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Pak violated ceasefire 3086 times in 2019

Alert issued in Poonch, Rajouri after militant movement detected near LoC
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New Delhi (NVI): Pakistani troops violated ceasefire along the Jammu and Kashmir border 3,086 times in the year 2019, nine times higher than the number of such instances in 2013.

In 2013, there were 347 such border incidents in J&K, the Union Home Ministry said in an RTI reply.

There were 583 such incidents in 2014, 405 in 2015, 449 in 2016 and 917 in 2018, it added.

During this period (2013-2019), a total of 96 personnel from the Army and Border Security Force (BSF) got killed, while 489 were injured, the MHA said in reply to the RTI query of social activist Nutan Thakur.

The highest number of security personnel killed or injured was 145 (29 killed and 116 injured) in 2018, followed by 132 in 2019 and 112 in 2016. This figure was 38 in 2013 and 33 in 2014, she said.

According to reports, a huge number of ceasefire violations have taken place after August 2019, after the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

India’s energy consumption to be second highest by 2050: EIA

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New Delhi (NVI): India has the fastest growing rate of energy consumption globally and by 2050, it will consume more energy than the US and its consumption will remain second only to China through 2050, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) International Energy Outlook 2019 (IEO2019).

Long-term energy consumption projections in India are uncertain because of its rapid rate of change magnified by the size of its economy, it says.

In the IEO2019 Reference case, EIA projects the economy of India to surpass the economies of the European countries that are part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the United States by the late 2030s to become the second-largest economy in the world, behind only China.

In EIA’s analysis, gross domestic product values for countries and regions are expressed in purchasing power parity terms.

It says that India’s economic growth will continue to drive the country’s growing energy consumption.

In the IEO2019 Reference case, India’s total energy consumption increases from 35 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in 2018 to 120 quadrillion Btu in 2050, growing from a 6% share of the world total to 13%. However, annually, the level of GDP in India has a lower energy consumption than some other countries and regions.

EIA’s analysis shows that the country’s industrial activity has a greater effect on India’s energy consumption than technological improvements. In the IEO2019 Composition and Combination cases, where the assumption is that economic growth is more concentrated in manufacturing, energy use in India grows at a greater rate because those industries have higher energy intensities.

China responds on safety of Indian citizens in Wuhan

New Delhi (NVI): As China races against time to control the situation arising out of coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Embassy in India today said Beijing is trying its best to address the concerns of Indian citizens in Wuhan, the epicentre of the epidemic.

“The Chinese government attaches great importance to safeguarding the safety and health of every foreign national in China, and address their legitimate concerns timely,” said Ji Rong, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in India.

“We also hope Indian side could continue to render understanding and support to China’s efforts in epidemic prevention and control,” the Chinese spokesperson added.

The official made the remarks while addressing the Indian government’s concern on pneumonia epidemic caused by the novel coronavirus, and particularly the safety of its citizens in Wuhan which falls in Hubei province. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 170.

The Chinese Embassy Official’s remarks also come after India reported its first confirmed coronavirus case in Kerala.

“The Chinese side pays close attention to the report of the emergence of one confirmed case of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus in India and will cooperate with the Indian side to jointly strengthen the epidemic prevention and control,” said Ji Rong, while referring to a Kerala student studying in Wuhan University who has been tested positive for the virus.

The Ministry of Health today confirmed the case, saying that the patient has been kept in isolation at a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable.

Media reports have also said that a 23-year-old Tripura man has died due to the virus at a Malaysian hospital. His family members have claimed that the death occurred due to coronavirus but the Ministry of External Affairs has given no official confirmation in this regard.

GBG broadens fight against modern day financial crime

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New Delhi (NVI): The global technology specialist in fraud & compliance management, GBG, today announced the launch of four fraud solutions, including its flagship Instinct Hub now as a platform solution.

Businesses across the globe are enabled to onboard quality customers more swiftly, while simultaneously protecting their organizations and their customers against losses from fraud and financial crimes in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

GBG’s fraud and compliance management product suite is accredited by Chartis as best of breed anti-money laundering (AML) and watchlist solutions, for their strong case management and analytics capabilities, focused functionality and ability to integrate with other best-in-class point solutions.

