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Research finds reason behind some countries switching to green energy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Berkeley [US], October 7 (ANI): Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the spring of 2022, the price of oil and gas surged, sparking a comparable worldwide energy crisis to the one that occurred in the 1970s. While some nations reacted to the price shock by accelerating the switch to c
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World Food Programme to help 15 million Afghans overcome food crisis till
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing food insecurity in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is set to provide more than 15 million Afghans with food assistance every month till March 2023.
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Biden warns of Putin's nuclear threat, says biggest risk of "Armageddon" s
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden spoke of nuclear "Armageddon" in a warning about the escalation in Russia's war in Ukraine during a speech on Thursday.
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India believes in mutual dialogue and diplomacy to solve food, energy secu
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], October 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has adversely affected food and energy security in the world and India firmly believes that such conflicts should be resolved through mutual dialogue and diplomacy.
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Amid Russia-Ukraine fighting, Indian intervention was sought to defuse Zap
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Auckland [New Zealand], October 6 (ANI): On his first visit to New Zealand, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar termed the Russia-Ukraine conflict as still hot and recalled that India was requested to press the Russians on the issue regarding the safety of Zaporizhzhya nuclear power pl
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Granting compassionate employment is to enable family to tide over sudden
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court has said that granting compassionate employment is intended to enable the family to tide over the sudden crisis by providing a source of livelihood and should not be considered as a right.
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Pakistan defence sector continues to enjoy grants, subsidies despite econo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 5 (ANI): As Pakistan always cries for funding in the name of development and disaster management, the so-called defence sector of the country continues to enjoy grants, subsidies and loans despite the financial crunches.
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Technological battles heat up between US and China over semiconductor chip
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): Amid heightened cross-strait tensions between China and Taiwan, there is a shortage of semiconductor chips across the world, fuelling a technological cold war between the US and China.
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Outdoor Advertising Industry gets a festival boost
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 4 (ANI/PNN): The advertising billboards are going up once again in a full swing, and the prospects of the outdoor advertising industry are looking up after being grounded by the covid19 pandemic. The economic fallout of the crisis has been a lot harder on this segm
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China falls into its own debt trap as loans under Belt and Road Initiative
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 3 (ANI): China is falling into its own debt trap as the country's banks have sharply reduced lending to low-income countries under its flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI) after the crumbled economies of borrowing countries have left the Asian giant with huge pile
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Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene products amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 3 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka has cut taxes on female sanitary products in a bid to help women unable to afford the hygiene product, according to reports.
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Gehlot says can't forget 102 MLAs who saved Congress Govt in 2020; backs K
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], October 2 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that he cannot forget those 102 MLAs who saved the Congress government in the 2020 political crisis.
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