Akashvani , National news, All India Radio News

NAMASKAR! A warm welcome to 'World News: an Indian perspective on All India Radio.This is R.S.RAGHU and with me is RENUKA bringing glimpses of the major developments of the day from across the globe. Over the next half an hour, we shall bring you the latest from the world of politics, economy, sports, entertainment and more.

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THE HEADLINES:

• India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting concludes in Bangkok today; Political, economic, defence and health issues discussed.

• Home Ministry of India says, no directions given to provide flats to 'illegal' Rohingya migrants in New Delhi.

• Textile sector to focus on recycling and digitization, asks Indian Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal.

• China's Sichuan province orders all factories to shut down to tackle power shortage.

• Britain's consumer price inflation jumps to 10.1 percent, highest since 1982.

• US President Joe Biden brings climate change and health-care spending bill into force.

• Indian government undertakes Project Cheetah to re-establish endangered species.

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INDIA-THAI MEETING

The 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting concluded on Wednesday in Bangkok. The meeting was co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Don Pramudwinai, and India's Minister of External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar.

After the meeting, Dr S Jaishankar tweeted that, productive conversations were held to further strengthen our all encompassing bilateral relationship. Both sides also discussed advancing contacts in political, economic, security as well as defence, connectivity and health domains.

Dr. Jaishankar also said as Myanmar's neighbors, India and Thailand exchanged views on the situation. He said both sides also discussed cooperation within the ASEAN and BIMSTEC.

Dr Jaishankar said that India and Thailand also shared their perspectives on the Indo-Pacific.

The Indian External Affairs Minister tweeted that agreements signed on cooperation in Health and Broadcasting will take the ties forward between two countries.

Dr. S Jaishankar arrived in Thailand on Tuesday to attend India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting. Both the countries are celebrating 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations.

He began his Thailand visit by meeting the Indian community. Addressing them in Bangkok,Dr. Jaishankar said that India's relationship with the ASEAN has emerged as a key cornerstone of India's foreign policy.

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INDIA-FRANCE

Indian Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised on Wednesday of the signing of Contract between the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development,France on behalf of the International Transport Forum and the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council, India to support the International Transport Forum activities on the Indian Transport Sector. The Contract was signed on 6th July, 2022. The activities to be carried out under this Contract will lead to New scientific results, New policy insights, Capacity building through increased scientific interaction, Identification of technology options for decarbonization of transport sector.

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HOME MINISTRY - ROHINGYAS

India's Home Ministry on Wednesday clarified that it has not given any directions to provide Economically Weaker Section flats to Rohingya illegal migrants at Bakkarwala in New Delhi. Delhi government had proposed to shift the Rohingyas to a new location. Home Ministry said in a release that it has directed the Delhi government to ensure that the Rohingya illegal foreigners will continue at the present location at Kanchan Kunj, Madanpur Khadar. The Home Ministry has already taken up the matter of deportation of illegal foreigners with the concerned country through the Ministry of External Affairs.

It said illegal foreigners are to be kept in the Detention Centre till their deportation as per law.

Delhi government has not declared the present location as a Detention Centre and they have been directed to do it immediately.

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GOYAL TEXTILES

Indian Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal has stressed on innovation across all value chains in the Textile sector. In his Keynote address at the 10th Edition of Asian Textiles Conference TEXCON in New Delhi on Wednesday, Mr Goyal urged the Textile sector to focus on recycling and digitization. The Minister said, the role of Textiles sector has been extremely important for India in the past 75 years and now it has crucial role in expanding its economy.

Mr Goyal said, there should be thrust on high quality products and scale to meet the growing needs of world market.

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HOTSPOT

In today's HOTSPOT section, we bring you Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Series Special: India's Agriculture potential & food security with Ashok Gulati, Former Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Senior Journalist Harvir Singh.

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CHINA- ELECTRICITY

In China, Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down until Saturday to tackle a power shortage in the region. There is a blistering heat wave across the country that has sent power demand soaring and dried up reservoirs. State media reported that the province announced industrial power cuts to 19 cities and prefectures from Monday to Saturday.

Sichuan is China's lithium mining hub and a key manufacturing location for the semiconductor and solar panel industries and the power shortage will hit factories of Apple supplier Foxconn and Intel. Several Chinese companies have warned their production could be affected by the Sichuan power cut.

The extreme heat in China has also caused crop failures in many parts of the country, adding to inflationary pressures last month.

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CHINA-POPULATION

Chinese authorities issued new guidelines to promote population growth amid falling birth rate. In a rare occurrence, a total of 17 Chinese government departments on Tuesday jointly released a guideline on support policies in finance, tax, housing, employment, education and other fields to create a fertility-friendly society and encourage families to have more children,as the country’s latest “Three child policy” found less traction among the population in child-

bearing age. China’s National Health Authority said on Tuesday, China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world's lowest birth rates. The authority said it would carry out reproductive health promotion to enhance public awareness while "preventing unintended pregnancy and reducing abortions that are not medically necessary."

China's fertility rate of 1.16 in 2021 was far below the 2.1 OECD standard for a stable population and among the lowest in the world.

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TAIWAN-FIGHTER PLANES

Taiwanese F-16 fighters roared into the night sky on Wednesday in a show of force in front of the media. The fighter planes demonstrated the military's determination to defend the democratically governed island in the face of days of Chinese war games. China, which claims Taiwan as its territory, has been carrying out military exercises around the island after a visit earlier this month by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi.Her visit was followed by five US lawmakers on Sunday and Monday.

