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Car-free Sundays in cities, working from home up to three days a week and using cost-efficient public transport – are just some of the recommendations made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to the world. The 10-point action plan aims at cutting back on oil consumption “in the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
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Ukraine Update: Decrease Oil Consumption To Hurt Putin, IEA Suggestion To Developed Countries
by Countercurrents Collective
Car-free Sundays in cities, working from home up to three days a week and using cost-efficient public transport – are just some of the recommendations made by the International Energy Agency (IEA) to the world. The 10-point action plan aims at cutting back on oil consumption “in the face of the emerging global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”
Japan’s Concern for Ukraine: Crocodile Tears?
by Brian Victoria
In concert with the Japanese public’s genuine concern for the plight of the Ukrainians, there is another movement taking place in Japan that is using the Ukrainian crisis as a pretext to further expand the Japanese military and strengthen its military alliance with the US. In a Reuter’s article, dated March 17th, Kono Taro, a leading
conservative politician, former defense chief and ex-foreign minister said, “We need to tell the people in Japan that in order to protect ourselves we need to help the others too. If there is any aggression anywhere on this planet, we need to stop them.”
Houthis reject proposed GCC peace talks in Riyadh
by Abdus Sattar Ghazali
The Houthis have rejected the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) offer to broker comprehensive peace talks in Riyadh between the warring factions.
Covid vaccination fears persist in remote villages
by Shirish Khare
There are still vast numbers who have been unable to get vaccinated, especially in remote parts of the country. The campaign is also facing hurdles especially due to vaccine hesitancy among common people, who are victims of a variety of wrong information and fake news
being spread about vaccines through social media.
Covid-19 and Health Insurance in India- Part One
by B Sivaraman
The Covid-19 pandemic spurred a rush in the Indian middle class to get health insurance policies. The Indian government too came up with some new health insurance instruments exclusively to address Covid care—but they remained tokenistic in nature and were nowhere near the scale of response required to tackle the health care challenges posed by the pandemic.
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