Jubilee News desk Department of Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) unveiled a new digital payment app ‘DakPay’ at virtual launch event today. The App is launched as part of its ongoing efforts to provide Digital Financial inclusion at the last mile across India. DakPay is not just …

Jubilee News Desk A critical care staff nurse in New York became the first person in the United States to receive the coronavirus vaccine, as the country begins mass vaccination. Sandra Lindsay, working at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the Pfizer-BioNTech shot which was shown live on television …

Special Desk  The US public will receive the coronavirus vaccine from December 14, after it has been authorised for emergency use. The first three million doses of the vaccine would be shipped across all states, said Gen Gustave Perna, who is overseeing distribution. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine offers up to 95% …

Jubilee News Desk The Aam Admi Party (AAP) will hold fast at all its 75-district headquarters in Uttar Pradesh in support of the farmers’ agitation against the new agriculture laws. Sanjay Singh, in charge of APP Uttar Pradesh tweeted that ‘annadata ke liye anshan’ will be held on December 14. …

Dr.Seema Javed If the world was not shaken by a global pandemic, today on 12 December2020, which marks the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement, we would be analysing the operationalisation of the largest such inter-governmental accord.Instead, we are looking at the economic tumult brought on by …

Dr. Seema Javed Record decrease in global CO2 emissions in 2020.Global fossil CO2 emissions are expected to decline approximately 2.4 billion tonnes of CO2 in2020 (–7%), a record drop. The decrease in emissions, caused by COVID-19 confinement measures in place and brings global fossil CO2 emissions at 34 billion tonnes …

Jubilee News Desk Lucknow: Mixed response is being observed among doctors on the call of the Indian Medical Association for a daylong strike, as many health facilities remained closed since Friday morning. The Indian Medical Association has given call for a daylong strike to protest against the permission granted to …

Jubilee News Desk The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0. Cabinet has approved an …

News Desk Khadi’s acceptance in various government offices is quickly catching pace. The latest government agency to have adopted Khadi is the Delhi Police which is purchasing elegant Khadi Silk Sarees for its women front desk executives at its establishments. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has received a purchase …

Seema Javed A green recovery is essential to close the climate action gap, and could put emissions in 2030 at 44 GtCO2e – within the range of emissions that give a 66 per cent chance of holding temperatures to below 2°C.  According to The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) annual emissions …