Author: Pawan.Muddu

The Supreme Court of India has rejected a petition filed by victims of the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy. The Supreme Court dismissed the Centre’s appeal, which sought compensation from Union Carbide Corporation for the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims of Rs 7,400 crores. The bench, led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, noted that all previous proceedings related to the incident before the Supreme Court unequivocally recorded that the $470 million settlement amount was sufficient to meet the victims’ current and future claims. As a result, the case cannot be reopened after two decades. (Bhopal Gas Tragedy_ SC Denies Union Carbide’s…

India and Russia have agreed to strengthen their relationship by revising their bilateral agreement, allowing Russian carriers to operate 64 weekly flights to various Indian cities. The current agreement allows Russia to operate up to 52 weekly civilian flights to India. India has agreed “in principle” to increase the number of weekly flights from Russia to 64. According to the official, the bilateral air services agreement will be amended in due course (Russia Set to Operate More Passenger Flights to India – The Hindu, n.d.) Aeroflot currently operates seven weekly flights to India. Still, no Indian airline flies to Russia…

Maritime Security was a key issue as the foreign representatives of the QUAD nations met aftermath of the G20 summit, where the various finance chiefs disagreed on a joint statement on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine. In a very critical meeting, the QUAD countries, this time, reaffirmed their commitment in June 2022 to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific, saying that it strongly supports the principles of the rule of law, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and peaceful settlement of disputes. The External Affairs Minister of India, S Jaishankar, presided over the meeting attended by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and…

In an interview with Sulajja Firodia Motwani about Lithium Mineral Discovery in Kashmir, the Founder and CEO of Kinetic Green Energy & Power solution suggested discovering the 5.9 million power lithium in Kashmir could have a severe Geopolitical and Economic advantage for India. The Pune-based Kinetic group rolled out the famous Luna, and Kinetic Honda is now making scooters, three-wheelers, and buggies. Lithium battery inputs touched 450 million units, about $929 million, from April to November 2022. “With this (domestic lithium), India could focus on making LFP chemistry batteries (Lithium ferro phosphate batteries using lithium, iron, phosphate) domestically. LFP Chemistry is…

By the outburst of Glacial Lakes, there would be about 3 million Indians that would be impacted; This is based on a New Study Published in Nature Communication officially on February 8 2024. The New study also highlighted that globally they are about 90 Countries live in 1089 basins containing glacial lakes; however, what is more, dampening the majority of a global estimated population of 9.3 million (almost half the people of New York) (62 %) are in the high altitudinal mountains of Asia, also known as high mountain Asia (HMA). In this report, what also was stated? The majority…

An airport proposal by the Union Civil Aviation Minister Anant Kumar in 1998 for the city of Chennai is taking shape but with a bit of limbo as agitation by villagers of Parandur continues for the 213th Day. M. Vetriselvan, an advocate with environmental organization Poovulagin Nanbargal said he was detained by the police near the Sriperumbudur tollgate and taken into preventive custody; the organization slammed the police and called the move undemocratic. “I was travelling to Ekanapuram for a public meeting to explain the legal issues regarding the second Airport. The police stopped me, saying I cannot proceed to…

Referring to Sino-Indian Geopolitics in a recent interview with the ANI, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said India is an exceptional power in Today’s International world. Regarding the issue of China, Dr Jaishankar said that the relationship with major powers is good; China would be an exception to this since it has violated the agreement that India has postured with them through the years at the border and, as a result, termed India’s action as a counter posture. However, what was also discussed in the interview was troop deployment to the LAC especially post the 2020 Galwan Valley Clash…

India shall be gripped with another round of heatwaves as the nation recorded its highest February temperature, with some parts of the country touching 40 degrees. On February 21st, the national capital Delhi recorded its third hottest day for February, with temperature handling (33.6° C) in a month. It is considered Winter technically throughout the Indian Subcontinent. Higher than average has also been seen in Northern and Western India, including Rajasthan and Gujrat, which are not so surprisingly areas of dry climate but with unusual heat at this time of the year. Even in areas considered cooler states within the…

For the last 10 years, India has been a Solar Bliss to the World. As of 30th November 2022, India’s solar-producing generation is 61.966 Giga Watts (GW). There is a grand expectation that by 2026 it shall reach 100 Giga Watts (GW) of this renewable solar generation; however, the country has a stupendous task producing 500 Giga Watts (GW) of electricity through renewable energy, out of which solar energy would remain a critical component. The Renewable Energy drive across India and the world is part of SDG 7 (Sustainable Developmental Goals), which exclusively states the importance of Energy Transition from…

Table of Contents Pangolins are in peril the world over and more so in India. 1,023 Pangolins were poached and trafficked out of India between 2018 and 2022, according to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna), which is a crime detection wing of WWF. An Intricate study was done based on the seizures and claws, carcasses, and other parts of the animal. Between 2015 and 2021 in Asia, India had the highest number of Pangolin seizures, where the number of cases reached 287. This was revealed when the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized…