The report said 75 per cent of methane emissions from the energy sector can be reduced with the help of cheap and readily available technology. However, fossil fuel companies have failed to take any substantial action regarding the issue. According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) annual Methane Global Tracker …
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WHIP IN PARLIAMENT AND STATE ASSEMBLY
In parliamentary parlance, a whip is a written order that party members be present for an important vote, or that they vote only in a particular way. It can also refer to a designated official authorised by a party to issue a whip. In India, rebelling against a three-line whip …
Read More »CORAL REEFS DAMAGED
Things aren’t looking too good for coral reefs. They’re suffering from bleaching, overfishing and are being cooked by warming oceans. Coral reefs are essentially just big limestone structures built by thousands of tiny coral creatures called polyps. They’re found in more than 100 countries, and just like pina coladas, they …
Read More »DEHUMANISATION OF HEALTHCARE
Patient-doctor violent conflicts often stem from inadequacy of health facilities in the country, spiralling treatment costs and dehumanisation of healthcare that shakes the citizens’ foundational belief that doctors are infallible service providers. The simmering anger of the public against injustice in healthcare is aggravated when either a patient treats the …
Read More »SPIKE IN RAW MATERIAL PRICES HITS PHARMA
A steep price increase of over 100% from prepandemic levels of certain raw materials for essential drugs — called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) — has raised eyebrows in the industry. Interestingly, the sharp hike — which should have corrected by now with the improvement in supply chain and logistics — …
Read More »TELE-CONSULTATION THROUGH ‘LIFESAVING’ APP’
eSanjeevani app, a free telemedicine service run by the Centre, a ‘lifesaving app’ for the common man. In his monthly radio broadcast ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the PM said more than 10 crore people have availed tele-consultation through the app till date. ESanjeevani is becoming a lifesaving app for the commonman …
Read More »‘CORRUPTION – AIDED BY OPAQUE SYSTEMS’
Corruption directly vitiates the relationship of the citizen with the state. Post-Independence, measures to remove corruption assumed great significance in India as the state evolved. A major financial irregularity in a public sector company in 1957 triggered a debate in Parliament and led to the formation of a committee on …
Read More »INDIA RECORDS HOTTEST FEBRUARY SINCE 1901
For India it was the hottest month since 1901, recording the highest monthly average maximum (day) temperature (29. 5 degrees Celsius) in 122 years. The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday signalled bitter days ahead with a forecast of hotter than normal summer in many parts of the country during the …
Read More »INDIGENOUS PROJECTS to boost desi defence
Two major indigenous defence projects — the acquisition of 70 basic trainer aircraft for the IAF and three cadet training ships for the Navy — worth almost ₹10,000 crore were cleared by the cabinet committee on security. The 70 Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) aircraft will be supplied by defence PSU …
Read More »ROCKS FOUND IN TELANGANA
Rock samples dating back 4. 1 billion years and bearing traces of the weather-proof mineral zircon have been found in Telangana’s Chitrial, around 100km north of Hyderabad. It can shed light on geological events from a dark age when the earth was in its infancy. The latest research from a …
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