Indian Origin Leaders

   The British election results are being celebrated in India, 6,693 km from London. The reason for this was the bumpy victory of candidates of Indian origin. Over 60 Indian-origin candidates also participated in the elections to 650 seats.

  Out of which around 12 candidates won. All the Conservative Party MPs in the last election have got the party after this election.

  Gagan Mohindra and Claire Qutinho were fielded. Apart from the winning party, the rest of the parties, the Labor Party, had 13, 12 were from the Right-Right candidate party, 8 from the Liberal Democrats, 2 from the UKIP, one from the Green Party and two independents.

   Coutinho of Indian origin said that the time has come for Brexit. After which investment can be made on schools, colleges, hospitals, police. Preeti Patel, who was part of Boris Johnson's cabinet and the UK Home Secretary, has also won.

  Apart from this, Damad Rishi Sunak of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has also got an easy win. Alok Sharma, former UK International Development Minister, has also received a living from Reading West.

    It is being speculated that these people will also be part of the Johnson cabinet this time. With this, Shalej Vara won the North West Cabrishire seat by a huge margin. So the same Goa-origin Svella Braverman has also won again.

Food Wasting in America!

   America is among the largest food wasting countries in the world where consumers waste an average of 454 grams of food per person per day. In such a meal can fill the stomach of a needy person.

  Europe is not far behind: 8.8 tonnes of food is wasted in Europe. The cost of which is 17.7 crores. Britain alone wastes $ 19.7 billion in food a year. It also contains 3 million glasses of milk. 

  The Price of Waste: The United Nations Food Program says that the world's richest countries waste 750 billion dollars of food every year, while half the amount is enough to satisfy the world's hunger.
  One trillion dollars: One third of the food in the world is dumped in garbage cans, which is around 1.3 billion tons annually. In this way the world wastes nearly one trillion dollars of food a year. 

  Waste of fruits and vegetables: If we continue to waste food in this way, by 2030 the world will waste 2.1 billion tonnes of food annually. According to the United Nations, almost half of the vegetables and fruits produced worldwide are wasted. 

  82.1 crore hungry people: In 2017 the number of hungry people in the world was 82.1 million. In such a situation, 82.2 crore hungry people can get food full by stopping food wastage.
   Wastage and production: It is estimated that consumers in rich countries waste 22.2 million tonnes of food every year, while the entire food production in the sub-Saharan region of Africa is 23 million tonnes. 

  Where waste occurs: In developed countries, 40% of food wastage occurs after harvesting or processing. In the same developed countries, 40 percent of food is wasted at the level of supermarkets or bullying. 

  Stop wastage: Overall, there is an urgent need to stop food wastage. All these figures have been taken from the United Nations Food Program European Parliament, Vermont University Rap and Boston Consulting Group.

The World Can Get The Newest Country

   An island located in the South Pacific Ocean can become the youngest country in the world. A referendum of residents who supported it is awaiting approval from the Parliament of Papua New Guinea. 

 

  A referendum was held in the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, to end the violence that has been going on for over a decade. . The residents of the island unanimously voted for their independence. In this historic referendum, the island has cleared its desire to move from Papua New Guinea to become an independent country.  

  The Bougainville Referendum Commission announced these results, stating that 176,928 out of the 181,067 people who voted, ie about 98 percent. Voted in support of independence. At the same time, only 3,043 votes were to remain with Papua New Guinea but they also want a little more autonomy. Close to one thousand votes were canceled. An island located in the South Pacific Ocean can become the youngest country in the world. 

  The referendum of the residents who supported it is awaiting approval from the Parliament of Papua New Guinea. A referendum was held in the island of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, to end the violence that has been going on for over a decade. The residents of the island unanimously voted for their independence. In this historic referendum, the island has made clear its desire to move from Papua New Guinea to become an independent country. 

  Announcing the results, the Bougainville Referendum Commission said that 176,928 out of the 181,067 people who voted, ie about 98 percent, voted for independence. At the same time, only 3,043 votes were to remain with Papua New Guinea but they also want a little more autonomy. Close to one thousand votes were canceled. 

  The island currently comes under the rule of Papua New Guinea. It is not legally binding to consider the outcome of the process of referendum that lasted for two weeks from 23 November to 7 December 2019. Bougainville and Port Moresby will now decide the way forward from here through mutual negotiations. The Parliament of Papua New Guinea will take the final decision on this matter. 

