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Power ministry proposes pushing back new emission norms deadline

Jan 5, 2021

“The target should be to maintain uniform ambient air quality across the country and not uniform emission norms for thermal power plants,” Nishat Kumar, an official at the Ministry of Power said in a January 2 note to the environment ministry, seen by Reuters.

COVID-19: India records lowest daily cases in over six months

Jan 5, 2021

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,75,958 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.32 per cent,while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
There are 2,31,036active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.23per cent of the total caseload,the data stated.

India gets its first women’s team in disaster combat

Jan 5, 2021

“The first women rescuers’ team is already on ground. Recently, the UP government requisitioned an NDRF team and they (women) went there (Garh Mukteshwar). The team handled the rescue boats and related equipments,” NDRF director general S N Pradhan told PTI in an interview.

“These personnel have all the skills to be called complete rescuers,” he said.

India working on plan to develop coastal regions, says PM

Jan 5, 2021

Indian companies are spending billions of dollars to build infrastructure as the country wants to raise the share of gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030 from about 6% now.

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