-NDTV.com/ AFP Ahead of the COP26 to be held in Scotland, India's representative to the talks Piyush Goyal said the country will "represent the voice of the developing world" New Delhi: India has asked developed nations that have "enjoyed the fruits of energy" to reach net zero faster so that emerging economies use some "carbon space" to drive growth. 'Net zero emissions' refers to achieving an overall balance between greenhouse gas emissions...
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Getting nutrition back on the school high table -SubbaRao M Gavaravarapu and Hemalatha R
-The Hindu COVID-19 or otherwise, educational institutions need to ensure that schoolchildren are nurtured and nourished With COVID-19 cases reducing in the country, several establishments, including schools, are opening again. While the reopening of all schools is on the anvil, the festive season ahead and the fact that children are not yet in the ambit of the vaccination drive are causing apprehension. We, as a society, must focus on the nutrition of...
More »NTPC, states procuring biomass pellets to contain stubble burning
-Livemint.com NTPC Ltd plans to procure 2.5 million tonne of biomass pellets as a fuel to generate electricity at its projects NEW DELHI: As part of the Centre’ plan to contain pollution by crop stubble burning, state-run NTPC Ltd plans to procure 2.5 million tonne (mt) of biomass pellets as a fuel to generate electricity at its projects. These pellets will be mixed with coal as fuel to generate electricity. With the onset...
More »90% of MGNREGA Funds for 2021-22 Financial Year Utilised, Remaining Cover Just 13 Days of Work: Report -Ronak Chhabra
-Newsclick.in As per a report authored by People's Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG), 90& of the total allocated funds to the MGNREGA scheme had been utilised, even as five more months are left for the current financial year to end. On Friday, the "NREGA National Tracker" report, authored by People's Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG), was released for the April-September period of this year in a virtual press conference jointly held with...
More »Varanasi weavers: facing a string of setbacks -Samiksha
-RuralIndiaOnline.org It's been hard days for powerloom weavers in the city's Bazardiha cluster – with lockdowns and monsoon flooding. But it’s the UP government’s review of their electricity subsidy that has them the most worried In the narrow lanes of Bazardiha, amid the clacking sounds of powerlooms, Wasim Akram is busy at work. He has been weaving since the age of 14 in the same two-storey brick-cement house – generations old, as...
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