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question:Generate response to the question/instruction based on a piece of given material Question/Instruction: Could you summarize the allegations made by the Opposition parties regarding the Rafale fighter aircraft deal? Given material: The Opposition parties have alleged that the NDA government bought 36 Rafale fighter aircraft, built by Dassault Aviation of France, under a direct government-to-government agreement at a much higher price than the one that was being negotiated for 126 aircraft by the previous UPA government under an open tender. In this snippet from Express Adda, Dr. Mukherjee gives a brief on how Artificial Intelligence & Gene editing are the new frontiers of medicine. This by-election result in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency is very important for the BJP, chief minister Adityanath and even Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Doklam standoff: On June 16, Indian soldiers stopped Chinese soldiers from constructing a road through the area in Doklam. This lead to a tense standoff between the two sides. A southward shift of two wind systems has allowed the Westerlies to penetrate into the Indian landmass. Indian Express explains how. Why Chennai is flooded: Watch this video which explains the reasons behind this devastating flood which brought the city to its feet. This is the worst flood Chennai has seen in the last 100 years. P. Muralidhar Rao explains the three-phased membership campaign. One rank, one pension (OROP) for military veterans was one of the first public promises made by Narendra Modi in his campaign which immediately won him the support of a majority of veterans in the country.
answer:The Opposition parties allege that the NDA government purchased 36 Rafale fighter aircraft at a much higher price than the previous UPA government was negotiating for 126 aircraft under an open tender.
question:Can you provide me with more information on the Doklam standoff?
answer:On June 16, 2017, Indian soldiers halted Chinese soldiers from constructing a road through an area in Doklam. This led to a tense standoff between the two sides as both countries stationed their troops and machinery at the border. The standoff lasted for more than two months and it was resolved only after diplomatic talks between India and China. The incident resulted in increased tensions between the two nations over their shared border.
question:Could you tell me why Chennai was flooded? I want to understand the reasons behind the devastating floods.
answer:Chennai experienced its worst floods in the last 100 years in December 2015. The floods were caused by a combination of factors such as heavy rainfall, urbanization, encroachment of water bodies, and improper drainage systems. Due to heavy rainfall, many lakes and water bodies that had been encroached upon and built over by the city's infrastructure were unable to absorb the excess water. Moreover, the drainage systems in the city were not equipped to handle the large amount of water leading to waterlogging and flooding in several areas. The devastating floods led to thousands of people being displaced, loss of life and property, and a huge economic impact on the city.
question:Can you explain to me what the one rank, one pension for military veterans is all about? The text mentions it was a campaign promise made by Narendra Modi.
answer:One Rank One Pension (OROP) is a pension scheme for Indian Armed Forces personnel who retire from service with the same rank and service duration regardless of when they retire. The objective of the scheme is to ensure that all retired military personnel who served the same length of service in the same rank or equivalent rank receive the same amount of pension, irrespective of their date of retirement. The scheme was first implemented on 1 July 2014 but was modified by the government later which was not accepted by some veterans. Modi, during his campaign, promised to implement OROP and it was fulfilled during his tenure as the Prime Minister.