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Shell has won its appeal against a landmark climate judgment by a Dutch court, which in 2021 ordered the fossil fuel company to sharply reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. A court of appeal ruled on Tuesday that, while Shell does have a “special responsibility” to cut its emissions as a big oil company, this would not be achieved by imposing a specific legal goal. Shell had appealed against a lower court ruling in 2021 that it must cut its global carbon emissions by 45% by the end of 2030 compared with 2019 levels. It was the first such ruling against a company in the world. Shell’s chief executive, Wael Sawan, welcomed the appeal decision, saying it was “the right one for the global energy transition, the Netherlands and our company”. The case was brought by Milieudefensie, the Dutch arm of Friends of the Earth, and more than 17,000 co-plaintiffs. “This hurts,” said the director of Milieudefensie, Donald Pols. “At the same time, we see that this case has ensured that major polluters are not immune and has further fuelled the debate about their responsibility in combating dangerous climate change. That is why we will continue to tackle major polluters, such as Shell.” Shell was originally told it must slash emissions within its own operations, as well as those of its suppliers and buyers, in line with the Paris climate agreement. During its appeal, Shell argued in court that corporate emissions were a matter for politicians, not the judiciary, and that any fossil fuels it chose not to extract would simply be exploited by another company.

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How very convenient; there hasn't been a government in decades which would impose such emissions cuts as those imposed by the lower court. With the PVV coalition government that's doubly unlikely.

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Freed Palestinian prisoner diagnosed with cancer says ‘happy’ to be home

“Nehaya Khader Sawan is among the first batch of Palestinian prisoners who were released a short while ago from Ofer Prison.

A cancer patient, Sawan told Al Jazeera that while she was “exhausted”, she was happy to be home.

Her niece said Sawan was unable to continue speaking and needed to rest; she said her aunt was disoriented all day as she had “no idea where she was going” to be released, or when.

“She cannot speak [like she used to]. She is a cancer patient and in detention, her condition deteriorated,” her niece told Al Jazeera.

Sawan was diagnosed years before her arrest, her niece added. She was sentenced to 44 months in prison in August 2021.

“When we saw her we were happy, but we were also pained to see her [deteriorating] health condition,” her niece said. “We quickly realised that my aunt who went to prison, is not the same person who came out.””

Sources at AlJazeera

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Haryana was part of the Kuru Kingdom during the Vedic era during 1200 BCE.

Haryana has been inhabited since the pre-historic period. Haryana was part of the Indus Valley civilization during the Bronze Age period. The ancient sites of Rakhigarhi and Bhirrana are some of the oldest Indus Valley civilization sites.(5) Haryana was part of the Kuru Kingdom during the Vedic era during 1200 BCE.(6)(7)(8) The area now Haryana has been ruled by some of the major empires of India. The Pushyabhuti dynasty ruled the region in the 7th century, with its capital at Thanesar. Harsha was a prominent king of the dynasty.(9) The Tomara dynasty ruled the region from 8th to 12th century. The Chahamanas of Shakambhari defeated them in the 12th century.(10)

Harsha Ka Tila mound, ruins from the reign of 7th century ruler Harsha.

Lal kot built by Anangpal Tomar in 1052

Portrait of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, who fought and won across North India from the Punjab to Bengal, winning 22 straight battles.(11)

In 1192, Chahamanas were defeated by Ghurids in Second Battle of Tarain.(10) In 1398, Timur attacked and sacked the cities of Sirsa, Fatehabad, Sunam, Kaithal and Panipat.(12)(13) In the First Battle of Panipat (1526), Babur defeated the Lodis. Hem Chandra Vikramaditya claimed royal status after defeating Akbar's Mughal forces on 7 October 1556 in the Battle of Delhi. In the Second Battle of Panipat (1556), Akbar defeated the local Haryanvi Hindu Emperor of Delhi, who belonged to Rewari. Hem Chandra Vikramaditya had won 22 battles across India from Punjab to Bengal, defeating the Mughals and Afghans. Hemu had defeated Akbar's forces twice at Agra and the Battle of Delhi in 1556 to become the last Hindu Emperor of India with a formal coronation at Purana Quila in Delhi on 7 October 1556. In the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), the Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas.(14)

In 1966, the Punjab Reorganisation Act (1966) came into effect, resulting in the creation of the state of Haryana on 1 November 1966.(15)

Distribution

Haryanvis within Haryana

See also: Demography of Haryana

The main communities in Haryana are Gujjar, Jat, Brahmin, Agarwal, Ahir, Chamar, Nai, Ror,Rajput, Saini, Kumhar, Bishnoi etc.(16) Punjabi khatri and Sindhi refugees who migrated from Pakistan had settled in large numbers in Haryana and delhi.

Haryanvi diaspora overseas

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See also: Indian disaspora overseas

There is increasingly large diaspora of Haryanvis in Australia, Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA, etc.

In Australia, the community lives mainly in Sydney and Melbourne, has set up Association of Haryanvis in Australia (AHA) which organise events.(17)

In Singapore, the community has set up the Singapore Haryanvi Kunba organisation in 2012 which also has a Facebook group of same name. Singapore has Arya Samaj and several Hindu temples.

Culture

Main article: Haryanvi culture

Language

Main article: Haryanvi language

Haryanvi, like Khariboli and Braj is a branch of the Western Hindi dialect, and it is written in Devanagari script.(18)

Folk music and dance

Main article: Music of Haryana

Folk music is integral part of Haryanvi culture. Folk song are sung during occasion of child birth, wedding, festival, and Satsang (singing religious songs).(2) Some haryanvi folk songs which are sung by young woman and girls are Phagan, katak, Samman, Jatki, Jachcha, Bande-Bandee, Santhene. Some songs which are sung by older women are Mangal geet, Bhajan, Sagai, bhat, Kuan pujan, Sanjhi and Holi. Folk songs are sung in Tar or Mandra stan.(19) Some dances are Khoriya, Chaupaiya, Loor, Been, Ghoomar, Dhamal, Phaag, Sawan and Gugga.(19)

Cuisine

Haryana is agricultural state known for producing foodgrains such as wheat, barley, pearl millet, maize, rice and high-quality dairy. Daily village meal in Haryana consist of a simple thali of roti, paired with a leafy stir-fry (saag in dishes such as gajar methi or aloo palak), condiments such as chaas, chutney, pickles. Some known Haryanvi dishes are green choliya (green chickpeas), bathua yogurt, bajre ki roti, sangri ki sabzi (beans), kachri ki chutney (wild cucumber) and bajre ki khichdi. Some sweets are panjiri and pinni prepared by unrefined sugar like bura and shakkar and diary. Malpua are popular during festivals.(20)

Clothes

See also: History of clothing in the Indian subcontinent and History of Textile industry in India

Traditional attire for men is turban, shirt, dhoti, jutti and cotton or woollen shawl. Traditional attire for female is typically an orhna (veil), shirt or angia (short blouse), ghagri (heavy long skirt) and Jitti. Saris are also worn. Traditionally the Khaddar (coarse cotton weave cloth) is a frequently used as the fabric.(21)(22)

Cinema

See also: Haryanvi cinema and List of Haryanvi-language films

The First movie of Haryanvi cinema is Dharti which was released in 1968. The first financially successful Haryanvi movie was Chandrawal (1984) which spurted the continuing production of Haryanvi films, although none have been as successful.(23) Other films such as Phool Badan and Chora Haryane Ka followed with only about one out of twelve films being profitable at the box office.(23) In 2000, Aswini Chowdhary won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the National Film Awards for the Haryanvi film Laddo.(24) In 2010 the government of Haryana announced they were considering establishing a film board to promote Haryanvi-language films.(25)

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Sawan 2024: झमाझम बारिश के बीच बम-बम भोले गूंज...उत्तराखंड के शिवालयों में भक्तों की भीड़, आस्था की तस्वीरें

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झमाझम बारिश के बीच जय भोले की गूंज। बम-बम भोले की जयकारों से देवभूमि उत्तराखंड के शिवालय गूंज उठे। सावन माह सोमवार आज से शुरू हो गए हैं। सावन माह भगवान शिव को बेहद प्रिय है। शहर से देहात तक के सभी शिवालयों की खास सजावट की गई है और सुबह से शिवालय में जलाभिषेक के लिए भक्तों की भारी भीड़ जुटी है।

