Change in debris cover plays a critical role in the glacier surface lowering, shrinkage, retreat, and mass balance, according to a recent study. Therefore, these factors need to be accounted for in future studies for a complete understanding of the observed glacier changes and responses. Despite the importance of the Himalayan glaciation, the knowledge of the glacial dynamics and the factors that influence these dynamics is scanty. Recent studies of Himalayan glaciers indicate wide variability in retreat rate and mass balance in different sectors of the mountain range, primarily linked to the topography and climate of the region. However, variable…
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The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is set to organize the Khelo India Dus Ka Dum event from March 10 to 31, being conducted as a celebration for the International Women’s Day 2023. This is the first time that such a sports initiative is taking place to celebrate the international event and the Union Ministry has sanctioned a total budget of Rs 50 Lakh to conduct the tournament. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur shall remain present at the opening ceremony of the event on March 10 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium…
“This winter has been the cleanest in New Delhi-NCR since large-scale air quality monitoring started in 2018,” said Anumita Roychowdhury, executive director-research and advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), while releasing here today CSE’s latest analysis of winter air pollution levels. A comprehensive analysis of PM2.5 trends during the entire winter season (October 2022-January 2023) in Delhi-NCR shows a “bending of the winter pollution curve and lowering of peak levels”, reports CSE. The analysis was conducted by the Urban Lab at CSE, and has revealed a continuous drop in seasonal average levels of air pollution, although elevated levels prevailed…
Manik Saha was named as the next chief minister of the northeastern state of Tripura at a meeting of the BJP legislative party held in Agartala on Monday. A spokesperson of the BJP informed reporters after the meeting that the selection was unanimously endorsed by all MLAs of the party. Earlier, there was speculation that Saha, who was made the CM last year in a brand renewal exercise replacing Biplab Kumar Deb, may make way for Union minister Pratima Bhowmik as the chief minister of the sensitive border state. The swearing-in of the new chief minister will be held on…
Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said India’s rapid digitalisation across sectors holds great potential for its partnership with ASEAN countries. Addressing the ASEAN-India Business Summit 2023, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “Digital technologies have been key drivers of economic development in the ASEAN region, especially in sectors such as e-commerce, online media and financial services. Indian IT companies have played an integral part in the digital transformation journey of Malaysia and other ASEAN countries.” Reflecting on the scope for further cooperation between India and the regional bloc, the Minister said, “after the…
Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan says he injured himself on the Hyderabad set of his upcoming film ‘Project K’ while filming an action sequence and he is recovering at his home here. Directed by Nag Ashwin, ‘Project K’ also stars Prabhas and Deepika Padukone. It is set to hit the screens on January 12, 2024. In a post on his personal blog, the 80-year-old actor said his “rib cartilage popped broke” and there is a “muscle tear to the right rib cage”. Before flying back to Mumbai, Bachchan said the doctor at a Hyderabad-based hospital, where he underwent a CT scan,…
A day after Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Paty chief K. Annamalai held the ruling DMK party responsible for the ongoing alleged attacks on the migrant labourers, police booked him on charges of inciting violence and promoting enmity between groups on Sunday. The BJP leader was booked under sections 153, 153A (1) (a), 505 (1) (b) and 505 (1) (c) of the Indian Penal Code. In the wake of ‘fake’ reports being spread on migrant workers being attacked in Tamil Nadu, Governor R.N. Ravi on Sunday appealed to the people to remain calm. TN people are nice and friendly, he said.…
Every three seconds, a child becomes a victim of marriage in the world. This egregious child rights violation robs millions of their childhoods, substituting a life of misery and hardship. In a win for the Freedom United community, this week the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Bill comes into force, criminalizing child marriage in England and Wales. Freedom United, with its partners at IKWRO, Forward, Karma Nirvana, Independent Yemen Group and Girls Not Brides, more than 254,000 of you in the Freedom United community have taken action since 2018, consistently calling on the U.K. to ban child marriage –…
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the interest of farmers is paramount for the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In this direction, to ensure the availability of good quality seeds to our farmers, the Modi Government will soon launch the Seed Traceability System. This will curb the pilferage in the seed trade sector, he said his as the chief guest during the two-day Indian Seed Congress organized by the National Seed Association of India in New Delhi. Tomar said that suggestions have been taken from the concerned parties…
Geneva- based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, condemns the recent physical attack on a journalist in Uttar Pradesh and demands stringent punishments to the perpetrators. Devendra Khare, who is associated with the privately owned Hindi media outlet News1India, was shot at by miscreants in the evening hours of 26 February at Chandpur area of Jaunpur city. Injured Khare is now recovering from wounds in the hospital. According to local media reports, Khare and some of his friends were in the office premises when two masked gunmen fired at him twice. He sustained injuries to…