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 …
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Climate pledges of leading companies are misleading
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 …
Read More »Rising Sea is a major threat for countries like Netherlands, Bangladesh, India and China
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, …
Read More »Climate Models are predicting El Niño, with Intense Heatwaves and Less Rain this year
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 …
Read More »Special pan India enforcement drives to implement ban on Single Use Plastic
Jubilee News Desk Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today informed that the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended, provide the statutory framework and the prescribed authorities for enforcement of the rules, …
Read More »73 airports have been operationalized under UDAN scheme
Jubilee News desk Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21.10.2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses. UDAN is a market driven scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular …
Read More »DC PROTEST: “NOT ONE MORE PENNY FOR WAR IN UKRAINE
This content originally appeared on Dissident Voice and was authored by John V. Walsh On February 19, Washington, DC, will witness a protest against the war in Ukraine that marks a sharp departure from past demonstrations. The lead demand is simple and direct, “Not One More Penny for war in Ukraine.” It …
Read More »Direct Tax Collections for 2022-23 is 24.09% higher than corresponding period of last year
Jubilee News Desk The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to 10th February, 2023 continue to register steady growth. Direct Tax collections up to 10th February, 2023 show that gross collections are at Rs. 15.67 lakh crore which is 24.09% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last …
Read More »PM inaugurates Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow
Jubilee News Desk The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow today. He also inaugurated the Global Trade Show and launched Invest UP 2.0 during the programme. Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 is the flagship investment summit of the Government of Uttar …
Read More »Jhabua’s agricultural landscape transforms with women’s participation
Jubilee News Desk A seminar of progressive women farmers was organized at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh) under the joint aegis of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India and Transform Rural India Foundation. Shri Sanjeev Kumar Ingle, Joint Director, Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, …
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