Day: August 30, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Uttarkhand gets over 2,000 crores under CAMPA fund

2:33 pm August 30, 2019

Dehradun: The Centre has allocated Rs 2,675 crore to Uttarakhand for compensatory afforestation and other green activities, officials said on Friday. The amount was released under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) fund. Union Environment minister Prakash Javadekar handed the cheque to Uttarakhand’s Forest minister Harak Singh Rawat at a meeting in […]

China 'supports' barring of Joshua Wong from Hong Kong election

Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested: Party

2:28 pm August 30, 2019

Hong Kong: Leading Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong was arrested Friday, his party said, a day ahead of a planned rally in the city that has been banned by police. “Our secretary-general @joshuawongcf was just arrested this morning at roughly 7:30,” Demosisto tweeted. “He was forcefully pushed into a private minivan on the street […]

China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea

Beijing refuses to ‘budge’ on South China Sea: Philippines

2:24 pm August 30, 2019

Beijing: Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, a spokesman for the leader said Friday. China claims most of the contested sea, including waters close to Philippine shores, and has rejected a UN-backed international tribunal ruling that said its assertion to the […]

Hurricane Dorian strengthens to Category 2 storm

2:16 pm August 30, 2019

Miami: Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a Category 2 storm on Thursday as it barreled toward the US state of Florida, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm’s maximum sustained winds have reached 105 miles per hour (165 kilometers per hour), putting it in the second category of a five-level scale, according to an advisory from […]

Govt to set up over 12,000 Ayush centres across India: PM

2:10 pm August 30, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Friday said that the government has set a target of setting up 12,500 Ayush centres across India, 4000 of which will be set up this year. Speaking at Yoga Awards ceremony here, he also stressed for the need to create a homogenous system by creating an “Ayush grid” […]