Press Releases
Rupee falls to a new record low of 58.64 against dollar
June 07, 2020
The rupee fell to a new record low of 58.64 versus the US Dollar . On Monday, the rupee sank 110 paise at a life-time low of 58.15 against the dollar hurt by outflows of the American currency and weak ...
Don't follow MNC-promoted GM crop science blindly
June 07, 2020
According to Dr Ashwani Mahajan, national convenor of the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, those who oppose GM crops field trials are not opposing science. In an interview with Yojna Gusai and Mukesh Ranjan, D ...
U.S. favors early action on climate-friendly trade
June 07, 2020
U.S. favors early action on climate-friendly trade USA is interested in early action on climate-friendly technologies and discussing this possibility with other countries says Carol Guthrie, a spok ...
China slams developed nations on reduction targets
June 07, 2020
China slams developed nations on reduction targets China has slammed the developed nations, including the US and the EU, for announcing inadequate carbon mitigation targets while coaxing developing ...
Sangh affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch opposes GM mustard
June 07, 2020
Swadeshi Jagran Manch, an affiliate of the Sangh Parivar, has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the permission given in "undue haste" to cultivate GM Mustard crop, insisting tha ...
Despite economic boom, India's job growth has shrunk
June 07, 2020
Raising questions over the government's slogan of inclusive growth, an official report has said the rate at which new jobs were added to India's labour force had declined between 1993 and 2005 ...
Cabinet finalises India's position
June 07, 2020
Cabinet finalises India's position The Union Cabinet has discussed India's stand on climate change at the Copenhagen global summit. The Cabinet Ministers had thorough discussions on various ...
Time to Consign GM Crops to Wastebasket
June 07, 2020
The Centre has done well to clarify that a final decision on allowing field trials of genetically modified crops will be taken only after a due consultative process. Fears about an imminent approval h ...
धन संग्रह अपील
June 07, 2020
A/c Name: Swadeshi Jagaran Foundation A/c No: 602510110012706 IFSC Code: BKID0006025 BANK OF INDIA Branch: Malai Mandir, New Delhi ...
India resists pressure to go beyond Kyoto Protocol
June 07, 2020
India resists pressure to go beyond Kyoto Protocol India opposed any amendment to the Kyoto protocol at the Copenhagen meet on Sunday, even as the EU pushed for an agreement that is "broader&q ...
U.S. to rely less on oil for energy by 2035: Government
June 07, 2020
U.S. to rely less on oil for energy by 2035: Government U.S. oil demand through 2035 is not expected to return to the peak levels reached before fuel consumption fell sharply due to high petroleum ...
International framework on climate refugees demanded
June 07, 2020
International framework on climate refugees demanded While all nations participating in the climate change conference in Copenhagen are trying to get a share of the climate change deal, Bangladesh ...
Rojgar Guarantee Programme is not sustainable
June 07, 2020
Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala The success of the Congress in the recent elections is attributable in part, at least, to the Rojgar Guarantee Program-NREGA. Poor people have certainly got relief by getting ...
Demand carbon tax at Copenhagen
June 07, 2020
Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala Leaders of the world including Man Mohan Singh, Wen Jiabao and Barak Obama will assemble in Copenhagen later this week to try to work out an agreement on controlling carbon e ...
Has Indian economy decoupled?
June 07, 2020
Decline of America and rise of India Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala The Indian stock markets had crashed in 2008 along with deepening of recession in the United States. This seems to indicate that fate ...
NITs adopt common entrance for adms to undergrad prog
June 07, 2020
The National Institute of Technology (NITs) adopted the common entrance for admission to undergraduate prog from 2013 giving 40 pc weightage to board results and 60 pc weightage to the main exam for p ...
Copenhagen accord an attempt to jettison the Kyoto Protocol and Bali Action Plan
June 07, 2020
Copenhagen accord an attempt to jettison the Kyoto Protocol and Bali Action Plan Insisting that the Copenhagen accord was reached to the satisfaction of all concerned, government today told the Raj ...
Implement your commitments: BASIC Ministers to Developed world
June 07, 2020
Implement your commitments: BASIC Ministers to Developed world Developed countries should implement their commitments developing countries on climate change in accordance with their historical resp ...
Make way for automatic compulsory licence: SJM
June 07, 2020
Swadeshi Jagran Manch welcomes central government’s decision, not to relax provisions relating to the issue of compulsory licensing and section 3 (d) of Patent Act relating to not granting re-pa ...
Glaciers in Tibet Plateau melting rapidly due to global warming
June 07, 2020
Glaciers in Tibet Plateau melting rapidly due to global warming Dharamshala: - Glaciers in the Amdo region of the Tibetan Plateau, the source of many rivers that sustain Asian subcontinent are melt ...