“Nearly one in two enterprises in Asia Pacific are falling victim to fraud, money laundering, or other forms of financial crime. Financial institutions find themselves facing unprecedented diversity of application and transactional channels — from branch to online and e-wallets.

These channels and criminal activities are evolving at a speed and complexity that these enterprises, and the financial institutions that support them, are hard-pressed to keep up with,” said June Lee, Managing Director of APAC, GBG.

To aid in that fight, GBG offers a layered digital fraud and compliance solution which unifies data across vertical silos to improve financial crime detection accuracy across the customer journey.

At the foundation of GBGs offering sits Instinct Hub, a key solution to its digital risk management and intelligence platform, which manages swift and frictionless new customer digital onboarding. Instinct Hub is upscaled to combat complex financial crimes 4.0 attacks against a customer identity and perpetrated across online, mobile and branch networks.

GBG Instinct Hub is designed for organizations who are embracing digital transformation, e-banking channels and launching digital banking products.

Other solutions include:

Predator 5.0, GBG’s autonomous solution for identifying and ceasing suspicious transactions and payments that can cost financial institutions billions in losses.

Orchestration, a module for Instinct Hub that can raise fraud detection up to 30 per cent by dynamically activating the desired best of breed cyber, identity, geolocation and bespoke third party calls such as to proprietary banking systems and fraud bureaus.

Machine Learning, a module for Instinct Hub that uses advanced modelling techniques to detect complex criminal attacks, augment detection accuracy and reduce false positives.All of GBG’s solutions can be supported across a range of infrastructure models, from full on-premise to private, public, and hybrid cloud.

“Financial institutions and other enterprises must increasingly balance the imperatives of digital transformation with the need to maintain watertight defences against financial and cybercrimes,” said June Lee. “With that in mind, GBG’s solutions are designed especially to provide frictionless and fully-automated layers of protection which evolve to the changing customer experience, payments models, and infrastructure choices that digitally transforming organizations may employ.”

India reports first confirmed coronavirus case in Kerala

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New Delhi (NVI) A Kerala student studying at Wuhan University in China has been tested positive for Coronavirus, becoming the first confirmed case affected by the deadly virus in India.

“One positive case of Novel Coronavirus patient, of a student studying in Wuhan University, has been reported in Kerala,” the Ministry of Health today said in a release.

The patient has been kept in isolation at a hospital where his condition is stated to be stable, the ministry added.

The infections disease known as novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has claimed around 170 lives so far while wreaking havoc on Chinese Province Hubei, the epicentre of its outbreak.

Yesterday, Indian government has requested China for permission to operate two flights to bring back its nationals from Hubei Province, the epicenter of the deadly disease.

Citizens trying to make pollution a poll issue in Delhi

New Delhi (NVI): With Delhi set for Assembly elections, some citizen groups are making the political parties and their candidates commit to work for clean air in the national capital which has been witnessing spells of severe pollution.

The #DilliDhadakneDo campaign, led by My Right to Breathe (MRTB), is organising town hall meetings to raise the issue of poor air quality and hold the political leaders or legislators accountable for it.

Citizens groups in Delhi, including MRTB and United residents Joint Action (URJA), have released a Clean Air Public Manifesto ahead of the February 8 Assembly elections and are making political parties and candidates to commit to it.

MRTB, the organisation behind the movement, has also asked the citizens to sign an online petition to demand clean air from the leading political parties in Delhi this election.

With the spike in health problems due to degraded air in the city in the last two years, the seasonal debates on the matter have transformed into a matter of huge concern among general public.

Now, for the first time, political leaders and candidates in the city are talking about possible solutions for air pollution, thanks to the citizens’ movement that has led to thousands gathering across Delhi and raising the issue.

The ongoing campaign started on January 27, with a series of town halls in 15 different constituencies across the city. Representatives of various political parties such as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) attended the three town hall meetings on January 27 which were held at Karawal Nagar, Delhi Cantonment, and RK Puram.

