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When most people think of climate change, what come to mind are the poles, Asia’s fast vanishing glaciers, or Australia, where punishing droughts are drying up the subcontinent’s longest river, the Murray. But climate change is an equal opportunity disrupter, and Europe is facing a one-two punch of too much water in the north and centre and not enough in the south.

It is a no-brainer that when there is an increase in digital payments, a proportionate rise in fraud is a given. But India’s payment digitisation programme has gone ahead without a requisite improvement in the infrastructure for fraud detection and prevention.

One wonders what prompted Narendra Modi government to withdraw the SPG security cover to former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He will now be guarded by the CRPF in Z+ category, much like Mukesh Ambani, but with one difference. The tycoon pays for his security. Withdrawal of security cover could sometime prove disastrous. Rajiv Gandhi’s security cover was withdrawn by V P Singh when he was the Prime Minister. Facing threat from Lankan tigers with no SPG cover when he demitted office, he roamed the badlands with just two cops; sadly, one was killed with him in the blast at Sriperumbudur where he was campaigning in the 1991 polls.

New Delhi: Hours after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a $1 billion line of credit to Russia's Far East, India's apex exporters body said the decision will go a long way to promote India’s economic presence in the Eurasian region.

Concerned of the damage to its global image and reputation by the pro-democracy protest, the Beijing authorities finally agreed to the suggestion of the chief executive of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam to withdraw the Extradition Bill.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The internecine rift in the Kerala Congress (M) has cast an ominous shadow on the prospects of the United Democratic Front(UDF) candidate in the by-election to the prestigious Pala assembly seat.

BHOPAL: The passing of every day factional fight in the Madhya Pradesh Congress is becoming murkier. Minister Umang Singar has not stopped his tirade against Digvijaya Singh, senior most MP Congress leader despite Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s stern warning to him. Nath summoned him and told him to keep quiet.

The Economy is in shambles. The experience has shown that NDA government has failed to manage the economy. The relentless neo-liberal drive towards privatization and crony capitalism has been the core of the governance. Moving away from pro-people Structural reforms, the Modi government exclusively remained sensitive and committed to the needs of the corporate sector as the recent cuts in corporate tax and relaxation in CSR norms reflect among other measures.

Merger of Banks is a murder of Banks: In a big bang announcement, finance minister has informed the nation that 10 public sector banks (PNB, Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, Indian Bank, United Bank of India, Allahabad Bank, Syndicate Bank, Corporation Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce and Andhra Bank) will be merged into four banks. The meaning is that six banks will now get closed. Government may call it a merger but in reality it is cold-blooded murder of these six banks, because after merger these six banks which have been built up over the years, will disappear from the banking scenario.

South Asia is the hardest hit region of the world under devastation by environmental degradation triggering climate change. India is the largest in size, both in geographical area and population, and therefore has the largest share of the human suffering. Environmental Performance Index (EPI) shows that out of the five bottom-ranking countries in the world, three are from South Asia: Bangladesh at 179th, India at 177th, and Nepal at 176th. Pakistan’s performance is also very bad which ranks at 169th. Only Sri Lanka is better placed at 70th rank. No wonder, the whole region is reeling under the vagaries of the climate coupled with unsafe air and water.