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Dr. Seema Javed The scale of the rise in extreme weather events in India has been charting new highs with every passing year. 2023 began on a hotter note, with temperatures in February breaking the 123-year-old record. The humid heatwave in April and June over East and Central India were …

Ashok Kumar The National Medical Commission (NMC) introduced the NExT examination in Medical Education from 2024.The decision to introduce the NExT examination was taken by the NMC. The NMC is the statutory body that regulates medical education and practice in India. The NExT examination is a key part of the …

Ashok Kumar It is unfortunate that we are pushing our youth to attend dummy schools instead of regular schools. Dummy schools do not provide students with the same level of education as regular schools, and they can also be very expensive. There are a number of reasons why students might …

Under the association, PNB aims to provide financial support to more than 11 Lakh dealers, retailers and exclusive Preferred Outlets of Amul  Punjab National Bank (PNB), nation’s leading public sector bank, has partnered with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMFL), better known as “AMUL” to offer financial services to …

Dr. Seema Javed INDIA HAS been inducted into the Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), a US-led collaboration of 14 countries that aims to catalyse public and private investment in critical mineral supply chains globally. Minerals Security Partnership: The Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) is a global initiative by the US to bolster …

Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) organised a webinar on “Facilitating Credit through Guarantee” on June 23, 2023. This virtual event was aimed to explore the vital role of credit guarantees in promoting economic growth, fostering entrepreneurship, and facilitating access to finance for businesses. The webinar …

Seema Javed The World Bank Group today announced a suite of new and expanded actions to help countries respond quickly and effectively to an ever-growing onslaught of crises. At the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, Ajay Banga announced an expanded toolkit for crisis preparedness, response, and recovery that …

SIDBI, Lucknow Branch Office organized an “MSME Outreach Program-2023” joining hands with Indian Industries Association (IIA) at Lucknow. The outreach event was aimed to disseminate information amongst MSMEs about direct credit products being offered by SIDBI with emphasis on creating awareness about various digital and latest initiatives being undertaken by …

Seema Javed • New research from global affairs think tank ODI highlights the worrying scale of fossil fuel indebtedness in low- and middle-income countries. • Over-reliance on fossil fuel extraction to service debt has locked many countries into a vicious cycle – even when oil and gas prices are high. …

Dr. Seema Javed The rapidly falling costs of wind and solar mean that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is not a cost-effective way decarbonising the power sector. Our Paris-compatible pathways show at best a marginal role for fossil CCS, which makes up only 0.1% of global electricity generationin 2030. A …