India faces $6.5 trillion funding gap to achieve Net Zero target by 2070: Report
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) India faces a funding gap of $6.5 trillion to achieve its target of Net Zero emissions by 2070, with international capital needing to find a way to fund 40 per cent of the gap at a minimum, according to a report compiled by Australian economist Nicki Hutley.The report, released just ahead of the COP31 UN conference on…
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Rajasthan CM pays tribute to Behror MLA Jaswant Yadav; laid to rest with state honours
Jaipur, Nov 9 (IANS) The last rites of Behror MLA and former Rajasthan Cabinet Minister Jaswant Yadav were performed with full state honours on Monday in his ancestral village of Silpata.
His son, Mohit Yadav, performed the final rites by…
Six months on, Kerala CM Satheesan sets pace for bureaucratic reforms
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9 (IANS) On the eve of completing six months in office, Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan is stepping up his efforts to improve the functioning of the state administration, with a focus on faster file clearance,…
Gujarat families avoid medical debt as ‘Ayushman Bharat’ covers costs
Rajkot, Nov 9 (IANS) Two families in Gujarat have been able to avoid substantial medical expenses through the 'Ayushman Bharat' scheme, which covered the cost of surgeries and treatment that they said would otherwise have forced them to…
NGT seeks fresh report on wetlands in J&K
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) to submit a fresh report on the status of wetlands in the union territory, including their actual existing area…
Delhi L-G interacts with UPSC aspirants in Mukherjee Nagar
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) For the second time in as many days, Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu on Monday spent time and shared festive greetings with UPSC aspirants in north Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar.
In a message on X, Sandhu wrote,…
Priyank Kharge neglecting K’taka, busy with Kerala political campaigning: BJP
Bengaluru, Nov 9 (IANS) BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday accused Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge of neglecting mounting law-and-order concerns in the state and travelling to Kerala to allegedly spread false…
J&K Students Association writes to LG for age relaxation in J&K Bank recruitment
Srinagar, Nov 9 (IANS)The J&K Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to Lt Governor Manoj Sinha seeking relaxation in the upper age limit for recruitment in J&K Bank."The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has…
Hyderabad: Cop caught red-handed in Rs 2 lakh bribery case
Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Telangana on Monday caught a Sub-Inspector of Police red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh for doing an official favour.
The anti-graft agency said that its officials…
Manipur govt hands over killing of two Kuki youths to NIA
Imphal, Nov 9 (IANS) Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh on Monday said that the state government has handed over the case relating to the killing of two Kuki youths to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for investigation.…