India this week
Yashika Aneja, GT Network
While we sit on our couch just breathing, a lot of things happen around us, and sometimes in our very own country. We bring you the ones worth mentioning.
Post-paid services in J&K renewed
News: On October 13, the government declared its decision to renew the post-paid services in J&K, 72 days after they were first snapped due to abrogation of Article 370. Mobile services like voice calls and SMS are operational again, benefitting the state’s 40 lakh post-paid subscribers. However, the internet facility is still unavailable.
Views: The traumatising events that followed the rescindment of Article 370 disheartened the citizens of the state. They were further dispirited when telecom services in the region were shut down. However, the news of the renewal that allows them to connect with their families and friends living outside the state once again comes as a reassurance.
Shyla Basu, AIS Pushp Vihar, X F
Section 144 in Ayodhya
News: Section 144 has been imposed in the district till December 10 in anticipation of Supreme Court’s decree on the issue of disputed land, and also because of upcoming festivities, keeping in mind the safety of the citizens. Requests from VHP leaders to light diyas at the site on Diwali have caused an equal demand from the other side to offer Namaz there. Thus any activity in the region is restricted, barring the use of drones, and the sale and purchase of crackers as well.
Views: To ensure order in Ayodhya during large public-gatherings and to prevent any riots that may spring up, the sanction of Section 144 is essential. However, the execution of it should be in such a way that the citizens do not feel deprived of their Right to Freedom in the long run.
Vidhi Vivek, AIS Noida, XI G
Air quality in Delhi depressed
News: With the return of the stubble burning season, the quality of air in Delhi has begun to deteriorate once again. The overall AQI in the capital touched the 301 mark, placing it in the category of ‘very poor’, first time in three months. A health advisory has been issued by Centre-run System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). With Diwali overhead, the air quality is likely to sink even further.
Views: Despite the ban on stubble burning, the latest images released by NASA depict a few fire incidents in north-west India, showcasing how the ban hasn’t been effective. Moreover, the sale of illegal crackers is soaring high. This only shows we are still not taking the problem of low quality air seriously, which is an extremely bad news.
Stuti Mehrotra, AIS Gurugram 43, XI D
Abhijit Banerjee receives Nobel Prize
News: Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian American economist, along with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer, will receive the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for their experiment-based approach towards alleviating poverty at the global level. As an outcome of one of their studies, more than 5 million poor Indian children have benefitted from programmes of remedial tutoring in schools. These Economics Laureates’19 will be awarded with a cash prize of 9 million kronor, a medal and a diploma on December 10 this year.
Views: Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer very well deserve the Nobel Prize for their groundbreaking project. And not only this has been extremely important for the ones who have won, but also to the entire nation who is very proud of them. Indian kids now have another Nobel Prize winner of their own country to look up to.
Anika Joshi, AIS Vasundhara 1, X A
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