16-17.10.22

18cr okayed for development of new tourist spot at Tanot

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To develop a new tourist spot atTanot Mateshwari Templepremises inJaisalmer, theRajasthan tourism departmenthad sent a proposal after which theUnion Art, Culture and Tourism Ministryhas approved Rs 17.67 crore for the plan.

Preparations have been started with the help of BSF to develop the Tanot as a tourist spot. development will be done for the devotees and tourists.

The number of devotees are increasing to the 1,200-year-old Tanot Mateshwari Temple. This temple has been the witness to 1965 and 1971 wars withPakistanand tourists coming to Jaisalmer make a point to visit this temple.

PM Modi declares Modhera as India’s first 24×7 solar powered village

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Modi said Modhera was known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as solar-powered village.

Modhera is famous for its Sun temple, which is situated on the river Pushpavati. It was built by King Bhima-I of the Chaulukya dynasty in 1026-27.

According to the Gujarat government, which shared information in a series of tweets, over 1000 solar panels have been installed on the village houses, generating electricity round the clock for the villagers. Significantly they will be provided with solar electricity at zero cost.

The Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index 2022

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New index shows governments worldwide stoked an inequality explosion during COVID-19 pandemic

Half of the poorest countries saw Health spendings drop despite the pandemic, while 95 percent of all countries froze or even lowered taxes on rich people and corporates

Rich and poor countries alike have exacerbated an explosion of economic inequality since the outbreak of the pandemic from 2020, reveals new research by Oxfam and Development Finance International (DFI).

The overwhelming majority of governments cut their of health, Education and social protection spending. At the same time, they refused to raise taxes on excessive profits and soaring wealth.

The2022 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index(CRI Index) is the first detailed analysis into the type of inequality busting policies and actions that 161 countries might have pursued during the first two years of the pandemic.

China launches Kuafu-1, its first comprehensive solar probe

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China launched its first comprehensive solar probe, the Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), according to the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

It’s the world’s first near-Earth satellite Telescope to simultaneously monitor solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the sun’s , according to Gan Weiqun, the satellite’s principal scientist from the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The mission is a combination of several innovations such as the development of the solar-monitoring instrument installed on the satellite.