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N. Korea: Kim executes 30 officials for ‘failing to prevent flood deaths!’

September 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: North Korea’s communist dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the execution of up to 30 officials, because of their alleged “failure to prevent deaths due to devastating flooding and landslides,” the media reported on Wednesday. Nearly 1,000 people died in these disasters in Chagang Province in July. Unofficial reports said around 4,000 people […]

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Environment: India provided more climate finance than many rich countries

September 4, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India has emerged as a better climate financer than many prosperous countries, having contributed USD 1.287 billion in 2022, the media reported on Wednesday. India’s contribution came through multilateral development banks (MDBs), surpassing the contributions of many developed countries. An analysis, conducted by the UK-based think tank ODI and the Zurich […]

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Eye Drops to Replace Reading Glasses to Hit Market Next Month

September 3, 2024 Editor In Chief

NEW DELHI, Sept 3: An eye-drop that is claimed to eliminate or reduce the use of reading glasses particularly in the middle ages, is expected to hit the market in the country next month. The medicine “PresVu” has been approved for use in India by the drug regulatory agency after deliberating over the medicine for […]

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Bangladesh: UNICEF urgently needs USD 35 mn as 20 lakh flood-hit children are at risk

August 31, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political instability and communal violence in Bangladesh, more than two million children in eastern districts are at risk as the worst floods have swept through their homes, schools, and villages in the last few weeks. In areas where flood waters are receding, the South Asian country faces outbreaks […]

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Fintech: India attracted $31 bn in 10 years; needs more cybersecurity, says PM Modi

August 30, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India’s robust financial technology (fintech) sector has attracted nearly USD 31 billion of investment in the last 10 years and more is expected, as he asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to enhance cyber security and digital literary to effectively combat cyber frauds. […]

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Food: The UN’s goal of a hunger-free world by 2030 is unachievable

August 3, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The United Nations’ goal of creating a hunger-free world by 2030 would most likely not be achieved, an eminent German agriculture economist said on Saturday. Addressing the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), Martin Qaim, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of […]

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Wayanad: Landslide toll up at 308 as search, and rescue operations enter fifth day

August 3, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The death toll in the massive landslide in the Wayanad district of Kerala, which buried at least three villages under mud and debris because of extremely heavy rains on July 30, mounted to 308 as of Friday as the ongoing search and rescue operations picked pace on the fifth day of […]

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Wayanad: Landslide toll crosses 300; another 300 still missing

August 2, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid incessant rains and difficult terrain, more than 40 rescue teams from various agencies and government departments searched for any survivors in slush and mud left by the killer landslide on Tuesday in the Wayanad district of Kerala where the death toll mounted to over 300 as another 300-odd people were […]

Defence

Wayanad: At least 84 died in Kerala landslide; multi-pronged rescue ops intensified

July 30, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In a major tragedy, at least 84 people, including women and children, died in a massive landslide in Wayanad, Kerala, triggered by very heavy rains on Tuesday as rescue efforts were mounted on war footing to save hundreds of others trapped in the mud and debris, the media reported. The landslides […]

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COVID-19: Delhi HC directs Patanjali to remove claims that Coronil is a cure

July 29, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurveda to remove within three days claims attributing the deaths of people during the COVID-19 pandemic to allopathy doctors while promoting the company’s brand Coronil as a ‘cure’, the media reported. The single-judge Bench of Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani […]