Corona Case, Protests by Farmers, Weather, Monsoon, Trade Fair

28 May 2021

• Monsoons to start over Kerala by May end

  Southwest Monsoon are fast approaching India and favorable conditions for monsoon suggest their onset in Kerala by the end of this month.

• Virtual Trade fair organized by APEDA

  APEDA has organized an online trade fair for horticulture. This fair started yesterday and will continue till 29th of May. Indian varieties of flowers, fruits and veggies are on display here with over 470 exhibitors. Visitors from all over the world are participating in the fair.

• Water logged areas of Odisha covered by Navy relief operations

  Navy has been actively helping the water logged areas of Odisha. All government departments of the region were on alert for the incoming cyclone, hence help was immediately given to the distressed regions of the state.

• Poorer countries hit hardest by Corona

  There are more cases of Corona in poorer countries than in affluent countries as the basics for guarding against Corona are not followed. It is difficult to implement social distancing, as the houses are close by, there is lack of sanitization due to financial issues even if cheap masks are available to them. These people have to look for work as there is no social security, and hence have to go out of the house. Apart from this, appropriate healthcare facilities are not available to these persons.  

• Is "Indian variant" Indian

  Indian government has asked social media sites to remove the term "Indian variant" from their content as it’s a misleading and the government has claimed these reports about the variant are false as the WHO has not assigned this variant to any particular country.

• Eastern UP and Northern Sikkim to see heavy rainfall

  Districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh (Ballia, Sonbhadra, Shrawasti, Azamgarh and others) and Northern Sikkim will see heavy rainfall today.

• PM conducts aerial review of aftermath situation

  The cyclone is gone, but the devastation it has left behind is huge. The Prime Minister himself flew over the devastated lands, took an aerial view and has announced relief packages for the regions.

• Delhi CM says Delhi ready for unlock

  The lock down restrictions will be reduced after the completion of the current lockdown on Monday morning. The number of positive tests is stabilizing and the situation is under control. However, the CM said that we must follow all restrictions to make sure that such a situation does not arise again.

• Overfishing and deforestation causes of imbalance to our ecosystems

  UNEP announced that a third of the fishes are being exploited unsustainably and every year areas of size of small countries are being deforested. All these must be brought in check or the damage to the climate will be irreversible.

• ICAR-CIBA developed technology for producing MRS fishes

  Mangrove Red Snapper (MRS) is a high quality fish in terms of taste, size and lack of spine. ICAR-CIBA has developed technology for its seed production and breeding. It took them almost 5 years to develop this new technology.

• USA to donate 80 million Corona vaccines

  USA will donate 80 million Corona vaccines to the suffering countries by the end of June, as part of US commitment to end the pandemic globally.

• American cannabis producer expands into Canada

  American cannabis producer HEXO is expanding into Canada with the purchase of Redecan for almost USD 765 million. They now have access to the Canadian market of pot smokers.