The report said countries have made progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. New Delhi: The world is headed for a temperature rise of around 3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century even if countries fully implement their nationally-determined contributions (NDCs) or action plans to reduce emission of planet-warming gases, according […]
Mumbai’s air quality has been deteriorating in recent months. Mumbai: A central government team will soon visit Mumbai to assess the city’s air quality and the Maharashtra government’s efforts to improve it, sources have said. The visit follows a letter from the Centre to the state government seeking answers on the steps being taken to […]
Nilesh Rane was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha from Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg constituency of Maharashtra. Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nilesh N Rane, a former Lok Sabha member on Tuesday that he is stepping away from active politics. “I am stepping aside from active politics and there is no reason other than that I don’t feel like […]
Israel has massed tens of thousands of troops around Gaza Palestinian Territories: Overnight raids on the Gaza Strip killed at least 55 people, the Hamas government said on Sunday, after Israel announced it was stepping up strikes. “More than 55 martyrs,” the government press office said in a statement on the latest night of bombing […]
Gaza Strip: Israel’s military said Saturday it would intensify strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as UN agencies warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory. A first trickle of aid entered the Palestinian enclave from Egypt on Saturday, but the 20 trucks permitted to cross have been described […]
Israeli army fires an artillery round into Gaza Strip New Delhi: Thousands of Palestinians sought refuge on Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip before an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week on from the deadliest terror attack in Israeli history. Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet to this big story The […]
Ghulam Hassan Bhat is former chief of Jammu and Kashmir police New Delhi: Ghulam Hassan Bhat led the police force in Jammu and Kashmir, among the toughest jobs in the country. But nothing could have prepared him for those 10 steps he took last evening. Those steps led him to the body of his young […]
The woman filed a suit against the airline and asked for $33,595 in compensation. Ryanair has been ordered to pay $33,000 (approximately Rs 27 lakh) to a passenger after she broke her leg in two places while stepping off the plane, El Periodico reported. The unnamed woman was flying with the Irish budget airline from […]
4,000 steps a day are needed to significantly reduce deaths from any cause Of late, walking 10,000 steps per day has become a common fitness goal, but a new study shows 4,000 may be enough to stay fit and healthy. The research, released in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, found that walking 2337 steps […]
Sushil Modi urged the government to set up a comprehensive suicide prevention mechanism. New Delhi: Over 10,000 students under the age of 18 died by suicide in 2021 and 75 students from premier institutes like the IITs, IIMs and AIIMS ended their lives in the past five years, a BJP MP informed the Rajya Sabha […]
