Budget 2022 will help achieve India’s Energy Transition Goals
Subrahmanyam Pulipaka India, today is the world’s 4th largest Renewable Energy (RE) country and is 5th largest in terms of installed solar capacity. In early February 2022 India’s solar installations crossed the 50GW milestone making India only the 5th country to achieve this in the world. The year 2021 has been a landmark year for […]
Wildlife needs special protection:
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit We celebrated 3rd March as the ‘World Wildlife Day’. Forests, forests species and the livelihoods that depend on them currently find themselves at the crossroads of the multiple planetary crises we currently face, from climate change, to biodiversity loss and the health, social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hunting and […]
Carbon Neutral Economy by 2070 : Agroforestry, ToF’s potential in supporting India
Dr. Vivek Saxena India’s Commitments led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during CoP26 of UNFCC (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) at Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2021 incorporated five nectar elements of ‘Panchamrit’, to address Climate Change related challenges. Promotion of Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forests have to play a pivotal role in meeting commitments […]
Poem: Off White
Babar Bashir Ailing world expected to wear the mask, But a few are understanding the task; So many innocent lives are dying, Even the Doctors are crying; People aren’t ready to abort, Breathing last gasp on life-support. Youth is struggling with unemployment, Is there none to understand our predicament? The qualification is essentially high, Alas, […]
KU postpones all UG exams scheduled on March 5
Srinagar, Mar 4: In view of the Dry Run/Mock Activity to be carried out by J&K Service Selection Board on 05.03.2022 in various degreee colleges of Kashmir for the written test of Accounts Assistants (Finance), all Undergraduate examinations of the University of Kashmir scheduled to be held on 05.03.2022 (Saturday) are postponed. Fresh dates for the deferred […]
Fire breaks out in B&J Hospital Barzulla
Srinagar, Mar 4: A massive fire has broken out in Bone and Joint Hospital Barzulla in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Reports said that the fire broke around 9:30 and was continuing, when this report was being filed. Several fire tenders are on spot to douse off the flames. More details are awaited.
Spin legend Shane Warne dies of cardiac arrest
Melbourne, Mar 4: Australian spin legend Shane Warne has died in Thailand: his management tells Australian media in a statement. Warne was in Thailand, his management said. Shane Keith Warne born on 13 September 1969 was an Australian cricket commentator and former international cricketer who captained the Australian national team in One Day Internationals (ODI). […]
JK reports 33 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar, Mar 4: Jammu and Kashmir reported 33 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was one death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 15 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 18 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453167. Giving district wise […]
35 killed, over 80 injured in blast at Shia mosque during Friday prayers in northwest Pakistan
Peshawar, Mar 4 (PTI) A powerful suicide blast ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 80 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the restive province, bordering Afghanistan. A rescue official said the blast occurred at a […]
Militant injured in shootout, arrested at Handwara’s Langate
Handwara, Mar 04: A militant was arrested after he was injured in a shootout in Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that militants attacked security forces party in Langate area of Handwara and one militant was injured in retaliation by forces. Meanwhile, a top official said that the militant […]