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India, a prominent player inthe APAC gene editing market

Ahmedabad, n the historyof Nobel prizes, it’s beenawarded to 57 women 58times, with Marie Curie beingawarded twice. The 2020Nobel for chemistry is the firsttime an all women team hasbeen awarded the Nobel. Theonly other instance being theNobel peace prize in 1976 tofounders of the NorthernIreland Peace Movement.

Clustered regularlyinterspaced short palindromicrepeats (CRISPR) werediscovered in bacteria in 1987,but their function as antivirusdefence system of bacteriawas elucidated in 2000s.Bacteria take sections of avirus’s DNA into their owngenome using Cas enzyme.The resulting CRISPRsequences allows them todetect a subsequent viral

attack and fight back.Jennifer Doudna and

Emmanuelle Charpentiershowed in 2012, that thebacterial defence systemcould be turned into a ‘cut andpaste’ tool for editing genesequences. The tool ischeaper, less laborious thanother available tools for editinggenes and is more precise.Beyond just reading andsynthesizing gene sequences,CRISPR empowered scientiststo edit genes to modify andcorrect changes.

“Gene editing technologycan help eliminate humaninherited disease, protectendangered species, addressclimate change and improvecrops for resilience and betteryields. Of the various geneediting techniques, CRISPR iswidely accepted and adopteddue to its simplicity as well asefficiency. Asia Pacific isconsidered to be a prominentregion for gene editingproviders.

Dr Shivendra Bajaj,Executive Director, Federationof Seed Industry of India(FSII)said,” The technology canhave the most positive impactin agriculture. It can improveyield, increase food diversity,improve nutrition, develop

disease and pest resistance,control food waste andsupport sustainableagriculture.The above listedongoing improvements willmake crops high yielding whileusing minimal soil resourcesby making their efficient use.”(1-7)

Uttar Pradesh child molester case: CBI gets5-day custody of suspect

Lucknow, A local court onWednesday granted CentralBureau of Investigation (CBI)five-day custody of Ram Bhavan,the junior engineer with thestate irrigation departmentaccused of sexually abusing

minor children and selling theirvideos over the dark web. TheCBI will take him in custody onNovember 26 and bring him backto Banda jail, where he iscurrently lodged, on November30, district government counsel

Manoj Kumar said. While passingthe order, additional district andsessions judge (V) of theProtection of Children fromSexual Offences (POCSO) CourtRizwan Ahmad said the CBI mustfollow all Covid-19 protocols.

UP CM Adityanath warns against harassmentin name of Covid-19 protocols

Lucknow, Harassment inthe name of Covid-19protocols wil l not betolerated, Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath toldofficials on Thursday as heasked them to createawareness and encouragepeople to fol low theguidelines. The chief ministerwarned of stern action ifcomplaints were received, anofficial spokesperson saidhere. Adityanath also clarifiedthat there is no requirementfor police or administrativepermission for organisingwedding functions, the officialsaid. Wedding functions can

be held by complying withnecessary Covid-19 protocolsand guidel ines, thespokesman said, adding thatworkers and band groupmembers are exempted fromthe restrictions on suchevents.

The chief minister haswarned of strict action againstoff icials and pol icemenstopping use of DJs and bandsin weddings, he added. OnMonday, the Uttar Pradeshgovernment issued freshguidelines restricting thenumber of people attendingan indoor event (outsidecontainment zones) to 100.Similarly, in the case ofoutdoor programmes, lessthan 40 per cent of the areaof the venue will be allowedto be occupied by people. Inboth the scenarios, use offace masks, sanit isers,thermal scanning andmaintaining social distancingare mandatory. The chiefminister warned of sternaction if complaints werereceived, an off icialspokesperson said here.

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Madhya Pradesh: Govt watchdog to check contentand filming of scenes in movies and series

Bhopal, The MadhyaPradesh (MP) government willkeep an eye on the contentand scenes of movies andserials filmed at the holy andhistorical places in the state,said Narottam Mishra, the MPhome minister, on Tuesday.The state government tookthis decision after there wasa controversy over a kissingscene in a web series ASuitable Boy, based on VikramSeth’s novel of the samename, which was filmed atMaheshwar Temple inKhargone district. An FIR hasbeen registered at Rewaagainst two executives ofstreaming platform Netflix forallegedly insulting religioussentiments.

