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Last updated: August 2, 2024, 10:47 pm (US Standard Time)Nitin Agrawal took charge as the Border Security Force chief in June last year. (File Image/PTI)Agrawal, a 1989-batch Kerala cadre officer, and Khurania, a 1990-batch Odisha cadre officer, have been repatriated “prematurely” with immediate effectIn an order issued by the government, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) relieved Border Security Force (BSF) Director General (DG) Nitin Agrawal and its Deputy Special Director General (West) YB Khurania and immediately sent them back to their respective state cadres, it said on Friday. .DG BSF Nitin Agarwal has been sent back two years before…
Australian coal-fired power plants profit $17,376.90/MWh from renewable energy failures – has the wattage increased?
Article by Eric Worrell First Posted by JoNova; If all coal plants were forced to close, greed would have no chance because there would be no electricity. Generators are filling pockets again, pushing grid prices to new highs and putting renewables on the hookGiles ParkinsonJuly 31, 2024 Competition is good for the market, they say. We can only hope. At present, it is clear that there is not enough competition in Australia's wholesale electricity market, and the large players – and some new players – are only interested in taking advantage of the sun while they know that it is…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged governors to play the role of an effective bridge between the Center and the state and interact with people and social organizations in a way that woos the weaker sections.Addressing a two-day governor's conference chaired by President Drupadi Murmu, Modi said the office of governor is an important institution that plays a vital role for the welfare of the people within the constitutional framework, Especially to the tribal areas within the constitutional framework.”Attended the governor's meeting this morning. It is an important forum where we discussed how governors can promote development and serve…
CCD Editor: We first reported on Hillary Clinton's $500,000 donation in May, when the Washington Examiner reported on it. It's great to see it thriving in the UK. Via The Telegraph: U.S. financial disclosures show that Stop Oil was partly funded by a campaign group led by Hillary Clinton. [emphasis, links added] Group founded by Mrs. Clinton after losing presidential bid has donated $500,000 (£391,500) Over the past three years, California financiers have been affected by protest groups. American voters unwittingly financed the riots in Britain by buying tote bags emblazoned with Mrs Clinton's picture or sweatshirts promoting abortion rights.…
Tropical storm warning flags were flying along parts of Florida's west coast, and a large tropical wave was located over southeastern Cuba Friday afternoon and was moving toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it was expected to make landfall in western Florida on Sunday or Monday. At 11 a.m. Friday, the National Hurricane Center named the disturbance Potential Tropical Cyclone 4 (PTC 4), after the event was previously labeled Invest 97L. The PTC designation is used for a system that can bring a tropical storm or hurricane into a land area within 48 hours but has not yet formed a…
Article by Eric Worrell Clearly, failure to control methane emissions leads to climate impacts that some consider unnatural. Methane is exacerbating unnatural disasters – Australia must get serious about reducing emissions Published: July 31, 2024 6:24 AM (AEST)Leslie HughesHonorary Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University One of the most important achievements of the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26), held in Glasgow three years ago, was the launch of the Global Methane Commitment. The goal is to reduce global methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030. Methane (CH₄) is the second largest climate pollutant after carbon dioxide (CO2).…
Khaturia is accused of driving his Gurkha unit car through rain-flooded streets, causing water to swell, breach the doors of the three-story building and flood the basement. (Picture: Screenshot/ANI video)Earlier on Wednesday, the court refused bail to Katuria and said CCTV footage showed the driver was even warned of the potential danger ahead by some passers-by but he failed to pay any attentionThe SUV driver arrested in connection with the death of three UPSC students in the basement of Delhi's Rajinder Nagar coaching center walked out of Tihar jail on Friday. A Tis Hazari court granted him bail on Thursday.Manuj…
‘Green’ Olympics Let Athletes See Red – Climate Reality Show #121 – Is Watt happy with this?
The Paris Olympics are underway, promising to be the “greenest” Games ever. There is no air conditioning in the dormitory. The bed frame is made from recycled cardboard. Emphasize plant-based proteins instead of meat and eggs. Well, these moves do to athletes what the opening ceremony does to people in general. This is another case of climate virtue signaling crashing into reality. The South Korean swimming star decided to abandon the Olympic Village and stay in a nice air-conditioned hotel favored by the organizers. Join us live at 1 pm ET with Heartland Institute's Jim Lakely, Sterling Burnett, Anthony Watts…
'Transformative push': PM Modi praises Cabinet for approving 8 highway projects worth over Rs 50,000
Last updated: August 2, 2024, 10:13 pm (US Standard Time)The implementation of these projects is expected to create approximately 4.42 billion person-days of direct and indirect employment. (Photo via PTI/AP)Prime Minister Modi said the decision underlines the central government's commitment to a “future and connected India”Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called the eight highway corridor projects approved by the Union Cabinet a “transformative boost” to India's infrastructure landscape.Prime Minister Modi called the move “a transformative boost to India's infrastructure landscape!” in a social media post on X. He said the decision highlighted the central government's commitment to a “future…
As I mentioned in my latest post on July 20, a lot of data is accumulating about the lack of progress in the so-called “green economy.” [emphasis, links added] Those who think about this question have long known that the transition to “net-zero” energy is a fantasy that will not happen. But the question remains how this frenzy will end. Will climate fanatics’ net-zero fantasies run full steam ahead until they hit the wall of physical reality (like a blackout)? Or on the contrary, Will these illusions fade as the government responds to voter pressure on cost and convenience?what happens…