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Why Barack Obama keeps Lord Hanuman statuette in his pocket

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US former president Barack Obama carries a statuette of Lord Hanuman in his pocket and seeks inspiration from it whenever he feels tired or discouraged.

The President disclosed this in one of the interviews and said, “I carry these around all the time. I’m not that superstitious, so it’s not like I think I necessarily have to have them on me at all times,” Mr. Obama said.

“If I feel tired, or I feel discouraged sometimes, I can kind of reach into my pocket and say yeah, that’s something I can overcome, because somebody gave me the privilege to work on these issues that are going to effect them,” he said.

Obama’s father was a Kenyan while his mother was a white woman from Kansas. He spent initial days of his life in Indonesia where Hinduism is a popular religion.

A series of small totems which he carries in his pockets include rosary beads given to him from Pope Francis, whoM he met at the White House fall; a tiny Buddha statue; a silver poker chip; a figurine of the Hindu monkey God Hanuman;and a Coptic cross from Ethiopia.

Hima Das became DSP in Assam Police

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Hima Das, a star sprinter, was inducted as Deputy Superintendent of Assam Police in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

The 21-year-old sport star described the moment as a childhood dream coming true.

Hima is the Asian Games silver-medallist and junior world champion who said that she will continue to strive for excellence in her sport alongside her job in state police.

She revealed that she had dreamt of becoming a police officer when she was young.

Veer Savarkar: Meet the man who followed fast-unto-death?

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Veer Savarkar, a renowned freedom fighter on February 03, 1966, started his abstinence from food. After a few days, he abstained from having liquids too. He further instructed his physicians not to administer him any medicines.

On 24 February 1966, Savarkar folded his hands and in a feeble voice quoted the couplet of saint Tukaram, “amhi jato aamuchya gava! aamucha ram raam ghyava”(we are going to our native town, please accept our farewell ) . These were his last words! 

On Saturday, 26 February 1966, at around 11 a.m., in the tradition of great Hindu seers, Savarkar breathed his last in Mumbai.

Savarkar’s last article, ‘atmahatya ki atmarpan’ (suicide or self-termination) appeared in 1963. Its title can be translated into English as ‘Suicide or self dedication’. That article begins and concludes with a couplet from the ‘Avadhoot Upanishad’, a minor upanishad. The Sanskrit couplet reads, ‘dhanyoham dhanyoham kartavyam me na vidyate kinchit! dhanyoham dhanyoham praptavyam sarvamadya sampannam !!’ It can be rendered into English as ‘Blessed am I, no duty remains undone, blessed am I, now I have got all that I had to get’. In that article, Savarkar propounded that all acts of self-termination of life should not be termed as suicide. He cogently argued that self-termination of life that stems from anger, dissatisfaction, misery and escapism from problems should alone be considered as suicide. On the other hand, a happy self-termination of life after having achieved all goals in life should be regarded as a self-dedication, and not suicide. He cited last days of Kumaril Bhatt, Ramanuja, Dnyaneshwar, Eknath and Ramdas as illustrations of self- dedication.

Mukesh Ambani Security: Why cops are deputed near his residence ‘Antilia’ in Mumbai

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Mukesh Ambani’s residence Antilia has been surrounded by heavy security ever since the abandoned car with explosives was found parked a little ahead of the building since Thursday night.

A handwritten letter addressed to the Reliance chairman and Neeta Ambani has been found inside the vehicle.

Twenty gelatin sticks – material used in explosives — have also been found in the car by the bomb disposal squad. 

The police are gathering CCTV footage from various parts of the city to track the route of the car.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, born on April 19, 1957, is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman, managing director, and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company which is India’s most valuable company by its market value. 

The second richest person in Asia, he has a net worth of US$74 billion in January 2021, and as of 28 December 2020, he was the 14th richest in the world.

‘Party’ becomes ‘Pawri’ after Dananeer posts ‘Ye hamari Pawri Ho Rahi Hai’

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‘Ye humari car hai, ye hum hain, aur ye hamari Pawri Ho Rahi Hai,” these lines are literally on everyone’s lips since a video went viral on Instagram, posted by Pakistani influencer Dananeer Mobeen. 

Thousands of memes have been created soon after the video went viral.

Pawry here simply means ‘party’. In the original video posted by Mobeen, she posted a video, which she captioned “No one: When borgors visit northern areas: yeh hamari pawri horai haai.”

19-year-old Dananeer hails from Peshawar. 

Desert National Park Book by GS Bhardwaj raises concern for wild species, Harsh Vardhan’s review

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Desert National Park is a long cherished dream of Dr. GS Bhardwaj who raises his concern for wild species 

Have you heard of a Government officer pulling up Government? Meet this fire brand forest officer of Rajasthan cadre to know why he spares none while defending wild species in India’s lone Desert National Park. It is ironically described as a National Park while, in fact, it is a Sanctuary. Its land is not actually owned by Forest Department.  

Dreams come true after 10 years

It has taken nearly ten years for Dr. G.S. Bhardwaj to accomplish his long cherished desire to do a book on Desert National Park, he served long ago. He is famed for his scientific bent, species specialization, identification, photography and writing, an assignment he executes with impulsive pursuits. He is  Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest in Rajasthan and presently posted as  Secretary at the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board. 

Meet the co-author Dr Rehmani

Dr. Asad R. Rahmani joined him as co-author to contribute his 35 year long encounters with wild species in this park while he followed Great Indian Bustard conservation for the Bombay Natural History Society, lastly as its Director. 

