Amid the Corona virus-enforced lockdown, the Central Railway’s workshop at Parel in Mumbai has manufactured a narrow gauge locomotive which will be utilized for hauling passengers and good trains on the Kangra Valley. In a statement, the Central Railways informed that the ‘ZDM3’ type locomotive was manufactured while adhering to social distancing norms and limited resources due to the prevalent lockdown conditions.

This was the third of the 12 locomotives for which the Central Railway has received order. These Locos are provided with dual cab to drive from either end with good visibility of track ahead. Most importantly, the locos are equipped with a cold start system to enable their working in severe winter conditions in Northern India. The locos are provided with safety features such as automatic emergency braking, vigilance control device and electronic speedometer with recorder.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT is already in force for all the affiliated schools of the board. It said, the rationalization of syllabus of up to 30 per cent has been undertaken for nearly 190 subjects. The Board further highlighted that the cut down in syllabus from class 9th to 12th for the academic session 2020-21 is a one-time measure.

The Board maintained that the objective of the current rationalization is to reduce the exam stress of students due to the prevailing health emergency situation and to prevent learning gaps. CBSE has clarified that no question will be asked from the truncated syllabus in the Board Exams of 2020-21. CBSE informed that the schools have also been directed to follow the Alternative Academic Calendar prepared by NCERT for transacting the curriculum.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has refuted claims of privatization of the Indian Railways. In a tweet, the Minister said, all the current services of the Indian Railways will continue to remain operational and the Railways is not being privatized in any way. Mr. Goyal informed that 151 additional modern trains will be operational on 109 routes with private participation. He asserted, these additional services will not affect the functioning of other trains but will only create more avenues of employment in the country.

The Ministry of Railways has said that 151 trains proposed to be run by Private operators once the selection process is over, would be in addition to the existing trains. The Ministry in a statement said that these proposed trains will run on the routes where the demand for trains is already higher than the existing capacity. The Ministry has invited Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for private participation for operation of passenger train services over 109 Origin Destination (OD) pairs of routes.

The project would entail private sector investment of about 30 thousand crore rupees. This is the first initiative of private investment for running Passenger Trains over Indian Railways network.

The objective of this initiative is to introduce modern technology rolling stock with reduced maintenance and transit time as well as to boost job creation, provide enhanced safety and world class travel experience to passengers. The Ministry said, the driver and guard of the trains will be Railway officials and the safety clearance of trains will be done by Railways only.

The 109 Origin Destination(OD) Pairs have been formed into 12 Clusters across the Indian Railway network and each train will have a minimum of 16 coaches. The Ministry said, majority of trains will  be manufactured in the country  under Make in India and the private entity will be responsible for financing, procuring, operation and maintenance of the trains. It said, these trains will be designed for a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour.

The Private Entity will pay to Indian Railways fixed haulage charges, energy charges as per actual consumption and a share in Gross Revenue determined through a transparent bidding process.

Union Government has released 6,195.08 crore rupees to 14 states as the fourth equated monthly installment of the Post-Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) as recommended by 15th Finance Commission. The Finance Ministry said in a tweet  that this would provide them additional resources during the Corona crisis.

The IIT Alumni Council has signed an agreement with the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) to jointly conduct research on COVID-19 and patient data analysis. It may be noted that the council is setting up the world’s largest molecular diagnostic lab ‘MegaLab Mumbai’.

According to a statement issued yesterday, the council handed over imaging data of over 8,500 patients, who were admitted at the COVID Care Facility at Worli’s National Sports Club of India. IIT Alumni Council President Ravi Sharma has said that this partnership will not only create a world-leading testing and treatment ecosystem but also establish global data leadership. Late May, the Council had announced the launch of the world’s largest virology lab testing centre with a capacity of conducting one crore tests. The first phase, with a capacity to carry out 10 lakh tests, will be ready by the end of this month.

The IIT Alumni Council is the largest body of alumni, students and faculty from all the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology and partnering Technical Institutes of Excellence and was formed last year to carry out projects of social importance.

Specialist doctors from AIIMS in New Delhi will provide expert guidance and knowledge support on COVID-19 to doctors manning Intensive Care Units in state hospitals. Ten hospitals have been selected, including nine from Mumbai and one from Goa. The first session of the expert tele-consultation was held last evening. A calendar of these expert-led tele-consultation sessions has been drawn up to cover the states till 31st of this month.

This tele-consultation exercise shall be extended to another 61 hospitals which have bed capacity ranging from 500-1,000 on twice a week basis. Our correspondent reports, a total of 17 such states shall be covered. These are Delhi, Gujarat, Telangana, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand and Maharashtra. Up to two doctors handling ICU patients from each hospital along with the Director General of health Services (DGHS) of the concerned state will participate in the interaction.

