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News in brief Moving beyond Paris, u Pope Francis has appointed two women to TOP Vatican posts previously India steps up its climate held only by men, in back- 4 to-back moves giving women ambitions TWEETS It came very fast, there was more empowerment in the male-dominated Holy See. He appointed Nathalie Becquart, a French 01 member of the Xaviere Missionary Sisters, on Saturday as co-undersecretary Pope Francis of the Synod of Bishops, a department that appoints more prepares major meetings of world bishops held every few years on a different topic. women to HARSH V. SHRINGLA The previous day, Francis named Italian Vatican posts no time to alert anyone magistrate Catia Summaria as the first woman Promoter of Justice in the Vatican’s Court of Appeals. Becquart’s position, ive years after the Paris Agreement, India is among the few developing m constantly moni- effectively a joint number two spot, will give her the right to vote in the all-male countries that are not only meeting their “green” targets but are aspiring Atoring the unfortu- Himalayan glacier breaks in India, up to 150 feared dead in floods assemblies, something many women and some bishops have called for. She is 52, Fto more ambitious climate goals. nate situation in Uttara- relatively young by Vatican standards. At the recent Climate Ambition Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi khand. India stands with u Egyptian articulated the Indian approach. He said that we must set our sights “even Uttarakhand and the na- Egypt frees Three people were Al Jazeera authorities on higher”, even as we do not lose sight of the past. He added that India would tion prays for everyone’s confirmed• dead Saturday released not only achieve its Paris Agreement targets, but would exceed them. safety there. Have been journalist after a journalist working At the UN Climate Action Summit in 2019, Modi said that an ounce of practice continuously speaking four years in for Qatar’s Al Jazeera is worth more than a ton of preaching. We are taking practical steps across to senior authorities and • Avalanche detention television network who all areas, including energy, industry, transport, agriculture and protection of getting updates on NDRF damaged part of was held in pre-trial detention for more than four green spaces, in our whole-of-society journey to become a leader in climate deployment, rescue work Tapovan Vishnugad years, his brother and a lawyer told Reuters. Mahmoud Hussein, an Egyptian action and climate ambition. and relief operations. hydropower plant detained in December 2016 after arriving in Cairo from Doha on vacation, was India recognizes that climate change cannot be fought in silos. It requires @narendramodi held on charges of spreading false news, joining a banned group and receiving an integrated, comprehensive and holistic approach. It requires innovation foreign funds. A Cairo court ordered Hussein’s release with “precautionary and adoption of new and sustainable technologies. Conscious of these im- 02 Most of those measures”, pending investigations on Feb. 1, his brother, Nageh Hussein, and peratives, India has mainstreamed climate in its national developmental and missing• were at the lawyer Taher Abou industrial strategies. Tapovan power plant al-Nasr told Reuters. 59.3 million Energy is at the center of all climate strategies. We believe India has become doses of COVID-19 a clean energy powerhouse and is a leader in energy transition from carbon u The US dioxide-producing sources to renewables and non-fossil-fuel sources. Disaster-response Centers for vaccines We intend to keep harnessing India’s renewable energy potential. Our re- teams• airlifted in to help Disease Control distributed: US CDC newable energy capacity is the fourth largest in the world and the capacity and Prevention with relief and rescue said it had distributed 59,304,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States expansion being undertaken is also one of the largest in the world. The bulk ast year, Michele lost and that 39,037,964 doses had been administered as of Saturday morning. The of this will come from the cleanest energy source, the sun. her job because of the L tallies are for both Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech, vaccines as of 6:00 a.m. ET on We are seeing progress already. We initially committed to 175 GW of renewa- pandemic. I recently gave Authorities emptied • Saturday, the agency said. According to its tally posted on Friday, the agency had ble energy capacity by 2022. We have her a call to hear her sto- two dams in a bid to stop administered 36,819,212 doses of the vaccines and distributed 58,380,300 doses. gone further and expect to cross 220 ry and discuss how my the flood waters reaching GW in the next two years. We have American Rescue Plan the Ganges at the towns of u The United Nations special envoy on Yemen UN Energy is at is visiting Iran for the first time to discuss Yemen’s an even more ambitious target of 450 will help families like Rishikesh and Haridwar envoy GW by 2030. hers. crisis, Iranian state TV reported yesterday. “The UN Special the center of all Envoy Martin Griffiths