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India’s Rank Declines In Environmental Performance Index Despite Several Initiatives

Sayani ChakrabortyJuly 1, 20220

India was classified last in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 despite implementing Sashakt Bharat, Swachh Bharat and Sanatan Bharat. India is the least environmentally sustainable of 180 nations surveyed. India has the lowest EPI at 18.9, according to the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, Yale University, Columbia University, and the McCall MacBain Foundation. EPI is a data-driven perspective of global sustainability. It ranks 180 countries on climate change, environmental health and ecosystem vitality using 40 performance indicators in 11 domains. These measures demonstrate how close nations are to fulfilling national environmental targets. The EPI scorecard highlights environmental leaders and laggards and offers practical guidance for countries pursuing a m...

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Turkey Ready To Negotiate With Sweden, Finland: There’s No Permanent Enemy In Geopolitics

Vikas DeshwalJune 30, 20220

Finland and Sweden finally removed the barrier of Turkey and now joining NATO. On June 28 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a meeting between Turkey, Finland and Sweden, held at the NATO summit 2022 in Spain. This MoU was signed by Finland's President Niinisto and Sweden's Prime Minister Andersson, who sympathised with the national security of Turkey. After this guarantee, President Erdogan agreed to support Finland and Sweden in their proposal to join NATO. What are the provisions under the MoU? Some significant provisions under Memorandum are a joint duty between Turkey, Sweden and Finland to counter-terrorism, investigating any financing and recruitment activitie

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Uddhav Thackeray Resigns: Shinde-BJP Wins This Round, Further Political Change Anticipated

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 30, 20220

After Maharashtra governor BS Koshyari ordered the MVA administration to establish its majority, it hurried to the Supreme Court yesterday. Uddhav Thackeray has been forced to resign as chief minister after the Supreme Court supported the integrity of the floor test and refused to allow any additional postponement. Disqualification notifications for Shiv Sena rebels should have been sent on July 12 to 16, rather than July 12 to 16. There had been concerns that the floor test might be delayed as a result. To cut through the haze of competing claims and counterclaims, the use of trust motions has proven effective throughout the years. Ten days have passed since the last episode of Shiv Sena's internal squabbles. Prolonging the chaos served no purpose for the general people. Delays would h...

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Udaipur Killing: Normalisation Of Public Execution To ‘Avenge’ Has Cleaved Nation’s Symmetry

Snehashish RoyJune 29, 20220

Two men killed a local tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur over the latter’s support for the former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on social media. The killers, identified as Ghouse Mohammed and Riyaz Attari, filmed the incident as they attempted to behead the tailor, Kanhaiya Kumar, with a cleaver. Sharma sparked global outrage with her remarks about the Prophet Mohammed. Posting videos online, the killers said brandishing swords that they have avenged the insult to Islam, also threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Condemning the incident, AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi demanded Nupur Sharma’s arrest and slammed the Rajasthan Police for not taking strict action to prevent the killing. “I strongly condemn the Udaipur incident…we hope the Rajasthan government takes strict action...

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Udaipur Beheading Case: Was It Blasphemy Or Something Else?

Our CorrespondentJune 29, 20220

Seeing such a deplorable killing of a tailor in Udaipur is deeply shocking. No matter what it is called for immediate punishment for spreading terror through such brutality. Two muslim men with a cleaver beheaded Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur city's Dhan Mandi region and posted recordings online that said they are avenging an insult to Islam, setting off stray instances of viciousness in the Rajasthan city. The murderers masquerading as customers entered the shop and decapitated a tailor for a social media post supporting ex-BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma in the row over her comments on the Prophet. Few days prior to this occurrence, Kashmir-based YouTuber Faisal Wani, who runs the wellness channel Profound Agony Wellness, shared an animated video which showed him decapitating ex-BJP repr

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NATO Summit 2022: Chinese Food With Russian Salad On Menu

Vikas DeshwalJune 29, 20220

NATO Leaders, including all 30 member states have gathered in Madrid for the NATO summit 2022. In this summit, NATO members will talk over critical issues facing the alliances, including Russian sanctions, Chinese aggression, the Ukraine-Russia war, Dragon impact on Taiwan etc. This summit will set the military organisation's new vision or direction for the next ten years. Marking the 40-year anniversary of its accession to NATO, Spain is hosting the summit this year. It joined NATO on 30 May 1982, becoming the 16th country to join the organisation, and Spanish diplomatic would serve as NATO secretary-general. New Strategic Concept Of NATO For the Next Decade The strategic concept of NATO is a document for the alliance. It shows NATO's ideology, values and purpose. It also reflects th

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Rather Than Advancing Free Expression Of Speech, ALT News Journalist Is Put In Jeopardy

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 29, 20220

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have detained Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of ALT News and a self-described "fact-checker." An angry Hanuman devotee has accused Zubair of spreading hostility and hurting religious sensibilities with a tweet. The anti-Modi movement has been put to the test by Zubair's detention. Anti-Muslim sentiments have been criticised by opposition parties and some well-known opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claim that the arrest is the product of a vindictive "Islamophobia." To wit: "Delhi Police arrest Muslim Journalist Mohammed Zubair..." in the UK's The Guardian newspaper. The Guardian seems to agree with opponents of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Zubair's identity is important to the tale. Taking a cue from the situation, maybe...

