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Siliguri Municipal Corporation releases guppy fishes in water bodies to co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], August 13 (ANI): The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) released guppy fishes, known to feed on mosquito larvae and microbes in water bodies to combat dengue.
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Bill Gates Offers USD 1.5 Billion For Joint Climate Projects With US Gov't
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Bill Gates will put up USD 1.5 billion in matching funds if Congress approves a public-private partnership program to develop technologies that combat climate change, the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist told the Wall Street Journal
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Putin thanks India for maritime security initiative, reaffirms Russia's co
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 10 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday thanked India for the maritime security initiative and reaffirmed that the Russian Federation is committed to the common tasks of combating crime at sea in all its forms and manifestations.
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Sea routes being misused for piracy, terrorism, need to combat maritime t
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New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Noting that the sea routes are being misused for "piracy and terrorism," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the UNSC meeting on Monday that there should be joint efforts to face natural disasters and maritime threats created by non-state actors.
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Two women officers inducted as Combat Officers in ITBP
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) [India], August 8, (ANI): For the first time, two women officers joined Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) as Assistant Commandants on Sunday after they passed out from ITBP Academy in Mussoorie. The rank ceremony was held at the Academy in presence of Uttarakhand Chie
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India gave priority to poor in its strategy to combat COVID-19 crisis: PM
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): India gave first priority to the poor in its strategy to combat the COVID-19 crisis, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
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RT PCR, full vaccination not enough, tourists should also undergo Rapid An
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 7 (ANI): As the influx of tourists rises in Kolkata, a city doctor expressed concern and said only a negative RT-PCR report or full vaccination doses do not suffice in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, 'they should undergo a rapid antigen test as well'.
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Delhi preparing for 3rd wave, to impose lockdown if COVID-19 positivity ra
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday informed that Delhi will opt for a lockdown if the positivity rate in the city goes up to 5 per cent to combat the likely third wave of COVID-19. Keeping in view of the likely situation, Delhi is ramping u
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Numerous shortcomings remain to combat corruption in Afghanistan: UN repor
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 4 (ANI): Stepping up ongoing efforts to address corruption in Afghanistan remains critical, finds a UN report released on Wednesday while adding that country's civil society and media play a critical role in fostering transparency and exposing corruption.
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Time for EU to question Pakistan's GSP+ status, say experts
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], July 30 (ANI): Pakistan's blasphemy laws are used and abused by extremist Islamic groups to persecute members of non-Muslim minorities and whoever tries to combat this religiously motivated instrumentalization is at risk of losing their lives, experts from a non-governme
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DG CSIR lauds efforts of three Hyderabad institutes in combating COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 30 (ANI): Director-General, CSIR, Dr. Shekhar Mande on Thursday lauded efforts of all the three CSIR institutes in Hyderabad for setting up COVID-19 surveillance strategies, affordable diagnostics, drugs and therapeutics development, hospital-assistive dev
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'China hopes Taliban will make clean break with terrorist outfits includin
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 29 (ANI): China has conveyed to the visiting Taliban delegation that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) poses a direct threat to its national security and territorial integrity and combating the ETIM is a common responsibility for the international community, a
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