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Raipur : Chhattisgarh CM addresses curiosity of scholars and researchers at Harvard University; gets invitation for next conference too
Bhupesh Baghel suggests reforms in rural economy & agricultural development at Harvard India Conference
CM speaks on “Caste and Politics in Democratic India”
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel today participated at the Harvard India Conference in Boston and addressed the jam packed gathering of curious listeners who were keen to learn the thought process of the leader of a tribal-dominated state.
The chief minister not only gave various suggestions on improving the rural economy and agricultural development but also took questions from the curious researchers and scholars at the University. The administration, researchers, teachers and scholars of the prestigious University, who were present at the conference, invited the chief minister for the next year’s Harvard India Conference also.
Speaking topic of “Caste and Politics in Democratic India”, Mr. Baghel said right to production and pride of Citizenship could not be secured until castes are given proportionate representation in politics. He added that a strong nation can only be built by following the path shown by the Father of Constitution, Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar. He mentioned that ideology of equality is required for socio-economic strengthening of various castes and social contract based on wisdom, compassion and fraternity.
He said that a prosperous nation, dignified society and fearless citizens could be built only when emphasis would be on increasing self-reliance of villages while following the path of Mahatma Gandhi. He added that the purpose of politics is that everyone should contribute in ensuring racial pride and collective nationality.
The chief minister began his address with a quote by Swami Vivekananda who said, “I am the representative of the country which dared to start the tradition of seeing the God in human being. Lord Shiva is present in each creature and service of humanity is service of God.”
The chief minister answered a bunch of questions after the address and mentioned that Chhattisgarh has implemented a scheme, “Narwa, Garwa, Ghurwa and Badi” to strengthen the rural economy. On a question on Naxalism, the chief minister said that the problem will completely eradicate once issues such as illiteracy, poverty, exploitation and starvation are addressed.
WORLD
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Coronavirus Update: Death toll rises to 1,113 in China; confirmed cases jump to over 44,000
Beijing: The death toll in China's novel coronavirus outbreak has gone up to 1,113 with 97 new fatalities reported mostly in the worst-affected Hubei province while the confirmed cases of infection jumped to 44,653, health officials said on Wednesday.
The country's National Health Commission said it received reports of 2,015 new confirmed cases and 97 deaths from 31 provincial-level regions on Tuesday.
The virus was officially named "COVID-19" by the World Health Organization (WHO) at a conference in Geneva.
Among the deaths, 94 were from the virus-hit Hubei Province and one in Henan, Hunan and Chongqing respectively, the Commission said.
Another 3,342 new suspected cases were reported Tuesday, said the commission.
Also on Tuesday, 871 patients were seriously taken ill, while 744 people discharged from hospital after recovery.
The overall confirmed cases on the Chinese mainland has reached 44,653 by the end of Tuesday and 1,113 people has died of the disease.
The commission added that 8,204 patients remained in severe condition and 16,067 people were suspected of being infected with the virus.
A total of 4,740 people had been discharged from hospital after recovery.
The commission said over 4.51 lakh close contacts had been traced with over 1.85 lakh others are still under medical observation.
By the end of Tuesday, 49 confirmed cases including one death has been reported in Hong Kong, 10 confirmed cases in Macao and 18 in Taiwan.
As many as 397 cases have reported from a number of countries, state-run CGTN TV reported.
After naming the virus as "COVID-19", WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people, and which is also pronounceable and related to the disease".
The CO stands for corona, the VI for virus and the D for disease, Ghebreyesus announced on Tuesday at a news conference at the agency's headquarters in Geneva.
Several countries have banned arrivals from China while major airlines have suspended flights to the country.
Countries around the world are scrambling to contain the spread of coronavirus which is wreaking havoc in China and abroad. Apart from Germany, Britain and Italy, other European nations with cases of the virus include France, Russia, Belgium, Sweden, Finland and Spain.
Technology
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Huawei’s phone sales are ballooning while Apple and Samsung’s slump
New Delhi : China-based Huawei outsold Apple’s iPhones in the first quarter of this year, seizing the California company’s second place spot in a tightening smartphone market dominated by Samsung, a tracker said on Tuesday. A total of 310.8 million smartphones were shipped globally during the first three months of this year in a 6.6% decline from the same period in 2018, according to preliminary data from the Chinese-owned International Data Corporation.
It was the sixth consecutive quarter of decline for global smartphone shipments, the market tracker added. IDC saw the results as a sign that 2019 will be another down year overall for smartphone shipments, apart from strong growth by Huawei. “It is becoming increasingly clear that Huawei is laser focused on growing its stature in the world of mobile devices, with smartphones being its lead horse,” said IDC mobile device program director Ryan Reith.
“The overall smartphone market continues to be challenged in almost all areas, yet Huawei was able to grow shipments by 50%.” South Korean consumer electronics behemoth Samsung saw smartphone shipments drop 8.1% to 71.9 million in the first quarter.
Huawei, meanwhile, weighed in with 50.3% growth to ship 59.1 million smartphones and put it within “striking distance” of Samsung, according to International Data Corporation.
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Raipur : State Coordination Committee Meeting held
School Education Department Principal Secretary Dr Alok Shukla chaired a meeting of SCERT's Coordination Committee, where action plan was finalized after deliberations upon the State's educational requirements for upcoming academic session. This meeting is organized in Chhattisgarh state every year by Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Bhopal NCERT.
In the meeting, Director SCERT and Managing Director Samagra Shiksha Mr. P Dayanand, Director Public Instruction Mr. Jitendra Shukla, Secretary Secondary Education Board Mr. VK Goyal, Additional Director SCERT, Joint Director Public Instructions Mr. RN Singh, Assistant Director Samgra Shiksha Dr M Sudheesh were present.
Principal RIE Bhopal Mr. Nityanand Pradhan and Secretary State Coordination Committee Chhattisgarh Mr. Nityanand Pradhan and Secretary State Coordination Committee Chhattisgarh gave presentation on state's educational requirements for upcoming year.
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