Press Statement issued by General Secretary, Bank Employees Federation of India on 25.09.2021 ON CREATION OF BAD BANK
Yet another agency, the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL), euphemistically called a Bad Bank, was being constituted by the Government of India for the resolution of large size loans defaulted by the private corporate houses. As usual, the PSBs will own...
Development at Majhi Tikra, Kudumkela
The fields are being prepared efficiently and we are looking forward to the plantation.
Explained: What new WHO pollution norms mean for India
New air quality norms released by the World Health Organization on Wednesday are likely to ignite a fresh round of discussion on air pollution in India. These norms would make India appear worse than it already looked under the existing norms. Considering the current...
Forgotten Legacies: Understanding Human Influences on Rivers
Rivers are fundamental landscape components that provide vital ecosystem services, including drinking water supplies, habitat, biodiversity, and attenuation of downstream fluxes of water, sediment, organic carbon, and nutrients. Extensive research has been devoted to...
Air quality: New WHO norms, now almost entire India polluted
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday released stringent air quality guidelines, lowering the recommended levels of pollutants that can be considered safe for human health. While a PM2.5 concentration of 25 micrograms per cubic metre in a 24-hour period was...
Over 1 crore informal workers registered on e-Shram portal
Over one crore unorganised workers have registered themselves at e-Shram portal, the labour ministry said on Sunday. More than 1 crore unorganised workers registered at e-Shram portal, which is India’s first national database on unorganised workers, the ministry said...
Stop Funding Fossil Fuel
Yet in Australia there are 110+ fossil fuel projects on the horizon our climate cannot afford. More at-Â Â Market Forces
Sign the Petition – Save Sukhatal, Nainital Lake’s Lifeline
Nainital lake's lifeline is under threat as authorities plan to choke the lake's most important recharge zone – Sukhatal. ACT NOW! Sukhatal, a seasonal lake situated about 800 metres from the Nainital lake, is arguably the most important recharge zone in the entire...
How effective is CPCB in its management of e-waste?
Electronic waste (e-waste) is the fastest-growing stream of waste globally. The world produced around 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019, out of which only 17.4 per cent was recycled, a recent report by the United Nations (2020) found. The agency even termed this...
In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
For years, Indian farmer Chape Hanumaiya struggled to grow anything on his tiny plot of land - it was caked in the thick, red dust drifting from the iron ore mines that surrounded it. But today, Hanumaiya and his wife are about to harvest pearl millet and sesame crops...
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