Uttar Pradesh boosts investment, says projects worth over Rs 13 lakh crore have moved forward for implementation. india news
The state estimates that these grassroots projects could create more than 80 lakh jobs. Projects worth Rs 10.11 lakh crore were launched during the Ground Breaking Ceremony (GBC) 4.0 in February 2024.The state has focused on investment commitments as well as project execution, while also emphasizing digital governance measures aimed at improving ease of doing business.Among the key initiatives listed was the state’s single-window clearance portal, Nivesh Mitra, which currently offers over 467 online services across 43 departments. The government also said that its Nivesh Sarathi platform is being used to monitor investment proposals from the MoU stage to operationalization. Additionally, 4,074 regulatory compliance or procedural burdens have been reduced.The state has also outlined the expansion of region-specific industrial infrastructure. These include a PM-Mitra Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel Park in Lucknow and Hardoi, a medical device park in Gautam Buddha Nagar, a plastics park in Gorakhpur and a leather park in Kanpur. It said approval has been given for 11 toy parks in places like Greater Noida, Aligarh and Jhansi.On the MSME front, the government said Uttar Pradesh has over 96 lakh units, making it the largest MSME base in the country.It also pointed towards the Chief Minister Youth Self-Employment Scheme, under which financial assistance up to Rs 25 lakh is given to young entrepreneurs.The state further said that foreign direct investment received between 2017 and 2023 was almost four times more than the inflows recorded during 2000-2017. It said the 2024 UP International Trade Show saw participation from over 100 countries and business inquiries worth Rs 10,000 crore.
30 रुपए के लालच में गैस की कालाबाजारी…घर से 32 सिलेंडर बरामद, पुलिस ने आरोपी को किया गिरफ्तार
उत्तर प्रदेश समाचार: उत्तर प्रदेश के हापुड जिले में प्रशासन ने अवैध गैस भंडारण और कालाबाजारी के खिलाफ बड़ी कार्रवाई की है. हापुड़ देहात क्षेत्र के असौड़ा गांव में पुलिस और आपूर्ति विभाग की संयुक्त टीम ने देर रात एक घर पर छापा मारकर 32 गैस सिलेंडर बरामद किए। बताया जा रहा है कि आरोपी महज 30 रुपये का अतिरिक्त मुनाफा कमाने के लिए इन सिलेंडरों का अवैध भंडारण कर रहा था. खास बात यह है कि घनी आबादी के बीच इतने बड़े पैमाने पर गैस सिलेंडर रखे हुए थे, जो सुरक्षा की दृष्टि से बेहद खतरनाक साबित हो सकता है. इस कार्रवाई के बाद इलाके में हड़कंप मच गया.
गुप्त सूचना के आधार पर छापेमारी की गयी
जिला पूर्ति अधिकारी सीमा बालियान ने बताया कि जिलाधिकारी के निर्देश पर टीमों द्वारा लगातार गश्त की जा रही है। इसी बीच गुरुवार रात करीब 9 बजे सूचना मिली कि असौड़ा गांव के फूटा कुआं स्थित पंचायती घर के पास रहने वाला रिहान अहमद अपने निजी मकान में बड़ी संख्या में गैस सिलेंडर छिपाकर रखा है। सूचना मिलते ही सप्लाई इंस्पेक्टर प्रीति और हापुड़ देहात थाने की टीम मौके पर पहुंची और घर पर छापा मारा।
18 भरे हुए और 14 खाली सिलेंडर मिले
छापेमारी के दौरान अधिकारियों को घर के अंदर बड़ी संख्या में सिलेंडर रखे हुए मिले. जांच के दौरान कुल 18 भरे हुए और 14 खाली घरेलू गैस सिलेंडर बरामद किए गए। इसका मतलब है कि कुल 32 सिलेंडर बिना किसी वैध अनुमति के अवैध रूप से स्टॉक किए गए थे। जांच में यह भी पता चला कि आरोपी गांव के लोगों को बाजार से अधिक दाम पर सिलेंडर बेचता था और प्रति सिलेंडर करीब 30 रुपये का अवैध मुनाफा कमा रहा था. एक घर में इतने सारे सिलेंडर जमा करना न केवल कालाबाजारी था बल्कि आग लगने का भी बड़ा खतरा था।
आरोपियों के खिलाफ एफआईआर दर्ज की गई है
