Russia’s brutal war on Ukraine, while and first and foremost a humanitarian tragedy, has caused widespread economic damage across the globe, not least in travel and tourism. Between them, Russian and Ukrainian tourists usually spend around 45 billion US dollars per year on outbound travel, much of it in the countries of emerging Europe. Hardly had the Covid-19 pandemic abated than Russia invaded Ukraine, providing the travel and tourism sector throughout emerging Europe with yet another challenge. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, the war will affect Europe’s tourism industry in four ways: a loss of Russian and Ukrainian tourists;…
Author: Editor's Desk, Tattva News
The summer of 2022 was not only unusually hot but also uncharacteristically high on particulate pollution, especially in north India. High PM2.5levels were observed across multiple cities and regions, and pollution has not been confined to a few mega cities or a specific region — it is a widespread national problem. This has emerged from the analysis of summer air quality undertaken as part of the air quality tracker initiative of the Urban Lab at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Summer days from March 1 to May 31 have been considered for the analysis, as rains had set in…
The defence ministry, on Tuesday, terminated the services of three officials of the Indian Air Force after a high-level probe held them responsible for the March 9 accidental firing of a Brahmos missile that landed in Pakistan. The Court of Inquiry (CoA) into the incident found that deviation from the SOP by three officers led to the accidental firing of the missile. Following the incident, the defence ministry described it as “deeply regrettable”. “A BrahMos missile was accidentally fired on March 9. A Court of Inquiry (Col), set up to establish the facts of the case, including fixing responsibility for…
According to a new analysis, the Indian fintech market has attracted US$ 29 billion in funding across 2,084 agreements to date (January 2017-July 2022), accounting for 14% of worldwide funding and ranking second in terms of deal volume. According to the ‘State of the Fintech Union 2022’ report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Matrix Partners India, India’s CAGR in the fintech industry was 20%, which was greater than the US, the UK, and China, which saw CAGRs of 16%, 15%, and 10%, respectively. With 7,460 fintech companies, India has surpassed the United States (22,290 fintech companies) and China…
In a transcending move towards green energy and commitment towards environmental stewardship, HPCL commenced its Cowdung to Compressed Biogas Project at Sanchore, Rajasthan. This will be HPCL’s first project under Waste to Energy portfolio. The plant is proposed to utilize 100 Tons per day of dung to produce biogas, which can be utilized as automotive fuel. The project is proposed to be commissioned in a year’s time. The project’s ground breaking ceremony took place at Shree Godham Mahatirth Pathmeda Lok Punyarth Nyas, Village Pathmeda, Tehsil Sanchore District Jalore in Rajasthan which was attended by ED – Bio-fuel & Renewables, Shri…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2022 on 25th August at 8 PM via video conferencing. It has been the constant endeavour of the Prime Minister to promote a spirit of innovation in the country, especially among the youth. With this vision in mind, Smart India Hackathon (SIH) was started in the year 2017. SIH is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organizations, and government. It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking among students. The growing popularity of…
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India today signed a $96.3-million loan agreement to provide safe drinking water and improve water supply and sanitation services in the state of Himachal Pradesh. The signatories for the Himachal Pradesh Rural Drinking Water Improvement and Livelihood Project were Mr. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, who signed on behalf of Government of India and Mr. Takeo Konishi, Country Director for ADB in India, who signed for ADB. After signing the loan agreement Mr Mishra stated that the project is aligned with the objectives of the Government of…
Union Education and Skill Development Minister Dharmendra Pradhan visited various schools, higher education and skilling institutions in Sydney. The Minister is on a four-day visit to Australia to strengthen bilateral relations in education, research, and skilling. Along with Sarah Mitchell, MLC, New South Wales, Minister for Education and Early Childhood learning, Pradhan visited a Homebush West Public School in the New South Wales state to get insights on school excellence frameworks and best practices in universalising early childhood education. He interacted with the young learners and teachers at the school. He appreciated them for the warm welcome and cultural performances.…
Russia’s top intelligence agency said on Monday that it has detained an Islamic State suicide bomber from a Central Asian country who was plotting a terrorist attack against a member of India’s leadership elite, Russia’s official media reported. According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the foreign national was recruited by one of the Islamic State’s ringleaders as a suicide bomber sometime between April and June 2022, while in Turkey, state-owned TASS news agency reported. “The Federal Security Service has identified and apprehended in Russia a member of the outlawed (by the Russian Federation) Islamic State international terrorist organization. The…
Referring to TRS chief and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had been touring different states, state BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar alleged that it not to float a “third front” of various opposition parties, but a “liquor front” by entering into a secret deal with those parties. He accused that KCR had toured Delhi, Punjab and West Bengal only to form a syndicate with liquor mafia with which his family had close connections. “He has entered into secret deals with drug mafia in Punjab to expand its network in Telangana and in return, to expand the liquor mafia of Telangana…