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Dr. Seema Javed  Major oil, coal and gas companies could be held legally responsible for the climate change damages caused by their carbon emissions, according to a study led by Oxford University researchers, published in the journal Nature Climate Change today , on Monday 28 June. Climate change is increasingly a subject for …

Sudhir Kumar It was like ‘dream shattered’. Unilateral withdrawal of an agreement between India and Iran for the construction & development of Chabahar port in Iran and further laying a 600 km long railway line connecting the port to Zahidan city bordering Afghanistan enabling India easier accessibility to Afghanistan and …

Dr. Seema Javed A recently published paper in the journal Nature Communications, by an interdisciplinary group of researchers from across the globe has comprehensively examined the sources and health effects of air pollution — not just on a global scale, but also individually for more than 200 countries and sub-national …

Sudhir Kumar We heard recently of ‘Wailing Wall'(western wall), the remains of the holiest of the Jew temple in Jerusalem, during just concluded skirmishes between Israel and Palestinian/Hamas.T he Jews are said to  cry facing it as religious ritual, recalling its lost glory. And simultaneously and  most shockingly, we all …

Sudhir Kumar It was not a war of wits nor was it a fist fight but it was ostensibly a war of demeanor between the Duo and the Didi. And so the metaphor ‘Humility on Wheelchair and Arrogance on Chariot’, unmistakably is spot on. The most arrogant, acrimonious and overstretched  …

Sudhir Kumar Winning election and proficient governance are two different skills. Duo might have excelled in the art of winning election but proficient governance yet seem to be a far cry. Seizure of Delhi by the agitating farmers of Punjab with symbolic support of farmers of Haryana since last two …

Prof. Ashok Kumar Rankings are products of Capitalist system that encourages unhealthy competition and rat race among institutions. But these are now unfortunately considered to be especially important as markers of quality. The distinction between Athletics and Academics is slowly vanishing. Everyone wants to be at the top, to be …

Dr. Seema Javed  The Group of Seven(G7) is an organisation of the world’s seven largest so-called advanced economies. They are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the United States. Representatives from the European Union are present while India, South Korea and Australia have also been invited this year’s …

Special Desk World leaders are gathering in the Cornish resort of Carbis Bay, for face-to-face meetings at the summit of G7 nations, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi will participate in the Outreach Sessions of the G7 Summit on June 12 and June 13, in virtual format. The invitation has come …

Dr. Seema Javed Environmentalist, Strategic climate change &clean energy communicator& Independent Journalist A new analysis report-“Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy” analyses global renewable energy potential, and finds that every region on Earth can replace fossil fuels with renewable energy to keep warming below 1.5ºC and provide reliable energy access to all. …