The Morning Filter: Rain across the north

1. PM to launch Ujjwala 2.0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG connections at Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. 2. Rajya Sabha business lists debate on 'agri problems, solutions', Ramesh questions his name on it Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the government of putting his name in the discussion on 'agriculture problems and solutions' in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday which is not related to his calling attention notice on farmers' agitation. 3. IMD forecasts widespread rains over many parts of north, northeast The India Meteorological Department said fairly widespread to widespread rains are very likely over many parts of north and northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days. It said a cyclonic circulation lies over eastern Uttar Pradesh and extends up to the mid-tropospheric levels. 4. NHRC to discuss right to food, nutrition of pregnant women The NHRC will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the right to food, status of nutrition of children, pregnant women and lactating mothers and implementation of the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. 5. Day 2 of Rahul Gandhi’s Srinagar visit Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir during which he will inaugurate the party's head office. He will also attend the wedding ceremony of the son of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir. 6. South Africa prosecutors, Zuma lawyers request corruption hearing delay Prosecutors and lawyers for South Africa's jailed former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in hospital since Friday, have jointly asked a judge to postpone his scheduled appearance this week in a corruption trial, his foundation said on Monday. Mr. Zuma, whose jailing last month on a contempt of court case led to a wave of looting and unrest, was expected to appear at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday in an arms deal corruption case dating from his time as vice president. 7. Plea against new COVID norms barring unvaccinated persons from venturing out: Kerala HC seeks State govt stand The Kerala High Court on Monday sought the state government's stand on a man's plea challenging the latest COVID-19 guidelines which stipulate that anyone venturing out for shopping, even for essentials, should have received at least one dose of vaccine after he said the new norms are akin to putting him in "house arrest" for not being vaccinated due to drug allergies. With the direction the court listed the matter for hearing on Tuesday. 8. Power sector workers postpone one-day strike planned for Tuesday The All India Power Engineers Federation on Monday said the electricity sector workers have postponed its plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday. 9. Indian team off to London as Prithvi, Surya remain in quarantine; Ganguly to attend Lord's Test The Indian contingent on Monday were off to London for the second Test against England at Lord's though replacement players, Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, remained in Nottingham to complete their quarantine. It is learnt that the entire Indian contingent left for London at around 11 a.m. local time after every member tested negative for RT-PCR. The second Test begins on August 12. 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. [logo] The Morning Filter 10 AUGUST 2021 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. PM to launch Ujjwala 2.0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG connections at Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh at 12:30 PM via video conferencing.  2. Rajya Sabha business lists debate on 'agri problems, solutions', Ramesh questions his name on it Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has accused the government of putting his name in the discussion on 'agriculture problems and solutions' in the [Rajya Sabha]( on Tuesday which is not related to his calling attention notice on farmers' agitation. [Congress Party leader Jairam Ramesh. File] 3. IMD forecasts widespread rains over many parts of north, northeast  The India Meteorological Department said fairly widespread to widespread rains are very likely over [many parts of north]( and northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days. It said a cyclonic circulation lies over eastern Uttar Pradesh and extends up to the mid-tropospheric levels. 4. NHRC to discuss right to food, nutrition of pregnant women The NHRC will hold a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the right to food, status of nutrition of children, pregnant women and lactating mothers and implementation of the 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said. 5. Day 2 of Rahul Gandhi’s Srinagar visit Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday arrived on a [two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir]( during which he will inaugurate the party's head office. He will also attend the wedding ceremony of the son of J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir. 6. South Africa prosecutors, Zuma lawyers request corruption hearing delay Prosecutors and lawyers for South Africa's jailed former president Jacob Zuma, who has been in hospital since Friday, have jointly asked a judge to postpone his scheduled appearance this week in a corruption trial, his foundation said on Monday.  Mr. Zuma, whose jailing last month on a contempt of court case led to a wave of looting and unrest, was expected to appear at the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday in an arms deal corruption case dating from his time as vice president. [In this Sunday July 4, 2021 file photo, former president Jacob Zuma addresses the press at his home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.] 7. Plea against new COVID norms barring unvaccinated persons from venturing out: Kerala HC seeks State govt stand The Kerala High Court on Monday sought the state government's stand on a man's plea challenging the latest COVID-19 guidelines which stipulate that anyone venturing out for shopping, even for essentials, should have received at least one dose of vaccine after he said the new norms are akin to putting him in "house arrest" for not being vaccinated due to drug allergies. With the direction the court listed the matter for hearing on Tuesday. 8. Power sector workers postpone one-day strike planned for Tuesday The All India Power Engineers Federation on Monday said the electricity sector workers have postponed its plan to go on a one-day strike on Tuesday. 9. Indian team off to London as Prithvi, Surya remain in quarantine; Ganguly to attend Lord's Test The Indian contingent on Monday were off to London for the second Test against England at Lord's though replacement players, Suryakumar Yadav and Prithvi Shaw, remained in Nottingham to complete their quarantine. It is learnt that the entire Indian contingent left for London at around 11 a.m. local time after every member tested negative for RT-PCR. The second Test begins on August 12. [underlineimg]  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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