SBI sets Net Zero emissions target for its centenary year in 2055
Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) The State Bank of India (SBI) is targeting to be Net-Zero in emissions by 2055, the year the bank celebrates the centenary year of its existence, SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty said on Sunday. Setty’s announcement came at the ‘SBI Green Marathon Season 5’ event which he flagged off here with […]
Ethiopia set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68.8 per cent by 2030
Addis Ababa, Feb 23 (IANS) Ethiopia has set an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68.8 per cent by 2030, Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Assefa has said. Speaking at a consultative meeting on the private sector’s role in climate change solutions and the green development agenda, Assefa said Ethiopia is committed […]
Italy PM slams Left’s double standards, says when Trump, Meloni, Modi talk, they are called threat to democracy
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has accused left-wing politicians of being “nervous” over former US President Donald Trump’s victory, claiming that conservatives are unfairly labelled as a “threat to democracy” while leftist leaders are celebrated for similar global alliances. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2025 in Washington on […]
Polling for federal elections underway in Germany
Berlin, Feb 23 (IANS) German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country’s lower house of parliament. The election was scheduled for September this year, but a snap election was triggered by the collapse of the current ruling coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and […]
Space, AI key to India recovering global status of technology source: EAM Jaishankar
Varanasi, Feb 23 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Sunday said the country today is trying to recover its global status as a source of technology, adding that space and AI are a few areas in which India can play that role with government’s efforts to develop talent. Interacting with delegates and foreign diplomats […]
Tropical Cyclone Rae to enter Fiji waters
Suva, Feb 23 (IANS) Tropical Cyclone Rae will enter Fiji waters from Sunday night. The Fiji Meteorological Service said Tropical Cyclone Rae is tracking towards the eastern part of the country, including the Northern Division, Lomaiviti, and Lau Group and the windward side of the main island, Xinhua news agency reported. It said the cyclone […]
Amit Shah distributes sanction letters to 20 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY
Pune, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that by providing homes and toilets, Prime Minister Modi has safeguarded the dignity and self-respect of the poor. He said that under the “Housing for All” scheme, a target has been set to allocate five crore houses to women, backward classes, SC, ST, […]
Cooperative banks need to adopt new technologies for progress: Amit Shah
Pune, Feb 22 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday called upon the cooperative banks to adopt new technologies for progress. He said that the cooperative sector has taken major initiatives to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two resolutions comprising a Viksit Bharat by 2047 and to make the country’s economy $5 trillion by […]
PM Modi to lay foundation stone of cancer hospital in MP tomorrow
Bhopal, Feb 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform ‘bhumi-pujan’ of the Medical Science & Research Institute in the Chhatapur district of Madhya Pradesh on February 23. Over 100-bed multi-speciality hospital cum cancer research centre is being constructed by Bageshwar Dham Jan Seva Samiti in Garha village of the state. The hospital will be […]
PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme: A game changer for farmers in Chhattisgarh’s Balod
Balod (Chhattisgarh), Feb 22 (IANS) Farmers in the Balod district of Chhattisgarh are beaming with joy, and they attribute this happiness to the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme. They have expressed heartfelt gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the financial assistance provided under this scheme. Farmers say that the annual aid of Rs […]
