Ladakh reports 23 fresh Covid cases
Leh, Mar 4 (PTI) Ladakh reported 23 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the overall caseload to 28,084 while the active cases in the union territory has gone down to 137, officials said on Friday. Since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Ladakh has recorded 228 Covid-related deaths — 168 in Leh and 60 in Kargil, […]
PM Modi chairs meet on Ukraine crisis
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday chaired a meeting to review the Ukraine crisis amid the ongoing exercise to evacuate Indian nationals, mostly students, from the country facing attack from Russia. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and another Union minister Piyush Goyal were part of the meeting besides top officials, including […]
Fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam
Srinagar, Mar 4: Gulmarg and Pahalgam resorts received fresh snowfall while rains lashed some parts of Jammu and Kashmir including this summer capital, officials said on Friday. With overnight cloud cover, the night temperature hovered around above freezing point in all but Gulmarg. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 69,897
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) With 6,396 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,51,556, while the active cases dipped to 69,897, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,589 with 201 fresh fatalities, the data updated […]
Indian student reportedly shot at in Kyiv: V K Singh
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) An Indian student has reportedly been shot at and injured in Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh said on Friday. Singh is in Poland currently to facilitate the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine. “Today, we heard reports that a student leaving Kyiv […]
PM Modi calls for return to path of dialogue, diplomacy on Ukraine crisis
New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy to defuse the crisis in Ukraine as he and other Quad leaders discussed the Russian military offensive in the eastern European country and the humanitarian implications of it. A joint readout released by […]
Ukraine war: Russian troops shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station
Kyiv, Mar 4 (AP) Russian troops are shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power station in Ukraine. We demand that they stop the heavy weapons fire, Andriy Tuz, spokesperson for the plant in Enerhodar, said in a video posted on Telegram. There is a real threat of nuclear danger in the biggest atomic energy station in Europe. […]
Plastic kills
One wonders how the world is using a deadly material that has not only played havoc with the environment but has even caused a serious threat to our very existence. The use of plastic has touched us to an extent that no activity of ours is complete till we end up using plastic and later […]
Barkers and Performers
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Parwaaz Hain Donu Ki Issi Eak Fiza Main Kargus Ka Jahan Aur Hain Shaheen Ka Jahan Aur Those who have no business of their own interfere with the business of others. Those who have no dreams of their own are hired or used to fulfill the dreams of others. Those who don’t […]
Battery storage plays key role in India’s race to climate goals
Sumant Sinha India’s historic transition to clean energy is upon us and the momentum driving the country forward to its climate goals is accelerating. Recent events show the nation is taking huge steps in its transformative shift: from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic commitment at COP26 to achieve 500 GW of non-fossil fuel installed electricity […]