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Jubilee News Desk Political parties have multiple sources of funding and thus accountability and transparency should be an important aspect of their functioning. It is essential to have comprehensive and transparent accounting methods and systems which should reveal the true financial position of the parties.  Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) …

Dr. Seema Javed  Karnataka and Gujarat are the Indian states making the most progress in overall preparedness and commitment in the transition to clean electricity, a new joint report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Ember shows. The report analyses 16 Indian states, which together …

Dr. Seema Javed The 10th cohort of global Clean200 companies leave dirty energy investments in the dust. Tesla ranked 5th along with Apple Sow and Corporate Knights today released their 10th update of the Carbon Clean 200TM, a list of 200 publicly traded companies worldwide that are leading the way …

Jubilee News Desk  The third e-auction to offload wheat under OMSS (D) was held on 22 February. Stocks were offered from 620 depots spread over 23 Regions of FCI across the country. Total quantity of 11.79 LMT was offered and 5.07 LMT of wheat has been auctioned. Against the all …

Jubilee News Desk  The Union Cabinet chaired by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the signing of the Air Services Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The Air Services Agreement will come into force after the exchange of diplomatic notes between the …

Dr. Seema Javed Fossil-fuel related items – transport and household energy, contributed about 20% to India’s annual rate of inflation between April and May 2022 according to a recent report by Cambridge Econometrics. At that time, India’s annual inflation rate (CPI) was between 7 and 8%. The report highlights that …

Jubilee News Desk  Advancing India’s cyber-preparedness, KAVACH-2023, a national level hackathon was launched today to identify innovative ideas and technological solutions for addressing the cyber security and cybercrime challenges of the 21st century. While addressing media, Dr. T G Sitharam, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), said that …

Dr. Seema Javed  The climate strategies of 24 of the worlds’ largest ‘climate leader’ companies are wholly insufficient and mired by ambiguity. Long-term net-zero pledges distract from the fact that climate pledges for 2030 go less than halfway to what is required to stay below the 1.5°C temperature limit. The …

Dr. Seema Javed  According to the latest Sea-level rise report – rising sea level is a major threat for countries like Netherlands, Bangladesh, India and China some of which comprise large coastal populations. Several big cities on all continents are threatened, such as Shanghai, Dhaka, Bangkok, Jakarta, Mumbai, Maputo, Lagos, …

Dr. Seema Javed  La Nina is all set to bid adieu, with the anomalies of cool temperatures in the Pacific waters are likely to dissolve. According to the latest forecast by NOAA, a transition from La Niña to ENSO-neutral will occur mostly during the February-April 2023 season. This is the …