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India Ranks Last In Environmental Health: Report

Arpita SarkarJune 10, 20220

India ranks last among 180 countries in the world in terms of environmental health judged for environmental performance by a US-based organization. Denmark topped the 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) recently published by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Center for International Earth Science Information Network, Columbia University, followed by the United Kingdom and Finland. EPI provides a data-driven summary of sustainable conditions around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issues, EPI ranks 180 countries on climate change effectiveness, environmental health and the vitality of ecosystems. These indicators provide a measure on a national scale of how close countries are to established environmental policy goals. The repor...

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Hostile Attitude Towards Muslims Is Real Character Of BJP: Congress

Arpita SarkarJune 10, 20220

PM Narendra Modi did not say a word. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is also silent. External Affairs Minister S Jayashankar also did not utter a word. The whole world is ashamed of the prophetic remarks of the BJP spokespersons. Even after that, Congress on Wednesday raised the question as to why these three top officials of the central government are keeping their mouths shut. The Congress alleges that in the face of pressure from West Asian countries, the BJP has for the time being dismissed those party spokespersons as "fringe elements". But the reality is that this hateful attitude towards Muslims is the real character of the BJP. Prime Minister Modi himself, Amit Shah has also risen to the top of the party by walking this path. That is why for so many days, the leaders of the...

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India’s Expected Economic Growth To Remain At 7.5% In 2022-23: World Bank

Arpita SarkarJune 8, 20220

The wounds of the epidemic have not yet healed. Russia-Ukraine war has become a 'poison on the knees'. In this scenario, the rate of inflation in the retail market in India stands at an eight-year high. On record wholesale inflation. That is why the World Bank is not dreaming of a 'good day' in terms of financial growth. On 'Global Economic Prospects,' the World Bank on Tuesday released a report. The report says, "India's economic growth rate for the current fiscal year 2022-23 could be 7.5 percent. Incidentally, in the last financial year (2021-22), the World Bank said that in the fiscal year 2022-23, India's economic growth rate could be 8.7 percent. Last April, a revised report by the World Bank predicted an 8 percent growth in India. In Tuesday's report, it was further reduced by 0....

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If I Speak Hindi, I Will Become A Slave: DMK Leader TKS Elangovan

Arpita SarkarJune 7, 20220

Forcing the people of the southern states to speak Hindi means imposing 'Manudharma' on them. The remarks came in the wake of remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on behalf of Hindi on the issue of "One Country One Language", a leader of the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu. His question is, even though Hindi is not the mother tongue, what will happen if Bengali, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Maharashtra are developed states, but still developing states use the mother tongue of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar? Opposing the argument that increasing the use of Hindi would increase employment opportunities, the DMK leader quipped, "Hindi is spoken in places where people sell Panipuri." I will end up as a Shudra, that is, a slave." Shah recently questioned the use of Hindi as the...

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Heat Is Tortuously Rising In Delhi And Its Adjoining Areas: Warns MET Office

Arpita SarkarJune 7, 20220

Delhi is gasping for breath in the scorching heat. The upward mercury seems to be setting new records every day. The news of any hope is far away, said Mausam Bhavan, the people of Delhi will have to endure this heat wave in the next few days. In this situation, the weather building has issued 'Yellow Alert' in some areas in the National Capital Region. Apart from Delhi, the heat wave is intensifying in Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. The heat is rising in Delhi and its adjoining areas. The meteorological office in Safdarjung said the maximum temperature in the area today was 44.2 degrees Celsius. According to sources, the overall temperature in Delhi may cross 45 degrees Celsius in the next few days. The maximum temperature at Mungeshpur in Delhi was 47.3 degrees Celsius....

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India Is Gradually Moving Towards Civil War: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Arpita SarkarJune 6, 20220

The former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav was released on bail a few days ago. However, his house and office are still being searched from time to time by the Central Investigation Agency. In this context, Lalu fired at the BJP. He claimed that India was gradually moving towards civil war. Leaders of BJP, JDU and RJD appeared on one stage in Patna on Sunday on the occasion of 'Complete Revolution Day'. RJD chief Lalu was invited but could not go due to health reasons. But sent a video message. There, Lalu attacked the central government on issues like unemployment and inflation. At first, Lalu said respecting Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan, the situation against the dictatorship which they started 48 years ago, has come before the country again. "The BJP wants to destroy the brotherho...

