEW DELHI
first week in old building
The Supreme Court on Friday
dismissed an appeal filed by the
Jammu and Kashmir adminis-
tration against an order of the
National Human Rights Com-
mission to pay compensation of
Rs 3 lakh each to kin of 10 chil-
dren who died in Udhampur
district due to consumption of
spurious cough syrup.
A bench of Justices M R Shah
and M M Sundresh said officers
were found to be negligent and it
does not find any reason to inter-
fere in the matter.
"Your officers are found
to be negligent. They ought
to have been vigilant. Don't about food and industry de- zens is in their hands.
compel us to say things partment.The health of citi- < More on Page 2
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC AGENCIES < NEW DELHI Committee on Parliamenta-
orders premature release of all 6 convicts The Winter Session of Parliament
ry Affairs, they said.
While the session is likely to
AGENCIES < NEW DELHI The bench comprising justices is likely to commence in the first take place in the old building,
BR Gavai and BV Nagarathna week of December in the old build- the government is also contem-
The Supreme Court on Friday or- passed the order while taking into ing and conclude by the end of the plating a symbolic soft inau-
dered to set free all six convicts fac- consideration the case of A G Per- month, sources said on Friday. guration of the new building,
ing life imprisonment in the Rajiv arivalan, another convict in the case, There is a proposal to being built at an estimated cost
Gandhi assassination case. who was released in May this year hold the session between De- of over ₹1,200 crore, by the end of
The order included the re- invoking its extraordinary power cember 7 and 29 and a final this month or early December,
lease of Nalini, PR Ravichan- under Article 142 of constution. decision regarding the dates the sources said.
dran, Robert Pias, Suthendra- raja, Jaykumar and Sriharan. < More on Page 2 will be taken by the Cabinet < More on Page 2

Mercury Plunges
Leh Records Minus
HC Holds Agri India Defends Ban On 6000 NGOs At UNHRC
7.8°C, Drass Coldest At Minus 8.8°C Engineers Entitled To ReZ Scheme AGENCIES < GENEVA

KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR India on Thursday said actions

KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
Amid forecast for “mainly dry weather” in the
next 24 hours, mercury recorded a drop in Jam-
mu and Kashmir with the famous Pahalgam re-
sort recording a low of minus 4.2°C on Friday.
A meteorological department official here
told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.6°C
against 4.7°C on the previous night.
< More on Page 2
The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has
quashed a government order by which
the claim of unemployed Agriculture
Engineers as Rehbar-e-Ziraat (ReZ)
came to be rejected in 2012.
While allowing a petition filed by
the aggrieved agricultural engineers
through their counsel Saqib Amin Par-
ray, a bench of Justice Javed Iqbal Wani
observed that the government order
(No.323- Agri of 2012 dated 23.11.2012)
was “tainted with arbitrariness, dis-
criminatory in nature and manifestly
violative of the Doctrine of Legitimate
Expectation and Article 14 of the Con-
stitution.”
While quashing the order (No.323-
Agri of 2012 dated 23.11.2012), the court
directed the government to accord con-
sideration to the case of petitioners for
their engagement as Rehbar-e-Ziraat in
terms of Government Order no.20-Agri
of 2007 dated 6th February 2007.
< More on Page 2
were taken against some civil so-
ciety organisations due to their
illegal practices, including mala
fide rerouting of money and con-
tinuing violations of foreign ex-
change management rules and
tax laws of the country, reiterat-
ing that such groups must oper-
ate in accordance with the law.
As the Universal Periodic
Review (UPR) of India's human
rights record is underway in under which over 6,000 NGOs against some organisations due
Geneva, some member states have had their operation licens- to their “illegal practices, includ-
raised concerns over the issue of es revoked. ing mala fide rerouting of money
the Foreign Contribution (regu- Responding to the questions and willful and continuing viola-
lation) Act, 2010. raised by member states con- tions of extant legal provisions,
Ireland voiced concern about cerning the FCRA, Solicitor foreign exchange management
the application of the Foreign General of India Tushar Meh- rules and tax laws of India”.
Contribution Regulation Act, ta said that actions were taken < More on Page 2
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Greater need
Incubation centres in J&K’s educational institutions are playing an im-
portant role in building and nurturing ideas for Startups, he added.
Under the guidance of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the
ecosystem of innovation, start-ups has been strengthened. In just 8 years, In-
dia has established 75,000 startups with 50% of them established in Tier 2 &
Tier 3 cities providing direct employment to 4 lakh youth, the Lt Governor
said.
We are third in startup ecosystems globally. In last 2 years, 107 unicorns
worth more than $340 billion have been established in the country. Today
one out of 10 new unicorns in the world, is being established in India, he fur-
ther added.
Noting that Youth has always been integral part of evolving technology,
the Lt Governor observed that the potential ideas and new Startups will con-
tribute not only to economic growth and productive diversification, but also
to sustainable and inclusive development.
Technological progress is growing at an exponential rate and the adoption
time for commercialized technologies has been considerably reduced. This
is having a direct impact on the society and business ecosystem. Whether
its businesses or educational institutions, they have to innovate and adopt
new technologies to stay relevant in the future, the Lt Governor further em-
phasized.
In this Amrit Kaal Khand, it is the collective responsibility of all of us to
fully support the enterprise and determination of our youth, our entrepre-
neurs in the making of a self-reliant Jammu and Kashmir, he added.
The Lt Governor complimented the Department of Science and Technol-
ogy for organizing the three-day "Kashmir Expo - Start up for Livelihood"
and congratulated all stakeholders associated with this event.
The Lt Governor appreciated two innovative products- Saffron Sowing
Machine and Seed Sowing Machine from NIT Srinagar and stressed on the
necessity of having excellent coordination between the industry, academia
and society for the success of both the products.
Highlighting the immense potential for startups in rural sector, the Lt
Governor said that in the last two-three years, many youths of Jammu Kash-
mir have implemented impressive ideas such as the apple grading machine,
strawberry plucker etc. and successfully used them in agriculture, horticul-
ture sectors.
The Lt Governor further said that 15 youths from each panchayat were
provided support for becoming entrepreneurs and 20 youths were given skill
development opportunities during the recently concluded Back-to-Village
program this month.
Dr Rajesh S. Gokhale, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology high-
lighted the significance of the Kashmir Expo in providing a platform for the
youth to develop their ideas into startups.
Sh Saurabh Bhagat, Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Science &
Technology Department, informed that the Department is supporting more
than 120 research projects across different Universities and Colleges of J&K.
We are also providing scholarships and seed money for nurturing innova-
tion, he added.
Sh Akhilesh Gupta, Senior Adviser, Department of Science and Technol-
ogy (DST) delivered the welcome address and Dr. Vipin Kumar, Director, Na-
tional Innovation Foundation presented the Vote of Thanks.
Prof Nilofer Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Kashmir; Prof. Nazir
Ahmad Ganai, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-K; Prof Farooq Ahmad Shah, VC,
Central University of Kashmir; Prof. Qayyum Hussain, VC, Cluster Univer-
sity Srinagar; Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, VC, IUST; Sh Pandurang K
Pole, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir; Dr Anita Gupta, Advisor & Head
NSTEDB, DST; besides students, innovators and prominent citizens were
present on the occasion.
No greater
The Lt Governor congratulated the organizers for bringing together
Transfusion Medicine specialists, eminent faculty, experts, and multiple
stakeholders from across the country to discuss current trends, recent ad-
vances, and future challenges in Transfusion Medicine.
“One drop of blood covers entire health universe and I am confident such
deliberations will enable stakeholders to refine blood transfusion services in
the country”, said the Lt Governor.
Observing that our ongoing health research is more focused on reaction-
ary treatment and share of diagnostic research is negligible, the Lt Gover-
nor said, we have a huge responsibility to transform the ongoing medical
research system and long term investment should be made for developing
diagnostic kits.
According to statistics, one out of every fourth person needs blood trans-
fusion at some point in their life and in every two seconds someone in our
country needs blood transfusion, the Lt Governor observed.
There is no greater service to humanity than saving a precious life. We
need to educate and encourage people for Voluntary blood donation, he added.
Speaking on the reforms introduced in J&K’s health sector in the past
three years, the Lt Governor said that under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime
Minister, consistent efforts are being made to create better health infrastruc-
ture, resources, and reaching out to every citizen of the UT with quality and
affordable health care services.
Two AIIMS, two cancer institutes, seven new medical colleges, 15 new
nursing colleges, and thousands of health and wellness centers, besides uni-
versal health insurance coverage for up to Rs. Five lakhs under the revolu-
tionary Ayushman Bharat-SEHAT scheme and decentralized health system
have ensured that the people of J&K who were deprived of basic health ser-
vices for decades, now have easy access to the best health care facilities, the
Lt Governor added.
Dr. TR Raina, Organizing Chairman, Transcon 2022, while speaking on
the occasion highlighted the aims and objectives behind the National Con-
ference. He shared the vision of ISBTI to achieve 100% Voluntary Blood Do-
nation. During the inaugural session, experts and eminent speakers gave
their views on blood donation and blood transfusion. A souvenir of the Tans-
con-2022 B was also released.
Renowned companies like Wrig Nanosystems, Meril and Immucor also
participated in the conference.
Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor; Sh. Bhupinder Kumar,
Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education; Dr Shakti Gupta,
Director, AIIMS Jammu; Dr. Shashi Sudan, Principal, GMC Jammu; Dr.
Yudhveer Singh, President ISBTI; Dr. Sangeeta Pathak, Secretary General,
ISBTI; Dr Meena Sidhu, Head, PG Department of Transfusion Medicine,
GMC Jammu, faculty members, doctors, scientists, medical students, nurs-
ing staff were present. (GNS)
Faculty Development
Cs would help promote creativity and innovations and support incubation
of fresh ideas. They will also act as a catalyst for students to innovate as well
as refine ideas that they already have,” he asserted.
Kansal also stressed upon the quality enhancement of the education being
offered in the colleges and need for accountability among the faculty. He also
emphasized that focus should be on embedded skill programmes that were
relevant, employment oriented and affordable in order to create adequate job
opportunities for the graduating students. He also announced that as part of
the quality enhancement initiative, a new Faculty Development Policy had
been formulated. Faculty members of Government Degree Colleges would
not just be given capacity building opportunities in various institutions in
India but overseas too.
Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu, Dr. Bechan Lal, Special
Secretary HED, Rakesh Badyal, Director Colleges J&K, Dr Yasmeen Ashai
and other officers were also present on the occasion.
Vice Chancellor, Cluster University of Jammu, Professor Bechan Lal, who
was guest of honour on the occasion, emphasized upon the need to promote
innovation that shall play an instrumental role in building and streamlining
of the startup ecosystem at an institutional level. Special Secretary, Higher
Education Department talked about the Institutional Innovation Council
and JKHED innovation initiatives. He stated that IICs will promote innova-
tion in the institutions through multitudinous modes leading to an innova-
tion Ecosystem in educational institutions. He stressed upon periodic work-
shops, seminars, trainings, interactions with the entrepreneurs, investors,
professionals and guide and mentor budding entrepreneurs.
Earlier, Principal Padma Shri Padma Sachdev, Government PG College
for Women, Gandhi Nagar, Professor Minu Mahajan, emphasized that initia-
tives like these will will encourage, inspire and nurture young minds and
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Assistant Innovation Director, Ministry of Education, Government of
India, Dipan Sahu, who joined through virtual mode stated that Innovation
initiatives will help in creating a vibrant Innovation Ecosystem and lead
to Entrepreneurship support mechanism in Higher Education Institutions
which in turn will help in scouting ideas and pre-incubation.
The inaugural session was followed by a detailed technical session. The
technical session was conducted by Professor Manish Arora, BHU, Professor
Rohit Sharma, Punjab University, Prof Lalit Kumar, Hindu College, Univer-
sity of Delhi, Ms Salva Rani, Innovation Officer, Ministry of Education, In-
novation Cell. The session was chaired by Dr. Yasmeen Ashai, Director Col-
leges, Higher Education Department, U.T of J&K. The concluding remarks
were given by Dr Sarabjeet Singh, Higher Education Department.The pro-
gramme concluded with vote of thanks by Dr S P Saraswat, Nodal Principal,
Jammu division.
The programme was web casted live through Facebook and other media.
Govt Orders
“Notwithstanding, these clear and elaborate instructions on the subject,
it has been observed that a sizable number of employees continue to draw
their salaries without marking daily attendance, a matter which has been
viewed seriously by the authorities,” the circular, a copy of which is with
GNS, reads, adding, “It is accordingly enjoined upon all Administrative Sec-
retaries/ HoDs/Managing Directors of PSUs/Corporations/Institutions as
also all the Drawing and Disbursing Officers to strictly adhere to the instruc-
tions and furnish daily Action Taken Report in this regard to the General
Administration Department on email…...”
Further, it said, a list of defaulting DDOs who draw salaries of employees
without satisfactory biometric attendance shall be furnished to the GAD in
the first week of December next by all departments. (GNS)
JeM Militant
“ADGP Kashmir congratulated the joint team of Police and security forc-
es for conducting successful operation without any collateral damage and
termed the operation as a big success as a possible threat of fidayeen and
other (militant) attacks were thwarted by his elimination,” the spokesperson
said
Moreover, he said, Police alongwith security forces arrested four mili-
tant associates and recovered explosive and “incriminating materials” from
their possession.
They have been identified as Karamat-ul-lah Reshi son of Mehraj-ud-din
Reshi, Suhail Bashir Ganai son of Bashir Ahmad Ganai, both residents of
Chewa Uller Tral, Adil Ghani Lone son of Abdul Ghani Lone of Karamulla
Tral and Irshad Ahmed Kumar son of Manzoor Ahmed Kumar of Tral-e-
Payeen. “Incriminating materials including explosive substance has been
recovered from their possession,” the spokesperson said.
During preliminary investigation, he said, it was revealed that the ar-
rested associates were in touch with LeT commander Babar alias Samama
of PaK and were in a bid to hatch conspiracy to plant IED in Tral area “with
the intend to cause damage to Police/Security Forces.” Besides, he said, the
arrested associates were also involved in transportation of arms and ammu-
nition and other logistic support to the active terrorists of LeT.
Accordingly, a case FIR No.164/2022 under relevant sections of law has
been registered in Police Station Tral and further investigation has been set
into motion, he added. (GNS)
QS Rankings
Universities figuring in the country among top 100 under NIRF qualified
to apply for QS ranking assessment.
Complimenting all the stakeholders including faculty, non-teaching staff
and students for the QS ranking, KU Vice Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan said
the University has fared well despite the massive disruptions caused to the
education sector by the Covid19 pandemic. She said while the University’s
score in key indicators like Staff with PhD and Employer Reputation is quite
good, the University has set in motion several measures to score better in
other indicators.
“With some indicators, there are factors beyond our control though we
are seriously on job to see how we can have the presence of international
students and faculty on the campus,” she said, appreciating the team of Di-
rectorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA) of the University for their
focus on different rankings and ranking parameters.
The Vice-Chancellor reiterated her determination to increase the Univer-
sity’s visibility at the national and international level with appropriate inter-
ventions and support from different stakeholders.
Dean Academic Affairs Prof Farooq A Masoodi, Dean Research Prof Ir-
shad A Nawchoo and Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir also complimented the fac-
ulty, non-teaching staff, students and research scholars for the QS rankings,
saying the University is determined to achieve further excellence with fur-
ther improvement in different ranking indicators.
Director DIQA Prof Manzoor A Shah thanked the University administra-
tion, faculty and staff for their support to DIQA and assured that the DIQA
team will continue to work tirelessly to help secure better rankings for the
University in different ranking platforms including NAAC, NIRF and QS
World in future.
Availability Of
Also, he directed for implementing the power Amnesty scheme strictly to
achieve the set target within the shortest span of time.
He stressed on seizure of crude electric appliances from markets and ac-
tion against theft of power.
He underlined the involvement of the community in stopping misuse of
electricity and discouraging use of crude gadgets like heaters.
Meanwhile, he directed concerned officers to ensure a sufficient quantity
of buffer stock of transformers, wires, poles and oil at workshops. Besides, he
exhorted for augmentation and improvement of workshops, hiring of cranes
and vehicles for transportation of damaged and repairs of DTs.
Regarding the complaints projected on social media about power cuts, Div
Com advised DCs and Power Department to constitute media teams to pres-
ent factual status of situation through social media so that no one spreads
misinformation by unfounded claims on the SM platform.
He asked for publication of power schedule, conducting IEC campaign
publication of a checklist for field staff to avoid tragedy during maintenance
works and completion of 100% branch cutting.
Mercury Plunges
The temperature was 1.8°C above normal for the summer capital during
this time of the year, he said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 2.2°C against 5.0°C on the previous night. The
temperature was 0.3°C above normal for the gateway town of Kashmir, he
told GNS.
In Pahalgam, the mercury settled at minus 4.2°C against 2.8°C on the pre-
vious night and it was 3.1°C below normal for the south Kashmir resort, he
said. Kokernag recorded a low of 2.4°C against 3.7°C on the previous night
and it was 0.3°C below normal for the place, he said.
Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 3.2°C against 2.0°C on the previous
night and it was 3.4°C below normal for the world famous skiing resort in
north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
In Kupwara town, the mercury settled at minus 0.6°C against 3.0°C on
the previous night, the official said. It was 1.9°C below normal for the north
Kashmir place, he said.
SC dismisses
They don’t perform duties at all. They can’t play with the lives of citizens.
It is their duty to check and verify things,” the bench observed.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by the Jammu and Kashmir admin-
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12 NOVEMBER 2022
istration challenging the March 3, 2021, order of the high court which had
dismissed its plea against the NHRC order.
Ten children died in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur in December 2019 and
January 2020 due to consumption of spurious cough syrup.
The NHRC found procedural lapses on the part of the Drugs Department.
The Commission held Jammu and Kashmir vicariously liable for the laps-
es on part of the department and recommended compensation of Rs 3 lakh
each to the next of kin of the deceased.
Parliament’s Winter
The session usually starts from the third week of November with around
20 sittings. But there have been occasions when the session was held in De-
cember, during 2017 and 2018.
This time, it is likely that the session will be begin in the first week of
December, the sources said.
Elections to the Gujarat Assembly will be held on December 1 and 5, while
counting for both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will be held on December 8.
The government earlier aimed to complete the new building before the
start of the Winter Session, but some construction work may stretch beyond
the stipulated time.
Even after the building is fully furnished, the sources said, around 15-20
days would be required to acquaint and train staffers to make the building
fully functional and extend all assistance to MPs.
The sources added that as of now it appeared that next year’s Budget Ses-
sion could be held in the new building and arrangements to hold the Winter
Session in the old building have already begun.
Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju had earlier said the Centre would repeal
more than 1,500 obsolete and archaic laws during the Winter Session.
HC Holds
By virtue of the order (no.20-Agri of 2007 dated 6th February 2007), the
government accorded sanction to engagement of all agriculture graduates,
who were unemployed as on October 2006, under the ReZ scheme on a month-
ly stipend of Rs1500 before their regularization after stipulated time.
In their plea, the petitioners submitted that while passing Order no.20-
Agri of 2007 dated 6th February 2007, only agriculture graduates were men-
tioned and not Agriculture Engineers. Subsequently on a representation
through their association – J&K Unemployed Diploma Agriculture Engi-
neering Association, the government constituted a Cabinet Sub Committee
which in its report recommended the case of Agriculture Engineers along
with agriculture graduates .
However the petitioners said that without any justification, the govern-
ment issued an order no.20- Agri of 2007, mentioning only agriculture gradu-
ates.
They said that by virtue of Government Order (no.504- GAD of 2008) dated
15th April 2008, another Committee was constituted for addressing the issue
of Agricultural Trainees, including Agriculture Engineers . The CSC recom-
mended that since the number of Agriculture Engineers is only 90, they may
also be engaged under ReZ Scheme.
The petitioners said they got themselves registered in their concerned
Districts and the list of registered candidates was forwarded to the Govern-
ment. However, they said, the Agriculture Engineers were left unattended
which constrained them to file a petition in 2011 which was disposed of by the
court on 5th August 2011, directing the government to accord consideration
to the case of Agriculture Engineers for engagement as ReZs having regard
to the recommendations made by the Committees constituted from time to
time.
The government, the petitioners said, passed an Order (no.323- Agri of
2012) on 23rd November 2012 by virtue of which the case of Agriculture Engi-
neers was rejected without any “reasonable ground.”
“Petitioners have had a legitimate expectation of being treated in a cer-
tain way by respondents (authorities) as had been a consistent past practice
followed by them while bestowing the similarly situated persons the benefit
of various schemes, which included Rehbar-e-Taleem, Rehbar-e-Ziraat,” the
court said, adding, “however, in the totality of the circumstances, it is per-
ceivable that the impugned order issued by the respondents is tainted with
arbitrariness, discriminatory in nature, manifestly violative of the Doctrine
of Legitimate Expectation and Article 14 of the Constitution.”
Subsequently, the court quashed government order no.323-Agri of 2012
dated 23 November 2012 and asked the government to accord consideration
to the case of petitioners for their engagement as ReZs.
India Defends
“It is important to reiterate that civil society organisations are permitted
to operate in India, but must do so in accordance with the law,” he said.
Mehta, who is leading the Indian delegation for the UPR, noted that India
is home to over 100,000 vibrant, proactive and independent civil society or-
ganisations and NGOs, which play an important role in the protection and
promotion of human rights.
He said the FCRA provides the basic framework under which NGOs wish
to seek funds from abroad for their activities in India.
The legal provisions of the Act are similar to regulations in other demo-
cratic countries, he said, adding that the process of registration under the
Act is transparent and technology driven.
“All data related to registration, renewal, annual returns are in the public
domain. In cases of refusal, reasons and provisions under the Act and rules
are specifically cited and the applicant is duly informed,” he said.
He added that even if any renewal application is rejected or cancelled, the
organisation can still continue its operation and receive foreign funds by
seeking permission on a case to case basis. As per current data, 16,542 organ-
isations are eligible to receive foreign funds under the Act.
In brief statements, UN member states voiced their recommendations to
India over various issues.
The US called on India to improve transparency of license adjudications
related to the FCRA as well as ensure prosecution of those responsible for
human rights abuses.
The US said that it shares with India, the world’s largest democracy, the
values of democracy, free speech, pluralism and tolerance.
It said Washington encourages New Delhi to continue striving toward
those ideals in consultation with civil society.
“We recommend that India reduce the broad application of the Unlawful
Activities Prevention Act and similar laws against human rights activists,
journalists and religious minorities, ratify the Convention Against Torture
and prosecute those responsible for human rights abuses, improve the trans-
parency of license adjudications related to Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA), and create easier pathways for NGOs to appeal adverse govern-
ment decisions on FCRA licenses,” the US delegate said.
The FCRA registration is mandatory for any association and NGO to re-
ceive foreign funding.
Last month, the Centre cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation
Act (FCRA) licence of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF), a non-government
organisation associated with the Gandhi family, for alleged violations of the
law, officials had said. The action came after investigations carried out by an
inter-ministerial committee formed by the home ministry in 2020.
The US also noted that despite legal protections, discrimination and vio-
lence based on gender and religious affiliation persist.
“The application of anti-terror legislation has led to prolonged detentions
of human rights defenders and activists often on a pre-trial status,” the US
delegate said.
Member States also raised the issue of the death penalty and recommend-
ed that India put in place a nationwide moratorium on the application of the
death penalty with a view to its eventual abolition.
Mehta responded by saying that in India, the death penalty is imposed
only in the “rarest of rare cases”, when the “alternative option is unquestion-
ably foreclosed”, where the crime committed is so heinous that it “shocks the
conscience of the society.”
He said that while imposing the death sentence, the court has to record its
special reasons for arriving at such a “drastic” conclusion.
“There is no mandatory death sentence for any offence since it runs con-
trary to those statutory safeguards, which gives the judiciary the discretion
in the matter of imposing the death penalty,” he said, adding that there are
requisite procedural safeguards under the law, including right to a fair hear-
ing by an independent court, presumption of innocence, guarantee for de-
fence and right to review by higher courts.
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Principal Secretary Jal Shakti Div Com Kashmir reviews

