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BJP MP Jugal Thakor bats for Population Control Bill in Parliament Monsoon
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Jugal Thakor Lokhandwala on Wednesday said that Population Control Bill should be discussed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament to curb the increasing population of the country.
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COVID pandemic heightened mental health awareness, psychological wellbeing
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): As the Mental Health Awareness month - May, comes to an end, former Director of the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences Dr Nimesh Desai on Sunday opined that the COVID-19 pandemic has helped the Indian population to be more aware of mental health
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More than half of Afghanistan's population dependent on humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 28 (ANI): Afghanistan is facing its worst humanitarian crisis since the Taliban seized power in August last year as poverty and unemployment are at an all-time high and families in Kabul are forced to move to the streets.
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88 pc of adult population in India fully vaccinated against COVID
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday informed that over 88 per cent of the adult population in the country is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Niine Hygiene and Personal care successfully creates menstrual hygiene awa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 27 (ANI/NewsVoir): Menstrual health and hygiene in India is the need of the hour as a very small percentage of the female population has access to sanitary napkins while the rest are still forced to use old clothes and rags during their periods. As part of t
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More than half of Afghanistan's population depends upon Humanitarian assis
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating economic and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Thursday said that more than half of the population of Afghanistan is dependent upon humanitarian assistance.
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Majority of China's aged population remains unvaccinated; critics suspect
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): The fact that several elderly people over the age of 60 have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 in China might be a deliberate action by Chinese authorities to leave the aged people out of the protection radar, considering them to be a burden on its economy.
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Pakistan's misplanning left its citizens with acute food shortage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Inconsiderate planning and mismanagement of agricultural sources in Pakistan have left the country with an acute food shortage with a large portion of the population surviving starvation in the rural areas, reported International Forum For Rights and Secur
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Study sheds light on how egg consumption can increase amount of heart-heal
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): Study has found that how moderate egg consumption can increase the amount of heart-healthy metabolites in the blood.
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Uyghur dies days after release from China detention camp, son collapses de
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 25 (ANI): A shocking incident has came to light from China's Xinjiang, as a goldsmith from the region's ethnic minority population died 20 days after being released from President Xi Jining's detention camp, followed by the death of his 20-year-old son the next day at hi
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HCL commits USD 15 million to address global freshwater insecurity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], May 25 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Water security has never been more urgent. With the global population set to hit 8.5 billion by 2030, pressure is increasing on the world's limited supply of fresh water. By 2030, the global demand for water will have exceeded sustainable
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Vision Impact Institute joins partners to bring good vision to vulnerable
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], May 25 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Vision Impact Institute (VII) is pleased to join a partnership that brings eye care services to vulnerable populations in Panama. The partnership includes Lions Club Penonome, Panama, Universidad Especializada de las Americas (UDELAS) Panama,
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