The Morning Filter: NDMC inaugurates Delhi's first dog park

1. Delhi's air quality continues to be in 'poor' category for fourth day running The air quality in Delhi remained poor for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday with stubble burning accounting for 12% of the national capital's PM2.5 pollution, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecast agency SAFAR, over 1,800 farm fires were observed in the northwest region of Delhi on Friday. 2. G20 summit: Modi says India ready to produce over 5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine Addressing the first session of the G20 summit in Rome — “Global economy and global health”, — Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the need for a collaborative approach to fight the COVID-19 pandemic covering scientific communities and governments. Mr. Modi said that India is ready to produce over 5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in its fight against the pandemic, as he highlighted India's contributions to fighting the deadly disease. 3. Tripura unveils new COVID-19 guidelines, TMC calls it attempt to stall political campaign Amid a spike in coronavirus cases in some parts of the country, the Biplab Deb government has issued fresh guidelines making COVID-19 tests mandatory for people entering Tripura from a State that has more than one district with over 5% cent positivity rate, drawing criticism from West Bengal's ruling TMC which called it a tactic to thwart its political campaign in the northeastern State. 4. Railway to issue Mumbai suburban train tickets for MPSC exam The Central Railway on Friday night announced it will issue tickets to candidates, invigilators and support staff required to conduct an examination of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) for travelling in suburban trains in Mumbai on Saturday and Sunday. At present, only passes and not daily tickets are issued to commuters wanting to travel by Mumbai's suburban trains. 5. BJD to stage protest across Odisha over price rise The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Saturday announced a series of protests across the State targeting the BJP-led Central government over the spiralling rise in the prices of fuel and other essential commodities. This was announced by party spokespersons and senior MLAs — P. K. Deb, Atanu S. Nayak and Pramila Mallick — at a press meet in Bhubaneswar. 6. SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, wave SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts were supposed to blast off early Sunday morning on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. But while the forecast at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was near perfect, a large storm in the Northeast had the sea churning farther up the coast. The safety violation prompted managers on Saturday to move the launch. 7. As COVID-19 cases rise, some activists fearful of climate talks Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the UK ahead of the UN climate conference beginning Sunday, and it scares him — even though he's been vaccinated and is only 29. But the campaigner from the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network is determined to travel from his home in Fiji to Scotland to bring attention to the plight of island nations being battered by climate change. 8. NDMC inaugurates Delhi's first dog park North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday inaugurated Delhi's first dog park at Rajinder Nagar where people can take their pets for a stretch and stroll, the civic body said in a statement. The dog park was inaugurated by North Corporation Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh. Mr. Singh said the dog park comprises swings, green patches for canines and their pet parents so that they can enjoy a good walk and some good rides together. 9. Punjab Chief Minister speaks to Rajewal over farm laws issue Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday spoke to farmers' leader Balbir Singh Rajewal and discussed the Centre's farm laws issue with him. Extending his government's full support to the protesting farmers, he told Mr. Rajewal about the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha scheduled to be convened on November 8. 10. T20 World Cup | Afghanistan seek return to winning ways against debutants Namibia Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning ways when they take on debutants Namibia, who will be eager to continue their dream run in the T20 World Cup, on Sunday. Afghanistan have proven that they are not a team to be taken lightly. They are armed with a world-class spin attack comprising the likes of Rashid Khan, who has perfected his craft while playing in various T20 leagues around the world, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and skipper Mohammad Nabi. 11. T20 World Cup | Kohli's hour of reckoning as India face New Zealand in 'virtual quarter-final' Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial "phoenix rising from the ashes" when India takes on a street-smart New Zealand in a 'do-or-die' ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 game on Sunday. Having endured a nightmare last Sunday against Pakistan, a match that they would like to forget in a hurry, India has a lot of course correction to do against the Kiwis, more so in getting the roles assigned for the players right. 12. IPL Economics: BCCI sets ₹90 crore as salary purse, ₹42 crore for maximum 4 retentions The BCCI has set a salary cap of ₹90 crore for 10 IPL franchises, including the two new entrants, for the next season and allowed a maximum of four retentions for the eight established teams. The two new franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad — will be given a choice to pick three players from the auction pool after the old teams announce their choice of retentions. "The BCCI had sent a letter to all the franchises, updating them about the new rules where four retentions will cost a team ₹42 crore while three retentions will lead to reduction of ₹33 crore," a senior IPL franchise official said. 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 31 OCTOBER 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. Delhi's air quality continues to be in 'poor' category for fourth day running  The air quality in Delhi remained poor for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday with stubble burning accounting for 12% of the national capital's PM2.5 pollution, government data showed. According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality forecast agency SAFAR, over 1,800 farm fires were observed in the northwest region of Delhi on Friday.  