reviews winter preparedness progress of SSCL projects
'Directs for a comprehensive and viable winter preparedness mechanism'
KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
Principal Secretary Jal Shakti, Shaleen
Kabra today chaired a meeting at Civil
Secretariat here to review the winter
preparedness and logistics arrange-
ments of the department across the dis-
tricts of Jammu and Kashmir.
While chairing the meeting, Princi-
pal Secretary directed the concerned
officers to adopt a proactive approach
to address the needs and requirements
of the people; especially those living in
far-flung and snow-bound areas and
directed them to ensure that there is
no scarcity of drinking water during
the winters and take proper steps fore-
hand in this regard so that all the is-
sues are ironed out.
He directed the Chief Engineers to
prepare a well though out plan about the
list of problems that may crop up in fu-
ture so that most planned and appropri-
ate measures are taken well in advance.
While taking stock of the implemen-
tation of the directions passed in the
previous meetings, he asked the offic-
solutions which are permanent in na-
ture. He said that immediate measures
have also to be taken where pipes are
exposed and bursting occurs during
freezing temperatures.
He said that an institutional mecha-
nism should be developed so that an
emerging problem is brought to the
notice of the relevant authorities and
prompt action is taken and we should
have our resources readily available to
and make alternate power supply in
case of disruptions and fuel stocking is
done well in advance.
He also directed for establishment
of control rooms and helpline numbers
for registering of grievances. Assert-
ing that public grievance redressal is
a critical component of governance
of this government, he said that the
grievances should be compiled and
the concerned officers should ensure
Directs for integration of departmental development projects with SSCL
KG NEWS DESK < SRINAGAR
The Divisional Commissioner
(Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang
K Pole reviewed the progress of
work on various Srinagar Smart
City Limited (SSCL) Projects dur-
ing a meeting held here.
The meeting was attended by
CEO, SSCL; Officers of SSCL;
Chief Engineers of R&B, I&FC,
PHE, KPDCL and other officers.
At the outset, CEO SSCL Athar
Amir gave a detailed presentation
wherein he projected different is-
sues pertaining to R&B, I&FC and
Tourism departments.
The issues highlighted includ-
ed left-out spaces under Flyovers,
Development of Sonwar Junction,
Realignment of Convent Road,
Development of Boulevard Road
Right Side footpath, construction
of 2nd story of FC Building, Urban
development of Nallah Mar Road,
beautification of Flyover besides
Jhelum River Front Development,
Jhelum Water front development
and ghats, renovation of Chinar
Bagh and conservation of existing
shrines, Raghunath temple etc.
On the occasion, Div Com
directed concerned agencies to
work in coordination to complete
the pending work of projects in
scheduled time.
He directed concerned Chief
Engineers to conduct site visits
to take stock of works executed by
respective departments and expe-
dite the pace of works. He asked
all departments to contact ADDCs
for permission related to shifting
of utilities or restoration works.
Moreover, Pole asked officers
that all departmental develop-
ment works should be integrated
with SSCL. Besides, he asked
them to conduct internal audits
of parked and unspent funds and
submit the action taken reports.
Also, Div Com stressed that
drawings of projects should
not be changed frequently and
asked officers to contact third
party for evaluation of drawings
including NIT, Srinagar and
Polytechnic colleges.

