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Importance Of The World Day Against Child Labour 2020

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International Labour Organization (ILO) has marked June 12 to observe the World Day Against Child Labour and it is observed in almost 100 countries around the globe.

History of the World Day Against Child Labour

It started in 2002 when the International Labour Organization suggested that June 12 be observed as the World Day Against Child Labour. And it put facts in support of its suggestion. It said that many children in the age group of 5 to 17 were engaged in work that deprived them of normal childhood like getting education, proper healthcare and leisure time.

Significance of the World Day Against Child Labour

The World Day Against Child Labour is observed with the sole purpose of bringing the plight of child labour before the world and encourage the authorities responsible for safety of children to find ways to remove children from the clutches of labour. The message that goes to the society is to save childhood from the physical and mental problems of child labour.

Theme for the World Day Against Child Labour 2020

This year the focus is on to highlight the impact of the crisis on child labour. The world is passing through a very difficult phase that is a pandemic. Today the world economy is under extreme stress. It is on the verge of collapsing. And this crisis can push millions of children worldwide into labour. The children are at a greater risk of bearing the burden of society. And it is for the society to think of ways to save their childhood.

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Carry Minati Celebrates His 21st Birthday Today

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YouTube celebrity Carry Minati turns 21 today. Born on June 21, Ajay Nagar is the proud owner of the most subscribed YouTube channel CarryMinati. “So how are you guys” is the tagline of his channel.

Meet Ajay Nagar

The 21-year old YouTuber hails from Faridabad in the Delhi NCR region. He did his initial schooling from Delhi Public School (DPS) but he was more inclined to creative than traditional studies. Ajay launched his first YouTube channel at the age of 10-11. It was StealThFearzz but it didn’t receive expected response from the targeted audiences. He used to post different videos in this channel.

Journey to become a YouTuber

Presently, he is a solo YouTuber with highest number of subscribers (21.7 million+) in the country. Also, his video Yalgaar is also the most liked (10 million+) video on YouTube. But the biggest thing for Ajay Nagar is the TikTok vs YouTube controversy that shot his Carry Minati channel to success in a short time.

TikTok vs YouTube

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Alaya Furniturewalla Attempts A Difficult Yoga Pose For Three Minutes

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Actress Alaya Furniturewalla has been taking a keen interest in yoga ever since the nationwide lockdown is imposed. Also, she shares her yoga videos on her Instagram account. Recently she shared a video of her going a difficult yoga asana but at the same time, advised her viewers to be careful while trying yoga.

Alaya Furniturewalla yoga posture video

She shared an interesting video but with a disclaimer that her video shouldn’t be treated as a tutorial as it was the first time that she attempted the yoga. Alaya captioned her video that it was just 3 minutes of struggling to do the things in the right manner.

The first part of video contains all the hard work Alaya did to imitate the yoga posture. She had multiple failures but she continued and finally succeeded in doing the posture in the right manner. She wrote that she had never practiced yoga in her life but yoga became her favourite activity in the lockdown period. She spent her lockdown time in searching yoga videos and trying different postures.

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Cyclone Nisarga Approaching Mumbai At 120 KMPH

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Mumbai the financial capital of India is bracing for a cyclone in over 100 years. It was a tropical cyclone named Nisarga but it intensified into a “super cyclonic storm” today morning.

10 points about this cyclonic development

  1. Cyclone Nisarga will make landfall about 100 km from Mumbai near Alibaug. Its wind speed could be up to 110 km/hour gusting up to 120 km/hour.
  2. In Maharashtra, more than 19,000 people have been moved to safe places. CM Udbhav Thackeray has appealed people to stay indoors.
  3. The eye of the storm is visible in the Dopplers Weather Radars (DWR) that are tracking the storm in Mumbai and Goa. The diameter of the eye is 65 km.
  4. Mumbai police has banned human movement along the coastline since last night.
  5. Directorate General of Civil Aviation cautioned airlines against operating in cyclonic conditions.
  6. A storm surge of up to 6.5 meters high will inundate the low-lying areas of Mumbai, Thane and Raigad districts.
  7. Over 30 National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed at sensitive areas to conduct rescue operations.
  8. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took stock of the situation and payed for the well being of all.
  9. Indian Coast Guard Ships and planes have been warning fishermen to return to harbour before cyclone sets in.
  10. It is second cyclone to strike India’s coastline in less than two weeks. Earlier Cyclone Amphan made landfall in West Bengal and Orissa. It killed 100 people and displaced millions.
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Indian-American Scientist Bags Prestigious Science Award

