Worth more standing: India’s forests are a $2.5-trillion asset we keep forgetting to count | India News

Picture a bank vault the size of Madhya Pradesh. Inside it sits not gold bullion or govt bonds, but clean water, breathable air, pollination services, flood barriers, carbon blocks, and medicinal plants — a portfolio of natural assets worth roughly $2.5 trillion every single year. Now imagine that this vault does not appear on any…

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India declares one-day national mourning for former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani | India News

India declared 1-day national mourning after demise of former Qatar emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani NEW DELHI: India declared one day of national mourning on the demise of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, father of current Qatar ruler Qatar, announced the ministry of external affairs on Sunday.“Government of India has declared one-day national…

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‘Religion is outside our scope’: Annamalai says ‘We The Leaders’ will become political party | India News

K Annamalai (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Sunday outlined the roadmap for his newly launched movement, “We The Leaders”, asserting that “Religion is outside the scope of this organization” and reiterating that it would eventually evolve into a political party.Speaking at the ‘Drug-Free Pollachi Awareness Conference’ organised…

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