“While the India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2021) says forest cover has increased, a study of the Forest Survey of India maps shows otherwise,” says M D Madhusudan, Obaid Siddiqi Chair in the History and Culture of Science at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru. Madhusudan was speaking at Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) four-day national conclave, the Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2022, which was inaugurated by Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on March 1, 2022. Narain’s assessment was focused on investigating why the India State of Forest Report 2021 does not explain what is happening to this huge…
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The 44-year-old Volodymyr Zelenskyy, at the helm as Ukraine faces the biggest crisis in Europe since the second world war, was a political novice when he was elected the president in 2019. From experts to Ukrainian citizens, many have pointed how the former comedian has not just risen to the occasion, but has also taken the world by surprise in doing so. Zelenskyy was born in January 1978 in Kryvyi Rih, once an industrial city in Soviet Union, situated now in southern Ukraine. Born to Jewish parents, he attended school in Kryvyi Rih and spoke Russian, akin to the people…
Global journalists watch-dog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) express severe concern that Local and international journalists in Ukraine are risking their lives to report the news as Russia’s invasion continues. It recalled that Russian forces have shelled a T V broadcast tower in Kyiv, in an attack that killed five people including journalist Yevhenii Sakun. CPJ asserted that Journalists are considered civilians, and the bombing may constitute a violation of international humanitarian law.Moreover, it said that separately, two journalists with the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet were shot while reporting in eastern Ukraine, and one Spanish journalist covering Ukrainian refugee movements was detained…
The International Press Institute (IPI) global network expresses severe concerns over a move by the Russian State Duma to develop a bill which would see journalists potentially imprisoned for publishing “false information” about the country’s armed forces. Under the bill, the development of which was approved by chairman of the State Duma on February 28, anyone found guilty of knowingly disseminating information which “distorts the purpose, role and tasks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as other formations during special military and other operations” could face criminal sanctions. If the law is passed, it would mean…
Prime Minister NarendraMomdi said that the budget has many significant provisions for Aatmnirbhar Bharat and Make in India. He said that it is not acceptable that a country like India ends up merely as a market. He pointed towards supply chain disruptions during the pandemic and other uncertainties to underline the critical importance of Make in India. He addressed post-budget webinar organized by The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). This is eighth post-budget webinar addressed by the Prime Minister. Theme of the webinar was ‘Make in India for the World’. On the other hand, the Prime…
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Piyush Goyal has called for increasing India’s share in global trade to 10% and taking our share of exports in GDP to about 25%. “These are ambitious targets, but I think doable,” said Goyal, addressing the Closing session of the Post-Budget Webinar on ‘Make in India for the World’.He said the Prime Minister, in his Inaugural Address to the webinar, renewed emphasis to promote Manufacturing and make India self-sufficient. “Today other countries are also talking of programmes very similar to AatmaNirbhar Bharat. And I think there can be no better endorsement of the…
India has mounted a massive rescue operation named ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring back Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine. Ministry of External Affairs, in close coordination with Ministry of Civil Aviation, is making all efforts to bring the Indian students back to India in fast pace. Indian Airlines are putting their resources in faster evacuation process. Four Union Ministers- Hardeep Singh Puri, Jyotiraditya M Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen (Retd) V.K. Singh have gone to countries adjoining Ukraine to support and supervise these operations. Indian Civilian planes as well as Indian Air Force planes are regularly bringing back stranded Indian students.…
There are several areas where it may not be easy for India to take a firm policy initiative. It needs to balance its relations with both Russia, Ukraine, USA and EU. Some of the concerns that India is likely to face in forthcoming days are here. Recognising Russian territorial gains? India was among the first major countries to recognize Russia’s interests in Crimea and has since abstained and voted against resolutions concerning Crimea, signaling implicit support of the Russian position. It would be interesting to see what India’s approach will be to any further Russian territorial expansion in Eastern Ukraine.…
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the International Women’s Day week from 1st to 8th March, 2022 as a part of nationwide celebrations of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. As a part of the week-long celebrations, on day 2 today, the Ministry of Women and Child Development organised an event, where in the morning session, in collaboration with NIMHANS, the “Stree Manoraksha project” was launched by the Union Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani. The project is aimed at extending mental health training to 6000 OSC functionaries across India. Later in the day, in the afternoon…
Satya Narayan Pradhan, DG, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) referring some of the special initiatives of NCB i.e., running an online e-pledge through mygov.in to spread awareness against drugs especially among the youth of the nation, said till date more than 14 lakh people have taken this virtual pledge against drugs. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) conducted a National review cum Consultation on “Roll out of Joint Action Plan” in the States. Inaugurating the meeting, he hoped that till 15th August, 2022, i.e., the 75th anniversary of India’s independence at least 75 lakh…