इस मामले में सप्लाई इंस्पेक्टर प्रीती की शिकायत पर आरोपी रिहान अहमद के खिलाफ थाना हापुड देहात कोतवाली में एफआईआर दर्ज की गई है. पुलिस ने आरोपी को हिरासत में ले लिया है और सभी सिलेंडर जब्त कर लिए हैं. जिला पूर्ति अधिकारी सीमा बालियान ने लोगों से अपील की है कि जिले में घरेलू गैस, पेट्रोल और डीजल की कोई कमी नहीं है। इसलिए किसी बिचौलिए के चक्कर में पड़ने की जरूरत नहीं है. लोग ऑनलाइन पंजीकरण कर सीधे अधिकृत एजेंसी से गैस सिलेंडर प्राप्त कर सकते हैं।
अश्वनी तिवारी यूपी न्यूज नेटवर्क में उप-संपादक हैं। वह राजनीति, अपराध, खेल, ज्योतिष और धार्मिक विषयों से जुड़ी खबरों पर सक्रिय रूप से काम करते हैं। उन्हें मीडिया जगत में 2 साल का अनुभव है। उन्होंने रिपोर्टिंग, स्पेशल स्टोरीज और स्पेशल खरी-खोटी जैसे कार्यक्रमों पर काम किया है। कंटेंट राइटिंग के साथ-साथ उन्हें वीडियो एंकरिंग का भी अनुभव है। सुमन ने टीवी, हैदराबाद (डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म) के साथ काम किया है और ZEE न्यूज़ और इंडिया वॉच जैसे प्रतिष्ठित समाचार संगठनों में इंटर्नशिप का अनुभव प्राप्त किया है। पिछले 1 वर्ष से वह यूपी न्यूज नेटवर्क (डिजिटल) से जुड़े हुए हैं और उत्तर प्रदेश से जुड़ी महत्वपूर्ण खबरों को डिजिटल प्लेटफॉर्म पर प्रभावी ढंग से प्रस्तुत कर रहे हैं। एमजेएमसी से पढ़ाई कर चुके अश्विनी तिवारी पत्रकारिता के लिए जाने जाते हैं जो दर्शकों को तथ्यात्मक रिपोर्टिंग, जमीनी मुद्दे और सटीक जानकारी प्रदान करती है। उनका जन्मस्थान वाराणसी है, जबकि अपने काम के दौरान उन्होंने कई शहरों में रहकर पत्रकारिता की है।
Why do women-led factory floors make business sense?
Walk into a battery assembly plant in India’s southern automotive belt today, and you’re likely to find something that would have been unusual on a car factory floor a decade ago: Most of the workers are women.
This is no coincidence, nor is it a CSR initiative. This is a result of the demand for electric vehicles.
Battery assembly, sensor calibration and electronics integration require fine motor control, constant concentration and precision. Where the internal combustion engine once valued physical strength, the EV prioritizes dexterity – and increasingly, working with robots to do what muscles once did. As automation takes over the lifting, pressing and torque-heavy tasks that previously defined the male-dominated factory floor, the work that remains is no longer gendered. Companies have followed this logic to its practical conclusion.
The results are tangible. According to estimates by TeamLease, one of India’s largest staffing firms, women constitute less than 20 percent of the workforce in heavy assembly. In component manufacturing—dashboards, instrument clusters and electronics—this share increases to between 30 and 40 percent. This gap aligns almost exactly where electrification and the automation that comes with it has advanced the most.
“Manufacturing is now moving towards precision-based quality robotics, which is really opening up a lot of opportunities for women to enter this field,” says Malvika Mathur, director of Deloitte India’s automotive practice. He argues that what the industry is experiencing is not a cultural shift but a structural one: first the nature of work changed, then the workforce.
business case
Balasubramaniam Ananth Narayanan, senior vice president of TeamLease, has spent years recruiting employees in the automotive aisles. He clearly describes the basic argument. Companies in these sectors found that women offered comparable skills, less attrition and longer tenure. He says the business case is simple.
Retention trends have a specific shape. Many women employed by firms are second-earners in their households. A small increase in a competitor’s salary is not worth risking their steady secondary income. Men, who are often the primary breadwinners, change jobs out of necessity for equal pay increases. Over time, this has resulted in female-dominated factory floors becoming more stable and cheaper to maintain.
