THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Talks to stave off the threat of war in Eastern Europe are moving to the United Nations Security Council on Monday. But Russia, a veto-wielding member of the Security Council, has already dismissed the meeting as a “PR stunt.” The diplomatic push at the U.N. comes with 100,000 Russian troops…Continue Reading
The talk of the town right now is that dude Joe Burrow. After leading the LSU Tigers to a national championship, he has the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl. Burrow arrived in Baton Rouge ahead of the 2018 college football season from Ohio State. The graduate transfer had two years of eligibility, and he…Continue Reading
The Indian women’s team made a great impact on its FIH Pro League debut on Monday, beating China 7-1 in a match played at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex at Muscat in Oman.The Indian team, which has been invited to participate in this year’s FIH Pro League edition following the withdrawal of Australia and New…Continue Reading
The road network in the country has increased substantially in the current fiscal compared to previous years, the Economic Survey 2021-22 said.It said that there has been a consistent increase in the construction of National Highways/roads since 2013-14 with 13,327 km of roads constructed in 2020-21 as compared to 10,237 kms in 2019-20, indicating an…Continue Reading
India has witnessed the fastest rate of growth in renewable energy capacity among all large economies, the Economic Survey, tabled in the Parliament on Monday, said the Economic Survey.During the last seven and a half years, the country’s renewable energy capacity grew by 2.9 times and solar energy expanded by over 18 times, it said.As…Continue Reading
The various indicators of employment have bounced back remarkably, after showing a decline in the first quarter of 2020-21 during the nationwide lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the Parliament on Monday.The Economic Survey said that because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent nationwide lockdowns, which…Continue Reading
The Centre on Monday refuted the argument by advocate Prashant Bhushan that people are losing their jobs and ration allegedly due to the Covid-19 vaccine mandates issued by various state governments.At the outset, Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner Jacob Puliyel, a former member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, contended before a bench…Continue Reading
Union Budget 2022 is just around the corner and citizens and experts alike are keen to know what it will have for women. This has gained importance as allocation for scheme for women decreased by 26 per cent from the levels in 2020 budget. The allocation came down from Rs 20,72,610 millon in years 2020…Continue Reading
Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Vershinin held talks with secretary west Reenat Sandhu on Monday in Delhi. The talks come even as Russia is set to take over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) from February 1 for a period of one month. India is also a non-permanent member of the council…Continue Reading
World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day was observed on January 30 to raise awareness for neglected tropical diseases. This year’s commemoration of World NTD Day was commemorated under the theme ‘Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases’. The focus was to strengthen interventions in order to promote equitable health services globally. India joined over 40…Continue Reading