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Topic: Varanasi

Tracing history, significance of stolen idol of Annapurna that Yogi installed in Varanasi today

Statue was smuggled out of India by Norman MacKenzie, a Canadian lawyer and arts patron, in 1913. It was handed to Indian envoy to Canada last year but pandemic delayed its return.

Is it brinjal or tomato? No, it’s ‘Brimato’, just like ‘Pomato’ grafted by Varanasi scientists

ICAR-IIVR says each Brimato plant can yield 3-4 kg brinjal and 2-3 kg tomato. It will help grow more in smaller spaces like semi-urban and urban areas, and reduce costs.

‘Judicial courtesy & decorum’ — why Allahabad HC stayed survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque

Civil court had directed ASI survey this year, despite HC staying proceedings in 1998. Case relates to allegation that Gyanvapi mosque is built on a demolished temple.

Day or night, workers push hard to finish PM Modi’s pet Kashi Vishwanath Dham project

Designed by architect Bimal Patel, the Rs 400-crore Kashi Vishwanath Dham project aims to ease congestion in and around the Shiva shrine in Varanasi.

Kashi Vishwanath makeover races to meet Nov deadline, blending heritage with the modern

Work at Kashi Vishwanath temple complex is going on round the clock, Varanasi commissioner is confident of meeting November deadline. Architect Bimal Patel says project will fit in well with ancient city’s heritage.

High presence of microplastics in Ganga, level of pollution maximum in Varanasi, study says

The testing was carried out in collaboration with National Institute of Oceanography in Goa and water samples were collected from Ganga at Haridwar, Kanpur & Varanasi.

Modi set for Varanasi visit this week as BJP gears up for 2022 UP election

PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency, on 15 July. He is expected to inaugurate the Rudraksha Convention Center, built with the help of Japan.

BJP eyes bigger role in UP for Modi’s man who scripted Varanasi ‘Covid turnaround’

Former IAS officer AK Sharma is credited with making Varanasi a relatively safer place in a state where Covid has wreaked havoc, exposing administrative inefficiency & mismanagement.

How Varanasi cut Covid cases from 1,000+ to under 300 — thanks to Modi’s man, an ex-IAS officer

PMO sent one of Modi’s most trusted lieutenants — A.K. Sharma, now a BJP MLC in Uttar Pradesh — to Varanasi last month to supervise the Covid situation.

In UP’s two worst-hit districts, the fight is just to get tested

According to UP government, it is conducting 2.25 lakh-2.35 lakh tests every day, but state’s testing/million rate lags below the national average.  

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.