Regulatory changes have further affected this calculation. Amendments to labor laws now allow women to work night shifts after 7 pm. “Even in your tier 3, tier 4 cities, where employers need to make adequate arrangements, that pressure is already applied,” says Mathur. Equal opportunity, combined with proper security and transportation infrastructure, provides access to labor supply that was previously unavailable in the second and third shifts.
The EV change changed this logic to an appointment template. Balasubramaniam cites battery manufacturing plants in the south as a clear example. He said factories set up to make EV batteries are predominantly or entirely run by women. This diversity is not the goal; This is a hiring decision based on productivity in a manufacturing sector that barely existed on a large scale five years ago.
a perception that the work has gone ahead
Malvika Mathur was associated with the automotive industry about fifteen years ago. “When I joined as a young intern, women were under-represented in the automotive sector,” she recalls. “Automotive is often considered a man’s field because of the physical nature of the work. Everyone thinks manufacturing involves heavy lifting.”
This perception is now fundamentally different from the current state of the industry.
Change matters because perception shapes the pipeline. For years, women avoided automotive manufacturing, not because they couldn’t do the work, but because the image of the work discouraged them. EV manufacturing is slowly changing that image from within. A factory floor focused on circuit boards and battery modules looks different from one focused on engine blocks and drivetrains – and it works differently.
Rajat Mahajan, partner and automotive sector leader, Deloitte India, identifies visibility as the key mechanism to bridge this gap. “Over time, because of women in senior roles, they move up in the hierarchy,” he explains. “They also come from the outside and challenge the status quo, inspiring other women to look to them as role models.”
The data behind the change
Comprehensive labor market data reflects the direction of this change. The government’s periodic labor force survey published in November 2025 put the overall female labor force participation rate at 35.1 percent, up from 32.0 percent in June of the same year. The rural female rate increased sharply from 35.2 percent to 39.7 percent. Female unemployment fell from 5.4 percent in October to 4.8 percent in November.
These numbers indicate an increase in the number of female job seekers; Industries are actively integrating women into the workforce. The rural female worker population ratio increased to 38.4 per cent in November 2025, showing that factory floors and industrial corridors are contributing more to women’s paid work than the office.
India’s automotive sector contributes 7.1 percent to GDP, accounts for about 49 percent of manufacturing output, directly employs about four million people, and supports an estimated 26 million jobs across its value chain. Even small changes in gender composition translate into large absolute numbers.
The GCC layer offers another perspective. According to Mahajan, India’s automotive global capability centers—engineering and technology centers set up by major manufacturers—are seeing strong female participation in engineering, product development and software. Mathur estimates that women comprise about 43 percent of STEM enrollment in India, while Mahajan says at least 30 percent of entry-level software engineers are women.
geography of change
The change is most visible where industrial density and infrastructure converge: Tamil Nadu’s Greater Chennai manufacturing belt, the Hosur corridor on the Karnataka border, and automotive clusters in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Balasubramaniam attributes this partly to the South’s historically high female literacy rates and comparatively low stigma against women in formal employment.
Retaining women in jobs requires investment that the industry has once ignored. “Many factories do not even have separate toilets for women, and even if they do, they are not kept clean,” explains Balasubramaniam. Companies are now offering discounted transportation, food and crèche facilities. Mixed-gender security teams are also being deployed so that female workers have someone they can contact if they feel unsafe.
what the programs reveal
Industry’s investment in developing this workforce is becoming measurable through CSR disclosure. Under the Companies Act 2013, eligible companies must allocate two percent of average net profit for CSR, including professional skill development.
CSR Activities of the Indian Automobile Industry 2026, published by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, reports on the disclosures of 17 member OEMs. What emerges is less a coordinated strategy and more a series of parallel efforts – all pointing in the same direction.
Hero MotoCorp’s Project Saksham has trained 4,113 women as two-wheeler technicians and sales professionals across 21 states. Of these, 3,555 have been certified and 1,660 have been placed in jobs. The nearly 40 percent placement rate highlights both the scale of the program and the gap between training and employment.
Mahindra & Mahindra’s Project Kaabil has reached over 1.1 million women from marginalized communities. Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has upgraded five all-women ITIs in Maharashtra, adding robotics, mechatronics and paint technologies to their curriculum.
