Glacial Lake Outburst floods (GLOF) occur when water contained in glacial lakes, which are dammed by glaciers or moraines (moraines are accumulations of glacial deposits, consisting of soil and rocks, that are left behind by [Read More]
Teheran has accused Israel and the United States of orchestrating the killing of Mohsen Fakrizadeh who had been named two years ago by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the scientist heading Iran’s efforts to build [Read More]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the Iranian scientist who led Iran’s nuclear weapons programme until it was disbanded, was assassinated last week. Suspicion immediately fell on Israel, which has been widely held responsible for assassinating several Iranian nuclear [Read More]
In India, nearly Rs. 10 lakh crore worth of loans are NPAs. This is a massive sum and translates to more than 10 per cent of all loans given. When restructured and unrecognized NPAs are [Read More]
Today, the Paris Agreement is deemed as the panacea for all environmental ills when the truth is that it is a repudiation of the principles of “common but differentiated responsibilities” and “the polluter must pay”. [Read More]
Given the restorationist agenda for “rescuing” U.S. foreign policy after Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ conduct, most of Mr. Biden’s nominations are veterans of the Barack Obama administration. However, the decision to nominate his former colleagues [Read More]
Tahawwur Rana, key accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, wanted it to be conveyed to one of the Pakistani co-conspirators a year after the 2008 attacks that he deserved a ‘medal’ for ‘top class’ [Read More]
China’s media reported on Sunday that authorities have given the go-ahead for a Chinese hydropower company to construct the first downstream dam on the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river, or Yarlung Zangbo as it [Read More]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will not participate in the 19th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) heads of government to be hosted by India in the virtual format on Monday while Chinese Premier [Read More]
Most new enactments are not very effective because they are at odds with the basic principle of law making; namely, laws should be lenient but enforcement should be strict… (Read More)
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