https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ngt-imposes-ban-on-firecrackers-in-cities/towns-where-air-quality-falls-below-poor/articleshow/79123232.cms This article informs on a ban on firecrackers during the holiday season. In certain areas, air quality is a concern after very bad levels last year, as a response to this, more potent firecrackers have been banned in certain areas of India during November and December. I think that this could definitely be an important step in improving the… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-in-talks-with-all-covid-vaccine-manufacturers-domestic-and-foreign-health-ministry/articleshow/79154612.cms This article discusses the planning for India’s coronavirus vaccine distribution. They discuss cold chain requirements, which will be a huge investment for India, and will probably raise taxes for areas in order to keep the vaccines in refrigerated environments so that they are effective. India is hopeful that they will be able to roll out the vaccine by early… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/bihar/why-bihar-election-results-are-taking-so-long/articleshow/79154941.cms This article talks about the election in Bihar and how the covid pandemic has delayed their election results. Because of COVID, they opened up more polling stations, which has made it harder to count all the votes because they have to access the ballots from each station and there are so many now. This is a great example of… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/at-least-15-killed-in-east-afghanistan-car-bomb-attack/articleshow/78461834.cms After a car bomb attack targeted at a government building in east Afghanistan, 15 are dead, and more than 30 wounded. The explosion went off outside of an administration building which also housed some military functionality in the Ghani Keli district of the Nangarhar Province. After the bomb was detonated, security gunned down armed attackers who attempted to enter… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/anti-china-protests-intensify-in-kathmandu/articleshow/78371167.cms Nepal students hold a protest against construction in Humla, outside of the chinese embassy in Kathmandu. Nepali congress went ahead and said that there was no encroachment of China onto Nepali land, before the field report was released. The ministry of foreign affairs also denied any encroachment by China, despite locals in Humla claiming otherwise. These events tie directly… Read more »
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bangladeshs-cabinet-approves-death-penalty-in-rape-cases/articleshow/78619899.cms On Monday, Bangladesh’s cabinet approves raising the maximum penalty for sexual assault from life in prison to the death penalty in response to a series of assaults which triggered protests and social media coverage. Before this change, capital punishment was only established if the victim had also died, but now President Abdul Hamid wants to make changes in light… Read more »
The prime minister of India, Narrendra Modi, who has a long history of anti-muslim values and actions, has passed a law offering amnesty to surrounding countries, but not those that are primarily muslim. In addition to this, Modi has taken away some power from the region Kashmir, the main region in India with a majority Muslim population. This bill is… Read more »
