The whitewashing of the Green India Mission forest expansion project pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 21 minutami The flagship environmental initiative has achieved ‘negligible’ results. Why so little progress, and what are the risks as the planet gets hotter? Plus, fusion dance pioneer Usha Jey• Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIndia set out to expand its forested areas a decade ago. Last week, however, we learned that the forest cover programme had barely taken root when the government’s auditors released their findings of the flagship Green India Mission. The shortfall of 97.57% from India’s initial pledge in 2014 was stark enough to alarm the government’s own auditor, who described the progress as “negligible”.Yet if you ask the government about forest cover, you’ll get a far greener picture. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman allegedly repeatedly stabbed with scissors while protecting son from ‘random’ Melbourne CBD attack pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 23 minutami Man arrested after being restrained and pinned down by ‘heroic’ bystanders, Victoria police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA mother has been taken to hospital after allegedly being repeatedly stabbed by a stranger while protecting her 10-year-old son during a “random attack” in Melbourne’s CBD.The alleged attacker, 27, was arrested at the scene after he was restrained and pinned down by three bystanders, according to Victoria police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Year of after-school care now costs £2,800 a child in parts of UK pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 26 minutami Bills have jumped 42% in England over the past 10 years – and that excludes the cost of breakfast clubs and extracurricular activities Parents of primary schoolchildren in England will pay 42% more for after-school childcare this year than they did 10 years ago, with annual bills now exceeding more than £2,800 a child in some parts of the UK.A Guardian analysis of data collected by the children’s charity Coram has revealed that the annual cost of after-school care for children aged 5 to 11 in England has risen by 5% over the past year to £2,636. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Burnham plans trip to New York as Ukraine pleads for US-made missiles pred 1 dnevom, 4 urami in 57 minutami UK prime minister ‘likely’ to attend UN general assembly, after meeting Zelenskyy and saying supply problem is fixableEurope live – latest updatesAndy Burnham has said he is likely to attend the UN general assembly in New York next month, a chance for the new prime minister to meet a host of world leaders.While Downing Street said the plans were not definite, the prime minister told Bloomberg in an interview: “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Huge BBC show 'faces axe' as broadcaster makes £500million cuts pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 4 minutami Amid the BBC’s need to save costs and a shift to focus on social media clips and BBC iPlayer, staff are said to be concerned that the show won’t make it(London News)
Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economy pred 1 dnevom, 5 urami in 6 minutami Bitcoin rises above $80,000 for the first time since May amid uncertainty over US fiscal plansBusiness live – latest updatesGold prices hit their highest level in more than three months on Tuesday as continued conflict in the Middle East and ongoing political uncertainty fuelled the latest rally in the precious metal.Gold is viewed as a safe haven by investors and its price tends to rise at times of uncertainty. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
