The nationwide seashore cleansing occasion, organised by the Earth Sciences Ministry on Saturday, to concurrently mark Worldwide Coastal Clear Up Day in addition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 72nd birthday, was a powerful success past what the ministry had anticipated, in response to Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh. Whereas the ministry had deliberate seashore clean-ups at 75 places, with a goal to take away 1,500 tonnes of single-use plastic from these seashores, Singh mentioned the drive was undertaken at 300 completely different places throughout 9 coastal states. Whereas it’s but to determine how a lot rubbish was eliminated, the ministry expects it to be far more than its goal of 1,500 tonnes as volunteers in massive numbers participated within the drive.

Lengthy Wait

President Droupadi Murmu, who’s within the UK to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, is being accompanied and escorted by India’s Deputy Excessive Commissioner in London Sujit Ghosh. India’s Excessive Commissioner-designate to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, who’s presently Indian envoy to Bangladesh, has not but taken up the place. Doraiswami has to current the credentials to King Charles, and must anticipate some time.

Pasmanda Issue

At a time when ‘Pasmanda’ has emerged as the brand new buzzword within the nation’s politics, the nationwide capital on Sunday witnessed a gathering of politicians and intellectuals to chalk out a roadmap on foregrounding the problem extra successfully. Organised by the All India Pasmanda Muslim Mahaz headed by former MP Ali Ansari, a name went out from the assembly in opposition to the BJP, which has introduced plans to take out Pasmanda Sneh Yatras as a part of its efforts to win over help of disadvantaged communities of all faiths. The audio system on the convention mentioned for all its outreach makes an attempt, the BJP was not going to desert its “anti-Muslim and communally polarising techniques”. They criticised the actions in opposition to madrasas in states like Assam, saying such actions solely have an effect on college students belonging to the backward Muslim communities. A decision was additionally handed on the convention demanding SC standing for Dalit Muslims and Dalit Christians.