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Time of India
3 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
Ocean gas that might offset global warming may rise by 2100: IITM Study
Pune: A new Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) study has revealed that a natural gas produced by tiny ocean organisms could play a bigger role in cooling the planet as global warming continues. Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a sulphur-containing gas released from the oceans, is the largest natural source of sulphur in the atmosphere. This gas helps form aerosols that reflect sunlight back into space, potentially reducing global temperatures. DMS is sometimes referred to as the "cool twin" of carbon dioxide (CO2) because it has a cooling effect on the planet, while CO2 is a well-known greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. "DMS is created by microscopic marine organisms called phytoplankton. When released into the air, it turns into particles (aerosols) that help form clouds. These clouds can reflect sunlight, which cools the Earth by reducing the amount of heat absorbed. Scientists have long studied DMS because it could act as a natural brake on global warming," IITM scientist Anoop Mahajan told TOI. The study, published recently, used advanced machine-learning models to predict how DMS levels in seawater and its release into the atmosphere might change from 1850 to 2100. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 자신이 전략의 달인이라고 생각하시나요? 레이드 섀도우 레전드 Undo "Unlike earlier climate models that gave conflicting results, this research offered a clearer picture. It showed that while DMS concentrations in seawater are likely to decrease in the coming decades, the amount of DMS released into the air will actually increase. This is due to stronger winds and warmer sea surface temperatures, which help push more DMS from the ocean into the atmosphere. The increase in DMS emissions could have a cooling effect on the planet," Mahajan said. As human activities, like burning coal and oil, produce less sulphur dioxide (a pollutant that also forms aerosols) because of stricter air quality rules, natural DMS will become a more important source of these cooling particles, he added. The study predicted that DMS emissions could rise by 1.6% to 3.7% by 2100, depending on how much global warming occurs. "However, this does not mean DMS will fully offset global warming. The cooling effect from increased DMS emissions is expected to be modest compared to the warming caused by greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide. The rise in DMS emissions is a positive feedback from nature, but it's not a silver bullet. We still need strong action to cut greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change effectively," Mahajan added. The study found that DMS emissions are likely to increase most in regions like the Arctic and southern mid-latitudes, where there are fewer human-made aerosols. In these areas, DMS could have a stronger cooling effect. However, in key ocean regions like the Southern Ocean and parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, seawater DMS levels are expected to drop, which could limit the overall cooling potential. Other institutes involved in the study included Savitribai Phule Pune University, as well as institutes from Italy, Spain and Canada.
Indian Express
6 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
RSS affiliate rues surge in Chinese imports, calls for boycotting foreign goods
Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), the economic wing of the RSS, on Friday conceded that despite a call for boycott of Chinese goods in the past, imports from the country have increased. 'It is true that despite the patriotic public boycotting China and other foreign goods, imports from China have increased in the last few years,' SJM's convener Ashwani Mahajan said. The outfit blamed this trend on e-commerce platforms and foreign brands violating rules, apart from 'poor confidence' of India's business community in the country's manufacturing capabilities. Mahajan announced a nationwide campaign for promoting indigenous goods, which he sought to link with national security in the backdrop of Operation Sindoor. He said the campaign was inspired by PM Narendra Modi's call in Gandhinagar earlier this week that traders must take a pledge to not sell foreign goods. On Tuesday, Modi had made a veiled attack on imported goods by pointing out how 'small-eyed' Ganesh idols were coming from abroad. 'We must encourage village traders to pledge that no matter how much profit they make, they will not sell foreign goods,' he had said. Suggesting that this statement was in context of Chinese products, the SJM said, 'Our forceful retaliation to Pakistan's misadventure has also brought to light our friends and foes. It is a welcome decision to snap or reduce trade relations with those countries which have helped our enemy in this recent war.' India's imports from China have surged significantly in the past five years, with a cumulative trade deficit exceeding $387 billion from 2018-19 to 2023-24. India's imports from China have grown from around $70 billion in 2018-19 to over $101 billion in 2023-24, while exports have been relatively stagnant around $16 billion annually. 'The reason for this (surge) is that Chinese goods are also sold in India in a disguised manner; sometimes by removing the Chinese label and putting the Made in India label, sometimes by e-commerce companies and foreign brands violating the rule of origin and sometimes by importing from China in the form of intermediate goods,' Mahajan said.
India Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
Subhadra Mahajan's Second chance
Battling the trauma of an illicit abortion, a woman retreats into the cold white of her Himalayan hometown in Subhadra Mahajan's poetic feature debut Second Chance. It has been doing the rounds of festivals since last year. Starring newcomers and non-actors, and shot entirely in black and white, Mahajan's microbudget film is having an unlikely theatrical release across India on June 13.
Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
Delhi HC directs DPS Dwarka to let students continue studies, asks parents to deposit 50% of hiked fees
Saying that there is no embargo on schools hiking fees, the Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Public School (DPS) Dwarka to allow the 102 students, whose parents had moved the court against a school fee hike, to continue their studies, subject to 50 per cent of the hiked school fee for the 2024-25 academic year being deposited. In a May 16 order made public on Wednesday, Justice Vikas Mahajan said, '…the law as it stands today, permits the school to fix the fees as per its projected expenses without prior approval of the DoE [Directorate of Education].' The court went on to add that the fee statement submitted by the school before the commencement of each academic session would be subject to the DoE's decision, as it has the authority to regulate the quantum of fee charged by unaided schools under Section 17(3) of the Delhi School Education Act. Justice Mahajan reasoned, 'Thus, it is open to DoE to see whether such fixation is irrational or arbitrary which results in 'profiteering' or 'commercialisation'. If the DoE finds in affirmative, it can pass an appropriate order, including an order rejecting enhancement of fee with consequent direction to roll back the hiked fee.' The court also clarified that the 'rebate of 50 per cent is on the hiked component of the fee, the base fee shall be paid in full'. 'It is further clarified that the dues in terms of the present order with regard to the wards of the petitioners shall be calculated after adjusting the excess fee collected for the year 2023-24, in terms of DoE's order dated 22.05.2024. The parties are, however, at liberty to seek variation or modification of the directions contained in the present order, in the altered circumstances,' Justice Mahajan said. The parents of the 102 students had moved the Delhi High Court, seeking a direction to the DoE to examine the school's non-compliance with administrative orders issued by the DOE as well as judicial orders. The parents had also highlighted that the school 'has again increased the fee suo-moto without the approval of the office of the Directorate of Education, Delhi for the academic year 2025-26 and the non-payment of this unapproved fees for the academic session 2025-26 is resulting into various coercive practices'. The court also recorded that the school has to comply with a May 22, 2024, DOE order in the absence of a stay from the Delhi High Court, where the DOE had rejected the fee hike by the school for the academic year 2023-24. 'However, the interim relief sought by the petitioners in the present case with regard to the subsequent academic years including current year 2025-26 does not persuade this court inasmuch as nothing has been placed on record to show that the DoE has rejected the fixation of fee by the school for the academic session 2024-25 onwards,' Justice Mahajan recorded. 'Until and unless the DoE reviews the financial statements of the school and on its findings, rejects the statement of fee providing for enhancement for the academic sessions 2024-25 onwards on the touch stone of 'profiteering' and 'commercialisation' of education, the enunciation of law as noted above does not provide for any embargo on such enhancement of fee,' Justice Mahajan added. 'In that view of the matter, the parents of the students studying in DPS-Dwarka ought to pay the fee as per the statements of fee submitted by the school for the academic sessions 2024-25 onwards, till the time the DoE takes a decision on the same, and further subject to the final outcome of the present writ petition,' the court ruled. The court also termed some of the parents' complaints filed with the Bar Council of India against Puneet Mittal, senior advocate appearing for DPS Dwarka, alleging misconduct under Section 35 of the Advocates Act, 1961, and for delaying the court proceedings, as 'unwarranted and unacceptable'.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Delhi HC allows DPS Dwarka students back in class, Orders 50% payment of hiked fees
The Delhi High Court has allowed students of Delhi Public School (DPS), Dwarka—whose names were struck off the rolls for non-payment of hiked fees—to continue attending classes, subject to partial fee payment. Justice Vikas Mahajan, while hearing a petition filed by over 100 parents, directed that the students be readmitted on the condition that 50% of the increased fee for academic years 2024–25 onwards is deposited. Background: Fee hike and expulsion row The dispute traces back to May 9, when parents received email notifications informing them that their children's names had been removed from the rolls due to alleged non-payment of school fees. The action, according to the plea, followed the school's decision to raise monthly fees, first to ₹7,000 and then to ₹9,000. Parents alleged coercive measures had been used in recent years to collect unapproved fees—including deploying bouncers at school gates. The plea submitted to the court accused the school of violating land allotment conditions and claimed repeated non-compliance with directions issued by the Directorate of Education (DoE). The parents further questioned the legitimacy of the Delhi government's audit into the school's finances, calling it insufficient and lacking transparency. They demanded both a forensic audit and an audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, insisting the findings be made public before any fee hike is accepted. Court's observations and interim arrangement Justice Mahajan noted that while private unaided schools are permitted to determine fees based on projected expenses without prior DoE approval, such fee statements are ultimately subject to DoE's review. If found irrational or amounting to profiteering or commercialisation, DoE is empowered to reject the enhancement and order a rollback. The court recorded that the DoE had already rejected the fee hike for the academic year 2023–24, and though the school challenged this order, no stay was granted. The interim relief sought by parents pertained to the subsequent academic years, including 2024–25 and the current year, 2025–26. In its order, the court held that in the absence of a DoE decision rejecting the fee hike for these years, the parents are required to pay as per the school's submitted fee statements. Accordingly, it directed that the students be allowed to continue in their respective classes on the condition that 50% of the hiked fee component is paid, while the base fee must be deposited in full. The court added that this arrangement will remain in force until the final disposal of the writ petition. Pending matters and future proceedings An urgent application was also filed by the petitioners, seeking instructions to ensure the school charges only DoE-approved fees for academic session 2025–26 and onwards. The court issued notice on the main writ petition and scheduled the next hearing for August 28. In a related development, a coordinate bench has reserved its judgment on a separate petition involving 32 students who were also expelled over non-payment of fees. Policy context This legal battle coincides with the Delhi government's proposal of a new law aimed at curbing arbitrary fee hikes in private schools. The draft legislation includes setting up fee regulation committees at the school, district, and state levels, with penalties for coercive actions like denying students entry to classrooms. As the matter progresses in court, the outcome may have broader implications for fee regulation in Delhi's private education sector. Ready to empower your child for the AI era? Join our program now! Hurry, only a few seats left.