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Shell's $1 Billion Pause on Green Fuel Factory

A giant green gas plant being built in Rotterdam by Shell has been paused at the expense of the affected company to the tune of a billion dollars. It was to help airlines cut carbon emissions. With rising costs and occasional fees, Shell halted the undertaking, disappointing airways that wished for more sustainable fuels. The Anglo-Dutch firm has brought to a halt the construction of a ginormous green gas factory in Europe, that has resulted in a loss of $1 billion. The Rotterdam factory was supposed to fill the diesel tanks of European airways and truckers with planet-friendly fuel. Barely weeks after stopping the development, shell came out saying it had done so on a Friday morning.The move is a significant blow to the dreams of airlines to deliver low-carbon flights. Shell cited increased costs and weak pricing as the reason for canceling the plan. The manufacturing plant was supposed to supply 820,000 tons per year of biofuels. Half of that was to be renewable jet fuel, nevertheless, which is produced from waste vegetable oils and animal fats.Airlines have all held out for sustainable jet fuel as a central component of their strategy to market flights as "low carbon." It is all a part of its effort to reduce business impacts on the environment. Shell was seen as a crucial SAF supplier because of exposing its Dutch branch to launching the biofuel project in 2021. The production facility was expected to commence in 2025. A claim not isolated in itself, the move by Shell is the latest in a line of blows to low-carbon projects by major energy companies. BP announced today that it would not invest in any new offshore wind projects. Its new boss, Murray Auchincloss, decided to shift towards fossil fuels. He also brought a halt to biofuel projects in Germany and the US.Apart from suspending the green gas manufacturing unit, it recently announced a write-down of between $600 million and $800 million associated with the sale of the refining and chemicals hub in Singapore. Since Wael Sawan was appointed top govt of Shell in January 2023, he has been refocusing business enterprise strategy on oil and fuel in search of returns.The updated approach differs from an earlier policy at Shell, where management had committed to reducing oil production each year until 2030. According to Wael Sawan, new assets brought on stream in the last year would add over 200,000 barrels of oil equivalent to peak production. These projects are part of a broader program due to come onstream with the aid of 2025. At their peak all projects combined will add more than half of 1,000,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to Shell's production. On the whole, Shell stopping the Rotterdam green gasoline project and refocusing its priorities back to conventional oil and fuel depicts a gigantic struggle for the future of low-carbon aviation fuel. The move shook the company not only in financial terms but also in terms of the expectations of carriers and environmentalists looking toward a greener aviation sector. Read the full article

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3 Years Since Beirut Blast, No One Held Accountable As Probe Suspended

On August 4, 2020, the massive blast at Beirut's port destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Beirut: Lebanon on Friday marks three years since one of history’s biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut. Yet nobody has been held to account as political and legal pressures suspend the investigation.

On August 4, 2020, the massive blast at Beirut’s port destroyed swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Authorities said the disaster was triggered by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years.

Three years on, the probe is virtually at a standstill, leaving survivors still yearning for answers.

The main activist group representing families of those killed has called for a protest march on Friday afternoon, converging on the port.

“This is a day of commemoration, mourning and protest against the Lebanese state that politicises our cause and interferes in the judiciary,” said Rima al-Zahed, whose brother was killed in the explosion.

“The judiciary is shackled, justice is out of reach, and the truth is shrouded,” she told AFP.

The blast struck amid an economic collapse that the World Bank has dubbed one of the worst in recent history and which is widely blamed on a governing elite accused of corruption and mismanagement.

Since its early days, the probe into the explosion has faced a slew of political and legal challenges.

In December 2020, lead investigator Fadi Sawan charged former prime minister Hassan Diab and three ex-ministers with negligence.

But as political pressure mounted, Sawan was removed from the case.

- ‘Culture of impunity’ -

His successor, Tarek Bitar, unsuccessfully asked lawmakers to lift parliamentary immunity for MPs who were formerly ministers.

The powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah group has launched a campaign against Bitar, accusing him of bias and demanding his dismissal.

The interior ministry has refused to execute arrest warrants which the lead investigator has issued.