Dr. Anant Mohan, Head of Pulmonary Medicine at AIIMS in Delhi, conducted the first session of the tele-consultation yesterday. Speaking exclusively to AIR News, Dr. Anant Mohan said that the main aim of these interactions is to further bring down the COVID-19 related fatality rate in the country. He said, such technological interventions will help doctors reach out to the maximum number of patients in the country.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT is already in force for all the affiliated schools of the board. It said, the rationalization of syllabus of up to 30 per cent has been undertaken for nearly 190 subjects. The Board further highlighted that the cut down in syllabus from class 9th to 12th for the academic session 2020-21 is a one-time measure.

The Board maintained that the objective of the current rationalization is to reduce the exam stress of students due to the prevailing health emergency situation and to prevent learning gaps. CBSE has clarified that no question will be asked from the truncated syllabus in the Board Exams of 2020-21. CBSE informed that the schools have also been directed to follow the Alternative Academic Calendar prepared by NCERT for transacting the curriculum.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT is already in force for all the affiliated schools of the board. It said, the rationalization of syllabus of up to 30 per cent has been undertaken for nearly 190 subjects. The Board further highlighted that the cut down in syllabus from class 9th to 12th for the academic session 2020-21 is a one-time measure.

The Board maintained that the objective of the current rationalization is to reduce the exam stress of students due to the prevailing health emergency situation and to prevent learning gaps. CBSE has clarified that no question will be asked from the truncated syllabus in the Board Exams of 2020-21. CBSE informed that the schools have also been directed to follow the Alternative Academic Calendar prepared by NCERT for transacting the curriculum.

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a BJP leader, his brother and father were shot dead by terrorists in the heart of Bandipora town of North Kashmir around 9 p.m. last night.

According to police, the incident took place at the shop-cum-residence of BJP leader Wasim Bari, a former District President of the party, when some motorcycle-borne terrorists attacked the three from a close range with a silencer-fitted revolver. The place of incident is barely 10 metres away from the main Police Station in Bandipora.

J&K Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said that Wasim Bari and his family members were at the shop when the terrorists fired at them. The trio were shifted to the District Hospital in a critical condition where they succumbed to their injuries. Police said that besides Wasim Bari, his brother Umar and father Bashir Ahmad were killed in the firing.

Bandipora Police, in the meantime took at least 10 policemen, which included eight Personal Security Officers who were attached with the BJP leader, into custody and they are being questioned for their absence from the guard duty.

The area was cordoned off and a massive manhunt was launched by the security forces to nab the assailants.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the gruesome killing of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Wasim Bari. The Prime Minister enquired about the dastardly killing. In a tweet, Minister in Prime Minister’s office Dr Jitendra Singh said, Mr Modi has extended condolences to the family of Wasim Bari.

BJP President J P Nadda has said that the death of party leader Wasim Bari and his family members in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir was a huge loss for the party and asserted that their sacrifices will not go in vain. Mr Nadda, in a tweet, said that we lost Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father and brother in Bandipora, J&K in a cowardly attack on them. This is a huge loss for the party. The entire party stands with the bereaved family. 

In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a BJP leader, his brother and father were shot dead by terrorists in the heart of Bandipora town of North Kashmir around 9 p.m. last night.

According to police, the incident took place at the shop-cum-residence of BJP leader Wasim Bari, a former District President of the party, when some motorcycle-borne terrorists attacked the three from a close range with a silencer-fitted revolver. The place of incident is barely 10 metres away from the main Police Station in Bandipora.

J&K Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said that Wasim Bari and his family members were at the shop when the terrorists fired at them. The trio were shifted to the District Hospital in a critical condition where they succumbed to their injuries. Police said that besides Wasim Bari, his brother Umar and father Bashir Ahmad were killed in the firing.

Bandipora Police, in the meantime took at least 10 policemen, which included eight Personal Security Officers who were attached with the BJP leader, into custody and they are being questioned for their absence from the guard duty.

The area was cordoned off and a massive manhunt was launched by the security forces to nab the assailants.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the gruesome killing of Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Wasim Bari. The Prime Minister enquired about the dastardly killing. In a tweet, Minister in Prime Minister’s office Dr Jitendra Singh said, Mr Modi has extended condolences to the family of Wasim Bari.