JSW MG Motor India’s Wings to Fly initiative trained women to drive, linking mobility access to employment. Mercedes-Benz India’s Catalyst program supported 100 women engineering students with over 300 hours of training and industry internships.
middle interval
The challenge now is not of entry but of retention and progress.
Balasubramaniam says women are most accessible at a specific life stage – around 18 to 25 – after they enter the workforce, but after their circumstances change before marriage. Many people plan to work for four to six years, save money, and then leave the workforce.
This model largely fills entry-level roles but does not create a sustainable career pipeline. “There are a lot of fallbacks as we climb the ladder,” says Mathur. “One thing we need to focus on is how to get young women involved – and keep them there.”
There are some exceptions also. Balasubramaniam mentions a woman who started as a trainee at a major auto plant and within five years was supervising 250 people. But such cases remain rare.
The issue is structural. The industry has invested heavily in bringing women to the entry point, but the infrastructure for this – flexible return-to-work plans, mid-career re-entry after family breakdown, and clear pathways from the shop floor to supervisory roles – is not yet standard practice.
The EV transition has changed who the industry hires. Whether this will change how far women can advance remains to be seen.
which the statistics have not yet captured
India’s November 2025 PLFS data complicates a straightforwardly optimistic narrative. While rural female labor participation has increased, urban participation has remained stagnant at around 25.5 percent.
The expansion of global capability centers and white-collar automotive roles has not yet changed the urban headline numbers. Structural changes are often visible on the factory floor long before they appear in national statistics.
The factory floors of Hosur, Sanand and Aurangabad highlight something that is long overdue in a policy debate: employer demands that precede social mandates.
The companies themselves describe the change pragmatically.
“These things are not PR stunts,” says Balasubramaniam. “There is a real business case for this.”
The gap between goodwill and productivity has been quietly made possible by the EV transition. The industry did not plan to hire more women. It decided to make a different kind of car. The task force followed the task.
Afghanistan Pakistan conflict: Afghanistan carried out drone attack on Pakistan’s Kohat military fort in retaliation
Afghanistan responded strongly to Pakistani attacks on Friday that targeted the country’s two largest cities, the capital Kabul and Kandahar, killing six people, as claimed by Taliban officials. The escalation comes amid renewed tensions between the two Islamic neighbours, which Islamabad described as an “open war” a few weeks ago.Taliban-ruled Afghan authorities reportedly targeted strategic military centers and installations of their nuclear-armed neighbor in response.
A handle on X, identified as Afghanistan’s Ministry of National Defence, claimed that Pakistan’s “night-time” violation on the Durand Line, the disputed border between the two countries, was appropriately responded to by Afghan forces.“In response to the night-time violation of the Durand Line by the Pakistani military regime, the Afghan Air Force this morning targeted strategic military centers and Pakistani military installations in the Kohat region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” the handle wrote.
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Should the international community intervene to mediate conflict?
It further claimed, “In the strikes, Kohat Military Fort was destroyed and near the same fort, within two kilometres, the command center for the Durand Line conflict and the office of the Commander of the Military Fort were also precisely targeted.”Earlier, Pakistan had launched attacks on Afghanistan targeting Kabul and Kandahar. The Islamabad strikes also targeted homes in the Afghan capital and destroyed a fuel depot at Kandahar airport.
The opposition submitted notices in both the houses today demanding the removal of CEC. india news
New Delhi: Stepping up the attack on the Election Commission, the opposition has served notices to the presiding officers of both the Houses of Parliament for the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. This is the first time that notice for removal of CEC has been given. The notice has been signed by 130 Lok Sabha MPs and 63 Rajya Sabha MPs.
As per rules, at least 100 MPs have to sign a notice to remove the CEC in the Lok Sabha, and the required strength in the Rajya Sabha is 50.An opposition leader shared that despite the required number having already been reached, opposition MPs continued to come till Thursday afternoon to sign the notices. By around 1.30 pm, 130 signatures had been received from members of the opposition parties in the Lok Sabha and 63 signatures in the Rajya Sabha. According to sources, all the Indian block parties have signed the notice. Apart from this, MPs from AAP, which is not part of the India Bloc, have also signed the notice.
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Should election commissioners have more accountability mechanisms?