Mishra said, “We havedirected the district officers torecord videos of the shootingof movies and series inheritage buildings and holyplaces of MP.” “Obscenepictures can’t be filmed at holyplaces. A team of officers willcheck scenes and content. Incase of any mistake andviolation, the director and

producer will be heldresponsible and the districtadministration will take actionagainst them,” said Mishra.

According to an officer oftourism department, “Strictguidelines will be formed tocheck the content and scenes.The entertainment companywill have to adhere to theguidelines while shooting inMP.” However, people in thetourism industry say it willdissuade the entertainmentindustry from choosing MP forshooting. A tourism companyowner Akshay Hunka said,“We are also not in a favourof such scenes which hurt anykind of sentiments, but suchguidelines, producers anddirectors will not choosedestinations in MP forshooting.” Congressspokesperson JP Dhanopiasaid, “The formulation ofguidelines is a good step but itshouldn’t be against thefreedom of expression andspeech. In the name ofkeeping an eye on such things,the BJP-led state governmentwill do moral policing.”

Livpurelaunches World's 1stRO WaterPurifier with70% water recovery

Ahmedabad, A frontrunnerin delivering a healthy andsustainable living, Livpure hasrolled yet another futuristicrange that is a bigbreakthrough in RO (ReverseOsmosis) based waterpurifiers. According to AsianDevelopment Bank's forecast,by 2030, India will have awater deficit of 50 percent.Livpure has launched variouscampaigns in the past like#CuttingPaani and#RiversInABottle to spreadawareness about the waterconservation. Livpure's latestRO will deliver 70% waterrecovery against 25 to 30%recovery available from theexisting ROs. This will save

around 20,000 liters of waterper household per year,thereby contributing in a bigway in conserving water inIndia and across manycountries in the world.

Livpure has launchedZinger and Platino+ Copper,which delivers 70% waterrecovery and offers greatvalue for money forconsumers. The brand hasalso introduced Magna, thepremium model which delivers80% recoveryand is availablewith in select markets andchannels. The product willsoon be launched nationally.The company has applied forthe patent for this invention ofdelivering High Waterrecovery. Speaking on thelaunch, Navneet Kapoor,Chairman and ManagingDirector, Livpure said,"Waterscarcity is one of the biggestchallenges across the world,and more importantly in India.We started investing to solvelow recovery issue associatedwith RO based water purifiers4 years back. Livpure has beensponsoring many Innovationprojects in Israel since 2017through the India IsraelInnovation Bridge supportedby both Governments. (1-7)

W. RLY. OPERATED ITS FIRST KISAN RAIL BETWEENLAXMIBAI NAGAR AND NEW GUWAHATI

1st pic is of Hon’ble MP Shri Shankar Lalwani flagging off the Kisan Rail from LaxmibaiNagar. 2nd pic is of the train ready for departure to New Guwahati. In 3rd pic, Honble MPShri Shankar Lalwani addressing the gathering & the 4th pic depicts a view of dignitaries onstage on this occasion.

Ahmedabad, In a uniqueinitiative to help farmers tosend their perishable agroproducts to inter-statemarkets without any delay,the first ever Kisan RailParce l spec ia l t ra in ofWestern Rai lway wasflagged off from LaxmibaiNagar near Indore to NewGuwahat i by Hon’b leMember of Parliament ShriShankar Lalwani on 24thNovember, 2020 in thepresence of var iousdigni tat ies a long withDivisional Railway Managerof Ratlam Division. Shri AlokKansal- General Manager ofWestern Rly has taken keeninterest in this regard & haspaved way for suitableimplementat ion of th isinit iative, with his ableguidance & support. Thistra in No 00907/00908Laxmibai Nagar – NewGuwahati Kisan Rail is aweekly special train whichwill depart from LaxmibaiNagar station at 15.00 hrsevery Tuesday and wil lreach New Guwahati at15.25 hrs every Thursday.Similarly, Train No. 00908New Guwahati – LaxmibaiNagar Special will departfrom New Guwahati at 22.00hrs every Thursday from26th Nov, 2020 and willarrive Laxmibai Nagar at22.15 hrs on Saturday. Thisis the first of its kind weekly

Kisan parcel special train torun by WR betweenLaxmibai Nagar and NewGuwahati, which will runupto February 2021.