At another such town hall organised in Dwarka, representatives from AAP and BJP pledged their support to Clean Air Manifesto 2020.

Coronavirus: Centre issues advisory for those who visited China

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New Delhi (NVI): The Union Health Ministry today issued an advisory and guidance for those who might have recently travelled to China, which is the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus.

The government said those who have recently travelled to China or had possible contact with nCoV infected person are highly advised to stay in home isolation for 14 days after the return, avoid close contact with anyone with cold or flu like symptoms and cover their nose and mouth while coughing and sneezing.

The ministry asked people to use 24×7 helpline (011-23978046) for queries related to respiratory infection.

Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, chaired a video conference with health secretaries of states with 21 identified airports along with the Airport Health Organization Officers (APHOs).

He reviewed their preparedness for prevention and management of coronavirus. Rajiv Garg, DGHS and senior officials from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and NCDC were also present during the video conference.

Sanjeeva Kumar said pro-active preventive measures are to be taken by creating awareness among the people through local media. Adequate in-flight announcements need to be undertaken to make passengers aware about the symptoms and equipping them to “Help you to help us”.

PM pays tribute to Mahatma

New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narenda Modi today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary. The father of the nation will continue to inspire people to build a strong, capable and prosperous country, he said.

“I salute to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his Martyrdom Day. The Personality, Ideas and Ideals of the Mahatma shall continue to inspire us to build a strong, able and prosperous New India,” he said.

President Ram Nath Kovind, along with other senior leaders also paid tributes to Mahatma on his 72nd death anniversary.

Every year, January 30 is observed as Mahatma Gandhi’s Martyrdom day.This year, India is observing the 72nd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Nathuram Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi on the evening of January 30,1948.

HAL gears-up for dazzling display at DefExpo 2020

The HAL will display the models of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), Do-228 and Hawk.

New Delhi (NVI): Bengaluru-based defence aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which has taken the lead role in organising the 11th biennial edition of DefExpo-2020, is planning to showcase its prowess in defence and aerospace. DefExpo-2020 is being held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, from February 5 to 9, 2020, and HAL is the lead co-ordinator along with Ministry of Defence (MoD) in organising the event.

Besides providing huge logistical support, HAL is expected to showcase its prowess in defence and aerospace around the theme ‘Digital Transformation of Defence’.

“HAL is instrumental in organizing major defence expos in the last couple of years including this edition of DefExpo 2020.  HAL’s indigenously designed and developed fixed and rotary wing platforms will steal the show,” R Madhavan, CMD, HAL, said.

The HAL will display the models of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas, Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), Do-228 and Hawk at its indoor Stall (R-46, Hall 5).

Some of the avionics, accessories, assemblies, products such as Indigenous Digital Map Generator (i-DMG), Engine & Flight Display Unit, Gas Turbine Electrical Generator (GTEG)-60, Air Producer Engine, Glass Cockpit for Do-228, Automatic  Target Recognition (ATR), Digital Sand Rapid Prototyping Technology etc. will be put up for display. An upgraded Sukhoi-30 MKI cockpit simulator will be an added attraction at the HAL stall.

The Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) will be showcased at the outdoor static display area and ALH Mk IV Rudra, LCH, LUH, Do-228 civil, LCA Tejas will dazzle in flying display.

During the course of DefExpo 2020, HAL plans to hold MoU signing programme, meetings with foreign delegations, seminars and conferences on diverse aerospace topic.

Mercury dips as Delhi witness cold weather due to rains

New Delhi (NVI): The National Capital witnessed further chill in weather today as the minimum temperature dropped to 8.0 degrees Celsius from 10.2 degrees recorded yesterday.
The maximum temperature today is expected to be around 21.0 degrees celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The weatherman stated that the temperature is expected to dip further over the next few days.
Meanwhile, the overall air quality in the national capital today remained in the “moderate” category.
According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR),the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at  125 which falls in the  “moderate” category.
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