Fact Check: Spin-Master Jaitley’s Claims on Demonetisation

Fact Check: Spin-Master Jaitley’s Claims on Demonetisation Flying in the face of his own Prime Minister’s statements, the Reserve Bank of India’s notifications and all manner of evidence, Finance Minister Jaitley has made the astounding claim that the demonetisation of November 8, 2016 was not about confiscation of cash but was the means to achieve…

Over 100,000 Farmers to March to India’s Parliament on Nov. 29–30

Over 100,000 Farmers to March to India’s Parliament on Nov. 29–30

Over 100,000 Farmers to March to India’s Parliament on Nov. 29–30 On November 29 and 30, more than hundred thousand farmers from across India will converge in the capital city of New Delhi. They will march to parliament, highlighting the agrarian crisis which has lasted in India for decades, and the role of the far-right…

Climate-Heating Greenhouse Gases at Record Levels, Says UN

Climate-Heating Greenhouse Gases at Record Levels, Says UN

Climate-Heating Greenhouse Gases at Record Levels, Says UN The main greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change have all reached record levels, the UN’s meteorology experts have reported.   Carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide are now far above pre-industrial levels, with no sign of a reversal of the upward trend, a World Meteorological Organization report…

Court Orders Dutch Government to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Court Orders Dutch Government to Cut Greenhouse Gases

Court Orders Dutch Government to Cut Greenhouse Gases On October 9, cheers erupted in a Dutch appeals court as it upheld a 2015 ruling ordering the government to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 per cent by 2020. Hague Appeals Court Presiding Judge Marie-Anne Tan-de Sonnaville rejected the government’s appeal, reaffirming…