Indian Army helps in rescue of 12 students from Congo rebels.
An Indian Army unit deployed in peacekeeping missions in Congo has helped in rescuing 12 local students from a rebel group there. "Efforts of peacekeepers of INDBATT 2 (Indian Battery) of North Kivu brigade resulted in rescue of 12 innocent students from M23 rebels at Kiwanja in Rutshuru territory of North Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo," An Army statement on Facebook said. The students were apprehended by the M23 rebels on June 5 on the suspicion of having links with banditry activities in the area, it said. Af…
India calls for more transparency in Security Council's working
Pressing ahead with its calls for reforming the UN Security Council and expanding its membership, India has called for more transparency in its workings, accountability and openess to participation by the world body's membership, especially in mandating peacekeeping operations. India's Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji told the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Friday that the member states should be able to know how the Council's "decisions were reached, the sensitivities with which such decisions were taken, and …
DefenseNews: Pentagon seeks to ease China’s green tech chokehold amid GOP criticism
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department, the world’s largest institutional greenhouse gas emitter, is trying to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, even as it seeks to lessen its dependence on China in the renewable energy supply chain. Republicans on Capitol Hill are pushing back against the Pentagon’s climate goals by invoking China’s dominance over the raw materials necessary to manufacture the electric vehicles and solar panels that the Defense Department needs to meet its emissions-reductions targets. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, took aim at the Pe…
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