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October 19, 2024 12:56 PM
Nearly 200 nations face a deadline to report their nature conservation plans to the United Nations ahead of a two-week U.N. nature summit dubbed COP16, beginning on Monday in the Colombian city of Cali. Here is what you need to know: WHY ARE COUNTRIES MAKING NATURE PLEDGES? These pledges should l...
October 19, 2024 11:54 AM
In Bangladesh, some 4.17 crore people are living in extreme poverty, with 6.5% of the population facing severely dire conditions, according to a latest report. The report, titled "Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty Amid Conflict", was published jointly by the United Nations Develop...
October 19, 2024 11:48 AM
Researchers are developing what they hope will be the first successful vaccine against the highly contagious and difficult-to-treat Clostridioides difficile bacteria, using the technology behind the revolutionary mRNA vaccines that tackled the coronavirus that caused COVID-19. In mice and in nonhum...
October 19, 2024 1:00 PM
A thin layer of smog has blanketed the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to 226, classified as 'Poor' by the Central Pollution Control Board. The worst readings were recorded in the Akshardham and Anand Vihar areas, where the AQI reached 334, categorized as 'Ver...
October 19, 2024 10:13 AM
At least 33 people were killed and 85 wounded in Israeli strikes that hit several houses on Friday in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza's eight historic refugee camps, medics said, where residents said tanks blew up roads and houses. The Hamas-run Gaza government media office said the death toll from th...
October 19, 2024 9:57 AM
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday invited Mexican investors to explore opportunities in India's Global In-House Capability Centers (GICCs), aircraft leasing, ship leasing, and even foreign university setups at GIFT-IFSC, which is emerging as a global h...
October 18, 2024 5:22 PM
The United Nations humanitarian office on Friday denounced Israel's use of what it described as "war-like" tactics against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, saying nine Palestinians had been killed there in a week. OCHA also voiced concern about Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians an...
October 18, 2024 4:35 PM
The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week. A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reef areas – from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Indian oceans...
October 18, 2024 3:28 PM
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister said on Friday he rejected Iranian interference in a Lebanese matter, after the speaker of Iran's parliament said Tehran was ready to negotiate with France on implementing a U.N. resolution concerning southern Lebanon. U.N. Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, calls ...
October 18, 2024 3:02 PM
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the private sector must play a leading role in defence sector, citing its ability to drive innovation and adapt to rapid changes. Speaking at the DRDO Industry Workshop on defence technology acceleration in Delhi, Singh said, "Technology's impact ...