2. G20 summit: Modi says India ready to produce over 5 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine Addressing the first session of the [G20 summit in Rome]( — “Global economy and global health”, — Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the need for a collaborative approach to fight the COVID-19 pandemic covering scientific communities and governments. Mr. Modi said that India is ready to produce over 5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of next year to help the world in its fight against the pandemic, as he highlighted India's contributions to fighting the deadly disease. [Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi welcomes Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the welcome ceremony of the Rome G20 summit, in Rome on October 30, 2021.] 3. Tripura unveils new COVID-19 guidelines, TMC calls it attempt to stall political campaign  Amid a spike in coronavirus cases in some parts of the country, the Biplab Deb government has issued fresh guidelines making COVID-19 tests mandatory for people entering Tripura from a State that has more than one district with over 5% cent positivity rate, drawing criticism from West Bengal's ruling TMC which called it a tactic to thwart its political campaign in the northeastern State.  4. Railway to issue Mumbai suburban train tickets for MPSC exam The Central Railway on Friday night announced it will issue tickets to candidates, invigilators and support staff required to conduct an examination of the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) for travelling in suburban trains in Mumbai on Saturday and Sunday. At present, only passes and not daily tickets are issued to commuters wanting to travel by Mumbai's suburban trains. [Mumbai, India - January 27, 2017: Women take a suburban train, the train has a special ladies car, the color of the car is pink.]  5. BJD to stage protest across Odisha over price rise  The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha Saturday announced a series of protests across the State targeting the BJP-led Central government over the spiralling rise in the prices of fuel and other essential commodities. This was announced by party spokespersons and senior MLAs — P. K. Deb, Atanu S. Nayak and Pramila Mallick — at a press meet in Bhubaneswar.  6. SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, wave SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Four astronauts were supposed to blast off early Sunday morning on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. But while the forecast at NASA's Kennedy Space Center was near perfect, a large storm in the Northeast had the sea churning farther up the coast. The safety violation prompted managers on Saturday to move the launch. [A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Centre Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, at Cape Canaveral, Fla., with all private citizens aboard.]  7. As COVID-19 cases rise, some activists fearful of climate talks  Climate activist Lavetanalagi Seru has been watching COVID-19 case numbers rise in the UK ahead of the UN climate conference beginning Sunday, and it scares him — even though he's been vaccinated and is only 29. But the campaigner from the Pacific Islands Climate Action Network is determined to travel from his home in Fiji to Scotland to bring attention to the plight of island nations being battered by climate change.  8. NDMC inaugurates Delhi's first dog park North Delhi Municipal Corporation on Saturday inaugurated Delhi's first dog park at Rajinder Nagar where people can take their pets for a stretch and stroll, the civic body said in a statement. The dog park was inaugurated by North Corporation Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh.  Mr. Singh said the dog park comprises swings, green patches for canines and their pet parents so that they can enjoy a good walk and some good rides together.  9. Punjab Chief Minister speaks to Rajewal over farm laws issue  Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday spoke to farmers' leader Balbir Singh Rajewal and discussed the Centre's farm laws issue with him. Extending his government's full support to the protesting farmers, he told Mr. Rajewal about the special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha scheduled to be convened on November 8.  10. T20 World Cup | Afghanistan seek return to winning ways against debutants Namibia Afghanistan would look to shrug off the defeat against Pakistan and return to winning ways when they take on debutants Namibia, who will be eager to continue their dream run in the T20 World Cup, on Sunday. Afghanistan have proven that they are not a team to be taken lightly. They are armed with a world-class spin attack comprising the likes of Rashid Khan, who has perfected his craft while playing in various T20 leagues around the world, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and skipper Mohammad Nabi.  11. T20 World Cup | Kohli's hour of reckoning as India face New Zealand in 'virtual quarter-final' Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial "phoenix rising from the ashes" when [India takes on a street-smart New Zealand]( in a 'do-or-die' ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 game on Sunday. Having endured a nightmare last Sunday against Pakistan, a match that they would like to forget in a hurry, India has a lot of course correction to do against the Kiwis, more so in getting the roles assigned for the players right. [Another failure at a mega event could well mean that there will be aspersions cast on Virat Kohli’s abilities as a white ball skipper and the 50-over leadership will also come under the scanner.]  12. IPL Economics: BCCI sets ₹90 crore as salary purse, ₹42 crore for maximum 4 retentions The BCCI has set a salary cap of ₹90 crore for 10 IPL franchises, including the [two new entrants]( for the next season and allowed a maximum of four retentions for the eight established teams. The two new franchises — Lucknow and Ahmedabad — will be given a choice to pick three players from the auction pool after the old teams announce their choice of retentions. "The BCCI had sent a letter to all the franchises, updating them about the new rules where four retentions will cost a team ₹42 crore while three retentions will lead to reduction of ₹33 crore," a senior IPL franchise official said.  [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. Today's Top Picks [[T20 World Cup | Kohli slams ‘spineless people’ for abusing Shami, calls it pathetic] T20 World Cup | Kohli slams ‘spineless people’ for abusing Shami, calls it pathetic]( [[Political Line | Playing to the gallery] Political Line | Playing to the gallery]( [[Meet Kerala cricket team’s first ever mental conditioning coach] Meet Kerala cricket team’s first ever mental conditioning coach]( [[Heart attacks among youngsters on the rise] Heart attacks among youngsters on the rise]( Copyright @ 2021, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 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