Dr. Seema Javed A new paper analyzes how progressive taxation such as a Frequent Flying Levy (FFL) can generate revenue to decarbonize aviation in an equitable way. FFL is a per-flight tax that increases as a person takes more flights in a year, in contrast to a flat ticket tax …

Jubilee News Desk # This is third time that Akhilesh became party chief # Since January 2017 Akhilesh is heading the party Akhilesh Yadav was re-elected president of Samajwadi Party (SP) Thursday, for a third consecutive time. Akhilesh had become party president first on January 1, 2017 and again in …

Jubilee News Desk Samajwadi Party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday said only SP could defeat the BJP. He was addressing the party convention in Lucknow.   Akhilesh Yadav said that despite the results from the SP and BSP alliance were not as per expectations yet it has been proved that …

Special Desk Since world war II it appears to be the biggest escalation of the Ukraine war since Moscow’s February 24 invasion as Russian President Vladimir Putin called up three-lakh reservists to fight in Ukraine.   In an address to the Russians Putin said, “If the territorial integrity of our …

Jubilee News Desk Protest march by Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday, to highlight the issues just before the monsoon session of the state legislature could start, was stopped by cops. Police said the party was given a route to take out their march but they did not opt for that …

Jubilee News Desk Nine people were reportedly killed and at least two injured after a boundary wall collapsed following incessant rains in Lucknow while life came to a grinding halt with waterlogging in several parts of the state capital on Friday morning.   District administration decided to call  it a …

Special Desk Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met a car accident, as a passenger car collided with the presidential vehicle and his escort in the capital Kyiv.   The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries were found and is safe, said his spokesman Sergii Nykyforov in a statement. …

Special Desk This news could bring relief to people in Ukraine who are waiting since long for the Russia-Ukraine War to get over and in their favour. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Wednesday visited the east Ukraine city of Izyum, one of the largest cities recently recaptured from Russia. Zelensky declared …

Dr. Seema Javed Unprecedented floods in Bangladesh, followed by Assam floods, extremely heavy rains in Madhya Pradesh adjoining parts of Rajasthan, Pakistan floods and the recent  Bengaluru floods, have shown how the quantum of extreme events have increased exponentially in South Asia due to climate change.The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate …

Special Desk This might make locals in Ukraine hopeful and experts to think about the outcome of the Ukraine-Russia war. In war since February this year with Russia, Ukrainian forces claimed to have seized even more territory from Russia.   In a video message Ukraine president Volodymyr has said, “From …