As the COP28 climate summit concluded with nearly 200 nations committing to reduce fossil fuel consumption, the world is grappling with a series of extreme weather events exacerbating the impacts of climate change on a global scale. In China, the onset of winter brought the first snowfall to Beijing, covering the city in a thick […]
Defence ministers and officials from the U.S., China and Russia, among other countries, gathered in Jakarta on Thursday (November 16) with their counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in and outside the region. Defence ministers from the regional bloc called on Wednesday (November 15) […]
Chinese authorities closed highways in several provinces and suspended train services, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday (December 15), as a cold wave extended its grip further over the country and temperatures continued to plummet below freezing. More than 300 road sections in 12 provinces closed due to frozen roads and vehicle collisions on icy […]
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan discussed moves on Thursday to shift Israel’s attacks on Gaza to lower-intensity operations focused on high-value targets during his visit to Israel. A U.S. security envoy had talks with Israel about shifting its strategy in Gaza toward surgical operations against Hamas from a broad ground campaign, and President […]
Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced in Parliament on Thursday that 35 foreign film projects have received approval for production in India as of November 2023. Comparatively, the figures for 2022 were 28 projects and 11 for 2021. Addressing the Parliament, the Union Minister shared details about incentive schemes introduced to encourage […]
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh reports a substantial surge in the number of Space Start-Ups, rising from a mere 1 in 2014 to 189 in 2023. Additionally, he highlights a substantial increase in investment in Indian Space Start-Ups, reaching $124.7 million. The space start-up landscape in India has undergone a remarkable transformation, growing from a […]
In a promising development for the employment landscape in India, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has reported the addition of 17.28 lakh new employees in the month of October 2023. This surge in employment is complemented by the registration of 23,468 new establishments, effectively expanding the social security coverage under the ESIC. The provisional […]
As winter tightens its grip on several regions of India, including Delhi, the latest update from the India Meteorological Department indicates a drop in temperatures below 11°C across the plains of northwest India. Amritsar experienced a minimum temperature of 5.4°C on Friday, while the Safdarjung station in Delhi recorded 4.9°C. Isolated pockets in Punjab witnessed […]
Along with Sharma, Diya Kumari and Prem Chand Bairwa, who was named as deputy chief ministers in the recently held BJP legislature party meeting, took the oath. First-time MLA Bhajan Lal Sharma took oath as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The oath-taking ceremony, which commenced at 11:15 am, at the Albert Hall, saw the esteemed […]
Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Thursday granted seven days of custodial remand of all four accused persons arrested in connection with the Parliament security breach matter. Lalit Jha, the fifth accused and mastermind in Parliament security breach case, has burnt the mobile phones of his associates along with his friend Mahesh after fleeing to Rajasthan’s […]
