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Explained: How China’s Belt and Road initiative could affect oceans across the world
World

Explained: How China’s Belt and Road initiative could affect oceans across the world

China’s Belt and Road projects are intended to help emerging economies grow, but they also can have negative impacts — including environmental damage that hurts local communities or livelihoods

Rampur bypoll: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan toils to salvage pride as BJP plays development plank
India

Rampur bypoll: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan toils to salvage pride as BJP plays development plank

After his disqualification as an MLA in the wake of a Rampur court convicting him and awarding three-year imprisonment in a 2019 hate speech case, the election officials recently removed Khan’s name from the electoral roll of Rampur Assembly constituency

90 tribal students from Kerala govt's 'Wings' project placed at international airports across India
India

90 tribal students from Kerala govt's 'Wings' project placed at international airports across India

The Wings scheme, under the Scheduled Tribes Development Department, was created to provide new opportunities for tribal youngsters who otherwise could not afford to get into a career in the aviation sector

Development needs to be regulated and not at the cost of the environment, says Justice Sthalekar
India

Development needs to be regulated and not at the cost of the environment, says Justice Sthalekar

He warned that if the earth's temperature goes up with no effort to contain it, it will trigger the melting of glaciers around the world causing the sea level to rise and inundate coastal areas

PM Modi reaches out to the youth of Kashmir, assures they will not inherit troubles faced by their parents, grandparents
India

PM Modi reaches out to the youth of Kashmir, assures they will not inherit troubles faced by their parents, grandparents

The prime minister said that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir should trust his word, and highlighted the peace and development initiatives taken by the government in the past few years

PM Modi to visit Assam on 28 April to boost peace and development in the KAAC region, says CM Himanta Sarma
India

PM Modi to visit Assam on 28 April to boost peace and development in the KAAC region, says CM Himanta Sarma

Sarma also added that the Karbi Anglong Accord was made possible with the blessings of PM Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah and that they are committed to successfully implementing the Karbi Peace Accord

Those trying to topple MVA govt being given befitting reply through development work, says Uddhav Thackeray
Politics

Those trying to topple MVA govt being given befitting reply through development work, says Uddhav Thackeray

'There is no internal unrest in the MVA government. This is Maha Vikas Aghadi, which has its feet firmly on the ground and is working for the state's development and progress in a planned manner,' the Maharashtra CM said

RSS stresses on 'Bharat-centric' models of employment generation to achieve holistic development
India

RSS stresses on 'Bharat-centric' models of employment generation to achieve holistic development

In the wake of several youth in the country facing unemployment, the Akhil Bharatiya Pratinidhi Sabha (ABPS), the top decision-making body of the RSS, passed a resolution to promote work opportunities to make India self-reliant

Right Word | ‘Hindu nationalism’ and the emergence of ‘Bharatiya’ model of development
Politics

Right Word | ‘Hindu nationalism’ and the emergence of ‘Bharatiya’ model of development

If one looks at it from the Bharatiya perspective, what is important is ‘dharma’ and its true manifestation through individual and collective actions. You may call the collective action ‘culture’ while the individual action is ‘faith’.

PM Modi slams colonial mindset, those parroting demands of industrialised nations to stall development
India

PM Modi slams colonial mindset, those parroting demands of industrialised nations to stall development

A colonial mind may not be able to appreciate that Indian steps towards environmental rejuvenation are second to none

Amit Shah lauds BJP's work in Manipur, says law and order tremendously improved
India

Amit Shah lauds BJP's work in Manipur, says law and order tremendously improved

Shah said for the first time since Independence, those living in the hill areas of Manipur have felt that there is a central government which thinks about their welfare

We The Change: We need to restore the planet while creating sustainable livelihoods for people
India

We The Change: We need to restore the planet while creating sustainable livelihoods for people

The cost of mitigation through restoration is very less compared to the cost we will have to bear when disasters strike.

'We introduced 'gati' in development projects': Narendra Modi launches Rs 100 lakh crore Gati Shakti Plan
India

'We introduced 'gati' in development projects': Narendra Modi launches Rs 100 lakh crore Gati Shakti Plan

The PM said that the mega plan will help in not only generating large-scale employment opportunities, but also cut down logistics costs and play an important role in achieving 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'

Narendra Modi reviews Ayodhya's development plan, wants future generation to visit temple town 'at least once'
India

Narendra Modi reviews Ayodhya's development plan, wants future generation to visit temple town 'at least once'

PM reviewed the Rs 20,000 crore- Ayodhya development plan on Saturday and asserted that the temple town in Uttar Pradesh should manifest the 'the finest of our traditions' and the 'best of our developmental transformations'

How development and climate change are impacting lifestyles, cultural diversity: Five films that tell the story
Arts & Culture

How development and climate change are impacting lifestyles, cultural diversity: Five films that tell the story

As the climate movement demands awareness, several filmmakers have turned to narrative documentaries to tell these stories, following an individual or community through their journey of tackling the climate crisis.

As demand for public transit reduces drastically due to pandemic, London's Tube battles cash crisis
World

As demand for public transit reduces drastically due to pandemic, London's Tube battles cash crisis

The pandemic has left the world’s oldest subway system facing an uncertain future. The Tube, which relies heavily on ticket revenues, faces a cash crisis.

The Filter Koffee Podcast: Expert Hypnotist, Santosh Babu, talks about his experience with the craft and other psycho-analytical discoveries
Lifestyle

The Filter Koffee Podcast: Expert Hypnotist, Santosh Babu, talks about his experience with the craft and other psycho-analytical discoveries

In this episode of The Filter Koffee Podcast, Santosh Babu talks about psycho-analysis, hypnosis and understanding the subconscious mind.

Delhi polls about deliverability, not ideologies; polarising voters in response to AAP's development-centric pitch may not work for BJP
Politics

Delhi polls about deliverability, not ideologies; polarising voters in response to AAP's development-centric pitch may not work for BJP

Brand Arvind Kejriwal has established direct and firm contact with Delhi voters' necessities and made the practice of politics a lot more ordinary; today, he appeals to even those voters who see no alternative to Narendra Modi’s prime ministership

From anarchist to 'everyman's CM', Delhi election sees a mature Arvind Kejriwal focussed on development, governance
Politics

From anarchist to 'everyman's CM', Delhi election sees a mature Arvind Kejriwal focussed on development, governance

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal began his tenure as an aggressive and confrontational chief minister, but has now mellowed and matured into a politician whose electoral plank is his work and governance

Infrastructure projects, growing demand for housing, poor oversight have rapidly depleted forest cover in Kashmir
India

Infrastructure projects, growing demand for housing, poor oversight have rapidly depleted forest cover in Kashmir

For over two decades, forests in Kashmir have been mercilessly chopped ever since political turmoil gripped the region in the 1990s. In the absence of any monitoring, the timber-smuggling industry, involving ministers, their relatives, bureaucrats and smugglers has thrived in the Valley