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China Upgrades Firepower, Infrastructure On LAC: Is Threat Of A Possible War Lurking Around?

Vikas DeshwalJune 28, 20220

      China tremendously expanded its armed forces living quarters within 100km from the Line of actual control (LAC) in the western sector; some of the significant upgrades undertaken by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are rocket systems and upgraded air defence systems, long-range artillery etc. In the western sector, across the Line of actual control(LAC), the living quarters capacity for soldiers was 20,000 troops in 2020 before the stand-off in eastern Ladakh began; according to input resources now, that has been expanded to 1.20 lakhs livings quarters for soldiers. Another project constructed by LAC included the small hydel projects and solar energy.   Four PLA divisions under the Xinjiang military district are being turned around on their sides facing eastern La

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How Schools Can Help In Imparting Food Education By Making Lunch More Interesting And Healthy?

Pooja YadavJune 28, 20220

The COVID-19 pandemic made many people's lives grueling. People would be scared to travel get their necessities and if you went anywhere you'd hear about the countless deaths from COVID-19. the new topic during quarantine was virtual learning, being reception, and therefore the lack of having the ability to socialize. One section of the society on one side never discussed was about food loss. What about the youngsters that ate in school and now were stuck reception without food? These poor kids were starving reception. However, although schools have reopened, the matter continues to be there because many of the colleges don't have the foremost nutritious lunches. this could be fixed if the colleges took responsibility and made sure that the college lunches that are given are nourish...

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Moose Wala’s ‘SYL’ Mentions Controversy: Amarinder Singh Warns Against ‘SYL’ Dispute Between Punjab, Haryana

Vikas DeshwalJune 28, 20220

After the death of the slain Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala, his recorded song 'SYL' realised reached 10 lakh views in one hour. In the song Moose Wala talks about the controversial topic 'SYL', undivided Punjab, 1984 Sikh riots, Sikh militants, Sikh prisoners and Sikh flag hoisting at the Red fort during the farmer's protest. 'SYL' Dispute Between Punjab And Haryana With Haryana's formation and Punjab's reorganisation in 1966, the issue started regarding the share of water between two states. In which Punjab said that 'We never share the Water of Ravi and Beas river with Haryana, before the division between two states in 1955, out of 15.83 MAF of Ravi and Beas the centre had granted 8 MAF to Rajasthan, 7.20 MAF to undivided Punjab, 0.65 MAF to Jammu and Kashmir but out of 7.20, MAF

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Punjab By-Election: S S Mann’s Victory Is Worrisome; Not Because AAP’s Losing Shine

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 28, 20220

The results of a single Lok Sabha by-election are seldom sufficient to draw broad generalisations. That being said, SS Mann's Sangrur triumph for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is exceptional enough to be the outlier. Mann, a politician commonly regarded as "extreme", has beat the odds and defeated AAP with 35.6% of the vote share. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has held the Sangrur constituency in the previous two Parliamentary elections. Candidates from the SAD, Congress and BJP, three long-time administrators of Punjab, all forfeited their deposits. Mann's success may be attributed to a growing dissatisfaction with the AAP. However, it is vital to situate his victory in the context of SAD's decline and the tumultuous nature of Punjab. Politics and Sikhism go hand in hand in the SAD. In 1996, ...

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India, Russia Works Together On Energy Cooperation As Major Oil Companies Suspend Operations

Sayani ChakrabortyJune 28, 20220

Many western oil and gas corporations have terminated collaborative Arctic energy projects with Russia because of the Ukraine situation. Russia's military intervention in Ukraine has fueled fears of Western economic penalties as well as resistance to Russia. Energy companies such as BP, Equinor, ExxonMobil and Shell are evaluating their options for exiting Russian operations. In the Russian Far East, the Sakhalin-1 multinational collaboration of oil and gas development corporations has seen similar patterns. As a result, ExxonMobil has already suspended activities in Sakhalin-1 and is anticipated to complete its withdrawal from the joint venture in the near future. Two ONGC Videsh Ltd. (India), Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co. Ltd. (Japan), Sakhalinmorneftegas-Shelf and RN...

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