Sandeep Pandey When Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur was set up in 1959, two villages were uprooted. The farmers were given meagre compensation for the standing crop. No compensation was given for the land to build this institute of national importance. Each family was promised a job but what …
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Mahakumbh 2025 begins on Paush Purnima
The world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering ‘Mahakumbh 2025’ kicks off Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomes devotees, saints, mahatmas, kalpvasis, and visitors Lucknow. The world’s largest spiritual and cultural gathering, Mahakumbh 2025, commenced on Monday in the sacred city of Prayagraj. On this auspicious occasion, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath extended …
Read More »Mahakumbh 2025: Devotees take holy dip on Paush Purnima, chants of ‘Har Har Gange’ echo along the Sangam banks
A sea of faith flows towards Mahakumbh on Paush Purnima, marking the first ‘snan parv’ of the grand event Devotees from across country arrive at Mahakumbh Nagar for the holy dip braving intense cold Following directives from the Yogi government, the fair administration and police personnel actively manage the crowd …
Read More »Jal Sahelis’ to showcase water conservation success stories at Mahakumbh
jubilee News Desk The Prayagraj Mahakumbh is not just a celebration of spirituality and traditions but also a platform for spreading vital social and environmental messages. Following the sacred Makar Sankranti Snan, the Kumbh area will witness the gathering of various social organizations, NGOs, and institutions dedicated to environmental conservation. …
Read More »PNB Launches Cybersecurity Hackathon “Code Against Malware”
In an effort to combat the rising menace of cybercrime, Punjab National Bank (PNB), nation’s leading public sector bank, has launched its first Cybersecurity Hackathon 2024-25 with the theme “Code Against Malware”. This hackathon is aimed to bring together innovators, researchers, and academicians from across India to address the growing …
Read More »UP Tourism to debut drone show at Mahakumbh 2025
Drone show to depict mythological tales of Mahakumbh and Prayagraj 2,000 drones to light up the sky over Sangam Nose Drone show to mark the opening and conclusion of Mahakumbh 2025 Mahakumbh Nagar. For the first time, Uttar Pradesh Tourism, under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, will organize …
Read More »Time to look back on Climate Change Issues Which Affec
Dr Seema Javed As we say goodbye to another eventful year, it is time to look back on some of the climate change issues which have affected us severely. year 2024 brought record-breaking heatwaves, devastating typhoons, and alarming biodiversity loss. According to the World Weather Attribution group (WWA), the unprecedentedly …
Read More »First time successful mitral valve replacement done on patient under VA ECMO life support
A medical team headed by Dr Sanjeev Khulbey CTVS Surgeon Apollo hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad has successfully performed a complex mitral valve replacement surgery on a 40 year old patient who had been suffering from acute mitral regurgitation . The patient was referred with severe breathlessness due to mitral regurgitation. …
Read More »Most Banks Still failing to Address Climate Risks : Climate Risk Horizons.
Dr.Seema Javed India’s banking sector remains ill-prepared to deal with climate risks, according to new analysis by think tank Climate Risk Horizons. The 2024 edition of its banking report assesses the progress of climate-risk preparedness of 35 Indian banks. The analysis ranks banks on ten criteria including a Coal Exclusion …
Read More »Coal-based steelmaking plans jeopardize India’s net-zero target
Dr. Seema Javed As India’s steel sector accounts for 12% of the country’s total carbon emissions—around 240 million tonnes of CO2 annually—the rapid expansion of coal-based production is expected to exacerbate emissions in the near term, potentially doubling the sector’s emissions by 2030. IIndia’s ongoing investments in new coal-based steelmaking, …
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