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Hans India
6 hours ago
- Health
- Hans India
College of Defence Management leads the way in promoting Yoga
Hyderabad: The College of Defence Management (CDM) in Secunderabad, Telangana, celebrated the 11th International Yoga Day with great enthusiasm. More than 300 participants, including officers, their families, and enthusiastic representatives from friendly foreign nations took part in a vibrant yoga session held in the tranquil green surroundings of the campus. The session was led by Aditi Gupte, an Iyengar Yoga practitioner, for a holistic approach to health and well-being. In line with the 2025 theme, 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health,' the event highlighted the important connection between personal wellness and planetary sustainability. It highlighted yoga's role in fostering resilience and harmony, particularly for defence personnel working in high-stress environments. CDM's dedication to incorporating environmental sustainability into its campus further emphasized the theme's message. This event not only commemorated International Yoga Day but also set a strong precedent for future health and wellness initiatives within defence communities. The high level of participation reflects robust institutional support for yoga and holistic practices within the armed forces.
Herald Malaysia
2 days ago
- General
- Herald Malaysia
Formation draws hundreds at CDM, Penang
The Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) hosted a two-day Pre-Pentecost Experience formation on May 20 and 21, drawing more than 470 participants from CDM and various parishes across Penang Island. Jun 20, 2025 The organising team with Fr Daniel Raj VC and Fr Willliam John VC. PENANG: The Church of Divine Mercy (CDM) hosted a two-day Pre-Pentecost Experience formation on May 20 and 21, drawing more than 470 participants from CDM and various parishes across Penang by Fr Daniel Raj Jeyraj VC and Fr William John Bosco VC from the Divine Mercy Retreat Centre in Chennai, India, the event combined spiritual formation with daily Mass in a unique and engaging format that left many participants deeply seminar began with a warm welcome and words of encouragement from parish priest, Fr Michael Raymond OFM Cap, setting a tone of expectation and openness. Praise and worship sessions helped prepare hearts to receive what many described as 'awesome,' 'dynamic,' and 'spiritually impactful' the first evening, Fr Daniel explored the Person of the Holy Spirit, presenting Him as the Advocate who defends and sanctifies. He challenged the faithful to walk boldly in holiness and reject the lies of the enemy, who seeks to 'steal, kill, and destroy.'The following evening, Fr John Bosco focused on the Gifts, Fruits, and Charisms of the Holy Spirit — timely teaching in the lead-up to Pentecost. During adoration, he led the congregation through a time of ministry and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Several participants reported healing and spiritual breakthroughs.A nine-day novena leading up to the formation also spiritually prepared the organising team, underscoring the Spirit-led nature of the entire Pre-Pentecost formation proved not just a moment of preparation for the feast of Pentecost, but a powerful opportunity for renewal and encounter with the Holy Spirit. Testimonies of Healing and Encounter: 'My son Cadenn was healed of the illness that caused a metallic taste in his mouth.' — Melinda 'I came with pain at the back of my head, and now it is completely gone.' — Annie Chin 'I am the one healed when Fr called out sweaty palms.' — Mark Dawson 'I never saw the Holy Spirit as an Advocate who defends me, a criminal. I'm so glad I came.' — Carmelita Xavier 'Several Grab drivers rejected my booking, but when I prayed, the next driver accepted. I knew I had to be here.' — Ann Cardoza
Scoop
3 days ago
- Business
- Scoop
Flexibilities In 2040 Target Risk Breaking The EU Carbon Market
The EU's Emissions Trading System is essential to meeting the European Union's 2040 climate target. Watering the EU ETS down with international carbon credits or carbon removals will prove fatal, concludes a study commissioned by Carbon Market Watch. Under pressure from industry and pro-business stakeholders, the European Commission has been toying with ways to water down the EU's long-delayed 2040 climate target, which is due for release in July, without officially diluting it. Among the options being considered is to allow the use of international carbon credits generated under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement for use towards the 2040 climate target or the European climate goal in the nationally determined contribution (NDC). These Article 6 credits, just like carbon removal credits, could be considered for use in the EU ETS. However, a new study commissioned by Carbon Market Watch through the LIFE Effect project and conducted by the Oeko Institute, which considers the contribution of the EU ETS to the 2040 climate target, reveals that not only are such adjustments unnecessary, they would likely be counterproductive. 'The EU ETS has only recently reached a meaningful carbon price that, while not perfect, made the carbon market a more powerful climate tool. This latest research confirms that the ETS is well-equipped for its mission of reducing emissions for at least another decade,' says Sam Van den plas, CMW's policy director. 