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Modi Cannot Control Kashmir, BJP Should Stop Their Dirty Politics: Arvind Kejriwal

Arpita SarkarJune 6, 20220

BJP will not be able to control Kashmir. They are just doing dirty politics. Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal made such a demand on Sunday. "The BJP will never be able to control Kashmir. They can only do dirty politics. Please don't do politics with Kashmir. " Allegations have surfaced that Kashmiri scholars are now being forced to leave the valley in the wake of a spate of incidents. The BJP has also blocked the way for Kashmiri scholars to protest against the killings, the chief minister alleged. They have been detained at home. Criticizing the Narendra Modi government at the Center, he said, "This government has completely failed to provide security for the people living in Kashmir. This is similar to what happened in 1990." Arvind Kejriwal also added, "The BJP can't ...

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Pace Of Economic Growth Is Weakening Day By Day: P Chidambaram

Arpita SarkarJune 4, 20220

The former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has accused the Modi government of slowing down the pace of economic growth, despite its "promise" to turn the economy around. The growth rate for the last three months of the last fiscal year, from January to March, was only 4.1 percent according to the official figures released on Tuesday. Today, Chidambaram said, the most shocking data is that the quarterly growth rate in 2021-22 has gradually come down to 20.1%, 8.4%, 5.4% to 4.1%. This statistic says that the economy is slowing down. There is no sign of the economy turning around as promised by the government. The Modi government's finance ministry claimed that in 2021-22, GDP had reached the previous level of Covid. According to Chidambaram, the GDP of 2021-22 is only slightly highe...

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Better To Forget About Gas Subsidies: Centre

Arpita SarkarJune 3, 20220

Although the price of cooking gas continues to rise, the subsidy is somewhere zero, somewhere nominal (only Rs 19.57 in Kolkata). In the face of pressure, the center has recently given a discount of Rs 200 per cylinder (12 a year) to the poor customers of Ujjwala only. As a result, all the low-income people who are living above the poverty line are struggling to get salt, they are ruined by counting more than a thousand rupees. In this situation, on Thursday, the question was asked in favor of not giving subsidies on behalf of the Center. Oil Ministry Secretary Pankaj Jain has made it clear that the cooking gas subsidy is only available to Ujjwala Yojana customers. The rest have to buy cylinders at market price. As a result, new suspicions have been raised all over the country. ...

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Definition Of Rape Should Be Gender Neutral: Kerala High Court

Arpita SarkarJune 2, 20220

The interpretation of rape in the Indian Penal Code should be gender-neutral, according to the Kerala High Court. In a recent divorce case, an old rape allegation was leveled against the father during a question about who the child would be with the parents. The father's counsel said his client had been granted bail in the case. He was falsely accused of having sex with a false promise of marriage. At the time, Justice Mohammad Mustaq said, "Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (which includes the definition of rape) is not gender-neutral. If a man has sexual relations with a woman with a false promise of marriage, he can be charged with rape. But if a woman does the same thing, there is no way to file a complaint against her. How's that?" A recent ruling by Justice Mustaq reflec...

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India Ranks Second In Terms Of Number Of Female Smokers: British Medical Journal

Arpita SarkarJune 1, 20220

In the last five years, the number of female smokers has increased in Kolkata. Many can tell by looking at the eyes. But the survey says so. According to a survey in the city, smoking is the most prevalent among young girls. 19.6 percent of adolescents (between 15 and 19 years old) smoke five or six cigarettes a day. In the case of boys of the same age, it is 15.7 percent. A survey report in the British Medical Journal published that India ranks second in terms of the number of female smokers. America in the first place. Kolkata has the highest number of smokers in the country, according to a survey conducted by the Center. According to that report, 49 percent of Kolkata residents smoke. In the whole country, that number is 43 percent. According to doctors, the number of female s...

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Money Will Not Be A Factor If West Bengal Government Provide Land For Rail Projects: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Arpita SarkarJune 1, 20220

Standing in Kolkata, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said the money would not be an obstacle if the land was found for the railway project in West Bengal. A special function was organized at the Eastern Railway Auditorium at James Long Street in Behala on Tuesday as part of a nationwide poor welfare conference to mark the eighth anniversary of the Narendra Modi government. Regarding the 'success' of various central projects, the rail minister said that in the current budget, 10 thousand crore rupees have been allocated for the Bengal railway project. He also appealed to the state government officials to make arrangements for the land. "Once the land is available, we will expedite all the projects," he said. Political-administrative observers are of the opinion that the ball has...