-Newslaundry.com Vaishnavi RAThore of digital magazine Bastian also won the award for reporting on environmental and development issues. Dainik Bhaskar won the Prem Bhatia Awards for outstanding political reporting for this year, for their coverage of under-reporting of Covid deaths across the country, as per a press release shared by the daily’s journalist. The award was given to the Dainik Bhaskar team of reporters for their coverage of the underreporting of Covid deaths...

-The Hindu Pandemic disruption didn’t significantly dent overall greenhouse gas emissions A report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on Monday said the increase in CO2 from 2019 to 2020 was slightly lower than that observed from 2018 to 2019 but higher than the average annual growth RATe over the last decade. This is despite the approximately 5.6% drop in fossil fuel CO2 emissions in 2020 due to restrictions related to the...

-Article-14.com The government has rubbished the 2021 Global Hunger Index report saying it does not reflect reality. But the reality is worse because it reflects India’s own pre-Covid data. Current estimates of foodgrain to various welfare programmes reveal serious under-nutrition and wide gaps in safety nets for poor. Mumbai: Jolted by the overnight choking of all sources of income for her household with the imposition of a nationwide lockdown on 23 March...

-Hindustan Times Rising prices of edible oils have dampened the mood ahead of the festive season.  The central government on Friday expressed hope that key oilseeds and edible oil-producing states will begin implementing stock limits from next week. It will further help in cooling down the prices and bring some relief to consumers amid the festive season, the government said. The central government said that it took measures to reduce edible oil prices...

-Hindustan Times The Union environment ministry has relaxed the environmental norms for the expansion of certain iron, manganese, bauxite, and limestone mines The Union environment ministry has relaxed the environmental norms for the expansion of certain iron, manganese, bauxite, and limestone mines. According to an office memorandum (OM) issued on October 20, expansion of up to 20% capacity for mines of these four minerals with a 5-star RATing can be allowed only...