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The US Supreme Court has approved President Donald Trump’s plan to lay off nearly 1,400 employees at the Department of Education, in a 6-3 ruling that overturned a lower court block.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon called the decision a “significant win,” supporting Trump’s push to downsize the federal government and shift education control to the states, Firstpost reported.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, issued a strong dissent, warning the move could undermine civil rights enforcement and overstep Congress’s authority.

Democratic-led states including California, New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts, along with national teachers’ unions, have filed lawsuits arguing the layoffs threaten student loans, special education, and funding for low-income schools. School officials warn of severe disruptions nationwide, according to Firstpost.

Over the past 15 years, China has established itself as a global leader in the clean energy technologies and now leads energy transition progress across the Asia, according to World Economic Forum (WEF). 

WEF in June this year released a new report titled Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 report which states that China showed high levels of readiness for the energy transition, backed by leading clean energy and industrial infrastructure, human capital, innovation and investment. The economy accounted for nearly 40% of the world’s clean energy investment in 2024.

China showed strong progress due to expanding renewable capacity and clean-energy technology production and diffusion. For the first time, the country’s CO2 emissions declined 1.6% y-o-y in the first quarter of 2025, 36 despite increasing energy demand, the report said.  China has made significant progress in its domestic energy transition and is now the world’s largest investor in clean energy, said Gum Huay, Managaing Director at the World Economic Forum. 

 China has emerged as a central driver of global energy transition in view of its significant strides in renewable energy and its broader commitment to transforming its energy system, according to Nicholas Wagner, an energy expert with the World Economic Forum (WEF). 

In a recent written interview with Xinhua, Wagner, manager of Energy and Industry Transition Intelligence at the WEF's Center for Energy and Materials, said China's recent progress in energy transition underscores both the scale of its commitment and its visionary long-term planning and investments.

China now leads the world in renewable energy capacity additions and is projected to account for about 60 percent of all new global capacity through 2030, said Wagner, citing the International Energy Agency (IEA). The Energy Transition Index, part of the Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2025 report released by the WEF, showed that China climbed five spots from the previous year to rank 12th out of 118 countries in 2025. It also placed fifth in transition readiness.

According to the white paper issued by China’s State Council, China has the world’s largest charging facility network, providing the most complete types of services covering the broadest areas.

By the end of 2023, there were 8,596,000 electric vehicle charging facilities across the country, of which 2,726,000 were public and 5,870,000 were private; the overall vehicle-charger ratio arrived at 2.37:1, the report says. 

According to the report, China has explored innovative ways to use solar PV power and launched a number of “PV plus” models that integrate PV power generation with activities including agriculture, transport, and desertification control and prevention. These models broaden the potential uses of solar PV power and contribute to green development throughout society.

The large power station in Tunli Town, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, has an installed capacity of 30 MW. The station adopts a “PV plus agriculture” model and utilizes agrivoltaic farming, growing oil-yielding peonies in greenhouses fitted with power-generating solar panels to increase land use efficiency, the report further says.  

Similarly, China has integrated traditional and new energy.  PetroChina Jilin Oilfield has built a 150 MW wind and PV power project on the site of abandoned well stations and the surrounding vacant land, the report said. 

Designed to supply electricity to the oilfield, this project is connected to the oilfield’s power grid nearby. In its first year of operation, it has generated a cumulative output of 380 GWh, meeting 22 percent of the oilfield’s electricity needs, according to the report.

Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairman Rajendra Lingden has said that his party will protest against corruption and ill-governance from the Parliament and  streets.

At the beginning of today's meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR), he questioned what the Good Governance Commission under the leadership of the Prime Minister is doing while issues of corruption and mismanagement are becoming apparent in the country.

"Ministers are coming under scrutiny one after another in various scams, if they have any morality and commitment to good governance, shouldn't the ministers resign?" Chairman Lingden said, adding that his party will strongly protest this from the Parliament and the streets.

The leader of the RPP Parliamentary Party in the HoR, Lingden, said it is not appropriate to forcibly conduct meetings while the opposition parties continue to protest in Parliament demanding the formation of a high-level committee to conduct an impartial investigation into the 'Visit Visa' case.

"The Speaker must also take the initiative to address the voice of the people. Efforts should be made to address the issues raised by the opposition parties," he added.

Lawmaker Ashok Kumar Chaudhary from the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) said that a fair investigation should be conducted into the questions raised against the Minister of Home Affairs, the Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation, and the Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, and they should be answers.

MPs from RSP and RPP walked out of the meeting expressing their views on behalf of their respective parties.

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya has announced he will run for re-election in October, aiming to extend his 43-year rule, according to BBC.

In a post on X, Biya said his decision followed calls from across the country and the diaspora. His long leadership has faced criticism over corruption, insecurity, and concerns about his health.

His bid comes amid political cracks, with former allies turning rivals, and multiple opposition figures already in the race. Biya removed term limits in 2008 and has never lost an election, BBC reported.