According to a pressrelease issued by Shri SumitThakur- Chief Publ icRelations Officer of WesternRly, Kisan Rail will help intransporting agriculturalproduce, especial lyperishable commodities, atcheaper rates and aidfarmers in getting the rightprice for their crops. Theweekly train will provideseamless connectivity amongfarmers, markets andconsumers. All the requiredmeasures have been taken tosafely transport perishablevegetables and fruits. Anyfarmer, or any otherinterested party, can directlybook their consignments onthis train without any lowerlimit on the size of theconsignment. Theconsignment can be as smallas 50-100 kgs, and can bebooked from any stoppingstation to any other stoppingstation. Shri Thakur statedthat the Kisan Rail is a partof the Central Government’scommitment to increase theincome of farmers. It wasannounced to run the KisanRail in the 2020-21 budget,in which per ishableagricultural products likevegetables and fruits can be

transported in a short timefrom one city to another.Looking at the commercialdemand for transportation ofOnion and Potatoes, as wellas perishable fruits andvegetables, it was decided torun ‘Kisan Rail’ special train,under the Operation Greenas a part of AatmanirbharBharat Abhiyan. It willgreatly benefit the farmersas they can transport theirfarm produce at 50%subsidy provided by MoFPI.It is worth mentioning thatdespite toughest challengesduring corona lockdown,Western Railway has been

running var ious parcelspecial trains to transportseveral types ofcommodities, in addition tothe milk special trains. Incontinuation to these efforts,now WR has started to runits first Kisan parcel specialtrain between LaxmibaiNagar near Indore and NewGuwahati. The first trip ofthis Kisan Rail departed fromLakshmi Nagar on 24thNovember, 2020 carrying 180Tonnes of onions. The traincomprised of total 20coaches, with 18 coachescarrying 10 tonnes of onionsper coach and 2 coaches havebeen left empty, for loadingenroute stations. This trainwi l l have halts at SantHirdaram Nagar, Bina, Jhansi,Kanpur, Lucknow, Gorakhpur,Chhapra, Hajipur, Katihar,Kishanganj, New Jalpaiguriand Changsari stations inboth directions.

Gold expected to trade in Rs. 48500-53000/10gm range: Motilal Oswal Financial Services

Ahmedabad, As per areport - Commodity Insight:Gold Crackles this Diwali,Moti lal Oswal FinancialServices recommendsaccumulating gold with everydip towards Rs.49, 500-48,500, which is a good rangeto buy with short-termupsides being capped aroundRs.52,000 - 53,000. ComexGold is expected to form abase around $1880 - 1840,while rallies are likely to becapped in the range of $1940- $1975. On the longer-termperspective, MotilalOswal Financial Servicesmaintains the target of $2500on the Comex and Rs.65000-67000 on domestic front.Over the last decade, gold inIndia has given a return of159%. When compared tothe equities, Dow Jones hasgiven around 154% and thedomestic equity index Nifty 50has given 93% returns in thesame period, which makesgold a star performer andparticularly justifying the

objective of protectingagainst inf lat ion anddepreciating rupee for Indianinvestors. Gold hasperformed very well till nowon YoY basis. Except for thesmall dips in between, goldprices have not disappointedinvestors. Central banks cutinterest rates and providedliquidity in the market tosupport the ailing economy.Global interest rates arecurrently near zero level andare expected to remain lowfor some time. Fed Chairmanin his past policy statementhas mentioned that it might notgo into negative territory w.r.t.interest rates, but keep theselow levels till 2023. Accordingto WGC, India’s gold demandin the fourth quarter isexpected to recover afterfalling 30% in the previousquarter as festivals areexpected to strengthen retailjewellery purchases. Theyexpect Q4 would be betterthan Q3 due to pent-updemand and festivals.(19-10)

Manish Goel to enter ZeeTV's Hamariwali Good News

Ahmedabad, Zee TVrecently presented a heart-warming story that capturesthe essence of the ever-evolving dynamics of the saas-bahu relationship in Indiansociety. Titled HamariwaliGood News, it showcases aunique role reversal betweenthe daughter-in-law Navya(Srishti Jain) and her mother-in-law Renuka (Juhi Parmar)to give their family the much

awaited 'Good News.'Versatile actress Juhi Parmarplays the role of Renuka in theshow, who is the mother-in-law and the lifeline of theTiwari family. Shakti Anand,on the other hand, is seenessaying the pivotal characterof Mukund, who is Renuka'shusband and Navya's father-in-law. A grocery shop owner,known for being a miser, hefollows the motto of, 'Jaisachal raha hai badiya hai, whatis the need for change?'