ers to closely monitor the winter prepa-
rations and directed them to work in a
synchronized manner and put in dedi-
cated efforts to avoid any inconven-
ience to the people of J&K by putting
in place a much comprehensive and vi-
able winter preparedness mechanism.
Regarding the freezing of water
sources during winters, he directed
the officers to compile details of vul-
nerable areas based on past experi-
ence and take immediate measures
as a first line of action and look out for
DLIC approves 27 cases
address the same. It was given out in the
meeting that mapping of all vital instal-
lations and listing out all the locations of
roads leading to water supply schemes
and lift stations has been done. It was
also given out that sufficient quantity of
tankers is available across J&K. He di-
rected the officers that monitoring and
regulating use of water tankers should
be carried out on a regular basis.
Principal Secretary further direct-
ed the officers to ensure power supply
is available at all the required places
DM Gbl reviews
Training programme on
that appropriate action has been taken
within 24 hours.
He further directed the officers to
maintain close coordination and syn-
ergy while executing different plans
both at micro and macro level and
asked them to ensure uniformity of
Disaster Management, Preparedness
data compilation from both the divi-
sions for better results.
The meeting was attended by Spe-
& Mitigation held at B'la
cial Secretary, Jal Shakti Department,
Chief Engineers, SEs and other senior
officers of the department.
DC B'la calls for RIRS to mitigate loss of
life, property; 70 CVs trained under Aapda Mitra
KG NEWS DESK < BARAMULLA

under Mumkin & 7 cases implementation of SC &
under Tejaswini at Kulgam ST Act, 1989 in district
KG NEWS DESK < KULGAM KG NEWS
DESK < GANDERBAL
A District Level Implementation Committee (DLIC) meet-
ing under Mission Youth J&K was today held under the The District Level Vigi-
Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner lance and Monitoring
(DDC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat to approve Committee under the
cases under Mumkin and Tejaswini schemes at mini-sec- chairmanship of District
retariat, here. Magistrate (DM) Gander-
At the outset, the pace and progress under Mission bal, Shyambir today re-
Youth schemes was reviewed by the DDC and the chair was viewed the progress of the
apprised that under Mumkin 148 cases and under Tejaswi- committee and discussed
ni 16 cases have been disbursed so far. threadbare issues regard-
It was also shared that there is a good response under the ing the implementation of
Spurring Entrepreneurship Initiative also and 34 cases have the Scheduled Caste and
been processed for sanction of loan, besides 86 new cases are Scheduled Tribe (Preven-
submitted for Pre-Check to Lead District Manager Kulgam. tion of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
The Nodal Officer Mumkin/Tejaswini schemes during the The meeting was at-
meeting presented 29 new cases under the Mumkin scheme tended by all Committee
and 07 Cases under the Tejaswini scheme. members including Chief
All the files were scrutinized by all the members prop- Education Officer, DSWO,
erly and later the Committee approved 27 cases under the BDC chairperson Kangan
Mumkin Scheme and 7 cases under the Tejaswini scheme. and Gund, Dy SP and other
The meeting was attended by JD-Planning, GM DIC, representatives.
DSEO, LDM, AD Employment, District Coordinator NRLM The chair highlighted
and other officers. the need to sensitize these
groups regarding the atroc-
ities that can be committed
and also the remedies avail-
able under this act.
The DM instructed the
DSWO Ganderbal to pre-
pare a detailed presenta-
tion so that awareness is
given to PRI functionaries
and students in schools.
Furthermore, provi-
sions of the act were delib-
erated upon among all the
committee members and
stress was laid on the need
to generate tremendous
awareness in the tribal
belts of the district.
The DM instructed the
CEO and members from
NGOs to conduct aware-
ness programmes so that
people at large become
aware about the provisions
of the act.
The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)
Baramulla today conducted a day-long awareness
cum training programme on disaster management,
preparedness and mitigation at Dak Bungalow, here.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr Syed
Sehrish Asgar presided over the function and called
for a robust incident response system (RIRS) to com-
bat disasters to mitigate loss of life and property dur-
ing any disasters.
Dr Sehrish further sensitised participants about
the dangerous effects of encroachments on streams,
lakes and other water bodies and deforestation and
appealed all to play their role voluntarily for quick re-
sponse towards mitigation during disasters.
On the occasion, Ex Senior Consultant NDMA,
Maj Gen (Rtd) Dr V. K Naik deliberated upon the role
of each department in disaster management and miti-
gation efforts, role of Incident Response System at dis-
trict level. He said that the quality disaster response
should be comprehensive, effective, swift and well
planned; besides, it should be based on a well-con- ters. Moreover, the DC urged officials to ensure
ceived response mechanism. they make best use of the training programme and
Meanwhile, the DC also highlighted the role of apply the same in case any disaster happens and be-
District Administration and preparedness at dis- come saviors of life with all these skills and train-
trict level for prompt response towards disasters. ing given in such workshops.
She further informed that under Centrally Spon- Additional Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr
sored Scheme 'Aapda Mitra', District Administra- Zahoor Ahmad Raina, Assistant Commissioner De-
tion reserves 70 community volunteers (CVs) who velopment Yar Ali Khan, besides officers from police
have been properly trained for tackling the disas- and line departments were present on the occasion.

One day workshop on ‘Zimadari Atal Dulloo reviews progress under CAPEX, CSS, NABARD
Project’ held at GDC Kupwara for ASH&F Deptts, Live stock Development Boards
Transforming education collective KG NEWS DESK < JAMMU
responsibility of all stakeholders: DC Kupwara Additional Chief Secretary (ACS),
Agriculture Production Depart-
ment, Atal Dulloo, today chaired
a meeting at the Civil Secretariat
to review progress made under
UT CAPEX, NABARD, Centrally
Sponsored Schemes and Delivera-
bles 2022-23 being implemented by
Animal, Sheep Husbandry and
Fisheries (ASH&F) Departments.
The meeting was attended
by Secretary, Agriculture Pro-
duction Department, Director,
Animal Husbandry Jammu/
Kashmir, Director Sheep Hus-
bandry Jammu/Kashmir, Direc-
tor Fisheries, Deputy Director
(Planning) ASH&F, Deputy Direc-
tor (Planning), Sheep Husbandry
Jammu and Technical officers
(ASH&F) while Kashmir based
officers participated online.
During the meeting, detailed
deliberations were held on physi-
cal and financial progress made
by the line departments under
CAPEX 2022-23 and CSS during
the current financial year.
Atal Dulloo discussed activity
wise capital expenditure of Ani-
mal, Sheep Husbandry, and Fish-
eries departments under these
schemes in Jammu and Kashmir.
He laid stress on realization of tar-
gets and spending the resources
strictly under the budgetary pro-
visions. While chairing the meet-
ing, Atal Dulloo impressed upon
the officers to gear up the field
functionaries so that substantial
progress under UT CAPEX and
other schemes can be achieved.
He said that any lackadaisical
approach on part of any officer
will be dealt with strongly. He
also asked them to utilize the re-
sources effectively so that maxi-
mum number of people are ben-
efited from these schemes.
ACS further directed the offic-
ers to put in coordinated efforts
to make Mobile Veterinary Units
functional. He said that focus
should be laid on the census and
insurance of livestock so that
more and more people are benefit-
ed. He further stressed that all the
bottlenecks associated with the
issuance/ finalization of tenders
should be cleared on priority.
While reviewing progress
made on the deliverables for the
year 2022-23 by the Animal &
Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries
department, Atal Dulloo directed
the officers to put in strenuous
efforts so that all the deliverables
are met within the set deadlines.
A power point presentation
was made giving a detailed
overview of approved outlay
and expenditure under various
schemes by the Deputy Director
(Planning) ASH&F Department
the meeting. Later, Additional
Chief Secretary held a meeting to
review the working of Live stock
Development Boards.

KG NEWS DESK < KUPWARA the district.

The District Administration Kupwara
in collaboration with the School Edu-
cation department today conducted
a workshop on the Zimadari project
at Government Degree College (GDC)
Boys Kupwara in which a large number
of teachers from various schools across
the district participated.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kup-
wara, Doifode Sagar Dattatray was chief
guest on the occasion. CEO Kupwara,
Abdul Hameed Fani; Dy. CEO were also
present during the workshop.
Speaking at the occasion, the DC con-
gratulated the organizers for conducting
the workshop on the eve of National Edu-
cation Day. He said that the ‘Zimadari’
project is an initiative by the District
Administration Kupwara under Aspira-
tional District Programme (ADP) aimed
at to revolutionize the education sector
in the district.
Regarding National Education
Day, the DC said that the main theme
of this year’s National Education Day
is ‘Changing Course, Transforming
Education’ adding that it is the collec-
tive responsibility of all stakeholders
to transform the education system in
He said under the ‘Zimadari’ project,
Teachers from the Education Depart-
ment have done a good job which has
been reflected in the widespread trans-
formation of the schools in the district.
The DC said that the schools were
working on 85 parameters which has
resulted in different changes on ground
adding that the best practices registered
shall be evaluated and work for improve-
ment of these practices will be made in
the 2nd phase.
On the occasion, various speakers in-
cluding CEO Kupwara spoke and provid-
ed threadbare awareness to the partici-
pants regarding the ‘Zimadari’ project.
The participants were given information
about the indicators, thematic areas and
weightage of the project including Aca-
demics, Basic Infrastructure, Human
Resource Development, Co-curricular/
Extra-curricular activities and Social &
Emotional Learning.
Later, the DC visited Boys Higher Sec-
ondary School Kupwara and interacted
with the students. He directed the School
administration to hold a Personality
development session with the students
which will help them in sharpening
their personalities.
Commissioner Secretary RDD
visits Nagrota panchayat
KG NEWS DESK < JAMMU
Commissioner Secretary, Rural
Development Department (RDD),
Mandeep Kaur, inspected departmen-
tal works in panchayat KC Upper of
block Nagrota here today.
Commissioner Secretary visited
ward number one of the panchayat to
review progress on works being ex-
ecuted under Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) project
besides assessing other allied works
of the department. Commissioner
Secretary called for expeditious
completion of the project. She also
instructed the respective officers to
ramp up pace of progress on CAPEX
and MGNREGA works. She asked the
officers to complete the works well be-
fore the closing of financial year.
Mandeep Kaur stressed upon the
officers for setting up of Rural Haats
in the blocks besides raising aware-
ness on the same. She asked them for
encouraging the villagers to partici-
pate in the successful l
Sarpanch of the panchayat, Kir-
pal Singh, along with PRI members
gave inputs and feedback to the Com-
missioner Secretary regarding the
departmental works. Rumpy Madan
from NGO save also shared her ex-
pertise in the field of animal welfare.
Those present during the field
visit included, Director RDD Jammu,
Mohammad Mumtaz Ali; Superin-
tendent Engineer, REW; Assistant
Commissioner Development Jammu,
Preeti Sharma; Block Development
Officer Nagrota, Shalini Raina and
other officers.
Agriculture
Department stall awarded
first prize in Jhiri Mela
KG NEWS DESK < JAMMU
Department of Agriculture,
Jammu was awarded the first
prize for its display of differ-
ent activities in exhibition
stalls established during the
Historic Jhiri Mela, 2022.
Director Agriculture Jam-
mu, K.K. Sharma received the
prize from Lieutenant Gover-
nor of J&K, Shri Manoj Sinha
at Jhiri.Jhiri Mela is organ-
ised every year to pay homage
to Shri Bawa Jitto (Baba Jit
Mal Dev ji Maharaj) - a legend-
ary saint farmer of the area
who made supreme sacrifice
about 650 years ago for rights
and justice of the farmers.
Exhibition Stalls estab-
lished by the Department of
Agriculture, Jammu was re-
mained the main attraction
for farmers from the very
first day of Annual Jhiri Fair.
Progressive farmers were
also felicitated on the occa-
sion for appreciable work in
the field of Agriculture.
Exhibits of different wings
of the Department like Veg-
etable Improvement Scheme,
Mushroom Development, Seed
Certification, Soil Testing
Laboratory, Seed testing Labo-
ratory, Plant Health Clinic,
Floriculture, Soil Survey, Ag-
riculture Workshop etc. were
displayed through the stalls to
generate awareness among the
farmers regarding modern ag-
ricultural technology and to ed-
ucate them on improved input
usage. Various services such as
soil testing, crop disease diag-
nosis and management, Kissan
Credit Cards, PM-KISAN etc
are also being provided in the
Mela to the farmers.
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COP-27: Payback time for rich nations

AJAY SHANKAR ideally aim at achieving carbon-free electric-
ity systems by 2030. This would undoubtedly

