Dr. Seema Javed A court in the UK has made legal history by ruling that air pollution is one of the causes of death of 9 year old Ella Kissi Debrah, who lived near a busy road in London with her mother. Ella has become the first person in …
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UP politics: AAP comes to fore
Jubilee News Desk The Aam Admi Party (AAP) has in a major step decided to contest assembly election in the Uttar Pradesh in 2022 and the announcement has surprised but not many. The part had been making ground since over a year through various campaigns. But how does it impacts …
Read More »NFHS-5: Unmet family planning needs witness decline
Jubilee News Desk The national family health survey-5 (NFHS-5) has been released by the union government. The key results from the State/UT factsheets says the Total Fertility Rates (TFR) has further declined since NFHS-4 in almost all the Phase-1 States and UTs. The replacement level of fertility (2.1) has been …
Read More »Great Pyramid: Lost Egyptian artifacts found in Aberdeen cigar box
Special Desk This is a discovery that will reignite interest in the Dixon Relics and the way how they can shed light on the Great Pyramid. A long-lost Egyptian artefact has been found in a cigar box in Aberdeen. It is hoped it could shed new light on the Great …
Read More »‘DakPay’ will Transform Banking Experienceat the last mile
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 …
Read More »US vaccination: A nurse gets first shot
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 …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination to start in US
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% …
Read More »AAP to join farmers’ fast
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. …
Read More »India has been the best performer on climate among the world’s big economies
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 …
Read More »A day before Paris Anniversary comes global carbon budget 2020
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 …
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