The 10 page long notice contains charge sheets in seven cases. According to sources, these allegations range from biased conduct of the CEC to large-scale disenfranchisement of voters. The opposition has also raised the issue of the manner in which SIR was handled by the CEC in previous elections like Bihar and upcoming elections in states like West Bengal; his “proven misconduct”; His partial conduct towards a political party are also issues which have been mentioned in the notice.Notice of removal of CEC by Pilot TMC After increasing allegations by opposition parties against Gyanesh Kumar. He has accused the CEC of being biased and arbitrarily carrying out the ongoing Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise to help the BJP. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is leading the protests over the SIR process in her state. Other opposition parties are also attacking the CEC, with Rahul Gandhi running a “vote stealing” campaign.The process of removing the CEC is similar to the process of removing a Supreme Court judge, and the incumbent can be removed only “on the ground of proven misbehavior or incompetence”.The fact that the BJP alliance has a majority in both houses makes this move a non-starter, but it allows the opposition to register their joint protest against the CEC.
फ़तेहपुर तिहरे हत्याकांड में गिरफ्तार चार अधिवक्ता भारी पुलिस सुरक्षा के बीच कोर्ट में पेश हुए
फतेहपुर जिले के सदर कोतवाली क्षेत्र में हुए बहुचर्चित चौफेरवा तिहरे हत्याकांड में पुलिस ने बड़ी कार्रवाई करते हुए चार आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार कर लिया है. गिरफ्तार आरोपियों में चारों वकील बताए जा रहे हैं. पुलिस ने पहले आरोपियों को हिरासत में लेकर उनका मेडिकल कराया और फिर कोर्ट में पेश किया. इस दौरान जिला अस्पताल से लेकर कोर्ट परिसर तक कड़ी सुरक्षा व्यवस्था की गई थी। किसी भी तरह की अराजकता या हंगामे को रोकने के लिए पूरे इलाके को पुलिस छावनी में तब्दील कर दिया गया.
सुसाइड नोट के आधार पर कार्रवाई की गई है
पुलिस के मुताबिक यह मामला ट्रिपल मर्डर से जुड़ा है. इस मामले में मृतक अमर के पिता सुनील ने सदर कोतवाली में शिकायत दर्ज करायी थी. शिकायत के आधार पर पुलिस ने मामला दर्ज कर जांच शुरू कर दी है. जांच के दौरान मृतक के पास से एक सुसाइड नोट भी मिला, जिसके आधार पर पुलिस ने चार लोगों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई की. पुलिस ने आरोपी पप्पू, संजय सिंह, शुभम और सोनू को गिरफ्तार कर लिया। हालांकि इस मामले में एक अन्य आरोपी राहुल श्रीवास्तव अभी फरार बताया जा रहा है और उसकी तलाश में पुलिस टीमें लगातार छापेमारी कर रही हैं.
कोर्ट परिसर में भारी सुरक्षा, पुलिस और वकीलों के बीच तनाव
पुलिस जब चारों आरोपियों को लेकर कोर्ट पहुंची तो वहां पहले से ही बड़ी संख्या में वकील मौजूद थे. वकीलों की भीड़ को देखते हुए पुलिस प्रशासन ने अतिरिक्त सुरक्षा बल तैनात कर दिया. स्थिति को नियंत्रण में रखने के लिए कई थानों की पुलिस और पीएसी तैनात की गई। जिला अस्पताल से लेकर कोर्ट परिसर तक कड़ी सुरक्षा व्यवस्था की गई और पूरे इलाके को छावनी में तब्दील कर दिया गया.
सुनवाई के दौरान हंगामा मच गया
कोर्ट में पेशी के दौरान कुछ वकीलों ने नाराजगी जताई और इस दौरान हंगामा भी देखने को मिला. जानकारी के मुताबिक कोर्ट परिसर में डीएसपी के साथ हाथापाई की घटना भी हुई. हालांकि बाद में वरिष्ठ वकीलों के हस्तक्षेप के बाद मामला शांत हुआ और चारों आरोपियों को विधिवत कोर्ट में पेश किया गया.
आरोपियों को जिला जेल भेज दिया गया
कोर्ट में पेशी की प्रक्रिया पूरी होने के बाद चारों आरोपियों को कोर्ट के आदेश पर जिला जेल भेज दिया गया. फरार आरोपी राहुल श्रीवास्तव की तलाश में पुलिस की कार्रवाई जारी है. पुलिस अधिकारियों का कहना है कि जल्द ही उसे भी गिरफ्तार कर लिया जाएगा.
Dinesh Karthik explains why London Spirit paid £390,000 for James Coles: ‘A skill set like his is rare in the UK’ | cricket news
New Delhi: Dinesh KarthikThe mentor and batting coach of the London Spirit men’s team for the 2026 season of The Hundred has described uncapped England all-rounder James Coles as having a “rare” skill set, which is why he attracted so much interest during the auction.The 21-year-old was snapped up by London Spirit for £390,000 after a fierce bidding war between five franchises.
Karthik said after the auction, “First of all with the bat, I think for the first time he has been able to bat anywhere between 4, 5 and 6. At times he has also been very good at 3, so we have definitely looked at that aspect. He is a left-hander, involved in the powerplay and someone who shows incredible skill with the ball. The fact that there are not many of those skill sets in the UK makes us strongly go for him.” “Happened.”Coles was part of the England squad for the 2022 Under-19 World Cup and was recently included in the England Lions squad for the tour of Australia in January 2025. He made his county debut for Sussex County Cricket Club at the age of 16, where he became the club’s youngest ever debutant in 2020.
He has been a person who has the potential to rise very high. Walking into the auction you can see that he will be one of the most sought-after players.
Dinesh Karthik on James
In the County Championship last season, he scored 1,032 runs, including four centuries, at an average of 47 and took 20 wickets, also proving to be a safe pair of hands by taking 19 catches, most of them at second slip, a position in which he has excelled.Coles’ record in the T20 Blast last season was equally impressive. He scored 397 runs at an average of 33 and took 10 wickets at an economy rate of over nine.
James Coles of Sussex celebrates with Jack Carson after dismissing Jack Carson during the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division 1 match between Sussex and Hampshire at The First Central County Ground in Hove, England on September 09, 2025. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
But it was in the SA20 where the talented young player caught everyone’s attention. Playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape, he scored 152 runs at a strike rate of 170.78 and took five wickets with his left-arm spin.“For starters we were drying out right there at the end. I don’t think there was much to say, but he’s been a guy who has had a great upward curve. You can see in the auction that he will be one of the most sought-after players,” Karthik said.“Mo [Mo Bobat, Spirit director of cricket] And I’ve worked with him with the England Lions and I’ve really enjoyed working with him as a player.
James Coles of Southern Brave bats during The Hundred match between Southern Brave Men and Welsh Fire Men at the Utility Bowl in Southampton, England on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
He said, “We have had our eye on him for some time now. He has always been part of our plans and the fact that he has performed so well in recent times shows why teams really wanted him. We were very keen on him and we are very happy that we have got him.”Coles is the fourth most expensive player recruited by Hundred sides this year. England’s Jofra Archer (£400,000), Phil Salt (£450,000) and Harry Brook (£465,000) were signed by Southern Brave, Welsh Fire and Sunrisers Leeds respectively ahead of the auction.Asked if the huge price tag would put pressure on the youngster, Karthik replied: “For starters, we know his personality and because we know him quite closely having worked with him, we support his skill set.
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“We also support the person he is. He’s a very sorted kid, someone who doesn’t get too carried away or too frustrated. Yes, it has a high price, but at some point in life when you do well, you have to deal with it.“I think he is at a stage where he is ready to deal with it because he appears to be someone who has shown a lot of development in recent times. The way he speaks, the way he has played in the franchise league and the way we have seen him for a while shows that his graph will only go up. He is definitely a future prospect for England, if not immediately then in the near future. It is quite a good achievement for us to have someone like him backed.“
Japan still haunted: 80% fear another disaster, 15 years after deadly 2011 earthquake world News
More than a decade after one of the worst natural disasters of our time, people in Japan are still living under the threat of another such disaster hitting their country. A recent survey shows that the memories of the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 are still alive in the minds of the people of this country.A recent survey conducted by the Japanese Red Cross Society showed that more than 80% of respondents believe that such a disaster, which occurred in 2011, could happen again in the near future. On the other hand, about 70% of these respondents admitted that they had not done enough to prepare for such a disaster.
