Day: August 25, 2019

Global appetite for beef, soy fuels Amazon fires

Two of the industries involved in the infernos consuming the Amazon rainforest and drawing the attention of global powers gathered at the G7 meeting in France are familiar to diners worldwide: soy and beef. – Beef – Brazil is the world’s largest exporter of beef, with a record […]

Israeli jets hit targets in Syria to prevent Iranian drone attack: army

The Israeli air force struck in Syria to prevent an Iranian force from launching an attack on the Jewish state with drones armed with explosives, the army said Sunday. While Israel operates regularly in Syria, it rarely acknowledges its actions so swiftly, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning […]

Hong Kong police use water cannon in latest clashes

Hong Kong police fired water cannon towards protesters for the first time on Sunday in a significant escalation of clashes that have rocked the city for the past three months. The financial hub has been gripped by street demonstrations that were initially against a proposed extradition bill to […]

Give specific timelines for cleaning of Yamuna: NGT

New Delhi, Aug 25: The National Green Tribunal has directed stakeholders to give specific schedule for cleaning the Yamuna, while noting that repeated timelines have not been adhered to in the last 30 years and pollution of the river was still continuing. A bench headed by NGT chairperson justice […]

EC announces Assembly bypolls on four seats

New Delhi, Aug 25: The Election Commission on Sunday announced by-elections to one assembly seat each in Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Chhattisgarh and Kerala. The bypolls for Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Pala (Kerala), Badharghat (Tripura) and Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) Assembly seats will be held on September 23. The bypoll in Hamirpur was […]

Coimbatore remains under high security alert

Coimbatore, Aug 25:  High security alert continued in the district for the third day on Sunday, with places of worship especially churches being brought under heightened vigil in the wake of intelligence inputs on infiltration of LeT terrorists into Tamil Nadu. Three people taken into custody here on […]

UK government planning fuel duty cut in emergency budget – Sunday Times

LONDON – The British government is planning to cut fuel duty for the first time in eight years in a possible emergency October budget, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who took office last month, has pledged to take Britain out of the European Union […]

North Korean leader Kim oversaw test of ‘super-large multiple rocket launcher’: KCNA

SEOUL – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a “super-large multiple rocket launcher” on Saturday, state news agency KCNA reported on Sunday. North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military […]

Shri Prabhakar Singh ,Director General, CPWD chosen for ‘Eminent Engineer Award- 2019’

open view news desk Shri Prabhakar Singh ,Director General, Central Public Works Department has been chosen for the ‘Eminent Engineer Award for the Year 2019’ by the Institution of Engineers (India) for his distinguished and exemplary Service in the field of Engineering and Technology.  This Elite and Prestigious Award shall be conferred to him […]

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