Society
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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Here’s what to watch on Netflix in May 2024
April 28, 2024
Summer has arrived, which means you will probably need a solid watch list for the new season. But don’t worry, it is a month that promises a surplus of exciting Netflix show releases. If you are looking for a fresh crop of nostalgia titles, new seasons and breakout shows to...
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Elections 2024: Battle of manifestos over employme...
April 27, 2024
Over the past few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the star campaigner for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, has been talking much more of the manifesto of Indian National Congress than anything else. In a series of speeches in several of the 88 Lok Sabha constituencies which...
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Top 10 upcoming movies to watch in May
April 24, 2024
The world of Bollywood stands poised to deliver yet another captivating array of cinematic experiences, several movies and series are lined up to release in May as Kalki 2898, Baby John, and Pyar Ke Do Naam, are some of the latest to hit theaters this month. Heeramandi: The Diamo...
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350.org urges World Bank & IMF to deliver cli...
April 19, 2024
As world leaders convened in Washington this week for the World Bank and IMF Spring meetings, civil society organisations have called for urgent action to fix the world’s broken financial systems that are responsible for climate breakdown and entrenching inequality. To solve t...
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Extraordinary space odyssey of Winchcombe Meteorit...
April 17, 2024
Scientists from across the globe teamed up to study the Winchcombe Meteorite, that hit the Earth three years ago, employing advanced techniques to examine its mineral grains. In a press statement, Glasgow University, which was leading the research, says that the intensive nano-an...
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UK ratifies UNESCO Convention on Intangible Cultur...
April 14, 2024
United Kingdom has become the latest country to ratifying Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In a press statement, UNESCO says that the United Kingdom became the 183rd state...
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