The disaster that changed Japan
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale struck off the northeastern coast of Japan. The earthquake caused a massive tsunami, causing widespread devastation in coastal cities in the Tohoku region of Japan. This natural disaster resulted in widespread destruction in the Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures of Japan. It resulted in approximately 20,000 deaths or disappearances and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes.The intensity of the tsunami was extremely high in parts of Japan, destroying cities and infrastructure. This natural disaster also led to the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi, which has become a major environmental and social challenge for Japan. UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission States that the 2011 disaster has become the most significant reminder in modern history that communities along the coast are vulnerable to earthquakes and tsunamis. This natural disaster has forced governments and organizations around the world to improve the effectiveness of tsunami warning systems, disaster education and preparedness.
Survey reveals widespread concern about future disasters
In the lead up to the 15th anniversary of the 2011 disaster, the Japanese Red Cross Society conducted a national survey to determine how people view the threat of disasters today.The results of an online survey of 1,200 people aged 10 and older in Japan showed that 80.3% believed that a serious disaster such as the Great East Japan Earthquake would happen again in the near future.The country is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of the Earth’s surface that is vulnerable to earthquakes.Earthquakes are common in Japan. Scientists have been saying for years that serious earthquakes are possible.
The gap in preparedness remains a major concern
Despite the high level of awareness about disaster risks in the country, the survey found that a large number of people are unprepared to face a disaster. “About 70 percent of the respondents said they had not taken adequate measures to prepare for a large-scale disaster. Such measures may include the preparation of supplies needed during an emergency or the acquisition of skills needed to respond to a disaster.“This is not a problem unique to Japan. Experts have described how people often underestimate how quickly a disaster will strike or think they will have time to respond if needed. However, earthquakes and tsunamis can occur without warning.
Why does remembering past disasters matter?
Another important conclusion that can be drawn from the survey is the need to remember past disasters. The survey revealed that more than 80% of people believe that the lessons of the 2011 earthquake should not be forgotten when discussing disaster preparedness. It is at this point that public awareness campaigns and memorial services become relevant.The younger generation may not be aware of the events that occurred in 2011. They need to be aware of the events that occurred in 2011 so that they can be prepared for future disasters. Japan has invested significantly in disaster education. Practices and measures exist to reduce the effects of earthquakes.
Living with the reality of natural disasters
The earthquake and tsunami experience in Japan has created a culture that prides itself on being resilient and prepared. Yet such surveys show that such a situation can be achieved only with sustained efforts.Natural disasters are difficult to predict. Still, the effects can be minimized with planning and awareness.It has been fifteen years since the Great East Japan Earthquake. The memories of that day are a poignant reminder of the strength and weakness of those who experienced it.The message for many in Japan is that the next disaster will not be one that can be prevented. Still, being prepared for it can make a big difference.
VK Sasikala announces new party name and election symbol before Tamil Nadu elections. india news
New Delhi: Jayalalitha’s longtime aide expelled AIADMK, VK Sasikala On Friday he announced the name of his new political party – All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam – and said its symbol would be “coconut tree farm”, as political action intensifies in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where several stakeholders are eyeing his fate.He said the party’s symbol represented “unity” and the organization would work like a “joint family”. Sasikala also said that the party will field candidates in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the upcoming assembly elections. “I am in the same position as our leader (MG Ramachandran), who once joined a party started by a cadre,” he said, referring to his decision to associate himself with a party started by one of his supporters.He unveiled the party flag at Kamuthi in Ramanathapuram district on the birth anniversary of former AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa. The flag has black, white and red colors, with photographs of former chief ministers CN Annadurai, MG Ramachandran (MGR) and Jayalalitha in the centre.Sasikala will now enter the political battlefield with her own brigade in the hotly contested race, which already includes many veterans, including some of her former party colleagues.
Major players in Tamil Nadu elections include mk stalinEdappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam. Meanwhile, national parties like BJP And Congress is also looking to expand its presence in the state.
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आगरा के कोल्ड स्टोरेज में अमोनिया गैस का रिसाव, 36 से ज्यादा लोग बीमार, खाली कराया गया गांव
उत्तर प्रदेश के आगरा जिले में गुरुवार रात एक कोल्ड स्टोरेज में अमोनिया गैस के रिसाव से अफरा-तफरी मच गई. घटना रात करीब साढ़े आठ बजे कुकथरी गांव स्थित समाधिया कोल्ड स्टोरेज की है। अचानक पाइपलाइन फटने से अमोनिया गैस तेजी से फैलने लगी, जिससे वहां काम कर रहे मजदूरों और आसपास के लोगों की हालत खराब हो गई. कई लोगों को सांस लेने में दिक्कत, आंखों में जलन और उल्टी की समस्या होने लगी. इस घटना में 36 से ज्यादा लोगों की तबीयत खराब हो गई, जिन्हें तुरंत सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य केंद्र में भर्ती कराया गया. प्रशासन ने एहतियात के तौर पर पूरे गांव को खाली करा लिया.
