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Why is the spotlight on Champat Rai even though SIT did not name him?

Although the preliminary Special Investigation Team (SIT) report has not named Champat Rai or attributed any wrongdoing to him in connection with the alleged Ram Mandir donation theft, critics and the Opposition continue to question the former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary.

‘Heatwaves drove 9% of India’s power demand surge in 2024’

As negotiators at the ongoing COP 30 negotiate on finance adaptation and mitigation to tackle global warming, a new report by Climate Trends & Climate Compatible Futures states that heatwaves drove 9 per cent of India’s power demand surge in the summer of 2024, recommending renewable energy infrastructure as a key to break India’s heat–power trap.