Corona Updates, Protesting farmers, cyclone Yaas, weather, women issues

24 May 2021

• One Stop Centre for women

  Over 700 One Stop Centers have been setup across India in last 6 years. These provide immediate help to women in distress. These are setup only for women requiring immediate help and attention and have helped over 3 lakh women so far.

• India on alert for cyclone "Yaas"

  Cyclone "Yaas" is expected to land in West Bengal and Norther Odisha by 26th of this month. It is expected to disrupt everyday activities and may even cause damage to life and property. Central government is checking the preparedness of the districts that will be affected by the cyclone.

• India testing over 20 Lakh persons every day, sets another record

  Over 21.23 lakh persons were tested for Corona in India beating the previous record of 20.66 lakh tests set a day earlier, also conducted by India. The aid received by India from donor countries is being distributed across the states as per their requirements. 

• Prakasam to see heavy rainfall

  Prakasam, a coastal district in Andhra Pradesh, is to see heavy rainfall with Lightening today.

• 26th May will be the "black" day, say the protesting farmers

  It will be 6 months on the 26th of this month since the farmers started their protests. Although media has covered their every move, the government is not paying them much attention. To mark the completion of 6 months of their protests the farmers are planning to commemorate this day as "black day" all across the country.

• FDI increase by 10 percent in 2020-2021

  Foreign Direct Investment in India has increased by 10 percent in 2020-2021. This rise is mainly accredited to "Computer Software and hardware".

• India and Israel's relationship in agriculture

  India and Israel have cooperated in a number of fields including agriculture. A 3-year work program agreement for development in Agriculture cooperation has been agreed upon by both sides. This cooperation will work towards improving the living standards of farmers by helping in doubling their incomes, improve productivity and technology transfer.

• Lunar Eclipse on Wednesday

  There will be a Lunar eclipse on 26th of May. The Lunar eclipse will be complete over Americas, the Pacific, Asia Australia and other regions. It will be visible for a small period of time, partially from some regions of eastern India.

• Small farmers very important to UK agriculture

  Small farmers are very important to UK agriculture, according to Prince Charles. These farmers play an important role in the economy and in fighting climate change.