Morning Filter: PM Modi to visit Morbi

1. Morbi bridge collapse | PM Modi to visit Morbi today Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat’s Morbi today where more than 140 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river. The Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office announced that Mr. Modi would visit Morbi on Tuesday afternoon. 2. Air quality turns ‘severe’ in Delhi A layer of eye-stinging smog lingered over Delhi on Monday as its air quality neared the ‘severe’ zone with stubble burning accounting for 22 per cent of the city’s PM 2.5 pollution. It is likely to remain ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ for next six days, officials said. 3. Chinese Premier to host SCO council of heads of government meet today Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via video link on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at a virtual meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today. The CHG meeting, which is held annually, focuses on the trade and economic agenda of the bloc and approves its annual budget. 4. Kharge to join Rahul in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad today Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will walk with Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Hyderabad on Tuesday. MR. Kharge will reach Hyderabad in the afternoon and join Mr. Gandhi in the evening leg of the Yatra, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters. 5. RBI to launch first pilot of Digital Rupee today India’s first Digital Rupee pilot project will commence today with nine banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, issuing the virtual currency for transactions in government securities. “...the first pilot in the Digital Rupee - Wholesale segment shall commence on November 1, 2022,” the RBI said in a statement. 6. Danish election could pave the way for a centrist government Denmark’s election today is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year could end up as a kingmaker, with his votes being needed to form a new government. 7. Sub-Bharat Jodo Yatra begins in Bhubaneswar; Assam Yatra from Tuesday A sub-Bharat Jodo Yatra, seeking to cover a distance of 2,250 km, was started by the Congress in Bhubaneswar on Monday, while a similar march would be flagged-off in Assam on November 1. Besides the main 3,570-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra, the Congress is organising several sub-marches in states from where the main yatra will not pass. 8. All eyes on Satwik-Chirag in Hylo Open badminton tournament Newly-crowned French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to carry on the momentum when they begin their campaign at the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament, here on Tuesday. [logo] The Morning Filter 01 NOVEMBER 2022 [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. Morbi bridge collapse | PM Modi to visit Morbi today [Search and Rescue operations going on as a cable suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi, Gujarat ] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat’s Morbi today where more than 140 people were killed when a suspension bridge collapsed into the Machchhu river. The Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office announced that Mr. Modi would visit Morbi on Tuesday afternoon. 2. Air quality turns ‘severe’ in Delhi [Locals at an open field area shrouded in smog, in New Delhi] A layer of eye-stinging smog lingered over Delhi on Monday as its [air quality neared the ‘severe’ zone]( with stubble burning accounting for 22 per cent of the city’s PM 2.5 pollution. It is likely to remain ‘severe’ to ‘very poor’ for next six days, officials said. 3. Chinese Premier to host SCO council of heads of government meet today Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) via video link on Tuesday, the foreign ministry said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at a virtual meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation today. The CHG meeting, which is held annually, focuses on the trade and economic agenda of the bloc and approves its annual budget. 4. Kharge to join Rahul in Bharat Jodo Yatra in Hyderabad today [Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party president Mallikarjun Kharge] Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will walk with Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Hyderabad on Tuesday. MR. Kharge will reach Hyderabad in the afternoon and join Mr. Gandhi in the evening leg of the Yatra, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh told reporters. 5. RBI to launch first pilot of Digital Rupee today [FILE PHOTO: The Reserve Bank of India ] India’s first Digital Rupee pilot project will commence today with nine banks, including SBI, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank, issuing the virtual currency for transactions in government securities. “...the first pilot in the Digital Rupee - Wholesale segment shall commence on November 1, 2022,” the RBI said in a statement. 6. Danish election could pave the way for a centrist government Denmark’s election today is expected to change its political landscape, with new parties hoping to enter parliament and others seeing their support dwindle. A former prime minister who left his party to create a new one this year could end up as a kingmaker, with his votes being needed to form a new government. 7. Sub-Bharat Jodo Yatra begins in Bhubaneswar; Assam Yatra from Tuesday A sub-Bharat Jodo Yatra, seeking to cover a distance of 2,250 km, was started by the Congress in Bhubaneswar on Monday, while a similar march would be flagged-off in Assam on November 1. Besides the main 3,570-km Kanyakumari to Kashmir yatra, the Congress is organising several sub-marches in states from where the main yatra will not pass. 8. All eyes on Satwik-Chirag in Hylo Open badminton tournament Newly-crowned French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will look to carry on the momentum when they begin their campaign at the Hylo Open Super 300 badminton tournament, here on Tuesday. 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