मजदूरों में मची भगदड़, पास के कोल्ड स्टोरेज तक पहुंची गैस
घटना के समय समाधिया कोल्ड स्टोरेज में मजदूर ट्रक और ट्रैक्टर-ट्रॉली में आलू लोड कर रहे थे। अचानक तेज आवाज के साथ पाइप लाइन फट गई और गैस का रिसाव होने लगा। वहां काम कर रहे 60 से अधिक मजदूर जान बचाने के लिए बाहर भागने लगे. गैस की तेज गंध और धुएं से करीब 50 मीटर दूर स्थित बद्री विशाल कोल्ड स्टोरेज पर काम कर रहे मजदूरों को भी सांस लेने में दिक्कत होने लगी। कुछ कार्यकर्ता बेहोश हो गये. जैसे ही गैस गांव में पहुंची तो ग्रामीणों की तबीयत भी बिगड़ने लगी.
दो घंटे की मशक्कत के बाद गैस रिसाव पर काबू पाया गया
घटना की जानकारी मिलते ही पुलिस और प्रशासन के अधिकारी तुरंत मौके पर पहुंच गए. आगरा के अलावा फतेहाबाद और बाह क्षेत्र से छह दमकल गाड़ियां बुलाकर गैस रिसाव पर काबू पाने का प्रयास किया गया। करीब दो घंटे की कड़ी मशक्कत के बाद स्थिति पर काबू पाया गया. इस मौके पर जिलाधिकारी अरविंद मल्लप्पा बंगारी, डीसीपी पूर्वी जोन अभिषेक अग्रवाल और एसीपी पिनाहट गिरीश कुमार समेत कई प्रशासनिक और पुलिस अधिकारी मौजूद रहे.
लोगों को सांस लेने में दिक्कत हुई, अस्पताल में भर्ती कराया गया
अपर पुलिस आयुक्त राम बदन सिंह ने बताया कि पाइपलाइन फटने से अमोनिया गैस का रिसाव हो गया था, जिससे लोगों को सांस लेने में दिक्कत हुई. सभी प्रभावित लोगों को अस्पताल भेजा गया है और अब स्थिति सामान्य है. गांव निवासी ताराचंद ने बताया कि घर में बैठे-बैठे महिलाओं और बच्चों को अचानक सांस लेने में तकलीफ और उल्टी होने लगी, तब लोगों को घटना की जानकारी हुई. बरेली के नवाबगंज निवासी मोहम्मद सलीम ने बताया कि वह ट्रक में आलू लाद रहा था। अचानक तेज आवाज हुई और कर्मचारी मुंह पर कपड़ा बांधकर बाहर भागने लगे। कुछ देर बाद उन्हें तेज गैस की गंध भी महसूस हुई और सांस लेने में दिक्कत होने लगी. करीब 500 मीटर दूर जाकर वह बेहोश हो गया, जिसके बाद पुलिस उसे अस्पताल ले गई. अब उनकी हालत में सुधार है.
टैंक में 30 क्विंटल अमोनिया गैस, आधी गैस के लीक होने का डर
सीओ देवेन्द्र सिंह ने बताया कि कोल्ड स्टोरेज में ठंडक बनाये रखने के लिए अमोनिया गैस का प्रयोग किया जाता है। यह गैस आंखों में जलन पैदा कर सकती है और त्वचा को प्रभावित कर सकती है। यदि बड़ी मात्रा में इसका सेवन किया जाए तो यह सांस लेने में गंभीर समस्या पैदा कर सकता है। उन्होंने बताया कि समाधिया कोल्ड स्टोरेज के टैंक में करीब 30 क्विंटल अमोनिया गैस भरी हुई थी, जिसमें से करीब 15 क्विंटल गैस के रिसाव की आशंका है. फिलहाल स्थिति पूरी तरह नियंत्रण में है और प्रशासन पूरे मामले की जांच कर रहा है.