The government-organised trip to the key Hualien air base on Taiwan's mountainous east coast was the first to a military facility since the Chinese exercises began. Reporters watched ground crew demonstrate how they rapidly upload weapons onto F-16s, including Boeing Co's (BA.N) Harpoon anti-ship missiles.

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UK INFLATION

In Britain, consumer price inflation in jumped to 10.1 percent in July, the highest since February 1982. It becomes the first major rich economy to see price growth hit double digits as surging food costs intensified. Despite warning this month that a recession was likely, the Bank of England raised its key rate by 0.5 percent to 1.75 percent- its first half-point rise since 1995.

Britain is not alone in facing soaring price growth but it is the first in the Group of Seven economies to experience inflation above 10 percent. Many economists believe US inflation has already topped out after it dropped to 8.5 percent in July from a four-decade high of 9.1 percent in June. British finance minister Nadhim Zahawi said fighting inflation was his top priority and the government was working on options to reduce household energy bills.

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BIDEN-CLIMATE-HEALTH CARE

US President Joe Biden has signed a massive climate change and health-care spending bill into law. The Climate-Health Care Bill aims to bring changes in the way medicines are priced. According to the White House, 740 billion dollar bill is the biggest commitment to counter climate change in the history of the United States.

The sweeping bill allocates more than 300 billion dollar to be invested in energy and climate reform. It is the largest federal clean energy investment in US history.The law will also cap prescription drug costs at 2,000 dollar out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients. It is expected to help nearly 13 million Americans in paying for their healthcare insurance.

The House of Representatives on Friday approved the measure on a party-line 220-207 vote.

It was passed the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking a 50-50 tie in that chamber.

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PROJECT CHEETAH

The government of India has undertaken the ambitious Project Cheetah, which aims to re-establish the species in its historical range in the country. Reintroduction of wild species particularly the Cheetah is being undertaken as per the guidelines of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Environment Ministry said processes like disease screening, quarantine of release candidates as well as transportation of live wild animals across continents require careful planning and execution. It said reports in certain sections of the media that African Cheetahs still stuck in transit are completely unfounded.

Environment Ministry said all precautions are being taken to ensure success of the project.

Upon arrival, the Cheetahs will be kept under quarantine and observed before release. While the agreement has been signed with Namibia, the process of signing of MoU with South Africa is underway.

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NASA-MOON ROCKET

NASA’s new moon rocket arrived at the launch pad on Wednesday ahead of its debut flight in less than two weeks. The 98-meter rocket emerged from its mammoth hangar late Tuesday night, drawing crowds of Kennedy Space Center workers. NASA is aiming for an August 29 liftoff for the lunar test flight. There will be three mannequins - test dummies inside the crew capsule atop the rocket, swarming with sensors to measure radiation and vibration.

The capsule will fly around the moon in a distant orbit for a couple weeks, before heading back for a splashdown in the Pacific. The entire flight should last six weeks.

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POTPOURRI

And now let's listen to our special segment Potpourri. Pandit Jasraj has enthralled the music lovers world over. His legacy includes memorable performances of classical and semi-classical vocal music, classical and devotional music, albums and film soundtracks.Today happens to be his death anniversary.

An acclaimed classical vocalist, Pandit Jasraj belonged to the Mewati musical apprenticeship lineage. His musical career was spanned over 75 years. He taught music to amateur and professional students in India, Europe, Canada and the United States.

Pandit Jasraj taught music to amateur and professional students in India, Europe, Canada and the United States.

The Government of India has awarded Pandit Jasraj with Padma Shri in 1975, Padma Bhushan in 1990 and Padma Vibhushan in 2000. He was also awarded with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987.

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AZAD BHARAT-AIR

Over the past 75 years since independence, India's largest public service broadcaster, All India Radio has been the proverbial story teller for the 1.3 billion citizens across the country.

All India Radio is celebrating 75 years of freedom with a series, Azad Bharat Ki Baat-Akashvani Ke Saath. It showcases the journey of India since independence in various walks of life through the story telling of All India Radio.

In today’s episode we bring you the story of how the Constitution, the Soul of Indian Republic, came into effect.

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BRAZIL-PREZ POLL

Brazil’s Presidential election campaign officially began on Tuesday. The first round of the Presidential election will take place on October 2nd. Former President Lula da Silva is leading all polls against incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. He has a 12-percentage-point lead over Bolsonaro, according to a poll published on Monday.The survey by IPEC, showed Lula with 44 percent of voter support against 32 percent for Bolsonaro.

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A QUICK LOOK AT THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN –

• India-Thailand Joint Commission Meeting concludes in Bangkok today; Political, economic,defence and health issues discussed.

• Home Ministry of India says, no directions given to provide flats to 'illegal' Rohingya migrants in New Delhi.

• Textile sector to focus on recycling and digitization, asks Indian Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal.

• China's Sichuan province orders all factories to shut down to tackle power shortage.

• Britain's consumer price inflation jumps to 10.1 percent, highest since 1982.

• US President Joe Biden brings climate change and health-care spending bill into force.

• Indian government undertakes Project Cheetah to re-establish endangered species.

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