Sonia Gandhi
Having prolonged help to the protesting farmers and Bharat bandh name given by them, the Congress is leaving no stone unturned to utilise the difficulty to realize some political mileage. At present, the celebration’s central management despatched a message to all state models, asking them to not rejoice celebration chief Sonia Gandhi’s birthday on December 9. In a letter, AICC common secretary in control of organisation Ok C Venugopal said that Sonia has determined to not rejoice her birthday this yr in view of the misery attributable to the pandemic and the continuing farmers’ protests. Stressing that Sonia has requested that no celebratory actions ought to be carried out on her birthday this yr, the letter to state Congress presidents, CLP leaders, AICC common secretaries, in control of states and heads of frontal organisations asks them to keep away from “all types of celebrations”.
Updating Animal Farm
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) will improve 15 zoos throughout the nation to fulfill worldwide requirements. The ten-year plan, introduced by Setting Minister Prakash Javadekar at this time, contains the twinning of Indian zoos with international ones to make sure they attain these requirements. The announcement has been a stunning one on the again of tight monetary circumstances that the CZA has been going through within the gentle of the pandemic, leading to few guests and an enormous droop in ticket gross sales throughout the nation.
Late Statesman
French ambassador to India, Emmanuel Lenain, remembered former President of the nation, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, who died lately, as “an distinctive statesman” who noticed nice potential in India-France strategic partnership. Apparently, d’Estaing was the primary French President to go to India as chief visitor on Republic Day in 1980.