The complete framework for sovereign green bonds, which will be used to finance environmentally friendly projects, was approved by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday. Green bonds are financial products that raise money for initiatives that are climate- and environmentally friendly. Additionally, compared to conventional bonds, green bonds have a substantially lower cost of financing. […]
MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, directed officials on Sunday to speed up rescue and relief efforts following heavy rains in Chennai and other parts of the state over the last 24 hours. 36 districts received heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours, with the state capital receiving the most at 134.29 mm
On November 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene a review meeting with the district magistrates of over 40 districts with low Covid-19 immunization coverage after returning to the country from the G20 Summit and COP26. Districts with less than 50% coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose of Covid
Captain Amarinder Singh, the former Punjab chief minister, has resigned from Congress. According to sources, Amarinder Singh has delivered his resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Amarinder Singh declared on Twitter that the party he hopes to form would be called “Punjab Lok Congress,” and that it is awaiting approval from the Election
On November 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will convene a review meeting with the district magistrates of over 40 districts with low Covid-19 immunization coverage after returning to the country from the G20 Summit and COP26. Districts with less than 50% coverage of the first dose and low coverage of the second dose of Covid
Before speaking to the crowd at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, had his bulletproof glass shield removed from the podium. Amit Shah said he wanted to talk directly to the people of J&K after the shield was
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew to Washington, D.C., early on Wednesday morning to discuss global concerns and “strengthen strategic relationships.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in the United States on Wednesday for a three-day visit that will include interactions with US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well as meetings with
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti chastised the central government on Sunday for filing an FIR in connection with the draping of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s body in a Pakistani flag and the alleged chanting of “anti-national” chants following his death. The Budgam Police Department filed an FIR against unknown individuals under various articles
Due to the continuous conflict in Afghanistan, Afghan students studying in India face an uncertain future. The majority of Afghan students enrolled in Indian universities had returned home owing to the Coronavirus epidemic and hoped to return to their campuses once the situation improved. The safety of some students, who are now in India, is
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As soon as the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in the third week of August, the leader of Pakistan’s Jaish-e-Mohammed, Maulana Masood Azhar, went to Kandahar to ask for help in fomenting terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, sources claimed. Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chairman of the political committee, was among those Masood
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