Developing nations need $ 6 trillion by 2030 in climate finance: COP29 president designate
New Delhi: The president of the next annual UN climate conference, Mukhtar Babayev, on Wednesday said that developing nations need nearly USD 6 trillion by 2030 to combat and adjust to climate change. The Azerbaijani environment minister also said that the host country will encourage nations to make concrete commitments at COP29, especially to double […]
President Murmu takes ride in Delhi Metro
New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday took a ride in Delhi Metro and interacted with school students. This was the first time Murmu took a ride in the metro after assuming the office of the president. Murmu is the second serving President of India to travel by the Delhi Metro. In 2012, the then […]
India to host first EU-India Track 1.5 dialogue on use of unmanned aerial systems by extremists
New Delhi: Ways to counter the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by extremists and non-state actors will be the focus of the first ever European Union-India Track 1.5 dialogue on Thursday. The day-long dialogue in Delhi seeks to better understand the range of current and emerging threats particularly involved with consumer-grade UAS technology and […]
SC pulls up NGT for ‘unilateral decisions’
Asks tribunal to act with ‘procedural integrity’ New Delhi: In an unusual order, the Supreme Court has pulled up the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for its “recurrent engagement” in “unilateral decision making” and cautioned that in “its zealous quest for justice, the tribunal must tread carefully to avoid the oversight of propriety”. These hard hitting […]
The wonderland called Kashmir
By: Mohammad Hanief Most parts of the Kashmir, mainly plains, received season’s first snowfall on last Wednesday as winter’s harshest period – Chillai Kalan – went snowless and registered as driest winter spell ever. The “snowless” winter had brought disappointment to locals and tourists alike. The much-awaited snowfall has brought cheer to the people of […]
Engaging in fruitful activities
By: Sahil Manzoor We learn things by intimating others. We get interested in other activities when that activity gets fame and charm among the people. We reach at the top when we show great performances and this is what we like the most. Though some activities are anti-religious and anti human and we should ignore […]
Are social media apps dangerous products’?
By: Joan Donovan, Sara Parker ‘You have blood on your hands. I’m sorry for everything you have all been through.’ These quotes, the first from Senator Lindsey Graham speaking to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and the second from Zuckerberg to families of victims of online child abuse in the audience, are highlights from an extraordinary […]
Weekly Block Diwas: DC Srinagar holds Mega Public Grievance Redressal Camp at Eidgah
SRINAGAR: In order to listen to the public grievances and take appraisal of local issues at their door steps, the Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Wednesday visited Bakshipora-Tengpora area in Eidgah Tehsil of Srinagar District and presided over a Mega Public Grievance Redressal Camp as part of weekly Block Diwas. The programme witnessed […]
Div Com for acquisition of structures to eliminate bottlenecks from city roads
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Wednesday chaired a meeting regarding acquisition of structures to remove bottlenecks from main roads of Srinagar city. The meeting was attended by Deputy Director Planning; SE, Srinagar, PW R&B; Executive Engineer and Engineering officials. The meeting deliberated over settling of the issues with proprietors to remove […]
