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PoJK villages left stranded as road project remains incomplete even after
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A crucial road project in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) has been left incomplete for 35 years, leaving four villages isolated. Locals accuse elected officials of neglect, and the road's completion could transform the lives of 6,000 to 7,000 people in the region. Infrastructure
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Only 3% India's population invests in mutual funds, indicates underpenetra
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
India's capital market has surged significantly over the past four years as the number of demat accounts in the country has surged more than fourfold, reaching 17.9 crore (179 million) by October 2024, says a report by Motilal Oswal.
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Rapid infrastructure development driven by nodal authorities is fuelling t
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 9: India's urbanization is at a turning point, marked by a surge in rural-to-urban migration. This drives the expansion of existing urban nodes, towards areas along their peripheries. 40% of India's population, equivalent to 60 crore people, is expected
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Chhattisgarh: New security camp established in Maoist-hit Bijapur
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to Bijapur Police officials, the establishment of this new security camp will enable effective action against Maoist elements, disrupt their networks, and bring a sense of security to the local population.
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JP Nadda to launch 100-day TB Elimination campaign in Haryana's Panchkula
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to an official release, this campaign aims to accelerate the fight against TB by improving case detection, reducing diagnostic delays, and enhancing treatment outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations. Spanning 347 districts across 33 states and union territories, the ca
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Nearly 1 in 2 People Tested Exhibit Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels: Thyroca
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5: Thyrocare, a leading diagnostic and preventive healthcare provider in India, has released a comprehensive research report uncovering critical insights into the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes across India. The study, which analyzed HbA1c test results fro
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Swadeshi Jagran Manch expresses concern over falling Total Fertility Rate
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Swadeshi Jagran Manch expressed concern over the fast declining Total Fertility Rate (TFR), which means the number of babies an average woman aged 15-49 bears over her lifetime, and its likely impact on the future growth of population entering, which is getting into negative zone; and its im
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Our new models of accessible homes must address mobility of population : S
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
As people in our country, particularly youth, become more mobile to avail economic opportunities, we must evolve a new paradigm 'from housing to habitation', to cater to their real-time needs, to enable seamless mobility of the population, and think of innovative models where the cost of lan
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WHO South-East Asia urges increased leadership of persons with disabilitie
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to Wazed, over 1.3 billion people globally live with some form of disability, and in the South-East Asia Region, approximately 16 per cent of the population is affected by significant disability. These numbers are rising, driven by factors like chronic ailments and an ageing popula
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"India's Tiger population has been increasing over time": PM Modi
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India's Tiger population has been increasing over time and he stated that this spirit will continue in the times to come.
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Landmark Results from S-FLEX UK-II Registry Published in BMJ Open: Suprafl
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 3: SMT (Sahajanand Medical Technologies), a global leader in cardiovascular devices, is pleased to announce the publication of groundbreaking findings from the S-FLEX UK-II Registry in BMJ Open. This large-scale, multicentre study highlights the safety
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Society vanishes when fertility rate falls below 2.1: RSS chief warns of I
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday stated that India's declining population is a concerning issue, noting that according to modern population science, a society vanishes when its fertility rate falls below 2.1.
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