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Article by Eric Worrell United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres is doubling down on his tough climate demands as he draws to the end of a zero-achievement term. Pacific at risk: UN urges Australia to block new coal and gas projects go through Bianca HallAugust 27, 2024 – 11:25 am Rich countries such as Australia must immediately phase out fossil fuels and block new coal projects and oil and gas expansion to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in Tonga on Tuesday. The United Nations issued a global distress call – something Guterres called “save our…
The policy classifies social media influencers into four categories based on their subscribers, including influencers on X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. (Representative image: Unsplash)The policy encourages sharing of content based on government schemes and provides influencers with an opportunity to earn up to Rs 8 lakh per month. However, posting “anti-national” content can result in severe penalties, up to life in prisonYou need to have at least 100,000 followers on X, Facebook, Instagram or YouTube to be eligible for benefits under the Uttar Pradesh government's digital media policy. The policy encourages sharing of content based on government schemes and provides…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 11:44 pm ISTFormer WFI Chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh (Photo: PTI/File)Singh argued that the investigation was conducted in a biased manner as only the claims of the victims who were interested in seeking revenge against him were considered and the chargesheet was submitted to the trial court without considering the falsehood of the allegations.Former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has approached the Delhi High Court seeking quashing of the FIR and sexual harassment cases filed by six women wrestlers charges against him.The petition has been listed for…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 11:50 pm ISTThe meeting was held in the backdrop of protests over incidents of atrocities against women in West Bengal, Maharashtra and some other parts of the country. (Photo/PTI File)Measures for four castes – women, poor, youth and farmers – were highlighted during the meeting, which was also attended by secretaries of various government departmentsPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a plenary meeting of the Council of Ministers, which focused on issues affecting women and timely implementation of various policy measures, sources said.The five-hour meeting held at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan also took stock of…
Publisher: Shrishti NegiLast updated: August 29, 2024 12:12 am ISTImages shown are for reference only. (Courtesy of Getty Images)The move is significant as the commission had last month canceled the provisional candidature of IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar and barred her from appearing in all future examinations.In a first, the Center on Wednesday allowed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to implement Aadhaar-based identity verification on a voluntary basis to verify the identity of candidates, both at the time of registration and at various stages of examination and recruitment.The move is significant as the commission had last month canceled the…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 11:51 pm ISTScreenshots from the video show a grandmother and son being beaten by police. (Image source: X/@HansrajMeena)Horrifying video shows a 15-year-old boy and his grandmother brutally beaten by government railway policeA disturbing video has been released from Katni, Madhya Pradesh, in which a 15-year-old boy and his grandmother were brutally beaten inside the GRP police station. The incident reportedly occurred last year. However, the video went viral on social media.According to CCTV footage, police can be seen beating the woman and herGrandson Deepraj Vanshkar was taken to the police station on suspicion of theft.The…
Even Democrats don’t want to hear about climate change. The phrase was barely mentioned at the convention, and every record I checked omitted the once-mandatory Biden qualifier “existential.” [emphasis, links added] There's no mystery why. Joe Biden's policies will have no impact on climate change, but Ford will still have to bear the loss of $130,000 per electric vehicle in the first quarter. Calculations show that this amount equates to a savings of $64.80 per gallon over four years of average driving time. Yes, this amounts to an extremely expensive subsidy to others to use the gasoline they forego by…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 10:55 pm ISTOn August 23, the girl couldn't bear the pressure and took poison at home.The victim's mother claimed that Mansouri's mother and many other relatives also threatened the minorA 15-year-old girl in Nashik committed suicide after being allegedly stalked and threatened by a 22-year-old man and his family, an official said on Wednesday.The girl's mother lodged a complaint with the Nashik Road police station on Tuesday stating that Kalam Izhar Mansuri had been urging her daughter to marry him since 2022.She alleged that Mansouri's mother and many other relatives had also threatened the minor.Citing…
Last updated: August 28, 2024 10:24 pm ISTSo far, more than 3.3 million pilgrims have visited the Himalayan temples over three months. (PTI representative photo)This year's Chardham Yatra started on May 10 with the opening of Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri temples for pilgrims in Garhwal, Himalayas. Badrinath's portal opens on May 12A total of 183 pilgrims have died since the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand began in May this year, the National Emergency Operations Center said on Wednesday.SEOC said of the 183 deaths, 177 were due to health-related issues and six due to natural disasters along the pilgrim route.This year's Chardham…
Guest post by Willis Eschenbach (@weschenbach on eX-Twitter) Back on March 29, 2021, the Biden White House set the following goals: Well, sez I, seems a bit ambitious. There is currently only 0.17 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity connected to the U.S. grid…so we need to accomplish about 175 times what has been accomplished to date in just six years. So I separated it. There are still 65 months until 2030. 29,826 MW divided by 65 months means we have to add offshore wind generation 465 MW of new power generation capacity added every month. every month. Start now. Get…