In December 2021, Bitar suspended his probe after a barrage of lawsuits, mainly from politicians he had summoned on charges of negligence.

But in a surprise move this January, Bitar resumed investigations after a 13-month hiatus, charging eight new suspects including high-level security officials and Lebanon’s top prosecutor, Ghassan Oueidat.

Oueidat then charged Bitar with insubordination and “usurping power”, and ordered the release of all those detained over the blast.

Bitar has refused to step aside, yet has not set foot inside Beirut’s justice palace for months.

“Work (on the investigation) is ongoing,” said a legal expert with knowledge of the case, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.

Bitar is determined to keep his promise to deliver justice for victims’ families, the expert added.

Zahed, whose brother died in the blast, said: “The truth does not die so long as there is someone to demand it.

“We believe that we will get the truth.”

On Thursday, 300 individuals and organisations including Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International renewed a call for the United Nations to establish a fact-finding mission, a demand local officials have repeatedly rejected.

“International action is needed to break the culture of impunity in Lebanon,” HRW’s Ramzi Kaiss said in a statement.

Amnesty’s Aya Majzoub accused authorities of using “every tool at their disposal to shamelessly undermine and obstruct the domestic investigation to shield themselves from accountability”.

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Still no answers three years after Beirut mega-explosion

Three years on, the probe into the traumatic disaster caused by a huge pile of poorly-stored fertiliser remains bogged down in legal and political wrangling, to the dismay of victims' families.

BEIRUT: One of history's biggest non-nuclear explosions rocked Beirut on August 4, 2020, destroying swathes of the Lebanese capital, killing more than 220 people and injuring at least 6,500.

Three years on, the probe into the traumatic disaster caused by a huge pile of poorly-stored fertiliser remains bogged down in legal and political wrangling, to the dismay of victims' families.

The mega-blast

The massive explosion, heard as far away as Cyprus, destroys much of Beirut port and entire districts of the city in scenes that shock the country and the world.

The blast leaves a 43-metre (141 foot) deep crater and registers as the equivalent of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake.

The disaster spreads fear and chaos, with mountains of broken glass littering roads and bloodied survivors flooding overwhelmed hospitals.

The blast was caused by a fire in a warehouse where a vast stockpile of the industrial chemical ammonium nitrate had been haphazardly stored for years.

The tragedy strikes amid a deep economic crisis, almost a year after mass demonstrations erupted against a ruling class deemed inept and corrupt as living conditions worsen.

On August 10, Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigns under a barrage of pressure over the explosion.

Probe thwarted

In December 2020, the lead investigator examining the blast, Fadi Sawan, charges Diab and three ex-ministers with negligence.

Two of them file a complaint, the probe is suspended, and Sawan is removed from his post by court order.

In July 2021, the new investigating magistrate, Tarek Bitar, moves to interrogate four former ministers but parliament stalls on lifting their immunity.

He is forced to suspend the probe following a series of court challenges.

Gun battle

In October 2021, the powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah and its ally Amal call for demonstrations to demand Bitar's dismissal.

Seven people are killed in gun battles during the rally.

At the end of 2021, Bitar resumes his investigation but less than two weeks later is forced to suspend work for a fourth time following more legal challenges.

Silos collapse

On August 4, 2022, several grain silos damaged in the explosion collapse in a cloud of dust, a traumatic reminder of the disaster that struck exactly two years before.

Days earlier, other parts of the silos crumbled after a fire broke out when remaining grain stocks fermented and ignited in the summer heat.

Judicial showdown

In January 2023, 13 months after his probe is suspended, Bitar resumes work and charges Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat and seven others with probable intent to murder, arson and other crimes.

Oueidat in turn charges Bitar with insubordination and "usurping power" but the investigator refuses to step down.

Oueidat also orders the release "of all those detained" over the port blast, leaving the investigation stalled and nobody yet held to account.

Victims' families and rights groups urge the United Nations to create an independent fact-finding mission.

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Sawan Ki Rut ║ Rizwan Wali Muhammad ║ Official HD Video 2021

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Live- सावन शुक्रवार स्पेशल भजन - आज माता के इस भजन को सुनने से सभी संकट ...

