Despite various incentives that India is providing to popularise electric vehicles (EVs), the share of these vehicles in the total number of new vehicles registered in the country is a miniscule 4.72 per cent. What is urgently needed is a regulatory mandate for the vehicle industry to have a certain percentage of their production and sales as zero emissions vehicles (ZEV) – says a new assessment from Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Even though industry representatives from different vehicle segments – two- and three-wheelers, cars and buses — have taken a varying and conditional view of the prospect of…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
The International Press Institute (IPI) is alarmed by reports that multiple journalists in Brazil were attacked by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro while those supporters stormed government buildings in the capital Brasilia on January 8. At least 12 journalists were physically attacked or threatened, and some reported having their equipment broken or stolen, according to reports. The Union of Professional Journalists in the Federal District condemned the violence. “IPI strongly condemns the attacks on journalists carried out by Bolsonaro supporters during their storming of key Brazilian democratic institutions on Sunday”, IPI Director of Advocacy Amy Brouillette said. “We are…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam via video conferencing on Sunday. This train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be introduced by Indian Railways and will be the first one connecting the two Telugu-speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of around 700 km. It will have stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister noted the festivities and said that in this auspicious atmosphere, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh…
SPIC MACAY organizes its very popular ‘Music in the Park’ series this year under the name “Shruti Amrut”in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and the New Delhi Municipal Council. The beauty of Indian Classical Music was showcased by eminent artists from across the country. In this series, the first event of 2023 was held on today at 3pm in Nehru Park, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. The concert begun with Sarod performance by Aman Ali Bangash, 7th Generation musician from Senia Bangash Gharana. He was accompanied by Anubrata Chatterjee (Tabla) and Abhishek Mishra (Tabla). Following this, Hindustani Vocal performance by Padma Bhushan Begum Parween Sultana of Patiala Gharana accompanied by Akram Khan (Tabla), Shrinivas Acharya (Harmonium) and Shadaab Sultana (Vocals) were performed. SPIC MACAY- The Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture amongst youth is a voluntary youth movement that promotes the tangible & intangible aspects of Indian…
The heads of many of the world’s biggest social media platforms were urged to change their business models and become more accountable in the battle against rising hate speech online. In a detailed statement, more than two dozen UN-appointed independent human rights experts – including representatives from three different working groups and multiple Special Rapporteurs – called out chief executives by name, saying that the companies they lead “must urgently address posts and activities that advocate hatred, and constitute incitement to discrimination, in line with international standards for freedom of expression.” They said the new tech billionaire owner of Twitter,…
The transformation of Food Corporation of India (FCI) should be done on a fast track mode so that the organization can continue to help the people, the poor and the farmers of the country. This was stated by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, while delivering the inaugural address at the 59th Foundation Day of FCI. Goyal directed the Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution to monitor the transformation of FCI and Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) every week and to update him on the status on a fortnightly basis. He said strict action has…
European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) decided to create a new expert group focusing on gender and diversity issues (Gender and Diversity Expert Group – GENDEG). The first in-person meeting took place on 12 January 2023.The group, chaired by Elena Tarifa (FeSP, Spain) and Lina Kushch (NUJU, Ukraine), consists of 13 other members from Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Germany, Italy, Montenegro, Portugal, Switzerland.This first meeting launched the discussions around priorities, objectives, as well as an action plan for 2023. The safety of female journalists, equal opportunities in the workplace and gender and diversity in news content emerged as key topics…
To realize the vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to showcase India’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world, Indian Railways is going to run its Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC Tourist Train on a very special tour “Shri Ram-Janaki Yatra: Ayodhya to Janakpur” covering two most significant pilgrimage sites Ayodhya and Janakpur from the neighboring countries India and Nepal. The tourist train will start from Delhi on 17th Feb 2023 and this initiative will strengthen the bilateral relations and also promote the cultural relations between the two countries. The tourist train…
The Rajouri killings case has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for a thorough probe, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday, adding that a 360 degree net will be cast to wipe out militancy from the Jammu region. Shah chaired a high-level security meeting in Jammu in view of the January 1 attack in which six civilians from minority communities were killed by militants. Shah arrived in Jammu to meet the families of the victims, but could not travel to Upper Dhangri in Rajouri due to bad weather. “All of us (security agencies) have agreed…
The ITUC condemns the Zimbabwean government’s recently published Health Services Amendment Act and Criminal Law Amendment Bill that would stifle the rights of working people to freedom of expression and association.The Health Services Amendment Act include that: No collective job action, lawful or unlawful, can continue for an uninterrupted 72-hour period or more in any given 14-day period.Notice of any collective job action must be given in writing 48 hours before it starts.Any individual who is a member of the governing body of any trade union that incites or organises any collective job action in the health service could be…