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Delhi registers best air quality this year since 2016
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
For the periods between January-May (during the eight years i.e. from 2016 to 2023), Delhi registers its best air quality during the current year (barring the periods of very low anthropogenic, industrial and commercial activities during the year 2020 due to Covid-19 lockdown).
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China's economic recovery loses steam as factory production contracts furt
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The index, which mainly covers larger businesses and state-owned companies, was at its lowest level since December, CNN Business reported. Beijing scrapped most of its pandemic restrictions early that month, effectively ending its three-year-long zero-Covid policy.
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New health indicators to determine well-being: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
During the Covid-19 outbreak, shortly after 'lockdown' and 'quarantine,' the term 'well-being' entered public parlance. We rapidly noticed that our well-being suffered as a result of our inability to go for walks, socialise, and work. Health became more than just the status of our bodies; it
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India becomes a global leader by regulating anti-tobacco warnings on OTT P
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday notified new rules for anti-tobacco warnings on OTT platforms. This notification mandates OTT platforms to carry anti-tobacco warning messages as we watch in theatres and TV programmes.
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China fines more than one lakh people under its anti-corruption drive
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tries its best to stamp out corruption in the form of theft of state assets, bribery, and graft. However, a large reason for the survival of the state apparatus is corruption itself, with favours, special treatment and job perks being a huge reason for peopl
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Image of India has changed from colonial to self-reliant in 9 years: Jyoti
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Lauding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government upon completion of nine years in office, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that during this period India's image has changed from "colonial to self-reliant".
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India's Vaccine Growth Story to be published in 20 Indian Languages
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29: The 'Bestseller' book, India's Vaccine Growth Story- From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri' written by Dr Sajjan Singh Yadav is to be published in 20 Indian Languages. This will help in spreading the story of India's global vaccine supremacy to every nook and corner of
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"Our banking sector stands out as strong and stable," says RBI Governor
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Acknowledging the key role played by the banks, the RBI Governor said, "Over the years and especially in the recent period, banks have been able to maintain financial and operational resilience in the face of extreme stress originating from the COVID-19 pandemic, the continuing war in Europe
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China unlikely to impose lockdown despite Covid-19 surge
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Though other countries have long settled into such a pattern, it is a shift for China. Until late last year, its national leadership was still ready to lock down whole neighbourhoods and districts, even cities, in a bid to stamp out what were sometimes just small clusters of cases.
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China's slow economic recovery, deflation fears driving down stock prices,
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Chinese economy bounced back after the government lifted its zero-COVID-19 restrictions in December. However, the recovery of the Chinese economy has lost steam.
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Bhutan: Former tour guide embarks on journey of passion, ventures into pou
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A former tour guide of Bhutan, Cheki Dorji has found his journey of passion and purpose as he transitioned into the role of poultry farming in the Dungmin Gewog village of Durungri, Bhutan Live reported.
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Is the US' declining influence in Asia a challenge for Israel's peace?
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
With a more commercial grouping like I2U2, this is a question that Israel is also concerned about, given its close security and commerce ties with India, as well as its strong ties with China. Above all, a dispute between the US and China forces Israel to choose between its strongest ally, t
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