Morning Filter: Rising water levels in south Bengal

1. One year of NEP Prime Minister Modi will address policy makers in the domain of education and skill development, besides students and teachers from across the country, via video conferencing to mark the completion of one year of reforms under the NEP. 2. Met warns of rising water levels of rivers in South Bengal Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts till Thursday and heavy rain is expected on Friday, the weatherman said. 3. Maken meets MLAs individually in Jaipur for feedback On the first day on Wednesday, MLAs from Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Alwar, Baran, Dausa, Karauli, Sawaimadhopur, Bharatpur, Bundi, Kota and Dholpur met Congress leader Ajay Maken, party sources said. The MLAs of the remaining district will meet him Thursday. 4. Two-day Monsoon Session of Delhi Assembly begins The ruling AAP is likely to raise the issue of farmers' protest during the session while the opposition BJP is set to corner the government over water supply and condition of DTC buses in the city. 5. J.P. Nadda addresses meeting of BJP MPs ahead of U.P. polls BJP MPs from Awadh, Kashi and Gorakhpur are scheduled to be part of a meeting with party president J.P. Nadda on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh is going to the assembly polls early next year. 6. Cloudbursts in J&K and Ladakh: follow up The NDRF team from Ludhiana in Punjab is reaching Kishtwar and is likely to join the operation today. A series of cloudbursts struck different parts in the twin Union territories on Wednesday, killing eight people and leaving at least 17 missing. 7. Punjab govt employees, pensioners to hold protest in Patiala They will hold a protest in Patiala in protest against the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission and take out a march to the Chief Minister's residence. 8. Tokyo Olympics: Day 6 India schedule, July 29 Archery: Atanu Das vs Deng Yu-Cheng (Chinese Taipei) in Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Match: 7.30 a.m. IST. Badminton: P.V. Sindhu vs Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) in Women's Singles Round of 16 Match: 6.15 a.m. IST. Boxing: Satish Kumar vs Ricardo Brown (Jamaica) in Men's +91kg Round of 16 Match: 8.45 a.m. IST. M.C. Mary Kom vs Ingrit Lorena Valencia (Colombia) in Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout: 3.35 p.m. IST. Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza's Eventing 1st Horse Inspection: 6 a.m. IST. Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1: 4 a.m. IST. Hockey: India vs Argentina Men's Pool A match: 6 a.m. IST. Rowing: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Final B (For rankings, not medal round): 5.20 a.m. IST. Sailing: K.C. Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar in Men's Skiff 49er Race 5 and 6: 8.35 a.m. IST. Nethra Kumanan in Women's Laser Radial Race 7 and 8: 8.45 a.m. IST. Vishnu Saravanan in Men's Laser Race 7 and 8: 8.35 a.m. IST. Shooting: Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker in Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Precision: 5.30 a.m. IST. Swimming: Sajan Prakash in Men's 100m Butterfly Heats: 4.16 p.m. IST. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day's biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter.

The Morning Filter 29 JULY 2021

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Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. One year of NEP Prime Minister Modi will address policy makers in the domain of education and skill development, besides students and teachers from across the country, via video conferencing to mark the completion of one year of reforms under the NEP.   2. Met warns of rising water levels of rivers in South Bengal Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely to occur in North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas districts till Thursday and heavy rain is expected on Friday, the weatherman said. 3. Maken meets MLAs individually in Jaipur for feedback On the first day on Wednesday, MLAs from Jaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Alwar, Baran, Dausa, Karauli, Sawaimadhopur, Bharatpur, Bundi, Kota and Dholpur met Congress leader Ajay Maken, party sources said. The MLAs of the remaining district will meet him Thursday. 4. Two-day Monsoon Session of Delhi Assembly begins The ruling AAP is likely to raise the issue of farmers' protest during the session while the opposition BJP is set to corner the government over water supply and condition of DTC buses in the city. 5. J.P. Nadda addresses meeting of BJP MPs ahead of U.P. polls BJP MPs from Awadh, Kashi and Gorakhpur are scheduled to be part of a meeting with party president J.P. Nadda on Thursday.  Uttar Pradesh is going to the assembly polls early next year. 6. Cloudbursts in J&K and Ladakh: follow up   The NDRF team from Ludhiana in Punjab is reaching Kishtwar and is likely to join the operation today. A series of cloudbursts struck different parts in the twin Union territories on Wednesday, killing eight people and leaving at least 17 missing. 7. Punjab govt employees, pensioners to hold protest in Patiala They will hold a protest in Patiala in protest against the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission and take out a march to the Chief Minister's residence. 8. Tokyo Olympics: Day 6 India schedule, July 29 Archery: Atanu Das vs Deng Yu-Cheng (Chinese Taipei) in Men's Individual 1/32 Elimination Match: 7.30 a.m. IST. Badminton:   P.V. Sindhu vs Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) in Women's Singles Round of 16 Match: 6.15 a.m. IST. Boxing: Satish Kumar vs Ricardo Brown (Jamaica) in Men's +91kg Round of 16 Match: 8.45 a.m. IST. M.C. Mary Kom vs Ingrit Lorena Valencia (Colombia) in Women's 51kg Round of 16 Bout: 3.35 p.m. IST. Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza's Eventing 1st Horse Inspection: 6 a.m. IST. Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Udayan Mane in Men's Individual Stroke Play Round 1: 4 a.m. IST. Hockey: India vs Argentina Men's Pool A match: 6 a.m. IST. Rowing: Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh in Men's Lightweight Double Sculls Final B (For rankings, not medal round): 5.20 a.m. IST. Sailing: K.C. Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar in Men's Skiff 49er Race 5 and 6: 8.35 a.m. IST. Nethra Kumanan in Women's Laser Radial Race 7 and 8: 8.45 a.m. IST. Vishnu Saravanan in Men's Laser Race 7 and 8: 8.35 a.m. IST. Shooting: Rahi Sarnobat and Manu Bhaker in Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Precision: 5.30 a.m. IST. Swimming: Sajan Prakash in Men's 100m Butterfly Heats: 4.16 p.m. IST.   Morning Filter will return tomorrow. Follow up on the day's biggest stories and get concise analysis by The Hindu with the Evening Wrap newsletter.

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