has arrived in Tehran for a two-day Griffiths in We are working to ensure that 40% @JoeBiden Iran of electric power in India is from climate strategies. • Prime Minister visit, during which he will meet with Foreign Minister non-fossil fuel sources by 2030. This 03 Narendra Modi said Mohammad Javad Zarif and other Iranian officials,” state TV said. clean energy push goes hand-in-hand We believe India he was monitoring China adds u China has added 517 species to its with a parallel effort to reduce the the relief operation more than 500 list of major protected wild animals, part of its emissions intensity of our economy has become a species to wildlife campaign in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic by 33-35% (from 2005 levels) by 2030. protection list to end the wild animal trade and destruction The Ujala scheme – a national clean energy Reuters of habitats. A joint statement on Friday by the drive to use LED lamps – is reducing powerhouse and is forestry and agriculture ministries said adjusting the list had become “extremely CO2 emissions by 38.5 million tonnes s many as 150 people were urgent” because of recent changes in China’s wildlife situation. A total of 980 wild every year. The Ujjwala scheme, un- feared dead in northern alert. a leader in energy or violating the pre- People walk past a destroyed dam after a Himalayan glacier broke and crashed into the dam at Raini Chak Lata village in Chamoli district, northern state of Uttarakhand animals are now under state protection. der which over 80 million households India after a Himalayan cautionary measures A ‘HIMALAYAN TSUNAMI’ have been provided access to clean F glacier broke and swept away a even we would be swept away.” Uttarakhand is prone to flash while disaster-response teams Videos on social media, which transition from and preventive meas- cooking gas, is one of of the largest hydroelectric dam yesterday, with Om Prakash, chief secretary floods and landslides and the lat- were airlifted in to help with re- Reuters could not immediate- It was not immediately clear COVID-1:9 Countries worst affected ures, Dubai Police, in clean energy initiatives in the world. carbon dioxide- floods forcing the evacuation of of Uttarakhand, said 100 to 150 est disaster prompted calls by en- lief and rescue. Army soldiers ly verify, showed water surging what had set off the avalanche cooperation with the Country Total cases Total Climate action and sustainability villages downstream. people were feared dead but the vironment groups for a review of have already been deployed and through a small dam site, washing at a time when it is not the flood “Tourism Department”, deaths Global tally is being brought into government producing sources A witness reported a wall of actual number had not yet been power projects in the ecologically helicopters were doing recon- away construction equipment. season. In June 2013, record mon- seizes and issues viola- schemes across multiple sectors. Our dust, rock and water as an ava- confirmed. sensitive mountains. naissance. “Currently no additional wa- soon rains in Uttarakhand caused 1 USA 27,530,904 473,626 to renewables and tions of 50 thousand dir- Smart Cities Mission is working with lanche roared down the Dhauli State police chief Ashok Ku- State utility NTPC said Sunday’s “India stands with Uttara - ter flows are being reported devastating floods that claimed hams for several people 2 India 10,831,279 155,078 106,460,646 100 cities to help them become more Ganga river valley located more mar told reporters more than 50 avalanche had damaged a part of khand and the nation prays for and there is no flood situation close to 6,000 lives. non-fossil-fuel who held a private party sustainable and adaptable to the chal- than 500 km (310 miles) in the people working at the dam, the its Tapovan Vishnugad hydro- everyone’s safety there,” Prime anywhere,” Uttarakhand Chief That disaster was dubbed the 3 Brazil 9,497,795 231,069 in a commercial yacht Deaths lenges of climate change. The Na- state of Uttarakhand, north of Rishiganga Hydroelectric Project, power plant that was under con- Minister Narendra Modi said on Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat “Himalayan tsunami” because of sources. without committing to 4 Russia 3,967,281 76,661 tional Clean Air Programme aims to New Delhi. were among those feared dead struction further down the river. Twitter. said. the torrents of water unleashed social distancing and reduce air pollution (PM2.5 and PM10) “It came very fast, there was though some others had been res- It gave no details but said the Footage shared by locals “No loss has been reported in the mountainous area, which 5 UK 3,929,835 112,092 2,322,700 wearing masks, and the by 20-30% in the next four years. no time to alert anyone,” Sanjay cued. Kumar also said authorities situation is being monitored con- showed the water washing away from villages along Alaknanda.” sent mud and rocks crashing license of the yacht op- 6 France 3,317,333 78,794 The Jal Jeevan Mission, which Singh Rana, who lives on the up- had evacuated other dams to con- tinuously. parts of the Rishiganga dam as The neighbouring state of Uttar down, burying homes, sweep - Recovered: erator was suspended for aims to provide safe and adequate per reaches of the river in Raini tain the water rushing in from the India’s air force was being read- well as whatever else was in its Pradesh, India’s most populous, ing away buildings, roads and 7 Spain 2,971,914 61,386 a month. drinking water through individual household tap connections by 2024 @DubaiPoliceHQ village said by phone. “I felt that flooded Alakananda river. ied to help with rescue operations path. put its riverside areas on high bridges. 