We've seen how Renukaand Mukund have been distantfrom each other and whilewe've seen the duo clash andargue like every couple,recently Renuka was trying tomake an attempt to get closerto Mukund once again.However, it looks like a newcharacter is all set to take theirarguments to a whole newlevel. Manish Goel is all set toenter as Dr. Raghav inHamariwali Good News and itis his past equation withRenuka that will take theTiwaris by storm. (20-4) From 5 days to 5 hours: Making credit

flow again in India during the pandemicWhen COVID-19 created a

massive health crisis acrossIndia this year, it also triggeredan unprecedented creditfreeze. Millions of peoplewere ordered to stay at homefor months on-end, so lendersand customers could not meetface-to-face–a traditionalprerequisite for doingbusiness. No meetings meantalmost no new loans.

“The lending businesscame to a standstill to almostzero from April to June as thewhole country was under alockdown,” recalls GauravAggarwal, head of unsecuredloans at Paisabazaar.com,India’s largest marketplacefor personal lending products.The worst of the lockdownsappears over, at least for now.But India is far from being outof the pandemic woods and isworking hard on two primetasks–getting on top of thevirus and getting its economygoing.

To achieve the latter, creditmust again flow freely. Now asix-year-old fintech startup,

Paisabazaar.com has steppedup with a new solution. It’susing cloud computing andmachine learning to digitallyoverhaul the processessurrounding personal loanapplications and approvals somoney that can get toconsumers andbusinesspeople faster.

What used to takeanywhere between five daysto a week before thepandemic is now being donein less than 24 hours, and insome cases as quickly as fivehours. Applying for a personalbank loan or a credit card inthe traditional way can be adrawn-out affair. Either acustomer visits a bank, or abank representative comes tothem to verify their identity.Paper application forms arefilled out and supportingdocuments are collected formanually checking. When thelockdowns were imposed,these physical and in-personprocesses were broken, andlending more or less stopped.(20-4)

Bihar: Cops rescue womandoctor abducted in Sitamarhi

Patna, The police rescueda woman doctor fromneighbouring Madhubanidistrict late Wednesday withinfive hours of her abductionfrom Sitamarhi. Confirmingthe action, Sitamarhisuperintendent of Police AnilKumar said that the womandoctor had been safelyrescued from her abductorswhile they were trying to fleeto a safer place. “As soon asI got the information aboutthe abduction, I talked toMadhubani SP Satyaprakashseeking his help to nab theabductors as they wereheading towards Madhubanidistrict with the doctor. Oneof our teams, led by ASPSitamarhi, was already ontheir trail,” said the SP.

The doctor waskidnapped along with herdriver in her own vehicle atgunpoint by two men, whenshe was returning to herresidence from her nursing

home on Wednesdayevening. Kumar added thatthe abductors’ van (whichwas the doctor’s own vehicle)was intercepted nearChanpure mor (turn) onBasaith Madhwapur sectionon DKBM Road.

“The abductors left thevehicle before trying toescape after spotting thepolice team, led by thestation house officer ofBenipatti police station inneighbouring Madhubanidistrict. The policemennabbed them after chasingthem for nearly one kilometreand rescued the doctor,identified as Dr DaiseyJaiswal, a resident ofSitamarhi town,” Kumar said.Talking to HT, SP MadhubaniSatyaprakash said, “Weprovided all assistance, thedoctor was handed over toASP Sitamarhi after asuccessful operation,” hesaid.

Union farm minister Tomar invitesprotesting farmers for talks on Dec 3

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New Delhi, As farmersfrom Punjab marched to Delhito protest the Centre’s newfarm laws, Union agricultureminister Narendra SinghTomar on Thursday invitedthem for talks on December 3to resolves differences.Appealing the farmers to notagitate, the Union agricultureminister assured that the talkwill have a positive outcome.“I want to appeal to ourfarmer brothers to not agitate.We are ready to talk aboutissues and resolve differences.I am sure that our dialoguewill have a positive result,”Narendra Singh Tomar said,according to news agencyANI. “The new farm laws were

the need of the hour. In thecoming time, it’s going tobring revolutionary changes.We have spoken at thesecretary level in Punjab todispel wrong notions of ourfarmer brothers there. We willtalk on December 3,” headded.

