GIST OF THE HINDU..25 APRIL 2022

 GIST OF THE HINDU..25 APRIL 2022

1. The inaugural of “The Commission for Dialogue” with the United Kingdom on the Falkland Islands has run into rough weather as members of the commission from the BJP declined to attend the event after the party expressed uneasiness over the launch just two days after hosting U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

2. Palli village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first panchayat in the country to become carbon-neutral, fully powered by solar energy. All its records have been digitised and the benefits of all the Central schemes are available in this village around 17 km from Jammu.

3. Poland has been one of the most vocal members of the European Union and NATO in demanding tougher sanctions and more defence spending to counter Russia’s war in Ukraine. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who will speak at the Raisina Dialogue of the External Affairs Ministry, hopes India will take a more critical stance against Russia’s actions now.

5. French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday defeated his rival Marine Le Pen in presidential elections, projections showed, prompting a wave of relief in Europe that the far-right had been prevented from taking power.

6. Centrist Mr. Macron was set to win 57-58.5% of the vote compared with Ms. Le Pen on 41.5-43%, according to projections by polling firms for French television channels based on a sample of the vote count.

7. American author Dave Pelzer said, “Something good comes out of every crisis.” And never have these words rung truer than during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Venguswamy Ramaswamy, Global Head, TCS iON.

8. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has officially engaged the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) as a partner for its preparations for the Assembly election in 2023, Telangana Municipal Administration Minister K.T. Rama Rao revealed here on Sunday.

9.Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said there was a need to amend the anti-defection legislation in the country to plug existing loopholes.

10. Paying tribute to the late Lata Mangeshkar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said she was India’s cultural ambassador who left an indelible imprint in the world of music over her nearly eight-decade-long career.

Mr. Modi was speaking at Shanmukhananda Hall in Mumbai, where he received the first Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, instituted in memory of the legendary singer who passed away in February this year, aged 92.