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On November 23, Saturday, renowned filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma made an appearance on the sets of L2: Empuraan, the much-anticipated sequel to the hit Mohanlal starrer Lucifer. The visit reunited the Satya director with actor Mohanlal, who had starred in the director’s 2002 Bollywood crime drama Company, the film that had also marked the veteran actor’s Hindi debut. Ram Gopal Varma posted a selfie with Mohanlal with a caption that read, “Memories of COMPANY..Met the one and only Mohanlal after a long long time.” The director also took to X handle to share his thoughts on actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran, where he wrote, “Me the DIRECTOR watching an ACTOR direct. Prithviraj sir, if you take away our job also, what will we do? (sic)” Thiruvananthapuram Schedule Wrapped Up Recently The director recently took to his social media to announce that the film's team had wrapped up their Thiruvananthapuram schedule of shoot. Earlier, the makers had to stall the Gujarat schedule abruptly due to torrential rains in the state. The team had shifted to Hyderabad for the next leg of the shoot, which the director had announced through his social media. The team has completed the schedule on a war footing and moved on to Thiruvananthapuram. Billed as one of the most expensive films ever in Malayalam, Empuraan has also been extensively shot across Kerala, Chennai, Ladakh, the UK, and the US. It is backed by Aashirvad Cinemas and Lyca Productions. A Highly-Anticipated Sequel Empuraan, the sequel to Lucifer (2019), sees the return of Mohanlal as Khureshi-Ab'raam aka Stephen Nedumpally. Along with him, the likes of Prithviraj, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, and Indrajith Sukumaran are also reprising their roles from Lucifer. It is scripted by Murali Gopy, who penned the first part as well. The core team from Lucifer, including cinematographer Sujith Vaassudev and music director Deepak Dev, have also been retained. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Malayalam, Entertainment News and around the world.I named my daughter after a family member but now I'm struggling to use the moniker
Jamichael Stillwell scores 22 to lead Milwaukee to 69-65 victory over St. Thomas-MinnesotaSony to Take On Nintendo with New PlayStation Handheld - IGN Daily Fix In today's Daily Fix:According to a Bloomberg report, Sony is getting back into the handheld business in a big way. The company is working on a handheld PlayStation to rival the Nintendo Switch, but it's still years away. Based on that loose timeline, it will likely face competition from a possible Xbox handheld, as well. Sony recently released the PlayStation Portal, but that was more of a PS5 accessory than a standalone gaming system, since it requires either a PS5 or a PS Plus subscription and very good wifi. In other news, Troy Baker will have a very big part in Naughty Dog's upcoming game, which shouldn't come as a surprise since he's the co-lead in one of the studio's biggest games (The Last of Us Part 1). And finally, we have a brand new Sonic 3 trailer.Of Donald Trump’s recent announcements, the one that intrigues — even excites — me the most is the establishment of DOGE, the misnamed “Department of Government Efficiency” (misnamed because it is really a nongovernmental advisory body that will work with the White House, not any kind of “department” inside government).Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, who [...] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here.
Pakistan suffers a whopping loss of Rs190 billion daily due to the closure of roads and shutdowns triggered by opposition's protest calls, said Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb The minister's comments come as the opposition party is marching towards Islamabad to stage "do-or-die" protest at Islamabad’s D-Chowk on the call of PTI founder Imran Khan. The opposition party announced staging a protest against the "illegal" incarceration of Khan, other party leaders and workers, "stolen mandate" in February 8 general elections and 26th Constitutional Amendment. Speaking to Geo News , Aurangzeb said that tax collections decrease due to lockdown and protests while exports aby the disruptions in business. "The protests cause additional expenses on security in a bid to maintain peace," said the finance minister, adding that the IT and tech sector also suffered losses. He said that the Ministry of Finance has also prepared a report on the losses incurred due to the protests, according to which, the GDP suffers an estimated loss of Rs144 billion daily. "According to the report, the decrease in exports due to the strikes causes a daily loss of Rs26 billion," said the finance minister. "Foreign direct investment is also affected causing a loss of Rs3 billion daily." Aurangzeb further revealed that the provinces suffer separately due to protests, adding that they are incurring losses of Rs26 billion on a daily basis in the agricultural sector. The loss faced by the provinces in the industrial sector is more than Rs20 billion, he added.
