After more than a year of pushing the Biden Administration to support the strongest treaty possible, the United States issued a statement now in support of discussing a treaty that addresses the entire lifecycle of plastics at the upcoming UN Environmental Assembly meeting. This is encouraging news, but discussions are only the first step. Now global movements are keenly watching how Biden Administration next week how President Biden and Secretary Blinken leadership acts at the UN meeting starting in Nairobi on February 28th. Already millions of people like you have come together to reject single-use plastic and ask for change. Now Greenpeace…
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All Assam Engineer’s Association (AAEA) appreciates the latest initiative taken by both the Union government in New Delhi and State government in Dispur to encourage the use of green fuel in all kinds of automobiles and urges the concerned authorities to launch a public awareness campaign about the alternative fuel for the benefit of automobile users across India. It may be mentioned that Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has been advocating for ethanol mixed fuel (mostly with patrol/gasoline) for the vehicles. Lately the minister asked the carmakers in the country to introduce flex-fuel engines on a large…
President Ram Nath Kovind said that transparency is the most important aspect of good governance in a democratic system. Inaugurating the new Darbar Hall at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, he said the modern concept of the Darbar promotes transparency. The method of connecting with the people through the Janta Darbar by the public authorities is becoming popular. Thus, this Darbar Hall, in a new context, is a symbol of our new India, new Maharashtra and our vibrant democracy, he added. Noting that the construction of the Darbar Hall has been done keeping the heritage building’s feature intact, the President said that it…
A substantial collection of home movies of renowned Manipuri dancer, Savita Ben Mehta is now part of the National Film Archive of India. The collection is in 8mm and super 8mm, a film format that is used to shoot private movies known as ‘home movies’. NFAI is adding this personal collection of Kodachrome and Kodachrome II home movies of the celebrated artist for preservation, as these footages can be important social documentation. Kodachrome & Kodachrome II were introduced in 1935 and 1961 respectively, specifically meant for amateur use, with the latter being superior to ‘regular Kodachrome’. Manipuri classical dance depicts…
Dr E. Poonguzhali, a single parent and woman scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, has been granted a patent for developing a green methodology for producing a medicinally important compound called Benzo[b]thiophene. The compound is present in a range of medicines such as raloxifene (used in osteoporosis), zileuton (used in asthma), and sertaconazole (antifungal medication) and the one-step synthesis of the 2-substituted benzo[b]thiophene can replace hazardous industrial production of the compound. Currently, available synthesis methods of the compound like Friedel–Craft acylation, mercaptoacetate reaction, subsequent addition and oxidation etc. – all give yields ranging from good to excellent, but these…
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar appealed to all agriculture institutes to focus on producing good farmers. He said Institutes are producing very talented teachers and scientists which is commendable. Because of this knowledge and technology remain limited to the institutes only. If institutes produce farmers then they can bring this knowledge to the grassroots level. He also exhorted the students for entrepreneurship development and appealed for taking up farming as a profession. He handed over awards and degrees to the 284 students, which includes 8 foreign students, of the Post Graduate School of ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute,…
India and Australia have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tourism cooperation in the field of Tourism in New Delhi. The MoU on behalf of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, was signed by Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, and on behalf of Government of Australia it was signed by The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of tourism will enhance cooperation and encourage Expansion of bilateral relations in tourism. The MoU will facilitate Exchange of information and data related to tourism, Cooperation between tourism stakeholders,…
Union Minister for Power and New & Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh said that India will replace diesel with renewables to achieve target of zero diesel use in agricultural sector by 2024. He chaired a virtual meeting with the officers of Ministry of Power and MNRE, Addl. Chief Secretaries and Principal Secretaries of Power/Energy Departments of States & UTs to discuss the role of States and UTs towards Energy Transition Goals of India. Minister Singh reiterated Prime Minister’s commitment to ramp up India’s fight against climate change & global warming and emphasised the need for collaboration between the centre and…
The Taliban, United States military, and Afghan security forces were all responsible for attacks that resulted in extensive civilian suffering before the country’s government collapsed earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a new report today. The new 48-page report – No Escape: War Crimes and Civilian Harm During The Fall Of Afghanistan To The Taliban – documents torture, extrajudicial executions and killings by the Taliban during the final stages of the conflict in Afghanistan, as well as civilian casualties during a series of ground and air operations by the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) and US military forces. In the…
As world leaders scramble to stave off a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine’s press corps also prepare for possible war. Journalists in the country spoke to Committee to Project Journalists (CPJ) about the current dangers they face, including risk of arrests and kidnapping while covering Donbass and Crimea, and their fears of communication blackouts and internet shutdowns if tensions climb.”If there is an invasion…then it means very big personal risk for every one of us,” Olga Rudenko, editor of the recently founded Kyiv Independent newspaper, told CPJ. . “At the same time, I think everybody just realizes how exceptionally important [independent journalists’]…