A
t the ongoing COP 27 at Sharm
El-Sheikh in Egypt, the IPCC has
made it clear that climate catastro-
phe is unfolding. Global warming
has already touched 1.1 degrees Celsius and
extreme weather events are becoming more
frequent and severe. The current commit-
ments and policies of different nations will
lead to a temperature rise of 2.8 degrees by the
end of this century. The window of opportu-
nity to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees
seems to be closing rapidly. To avert this, car-
bon emissions must come down 45 per cent by
2030 and touch net zero by 2050. Is this likely?
No, as of now. Is it feasible? Yes.
The G-20 countries account for over 70 per
cent of global carbon emissions. What they,
especially the US and China, do in the next
few years would determine the fate of human-
kind — their rapid decarbonisation would
make the decisive difference. It would also
make it easier for the rest of the world to fol-
low. The US, the preeminent global power, has
critical responsibility. Its per capita carbon
emissions, notwithstanding a sharp and en-
couraging decline from over 20 to 14.6 tonnes
per capita, are still the highest in the world,
that too by a wide margin. China is next at 8.4
tonnes per capita while Europe is at 6.8 tonnes
per capita.
The problem is that on climate change,
the US is internally divided with the Repub-
licans still not seeing the need for immediate
action. The US did not join the Kyoto Protocol
and President Trump took the country out of
the Paris Agreement (facilitated by Barack
Obama’s leadership), which it has re-joined
under Joe Biden. It took leadership on climate
change last year, hosting a global summit,
which affirmed the 1.5 degrees goal.
However, it took a year of intense effort and
compromise for Biden to get the $369-billion
dollar funding required for climate action,
far less than what was proposed, and that too
as a part of the Inflation Reduction Act. With
this, there is a possibility that the US’s climate
commitment for 2030 which it announced last
year, at COP26, may be achieved. But even
that would be far too little. The US must bring
down its per capita emissions, first to the cur-
rent European levels and then further. The
new conservative Supreme Court in the US
has recently ruled that climate action by the
EPA (Environment Protection Agency) to
mandate a progressive reduction in carbon
emissions — which Obama had initiated, and
which was yielding positive results — is le-
gally not permissible without Congressional
approval.
Standalone legislation on climate change
does not appear feasible for the present.
Biden’s electoral campaign promise for the
US to have a fossil fuel electricity system by
2035 remains unfulfilled. Unless scientists,
climate activists and civil society worldwide
succeed in persuading the Republicans to see
reason, there is little hope.
China, having become the factory of the
world, emits the most. It has declared 2060
as the year to achieve net zero after the West
pledged carbon neutrality by 2050. It needs
to reach net zero much earlier. China has the
capacity to do so, having acted strategically,
and developed technologies and competitive
manufacturing capacities across the entire
range of renewable energy sectors, ranging
from solar panels to electric vehicles (EVs)
and batteries.
Electricity is the low-hanging fruit for de-
carbonisation. Solar and wind are the cheap-
est sources of electricity. Germany, which
already gets 40 per cent of its electricity from
renewables, has decided to have a fossil fuel-
free electricity system by 2035. So has Califor-
nia in the US.
India has displayed commendable climate
responsibility with Prime Minister Modi an-
nouncing at COP26 that by 2030, the country
would create 500GW of fossil fuel-free gen-
eration capacity and meet half of our energy
needs from renewables. The energy crisis in
Europe, with gas prices having risen mani-
fold, has made the economic case for faster
movement towards renewables more compel-
ling. The advanced economies — the US, Eu-
rope, China, Japan and South Korea — should
be challenging, but not beyond the techno-
logical capacities of these economies. It would
also be a strong antidote to the impending re-
cessions in different parts of the world by cre-
ating demand and jobs. However, the interests
of the powerful fossil fuel industry in postpon-
ing this transition would have to be overcome.
Electric vehicles (EVs) have arrived and
are gaining market share across the world.
Europe has decided to end the sale of internal
combustion engine vehicles by 2035 while the
UK has already set 2030 as the deadline for
this target. The increasing share of renewa-
bles in the electricity system will decarbonise
EV transport.
High gas prices are pushing heating sys-
tems to shift to electricity. As transport and
heating systems turn to electricity, which
gets decarbonised at the same time, the
emissions reduction needed to keep global
warming closer to the 1.5 degrees target
could become feasible. That said, many in-
dustrial processes cannot run on electric-
ity. Nor can air transport or shipping. These
“hard to abate sectors” continue to present
technological challenges in doing away with
the use of fossil fuels. Hydrogen can be a
substitute for fossil fuels. Green hydrogen
made from renewables is one such solution.
Costs of this alternative fuel are declining.
As breakthroughs occur, making industri-
al-scale deployment feasible for such tech-
nologies, the pathway to net zero would
begin to get clearer. A rapid transition can
be promoted by having lower tax rates for
goods whose production has low to zero car-
bon emissions. A differential import duty
structure would incentivise the transition
in exporting countries.
The advanced industrial economies need
to act now to decarbonise rapidly. Their ac-
tions must match rhetoric. That is the only
hope to restrict global warming to 1.5 degrees.
- The writer, a distinguished fellow at
TERI, is former Secretary Department for
Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
(Courtesy: TNIE)

India has displayed commendable climate responsibility with Prime Minister Modi announcing at COP26 that by 2030, the country
would create 500GW of fossil fuel-free generation capacity and meet half of our energy needs from renewables. The energy crisis
in Europe, with gas prices having risen manifold, has made the economic case for faster movement towards renewables more
compelling. The advanced economies — the US, Europe, China, Japan and South Korea — should ideally aim at achieving carbon-free
electricity systems by 2030. This would undoubtedly be challenging, but not beyond the technological capacities of these economies.
It would also be a strong antidote to the impending recessions in different parts of the world by creating demand and jobs. However,
the interests of the powerful fossil fuel industry in postponing this transition would have to be overcome.

Baby steps for tackling India’s malnutrition woes

DR K SRINATH REDDY on such foods. Persons who have low lev-
els of physical activity cannot increase

A
mix of dismay and debate has
been the reaction to the persis-
tently high rates of childhood
undernutrition reported by
the last National Family Health Survey.
Dismay because the reported prevalence
of 35.5% stunting, 32.1% underweight
and 19.3% wasting in children under five
years of age does not bode well for their
present and future health or cognitive de-
velopment.
The debate centres around the ques-
tion of whether the global standards by
which these metrics are defined, are ap-
plicable to Indian children. Another area
of concern is whether such children will
be harmed by supplementary feeding
because it may make them stunted and
obese as an unintended consequence.
Undernourished children are highly
susceptible to serious infections because
of poor immunity. They are physically
inactive because of low muscle mass and
reduced lung capacity. They suffer cogni-
tive impairment, which diminishes their
potential for education and employment.
This loss of brain power adversely affects
the country’s economic development by
undermining the demographic dividend
of a young population performing at peak
efficiency and creativity. Such children
are also more likely to suffer early onset
diabetes and cardiovascular disease as
they grow into adulthood.
Given the medical and moral reasons
for both preventing childhood malnutri-
tion and correcting it when detected, why
is the response still embroiled in debates?
The argument that Indian norms are
likely to be lower than global standards
appears to advocate that Indians will
remain shorter and weigh less than chil-
dren elsewhere even when socio-econom-
ic conditions continue to improve and
good quality nutrition becomes univer-
sally accessible. The remarkable increase
in height and muscle mass of west Euro-
pean populations over the past 125 years
followed their economic growth. There
was no ethnically defined norm that held
them back when their populations gained
nutrition security.
There is genuine concern about how
inappropriate nutrition supplementation
can have adverse consequences. Several
studies, including some landmark stud-
ies in India, have demonstrated that chil-
dren who receive poor nutrition during
pregnancy and early childhood are likely
to remain shorter even as their weight
increases, since calorie intake increases
in later childhood. Their weight gain is
mostly in the form of body fat rather than
lean muscle—mostly around the abdomi-
nal organs (visceral adiposity). That is ac-
companied by insulin resistance, which
in turn increases the risk of diabetes and
blood vessel damage. After initial reports
of stunted, obese children in Chile, some
nutrition experts cautioned that nutrition
supplementation for hastening ‘catch-up
growth’ in previously undernourished
children would be counterproductive.
Understanding how weight gain is
reflected in fat versus muscle provides
deeper insights into the debates related
to Indian ‘norms’ and feeding for ‘catch-
up growth’, far better than anthropomet-
ric measures based on height and weight
alone. This is true for adults, where Body
Mass Index (BMI) has now been shown
to be inferior to waist to hip and waist
to height ratios in predicting the risk of
diabetes, heart disease and vascular dis-
orders.
This is even more true in the case of
children, where waist to height ratio is
the preferred measure.
If there is an increase in body fat at
the expense of lean muscle, it is a physi-
ologically undesirable state. That is what
stunted children have. The simple truth
is that we need our children to grow by
building muscle, not just belly fat. Our
dreams of superlative performances in
the Olympics and having super-fit armed
forces will remain unfulfilled if we do not
recognise this.
What about the dangers of ‘rebound
adiposity’, where increased dietary in-
take gets converted to fat that sparks in-
flammation in the body, predisposes to di-
abetes and damages blood vessels? Those
effects were observed when the additional
calories came from the wrong kind of
foods, such as those high in refined sug-
ars and unhealthy fats while being low
in good quality protein and fibre. Ultra-
processed foods (UPF) are especially un-
desirable because they provide the wrong
proportion of nutrients, often accompa-
nied by harmful additives. The gut bacte-
ria (microbiome), which thrive on dietary
fibre and keep us healthy, cannot thrive
their muscle mass. They also cannot
burn the excess calories consumed from
unhealthy foods. Those calories then get
banked as fat.
Basically, we need to prevent child-
hood malnutrition by promoting ad-
equate and appropriate nutrition for the
girl child, pregnant woman and lactating
mother. We need sound infant feeding
practices, with emphasis on breastfeed-
ing. The growing child needs a balanced
diet, with good quality proteins, fruits
and vegetables, millets, unrefined fibre-
rich grains, and healthy, unsaturated fats
from nuts and edible oils. Such healthy
diets must be coupled with adequate ex-
ercise through active sports and yoga to
build muscle, burn excess calories, and
reduce insulin resistance in muscle and
abdominal organs. We need to proactively
build healthier, stronger, more muscular
and agile children. Planners did not rec-
ognise that calories alone do not translate
into nutrition, while unrestrained com-
mercial forces boosted sales of ultra-pro-
cessed junk foods.
This requires a coherent policy re-
sponse which steers agriculture and food
systems towards production and supply
of healthier foods at affordable prices,
regulation of unhealthy foods (especially
UPF) through raised taxes and curbed ad-
vertising, improving the composition and
quality of pre-school and school meals,
and the promotion of physical activity
in an engaging manner for all children.
Poverty reduction is important to make
healthier diets more affordable.
If we do not do all of this, our children
will not grow to their full potential, nei-
ther physically nor mentally. If we accept
an adiposity-dominated body composi-
tion as the Indian norm, we cannot meet
Swami Vivekananda’s call to develop
youth who have “muscles of iron, nerves
of steel, inside which dwells a mind of the
same material as that of which the thun-
derbolt is made”.
- The writer is Cardiologist, epidemiolo-
gist and Distinguished Professor of Public
Health, PHFI (Courtesy: TNIE)

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5G for an inclusive and sustainable digital future ers are looking to experiment with drones
SANJAY KAUL for organ transportation. According to Bain
&amp; Company, between 2017 and 2020,

O
ver the last three years, the
definition of connectivity has
changed in its entirety. Today,
connectivity isn’t just about in-
formation and the internet. It’s about build-
ing the bridge to high-quality healthcare,
education, banking, etc., and allowing access
to every single citizen regardless of location;
it’s about generating geography-agnostic
jobs that bring in talent from the far corners
of the region; it’s about leveraging new-age
technology to solve long-standing problems
and improve productivity across industries.
Overall, the network has become instrumen-
tal to forging new possibilities and including
everyone in the ongoing economic, social,
and digital transformation.
The Possibilities of 5G for People, In-
dustry, and Business
In this journey, 5G is emerging as the
frontrunner for change. According to the
GSMA, five billion people globally will have
mobile internet by 2025, with about 1.5 bil-
lion in Asia Pacific alone. Not to mention,
these connections will not be concentrated
in the cities. In India, the IAMAI states that
rural India now has a larger number of in-
ternet users than the urban areas – a trend
that’s gaining traction across the region. As
this happens, the next generation of the net-
work will enable billions of people devices
to connect at once and deliver massive data
rates at millisecond latencies.
For workers, this means a truly border-
less, hybrid workplace where work can hap-
pen anywhere, on any device, at any time,
and with anyone. We’re already witness-
ing this, with higher-paying jobs moving
towards the East and more women joining
the workforce every day. At the same time,
as 5G supports complex applications of tech-
nologies like IoT, robotic automation, AI/
ML, etc., how work is done and who does it
is being reimagined. The future firefighter
could be a woman from a small town in In-
dia operating a firefighting drone in another
country; doctors from India could perform
complex surgeries all over the world via VR;
tomorrow’s farmer could be a data specialist.
Additionally, 5G will deliver services
that were previously only available over
wireline technologies. This will facilitate
revolutionary use cases like connected ve-
hicles, smart cities, and Industry 4.0, all at
an unprecedented scale. This will be criti-
cal in making manufacturing a powerful
engine of growth, especially in a country
like India, where its contribution to the
GDP has historically been around 15% in
contrast to the desired 25%.
I’m also equally excited about the chal-
lenges 5G can solve at the grassroots of devel-
oping nations, improving the productivity
and profitability of farms through data in-
telligence and automation, making e-health
and remote education more wide-reaching,
and enhancing e-governance to ensure
greater coverage.
For businesses, 5G will be a true ga-
mechanger. Every single organization is
contending with multiple challenges pres-
ently – across supply chains, policy regimes,
etc. – regardless of nation or sector. But de-
spite living in a volatile and unpredictable
environment, businesses are finding ways to
be resilient and ready. They have continued
to operate and even thrive without missing
a beat, honing agility as a core competency
against whatever may come next.
Interestingly, while tech companies and
startups are leading this endeavour, even
traditional sectors and small businesses are
stepping up in a big way. Healthcare provid-
over $1 billion in funding was invested in the
Indian agritech sector, and by 2025, the mar-
ket is estimated to be worth $30-$35 billion.
A World Economic Forum survey found that
74% of small-business owners in South-East
Asia digitized over half their business tasks
in 2021. Undoubtedly, the demand for digital
technologies, and 5G by extension as the core
enabler of these technologies, will continue
to increase exponentially. From an economic
standpoint, by 2025, Cisco estimates 5G will
not only add $1.3 trillion to the global econo-
my but also create 16 million jobs in its first
ten years. The impact of 5G could be as sig-
nificant as $12 trillion by 2035, another Cisco
report found. So, the need to make 5G univer-
sally accessible has never been more critical.
Reimagining the Network for an In-
clusive Future
We know that the introduction of 5G will
open a new era in flexible and agile telecom,
allowing communication services to be de-
livered based on specific needs without any
compromise on quality or resilience. Its ulti-
mate potential is to provide the ability to gen-
erate tremendous value from data through
edge computing, AI, and IoT. However, to
unleash this potential, the internet must be
reinvented to become near-infallible, secure,
predictive, and reliable.
At Cisco, we are working with custom-
ers across the globe to reinvent the 5G net-
work. We aim to ensure that these services
will usher in an era of ubiquitous connec-
tivity, resulting in a significant increase in
throughput, lower latency, and improved
spectrum utilization. Our 5G network archi-
tecture and ecosystem is designed to address
the challenges of tomorrow and enable over
3,000 partners to deliver secure, intelligent,
and connected services through the next
generation of smart devices, applications,
and ecosystems. The world will be forever
changed as network transformation creates
new opportunities in healthcare, transporta-
tion, energy efficiency, manufacturing, com-
merce, and so much more. All this will help
craft a truly inclusive future for all as we em-
bark on the next stage of economic growth
driven by 5G.
- The writer is President, Asia-Pacific and
Japan, Cisco
(Courtesy: TOI)