The Indian economy has consistently showcased its robust growth over the past few decades. But higher economic growth is believed to have come with increasing environmental pressure, notably through higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, India’s Economic Survey (2023-24) claims that India has decoupled its economic growth from GHG emissions, as between 2005 and 2019, India’s GDP grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7%, while emissions rose at a CAGR of just 4%. This raises a crucial question: has India really decoupled its economic growth from GHG emissions? And, what does this mean for sustainable development? What it means Decoupling refers to breaking the link between economic growth and environmental degradation. Historically, economic growth is found to be positively related with environmental degradation, as this growth is believed to be a driver of GHG emissions. However, with the growing climate crisis, the imperative to reduce emissions while ensuring continued economic growth has gained global traction. Decoupling has largely been classified into two types: absolute decoupling and relative decoupling. Absolute decoupling occurs when the economy grows, while emissions decrease. This is the ideal form of decoupling, where countries grow economically without increasing environmental harm. However, relative decoupling happens when both GDP and emissions grow, but the rate of GDP growth surpasses the rate of emissions growth. While this signifies progress, at the same time, it acknowledges that emissions continue to rise. Decoupling of economic growth and GHG emissions is important. On one hand, it offers a path to sustainable growth and development, a way for nations to grow and improve living standards without exacerbating climate change. On the other, it comes as a response to rising demand for degrowth and sparks the ongoing debate between green growth and degrowth. Proponents of green growth argue that it is possible to maintain or even increase economic growth while reducing environmental harm. In contrast, degrowth advocates suggest that economic growth itself is the primary driver of ecological degradation and should be curbed in favour of reducing resource consumption. But proponents of degrowth overlook the fact that countries, in addition to tackling rising GHG emissions and the climate change, are also required to tackle low standards of living, energy poverty and ensure a decent life, which could be taken care of through economic growth. The claim The claim of India’s decoupling made in the Economic Survey comes from comparing GDP and emissions growth rates between 2005 and 2019. The Survey does not specify whether this represents absolute or relative decoupling. Using various decoupling indicators discussed in OECD (2002), we examine the status of the economy-wide and sector-wise decoupling status for India. Since the 1990s, with significant trade liberalisation, India has been experiencing steady and stable economic growth. Hence, we are examining how GDP and emission generation are growing in India with respect to the levels of 1990. While there has been no absolute decoupling in India, since 1990, GDP in India has grown at a much higher pace than the GHG emissions in the country, indicating economy-wide relative decoupling. Since, the agriculture and manufacturing sectors are among the major contributors of emission generation in India, it is also important to understand whether these sectors have also achieved decoupling or not, which has been assessed by comparing rate of growth of GVA of the respective sector with the rate of growth of GHGs emitted by the sector. From 1990, India’s GDP has grown six-fold, while GHG emissions have only tripled. Efforts must continue From the data, it seems that India may have achieved relative decoupling, where emissions are still rising but at a slower pace than the economy. This achievement, while commendable, falls short of the ultimate goal of absolute decoupling, where economic growth can continue even as emissions fall. While most countries fall short of achieving absolute decoupling and still experience rising emissions as GDP increases, many countries have at least managed to achieve a declining rate of growth of emissions. Given that India is a developing country which has not even peaked its emissions yet, emissions are expected to increase with economic growth. Hence, achieving absolute decoupling is not going to happen anytime soon. While India’s relative decoupling is a step in the right direction, the path to absolute decoupling is still a long and complex journey. Efforts must still be taken and it will be a significant challenge. This remains a necessary target if India is to meet its long-term climate commitments. Policies and measures that support renewable energy, emission mitigation, and sustainable development will be crucial in ensuring that economic growth and environmental preservation can coexist, ensuring a prosperous and sustainable future for India. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is Visiting Senior Fellow, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). Shifali Goyal is Research Associate, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). The views expressed are personal Published - December 09, 2024 12:08 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Economic Survey / economy (general) / India / greenhouse gases / Sustainability / green technologies / climate change / agriculture / manufacturing and engineering / carbon emissions / Climate mitigation / environmental issues / development
