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Air Pollution Pandemic Shortens Lives By 3 Years: Study
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Key Highlights- Paris, France: A 'pandemic' of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths annually, scientists said.
- Eliminating the toxic cocktail of molecules and lung-clogging particles cast off by burning oil, gas and coal would restore a full year of life expectancy, they reported in the journal Cardiovascular Research.
Israel's Netanyahu Claims Election Win That Defied All Expectations
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Key Highlights- Tel Aviv, Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed "a giant victory" in elections, boasting that his right-wing Likud party had defied "all expectations" in the country's third vote in less than a year.
- After exit polls by three networks forecast that Likud and its allies were on track to win 59 parliamentary seats two short of a majority the premier mocked those who "predicted the end of Netanyahu".
Tehran Reports 66 Dead From Coronavirus As WHO Team Heads To Iran
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Key Highlights- Dubai: Sixty-six people have died from the coronavirus in Iran and more than 1,500 have been infected, a senior official said, as a World Health Organization (WHO) team headed to Tehran.
- "The definite latest numbers we have are 523 new infections and 12 new deaths so the total number of those infected is 1,501 until now and the number of deaths is 66," Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi announced on state television.
National
Punjab, Haryana fined Rs 100 crore each by HC over damages to Sukhna Lake
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Key Highlights- The Punjab and Haryana high court fined Punjab and Haryana Rs 100 crore each for causing damage to the catchment area of Sukhna Lake.
- The high court bench of justices Rajiv Sharma and HS Sidhu also ordered the demolition of all the structures in the catchment area and ordered that the owners whose building plans were approved by the authorities would be relocated and compensated with Rs 25 lakh each.
Woman Giving Birth After Twins Not Eligible For Maternity Benefits: Madras High Court
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Key Highlights- Chennai: The Madras High Court has ruled that if a working woman gives birth to a child in the second delivery after twins in the first, she is not entitled to maternity benefits as it should be treated as third child.
- "As per existing rules, a woman can avail such benefits only for her first two deliveries.
Madhya Pradesh budget: State government to scrap or merge 100 schemes
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Key Highlights- The Madhya Pradesh government is expected to scrap or merge as many as 100 to 125 schemes in its budget on the session beginning March 16 to free up resources to fund its social sector schemes, finance department officials said.
- The state government recently formed four groups of officials to give suggestions on schemes in the areas of energy, infrastructure, social sector, agriculture, education and health. A fifth group was formed to give suggestions on revenue generation.
Punjab cabinet okays Lokayukta Bill; CM, ministers within ambit
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Key Highlights- The Punjab cabinet approved the Punjab Lokayukta Bill, 2020, for passage in the ongoing session of the legislative assembly in its bid to improve governance and curb corruption.
- The bill seeks to replace the existing Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996, and, once passed, will cover all public functionaries, including the chief minister. However, the prosecution of a sitting chief minister, ministers and members of the legislative assembly (MLAs) would require the approval of two-third members of the House, an official spokesperson said
Telangana IPE Exams 2020: Helpline launched to address students' grievances, stress related issues
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Key Highlights- Helpline number has been launched for addressing grievances of students appearing for the Intermediate Public Theory Examinations (IPE)-March 2020 in Telangana. A dedicated phone number has also been made available to look into any stress-related issues among students.
- Chitra Ramachandran, Special Chief Secretary, Higher Education, while addressing the media, said that Stress Release Counselors have also been appointed in the colleges to assist students who are appearing for the exam.
Now Education for Happiness course to be started in Lucknow University
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Key Highlights- Lucknow University is set to start 'Education for Happiness' course in the MEd curriculum from the next academic year in order to teach the real concept of happiness to the students and familiarise them with its Indian concept, said Professor Amita Bajpai, Education Department.
- "Course will be optional and offered in MEd It will be inter-disciplinary, so all PG students can opt for it. It will be introduced from next year after the Academic Council's approval," Professor Bajpai told ANI.
ICSI Announces 50% Fee Waiver For Students Of Himachal Pradesh
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Key Highlights- New Delhi: The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) has announced to waive 50% of the registration fee for students belonging to Himachal Pradesh region. "Ensuring a bright future for the students of Himachal Pradesh region ICSI announces 50% registration fee waiver for CS Executive progrramme," the institute said in a notification.