  Referendum about independence is actually part of the peace process that has been going on for almost 20 years. After the bloody civil war between Bougainville and Papua New Guinea for 10 years ended in 1998, the two sides decided to hold such a referendum by mutual consent. 15,000 people died in this civil war.

Eggs on a coast of Finland!

  Thousands of egg-shaped ice shells have become the subject of curiosity on a coast of Finland. This has been caused by a rare occurrence of weather. 

 

  It is reported that Risto Matila, an amateur photographer, is among those who took photographs of these 'icy eggs'. He took the picture on the island of Hyaloto in the Gulf of Bothania between Finland and Sweden. 

  Experts say this is due to a rare process. In which small pieces of ice got together due to wind and water. Matila, who is in the town of Olu, says he had never seen such a thing before. 

  He is reported to have said, "I was on the island of Marjanemi with my wife. It was sunny that day. The temperature was minus one degree Celsius and there was a lot of wind that day. At that time we saw a very amazing event. There Snow and 'icy eggs' were spread along the seashore. 

  Mattila says the ice balls surrounded an area of ​​about 30 meters. The news is that the smallest shells were equal to the eggs. Large shells were comparable to football. He says, "It was pretty amazing view. It has been 25 years since I lived around this area, but I have never seen this before. "At that time I had a camera, so I decided to keep this unusual scene safe in my camera. 

  Meteorologists say that wind and cold are responsible for the formation of ice shells. They say, these shells are made of large sheets of ice. They are formed after mixing and then due to the wind. Sea water gets bigger after settling on its surface. Also it makes them smooth. So they are smooth ice The droplets begin to gather along the seashore and break up due to strong waves. 

  It is reported that this phenomenon has been seen earlier in Lake Michigan near Russia and also in Russia. In 2016, in the city of Nida, Siberia, seaside But large ice cubes were found up to a distance of 18 kilometers.They balls were as big as tennis balls.

400 Million People in Asia Have No Electricity

    Union Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that during the last five years, India has formulated several epoch-making policies and initiatives to ensure energy justice for more than 1.3 billion people living in the country.

 

   He said that 400 million people in the Asian region do not have access to electricity due to insufficient and unbalanced energy infrastructure. Similarly, people living in villages are not getting clean electricity. Therefore, safe, stable, economical and better energy is an important responsibility of governments of all countries. 

  Talking about India's energy vision, it was conceptualized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the year 2016 and it is based on four pillars named Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Continuity and Energy Security. 

  He said, "Under our integrated approach to energy planning during the last five years, India has been placing special emphasis on energy access with energy justice which is an important objective in itself."
   Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the orientation of global energy consumption towards Asia is a reality and this change should be rooted in energy justice. Addressing the opening session of the 8th Asian Ministerial Energy Round Table Meeting in Abu Dhabi, Mr. Pradhan said that now we need to ensure that this change is rooted in 'energy justice', which Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned about India's Energy Vision As the most important component of.
   Mr. Pradhan said that emerging Asia will provide a new impetus to economic development globally in the next 20 years. He said that developing economies in the global context would contribute to 80 percent of the incremental global growth. India and China will contribute more than 50 percent in this. 

   Mr. Pradhan said, "Higher demand for energy access and living as well as better prosperity in developing countries will ensure greater demand for energy. In the context of energy efficiency and clean technology, it is necessary for countries with low income and low per capita energy consumption to have definite access to technology and capital. This will ensure better energy security than taking short-term steps to supply and price fossil fuels. ”Mr. Pradhan elaborated on India's energy vision and said that it was conceived by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 and It is based on four pillars called Energy Access, Energy Efficiency, Energy Continuity and Energy Security. 

   He said, "Under our integrated approach to energy planning during the last five years, India has been giving special emphasis on energy access with energy justice which is an important objective in itself." Later Mr. Pradhan called for 'safe, affordable And while addressing the session organized on the theme of "Inclusive Access to Sustainable Energy Services", "In India we have more than 1.3 billion people A need to increase the availability of energy per capita energy consumption is lower than the global average. 