BJP President J P Nadda has said that the death of party leader Wasim Bari and his family members in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir was a huge loss for the party and asserted that their sacrifices will not go in vain. Mr Nadda, in a tweet, said that we lost Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father and brother in Bandipora, J&K in a cowardly attack on them. This is a huge loss for the party. The entire party stands with the bereaved family. 

The Central Government today said a total of four lakh 56 thousand 831 people affected with coronavirus have recovered in the country so far. In the last 24 hours, 16 thousand 883 people have recovered from Covid-19 and with this the recovery rate has reached 61.53 per cent.

The Health and Family Welfare Ministry said a total of 22 thousand 752 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the country within 24 hours taking the total number of cases to seven lakh 42 thousand 417. In a single day, 482 deaths have been reported taking the nationwide toll to 20 thousand 642. Presently, the total number of active corona cases in the country is two lakh 64 thousand 944.

The Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR has said that a total of two lakh 62 thousand 679 tests of corona virus samples were conducted by the various laboratories in the country within 24 hours. This is the highest number of tests conducted by the laboratories in one day since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic in India. So far, one crore four lakh 73 thousand 711 tests have been conducted.

ICMR is continuously scaling up its testing facilities for Covid-19 by giving approval to government and private laboratories.

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Welcome everyone today we are going to know how the animation is mo much popular in Hollywood and how animation conquered the Hollywood!Before 50 years there were animation of Disney now Pixar is also making lots of animation film and cartoon.Pixar masterpieces are Incredible,Toy story and many more which people had shown so much of love to this films.

Animation thought of as a more or less modern medium, has been being used in different forms since 1906!The earliest known animated film was made in France in 1906, titled Humorous Phases of Funny Faces, and was made from chalk pictures. Since then, other small animations were made, but the first animated cartoon with synchronized was made by Walt Disney in 1928, called Steamboat Willie. Many cartoons like this followed, and they were used to entertain viewers with gags and charades of drawn characters. Nine years later, Disney released the first full-length future film, Snow White. And in 1993, software for 3D animation was created.

Whys animation is better? Without animation can films will be not good?

Animation is important because it makes us be able to tell stories and communicate emotions and ideas in a unique, easy-to-perceive way that both small children and adults can understand. Animation has helped connect people throughout the world in a way that sometimes writing and live-action films cannot. Today, anyone can pick up a drawing tablet and show their ideas to the world. Drawn figures can be funny, or make something sad or serious have a playful, less intimidating feel to it to make the viewer feel more comfortable.

No matter animation had a great impact and change the Hollywood in a greater way! It is the most powerful key tool to create our imagination and make it realistic.I hope you all like to watch animated movies. I love to watch the animated movies. I never get bored while while watching animation. The kids also love to watch animation, they also learn some characters from the films and also have more interest in watching them.

Facts about animation:-

1.Walt Disney had only two animators working for him when he created Steamboat Willie in 1928.

2.During the production of Snow White, the Disney studio increased its animation team from 187 to 600.

3.Toy Story was the first animated feature ever generated completely on computers.

4.Computer-generated imagery enabled the filmmakers of Aladdin to create het magic carpet ride through the Cave of Wonders.

5.Did you know that the lamp from a Pixar opening has a name? It is called Luxo Junior, named after the animated cartoon short of 1986, which Pixar produced under the same title.

6.Animation is literally translated from French as “soul.” So, the process of animation is actually the “ensoulment” of characters!

7.“Tangled” is to date the most expensive animated film in the world, costing the studio $274 million. The film’s production took 6 years, since there were technical problems with one (longest) character – Rapunzel’s long hair. It took 9 years to create a program for ideal hair modeling for the film.

So this are some facts about animation.

I hope you like it and let me know in the comment which animation you like the most.

Thank you for reading my article and have a nice day!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address on the first day of India Global Week-2020 today. The theme of the three-day virtual conference is Be The Revival: India and a Better New World. India Global Week- 2020 will have 5,000 global participants from 30 nations. In all, 250 global speakers will address the virtual conference in 75 sessions.

Other high profile speakers participating at the event will include External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar, Minister of Railways, Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir G C Murmu, Isha Foundation Founder Sadhguru, Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar along with UK’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Home Secretary Priti Patel, US Ambassador to India Ken Juster and others. It will also feature a never seen before performance ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ by Madhu Nataraj and a special 100th birth anniversary concert in tribute to the sitar maestro Ravi Shankar by three of his most eminent students.

In another major announcement, the Cabinet approved extension of the Employee Provident Fund contribution of 24 per cent for another three months from June to August this year.

The scheme entails an expenditure of 4 thousand 860 crore and will benefit over 72 lakh employees in the country. The government will credit the contributions both for the employee and the employer.