Surya Kumar Yadav’s Sixes And

The Stamp Of Genius

MUKUL KESAVAN cal. The magic consists of near-impossible variations ter in baseball than cricket. In baseball, if you don't moderation of 'finding the gaps' and the mad ambition
played on orthodox shots by a Test titan in the service get the ball away, you strike out or are run out. This is of muscling the ball into spaces that don't exist within

I
f Virat Kohli is the bristling matador of mod-
ern cricket, Surya Kumar Yadav is its slouch-
ing five-o'clock shadow. Given his spectacular
hitting, his crease presence isn't flamboyant.
For a mayhem artist, there is a business-like calcula-
tion to his batting manner.
It isn't clear that he gets enough time at the crease
in the prime overs. The three players who come before
him in India's current T20I (T20 International) bat-
ting order are converted long-form batters of great all-
round ability across formats, but they aren't T20 spe-
cialists. Their instinct is to bat long, which means they
tend to avoid risk and work balls around in the early
overs till a loose ball presents itself. SKY is not a prod-
igy: he's 32, not that much younger than Rohit Sharma
and Virat Kohli and a couple of years older than KL
Rahul, but in this format and his company, they seem
to bat like uncles.
To understand the difference between him and
them, it's worth comparing two pairs of boundaries:
Kohli's sixes in the penultimate over of the Pakistan
match, and Yadav's sixes in the last over of the Indian
innings against Zimbabwe. Kohli's shots are magi-
of urgency. The first is essentially a straight drive for
six off a chest-high ball; the second, a pick up shot,
wanded over the long-leg boundary, is nearly as won-
derful but at a lower level of impossibility. Kohli takes
some liberties with length but plays the line.
Now consider Yadav's efforts. A full ball a yard out-
side the off-stump is flipped over the square leg bound-
ary for six. A second full toss bowled wider is bent even
finer over long-leg. Yadav completes the shot eyeing a
point of contact in the region of silly point as the ball
goes into orbit behind him. It's a new take on the no-
look sixer. It's a circus trick, not a cricket shot if, by
cricket, you mean Test cricket. The likelihood of car-
rying it off is low and the risk of getting out is high. It
makes no long-form sense. Even if you're good enough
to pull it off, in a game where you have days to play out,
you can afford to play percentage cricket without dam-
aging your team's chances. Only this isn't Test cricket.
To bat at the rate that Yadav does in T20 Interna-
tionals is nearly like hitting a four every other ball.
Since not every bid to score a boundary succeeds, this
suggests that he tries to hit boundaries four or five
times every over. That's closer to the attitude of a bat-
not the case even in this hyper-compressed cricketing
format, but a T20 virtuoso like Yadav sees every unat-
tacked ball as a little death. Which, in this format, it
is. Better to perish trying to hit a four than survive by
nurdling singles.
India's Big Three often nurdle their way through
half the innings before Yadav gets a look in, and even
if one of them anchors the innings into the 'death
overs', nurdling limits the team's run horizon. To be
cavalier in T20 cricket is, paradoxically, to play in
the optimal way. It is prudence that is extravagant
because it wastes precious currency, the batting
side's limited quota of deliveries. Surviving without
scoring freely is a bit like keeping your beedi lit with
hundred rupee spills.
This is not to single out India's top order for criti-
cism; Kane Williamson and Steve Smith, great bats-
men both, play T20 cricket like Kohli and Sharma.
All of them are shaped by Test cricket's rational pref-
erence for accumulation over all-out attack. It's hard
to purge the common sense of long-form batting (not
giving your wicket away) to adapt yourself to T20's im-
perative (scoring boundaries). Between the sensible
the Newtonian universe of line, length and conven-
tional shot-making, lies a chasm that's hard to cross
when batters switch formats.
But it can be crossed. Even this infant format pro-
duces revered ancestors. The obvious example is AB
de Villiers. It's impossible for a spectator to under-
stand how a sporting genius goes about his business,
but de Villiers' ability to switch from conventional Test
batting to T20's 360-degree tandav shows that it can be
done. Still, even de Villiers' T20I strike rate is ordinary
compared to Yadav's. The incentives for batters in the
two formats are so differently aligned that it will likely
remain hard for the twain to meet in the one body.
As the logic of the format is explored by batters in
T20's proliferating leagues, it's inevitable that they
will produce specialists who embody the incentives
of the short game. Our expectation of cricketers in dif-
fering formats will diverge and so, in time, will our vo-
cabularies. Careless Test batters will continue to sky
the ball; T20's virtuosos will SKY it.
- The writer is a writer based in Delhi. His most
recent book is 'Homeless on Google Earth' (Permanent
Black, 2013) (Courtesy: NDTV)
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T20 WC: 'Dangerous' England face Pakistan in final but rain threatens
MELBOURNE: Skipper Jos Buttler be-
lieves an "incredibly dangerous" England
will be hard to beat in Sunday's Twenty20
World Cup final, but Pakistan say they
have "all bases covered" -- and then there's
the threat of rain.
After 44 matches spanning nearly a
month, the Melbourne Cricket Ground
will host the deciding game to determine
who joins the West Indies as the only two-
time winners since the tournament's in-
ception in 2007.
Pakistan tasted victory in 2009 when
they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in
the final, while England won it a year lat-
er with a seven-wicket win over Austral-
ia. England will be favourites against
a Pakistan side who have roared back
from losing their first two matches of the
tournament.
Rain could though spoil the party with
a 100 per cent chance of showers forecast
and even severe thunderstorms. A reserve
day has been set aside on Monday but the
weather is again expected to be bleak, rais-
ing the prospect of a washout and the un-
thinkable -- the trophy being shared.
A minimum of 10 overs per side is
needed to constitute a game, compared to
five during the group stages. If the match
starts on Sunday but isn't finished, it will
resume on Monday from where it was
halted. Organisers on Friday tweaked
the rules to give two hours' extra play on
Monday should it be needed to complete
the match. Three games at the MCG in the
Super 12 stage fell victim to rain.
Notwithstanding the elements, But-
tler is confident England can finish the
job after routing India by 10 wickets in the
semi-finals. Resurgent Pakistan beat New
Zealand by seven wickets to earn the right
to meet them.
"I think we're a good team, I think that's
probably where the performance comes
from," Buttler said. "Some brilliant play-
ers in the team. When they play their best,
we're a tough team to beat. Incredibly dan-
gerous side, huge confidence in the group."
England have selection decisions to
make with batsman Dawid Malan and fast
bowler Mark Wood missing the semi-final
injured. They were replaced by Phil Salt,
who was not required to bat, and Chris Jor-
dan, who took 3-43.
"We will see how they pull up and
hopefully progress to be available for
selection come the final," said Buttler of
Malan and Wood.
Buttler's brilliant 80 and Alex Hales's
blistering 86 did the damage against In-
dia, with the South Asian giant's esteemed
bowling attack having no answers.
Who will handle the pressure?
Pakistan pace spearheads Mohammad
Nawaz and Shaheen Shah Afridi will be
tasked with blunting the in-form openers
on Sunday.
Pakistan team mentor Matthew
Hayden said that was key to the final. "It's
obvious really, isn't it -- quality fast bowl-
ing against quality batting, it's why you
watch the game," said the former Australi-
an great, who was Pakistan's batting coach
at the 2021 World Cup, when they made the
semi-finals and was recruited again this
year.
"But we've got four quicks that really
make an impact and can create some sus-
tainable damage inside 20 overs. Our side
has six genuine options and a seventh as
well should it be required. So I think the
bases are covered."
Both teams know each other well, play-
ing a seven-game T20 series in Pakistan
ahead of the World Cup, which England
won 4-3.
"I think the time we had in Pakistan, it
was great for the group," said Buttler. "It's
going to be an amazing occasion," he add-
ed of the final at the MCG. "It's certainly
something to be relished, to be enjoyed,
and I'll just encourage us to play with the
same freedom."
Hayden said the two teams were "even
steven".
"On the day, who handles the pressure,
who's got their game preparation spot on,
who can handle their emotions, it's how
they start and how they finish," he said.
"All those cliches of the sport, they matter
in the big games."
Agencies

BCCI should let young Rahul Dravid rested for New Zealand
Indian players play in foreign
leagues for exposure: Kumble
NEW DELHI: Former India
captain Anil Kumble wants
the BCCI to allow its young
players to participate in dif-
ferent T20 leagues around the
globe to gain exposure and ex-
perience before the 2024 World
Cup to be held in the West In-
dies and the United States.
Since the emergence of
the Indian Premier League
in 2008, many countries have
started their own T20 leagues
including Australia's Big Bash
League (BBL), Pakistan Pre-
mier League (PSL), Caribbean
Premier League (CPL) etc.
However, while overseas
players are welcomed in the
IPL, the BCCI doesn't allow any
active Indian cricketer to par-
ticipate in these foreign leagues.
"I think exposure certainly
tour, Laxman to coach India
take on a World Cup event."
Several Indian players had
entered the tournament with-
out the experience of playing
in Australia.
On the other hand, the
likes of Jos Buttler and Alex
Hales utilised their extensive
ting order. Because in T20s, I
certainly believe there is no
fixed batting order. You have
to be flexible in the way you
are going to go about using
your resources," Kumble said.
The former leg-spinner
feels the team management
ADELAIDE: National Crick-
et Academy head VVS Lax-
man will be India's acting
head coach for the upcoming
tour of New Zealand as the Ra-
hul Dravid-led coaching staff
has been given a break post
the team's exit from the T20
World Cup.
India is slated to play six
white-ball games in New Zea-
land, including three T20Is
and as many ODIs, starting
November 18 in Wellington.
While senior players like
regular skipper Rohit Shar-
ma, star batter Virat Kohli,
opener KL Rahul and spin-
ner Ravichandran Ashwin
have been rested for the tour,
the entire coaching staff has
also been given a break after
the T20 World Cup. "The NCA
team headed by Laxman with
Hrishikesh Kanitkar (batting)
and Sairaj Bahutule (bowling)
will join the New Zealand-
bound squad," a BCCI source
told PTI.
This will not be the first
time Laxman will be in
charge of the Indian team.
The former cricketer pre-
viously coached India during
the tours of Zimbabwe and Ire-
land and the recent ODI home
series against South Africa.
All-rounder Hardik Pan-
dya will lead the side in the
T20 series while veteran open-
er Shikhar Dhawan will cap-
tain the ODI side. Rohit will be
back to lead the side in Bang-
ladesh. Kohli and Ashwin will
also return to the squad for the
Bangladesh tour where India
will play three ODIs and two
Tests, beginning December 4.
India were unceremonious-
ly knocked out of the T20 World
Cup after England handed
them a 10-wicket hammering
in the semifinal in Adelaide on
Thursday. The members who
are not part of the New Zealand
leg have already started dispers-
ing. While Kohli left from Ad-
elaide, Rahul and Rohit are also
expected to fly out soon. A lot of
squad members will also dis-
perse from Sydney and Perth.
Agencies

Sensex, Nifty zoom Rupee gains 62 paise

helps. We have seen that with the experience of playing in the should go back to the draw-
kind of development that it has BBL to hand India a 10-wicket ing board and first identify
had on Indian cricket. For ex- drubbing in the T20 World the brand of cricket India will

nearly 2 per cent amid to close at 80.78

ample, the IPL, where overseas
players come in and the kind
of changes we've had in Indian
cricket has certainly helped."
"In terms of giving an oppor-
tunity to a young player to go
overseas and have a crack, then
why not?" Kumble was quoted
as saying by 'ESPNCricinfo'.
"I think it's important that
you need to have everything
that you need to do that come
2024, you are well prepared to
Cup semifinal on Thursday.
This was despite the fact
that England did not play
a single game in Adelaide
throughout the tournament.
Kumble opined that India
needs to be more flexible in
their batting approach and
line-up.
"The other thing that I also
feel that needs to come into
this team is the flexible ap-
proach to batting or the bat-
play in the future and select
the youngsters who fit in the
plan and provide them expo-
sure to succeed.
"And likewise, if you identi-
fy the brand of cricket that we
rally in global stocks against US dollar
are looking at and then iden-
tify these key young players
who you believe need those ex-
posures, then why not? I think
that's important.
Agencies

