| Welcome to the Evening Wrap newsletter, your guide to the day's biggest stories with concise analysis from The Hindu. We hope you are staying safe. Javadekar calls EIA criticism 'needless protest' Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said some critics of the proposed Environment Impact Assessment (EIA 2020) notification were indulging in needless protest. "How can a draft notification be protested? It's still a draft. We've received several suggestions after soliciting comment for nearly 150 days as opposed to the norm of 60 days. We will consider these and after that a final notification will be prepared," he said on the sidelines of an event organised by the Ministry to commemorate World Elephant Day (August 12). Congress leaders, including Jairam Ramesh and Shashi Tharoor, have condemned several aspects of the draft notification and former party president Rahul Gandhi today said the draft notification's aim was a "clear loot of the nation" and that it was "another terrible example of what the BJP government has been doing for the 'friends' of the suit-boot who had robbed the resources of the country." UGC objects to state governments invoking National Disaster Act  A view of the University Grants Commission (UGC), in New Delhi. The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday strongly objected to Maharashtra and Delhi governments employing the Disaster Management Act to cancel the examinations of students amid the Covid-19 pandemic, saying "sooner this issue is resolved the better for the students." Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the conduct of examinations was entirely within the domain of the UGC, a statutory body. The law officer said the States could not go on and cancel examinations on their own. The UGC had specific guidelines and procedures for conducting them. "Sooner this issue is resolved, the better it is for the students," Mehta said. The court then decided to hear detailed arguments on Friday. Mehta had earlier added a word of caution for students, saying "let nobody be under the impression that final exams will be stayed because Supreme Court is hearing the case. Students should continue to prepare for their exams." Covid Watch: Numbers and Developments The number of coronavirus cases reported from India stood at 22,53,673 at the time of publishing this newsletter, with the death toll at 45,151. India on Sunday recorded 62,064 new cases. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tested negative for the coronavirus and was discharged from Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru, where he had been admitted on August 2. Ahead of Rajasthan Assembly session, Pilot meets Congress leaders  Sachin Pilot Ahead of the crucial Rajasthan Assembly session from August 14, rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot today met with party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra amidst indications of a possible breakthrough. In an official statement on the meeting between Pilot and Gandhi, the Congress said that Pilot conveyed in detail his grievances to Gandhi. "They have had a frank, open and conclusive discussion. Shri Sachin Pilot has committed to working in the interest of the Congress party and the Congress government in Rajasthan," read the statement. It further added, "Following this meeting, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has decided that the AICC will constitute a three-member committee to address the issues raised by Sachin Pilot and the aggrieved MLA and arrive at an appropriate resolution thereof." Party sources have said that a formula for Pilot's return was being worked out. SC will hear on 'merits' contempt case on Bhushan's decade-old remarks in Tehelka  A file picture of Prashant Bhushan. The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear on merits whether remarks made by noted civil rights lawyer Prashant Bhushan on judicial "corruption" in a Tehelka interview in 2009 amounted to "per se contempt". A Bench led by Justice Arun Mishra listed the case for hearing on August 17. Bhushan, his father and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan, and their lawyer, Rajeev Dhavan were visible on the screen showing the pronouncement of the interim decision of the virtual court. On August 4, after an almost day-long hearing held away from the public eye, the Bench had said it would hear the case if "we do not accept the explanation/apology" of Bhushan. After Kanimozhi episode, Chidambaram says he has faced taunts too  P. Chidambaram Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said what DMK MP Kanimozhi had faced at Chennai airport was not unusual and he too had to face "taunts" from officials who wanted him to speak in Hindi. His comments come a day after Kanimozhi had tweeted that she was asked whether or not she was an Indian when she told a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Chennai airport to speak in Tamil or English as she [Kanimozhi] did not understand Hindi. "The unpleasant experience of DMK MP Ms. Kanimozhi at Chennai airport is not unusual. I have experienced similar taunts from government officers and ordinary citizens who insisted that I speak in Hindi during telephone conversations and sometimes face to face," Chidambaram said in a tweet. "If the Central government is genuinely committed to both Hindi and English being the official languages of India, it must insist that all Central government employees are bilingual in Hindi and English," he said in another tweet, adding, "Why cannot Hindi-speaking recruits to Central government posts learn functional, spoken English?" When the postman acts as a human ATM The postal department's new service of delivering money home — with the postman acting as a human ATM — has turned out to be a big hit countrywide, with more than one lakh transactions being recorded across India on a daily basis, according to a top official. The service began shortly before the Covid-19-linked lockdown was imposed in late March. But back then the number of transactions were low. Its demand soared in the following weeks, when people were stranded home but needed cash to buy essentials. This free service allows people to withdraw — through the postman — up to ₹10,000 at a time from any of their Aadhaar-linked bank accounts. The postman carries a portable biometric device to match fingerprints. All a person needs to do is to use the Postinfo app or simply call the local post office or spot the postman. Every postman typically carries ₹ 50,000-₹60,000 in cash and in case he has run out of money, he can deliver the following day. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu are among the States where this service has turned out to be most popular, with the more and more of the elderly and people living in rural areas availing of it. In Brief: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said on Twitter that he had tested positive for Covid-19 during a regular hospital visit. Sources said Mukherjee had been admitted to the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi and his condition was stable. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated a 2,312 km long submarine optical fibre cable connecting Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar with Chennai. This cable would give residents of the islands faster internet connection and has the potential to boost e-commerce, tourism, and digital education in the islands. At the launch, held through video-conferencing, Modi he said the connectivity enabled by the cable would bring new opportunities to the islands' residents. Evening Wrap will return tomorrow. | 
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