On the eve of the three-day International Conference on Green Hydrogen (ICGH-2023), a press conference was conducted to showcase India’s enormous investment in green hydrogen and its revolutionary impact on the country’s energy landscape. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Secretary, Bhupinder S Bhalla, emphasised the conference’s complete coverage of the full green hydrogen ecosystem, including production, storage, mobility, utilisation, distribution, infrastructure, and transportation. The goal of ICGH 2023 was to learn from the experiences of other countries that are leading the development and implementation of green hydrogen. Dr. Ashish Lele, Director of the National Chemical Laboratory in…
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Torrential rains pounded several parts of north India on Sunday with 15 people killed in landslides and other rain-related incidents, while most rivers, including the Yamuna in Delhi, were in spate. In cities and towns across the region, many roads and residential areas were submerged in knee-deep water with the civic system unable to hold on in the face of record rains. Flash floods washed away roads in hilly areas, leaving people marooned, while authorities asked tourists to plan their visit after the weather improves. Railway services have also been hit. The Northern Railways said it has cancelled around 17…
In January of this year the U.K. Home Office introduced new guidance for those claiming asylum as victims of modern slavery, requiring survivors to provide immediate “objective evidence” of their exploitation to submit as part of their case. The Home Office has now withdrawn the policy after it was found to be unlawful. Two trafficking survivors who were refused protection under the policy brought a legal challenge against the Home Office, arguing that the guidance breached the European Convention on Human Rights, and was unfair and “irrational” given the unlikelihood of trafficking victims to have immediate proof of their exploitation.…
Fares of AC chair cars and executive classes of all trains, including Vande Bharat, which have less than 50 per cent occupancy, will be reduced by up to 25 per cent, a Railway Board order has stated. The discount shall be implemented with immediate effect. The trains will also include those with Anubhuti and Vistadome coaches. The fares will depend on those of competitive modes of transport. With a view to optimising utilisation of accommodation, the rail ministry has decided to delegate powers to principal chief commercial managers of railway zones to introduce discounted fare schemes in trains with AC…
While taking a swipe at Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao led government in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it is the “most corrupt” government. Modi on Saturday inaugurated various infrastructure projects and laid foundation stone worth Rs 6,100 crore in Warangal, Telangana. “The present government in Telangana has done four things, abusing PM Modi & BJP government, they made one family the centre for power, they pushed Telangana’s economic development into turmoil… duping Telangana into corruption…there’s no project in Telangana that doesn’t have allegations of corruption…KCR government is the most corrupt government” Modi added. While addressing the people,…
As violence took the center-stage during the West Bengal Panchayat polls on Saturday, the parties, cutting across ideological lines, condemned the killing of 11 people in various districts, while the BJP sought President’s Rule in the state. The ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters. State Congress president Adhir Chowdhury alleged that the goons associated with the TMC are having free run and that the people’s mandate has been stolen. The…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday announced the appointment of election in-charges in the states. Prahlad Joshi has been given the responsibility of Rajasthan, Om Prakash Mathur to Chhattisgarh, Bhupendra Yadav to Madhya Pradesh and Prakash Javadekar to Telangana. The BJP with an eye on Lok Sabha elections in 2024 made some organisational changes and appointed four new state chiefs for Telangana, Punjab, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh. For Rajasthan Prahlad Joshi has been appointed as the election in-charge; Former Gujarat deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, and Kuldeep Bishnoi from Haryana are the co-election in-charge co-election in-charge. In Chhattisgarh, Om Prakash…
Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 52.24 crore belonging to former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia and others in the liquor scam case, the agency said on Friday. Others whose properties have been attached include Amandeep Singh Dhall, Rajesh Joshi, and Gautam Malhotra. “The attached assets worth Rs. 52.24 Crore include immovable properties worth Rs. 7.29 Crore (02 immovable properties of Manish Sisodia/Smt. Seema Sisodia, land/flat of Rajesh Joshi/Chariot Productions Media Pvt Ltd. and land/flat of Gautam Malhotra). The attachment also includes movable assets worth Rs. 44.29 Crore including bank balances of Manish Sisodia (Rs.…
According to a report by Savills India, the total absorption of the industrial and warehousing sector reached 22.4 million square feet (msf) in the first half (H1) of 2022, witnessing a surge of 7% as compared to 20.9 msf in H1 2022.According to the report, Tier I cities contributed 75% of the total absorption in the first half of 2023, while Tier II and III cities contributed the remaining 25%. The absorption in Tier II and III cities increased by 22% annually, rising from 4.1 msf in the first half of 2022 to 5.0 msf in the first half of…
The size of India’s middle class will nearly double to 61% of its total population by 2047, up from 31% in 2020-21, as continued political stability and economic reforms with a sustained annual growth rate of 6% to 7% over the next two and a half decades will make the country one of the world’s largest markets. The findings are part of a report released by People Research on India’s Consumer Economy (PRICE) and India’s Citizen Environment. The middle class is anticipated to grow from 432 million individuals in 2020–21 to 715 million (or 47% of the population) in 2030–31 and…