Domestic airlines industry

likely to report Rs 15,000-17,000 MUMBAI: The rupee ap- may have peaked and Fed

crore loss this fiscal: Report

MUMBAI: Equity benchmarks eased to 7.4 per cent in October preciated by 62 paise to will not raise rates aggres-
Sensex and Nifty on Friday from 8.2 per cent in September. close at 80.78 (provisional) sively, Choudhary said.
spurted by nearly 2 per cent, Markets were on tenterhooks against the US dollar on "We expect Rupee to
propelled by heavy buying in IT, after the US Federal Reserve in- Friday, as moderating US trade with a positive bias
their market share will limit their ability to ex- metal and financial stocks amid dicated more interest rate tight- CPI data coupled with a fall on the rise in risk appe-
pand margins in an elevated fuel cost environ- a rally in global markets after ening to fight inflation. The cur- in the dollar index boosted tite in global markets and
ment, which will pose a serious challenge to the lower-than-expected US infla- rent US inflation data points to investor sentiments. weakness in the green-
industry's earnings recovery in FY23, the report tion data. an early end of the interest rate Forex traders said posi- back," Choudhary said.
said. "While a meaningful improvement in pas- A strong rupee against the hike cycle. tive domestic equities and Traders are expected to
senger traffic is expected in FY2023, the pace of US dollar and unabated foreign In Asian markets, Hong sustained foreign fund in- remain cautious ahead of
recovery in the industry earnings will be slug- capital inflows further bolstered Kong's Hang Seng gained 7.70 per flows also supported the industrial production data
gish and the industry is expected to incur a net sentiment, traders said. cent while the Nikkei in Tokyo local unit. from India and consumer
loss of around Rs 150-170 billion owing to elevated Easing US inflation triggered surged 2.98 per cent. In Seoul, At the interbank for- sentiment data from the
costs. "However, this will be notably lower com- speculation that the US Federal the Kospi rose 3.37 per cent. The eign exchange market, the US on Friday, he added.
MUMBAI: The domestic airlines industry is pared to the estimated net loss in FY2022, primar- Reserve might slow down the Shanghai Composite index 1.69 local unit opened at 80.76 Meanwhile, the dol-
projected to post a loss of Rs 15,000-17,000 crore ily driven by a recovery in passenger traffic and pace of interest rate hikes. rallied per cent. and touched an intra-day lar index, which gauges
in the current fiscal as their financial perfor- lower interest burden, following the significant The 30-share BSE Sensex Equity exchanges in Europe high of 80.58 and a low of the greenback's strength
mance is likely to remain under pressure in the reduction in Air India Limited's debt before the zoomed 1,181.34 points or 1.95 per were also trading in the green 80.99 against the green- against a basket of six cur-
near term, a report said on Friday. divestment by the Government of India," ICRA cent to settle at 61,795.04. During in the afternoon session. Stock back. The local unit finally rencies, slipped 0.82 per
Credit rating agency ICRA said the recovery said. Further, it said the hardening of airfares the day, it witnessed a high of exchanges in the US ended with settled at 80.78, registering cent to 107.31.
in domestic passenger traffic has been healthy driven by strong cost headwinds and a recent is- 61,840.97 and a low of 61,311.02. significant gains on Thursday. a rise of 62 paise over its Global oil benchmark
but elevated Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices sue of supply disruptions for spares and compo- Likewise, the broader NSE On the macroeconomic front, previous close of 81.40. Brent crude futures
will continue to pose a major threat to earnings nents will further cripple capacity deployment. Nifty rallied 321.50 points or 1.78 Moody's on Friday slashed In- "The Indian rupee ap- surged 2.56 per cent to USD
and the liquidity profile of the airlines in the Lately, the airlines have been steadily raising per cent to finish at 18,349.70. dia's GDP growth projection preciated on weak US Dol- 96.07 per barrel.
near-to-medium term. airfares but the same has not been adequate to offset Among Sensex stocks, HDFC to 7 per cent for 2022, saying lar and positive domestic On the domestic equity
The domestic passenger traffic grew around 26 the impact of the sharp rise in ATF prices, it said. emerged as the lead gainer, ris- that global slowdown and high markets. Sustained FII market front, the 30-share
per cent year-on-year to about 114 lakh in October. In ICRA's view, the domestic yields for H1 ing by 5.84 per cent, followed by domestic interest rates would inflows also supported BSE Sensex advanced
In the year-ago period, the number was 90 FY2023 are expected to have increased by HDFC Bank, Infosys, Tech Ma- dampen economic momentum. Rupee," said Anuj Choud- 1,181.34 points or 1.95 per
lakh passengers. around 30-35 per cent over the pre-Covid levels. hindra, HCL Tech, TCS, Wipro, The rupee appreciated 62 pai- hary - Research Analyst cent to end at 61,795.04,
However, the latest October figure remained 8 In addition to the surge in airfares, delays in Tata Steel and Reliance Indus- se to close at 80.78 (provisional) at Sharekhan by BNP while the broader NSE
per cent lower when compared to the pre-pandem- the delivery of components and spares for air- tries. against the US dollar on Friday. Paribas. Nifty gained 321.50 points
ic traffic level, the rating agency said in a report. craft and engines have been lately impacting the On the other hand, M&M, SBI, Meanwhile, international oil However, a surge in or 1.78 per cent to 18,349.70.
ICRA has a negative outlook on the domestic sector, thereby leading to the grounding of cer- Kotak Bank, Dr Reddy's, ICICI benchmark Brent crude gained crude oil prices capped Foreign Institutional
aviation industry. tain aircraft for some domestic airlines. Bank and NTPC were among the 2.37 per cent to USD 95.89 per bar- sharp gains. US inflation Investors (FIIs) were net
According to the report, the depreciation of The airlines are in discussions with the laggards. rel. Foreign institutional inves- and core inflation declined buyers in the capital mar-
the Indian rupee against the US dollar will have Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) for In the broader market, the tors (FIIs) remained net buyers to 7.7 per cent and 6.3 per kets on Thursday as they
a major bearing on the airlines' cost structure. easing the supply issues and are also looking at BSE smallcap gauge gained 0.15 in the Indian capital market on cent in October from 8.2 purchased shares worth
The debt levels, including lease liabilities, leasing aircraft, including wet lease, to counter per cent and the midcap index Thursday, as they bought shares per cent and 6.6 per cent in Rs 36.06 crore, according
are expected to be around Rs 1,00,000 crore in capacity constraints during the upcoming win- rose 0.33 per cent. worth Rs 36.06 crore, as per ex- September, respectively, to exchange data.
the ongoing financial year. ter holiday season, it added. Financial markets rallied af- change data. amid hopes that inflation Agencies
The airlines' efforts to maintain and/or grow Agencies ter the US consumer price index Agencies
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This is why you could be feeling High folic acid

Why pomegranate is a food medicine for hungry after having an early dinner supplements
linked to increased
heart, diabetes and inflammatory diseases Covid infections,
says study

A
s a fruit, having a Studies in 2013 and 2014
pomegranate seems have shown that pomegranate
very challenging. Its extract can reduce inflamma-
hardshell exterior tory activity in the digestive
seems difficult to crack and tract, in breast cancer and co-
then isolating the ruby-red lon cancer cells. Some labora-
crystal-like seeds may seem tory studies have shown that
a tad tedious. But it packs so pomegranate extracts can
much of nutrients, antioxi- slow down cancer cell repro-
dants and flavonoids in par- duction and can even cause
ticular, that it is no less than apoptosis (cell death) in can-
a superfood and works on sev- cer cells. “Studies have found
eral malaises in your body. It pomegranate juice to impact
is your go-to “food medicine” concentrations of C-reactive
and should be used as such. protein and IL-6 biomarkers

P
Says Ritika Samaddar, in patients with inflammatory eople in the UK with folic
Regional Head, Department diseases. Pomegranates are acid prescriptions were
of Clinical Nutrition and anti-bacterial and anti-fungal 1.5 times more likely to
Dietetics, Max Healthcare, and are good for oral cavity get Covid-19 and 2.6 times
“The pomegranate has so health,” says Dr Gorey. more likely to die from the viral

many properties that it is
good for reviving your body
from all kinds of illnesses and
even lifestyle maintenance.
It is heart and brain-health
friendly, is good for diabetics,
is loaded with Vitamin A and
C and rich in antioxidants. In
fact, it is a good snacking fruit
and can kill your in-between
hunger pangs. Have a whole
fruit full of fibre, chew the
seeds and gulp it down to de-
rive maximum benefits. Don’t
have it as juice.”
HOW DOES IT HELP IN
HEART HEALTH?
Its creamy white to deep red
colourants determine the level of
antioxidants. “Like many fruit
juices, pomegranate juice con-
tains antioxidants, especially
polyphenols, but at much higher
levels. It contains nearly three
times as many antioxidants as
green tea or red wine and pro-
tects the heart by reducing the
low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or
bad cholesterol,” says Dr Varsha
Gorey, senior clinical dietician,
Head, Dietetics, Apollo Hospi-
tals, Navi Mumbai.
Polyphenols also help fight
inflammation and ageing and
maintain blood flow. “When
you crack open a pomegran-
ate, you find red, juiced up arils
that have a sweet but tart taste.
Each aril has a small seed. A
pomegranate has 83 Kcal, 13
gm of sugar, is rich in fibre and
a glycaemic index (GI) of 53. It
also has a lot of folate, potassi-
um and vitamin K. But the best
part is that it can block triglyc-
erides that increase your risk
of heart disease. By attacking
them before they can be depos-
ited in the body, a pomegran-
ate keeps blockages away and
even stops belly fat. A study in
51 people with high cholesterol
and triglycerides demonstrat-
ed that daily pomegranate seed
oil for four weeks significantly
lowered triglycerides and im-
proved the HDL-LDL ratio. Its
potassium and magnesium
content helps in lowering hy-
pertension and blood pressure
(BP). Its essential fats aid diges-
tion and relieve constipation,
maintaining gut health,” adds
Dr Gorey.
A 2017 review in Pharmaco-
logical Research of eight clini-
cal trials showed that pome-
granate juice reduced systolic
and diastolic blood pressure,
thereby sealing its place as a
heart-healthy food.
HOW DOES IT HELP IN
DIABETES?
“Considering that it is a
reservoir of insoluble dietary
fibres, consuming the fruit
leads to better insulin man-
agement,” says Samaddar.
Over the last decade, various
studies have linked pome-
granate with Type 2 diabetes
prevention and treatment.
A study has identified how
pomegranates work on Type
2 diabetics by reducing their
oxidative stress and lipid
peroxidation. It showed how
fasting blood glucose levels
decreased significantly with
punicic acid, methanolic seed
extract and pomegranate peel
extract. Known compounds in
pomegranate, punicalagin, el-
lagic, gallic, oleanolic, ursolic,
uallic acids and tannins have
been identified as controlling
diabetes. A study in people
with diabetes in 2014 demon-
strated that daily pomegran-
ate juice consumption low-
ered inflammatory markers
by about 30 per cent.
HOW IS POMEGRANATE
ANTI-IN FLAMMATORY
AND FIGHTS CHRONIC
DISEASES, CANCER, OSTE-
OARTHRITIS AND RHEU-
MATOID ARTHRITIS?
HOW POMEGRANATES
INCREASE STAMINA
As the fruit is rich in di-
etary nitrates, it can boost
energy levels. A study of 19 ath-
letes in 2014 demonstrated that
pomegranate extract taken be-
fore exercise significantly en-
hanced blood flow and delayed
fatigue.
The fruit works wonders on
an ageing population. A sudy
in Nature Metabolism showed
that urolithin A, a compound
in pomegranates, improves the
functioning of mitochondria —
the cells’ powerhouses.
WHEN AND HOW
SHOULD I HAVE POME-
GRANATES?
Luckily, Indians have tra-
ditionally used pomegranates
in their diet as a fruit serving,
as a dribbling on dishes and
as juices. “It makes an ideal
in-between food when you feel
hungry and is an ideal mid-
morning and mid-evening
snack. You can have them as
smoothies and as a topping on
your salad bowl. Try taking
it whole. Juice should only be
given to the sick, who have no
appetite, or geriatric people,”
advises Dr Gorey.
Agencies
D
o you often find yourself
rummaging through the
fridge at night after hav-
ing an early dinner? If
the answer to that question is an
emphatic yes, and it leads you to
snack on chips, popcorn, choco-
lates, or anything fried, then you
are at the right place. According
to dietitian Simrat Kathuria,
while it is “completely normal” to
feel hungry after having dinner,
how you satiate those cravings is
what matters.
“Whenever you feel hun-
gry are you in a habit to grab
a packet of chips, a slice of piz-
za, popcorn, a chocolate bar,
or some sweets? We already
know that these snacks are un-
healthy and should be avoided
as they lead to weight gain,”
she wrote on Instagram, add-
ing that one should ensure to
“eat snacks that are healthy,
nutritious and will keep you
full for longer.”
According to Kathuria, this
is what can help.
*Make sure you eat your snack
one hour before going to bed. This
way, your belly will settle, and
food will be easily digested.
*Also aim for a balanced
snack with essential of carbs,
fat, and protein. A balanced
snack will keep the blood
sugar levels balanced and full
throughout the night.
*You should resist the urge
to eat a big snack at bedtime.
“Treating bedtime snack like
a meal will not be healthy,”
she said.
*Never skip your dinner.
* Include foods that are more
filling and low on calories, like
those rich in fibre and protein
as they keep one satiated for
long, as they take a longer time
to get digested. Some of these
foods are salads, eggs, chicken,
lentils, millets, etc.
*Increase portion size of veg-
etables and proteins, and reduce
portion size of carbohydrates.
For example, reduce the number
of rotis and rice, increase portion
size of dal and vegetables.
*Avoid consuming simple
carbs and sugary items for din-
ner, as it leads to vicious sweet
cravings after.
* If you are really hungry,
have a glass of milk before bed
time, but avoid snacking on
high sugar foods.
* Apart from diet, some other
factors that lead to post-dinner
cravings are: high stress levels,
high blood sugar levels, eating
too quickly, being distracted
when eating.
Agencies
disease compared to the control
group, according to a study.
Folic acid is a synthetic form
of Vit B9, also called folate
Low levels of B9 are associ-
ated with an increased risk
of heart disease, stroke and
birth defects
Folic acid is prescribed for
several conditions, including
sickle cell disease, high-risk
pregnancies, and people receiv-
ing anti-seizure medications
The research, published in
the journal BMJ Open, also
found that having a prescrip-
tion for the anti-folate drug
methotrexate mitigated the
negative impact of folic acid on
Covid-19, when the two were
given together.
The researchers from the
University of California (UC)
Davis and the University of
Alabama, US, studied a large
cohort of patients enrolled in
the UK BioBank, a major bio-
medical database containing
health information from half
a million people. “We found
that the risk of becoming in-
fected and dying from Covid
was significantly greater in
the group treated with folic
acid,” said Green, co-senior
author of the study.
Agencies

