Journalist Danish Siddiqui, killed in Afghanistan, wins Pulitzer Prize for Covid coverage in India
Late journalist Danish Siddiqui was posthumously
awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for his coverage of the
Covid crisis in India.
Why is it in news?
Danish Siddiqui was the Chief Photographer for
Reuters, based in India and was killed while he was covering the crisis in
Afghanistan, prior to the return of the Taliban.
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Journalist Danish
Siddiqui, who lost his life while covering the conflict situation in
Afghanistan, has been awarded
the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for his coverage of the Covid
situation in India. Along with him, Reuters journalists Adnan Abidi, Sanna
Irshad Mattoo, and Amit Dave were also honoured with the Pulitzer Prize.
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Danish Siddiqui
was the Chief Photographer for Reuters, based in India. He graduated with a
degree in economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, where he would later pursue
post-graduation studies in Mass Communication. He received the 2018 Pulitzer
Prize for Feature Photography, as part of a team of photographers, for documenting
the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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In 2021, he was killed while
covering a clash between Afghan security forces and Taliban forces in Spin
Boldak, near the Pakistan border. Siddiqui is survived by his two children and
wife, a German national.
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As a photojournalist, Danish
Siddiqui covered a wide range of issues across the world. Some of his major
works include covering the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Rohingya refugee
crisis, Hong Kong protests and Nepal earthquakes.
Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 7,183.42 crore released to 14 States
Revenue Deficit Grant of
Rs. 7,183.42 crore released to 14 States
Total Revenue Deficit Grant released to States so far in current financial year
gone up to Rs. 14,366.84 crore
States will get a total Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore in 2022-23
The Department of Expenditure,
Ministry of Finance has on Friday released the 2nd monthly instalment of Post
Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs. 7,183.42 crore to 14
States. The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth
Finance Commission.
Why is it in news?
The Fifteenth Finance Commission has
recommended a total Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant of Rs. 86,201 crore
to 14 States for the financial year 2022-23. The recommended grant will be
released by the Department of Expenditure to the recommended States in 12
equated monthly instalments. With this release, the total amount of Revenue
Deficit Grants released to the States in 2022-23 has gone up to Rs. 14,366.84
crore.
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The Post Devolution Revenue Deficit
Grants are provided to the States under Article 275 of the Constitution.
The grants are released to the States as per the recommendations of the
successive Finance Commissions to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the
States post devolution.
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The eligibility of States to receive
this grant and the quantum of grant for the period from 2020-21 to 2025-26 was
decided by the Fifteenth Commission based on the gap between assessment of
revenue and expenditure of the State after taking into account the assessed
devolution during this period.
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The States which have been
recommended Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant by the Fifteenth Finance
Commission during 2022-23 are: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura,
Uttarakhand and West Bengal.