Month: March 2022

Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest

Summary Companies Intense fighting in area around huge nuclear plant No signs of elevated radiation – U.S. Energy Sec U.S and UK hit oligarchs with further sanctions LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV/ March 4 – Russian invasion forces seized Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Friday in heavy fighting in southeastern […]

Fire out at key Ukraine nuclear plant, no radiation released

KYIV, Ukraine — No radiation was released from a Russian attack at Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant in Ukraine and firefighters have extinguished a blaze at the facility, U.N. and Ukrainian officials said Friday, as Russian forces pressed their campaign to cripple the country despite global condemnation. The International Atomic […]

Months after pledge, India yet to submit emissions targets

NEW DELHI — Four months after India announced its “net-zero” target at the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow, the country has yet to submit its targets for cutting greenhouse emissions, underscoring the difficulty of overhauling energy policy amid a growing population. When asked about the delay during […]

EXPLAINER: How dangerous was Russia’s nuclear plant strike?

BANGKOK — Europe’s largest nuclear power plant was hit by Russian shelling early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears of a disaster that could affect all of central Europe for decades, like the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown. Concerns faded after Ukrainian authorities announced that the fire had been extinguished, and […]

PM addresses webinar on ‘Energy for Sustainable Growth’

“Sustainable growth is possible only through sustainable energy sources” “Whatever targets India has set for itself, I do not see them as a challenges but as opportunity” “Budget announcement of 19.5 thousand crore rupees for high-efficiency solar module manufacturing which will help in making India a global hub […]

India at 50th session of UNEP

UNEP should turn to paying greater attention to the question of the means of implementation : Shri Bhupender Yadav DELHI, MARCH 4: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav delivered national statement on the 50th session of  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)  in Nairobi […]

About 10,800 Indians brought back by special flights from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries

11 Civilian and 4 IAF flights to bring more citizens in next 24 hours DELHI, MARCH 4: Under ‘Operation Ganga’ to rescue Indian citizens, 17 special flights have come back to the country today from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries, including 14 civilian flights and 3 C-17 IAF flights. One […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, MARCH 4: 178.29 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive India’s Active caseload currently stands at 69,897 Active cases stand at 0.16% Recovery Rate currently at 98.64% 13,450 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,23,67,070 6,396 new cases […]

U.S. hopes India will distance itself from Russia after Ukraine invasion

NEW DELHI, March 3 – The United States called on India on Wednesday to distance itself from Russia, its main arms supplier, after the invasion of Ukraine, which New Delhi has yet to condemn. New U.S. sanctions on Russian banks will make it harder for countries to buy […]

Ukraine’s ‘IT army’ targets Belarus railway network, Russian GPS

LONDON, March 3 – Ukraine’s “IT army” of volunteer hackers announced a new set of targets on Thursday – including the Belarusian railway network and Russia’s homegrown satellite-based navigation system, GLONASS. “We need to mobilise and intensify our efforts as much as possible,” a post on the “IT […]

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