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Bengaluru, Shimla top in Ease of Living Index 2020
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New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI): Bengaluru topped in the rankings of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 and Indore topped in the Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020 in million+ population category, announced Union Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday.
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NPPCD will target over 6 pc of India's population with disabling hearing l
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPPCD) will target over 6 percent of India's population with disabling hearing loss.
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Donkey population declining in Andhra, official says 'misconception' of ap
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West Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 3 (ANI): People in Andhra Pradesh are reportedly consuming donkey meat under the misconception of it being aphrodisiac, leading to a rapid decline in the animal's population in the past five years, according to a senior official.
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Newly-uncovered evidence reveals schemes to uproot minorities in China's X
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New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): Amid the growing international criticism of human rights abuses in China, newly-uncovered evidence revealed state-run schemes to forcibly uproot, assimilate and reduce the population density of ethnic and religious minorities in the Xinjiang region through c
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China's fiscal situation 'extremely severe', says ex-finance minister Lou
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Beijing [China], March 2 (ANI): China's fiscal situation is "extremely severe with risks and challenges", former finance minister Lou Jiwei has warned, citing fallout from aggressive US stimulus policies, the global economic slowdown during the pandemic, an ageing Chinese population and moun
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China's senior citizens seeking retirement homes scammed
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): Rooms and beds for Chinese retirees are in short supply as the population is ageing, leaving many vulnerable to companies pitching risky investments, reported The New York Times.
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China marches on to militarism and totalitarianism
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Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population.
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Vice President takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Chennai ( Tamil Nadu) [India], March 1 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu took his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in Chennai on Monday as vaccination begun for the general population, beginning with people above 60 and those with comorbidities above 45.
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Xinjiang records sharp drop in birth rate amid growing focus on Uyghur gen
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Hong Kong, March 1 (ANI): Amid growing criticism over human right abuses by the Beijing, population statistics published by the Chinese government shows a significant drop in birth rates in Xinjiang province.
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Second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive begins
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New Delhi [India], March 1 (ANI): The second phase of the nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive for age-appropriate population groups began on Monday with the Union Health Ministry calling out eligible people to get an appointment at respective hospitals in the country.
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Less than 10 pc of world's population have coronavirus antibodies: WHO Chi
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Geneva [Switzerland], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that less than 10 per cent of the global population have antibodies to the coronavirus, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said.
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Registration for next phase of COVID-19 vaccination on Co-WIN 2.0 to begin
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New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): The next phase of the world's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive for the age-appropriate population groups will commence from Monday onwards.
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