World Should Develop The Concept Of Green GDP: PM Modi

by Manisha Das

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is making rapid advancements in the renewable energy sector, like solar, wind energy and green hydrogen, thus building 'Green GDP' which the world economies should embrace to tackle the burning issue of climate change together.

New Delhi, March 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is making rapid advancements in the renewable energy sector, like solar, wind energy and green hydrogen, thus building 'Green GDP' which the world economies should embrace to tackle the burning issue of climate change together.

The Prime Minister said that the world should develop the concept of Green GDP to measure economic development.

"We must ask how much green GDP is out of the total GDP of a country. We need to think about changing the terminology around economic development," the Prime Minister told Microsoft Co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates.

As India aims to become a $5 trillion economy, the concept of green GDP becomes a crucial factor, which takes into account the environmental costs of production.

PM Modi said that we should aim for nature-friendly innovation.

"India has created a Rs 1 lakh crore corpus fund to boost technological innovation in sunrise sectors, which provides 50-year interest free innovation to young entrepreneurs for research on future technologies, including how to save the climate."

According to the Prime Minister, living a climate-friendly life is crucial too.

"All growth metrics are anti-climate today like which country is consuming more energy or using steel and we tend to follow that. This mindset needs to be changed," PM Modi told the billionaire philanthropist.

(IANS)

BJP's Dharmendra Pradhan Serves Food To Party Leaders, Supporters

by Utkalika Mohanty

Angul, Apr 27: Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan served food to party leaders and supporters after a party meeting at Chhendipada in Angul district, under the Sambalpur parliamentary constituency.

Earlier, Dharmendra Pradhan along with BJP Chhendipada assembly candidate, Agasti Behera held a roadshow in Chhendipada under the Sambalpur parliamentary constituency.

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pradhan said, "For the complete majority in Odisha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah sought the blessings of the people and said that if once the BJP forms a government with full majority in Odisha, then unprecedented development stream will reach Odisha, it will become the Odisha of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's imagination, it will become the Odisha of development. This time Odisha will participate prominently in the slogan of '400 paar'..."

Meanwhile, rebutting the statement of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that development is the identity of the state government, Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Sambalpur, Dharmendra Pradhan said that the CM should tell whether people are leaving the state or not in search of jobs.

It is noteworthy that Dharmendra Pradhan, who is the BJP candidate from Sambalpur Lok Sabha constituency, is contesting elections after a gap of 15 years. Sambalpur goes to the polls on May 25.

(ANI)

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Nadda To Visit Odisha Tomorrow

by Manisha Das

Bhubaneswar, Apr 27: After Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha tomorrow to campaign for party candidates ahead of the general elections in 2024.

The national president is scheduled to reach the State Capital (Bhubaneswar) airport at 4:30 PM.

From Bhubaneswar, Nadda is scheduled to visit Berhampur Rangeilunda Airstrip.

At 5:30 PM Nadda will attend a general meeting in Ambapua.

At 6:45 PM Nadda will join the BJP worker's meeting, where party workers from Berhampur, Aska, Nabarangpur, and Koraput will also join.

After spending the night in Berhampur, Nadda will fly back to Delhi the next morning.

TN: Gold over Rs 70 lakh hidden in passenger's rectum seized at Trichy airport

by Utkalika Mohanty

Tiruchirappalli, Apr 27: Officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) at Tiruchirappalli airport in Tamil Nadu seized a total of 977 grams of of 24K Gold valued at Rs 70.58 lakh from a passenger arriving from Dubai.

According to the officials, the gold was concealed in the three packets consisting of 1081 grams of paste like material in the rectum of the passenger.

The passenger was travelling from Dubai to Trichy on the Air India Express. The passenger has been arrested and further investigation is underway.

Earlier, this March, the AIU officials at Tiruchirappalli airport seized 410 grams of gold valued at Rs. 26.62 lakh from a passenger arriving from Singapore.

According to the officials, the seized gold consisted of 330 grams of 24K gold extracted from paste-like material and 80 grams of 22K gold concealed inside the vest of a passenger travelling from Singapore to Trichy.

(ANI)

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