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Ashlon Jackson scores career-best 30 points to lead No. 13 Duke past No. 9 Kansas 73-62A year is too short a time to assess a government’s performance, but it is still long enough to ascertain its commitment to fulfil its promises. The first Congress government in Telangana led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy rode on the back of six guarantees , with a focus on widespread corruption allegations against Mr. Reddy’s predecessor, K. Chandrashekar Rao, who was perceived as being inaccessible and lording over a family-run fiefdom. The guarantees were directed at women, farmers, youth, and the elderly, aiming to enhance disposable incomes, social securities, and to provide employment. They range from providing ₹2,500 a month for women who are heads of below-poverty-line families, to doubling retirement pension for the disabled, and the poor among the elderly. A year on, some of these measures implemented include free public transport for women and increased medical insurance cover per family of up to ₹10 lakh, as well as fiscally expensive decisions such as 200 units of free power per household and writing off farmers’ loans up to ₹2 lakh. Some of the unfulfilled measures include raising input support for farmers from ₹10,000 annually — provided by the predecessor Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government — to ₹15,000, and filling two lakh government job vacancies. The government has cited a fiscal crisis caused by the Chandrashekar Rao government as the reason for this. Days after Mr. Reddy was sworn in on December 7, 2023, his government released a “white paper on the State’s finances” , which detailed a “more than ten times” jump in Telangana’s debt from ₹72,658 crore to over ₹6.71 lakh crore under the 10 year-long reign of the BRS, and that debt servicing alone constituted more than a third of the State’s budget, leaving “very little fiscal space” to implement the Congress guaranteed welfare measures. Since Mr. Reddy rode to power on the popular sentiment of familial corruption, judicial commissions have been set up to probe financial malfeasance in projects ranging from the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme to the power purchase agreement with Chhattisgarh. Mr. Reddy has also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government of giving the State short-shrift in tax devolutions and the implementation of centrally funded projects. One promise that Mr. Reddy has worked on is the conduct of a caste census. While it has run into controversy, with complaints of a duplication of information provided to the earlier government, the outcome of the survey and the changes to reservations in government jobs and employment are being keenly watched. Mr. Reddy’s hurdles are daunting, but what appears to be lacking is a transparent plan and a candid admission on what to expect, given the situation, over the next four years. Published - December 09, 2024 12:10 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit politics / political parties / Telangana / Indian National Congress / gender / agriculture / senior citizens / personal income / social security / employment / retirement / pension and welfare / public transport / electricity production and distribution / loans / economy (general) / Bharat Rashtra Samithi / government debt / corruption & bribery / budgets and budgeting / Caste / Socio Economic And Caste Census / water / welfare / government / Chhattisgarh
The Chicago White Sox are engaging in one of the largest rebuilding efforts in Major League Baseball history and could land a few big pieces by pulling off a swap with an American League East contender. Just about anyone with knowledge of Chicago's plight believes that the White Sox will deal away staff ace Garrett Crochet this winter. It will be a massive transaction, as Chicago needs to land at least two — if not three— future difference-makers for one of the team's few remaining trade chips. To that end, Jim Bowden of The Athletic envisions a deal that sends Crochet to the Boston Red Sox for a package of first baseman Triston Casas, outfielder Wilyer Abreu, and catcher/utilityman Connor Wong. That proposed deal would land the White Sox the third-place finisher in the 2023 American League Rookie of the Year voting (Casas) as well as last season's six-place ROY finisher and a Gold Glove Award winner (Abreu). While Chicago would give up its No. 1 starting pitcher, the team would receive two players that could star on the south side of the Windy City for at least the remainder of the decade. Casas is not eligible for free agency until 2029, and Abreu is not eligible until 2030. Casas, 24, missed the majority of the 2024 campaign due to torn cartilage in his rib cage but returned in mid-August. He hit 13 home runs in 63 games after launching 24 homers in 132 games during his rookie season in 2023. Abreu, 25, was impressive in his rookie year, finishing 2024 with a .253 average to go with 15 homers, 58 RBI, 59 runs scored, and splendid defensive work in right field at Fenway Park. Wong is the "old man" of the trio at 28 years old. He is a catcher by trade but played all over the field for Boston over the past three seasons. He hit a career-best .280 in 126 games last season, hitting 13 homers with 52 RBI. More MLB: Blue Jays reportedly 'covet' $88 million free-agent slugger
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Ashlon Jackson scored a career-high 30 points and No. 13 Duke defeated No. 9 Kansas State, 73-62 on Monday, in the semifinals of the Ball Dawgs Classic. The Blue Devils (6-1) overcame an early 11-point deficit behind Jackon’s shooting hand to advance to Wednesday’s championship game against the winner of the game between No. 8 Oklahoma and DePaul. Jackson, who has scored in double figures in all six of Duke’s games, shot 12 of 19 (63.1%) from the floor, including 6 of 9 (66.7%) from 3-point range. Reigan Richardson added 16 points for the Blue Devils. Kansas State (5-1) was led by Ayoka Lee, who had 16 points. Serena Sundell scored 15 and Kennedy Taylor came off the bench to add 11 for the Wildcats. Kansas State: With her 16-point performance, Lee needs 48 points to pass Kendra Wecker (2001-05) for the Kansas State career scoring record. Wecker scored 2,333 points. Lee, the 2024-25 Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year, is averaging 15.3 points. Duke: Jackson hit her season average of 13.3 points by the 3:54 mark of the second quarter when her pull-up jumper gave her 14. The junior guard was 8 of 11 from the floor, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and had 20 points by halftime. With the Blue Devils trailing by six midway through the second quarter, Jackson triggered a 15-0 run with 13 of the team’s points to help Duke take a lead they’d never relinquish. Duke will face the winner of No. 8 Oklahoma-DePaul on Wednesday in the championship game, while Kansas State will face the loser in the consolation game. Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketballPrep Rally | Sunday, November 24
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