The ED is conducting the probe and the CBI has taken it to Interpol as well. Reacting to the questions raised by the AICC in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, Bommai in a strong retaliation said: “We have replied to his six questions. …Read the full story
It was watered down at the last-minute to a pledge to “phase down” rather than “phase out” coal power, but the inclusion is still significant as the first mention of coal in a COP text. No big concrete action, but good news the pair are at least talking on climate amid the broader diplomatic standoff. […]
Referring to a brawl in UB City in 2018 involving the son of a Congress legislator, Kumaraswamy said that this incident, too, was linked to the Bitcoin case. Kumaraswamy also said that the Bitcoin scandal would not have probably come to light had Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visited the US when he did. …Read […]
The UK government as host and therefore president of COP26 wanted to “keep 1.5°C alive”, the stronger goal of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement says temperatures should be limited to “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels, and countries should “pursue efforts” to limit warming to 1.5°C. What remains is a near-term emissions gap, as […]
“The reality is you’ve got two different truths going on,” Helen Mountford, vice president for climate and economics at the World Resources Institute, said last week. The agreement outlines specific steps the world should take, from slashing global carbon dioxide emissions nearly in half by 2030 to curbing emissions of methane, another potent greenhouse gas. […]
During nearly three hours of discussions, nation after nation said the proposed agreement did not go far enough, but only India and Iran appeared inclined to object. Ahead of the talks in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Nations had set three criteria for success, and none of them were achieved. A rich-poor divide widened at the […]
While for the purpose of investigation and with the permission of the Court, the police wanted to initially transfer Bitcoins to the police wallet account, such a situation did not arise at all later, Karnik said. As for Sriki’s connection to the Bitfinix hack, he said representatives of Bitfinex company had neither shared any details […]
“The PM said wins and defeats in elections are common. The chief minister said he has invited the PM to lay the foundation stone for the Bengaluru suburban railway project, inaugurate the Ambedkar School of Economics and upgrade 100 ITIs and some other projects. …Read the full story
It was the same at the 2019 UN climate summit in Madrid, where the Spanish government said “no deal” was better than a bad one. “We did not cover in full the worst topics,” the second diplomat said, including the demand by many countries to prevent “double counting”. Also unsettled is whether bilateral carbon trading […]
It’s a relatively unstudied field compared with other forms of carbon sinks such as forests. “The ocean and its resources, while vital to all life on earth, are currently misunderstood and neglected,” said Professor Callum Roberts at the University of Exeter in England, the lead scientist on the Seascape Survey. The blue economy has already become […]
A new climate finance plan, developed by Germany and Canada, has been proposed. Time is running out – if developing nations can’t afford to reduce emissions, we won’t hit global climate goals and everyone will suffer. Between 2008 and 2014 and average of 22.5 million people were displaced because of extreme weather and climate-related disasters. […]
Investing in a fixed deposit and lending your money has totally different ramifications and cannot be equated. 4) Interest on the cryptocurrency fixed income product is received in form of coins and not as a credit in your account. 8) Most platforms do not have any pedigree or experience and are trying to become shadow […]
Then, the energy crisis struck, leaving Asia and Europe scrambling for fossil fuels, forcing China to double down on coal, and giving climate laggards another excuse not to engage. Developing nations say rich countries wrecked the planet as they industrialized, and it’s now unfair they’re thwarting others’ economic progress — and failing to provide enough […]
“The proposed amendments would facilitate the development of the Carbon market in India and prescribe minimum consumption of renewable energy either as direct consumption or indirect use through the grid. The additional incentives in the form of carbon credits against the deployment of clean technologies will result in private sector involvement in climate actions. …Read […]
The Chief Minister only has said that the state government had entrusted the probe to the Enforcement Directorate . To a query on BJP leaders involved in Bitcoin scam, the Minister said that the opposition is levelling baseless allegations. To a query on IT raid on D K Shivakumar’s close aide, the IT department does […]
Between now and the middle of the century the United States will release 92 gigatons of carbon into the atmosphere and the EU 62 gigatons, Gupta said, citing Indian government calculations. …Read the full story
Higher imports by the world’s second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, which have corrected nearly 12 per cent from an all-time high of $2,072 in August 2020. …Read the full story
There are millions of worker bees all determined to make as much profit as they can… but how do they do that when trying to send some of the world’s most sought-after currencies, essentially through the mail?It’s enough to cause even the hardiest businessperson to sweat under the collar. Once they have the card, they […]