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Renowned Indian-American inventor Rajiv Joshi has bagged the prestigious Inventor of the Year award for his great work in the field of electronic industry and artificial intelligence.

Early life and qualification of Dr Joshi

The master inventor has more than 250 patented inventions in the US and he works at the IBM Thomson Watson Research Center in New York. He is an alumnus of IIT Mumbai and holds an MS degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Also, he has done PhD in mechanical/electrical engineering from Columbia University, New York.

He remembered that his parents always inspired him with the stories of the renowned inventors like Guglielmo Marconi, Madame Curie, Right Brothers, James Watt, Alexander Bell, Thomas Edison and others. He said that the stories of the great stalwarts shaped his mind and encouraged him to do inventions.

Award

The prestigious annual award was presented by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association early this month but it was a virtual award ceremony. In his acceptance speech, Dr Joshi said that could, artificial intelligence and quantum computing not only remained the buzzwords but their utility, widespread usage was advancing by leaps and bounds.

Work of Dr Joshi

His inventions are used in many electronic items including processors, supercomputers, laptops, smartphones, handheld and variable gadgets. His innovations are said to have advanced day-to-day life, global communication, health sciences and medical fields. Dr Joshi said that he felt attracted towards artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Subscribers Can Upgrade Their Plans For Free For 30 Days

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Netflix is offering its premium plans for free for one month. The new members will be provided an opportunity to move into premium plans for 30 days in which they will get all the services of premium members. At the end of the free plan period, they can choose to switch back to their previous plans or continue with the upgraded plans.

Free service by Netflix

The biggest subscription-based streaming service of the world has come up with a marketing tactic to promote its premium plans. It is offering a upgrade to its subscribers so that they can experience video streaming in a new way. Also, the free service will help them choose the best plans for their needs.

Netflix plans and upgrades

The upgrade is available for two plans – Basic and Standard. While the “Basic” subscription plan starts at Rs. 499, the subscription rate of “Standard” plan is Rs. 649.

Basic subscribers will be upgraded to Standard where they will enjoy high-definition (HD) video resolution and simultaneous viewing on two screens that is currently unavailable in the Basic plan.

Standard subscribers will be moved to “Premium” subscription that provides ultra-high-definition (UHD) videos up to 4K resolution and the option of watching four screens at a time.

The upgrade will be done without charging any additional amount from the subscribers and it will remain effective for 30 days after which the subscribers will be asked to pay for the upgraded plan or switch to their previous subscription plan.

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National News & Politics

WHO Makes Harsh Vardhan Chairman Of Its Executive Board

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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is now the chairman of the 34-member World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board. He will take charge today from Dr. Hiroki Nakatani of Japan. Harsh Vardhan has been at the forefront of India’s battle against COVID-19.

Harsh Vardhan said on his appointment

He said that he was aware that he was entering that office at a time of global crisis on account of that pandemic. At a time, when the world was aware that there would be many health challenges for in the next two decades. All those challenges demand a shared response.

Functions of WHO Executive Board

The board executes the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly. Also, it advises WHO and facilities its work. 194-nation World Health Assembly signed the proposal to appoint India’s nominee to Executive Board on Tuesday.

The 34 members of the Executive Board are designated by the elected member states of the World Health Assembly. They were elected for a three-year term. The board meets twice a year – first in January and the second time in May. The meetings are scheduled just after the Health Assembly.

