India this week
Induja Tyagi, 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.
Kejriwal announces free wi-fi
News: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the Delhi Cabinet has approved of his proposal to install free Wi-Fi internet service in the capital. He said that every user will be provided with 15 GB data free per month. According to the proposal, 11,000 hotspots will be set up, out of which 4000 will be installed near bus stops and the remaining near assembly constituencies across Delhi.
Views: This decision seems more like a political incentive rather than a call for development, considering it is targeted at the youth that makes up a chunk of the voting population. It would have been better if the government focused on other development initiatives.
Vidhi Batra, AIS Noida, XII H
Kerala swamped by incessant rains
News: Kerala is being ravaged by floods due to heavy rains which have led to the death of more than 60 people. 2,27,333 people have been evacuated and shifted to 1,551 relief camps across the state. Several teams from the Indian Army, Navy, National Disaster Relief Response (NDRF), fishermen and volunteers have engaged in the rescue operations.
Views: The devastating situation caused by floods in Kerala and other states like Maharashtra, Gujarat and Assam, indicates that calamities have become a common occurrence and that they can no more be called ‘natural’ disasters. These are visibly the consequences of the indifferent attitude of humans toward nature. While the whole nation has come together for rescue operations and donations, which is commendable, it’s about time for us to start acting in order to save the environment.
Ananya Singal, AIS Gur 43, XII D
Davis cup asked to be shifted
News: India has asked International Tennis Federation (ITF) to move their forthcoming Davis Cup tie from Pakistan to a neutral venue. This request has come as a result of the political tensions that have arisen between the two countries due to the revocation of Article 370, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, by the Indian Government.
Views: India’s demand to ITF to move the Davis Cup to a neutral venue clearly reflects the already existent tensions between India and Pakistan, which were further escalated after the abrogation of Article 370. Since Pakistan has already shown its displeasure by making changes in the bilateral trade relations at its end, India’s demand does not seem unjustified, because the team’s security is highly compromised in such a scenario.
Shreya Chopra, Sem III, ASCO, AUMP
Kohli breaks 26-year-old record
News: Virat Kohli went on to become the highest run-scorer against West Indies in ODIs. He attained the record during India’s second ODI when he scored 19 runs more than the previous record of 1930 runs which was set by Javed Miandad 26 years ago. While Miandad took 64 innings to make the record, Kohli was able to outrun the same in just 34 innings.
Views: Virat Kohli has shown exemplary performance as a batsman and skipper, and the pressure of being the captain has only blazed and refined this diamond of a sportsman. This perhaps serves as a befitting reply to those who questioned his captaincy post India’s ouster from the world cup. Undoubtedly, he is an unstoppable batsman of the present cricket era!
Stuti Kakkar, AIS Saket, XII E
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