MIT’s new AI model can successfully detect Parkinson’s disease

From balancing blood sugar
M
IT researchers have ers called the “Emerald Radio
developed an early Device.” You can see a live dem-
to boosting metabolism: Know the artificial intelli-
gence model that has
onstration of how the device can
capture breathing patterns below.

many benefits of hibiscus kombucha

demonstrated success in detect- But there is an opportunity to
ing Parkinson’s disease from use data from other devices that
breathing patterns. The model capture breathing data accurately

W
ith gut health
gaining much-
need attention
in recent times,
fermented foods like kom-
bucha are being consumed
actively as they are said to
contain bacteria called pro-
biotics. Probiotics serve as a
great health supplement and
are essential for our overall
well-being.
As such, nutritionist Lo-
veneet Batra took to Insta-
gram to share the various
health benefits of consum-
ing a new type of kombucha
called hibiscus kombucha.
She explained that it as a
sweet fermented beverage
that is bright pink or red
in colour and can enhance
your health.
According to the nutrition-
ist, hibiscus kombucha is very
effective in maintaining the
blood sugar levels in the body.
It consists of acetic acid which
is a byproduct of fermentation.
This optimises blood sugar
and insulin levels.
Potential source of
probiotics
The expert mentioned that
kombucha contains several
types of “good” bacteria as a
result of the fermentation pro-
cess. “The ‘good’ bacteria may
function as probiotics, and in
turn, optimise gut health such
as improve digestion, boost
the immune system, reduce
inflammation, prevent the
leaky gut syndrome, and much
more,” she wrote.
Boosts Metabolism
She added that kombucha
is considered effective for
weight loss due to its ability to
improve gut health. Addition-
ally, Batra said, “Research
has shown that kombucha’s
concentration of epigallocate-
chin-3-gallate (EGCG) might
be capable of giving one’s me-
tabolism a bit of a leg-up.”
Rich in antioxidants
According to the expert,
hibiscus kombucha is rich in
antioxidants. “Antioxidants
help scavenge and neutralise
free radicals — molecules that
damage cells, contribute to
inflammation, and generally
mess with your body’s ability
to function optimally and hi-
biscus kombucha is jam-packed
with antioxidants, particularly
polyphenols,” she wrote.
Agencies
relies on data collected by a de-
vice that detects breathing pat-
terns in a non-contact manner
using radio waves.
Neurological disorders are one
of the leading causes of disabil-
ity worldwide, and Parkinson’s
disease is the fastest growing
neurological disease in the world.
Parkinson’s disease is difficult to
diagnose because the diagnosis
is primarily based on the onset of
symptoms such as tremors and
slowness, but these symptoms
usually appear several years after
the onset of the disease.
The model also rates the sever-
ity and progression of Parkinson’s
disease according to the Movement
Disorders Society Unified Parkin-
son’s Disease Rating Scale (MDS-
UPDRS), which is the standard rat-
ing scale used clinically. The results
of the study are published in the
journal Natural medicine.
The researchers trained the
model using nocturnal breathing
data (data collected while subjects
were sleeping) from various US
hospitals and some public data-
sets. After training the model,
they tested it on a dataset not used
in training and found that it diag-
nosed Parkinson’s disease with
about 90 percent accuracy when
analyzing a patient’s overnight
sleep data. They found that the
model’s accuracy improved to 95
percent when it analyzed 12 nights
of sleep data.
The connection between Par-
kinson’s disease and breathing has
been known since 1817, as noted by
James Parkinson in his research.
There is also previous research on
how Parkinson’s patients develop
sleep-disordered breathing, weak-
ness in respiratory muscle function,
and degeneration in the areas of the
brainstem that control breathing.
Early stages
Although the MIT model is
promising, it is still in the early
stages of development. “Although
all data sets are from the United
States, we note that the data sets
have different races and ethnici-
ties. However, we believe that it is
desirable to further validate the
model on more diverse datasets
from other countries. We would
like to collaborate with medical
institutes in India and other coun-
tries to extend the research to
these communities,” Dina Katabi,
co-author of the report, told indi-
anexpress.com via email.
The AI model is currently be-
ing tested using data from a wear-
able breathing belt used during
polysomnography (a sleep study)
or a specialized device developed
by Katabi and other research-
enough. “Any device that can ac-
curately receive breathing signals
would be suitable for use with our
AI model. Smartphones today do
not receive an accurate enough
breath signal, but it is noticeable
that they can do it. Either way, get-
ting accurate breathing signals is
easy with either our radio device
or a breathing belt,” Katabi added.
There is currently no cure for
Parkinson’s disease, but Katabi
predicts that using this technol-
ogy for diagnostics could signifi-
cantly shorten clinical trials for
potential treatments, which could
speed up their development.
Also, this model could poten-
tially be used for evaluation in un-
derserved communities, particu-
larly those living in areas without
significant medical access and for
patients who have difficulty leav-
ing their homes due to disease
progression. The researchers also
believe the work and technology
could potentially be extended to
detect other neurological diseas-
es, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
“But more research and experi-
mentation needs to be done before
a firm conclusion can be reached
on whether this is possible,” Kata-
bi commented.
Agencies

DNA is providing new clues to why COVID-19

Zapping plastic hits
India to design, buildpeople differently
reusable rocket for global market:
ISRO"It's a big shift from what we do today"PTI
that I have less thanBy PTI
S with a laser forged tiny diamonds
ince the beginning of the pan- 0.49 per 100,000 for those with two- inflammation, researchers report andertals may protect against COV- terferons warn cells to raise their
2 percent Nean-

demic, the mercurial nature
of the coronavirus has been on
I
plus boosters. November 3 in JAMA Oncology. ID-19, while other genetic heirlooms antiviral defenses and help to kill dertal DNA . I don’t know whether
ndia has plans to design and
Even among the vaxxed the The effect was worse for immuno- passed down from Neandertals can infected cells. that includes the variants that
build a new reusable rocket for

A
display. Some people get mild,
laser blast produc-
cold-like illnesses or even have no
es miniature dia-
symptoms when infected, while other
monds from plain-
people become severely ill and may
old plastic. That’s
die from COVID-19.
right, the same kind used in
What determines that fate is
soda bottles.
complicated and somewhat myste-
When squeezed to about
rious. Researchers are looking at
a million times Earth’s at-
a wide variety of factors that may
mospheric pressure and
play a role — everything from de-
heated to thousands of de-
mographics to preexisting condi-
grees Celsius, polyethylene
tions to vaccination status and even
terephthalate, or PET, forms
genetic clues.
nanodiamonds, physicist
Researchers know that older
Dominik Kraus and col-
people are more likely to have se-
leagues report September 2
vere complications of the disease.
in Science Advances.
The unvaccinated, too, have an in-
Ice giant planets, such
creased risk of hospitalization and
as Neptune and Uranus,
death compared with people who
have similar tempera-
have gotten their COVID shots.
tures, pressures and com-
Unvaccinated people age 50 and
binations of chemical ele-
older were 12 times as likely to die
ments as the materials in
from COVID-19 as vaccinated peo-
the study, suggesting that
ple who had gotten two or more
diamonds may rain down
booster shots, August data from
in those planets’ interiors.
the U.S. Centers for Disease Con-
What’s
trol andmore, the research-
Prevention indicate.had
ers say, the
instance, new technique
among the unvaccinatedPrevious
could were
there be used 5.46todeaths
manufac-
per 100,000
ture nanodiamonds
people on August 28, for use
compared ing
in quantum devices and
number of shots counts. That same suppressed people who were get- up the risk of severe disease . See all our coverage of the cor- would make me more susceptible to
form diamond. the global market that would
month, people 50 and older who got ting immunotherapy for cancer, A massive international study onavirus outbreak severe disease or the ones that pro-
Nanodiamonds are com- significantly cut the cost of
their first two shots and only one compared with people getting other examining DNA from more than A gene called TYK2 is involved tect against infection. What if I got
monly produced using ex- launching satellites, a top govern-
booster were nearly three times as chemotherapies or no treatment. 28,000 COVID-19 patients and al- in producing some interferons. both? And how does that play with
plosives, Kraus says, a pro- ment official said on Monday.
likely to die (1.27 deaths per 100,000) That means cancer patients with most 600,000 people who hadn’t Genetic variants in that gene my blood type and all the other ge-
cess not easy to control. The "...all of us want launches to be
as their peers who got two or more weakened immune systems “should been infected (to the best of their raise the risk of developing lupus, netic variants I may carry?
new technique could create much cheaper than what we do
boosters. be very careful and adopt strict knowledge) confirmed that inherit- but may protect against coronavi- Then you have to factor in your
nanodiamonds that are today," Secretary in the Depart-
Preexisting health problems measures to prevent them from ance from Neandertals is involved rus infection, researchers report age, your health, your environ-
more easily tailored for par- ment of Space and Chairman of In-
A litany of health conditions, catching COVID-19,” says study in COVID-19 susceptibility. in a separate study also published ment. Let’s face it, that last one is
ticular uses, such as quan- dian Space Research Organisation
including heart disease, kidney coauthor Chris Labaki, a cancer The study also confirmed a pre- November 3 in PLOS Genetics. probably the most important. For
tum devices made using dia- (ISRO) S Somanath said. Addressing
disease, chronic obstructive pulmo- researcher at Dana-Farber Cancer vious finding that people with type While riling up interferons may instance, if you have a job that ex-
mond with defects where, the seventh 'Bengaluru Space Expo
nary disease (COPD), diabetes and Institute in Boston. O blood may have some protection fend off the coronavirus, when poses you to multiple people, you’re
for example, nitrogen atoms 2022' and later talking to report-
obesity, increase the risk of bad out- “Wear masks as much as pos- against getting infected with the there is no virus to combat, the at higher risk of getting COVID-19
replace some of the carbon ers, he noted that at present it takes including the one demonstrated and launching it as a commercial
comes from COVID-19 at any age. sible, clean everything, including coronavirus. immune system may damage the than someone who works from
atoms. about USD 10,000 to USD 15,000 to put with Inflatable Aerodynamic De- product and operating it in a com-
Yet some types of asthma may pro- washing your hands. Maybe don’t Exactly what accounts for the body with friendly fire, producing home.
“The idea is quite cool. a one-kg payload into orbit. celerator (IAD), last week. "We will mercial manner," he said.
tect against the disease . go to crowded public places where protection is still not known. lupus or other autoimmune dis- There’s nothing you can do about
other applications. which is commonly used in You take water bottle plas- "We have to bring it down to have to have a retro-propulsion to "So, it's a big shift from what we
Cancer patients are among the the chance of catching COVID-19 People with rare variants in a eases. Such genetic trade-offs are the genetic hand you’re dealt (at
In the new study, research- food and drink packaging, tic; you zap it with a laser to USD 5,000 or even USD 1,000 per kg. land it (rocket back on earth)". do today," he pointed out. "I would
most vulnerable to COVID-19. But might be higher.” People who have gene called toll-like receptor 7, or common . least not until gene editing is per-
ers trained lasers on samples contains not just hydrogen make diamond. How prac- Only way to do that is to make the Combining these technologies, like to see this (proposal) taking
even among cancer patients, some cancer patients in their lives may TLR7, are 5.3 times more likely to Evidence links many other genes fected). Many experts I talk to say
of plastic. Each laser blast and carbon but also oxy- tical it is, I don’t know,” rocket reusable. Today in India we ISRO would like to design and build shape in the next few months."
people are more vulnerable than also want to take more care to avoid get severe COVID-19 than those to COVID-19 outcomes, multiple that improving indoor air in public
sent a shock wave careening gen. That makes it a better says physicist Marius Mil- don't have reusable technology yet a new rocket which will be reus- "We would like to see such a rocket,
others. the coronavirus, he says. who don’t have the variants, the large studies have found. Some of buildings is what is really needed
through the plastic, amping match to the composition lot of Lawrence Livermore in launch vehicles (rockets)," Som- able, in partnership with industry, a rocket which will be competitive-
Cancer patients who are immu- Genetic clues team also reported November 3 in those findings may hint at drugs to avoid infection. That’s also out
up the pressure and tempera- of ice giant planets like National Laboratory in anath said. startups and its commercial arm enough, a rocket that will be cost-
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Govt believes in speed and scale, Biden, Modi have productive

