Hi, NewsWrap for June 12, 2021

Farmers Protest, Covid-19, Petrol Price, Weather Update.

12 June 2021

  • China suspends import of frozen seafood from 6 Indian firms after Covid traces found on packaging

    China has suspended import of frozen seafood products from 6 Indian marine export firms for a week. The decision comes after Chinese customs claimed they found traces of Covid-19 on the packaging. China has been testing imported frozen food products from all over the globe since early last year. 

  • Weather Alert: Possibility of heavy rainfall at few places in Delhi: IMD

    After the heavy rainfall in Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that Delhi could witness very heavy rainfall at a few places in the next two days. 

  • Covid-19 Update: Delhi CM ramps up oxygen and healthcare facilities

    Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal has cautioned again that chances of a third wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic is real and his government is ramping up the oxygen and healthcare facilities as there were shortage during the second wave of Covid-19.  

  • IIT Bombay announces launch of “Centre for Digital Health”

    Under the aegis of the Koita Foundation, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has set up 'Koita Centre for Digital Health' (KCDH). KCDH will be focusing on driving the academic programmes, research & industry collaboration in Digital Health and it’s academic and research focus areas include clinical applications healthcare data management, healthcare analytics, healthcare AI/ML, consumer health, public health and public policy. 

  • Prices of petrol & diesel touches new highs in Rajasthan

    In Rajasthan, Petrol price has increased by Rs 5.72 per litre and diesel price by Rs 6.25 per litre. This is the 23rd hike since May 4, Fuel prices are hitting new highs, across the country to new historic highs and it led the Karnataka to become the 7th state to record Rs 100 per litre petrol.  

  • Curtain Raiser Event on 7th International Day of Yoga along with launch of mobile application “Namaste Yoga”

    The 7th International Day of Yoga was organized, on the virtual platform, on Friday evening with a galaxy of illustrious Yoga Gurus and experienced Yoga exponents along with two Union Ministers, appealing the world community to adopt Yoga in their daily routine, for the betterment of mankind and the individual self. They also launched a mobile application called “Namaste Yoga” during the event.  

  • Farmer unions extend support and protest over death of kabbadi coach Harwinder Singh

    Farmer unions have extended their support to the family of kabbadi coach Harwinder Singh, who succumbed to injuries, during a clash on 26 May. Members of BKU Dakaunda and 11-member committee from Chauka village has been formed to talk to the police. Villagers from Chauka continued their dharna on the Bathinda- Chandigarh highway for the second day.  

  • Farmers union announces dharnas at governor houses across India on 26 June

    The farmers union announced that they will organize dharnas at governor houses across the country on 26th June 2021, to mark seven months completion of their protest against three new central Agri-marketing laws. The union said that they will show the black flags during their protest and will send the memorandums to President Ram Nath Kovind.

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12 June 2021

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