- The scheme is effective from January 1, 2020, ICSI said.
Education
HPPSC civil judge prelims answer key 2019 out
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Key Highlights- HPPSC Civil Judge prelims answer key: The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) has released the HPPSC answer key for HPPSC Civil Judge prelims exam on its official website-- hppsc.hp.gov.in. Candidates who appeared in the HPPSC Civil Judge Prelims 2019 exam can check the answer keys on the official website of HPPSC.i.e-hppsc.hp.gov.in.
- This is to inform all the candidates that, they can challenge the HPPSC answer key before March 5. Also, they can submit their objections by post or courier in the prescribed proforma along with document proof.
UP Police Constable final result for 49,568 posts declared @uppbpb.gov.in: Direct link to check UPPRPB merit list
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Key Highlights- UP Police Final Result 2020: The UP Police Constable Final Result 2019-20 have been declared by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRPB), Lucknow. All the candidates who appeared for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2019 can check the UP Police Final Result 2020 on the official website.
- The link for which is www.uppbpb.gov.in. Also, UPPRPB has released the final merit list of selected candidates for UP Police Constable Recruitment examination for PAC OBC Category, PAC SC Category, Civil Police and PAC, Civil Police OBC Category, Civil Police SC Category, Civil Police ST Category.
Banking
Rupee Rebounds In Early Trade, Rises By 33 Paise Against US Dollar
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Key Highlights- The rupee made a strong comeback in the currency markets in early trade on Tuesday, rising by 33 paise to 72.43 against the US dollar. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 72.50 in morning trade and then gained further ground. It had settled at 72.76 against the greenback the previous day, amid a major selloff in the equity markets and the currency falling to its lowest level in more than 15 months. Analysts say investor sentiment may remain fragile amid concerns over the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
- The rupee has shed 1.6 per cent of its value in the past three trading sessions.
Sports
India men's hockey team achieves all-time highest FIH ranking, jumps to 4th spot
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Key Highlights- The Indian men's hockey team has climbed a rung to the fourth position, their highest since the inception of the FIH world rankings in 2003, in the recently released chart.
- India's excellent form in the first three rounds of the second edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League has seen them move from fifth to the fourth position.
Sumit Sangwan’s doping Ban lifted, NADA panel Rules intake of Banned Substance Unintentional
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Key Highlights- The one-year doping ban on former Asian silver-medallist boxer Sumit Sangwan was lifted after he proved that his intake of a banned substance was unintentional in a hearing conducted by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) here.
- “Sumit has been cleared and his ban lifted as he has convinced the NADA panel that the diuretic he tested positive for was a case of unintentional intake,” a Boxing Federation of India official told PTI.
Awards
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal was presented the prestigious Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award
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Key Highlights- Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was presented the prestigious Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award 2020 for Politics at the 6th India Ideas Conclave in Gujarat. The award, instituted by India Foundation, was presented to Chief Minister Sonowal by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Speaker of People’s Majlis of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, which carries a citation, a specially designed trophy and a cheque worth Rs. one lakh.
- In an official communique while receiving the award Sonowal said that the award is an inspiration to work for national integration and to take Dr. SP Mukherjee’s vision and philosophy forward. He also dedicated the award to the people of Assam, who have been the source of inspiration and guidance during his public life.
Obituaries
Ex-CEO Of General Electric Jack Welch, "Manager Of Century", Dies At 84
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Key Highlights- New York: Jack Welch, an iconic American businessman who built General Electric into one of the world's industrial flagships, died on Monday aged 84, the company said.
- Dubbed the "manager of the century," by Fortune magazine in 1999, Welch transformed GE into a sprawling conglomerate during his two decades as chief executive, and was considered one of the most influential men in the global business community.
A Diaspora chapter ends Doyen of Asian media in UK Passes Away
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Key Highlights- Ramniklal Solanki, who arrived in the UK in 1964 as a correspondent for Indian newspapers and went on to found the multi-title Asian Media Group that closely reflected the achievements and setbacks of the Indian diaspora over several decades, passed away after a brief illness aged 88.
- Home secretary Priti Patel, whose parents arrived from east Africa, paid tributes to Solanki: “Generations of British Gujaratis including my parents avidly enjoyed his publications. He wrote with great empathy chronicling the plight of the East African Indian community through expulsion and the challenges of settling in Britain”.
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