Jubilee News Desk Rajya Sabha passed two contentious farm bills, which triggered protests by farmers at several places, amid uproar by opposition members in the parliament. The two bills — Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, and the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance …
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A growing consensus in India that climate risks cannot be avoided
Dr.Seema Javed In these last days of August while we endure the twin crises of COVID-19 and climate change, there is undoubtedly a growing consensus in India that climate risks cannot be avoided. On 25 August 2020, the Reserve Bank of India, in its annual report for 2019-20 claims that …
Read More »A non-Gandhi party president: Priyanka
Jubilee News Desk Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi vadra has said on Wednesday that a non-Gandhi be president of the party. “Congress party must find its own course and party leaders should decide who should be their leader,” said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Also read : NME comes to Asia Sonia Gandhi …
Read More »The ‘Devi’ factor in US elections
Jubilee News Desk US elections now have a Indian touch as Kamala Devi Harris an Indian-origin California senator Kamala Harris was selected by the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, as his Vice-Presidential running mate. On August 11, Biden announced that Harris would be his vice presidential running mate. An American …
Read More »Russia claims vaccine, criticism starts
Jubilee News Desk Even as Russia claims of safety and efficacy of its COVID-19 vaccine ‘Sputnik V’ the country is facing strong criticism from scientists across the globe for rushing the vaccine development process and limiting people in the trial before launching it. Russian President Vladimir Putin, after his daughter …
Read More »Will climate change be the key to US elections 2020
Dr. Seema Javed The 59th United States Presidential election, 2020 will be held on 3rd November admist Covid crisis. “climate change’ seems to have become a relevant topic and keeps showing up between Democrats or Republicans to win control of white House this time. Democratic party emphasizes climate language: The Democratic National Committee is …
Read More »International response to climate change has been inadequate
By Dr. Seema Javed Globally climate legislation has offset only a third of CO2 emissions growth since 1999 At a time when global warming and climate change are a part of our day today existence and no more a distant reality, when achieving Paris Agreement targets, is necessary for our …
Read More »India needs strong domestic manufacturing capacity in Solar
Dr. Seema Javed Improving the manufacturing capacity of solar cells and modules in the country has been high on the government’s list of priorities for some time now. After the brutal clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in Ladakh,the Indian government fired the first shots in the field of trade …
Read More »Now is the time to invest in renewable energy
Dr. Seema Javed After the government launched an auction of 41 coal mines for commercial mining, it has become apparent that the central and state are not on the same page regarding the move. In Maharashtra ,after strong criticism from the state’s environment minister Aaditya Thackeray and forest minister Sanjay Rathod, the Government has …
Read More »Coronavirus is not natural, it is behaving like active bio-weapon
Prof. Ravi Kant Upadhyay Covid-19 is more disastrous as it is causing high infectivity and large numbers of deaths that have been reported round the globe since its emergence in Wuhan, China. Whole world is passing though a worst phage of pandemic created panic and miseries. Till the date millions …
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