India’s nomination to the Executive Board

The decision to elect India’s nominee to the executive board was taken last year when the South-East Asia group of WHO unanimously made the decision to regarding India’s nominee. Union Minister for Health Dr. Harsh Vardhan will start his three-year term at Executive Board from today.

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RBI Made 5 Important Announcements Today

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In a surprise move, the RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das reduced the repo rate from 4.4% to 4%. Also, the moratorium on banks was extended by another three months due to the extended lockdown. It was his address to media after the government announced 20.97 lakh crore stimulus to the economy.

Highlights of RBI’s announcements

• Monetary Policy Committee of RBI decided the repo rate to 4% from the existing 4.4%. It is the lowest repo rate since 2000. The central bank also sliced the reversed repo rate to 3.35% from the existing 3.75%.

• RBI extended the loan moratorium for another three months period starting from June 1 to August 1. This move is expected to bring relief to the working class whose income is badly hit by the pandemic.

• Governor Shaktikanta Das projected the gross domestic product (GDP) to shrink in the current financial year. The disruption of economic activities is the reason behind low GDP. But the governor expressed confidence that the economy would be revived by the second half of the financial year ending March 31, 2021.

• The Export-Import Bank of India is allocated Rs. 15,000 crore to support trade activities. The EXIM Bank provides financial assistance to exporters and importers.

• SIDBI is given another 90-days for the 90-day term loan facilities. It is done in order to provide liquidity to the MSME sector that has been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Education

CBSE Will Take Class 12 Exams In July

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The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced dates for pending board exams for Class 12 that were postponed to an indefinite period due to nationwide lockdown in March 25. The board said that those were the 29 main subjects crucial for admissions to further courses.

CBSE declared exam dates

The board will conduct exams in two parts – all India and northeast Delhi. The national capital witnessed rioting in the northeast part in February leading to closure of schools for an indefinite time. After the riots, the central government imposed a nationwide lockdown to break the chain of COVID-19. The board also released dates for Class 10 exams for students of North East Delhi online.

Rules for the exams

Each exam will be three hours long and the students are asked to bring their sanitizers in transparent bottles to maintain hygiene. Also, they must wear masks. Parents are also advised to take precautions while allowing their children to go for exams. Students should follow social distancing while commuting and in the examination halls.

Challenges in the board exams

Exam dates are announced but the schools look a little worried about the challenges ahead. If the present situation prevails then they have to be extra-cautious to prevent further spread of COVID-19. The schools are hopeful of more guidelines in the coming days.

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CISCE exams

Following the footsteps of CBSE, the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations could also announce dates for ISC (Class 12) and ICSE (Class 10) exams in the coming days.

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Business

Fresh Funds For Ambani Led Jio

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Jio Platforms Ltd. received another financial stimulus of $873 million from General Atlantic that invested in Airbnb Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. It has taken a 1.3% stake in the digital services business of billionaire Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Ltd.

More dollars for billionaire Ambani

The latest stimulus from the US based private equity fund General Atlantic increased the enterprise value of Reliance Industries Ltd. The company now values Rs. 5.16 trillion ($68 billion). And the total transaction raised by Jio is increased to almost $9 billion. It includes stakes bought by Facebook Inc., Silver Lake and Vista Equity Partners.

Jio plans to broaden its e-commerce drive using its 400 million mobile phone subscribers that is a vast customer market from retail to education and payments. Akash Ambani, director of Reliance Jio, and Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son said that he was delighted that a renowned global investor like General Atlantic was partnering with Jio in their journey to digitally empower India and Indians.

Ambani will make payments

Mukesh Ambani will pay more than $20 billion of net debt at Reliance with this fund. He has to pay the debt by March 2021 deadline but he has vowed to repay the debt before the deadline.

Ambani is also looking for options to raise about $7 billion by selling shares to existing holders. This move is aimed at building confidence of investors in his oil and telecommunication business. He also wants to put his Jio brand in the direct competition of Amazon and Walmart.

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