8 Italy 2,625,098 91,003 78,110,025 to all households in rural India, has a strong sustainability focus. More trees are being planted and degraded land is being reclaimed to create 9 Turkey 2,524,786 26,685 New cases a carbon “sink” that can absorb 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2. 04 10 Germany 2,286,120 61,998 We are also working rapidly to create a green transport network, to offset a Britain will 11 Colombia 2,151,207 55,693 +132,066 sector known for its polluting emissions particularly in our big cities. On-the-loose tiger captured alive after zoo escape India is building next-generation infrastructure such as mass transit systems, not introduce 12 Argentina 1,976,689 49,110 green highways and waterways. A national electric mobility plan is creating an New deaths e-mobility ecosystem with the aim to have over 30% of all vehicles on India’s COVID-19 through a hole. search involving police, military 13 Mexico 1,926,080 165,786 roads to be electric. The escape triggered Another tiger that broke free and conservation officials, while 14 Poland 1,550,255 39,087 +3,772 These initiatives are for our own good as India is among the countries most vaccine • was shot dead earlier. locals were told to stay at home vulnerable to the impact of climate change. onald Reagan is—in a frantic search involving “We found and captured the and avoid tourist attractions near Figures as of closing We recognise there is still a long way to go but these efforts are already pay- Rlarge part—the rea- passports police, military and second tiger by sedating it with the zoo while authorities hunted Middle East ing dividends. India’s emission intensity has reduced by 21% over the period son I am a Republican. Reuters | London conservation officials a tranquillizer,” local police chief the animals. Country Total new Total New Total Active 2005-2014. Over the next decade, we are expecting even greater reductions. Happy 110th birthday to Prasetiyo Adhi Wibowo told jour- An orange-coloured Bengal ti- cases cases deaths Deaths recovered cases India intends to be a responsible global citizen in the climate space. We are one of the greatest Cali- ritain will not introduce Reuters nalists late Saturday. ger was shot dead after a failed not only going beyond our Paris Agreement commitments. We are adopting fornians! BCOVID-19 vaccine pass- The pair of 18-month-old fe- attempt to neutralise it with a innovative instruments to further international cooperation in climate action. @GOPLeader ports, but people will be male Bengal tigers -- previously tranquillizer gun. Egypt 169,106 9,604 132,054 27,448 We have created international organisations like the International Solar able to seek proof from their n escaped tiger that killed a thought to be Sumatran -- es - Conservationists said they were Saudi 370,278 +317 6,402 +5 361,515 2,361 Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure that are work- doctor if needed for travel to Akeeper at a zoo on Borneo caped from the zoo after days of forced to shoot the endangered Arabia ing on creating global low-carbon pathways. More than 80 countries have other countries, vaccine de- island has been captured alive torrential rain created a hole near animal after it was no longer joined the International Solar Alliance, making it one of the fastest-growing ployment minister Nadhim after a day on the loose, police their enclosure. responding to its keeper and UAE 326,495 +3,093 921 +7 305,759 19,815 international bodies. Zahawi said yesterday. said. showed aggressive behaviour to- Kuwait 170,998 +962 966 +2 161,538 8,494 This combination of national action and responsible international citizen- Disclaimer: (Views expressed “We are certainly not The white Bengal tiger was A 47-year-old male zookeeper wards humans. ship makes India unique amongst developing countries and is placing it on the by columnists are personal and looking to introduce it as found wandering in a jungle sur- and several animals were found Indonesia’s zoos do not have Oman 135,674 +633 1,534 +2 127,698 6,442 path to realise its ambitions to be a leader in thought and action on climate. need not necessarily reflect our part of the vaccine deploy- rounding Sinka Zoo in the town dead near the tiger cage. a good reputation, and some editorial stances) ment programme,” Zahawi of Singkawang, West Kalimantan have been reported for animal Qatar 154,098 +408 250 146,910 6,938 (Harsh Vardhan Shringla is Foreign Secretary of India. Views expressed are personal.) told Sky News. on Saturday, following its escape The white tiger was found wandering in a nearby jungle surrounding Sinka Zoo The escape triggered a frantic cruelty.