Wednesday, 9 February 2022

New York mask mandate: Governor ends mandate


USA TODAY Channel on Youtube shows the USA news. New York will end its mask mandate requiring face coverings in indoor public settings.

Masks that are used to protect against Covid-19 are: KN95, N95, surgical and cloth mask.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement at the time of coronavirus cases decreasing. The mandate went into place in December amidst the Omicron variant.

Canada's population grows at fastest rate in G7: census


CBC News in Canada shows that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada remains the fastest-growing country in the G7, thanks in large part to immigration. The newly released census numbers put Canada's population at 36,991,981 in the spring of 2021.

Alberta, Saskatchewan announce abrupt end to COVID-19 restrictions


CBC News: The National in Canada show that several provinces have unveiled their plans to loosen COVID-19 restrictions, with Alberta and Saskatchewan moving to end measures such as vaccine passports and mask mandates within days or hours.

International response to border protest - North America's busiest land border crossing remains shut down


CityNews on Youtube shows that North America's busiest land border crossing remains shut down. Adrian Ghobrial with the protest in Windsor Ont., garnering international attention.

Ambassador Bridge protest slows traffic at Canada’s busiest border crossing


CBC News: The National in Canada on Youtube shows that a second day of protests on the Ambassador Bridge near Windsor, Ont., has slowed traffic to a crawl, angering locals and sparking concern about how they will impact the flow of goods.

Canada truckers: Anti-vaccine mandate protests enter second week


Channel 4 News on Youtube shows that Canada truckers continue their anti-vaccine mandate protests into second week. There have been sporadic anti-vaccine mandate protests all over the world, as well.

Some of the most strident and stubborn protests have been in Canada, started by truck drivers in the usually sleepy capital Ottawa. 

The protests are now into their second week.

A state of emergency has been declared and a ban on truckers blaring their horns (although a few truck drivers make loud noises illegally).

India's ISRO announces the launch of 'Earth Observation Satellite' EOS-4 on 14th February


WION Channel on Youtube shows that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch its first satellite of this year. The launch of EOS-4 on 14th February through a PSLV important rocket will also be the first launch by the ISRO after a hiatus of six months.

The so-called Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the national space agency of India. It is headquartered in Bengaluru. It operates under the Department of Space (DOS) which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India, while Chairman of ISRO acts as executive of DOS as well. ISRO is the primary agency in India to perform tasks related to space based applications, important space exploration and development of related technologies. It is one of six government space agencies in the world which possess full launch capabilities, deploy cryogenic engines, launch extra-terrestrial missions and operate large important fleets of artificial satellites.

NASA really stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the full form of ISRO is the Indian Space Research Organisation.

The Secretariat of DOS and ISRO Headquarters are certainly located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore.