Society
Pratt & Whitney Canada chooses Azzera for car...
May 15, 2024
Azzera, a leader in providing sustainability solutions for business aviation, has announced that it has been selected by Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, to provide carbon credits for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s carbon offset service. In a press statement Azzera says tha...
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Call for urgent action to fight money laundering &...
May 14, 2024
Countries need to urgently step up their efforts to target the huge illicit profits generated by transnational organised crime that facilitate conflicts, fund terrorism and negatively impact vulnerable populations. This was the unprecedented call to action by the heads of three m...
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China joins Pune-based movement for NetZero univer...
May 13, 2024
Li Qinglong, the first astronaut of China, has announced his support for Smart Campus Cloud Network (SCCN), established by Green Terre Foundation of Pune to promote participative awareness about climate change and carbon emissions amongst students and faculty of universities arou...
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New heart failure device could remotely monitor pa...
May 13, 2024
A brand-new monitoring device for patients with heart failure may be able to detect signs of fluid overload, and could be used to monitor patients and help prevent hospital admissions, according to a new study. The research, which was presented at the European Society of Cardiolo...
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Congress’s NOTA campaign garners attention
May 10, 2024
In the backdrop of constantly evolving Indian political dynamics, the Congress Party unveils a new campaign slogan in Indore: ‘Loktantra Bachao, NOTA ka button dabao’ (Save democracy, press NOTA). This significant move signals a shift in voter engagement, echoing a rising sen...
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FSSAI silent spectator as international bans conti...
May 9, 2024
More than a month after the sale of some products of renowned Indian spice brands MDH and Everest was banned, first in Hong Kong and then in Singapore and Maldives, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is yet to take clear stand on the controversy – neither ...
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Coloured lights on cars enhance cyclist safety: Gl...
May 8, 2024
Amidst the rise of self-driving cars, cyclist safety is a pressing issue and a study by University of Glasgow researchers offers an innovative solution, saying that use of coloured lights on autonomous vehicles could redefine cycle safety on the roads and could shape the future o...
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India ranks 159 on Press Freedom Index
May 4, 2024
Press freedom in India remained under severe pressure as the country ranked 159 of 180 nations in a ranking prepared by press freedom activist organisation, Reporters sans Frontiers (RSF), which releases a global index on freedom of the press worldwide each year. According to a p...
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Election 2024: Richest candidates in phase 3 of Lo...
May 2, 2024
As many as 29 pc of the 1,352 candidates in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections are millionaires, says a report by apolitical NGO Association of Democratic Rights. In the report, ADR has listed details of the wealth of the candidates as well as providing details of those candi...
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Rockefeller Foundation calls for greater & ur...
May 1, 2024
Nine years after Paris Agreement, how has issue of climate finance evolved? Is there more money on the table for the developing world? I think since Paris there has been a considerable change, the problem is since Paris, there has also been a pandemic and the economic consequence...
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