Society
13 members of Seventeen named UNESCO Goodwill Amba...
June 27, 2024
Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay has appointed the 13 members of K-pop band Seventeen as UNESCO’s first-ever Goodwill Ambassadors for Youth. According to a press statement by UNESCO, Azoulay and band...
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Illegal borewells, rising water inequality worsen ...
June 26, 2024
For the past month, record high temperatures and depleted water supplies through the Yamuna River have left the national capital Delhi reeling under an unprecedented water crisis. Though taps going dry during summer is not a new phenomenon in Delhi and other cities in the region,...
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130 million people displaced, with 32 million refu...
June 20, 2024
A report by United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) reveals that global displacement has reached unprecedented levels, with 130 million people displaced due to conflict, violence and human rights violations. The report underscores the severe impact of these factors, hi...
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3.3 billion people paying price of inaction over c...
June 17, 2024
On Saturday, as leaders of almost two dozen nations and global institutions headed back home after three days of deliberations as part of the G7 Summit in the Italian resort town of Fasano on the coast of Adriatic Sea, they had little to show for their discussions. Unlike most ot...
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Air India launches direct daily flights from Vijay...
June 16, 2024
Enhancing air connectivity in Andhra Pradesh, Air India, India’s leading international airline, has introduced a direct daily service between Vijayawada and Mumbai. In a press statement, the carrier says that this initiative aims to facilitate easier travel access both domestic...
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Bihar tourism conducts investment meet & road...
June 15, 2024
Bihar Tourism Minister Nitish Mishra, along with a high-level delegation of senior officials of the state tourism department, held a roadshow and investment meet in New Delhi on Friday, inviting the business community in the national capital region to invest in the sector in the ...
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UP Tourism signs MOUs to boost rural tourism
June 13, 2024
In a significant move for promoting tourism across Uttar Pradesh, the state tourism board has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding. According to a press statement issued by UP Tourism, the MoUs were signed at the UP Tourism Directorate in Lucknow to enhance rural tourism ...
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Surviving the heat: Daily struggle of Delhi’s ri...
June 12, 2024
In the bustling streets of Delhi, rickshaw pullers are a vital part of the urban transportation system. Yet, these hardworking individuals often endure gruelling conditions, especially during periods of extreme heat. As the scorching heat of Delhi’s summers beats down relentles...
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Scientists from Glasgow University & NYU deve...
June 11, 2024
A computer system, developed by researchers from Glasgow University and New York University, utilises Artificial Intelligence to decode the language of cancer, effectively identifying disease indicators in biological samples with remarkable precision. This breakthrough developmen...
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Macron calls snap French elections after European ...
June 10, 2024
In a decision that seems to have caught his own party and his government by total surprise, French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved the French Parliament, Assemblée Nationale, and called snap elections that would be held on June 30 and July 7. Macron made the announced in...
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