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India not only on track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but to exceed them: PM Modi
“We have reduced our emission intensity by 21 per cent over 2005 levels. Our solar capacity has grown from 2.63 gigawatts in 2014 to 36 gigawatts in 2020. Our renewable energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world. It will reach 175 gigawatts before 2022,” the prime minister highlighted.
He said India has an even more ambitious target now, which is 450 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
“We have also succeeded in expanding our forest cover and safeguarding our biodiversity. And, on the world stage, India has pioneered two major initiatives. The International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure,” Modi said.
PIL to control population: Can”t coerce family planning, Centre tells SC
India is witnessing a constant decline in total fertility Rate(TFR), the ministry said, adding that the fertility rate which was 3.2 at the time when National Population Policy was adopted has declined substantially to 2.2 as per the Sample Registration System, 2018.
The NHP sets out indicative, quantitative goals and objectives which includes the achievement of TFR of 2.1 by 2025.
National Health Policy 2017 provides for a policy guidance to inform, clarify, strengthen and prioritise the role of the government in shaping health systems in all its dimensions.
Mortality rate of infants younger than 5 dips in 18 states, UTs: survey
Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Telangana, Tripura, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Lakshadweep showed a rise in the percentage of children under five years who are wasted, while Maharashtra and West Bengal had the same percentage, according to the data.
Apple CEO calls for stricter corporate, government climate goals at U.N. summit
Cook did not call for specific goals during his remarks but disclosed that Apple is assisting 95 of its suppliers to transition to renewable energy, up from a figure of 70 disclosed in July. The iPhone maker earlier this year said it has become carbon-neutral for its corporate operations and set out plans to make its full supply chain and product lineup carbon-neutral by 2030.
Cold storage to companies: a stock trader’s guide to Covid vaccine rollout
With multiple vaccine types, the distribution chains involve hundreds of businesses—from airlines to makers of freezers, vials and disposable needles—and thousands of staff working to get shots from laboratory floors to the arms of populations around the world.
COVID impact: Nearly half of Indian millennials report increased borrowing in Aug-Sep
In India, almost half (48 per cent) of millennials are saving for a major purchase like a new car or home, as compared to 28 per cent of those over 45, and 39 per cent are pursuing better investments, compared to 26 per cent of those aged over 45, it said.
Millennials are more likely to track and budget their spending, start a digital piggy bank and use a money management or budgeting app, it added.
74.3% passengers refunded ₹3,200 crore for lockdown-induced flight cancellations: Govt
The Supreme Court had on October 1 said that a full and immediate refund should be given to passengers for the air tickets cancelled between March 25 and May 24. No scheduled domestic and international passenger flights operated in the country in this period.
‘Pursuant to Honourable Supreme Court’s order on ticket refund, 74.3% of total 55,23,940 PNRs amounting to Rs 3,200 crore have been refunded. Rest are in process,’ the ministry tweeted.
India not responsible for climate change: Javadekar
“We are among the few countries who are Paris Agreement compliant i.e. our actions lead to maximum temperature rise of 2 degrees Celsius which is to be achieved by the year 2100. India is the only G20 country which is complying to the Paris Agreement,” Javadekar said.
Any vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review – WHO
“But people should not be too anxious. Remember there are a number of vaccine candidates coming online at the same time,” WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing in Geneva.
“One vaccine may not be suitable for particular individuals, but you may well find another vaccine is.”
Sanofi and GSK delay COVID-19 vaccine, marking setback for global fight
The setback affects one of the most established technologies in vaccines – used against the human papillomavirus, hepatitis B and pertussis among other pathogens – which aims to introduce lab-made proteins into the body to prod the immune system into developing a targeted defence against the novel coronavirus.