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Special Desk Suspecting a surge of covid infection again, China has now begun testing of its over 11 million people. This is a year after it reportedly contained the deadly virus. Coronavirus first emerged in China in 2019 and spiralled into a pandemic across world. The country claimed it has …

A new movement linking environment and development is coming together today, with civil society groups around the world calling for action on the intertwined crises of climate change and debt distress for developing countries.  Almost 200 civil society organisations have signed a statement calling for world leaders, national governments, public …

Special Desk The robot artist that was detained in suspicion of covert spy tools has been released after a week by the Egyptian authorities. The British-built robot that uses cameras and a robotic arm to create abstract art was caught by Egyptian authorities at customs. Ai-Da, named for the mathematician …

Extreme weather events are not new to the country; however, the increasing frequency of these events are. All thanks to climate change, which has been altering weather patterns across India. Latest example is the torrential rains in Uttarakhand earlier this week. The weather remains calm over Uttarakhand post the retreat …

Jubilee desk India’s premium public sector bank, Bank of Baroda, is celebrating the 4th edition of ‘Baroda Kisan Pakhwada’ which is being organised from 16th October to 31st October, 2021. This event is earmarked to appreciate the spirit and vigour of the farming community for their contribution towards sustaining the …

Dr. Seema Javed The UN has produced seven “Guiding Principles for Climate-Aligned Hydrogen Deployment” in consultation with civil society. The principles aim to support effective public, private, and civil society stakeholder engagement on the development of hydrogen strategies, policies and business cases. This is important as it makes the case …

More than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly caused by humans, according to a new survey of 88,125 climate-related studies. The research updates a similar 2013 paper revealing that 97% of studies published between 1991 and 2012 supported the idea that human activities are altering …

Special Desk For no reason till yet, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin will not be seen at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. COP26 is slated in Scotland’s largest city between October 31 and November 12. No reason was given for this decision that surprised many. But according to Kremlin spokesperson, …

Special Desk Some movies make history and the same is with a Russian film crew that returned back on earth after shooting the first ever movie called The Challenge in space. Actor and director Yulia Peresild and Klim Shipenko, landed safely in Kazakhstan after spending 12-days on the international space …

Special Desk Milan and Costa Rica are in the winners list for the Earthshot Prize, an environmental award created by Britain’s Prince William. Costa Rica, an Indian organization creates fuel from agricultural waste and a coral farming group in the Bahamas. Earthshot Prize is a new global prize for the …