Author: G Brinda

Climate change diplomacy between China and the United States cannot be divorced from more general political issues between the two countries. Washington must take responsibility for the collapse in negotiations, China’s foreign ministry stated. Another round of international climate talks, known as COP27, is scheduled to take place in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with the participation of close to 200 nations. Still, tensions on the diplomatic front between the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases have the potential to overshadow the gathering. The historic Paris Agreement was passed in 2015 thanks to agreements and joint statements from Beijing and Washington, but…

The Indian Space Research Organization’s launchpad at Sriharikota will serve as the launch site for Skyroot Aerospace’s first mission, dubbed “Prarambh” (the beginning), which will carry three client payloads. The launch of Vikram-S or Vikram-1, India’s first privately constructed rocket, is scheduled to take place between November 12 and 16, according to Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace. The Indian Space Research Organization’s Sriharikota launchpad will be the launch site for Skyroot Aerospace’s inaugural mission, “Prarambh,” which will carry three client payloads. Authorities have announced a launch window between November 12 and November 16, with the actual date being verified based…

Many people thought that this acceleration would continue long after the outbreak had ended. Nikhil Kamath shared that sentiment and so made the decision to significantly increase their investments. Sadly, things did not work out the way he had hoped. He responds that it is very difficult to distinguish and kind of point at one thing in response to the question of eagerness and a greater understanding that at the end of the day profits are to be made out from markets since your other investments are not providing those kinds of profitability and are not even able to beat…

Although India importing Russian oil does not “run afoul of the sanctions,” the US claimed that it has made it clear that this is not the time for business as usual with Russia. Given what we have seen from Russia, it is in everyone’s best interests for India to gradually reduce its reliance on that country, but it also serves bilateral interests, according to Ned Price. The US sent a message reiterating its position and saying it is in the collective interest for India to decrease its dependence on Russia, but again the issue is of India’s bilateral interests with…

Meta Provides H-1B Visa Holders With Immigration Assistance Following Mass Layoffs. A non-immigrant visa called the H-1B allows US businesses to hire foreign labor. Employees with work visas like H-1Bs are now faced with uncertainty over their immigration status as large-scale layoffs at Facebook’s parent company Meta get underway. CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that “this is extremely painful if you’re here on a visa” and offered help to anyone impacted. Zuckerberg called the layoffs “some of the most difficult choices we’ve undertaken in Meta’s history” after Meta stated that 11,000 people, or 13% of the staff, would be let go.…

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has eliminated the need that PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) theses be completed and submitted before research papers are published in peer-reviewed journals in new regulations for doctoral programmes that were announced on Monday. M.Phil (Master of Philosophy) students were required to present at least one research paper at a conference or seminar prior to submitting their thesis for review, while PhD students were required to publish at least one research paper in a refereed journal and deliver two presentations at conferences or seminars. In response to inquiries, Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar, Chairperson of the UGC,…

Demonetisation was expected by the Modi administration to eradicate at least Rs 3–4 lakh crore of black money. 99% of the money that was invalidated, according to RBI data, however, returned to the banking system. New black money seizures are still being made in the meantime. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a public appearance on television and announced that all notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 would expire at midnight. Four hours after the announcement, which was made at 8 p.m. with the intention of exposing hidden funds from the taxman known as “black money,”…

By 2041, Mathura-Vrindavan is estimated to receive 6 crore tourists annually; the draught reconstruction plan asks for a ban on tourist vehicles and a move to electrified public transportation. Mathura-Vrindavan is seeking to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041, the Uttar Pradesh government just stated. This would be India’s first such master plan for a tourism attraction that is carbon neutral. This entails a complete prohibition on tourist cars in the Braj region, which includes well-known pilgrimage sites like Vrindavan and Krishna Janmabhoomi. Only electric buses and other forms of public transportation will be permitted access.…

Kailash Satyarthi, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, has urged the country to take action collectively to eliminate child marriage by launching a national campaign against it from Rajasthan. The initiative was introduced on Sunday at a public gathering in the village of Navrangpura in Rajasthan’s Virat Nagar, more than two hours north of Jaipur, along with another Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee. The campaign will be led by the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF). Around 10,000 villages from more than 500 districts in 26 states participated in the campaign, with 70,000 women and girls leading people in torchlight processions and…

The government announced IT regulations in February 2021 that allowed social media platforms to establish a grievance officer.