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Raksha Bandhan Puja Vidhi Muhurat: रक्षा बन्धन कल, जाने पूजा विधि, मुहूर्त, समय

Raksha Bandhan Puja Vidhi Muhurat: रक्षा बन्धन कल, जाने पूजा विधि, मुहूर्त, समय #rakshabandhan #rakhi #purnima

Raksha Bandhan Puja Vidhi Muhurat: रक्षा बंधन या राखी का त्योहार भाई-बहन के बंधन के बंधन के रूप में बहुत उत्साह के साथ मनाया ��ाता है। इस दिन बहनें अपने भाइयों की कलाई पर राखी या ताबीज बांधती (Raksha Bandhan Puja Vidhi Muhurat) हैं। यह भाई की बहन की देखभाल करने की जिम्मेदारी का प्रतीक है। Raksha Bandhan Puja Vidhi Muhurat: इस वर्ष, यह 22 अगस्त, 2021 को मनाया जाएगा। हिंदू चंद्र कैलेंडर के अनुसार,…

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सावन के 9 दिन शेष मकर, कुंभ, धनु, मिथुन, तुला राशि वाले इस उपाय से कर लें भोलेनाथ को प्रसन्न, दूर होगा शनि का अशुभ प्रभाव

सावन के 9 दिन शेष मकर, कुंभ, धनु, मिथुन, तुला राशि वाले इस उपाय से कर लें भोलेनाथ को प्रसन्न, दूर होगा शनि का अशुभ प्रभाव

सावन के पावन माह के 9 दिन शेष हैं। हिंदू धर्म में सावन के माह का बहुत अधिक महत्व होता है। सावन का महीना भगवान शंकर को समर्पित होता है। इस माह में विधि- विधान से भगवान शंकर की पूजा- अर्चना की जाती है।… Source link

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सावन शुक्रवार पर करे ये काम ,दूर होगी सभी बाधा

सावन शुक्रवार पर करे ये काम ,दूर होगी सभी बाधा

मां लक्ष्मी को धन का प्रतीक माना जाता है और मां की पूजा करने से घर में धन की बरकत बनीं रहती हैं। शुक्रवार का दिन मां लक्ष्मी की पूजा करने से विशेष माना गया है। वहीं सावन के दौरान अगर नीचे बताए गए उपाय किए जाएं। तो मां की कृपा आप पर तुरंत बन जाएगी। सावन के शुक्रवार के पर अगर आप हमारे द्वारा बताये कुछ काम कर लेते है तो आपके जीवन की सभी बाधा अपने आप ही दूर हो जाएगी। सावन के शुक्रवार के दिन सुबह…

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सावन अमावस्या पर ये चीज अवश्य कर लें सुधर जाएगा किस्मत Sawan Amavasya

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Shell Pauses Dutch Biofuels Project Due to Market Decline

Shell to Pause Dutch Biofuels Project Due to Market Conditions Shell will halt construction on one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants because of weak market conditions, marking another setback for low-carbon projects as CEO Wael Sawan aims to increase returns. This follows BP's recent announcement of pausing two biofuel projects in Germany and the U.S. Since Sawan took office in January 2023, Shell has shifted its focus to more profitable operations in oil and gas by canceling and selling renewable and hydrogen projects, withdrawing from European and Chinese power markets, and divesting refineries. As a result, Shell's shares rose by 1.3% and have increased by over 12.5% this year. Initially approved in September 2021, the 820,000-ton-a-year plant in the Netherlands was scheduled to start production in 2025, but now it is expected to be operational towards the end of the decade. Located at Shell's chemicals park in Rotterdam, the facility was set to produce sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel from waste. Biofuel prices have recently dropped due to lower demand in Europe and increased supplies in the U.S. Analysts predict the market will remain well-supplied as more production facilities come online. In light of this, Shell stated that the decision to pause construction will reduce contractor numbers on-site and slow down activity to control costs and optimize project sequencing. UBS analyst Joshua Stone noted that the pause aligns with Shell's strategy to prioritize returns, highlighting the challenges in the advanced biofuels market. Shell will assess the project's commercial viability and may consider an impairment, with further details expected in its quarterly trading update. Huibert Vigeveno, Shell's downstream head, emphasized the company's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, with low-carbon fuels being a crucial part of their strategy. Read the full article

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