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COVID-19 cases on rise in 110 countries: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over and warned that the cases are rising in 110 nations.
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Report cites improvement in India's educational, household conditions
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): India's educational and household conditions have improved due to the targeted efforts of the government through several social protection schemes, especially in the areas of water availability and sanitation, the State of Inequality in India Report revealed
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Fiji upgrades economic growth forecast for 2022
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Suva [Fiji], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Fiji upgraded its economic growth forecast for 2022 on Tuesday, as the island country's economy is on the path to recovery after being severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years.
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International collaboration, 3D printing stem PPE shortages in Nigeria
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Sussex and their partners in Nigeria used open-source design and 3D printing to reduce personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages for a community in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent study said.
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Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong, his first trip outside China since COVID be
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 25 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city's handover to China, the leader's first trip outside the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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OP Jindal Global University receives the prestigious WCDM-DRR Award 2022 f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], June 24 (ANI/OP Jindal University): The OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has been honoured with the prestigious World Congress on Disaster Management - Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDM-DRR) Award 2022 for its significant contribution in the field of Disaster Manageme
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BrahMos Deputy CEO gets disaster management award
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 23 (ANI): BrahMos Aerospace Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi received the World Disaster Management Congress for Disaster Risk Reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021.
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UN Biodiversity Conference to be relocated from China to Canada
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 22 (ANI): The second phase of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) will be held in Montreal, Canada from December 5 to 17 this year.
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Global refugee resettlement needs will rise steeply next year: UNHCR
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 22 (ANI): More than 2 million refugees will be in need of resettlement next year, according to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2023 released on Tuesday by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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One Nation One Ration Card scheme implemented in all 36 states, UTs
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Assam too has implemented the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.
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South Korea's inflation expected to hit 14-year high in 2022
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 21 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea's headline inflation is expected to hit a 14-year high this year on growing inflationary pressures both from the demand and the supply sides, a central bank report said Tuesday.
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Content of textbooks rationalised in view of COVID-19 pandemic: NCERT
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): National Council of Educational Research and Training(NCERT), an autonomous organisation of the government, Director Prof Dinesh Prasad Saklani on Monday said that rationalisation of content in the textbooks will be done in view of the COVID-19 pandemic t
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