Rumita Patel
With callous planning that creates a false binary and prioritizes development over the environment, weak enforcement of green laws, inefficient and corrupt regulators, and irresponsible civic behavior, India’s list of environmental challenges is long. The most important thing, of course, is the climate crisis, which affects all sectors and has an impact on daily life….
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NEW DELHI: In an interaction with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, industrialist Rajiv Bajaj said Thursday that regaining economic growth will not be an easy task. The discussion, broadcast on social media platforms, was largely based on the impact of the blockade on the Indian economy amid the Covid-19 crisis. The managing director of Bajaj Auto…
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GANDHINAGAR: two more Gujarat Congress lawmakers submitted their resignations earlier than scheduled Thursday Rajya Sabha Elections June 19 for four state seats. This has further reduced the party’s prospects for winning Rajya Sabha’s second two-seat seat that he could have won if none of his MLAs had resigned. Gujarat: MLA Congress Axsay Patel presents its…
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The days of stopping vendors and visitors at the door may be over MUMBAI: As Unlock 1.0 begins, housing societies across the city are taking their first tentative steps to open up. While restrictions on strangers remain in place, several companies allow technicians, plumbers, electricians, and delivery people to perform mandatory checks. Thermal detection and…
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NEW DELHI / MUMBAI: Rural areas of India have begun to see an increase in new coronavirus infections as millions of migrant workers returning from big cities and industrial centers bring the virus to their homes, according to data collected from seven indian states. Authorities said the increase in cases was a new challenge for…
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KAKINADA: About 20 kilometers from Kakinada, located between green fields and coconut trees, is the town of Gollala Mamidada. The now nondescript Pedapudi Mandal village in the East Godavari district is now in the headlines for earning the dubious distinction of being the first village in the country to have 116 confirmed cases of Covid-19…
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Representative image HYDERABAD: setting aside his suspension order, the Andhra Pradesh High Court warned former state intelligence chief AB Venkateswara Rao not to interfere with the investigation Against him. In February 2020, the state suspended ABV Rao after a report by DGP Gautam Sawang He accused the former for his alleged involvement in irregularities in…
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NEW DELHI: In a development that has disrupted the country’s top defense establishment at South Block in the Raisina Hill complex here, Union defense secretary Ajay Kumar has tested positive for Covid-19. Sources said Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and some other senior military and civilian officials did not attend their offices on Wednesday after the…
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Thursday that an investigation targeting three suspects is underway in the murder incident of the pregnant elephant in Palakkad. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister of Kerala said: “In a tragic incident in Palakkad dist, a pregnant elephant lost her life. Many of you have contacted…
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Engineers have been at the forefront of all industrial revolutions. From the use of steam energy, electrical energy, IT and now the potential of digital, they have been able to rationalize the daily routine. However, the world has changed since the first industrial revolution. Companies have made great strides, far from their origins, only to…
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