India on Monday voted against a draft resolution of the United Nations Security Council that attempted to “securitise” climate action and undermine the hard-won consensual agreements in Glasgow. India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said his country will always speak up for the interests of the developing world and had no option…Continue Reading
India on Monday voted against United Nations Security Council’s draft resolution which aimed to ‘securitize’ climate action undermining hard-won consensus in Glasgow. India’s Permanent Representative to UN TS Tirumurti explained India’s position at the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti in his speech also spoke against drawing a separate link between security and climate change. The draft…Continue Reading
China reports outbreak of Covid-19 new Delta strain ‘sub-lineage AY.4′ casesChina has reported a spike in Covid-19 infections in Zhejiang Province which registered 138 locally-transmitted confirmed cases stated to be that of new Delta strain “sub-lineage AY.4”, prompting authorities to bar millions of people in the eastern province from travelling.One-time financial aid of Rs 5,000…Continue Reading
Recently I received multiple Instagram DMs from Verified Accounts mocking Hinduism and Indic History. These accounts blamed Hindus for seeking dowry and destroying the bride’s family. However, contrary to popular belief, dowry is neither related to Hinduism nor practiced by Hindus in antiquity. According to Wikipedia, The dowry system refers to the durable goods, cash,…Continue Reading
MG Motor India is exploring export opportunities in the UK and South Africa besides drawing up plans to tap right-hand-drive countries in the global automotive market Topics MG Motor India | automobile industry MG Motor India is exploring export opportunities in the UK and South Africa besides drawing up plans to tap right-hand-drive countries in the global…Continue Reading
NEW DELHI: In view of the “challenging humanitarian situation” in Afghanistan, India dispatched humanitarian aid consisting of medical supplies on a return evacuation-flight on Saturday. The medicines will be handed over to the representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Kabul and administered at the Indira Gandhi Children Hospital, Kabul. The medical supplies were…Continue Reading
India on Saturday successfully flight-tested indigenously developed helicopter-launched stand-off anti-tank (SANT) missile in Rajasthan’s Pokhran firing ranges. The defence ministry said the flight-testing, carried out by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force, was “successful” in meeting all the mission objectives of the missile. The weapon, developed for the IAF,…Continue Reading
SynopsisReal GDP in Q2 of FY2021-22 has grown by 8.4 per cent YoY, recovering more than 100 per cent of the pre-pandemic output in the corresponding quarter of FY2019-20, said the monthly Economic Review prepared by the Finance Ministry.AgenciesThe central government finances improved during April 2021 to October 2021 over the corresponding period of previous…Continue Reading
A new study by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows that India can leapfrog to a more sustainable power system by 2030, thanks to dramatic cost reductions in battery storage and wind and solar energy. In the publication, “Least Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments”, the researchers examined a least-cost…Continue Reading
India evacuated 104 people, including 10 Indians and 94 Afghans, from Kabul under ‘Operation Devi Shakti’, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The MEA informed that a special Kam Air flight was arranged by India to retrieve the evacuees. “Under Operation Devi Shakti, a special Kam Air flight arranged by India has…Continue Reading