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Environmental regulations face axe as economic activities resume globally

     Worldwide lockdown in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic resulted in a significant decrease in the carbon footprints due to the shutdown of economic activities. However, after weeks of closure, world governments are working on reviving their business operations to compensate for the losses. In a bid to accelerate economic growth, governments and business groups are renewing their efforts to cut 'green tape' or environmental regulations. Notably, environmental protection and regulation have been facing the axe when they pose risks or delays in industrial development. Now when the global economic growth has faced severe repercussions due to the Coronavirus outbreak, it is certain that the green tape will be seeing through major cuts in the post-pandemic campaign of countries across the world. In India, officials at the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change have been giving thumbs up to controversial developmental projects such as new coal mine in an eleph

Surge in desire for outdoor activities amid pandemic lockdown

     Coronavirus lockdown has left an unprecedented impact on our daily lives. In order to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus, world governments imposed 'stay-at-home' orders asking citizens to remain indoors for their safety. Amid pandemic fears, people are unable to travel across borders or simply enjoy a bike stroll around the park. Beaches and parks are shut to curb the movement of citizens during the lockdown. However, experts have suggested that staying indoors has had a critical impact on the physical and mental health of the majority of people. While people are trying to keep themselves occupied in various ways such as learning a new skill or spending on time on the internet, it has raised certain concerns over their health.   Amid the drastic changes, mental health experts have asserted that the unfavourable shift from the real world to the virtual world has led to an increase in our urge to return to the outdoors. Grappling with mental health issues, it desi

Hong Kong Crisis: China Proposes Security Laws in Hong Kong, Danger to Hong Kong’s Existence

As China proposed to impose new national security laws on Hong Kong, the threat to country’s freedom of subversion is in imminent danger. Hong Kong is famously known as the ‘city of protest’, where people come down on streets protesting for their rights and holding government accountable. This was however put to rest in 2003 when an anti-sedition law known as Article 23 was passed. Since then no government has dared to lift and go against Beijing.   After last year’s pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Beijing’s patience ran out this week.   National People’s Congress (NPC) in China proposed to pass a regulation for national security and anti-sedition law on behalf of the city. This was done bypassing the Hong Kong’s legislature through a constitutional backdoor, which is rarely used.   This is done in attempt to take the full control of Hong Kong by Communist Party in China post the last year’s protests in the territory.   According to the draft released of the legi

India’s Position in World’s Changing Geopolitical Situation

India is currently finding itself in a world where dynamics are rapidly changing, the conditions are escalating to a dangerous peak, with the world beginning to slow down and crumble financially. Right now we are in an evolving geopolitical situation where there is a rise in the position of China, India, and other nations in Asia PacificRegion like Vietnam, Indonesia, Iran, and South Korea. This region is emerging as the new political and economic center of the world.  In recent times we have seen rapidly changing dynamics and shifts in the balance of power and dominance in a world where the United States of America was treated as the ‘first world’. But in last years with rise in uncertainty, unpredictability and disengagement of the present Trump administration in the U.S., China, and the U.S. relationship is shifting to a contention strategic standpoint which is greatly uninhabited and growing with relation to economic interdependence. With China working strategically to gain a prime

Israeli Minister applauds Israel Institute for Biological Research(IIBR) for a major breakthrough!

Corona pandemic is one of the worst threat to humanity in modern  times and it is very difficult to defend the spread of the virus. Many  nations and their research laboratories across the world have been   working day-night to find a vaccine to treat coronavirus but nobody  managed to develop a complete vaccine so far. Meanwhile, Israel Institute for Biological Research(IIBR) was on front-run  with Israel Govt in back-up to develop a vaccine to defend the  corona virus. A recent statement from Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday(May 5,2020) that the country’s scientists have  made “significant breakthrough” in developing an antibody to  Covid-19 infection has made to today's headlines.  Israeli Minister Bennett made the statement to Israeli media about  corona vaccine after, one of his regular visit to Israel Institute for  Biological Research (IIBR) labs. IIBR labs are a part of the secretive unit  which functions under Israeli Prime Minister Office. The scientis

Qatar COVID-19 cases: 94% foreigners affected by corona virus

Corona pandemic: the worst threat to humanity in modern  history has somehow spread-wide across the world and been  cutting down the economy, the health of everyone. Even, developed nations  are stumbling about defending the corona pandemic and  controlling the spread rate of the virus. Nations have called on  lockdown' to make people sit inside the home and stay away from  getting infected. The Officials and The government of every nation are  making efforts at the utmost level to protect its citizens and as well  as expats, migrants, and   NRIs. Nations are making their best to  give medical services and essential needs to the people staying  inside. Countries in the middle east which have most of the expats have  made their statements to support the migrants, expats in their  nation during this corona pandemic and Qatar also made such a  statement. Qatar made a row of announcements that they will  support the expats & migrant workers and will also raise funds to  meet