'Boosting ETS market liquidity can't come at the cost of the climate. Reforms must build trust in the ETS and keep the EU on track for its 2040 and 2050 climate goals.' Quick fix or in a fix? The Oeko Institute study models various climate scenarios and strategies for calibrating the Emissions Trading System to the new reality of the 2040 climate target, including enabling polluters to use international credits or carbon removals on the EU ETS. These risky options could undermine the environmental effectiveness of the ETS, the analysis concludes. The current configuration provides a cost-effective means for the European economy to decarbonise by both putting a price on emissions and channeling that revenue into climate action and investment in Europe. Meddling with the scheme runs the risk of slowing or scuppering efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the sectors covered by the ETS s and reducing investment within the EU through the purchase of credits abroad. For international credits, the EU has been here before. In the early years of the EU ETS, polluters were allowed to use carbon credits generated by the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to offset part of their emissions. This practice led to the depression of carbon prices and delayed the decarbonisation of the bloc's heavy industry. The fact that some CDM credits will migrate to the new Article 6 carbon market raises the spectre of dilution and delay once again. Moreover, using international credits enables the EU to renege on part of its obligation, enshrined in the European Climate Law, to reduce domestically its carbon footprint, removing the responsibility of large European polluters to decarbonise instead of offsetting. The study also finds that it would be misguided to introduce carbon removals into the EU ETS, as the price on the ETS for industrial installations will not be high enough to incentivise the development of the high quality, permanent carbon removals needed to reach net zero by 2050. As recommended by the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) and as long advocated by Carbon Market Watch and its allies, setting separate targets for gross emissions reductions, permanent removals and land-based removals within the EU's 2040 climate target is the first step to ensuring emissions reductions occur alongside the development of high-quality carbon removals. Any integration of carbon removals in the ETS poses the risk that efforts to slash emissions today will be scaled back in favour of carbon removals tomorrow. This would, in turn, increase pressure to allow cheap and volatile natural sequestration, with its doubtful climate impact, in the future. When it comes to the EU ETS for road transport and buildings (ETS2), the report concludes that uncertainties surrounding how the new market will function and how fast emissions will fall from these two sectors means that ETS2 should be left to function and observed for several years before any changes are considered to avoid unnecessarily weakening the system. The existing safeguards in place to prevent high ETS2 prices must be accompanied by strong social climate plans under the Social Climate Fund and the dedication of all ETS2 revenue to socially targeted investments and income support to help people to decarbonise. Stability, not liquidity Two mechanisms govern the liquidity of the EU ETS: the Linear Reduction Factor (LRF), which sets the annual rate at which the cap or maximum emissions are reduced, while the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) is designed to temporarily hold excess pollution permits which are cancelled if oversupply continues or are injected back into the market if the carbon price spins out of control. The study concludes that both mechanisms are performing their roles satisfactorily and do not need any adjustments until at least 2035. Any premature watering down of either risks depressing the carbon prices and stalling decarbonisation. Don't break it Based on the findings of the study, CMW has produced an accompanying briefing which makes a number of recommendations. These can be summed up in a few words: don't break the EU ETS. This involves excluding international carbon offsets and carbon removals from the scheme. It also involves not tampering with the MSR or LRF until at least 2035. About LIFE Effect Led by Carbon Market Watch, LIFE Effect puts civil society across the EU in the driver's seat to help national policymakers navigate the design of socially fair and environmentally effective carbon pricing and revenue use for buildings and road transport
Irish Times
6 days ago
- Health
- Irish Times
GPs who take part in chronic disease management programme will not be surprised by latest findings
While a brilliant group of researchers in Limerick might not have broken the law , they have certainly upended one, and their important findings may be as compelling as those that led to the smoking ban. The law in question is 'The Inverse Care Law' which states roughly that those who need medical care the most are the least likely to get it, and when they do it is of poorer quality. It is also known as the Tudor Hart Law, after the brilliant and caring British GP (Dr Julian Tudor Hart, 1927-2018) who first proposed it. This law has been around for decades. The exception, it seems, is the Irish GP-led chronic disease management programme, known as CDM. READ MORE Prof Ray O'Connor and teams from the University of Limerick medical school and The Irish College of GPs mid-western training scheme have just published a paper in Family Practice, comparing the care received by patients who had GMS (General Medical Services) medical cards or Doctor Visit cards, and private patients with the same chronic condition who were ineligible to join the CDM programme. I don't think any GP who partakes in CDM, and we nearly all do, will be surprised at the findings. Some of my patients are on the sixth or seventh round, and the CDM review is now one of my favourite parts of general practice. We identify those with a chronic condition – cardiac, respiratory, stroke or two type 2 diabetes – and invite them in for review every six months. We measure their health through a number of tests and then go through medication and findings. The discussion could take in lipids, lifestyle, exercise, inhaler technique, weight or blood-pressure management. We look at immunisations and education programmes, and a lot more. There is room to ask about what else bothers people, such as loneliness and anxiety. I have lost count of the number of times something came up that I could help to sort out. The consultations take time, but it is time well spent. It is not only better for patient care and more human, but also saves money. You don't want your patient to end up on dialysis or have a myocardial infarction which could have been avoided by regular check-ups and tweaks of their medication. [ From 20 cigarettes a day for 55 years to finally quitting: 'I took it up thinking I was the big man' ] The analogy would be that it is better to get the car serviced than wait for it to break down. We now know that CDM has been a resounding success, and another HSE report found that the programme has had a high impact on 400,0000 patients, reducing hospital visits and emergencies, and 91 per cent of these now receive routine chronic disease care within the community. The chronic care programme also has an application in identifying those at risk of developing a chronic illness or those who already have one and did not know about it. Since 2020, 51 per cent of new chronic disease diagnosis had been made through GPs in the programme. This prevents the need for more intensive hospital-based treatments, which transforms people's health journeys and promotes sustainable healthcare practice. There are a frightening number of people who don't know that they have chronic illnesses which need proper management. The aim of Prof O'Connor's Limerick area study was to compare the CDM programme on the management of matched GMS patients with those without GMS cards. The first important and novel finding was that it found healthcare process inequities between the GMS patients who are eligible for the programme and private patients who are not. The standard disease monitoring is superior among participating GMS patients. Statistically significant differences emerged in vaccination rates and the monitoring of health parameters including blood pressure, smoking status, renal function, HbA1c, and lipids, with GMS patients consistently receiving more comprehensive care than fee-paying patients. Also, supplementary data collected from fee-payers' records showed little evidence of chronic disease care being provided outside of the GP setting. So what are the implications? It seems that if the CDM programme was extended to patients without medical cards it would make medical and financial sense. It would also be in the spirit of Sláintecare , which aims to create a universal healthcare system based on need, not ability to pay. The iniquity in the present system is that against the private patient. At the very least, there should be a feasibility study to see if we can extend the scheme to all. Dr Tudor Hart would be delighted.
Rhyl Journal
05-06-2025
- Politics
- Rhyl Journal
Bishop and Colman's mustard heir's wife face discipline on safeguarding failings
Retired former Bishop of Durham Paul Butler is among those who could be banned from ministry as a result of investigations following the Makin review – but former archbishop of Canterbury George Carey will not face any action. The report, published last year, concluded that abuse carried out for decades by Christian camp leader John Smyth was known about and not acted upon by various people within the Church. While the review led to the eventual resignation of Mr Welby as the most recent Archbishop of Canterbury, the Church's national safeguarding team (NST) undertook to look at all clergy criticised within the report. In an update on Thursday, the Church said Bishop Paul and six others are to face disciplinary proceedings under the Clergy Discipline Measure (CDM). CDM outcomes can range from a conditional discharge where no penalty is imposed, to removal from office, resignation by consent and a lifetime ban from ministry. While a new process, replacing the CDM, was approved by the Church's parliament earlier this month to include defrocking, it is not thought this will be in place in time for these cases. Lord Carey, who was named in the Makin report, had been one of 10 clergy revealed in February as facing possible action. But the NST has confirmed 89-year-old Lord Carey, Reverend Paul Perkin and Reverend Hugh Palmer will face no further action. As there is a 12-month time limit on cases being brought, the NST had to ask for permission of the President of the Tribunals to bring a CDM 'out of time'. Permission was granted in only seven of the 10 cases and the NST said it 'entirely respects' the decision from the 'independent judicial process'. Others named as facing CDMs include Reverend Sue Colman – the wife of the Colman's mustard heir Sir Jamie Colman. The Makin report concluded Mrs Colman, associate minister at St Leonard's Church in Oakley, near Basingstoke in Hampshire, was aware of Smyth's abuse before being ordained and noted that she and her husband visited Smyth in Africa in the 1990s and funded the Smyths through a personal trust. Around a week after the Makin report was published, the Diocese of Winchester said Mrs Colman had been asked to 'step back from all ministerial duties'. The rest facing possible disciplinary action are Reverend Roger Combes, Reverend Andrew Cornes, Reverend Tim Hastie-Smith, Reverend Nick Stott and Reverend John Woolmer. The NST said it will make no further comment on the cases while CDM proceedings are under way and no timeline has been given for when they might conclude.