The farmers are protestingthe three farm laws that tookeffect from September 27after President Ram NathKovind gave his assent. Thesituation at Haryana-Delhiborder remains tense asthousands of farmersmarched during the‘Delhi?Chalo’ protest againstthe Centre’s farm laws. Earlierthis morning, Haryana policeused water cannon and teargas near Ambala to stop thefarmers from reaching thenational capital, an action thatis being widely criticised as theforce had resorted to the samemeasure on Wednesdayevening during freezing coldweather. Delhi chief minister

Arvind Kejriwal on Thursdaymorning criticised the moveand said that “peaceful protestis farmers’ constitutionalright”. “The farmers areprotesting against all threelaws by the centre. Instead oftaking this bill back, thefarmers are being stoppedfrom protesting peacefully.Water cannons are being usedon them. Such kind of injusticeon farmers is not fair. Peacefulprotest is their constitutionalright,” Kejriwal wrote onTwitter.

Haryana has completelysealed off its border withPunjab and the security atDelhi-Haryana border was alsotightened on Thursdaymorning to stop the protestingfarmers from entering thenational capital. Delhi Police onWednesday had said that it hasdenied permission to severalfarmer organisations toprotest in the city against thefarm laws on November 26and 27.

New Delhi, CentralSelection Board of Constables,Bihar has announced the datefor constable recruitmentexam under advertisementnumber 05/2020. The CSBCBihar will conduct theconstable recruitment examon March 14 and 21. Theonline application process forCSBC Bihar constablerecruitment began onNovember 13 and will close onDecember 14. Therecruitment drive is beingconducted to fi l l 8415vacancies.

18-25 years for

unreserved categorycandidates. The upper agelimit for OBC and EBC male is27 years and for femalecandidates under thesecategories, the limit is 28years.

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Interested candidates canapply online at csbc.bih.nic.inon or before December 14.Click here to check officialnotification.Three of a family die after stepbrother

allegedly sets house on fireBhopal, A man, his wife

and teenaged daughterburned to death, while histeenaged son was seriouslyinjured, after the man’sstepbrother allegedly settheir house on fire over aproperty dispute in MadhyaPradesh’s Anuppur district,656km east of Bhopal, earlyThursday, police said.

After setting the houseon fire, the stepbrotherallegedly hanged himself inhis room, said ML Solanki,superintendent of police,Anuppur. The in juredteenager was rushed to anearby hospital from wherehe was referred to theShahdol district hospital,

said the SP. Solanki said thedoor to the house was foundlocked from the outside. Thedeceased man’s brothersaid, “Our stepbrother hadbeen f ight ing wi th mybrother over property for along time. On Wednesdaynight too, they had a fightover some issue.”“According to villagers, thestepbrother pouredkerosene oil on the houseand set it on fire around 2amon Thursday. Later, he wentto his house and ki l ledhimself. The villagers triedto douse the fire and somerushed to nab him, but hewas found dead,” sa idSolanki.

Bengal govt makes attendance mustin offices to oppose Bharat Bandh

Kolkata, The MamataBanerjee administration inWest Bengal has made itmandatory for governmentofficials to attend office onThursday to foil the BharatBandh ca l led by t radeunions. The governmenthas warned that if anyofficial is absent from office,it would be treated as diesnon or break in service. Thisis, however, not the firsttime that the governmenthas taken such a stand sincethe Trinamool Congress-ledgovernment came to powerin 2011.

The nationwide strike hasbeen jo int ly ca l led byvar ious centra l un ionsprotesting against variouspolicies of the government.More than 250 mi l l ionworkers from across thecountry are expected toparticipate in the Bandh.“The Bengal governmenthas its own views on someof the issues for which thestrike has been called. Thegovernment is also againstthe Bandh culture. Hence ithas been decided that allgovernment off ices wil lremain open and attendanceof employees wi l l bemandatory,” said a topofficial in the government.

The strike began at 6amThursday. Railway servicesin both Howrah and Sealdahdivisions were disrupted asBandh supporters blockedtrains at multiple places and

stations across the state.Banana leaves were hurledon overheard wires todisrupt power so that trainscouldn’t operate. Therewere very few taxis at thepre-paid taxis stands andpassengers had to wait toget one. In some places,such as Garia in southKolkata, there were reportsthat protesters hurled bricksat government buses,breaking the windshields, ina bid to stop them. In someplaces, bus passengerswere forced to get down byBandh supporters. “The buspassengers were neverforced. We urged them toget down. This is a people’sBandh,” said a Bandhsupporter, request inganonymity. In the morning,Left and Congress supporterstook to the streets in Kolkatato back the all-India strikecall and blocked arterialroads and busy intersections.There was heavy policedeployment to maintain lawand order. Heatedaltercations also broke outbetween the police andBandh supporters.