   India is now the third largest energy consumer in the world and its energy demand is growing faster than all major economies of the world. Our share of total global primary energy demand will double to 11 percent by 2040. We are preparing keeping in mind the similar increase in energy demand in the country. For this, extensive investment in the same proportion in the energy sector is necessary. '
   Shri Pradhan said that energy justice in itself will be an important objective under our integrated approach to energy planning. In this context, we are striving to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of the United Nations i.e. SDG 7 soon. To achieve this objective, many transformative policies have been formulated and initiated in India. 

  We are vastly expanding our infrastructure facilities, be it power generation or more renewable and gas based infrastructure facilities such as pipelines, city gas networks, LNG terminals. We started a comprehensive campaign 3 years ago to ensure better access to clean cooking fuel under the Ujjwala scheme and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already given 8 croreth LPG connection two days ago. 

   The 'blue flame revolution' is fast moving forward. LPG coverage has increased from 55 percent five years ago to over 90 percent now. India has achieved the goal of providing electricity to all villages. This year, India is striving to achieve the goal of providing electricity to all households through 'Saubhagya'. Clean transportation is also being given high priority in India. 

   We are going to adopt BS-II fuel directly from BS-II till April 2020. India is moving towards a gas-based economy by increasing the share of gas in the energy mix from 6 percent to 15 percent by 2030. We have built more than 16,000 km of gas pipeline and 11,000 km of additional gas pipeline is under construction.

India-Nepal Partnership Expanded

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal's Prime Minister K.K. P. Sharma Oli today jointly inaugurated South Asia's first cross-border petroleum products pipeline through video conferencing. 

 

   The pipeline connects Motihari in Bihar to Amlekhgunj in Nepal. On this occasion, the Prime Minister of Nepal, Oli expressed appreciation for the early implementation of the important connectivity project. 

  The project has been completed well ahead of schedule. On this occasion, Prime Minister Modi said that the 69 km long Motihari-Amlekhgunj pipeline will provide clean petroleum products to the people of Nepal at an affordable cost. The capacity of this pipeline is two million metric tons per year. 

   He welcomed Prime Minister Oli's announcement that said that the price of petroleum products in Nepal will be reduced by two rupees per liter. Prime Minister Modi said that regular reconciliation at the highest political level has set a forward-looking agenda for the expansion of the India-Nepal partnership. 

   He expressed confidence that bilateral relations between India and Nepal will continue to deepen and expand to different regions. Prime Minister Oli invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Nepal, which he accepted.

India-France Trade Target 15 Billion Euros

     Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said that to achieve the target of 15 billion Euros by 2022, the pace of bilateral trade needs to be increased manifold. Describing the strategic partnership between India and France as an important pillar of India's foreign policy, 

 

   He said that India and France can serve as precursors to peace and stability. India and France should work closely as a precursor to peace and stability. Climate Change: 

  India is committed to achieving the Paris Agreement goals in advance, and held talks with a delegation of French MPs. Talking in Delhi today with the delegation of French MPs headed by the Standing Committee on Economic Affairs and the Senate Ms. Sophie Primas, Mr. Naidu called for closer cooperation in India and France to promote peace and harmony in the world . 

  Shri Naidu said that India always believes in peaceful co-existence with all countries including its neighbors. We do not want anyone to interfere in the internal affairs of our country nor do we want to interfere in the affairs of other countries themselves. 

  The Vice President said that India attaches great importance to its partnership with France in defense cooperation, maritime security, counter-terrorism, space cooperation, economic partnership and other areas. Given this, he suggested the establishment of the Indo-French Parliamentary Friendship Group to promote closer relations between the two countries. 

  He expressed his happiness about France's decision to partner with India under the SmartCity initiative and said that India's development requires huge investment in urban renewal and clean energy. Calling for greater trade, technology and capital flows between the two countries, 

   Mr. Naidu said that climate change is a matter of confidence for the Government of India, reaffirming India's commitment to the Paris Agreement. He said that India is on track to achieve the goals of this agreement. 

  He particularly praised France for organizing a 'One Planit Summit' in this regard. Mr. Naidu recalled his visit to France during the centenary year celebrations of the First World War ceasefire treaty held in November 2018. He said that he had inaugurated the first Indian War Memorial in Villars Guislain in memory of the more than 9,000 Indian heroes who sacrificed themselves in this war. Referring to the long-term and multi-faceted space cooperation between India and France through ISRO and CNES, Mr. Naidu said, "We are committed to taking this cooperation further."