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Keynote Address by Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, at the workshop on ‘Bluer, Greener & Inclusive Growth in the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach

<span>May 25, 2023</span> <span><a href="#"> National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Climate Change, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, Ecosystem, Environment, Sundarban</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=Keynote Address by Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, at the workshop on ‘Bluer, Greener & Inclusive Growth in the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach&desc=&images=/sites/default/files/collage 1.jpg&u=https://www.vifindia.org/2023/may/25/Keynote-Address-by-Shri-Bhupender-Yadav" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'mywin','left=50,top=50,width=600,height=350,toolbar=0'); return false;" ><i class="fb_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="tw"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Keynote Address by Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, at the workshop on ‘Bluer, Greener & Inclusive Growth in the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach&url=https://www.vifindia.org/2023/may/25/Keynote-Address-by-Shri-Bhupender-Yadav&via=Keynote Address by Shri Bhupender Yadav, Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change, at the workshop on ‘Bluer, Greener & Inclusive Growth in the Sundarban through an Ecosystem-based Approach"><i class="tw_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="wa"><a target="_blank" href="whatsapp://send?text=https://www.vifindia.org/2023/may/25/Keynote-Address-by-Shri-Bhupender-Yadav" data-action="share/whatsapp/share"><i class="wa_icon"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row article clearfix views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-php"> <span class="field-content"><div class="articles"> <div class="article clearfix"> <div class="list_img"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/article/2023/may/19/pakistan-army-the-nature-of-change"> <img src="/sites/default/files/222-696x389.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="list_data"> <div class="list_data_inner"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/article/2023/may/19/pakistan-army-the-nature-of-change" class="article_title" data-transition="all">Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!</a> <div class="article_meta"><span><a href="#">Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF</a></span> </div> <p>At his maiden press conference as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, on 23 April 2023 said that the <i>“…Pakistan Army was a “national army” and that all politicians and part</p> <div class="article_info"><span>May 19, 2023</span> <span><a href="#"> National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Pakistan Army, Imran Khan, ISPR, PTI, Corps Commanders</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!&desc=At his maiden press conference as the new Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, on 23 April 2023 said that the “…Pakistan Army was a “national army” and that all politicians and part&images=/sites/default/files/222-696x389.jpg&u=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2023/may/19/pakistan-army-the-nature-of-change" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'mywin','left=50,top=50,width=600,height=350,toolbar=0'); return false;" ><i class="fb_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="tw"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text=Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!&url=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2023/may/19/pakistan-army-the-nature-of-change&via=Pakistan Army: The Nature of Change!"><i class="tw_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="wa"><a target="_blank" href="whatsapp://send?text=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2023/may/19/pakistan-army-the-nature-of-change" data-action="share/whatsapp/share"><i class="wa_icon"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row article clearfix views-row-6 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-php"> <span class="field-content"><div class="articles"> <div class="article clearfix"> <div class="list_img"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/2023/may/15/pokhran-at-25-the-evolution-of-india-as-a-responsible-nuclear-power"> <img src="/sites/default/files/690-s_052818065521.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="list_data"> <div class="list_data_inner"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/2023/may/15/pokhran-at-25-the-evolution-of-india-as-a-responsible-nuclear-power" class="article_title" data-transition="all">POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’</a> <div class="article_meta"><span><a href="#">Aditya Kumar Singh</a></span> </div> <p>The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. The move brought serious <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/pokhran-ii-a-moment-of-profound-epiphany/</p> <div class="article_info"><span>May 15, 2023</span> <span><a href="#"> National Security and Strategic Studies, Commentary, nuclear tests, Nuclear Doctrine, deterrence, NFU</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=POKHRAN @ 25: The Evolution of India as a ‘Responsible Nuclear Power’&desc=The story of India becoming a nuclear-capable state began twenty-five years ago with nuclear tests conducted on 11th and 13th May 1998. 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The w</p> <div class="article_info"><span>May 04, 2023</span> <span><a href="#">Jammu & Kashmir, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Peace, LeT, Poonch, Bhimber Gali, Surankot Road</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=Bhimber Gali- Surankot Road Ambush 20 April 23: Psychology of Barrenness of Peace&desc=A Rude Shock On an overcast summer afternoon of 20 April 23 the Commanding Officer (CO) Rashtriya Rifles (RR) bore the brunt of initial shock when he lost five of his men in an ambush on a desolate road from Bimbar Gali to Surankot. 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