EVEN if there is a parallel battle on the ground in Bengal, the Trinamool Congress and the BJP are involved in another debate on Twitter about fact checking. Led by MP Derek O Brien, the Trinamool Congress scrutinized the speeches of BJP leaders in Bengal, in particular Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah, accusing them of being ‘teleprompter’. use ‘, and print Mamata Banerjee’s achievements. The BJP hit back on Twitter on Tuesday with its version of “fact-checking by the fact-maker”, which disputed the allegations of the Trinamool Congress, accusing O Brien of ‘sinking Pishi’ and spreading false information.
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Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and India on Tuesday found a special mention in the US President’s envoy for climate change, John Kerry, during the public debate of the UN Security Council on Climate and Safety, together with the mention of the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the French president Emmanuel Macron. Kerry also highlights vulnerable communities, especially farmers affected by climate change. Javadekar opened his speech and concluded with two Vedic slokas – the first was the shanti mantra. He reiterated India’s long-standing demand that climate action go hand in hand with the framework for financial, technical and capacity building support to countries that need it.
Anti-graft honor
ANJALI BHARDWAJ, a prominent RTI activist based in Delhi, has been named one of the award winners of the US State Department’s international anti-corruption champions. She is one of the twelve individuals selected by the US government under Joe Biden. This award recognizes the work of anti-corruption advocates from around the world. Other recipients include Iraq to Ukraine, Libya to the Philippines.