As the new guidelines for Unlock 5.0 come into force from October 1, several services are resuming on October 15. From schools, colleges, and coaching institutes to cinema halls have been permitted to resume services from October 15. The 2nd US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden will also happen if all Trump and Biden are ready for it.
As the new guidelines for Unlock 5.0 come into force from October 1, several services are resuming on October 15. From schools, colleges, and coaching institutes to cinema halls have been permitted to resume services from October 15. The second US Presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden will also happen if at all Trump and Biden are ready for it. From the Indian perspective, apart from the reopening of schools and cinema halls, the Delhi Pollution plan will also kick off from the same day. The Ministry of Home Affairs announced opening up more activities in areas outside containment zones and issued guidelines to this effect. The new rules are based on feedback received from States and UTs, and extensive consultations held with central ministries and departments concerned.
1. Unlock 5: Schools to reopen
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The Ministry of Home Affairs announced opening up more activities in areas outside containment zones and issued guidelines to this effect. The new rules are based on feedback received from States and UTs, and extensive consultations held with Central Ministries and Departments concerned. The government of Punjab has issued guidelines for the opening of schools from October 15 onwards. According to the Punjab government's fresh notification, only classes 9 to 12 will be allowed initially, and not more than 20 students per section will be allowed.
2. Trump pulls out of the October 15 presidential debate with Biden, calls it 'a waste of time.'
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The Commission on Presidential Debates announced earlier that the October 15 forum in Miami, the second of three presidential debates, will be a town hall with the participants appearing from remote locations. " No, I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate," Trump said in a telephone interview with Fox Business Thursday. "That's not what debating's about." The Commission on Presidential Debates announced earlier that the October 15 forum in Miami, the second of three presidential debates, will be a town hall with the participants appearing from remote locations.
3. Cinema halls to open from October 15: What are the new rules, SOPs?
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As per the guidelines, cinemas, theatres, and multiplex will be allowed to open from October 15, almost seven months since lockdown was imposed. Auditoriums, however, will be allowed to operate with only 50 percent capacity. Under the SOPs, adequate physical distancing is mandatory while seating – this, in effect, means every alternate seat will have to be kept vacant and marked. Moreover, cinemas will also have to provide provisions for sanitizers and handwashing facilities. The use of the Aarogya Setu app is encouraged, and all cinema-goers will be thermally screened before entry. Only asymptomatic individuals will be allowed to enter.
4. Diesel Generators Banned In Delhi From October 15 Under New Pollution Plan
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The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority directed the governments of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to ban diesel generators. The Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority directed the governments of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh to ban diesel generators, barring for essential or emergency services, in the national capital and the vicinity towns of Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, and Gurugram. "Large construction projects, including highways and metro, will provide an undertaking to the state pollution control boards/pollution control committees that they will assure adherence to the prescribed norms for dust management," Bhure Lal, the chief of pollution watchdog, said in a letter to the states.
5. Nagaland Calls For Crucial Meet On Naga Peace Talks On October 15
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NSCN (IM), the biggest Naga armed group involved in peace talks for 22 years, has on Wednesday indicated that there was still a deadlock over the contentious issues of a separate flag and constitution. The state government has invited all the stakeholders for the crucial meeting to discuss the peace process's fate, a government press release said. The meeting will be held at the State Banquet Hall, Chief Minister's Residential Complex in the state capital Kohima. The Neiphiu Rio-led government has called for a consultative meeting of all stakeholders to discuss the Naga political issue and the ongoing peace talks between the Naga National Political Organizations and the Government of India, the release said.