Officials admit it is a challenge to conserve Great Indian Bustard

The formal launch was performed by Shreya Guha, Principal Secretary for Forest & Environment, Government of Rajasthan.  Smilingly she commended this effort. She admitted that it had been a major challenge to conserve Great Indian Bustard in that habitat, criss-crossed by power lines often causing fatal accidents to these critically endangered  birds. The power companies, at long last, have agreed to put reflectors over live electric transmission lines so that birds can divert their flights and save themselves from this new death-trap. However, laying  power lines underground in Thar region still hangs in balance, she bemoaned. Having heard her on the questionable habitat, one wishes this officer to lead more events to curate conservation as she sounds to be a worthy candidate.  

Ms. Shruti Sharma, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and HOFF, Rajasthan, congratulated Dr. Bhardwaj for this accomplishment.  Mr. ML Meena, Chief Wildlife Warden and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Rajasthan, shared his experiences of this Park.

A conservation tapestry

Dr. Bhardwaj showcased stunning photos of wild species he photographed and explained about their status, precarious or encouraging. He caused almost a typhoon of images to weave a conservation tapestry of this habitat hosting some rare species and facing massive demographic pressures.  The 118-page book is sponsored by Hem Chand Mahindra Foundation and printed by The Corbett Foundation. It has  messages from Ashok Mahindra (HCMF) and Dilip K. Khatau (TCF). The Foreword is by Mr. Ravi Singh, CEO of WWF – India.

The start realities of the habitat

The book is a candid portrayal of stark realities of this habitat: a significant centre of endemism,  99% of its area is revenue land dotted by 73 villages with 300 ‘dhanis’ (hut-settlements) blunted by nearly a tenth of a million population, yet housing an amazing species diversity,  the  Imperial Sandgrouse (Black-bellied) not been reported for some years,  Cream-coloured Courser now breeding there, the park getting eroded by habitat destruction and ineffective protection measures, poaching being rampant despite consistent denial of the allegations by the local authorities, etc. Truth aired emotionally.  

A silent hero who speaks with his actions

Photography outwits text or vice versa? Not easy to raise a question mark. It is delight to eyes and solace to mind.  The author has been part of the Wildlife Institute of India led ex situ breeding of Great Indian Bustard. Yet barring single photo (not clear on page 114), he has maintained a Sphinx-like silence over this success, claimed as global accomplishment through Department of Forest, Rajasthan. When it comes to  accolades, he tries to maintain low profile. The book shall remain as an all time record for this arid home for wildlife and people alike, both highlighted with  lusty zeal.

PS: Caption for feature photo on book release (from R to L): Dr. G.S. Bhardwaj, Ms. Shruti Sharma, Ms. Shreya Guha, Mr. M.L. Meena and Dr. Asad R. Rahmani, releasing the book, “Desert National Park” EBNW conveys congratulations to all associated with this unique effort.

Who is Nirav Modi whose extradition has been permitted from UK Court

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Nirav Modi, 49, is an Indian business who was arrested in 2019 from a metro station in London on an extradition warrant.

He was charged by Interpol and the Government of India for making a criminal conspiracy for being a part of $2billion fraud case.

His several attempts at securing bail were turned down as he was deemed a flight risk.

Nirav Modi faces two sets of criminal proceedings; first, a CBI case relating to illegal letters of undertaking or loan agreements which is used to clear crores in loan to the jeweller, and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) case related to the laundering of proceeds of the fraud. 

He further faces two additional charges of evidence tampering and intimidating witnesses.

New Social Media Guidelines: Reveal first originator of message

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Social Media Guidelines & Rules for OTTs and digital media include new rules announced by Indian government for intermediary platforms, and social media intermediaries as well as for digital media and over the top (OTT) content players

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY) announced its draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, OTT players & digital media. Here comes the ruling:

1. The government wants social media companies to follow a thorough mechanism to address complaints from users. It wants social media intermediaries to have:

  • Chief Compliance Officer He will be responsible for ensuring compliance with the Act and Rules.
  • Nodal Contact Person for 24×7 coordination with law enforcement agencies.
  • Resident Grievance Officer He shall perform the functions as said under Grievance Redressal Mechanism.

All these officials have to be residents of India.

Track originator of a message:

The ‘first originator’ of a message should be tracked. It further wants the significant social media intermediary to have a physical contact address in India published on its website/ mobile app or both. For players like WhatsApp, this could mean they will be forced to break encryption in India in order to comply.

OTT content platforms, digital media should self regulate

The government asks OTT platforms and digital news media to self-regulate and wants a mechanism for addressing any grievances.

While films have a censor board, OTT platforms will require to self-classify their movies and content based on age.

Rajasthan govt’ The India Toy Fair 2021 to be held from Feb 27-Mar 2

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Rajasthan Government’s industry department is all set for a big show at the Government of India’s The India Toy Fair 2021. It will be a digitally accessible exhibition, trade, and discussion platform for the Indian toy industry to be held between February 27 and March 2, 2021. 

The sector has also been in the focus of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s government in Rajasthan and the state industries department seeks to draw maximum advantage of the national event. Along with the traditional handicraft toys, the state pavilion at the fair will also display its industrial areas optimum for investment in the toy sector. 

The dedicated Sports Goods and Toy zone at Khushkehra Alwar will be a key attraction for the toy manufacturers to visit the fair.

Developed by the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO), the industrial area extends the strategic advantage of being located in the national capital region and availability of quality infrastructure and skilled manpower. 

The toy zone was launched shortly before the COVID lockdown but despite the pandemic impact, 21 investors are already in process of establishing their units while many others are also interested to invest here. Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) 2019 extends several attractive incentives to invest in the toy sector.  

Nearly 7 lakh people have already subscribed for the event, including over 1100 exhibitors.

 During the 4 day event, several eminent speakers will hold discussions on the trends and opportunities in the toy sector. Rajasthan Industries department also looks forward to benefiting from these through participation and learning from the processes.

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