Prof. Ashok Kumar Rankings are products of Capitalist system that encourages unhealthy competition and rat race among institutions. But these are now unfortunately considered to be especially important as markers of quality. The distinction between Athletics and Academics is slowly vanishing. Everyone wants to be at the top, to be …
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G7 leaders failed to tackle the triple crises of climate, COVID and nature
Dr. Seema Javed The Group of Seven(G7) is an organisation of the world’s seven largest so-called advanced economies. They are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. Representatives from the European Union are present while India, South Korea and Australia have also been invited this year’s …
Read More »Israel strikes again in Gaza
Special Desk Just days after the new government took over in Israel a major flare-up took place, since Israel agreed to ceasefire on May 21. Israel says it has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, in retaliation for incendiary balloons fired from the territory. The incident …
Read More »Hawaii changing rules for visitors again
Special Desk Restrictions are being lifted as Hawai changes rules for visitors and actually eases them. Previously, travelers had to get tested before traveling to Kauai, Maui or Hawaii Island from other parts of the state if they wanted to avoid quarantine. There will be no testing, no quarantine requirements …
Read More »Benjamin Netanyahu ousted as PM after 12-years
Special Desk After a 12-years-long tenure Benjamin Netanyahu was ousted as the prime minister while Naftali Bennett is Israel’s new PM now. An eight-faction coalition was formed by the opposition earlier for the purpose of ousting Benjamin Netanyahu as the PM. A rotation arrangement has been consented and the head …
Read More »G7 promises one billion covid vaccines for poor nations
Special Desk Leaders of the seven countries have agreed to share one billion covid vaccine doses to poor nations. They call it a step towards vaccinating the world. At the end of the G7 summit in Cornwall, the UK prime minister Boris Johnson said countries were rejecting nationalistic approaches. He …
Read More »The G7 summit and Indian perspective
Special Desk World leaders are gathering in the Cornish resort of Carbis Bay, for face-to-face meetings at the summit of G7 nations, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on June 12 and June 13, in virtual format. The invitation has come …
Read More »Mumbai Monsoon: Global warming and threat of floods to the city
Dr. Seema Javed It is not very long when we saw extremely severe cyclone Tauktae wreaking havoc in Mumbai and claiming several lives. And now, it is the Mumbai Monsoon that has wrenched the maximum city on the very first day of its arrival. Santa Cruz Observatory recorded a whopping …
Read More »IN a first: Cryptocurrency, a legal tender in El Salvador
Special Desk Cryptocurrency has got its first legal home in El Salvador, the first country in the world to recognize the cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal currency. President Nayib Bukele informed in a tweet “The #BitcoinLaw has been approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress,” the 39-year-old president Bukele tweeted …
Read More »Every region on Earth can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy to keep warming below 1.5ºC
Dr. Seema Javed Environmentalist, Strategic climate change &clean energy communicator& Independent Journalist A new analysis report-“Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy” analyses global renewable energy potential, and finds that every region on Earth can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy to keep warming below 1.5ºC and provide reliable energy access to all. …
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