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Climate Agreement
April 22, 2016
On the occasion of Earth Day, the Paris Climate agreement was signed by 175 countries. Representatives from more than 170 nations gathered at United Nations headquarters in New York to sign the Paris agreement on climate change on April 22. During the opening for signature, 175 s...
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Exclusive interview with Nandita Das
April 22, 2016
It’s a human story, says actor-turned- director Nandita Das about her next directorial venture based on the Indian writer of the 1940s – Saadat Hasan Manto. Nandita Das, one of the most critically acclaimed actress in the Indian cinema, is known for her work in the parall...
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Paris Climate Agreement
April 21, 2016
As world leaders come together to sign the Paris agreement, an international alliance of frontline and indigenous communities calls it a dangerous distraction. Close to 155 countries are preparing to sign the Paris agreement on Earth Day, April 22, in New York, but an internation...
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COP21 Global Climate Agreement
April 20, 2016
Around 150 countries will sign the Paris agreement on April 22, 2016, during the signing ceremony in New York. On 22 April 2016, approximately 150 countries under the United Nations framework convention will show up in New York to sign the agreement on climate change, sending a m...
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Environment
April 20, 2016
India will raise the issue of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling against the Indian Domestic Solar Mission. This was announced by India’s Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar, on Tuesday, at a press conference on the eve of his departure...
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Cannes Film Festival
April 20, 2016
With Kashyap’s film premiering at the upcoming ‘Festival de Cannes 2016’ (69 th Cannes Film Festival, May 11 to May 22) in a sidebar event, the Directors Fortnight, Indian social media went into a tizzy over the news. “Raman Raghav 2.0 to premiere at Cannes Directors Fort...
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Ecology and Paris agreement
April 20, 2016
India on Tuesday urged the developed world to declare its enhanced action plan for the second period of Kyoto Protocol, after the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Addressing a press conference on the eve of his departure for New York for the signing of Paris Climate Change Agreeme...
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India’s port capacity and strategy
April 19, 2016
Anchored for very long port development in India has began to look promising after its Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a comprehensive plan to increase India’s port handling capacity to 3,000 million tonnes (mt) by 2025, from the present 1,400 mt. With this India envisag...
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Rafale fighter jets
April 16, 2016
After many negotiations over a long time, India finally agreed to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from France for around INR 600 billion (less than 8 billion euros), according to Defense sources quoted by Indian media. After several negotiations for over a year, India and France have ...
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Upgrading the agricultural sector
April 15, 2016
On April 14, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an electronic trading platform, the National Agriculture Marker (e-NAM) for the farmers in India to sell their produce. On the 125th anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Indian jurist, economist, politician and social...
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An ever-present Threat
April 15, 2016
Despite a relief from the mosquitoes causing dengue and malaria, Delhi is facing a threat with culex moquitoes, which can spread filariasis and encephalitis. As the monsoon season proceeds towards its commencement, people in Delhi have already started complaining about the increa...
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Delhi’s Pollution control quest
April 14, 2016
With the second odd-even run scheduled from April 15-30, 2016, experts say that this time there will be a close check on the gaseous pollutants. After the success of the initial odd-even scheme during the start of the year, the second phase of the odd-even formula in Delhi is all...
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