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Gujarat: 'Lake and Air Watch' initiative to improve lakes' health and air
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Rapid urbanisation has led to lake pollution, declining water quality, reduced groundwater recharge and worsening air quality in densely populated areas. To address these issues, the 'Lake and Air Watch' initiative will integrate monitoring systems across departments for coordinated and t
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CM Naidu flags falling birth rates in South India, unveils Andhra's first-
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Andhra Pradesh CMO, CM Naidu said, "Some countries are already facing an ageing problem. India still has the advantage of a demographic dividend, which will remain up to 2047. India's replacement fertility rate is 2.1, and currently it is around 2.2. But in South India, w
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Pakistan's cotton sector under pressure as taxes and policy failures push
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Farmers in South Punjab and Sindh face rising taxes, high input costs, and market uncertainty ahead of the cotton sowing season. Agricultural groups are urging the government to remove GST on cottonseed products, warning that continued financial pressure could further reduce cotton cultivati
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The Art of Living and Kotak Mahindra Lead Natural Farming Movement across
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 4: The Art of Living Social Projects, in collaboration with Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited, has launched a Natural Farming Awareness Campaign across 100 villages in Anand district. The objective is to respond to very practical concerns: escalating cultivatio
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"Will not stop, Iran's ability to hit back declining," US Central Command
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of United States Central Command in briefing said that the US will not stop and that Iran's ability to hit back was declining rapidly.
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CIA station in Riyadh targeted by drones, no damage; US says Iran's 'abili
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of United States Central Command, said that with the intensity of the US attack, Iran's ability to hit back was diminishing.
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Over 26 million Pakistani children out of school despite improvements in i
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A report by Dawn reveals 26.2 million Pakistani children are out of school. While girls' completion rates and school infrastructure have improved, declining funding and a 24 per cent female labour force participation rate remain major hurdles. Officials are now developing an "Action Plan" to
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"Overthinking about one individual makes no sense": Kotak backs struggling
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Following a painful 76-run loss to South Africa at Ahmedabad, India faces Zimbabwe in a must-win contest. On the other side, they will also have fingers crossed that the South Africa, which put them in such a place, ends the Super Eight stage unbeaten. The failure of Abhishek and Tilak at th
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"Trump desperate for a foreign policy success": Expert on US President's c
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Foreign policy expert Mahesh Sachdev on Wednesday said that US President Donald Trump appears "desperate" to succeed in the foreign policies laid down by his administration, noting that declining popularity and mounting domestic and international challenges have caused such desperation by th
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"Top-level leadership of Maoists has become zero": IG Bastar P Sundarraj
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
IG Bastar P. Sundarraj on Wednesday said that the top-level leadership of CPI (Maoist) in Telangana has been reduced to "zero", asserting that the strength of the outfit is steadily declining in the state.
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Stock market ends in red; Sensex settles over 1000 pts low
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
At the time of closing, Sensex settled 1068.74 points or 1.28 per cent lower at 82,225.92, while the broader Nifty was at 25,424.65, down 288.35 points or 1.12 per cent. The Nifty 50 index opened at 25,641.80, down by 71.20 points or 0.28 per cent, while the BSE Sensex opened at 83,052.54
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Pakistan spends $980 million on Pulse imports amid declining domestic prod
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Rana Muhammad Tayyib, President of the Punjab Pulses Importers Association and Chairman of the Grain Market, stated that before 1998, Pakistan was among the top exporters of pulses. However, the export ban introduced during the Musharraf period discouraged growers, as pulses turned into a lo
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