unlike previous regimes, says PM Modi
BENGALURU: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on Fri-
day said, unlike previous
regimes, his government be-
lieves speed as India's aspira-
tion and scale as its strength.
He also stressed that along
with physical infrastructure,
the social infrastructure
of the country needs to be
strengthened, for India's ad-
vancement.
"Whether it is governance
or developing physical and
digital infrastructure, India
is working on a different lev-
el. The world is admiring the
strides India has made in the
digital payments system, was
it thinkable eight years ago?"
Modi said.
Addressing a mega public
event here, he said, all these
things including Made in In-
dia and 5G technology were be-
yond imagination before 2014.
"The reason for this is that
the then governments had
old thinking. Earlier gov-
ernments believed speed is
a luxury and scale risk, but
we changed the notion, we
believe speed as India's as-
piration and scale as India's
strength," he added.
The Prime Minister was
addressing a public meeting
after unveiling a 108-feet tall
statue of Bengaluru founder
'Nadaprabhu' Kempegowda
and inaugurating terminal
2 of the international airport
near here.
Speaking about the feel-
ing of trust towards India for
investment across the globe,
the Prime Minister said, Kar-
nataka is also reaping its ben-
efits. Amid COVID globally,
during the last three years,
Karnataka has attracted
about Rs four lakh crore in-
vestment, and last year the
state stood first in attracting
FDIs, he said. Listing various
achievements of Karnataka,
including in IT, BT, defence
manufacturing, space tech-
nology and electric vehicle
manufacturing among oth-
ers, he said, the State is pro-
gressing with the strength of
a "double engine."
Modi further said, in the
whole world India is known
for start-ups and Bengaluru
has a huge role in strengthen-
ing this identity of the country.
"Start-up is not just a com-
pany, it is an emotion to do
something new, to think dif-
ferently. Start-up is a belief
to resolve the challenges that
are before the country. Ben-
galuru represents start-up
spirit, which puts India in a
separate league," he said.
Karnataka Governor
Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief
Minister Basavaraj Bommai
and several of his cabinet col-
leagues, Nirmalanandanatha
Swamiji of Adichunchana-
giri Math, Union Minister
Pralhad Joshi, BJP Parlia-
mentary Board member B S
Yediyurappa, BJP legislators,
officials, among others were
present at the public event.
Earlier in the day, the
Prime Minister paid floral
tributes to the statues of saint
poet Kanaka Dasa and Ma-
harshi Valmiki at Vidhana
Soudha premises.
He also flagged off the
Vande Bharat Express and
Bharat Gaurav Kashi Dar-
shan Train at KSR Railway
Station here.
Speaking about the 'Vande
Bharat Express', which he
flagged off here on Friday, he
said, it is a symbol that India
has now left the days of stag-
nation behind.
"It is not just a train, but an
identity of a new India, and a
glimpse of how Indian trains
will be during the 21st centu-
ry," he said.
Stating that in the next
8-10 years his government
targets the transformation of
Indian railways, he further
said, more than 400 Vande
Bharat trains, and Vistadome
coaches will become the new
identity of Indian railways.
Dedicated freight corri-
dors for goods trains will in-
crease the pace of transporta-
tion and save time, he said, as
he highlighted the moderni-
sation of Railway stations
across the country, including
in the state.
For a developed India, con-
nectivity between cities is im-
portant, and it is the demand
of time that air connectivity
is expanded, Modi said, the
country is the fastest grow-
ing market for air travel, and
as the nation progresses the
number of passengers is also
increasing.
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relationship, says US envoy ahead of G20
WASHINGTON: US President
Joe Biden and Indian Prime
Minister Narendra Modi have
a productive and very practical
relationship, the American na-
tional security advisor has said
ahead of the bilateral between
the two leaders on the sidelines
of the G-20 summit in Bali, In-
donesia.
"I would point out Prime
Minister Modi has already been
to the White House since Presi-
dent Biden took office, and the
two of them have had the oppor-
tunity to meet in person multi-
ple times and to talk by phone
and on video, multiple times,"
US National Security Advisor
Jake Sullivan told reporters at
the White House on Thursday.
He said the two leaders see
common interests on a number
of critical issues and have really
worked together to strengthen
Action speaks louder than
words: EC on questions on its neutrality
NEW DELHI: Rejecting allega-
tions that the Election Commis-
sion lacks independence and is
partial, Chief Election Commis-
sioner Rajiv Kumar on Thurs-
day asserted that “actions and
outcomes” speak louder than
words.
He also said the poll panel is
aware of the efforts which are
mounted to create “negative at-
mosphere” ahead of elections.
Responding to a series of
questions on reasons behind
“delay” in announcing the Gu-
jarat assembly polls, Kumar
said at times, after a cricket
the US-India partnership.
"When you add all that up, it
is a productive, very practical
relationship," Sullivan added.
"President Biden is looking
forward to seeing Prime Minis-
ter Modi at the G20 this year, as
we look ahead to the next year,"
he said.
India will hold the presi-
match, the losing team blames
the umpire. “There is no third
umpire here. But the results
are a testimony (of the Election
Commission’s neutrality),” the
Chief Election Commissioner
(CEC) said.
“Coming to the larger ques-
tion of independence (of the
commission), actions and out-
comes speak louder than words.
If we say the results are not cor-
rect, then it is possibly the big-
gest insult of the Indian voter,”
Kumar said.
The assembly elections in
Gujarat will be held in two phas-
dency of the G20 next year and
there is a possibility of a US
presidential visit to the country.
"President Biden certainly
intends to be a participant in
that G20. I don't have anything
to announce about visits prior
to that, to India, or visits to the
White House," Sullivan said.
Agencies
es on December 1 and 5 with the
counting of votes on December
8 along with that of Himachal
Pradesh. Of the total 182 assem-
bly seats in Gujarat, voting for
89 seats will be held on Decem-
ber 1 and the balance 93 seats on
December 5.
Election after election since
the country got its Independ-
ence, a large number of assem-
bly elections — results have
shown that at times those who
are critical of the commission
have got surprising results, Ku-
mar observed.
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Technology cannot Withholding names for appointment EU warns of 'difficult

remain confined to big in higher judiciary not acceptable,
players: India at COP 2 Supreme Court tells Centre
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on
Friday expressed displeasure over the
Centre keeping pending the names rec-
ommended for appointment as judges
in the higher judiciary, including those
reiterated by the apex court Collegium,
saying it was "not acceptable".
The top court observed that the
method of keeping names on hold is be-
coming "some sort of a device" to com-
pel the persons whose names had been
recommended for appointment as judg-
es in the higher judiciary to withdraw
their consent.
"Just keeping the names pending is
something not acceptable," a bench of
Justices SK Kaul and AS Oka said.
The bench issued notice to the in-
NEW DELHI: Technology cannot remain confined to cumbent Secretary (Justice) of the Un-
big players and MSMEs and start-ups need to be ena- ion Law Ministry seeking response on
bled to access finance for using it optimally, Environ- a plea alleging "wilful disobedience"
ment Secretary Leena Nandan said today. She was of timeframe laid down to facilitate
speaking at a panel discussion on “Technology Needs timely appointment in the apex court's
Assessment for Sustainable Life” at the India Pavil- April 20, 2021 order.
ion at COP 27 to identify technology needs and their The plea filed by the Advocates' As-
assessment for adoption for sustainable wellbeing of sociation, Bengaluru, through lawyer
global citizens in future. Pai Amit, has raised the issue of “ex-
Nandan said what India and the world need today is traordinary delays” in the appointment
technology. “Climate change is not an issue confined of judges to the high courts as well as
to those who are seen as emitters. There is now a re- the segregation of the names, which is
alisation and larger and uniform understanding that "detrimental to the cherished principle
climate change cannot be wished away. It is knocking of the independence of the judiciary".
at our door,” she said. It has referred to 11 names which
Nandan added that discussions need to now focus were recommended and later also re-
on bridging the gaps between what we want to achieve iterated.
and how to achieve it. “Technology cannot remain con- The top court noted that the critical
fined to big players due to their access to finance. MS- position of vacancies in the high courts
MEs and start-ups need to be enabled to access finance and delay in appointment of judges had
to use technology optimally,” she said. India will re- constrained a three-judge bench of the
lease its Long-term Low Emissions and Development apex court to pass the April 20 last year
Strategies (LTLEDS) at COP27 on Monday. Environ- order seeking to lay down broad time-
ment Minister Bhupendra Yadav, who is due to return lines within which appointment pro-
for the second week of negotiations at COP27 by Mon- cess be completed.
day, will release the document, according to officials. "If we look at the position of pend-
Agencies ing cases for consideration, there are
11 cases pending with the government
which were cleared by the Collegium
and yet are awaiting appointment," the
bench observed.
It said the delay in clearing the rec-
ommended names, including those
which have been reiterated by the Col-
legium, has led persons withdrawing
consent and the system lost the oppor-
tunity of having an eminent person on
the bench.
"We find the method of keeping
names on hold is becoming some sort
of a device to compel these persons
to withdraw their names, as has hap-
pened," the apex court observed.
It said there are also names which
have been reiterated by the Collegium
but are still pending with the govern-
ment. It noted that the counsel for the
petitioner has said that one of the per-
sons, whose name was pending after
being reiterated, had even passed away.
Agencies
months' as eurozone faces recession
BRUSSELS: The EU warned
on Friday the eurozone was
set to fall into recession this
winter as Brussels hiked in-
flation forecasts for 2022 and
2023 on the back of high en-
ergy prices.
Europe is reeling from
the economic shockwaves
unleashed by Russia's war on
Ukraine, which has fuelled
a spike in energy costs and
hit the wallets of consumers
around the continent.
The EU's executive arm
said increased uncertainty
and prices "are expected to
tip" the eurozone and most of
the bloc's member states into
recession in the last quarter
of this year.
"The contraction of eco- months ahead of us," Genti- is still projected to be quite
nomic activity is set to contin- loni said. high."
ue in the first quarter of 2023. He cautioned that "the po- He warned however that
Growth is expected to return tential for further economic inflation could end up two
to Europe in spring," the Eu- disruptions due to Russia's points higher in 2023 if the EU
ropean Commission said. war is far from exhausted." "fails to prepare" adequately
"With powerful headwinds Inflation peak in view? in advance for next winter by
still holding back demand, The downbeat forecast filling up its gas stores.
economic activity is set to be came as the commission The baseline prediction
subdued, with GDP growth sharply raised its predictions put inflation in 2024 at 2.6 per
reaching 0.3 per cent in 2023." for inflation in this and next cent, still higher than the Eu-
Brussels predicted that the year. ropean Central Bank's (ECB)
EU's biggest economy Germa- It said eurozone inflation target of two per cent.
ny would fare the worst of the was expected to stand at 8.5 The ECB in October fore-
member states with a contrac- per cent for 2022, a point high- casted a recession was on the
tion of 0.6 per cent next year. er than earlier forecast, and way, as it announced another
Overall eurozone GDP 6.1 per cent in 2023, over two jumbo interest rate hike to try
growth for 2022 was put at 3.2 points higher than predicted to curb inflation driven up by
per cent after early strong previously. the fallout from Russia's war
months of the year. "Inflation has continued on Ukraine.
But the EU's economy com- to rise faster than expected, Bank president Christine
missioner Paolo Gentiloni but we believe that the peak is Lagarde said last week that
said "the impact of soaring near. Most likely at the end of a "mild" eurozone recession
energy prices, rampant in- this year," Gentiloni said. was looming but would not be
flation, are now taking their "We are projecting a very enough to bring down record-
toll." gradual reduction of inflation high inflation.
"We have some difficult because inflation next year Agencies

UN: Taliban has plunged US Treasury Secy visits India to

Afghanistan into `dire' conditions
NEW YORK: The U.N. Gen-
eral Assembly adopted a
resolution Thursday accus-
ing the Taliban of violating
the human rights of Afghan
women and girls, failing to
establish a representative
government, and plunging
the country into "dire eco-
nomic, humanitarian and
social conditions."
The resolution also point-
ed to persistent violence in
the country since the Tali-
ban takeover 15 months ago
and the presence of terrorist
groups such as al-Qaida and
the Islamic State and their af-
filiates as well as the presence
of "foreign terrorist fighters."
Germany's U.N. ambas-
sador, Antje Leendertse,
had hoped the 193-member
General Assembly would ap-
prove the German-facilitat-
ed resolution by consensus.
But a vote was requested and
it was adopted 116-0, with 10
countries abstaining — Rus-
sia, China, Belarus, Burun-
di, North Korea, Ethiopia,
Guinea, Nicaragua, Paki-
stan and Zimbabwe. Sixty-
seven countries did not vote.
General Assembly resolu-
tions are not legally binding,
unlike Security Council res-
olutions, but they do reflect
world opinion. The adop-
tion came the same day that
the Taliban, which already
banned girls from middle
school and high school, pro-
hibited women from using
gyms and parks.
Before the vote, Leendert-
se told the assembly that
since the Taliban came to
power in August 2021 Af-
ghanistan has seen "a mas-
sive economic contraction
and humanitarian crisis"
which has left half the popu-
lation facing "critical levels
of food insecurity."
"We expect a harsh winter
and levels of needs that we
have not seen in the last dec-
ades with little prospect for
economic recovery and reduc-
tion of poverty," she warned.
Agencies
shore up US-Indo-Pacific partnerships
NEW DELHI: Supply chains,
Russia's war in Ukraine and the
impact of COVID-19 were top of
mind for U.S. Treasury Secre-
tary Janet Yellen as she prepared
to meet with Indian leaders Fri-
day in New Delhi.
For too long, countries
around the world have been over-
ly dependent on risky countries
or a single source for critical
inputs, she told the technology
sector leaders during a visit to
the Microsoft India Development
Center on the outskirts of New
Delhi.
Citing Russia's leveraging
of energy supplies, Yellen said
President Vladimir Putin's
strategy was "an example of
how malicious actors can use
their market positions to try
to gain geopolitical leverage
or disrupt trade for their own
gain." She said Russia had pre-
viously been a long-time, relia-
ble energy partner. "But for the
better part of this year, Putin
has weaponized Russia's natu-
ral gas supply against the peo-
ple of Europe," she said.
Cooperation among friendly
countries will help diversify
supply chains away from China,
which currently dominates over
80% of global solar panel produc-
tion, Yellen said.
China's strict "zero-COVID"
policy has also affected global
supply chains with widespread
lockdowns in major financial
and manufacturing hubs. Ap-
ple announced Sunday that
customers will have to wait
longer to get its latest iPhone
models after anti-virus re-
strictions were imposed on a
contractor's factory in central
China.
The United States is pursu-
ing an approach called "friend-
shoring" to diversify away
from countries that present ge-
opolitical and security risks to
the supply chain. "To do so, we
are proactively deepening eco-
nomic integration with trust-
ed trading partners like In-
dia," Yellen said. "Technology
companies like Amazon and
Google are investing in India
and Vietnam. Apple recently
announced that it was shifting
some iPhone manufacturing
from China to India," she said.
Agencies

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