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India vulnerable to climate change due to heavy population: UNEP Executive
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"You see the effects of climate change everywhere in the world. But of course, India is particularly vulnerable to climate change because it has a heavy population and the kind of nature of India makes it more vulnerable than most other places," Solheim said on Y20 talk on climate action.
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Study reveals how studying poop may help us boost white rhino populations
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
North Carolina State University researchers discovered major differences in the gut microbiota of female southern white rhinos that are breeding well in captivity vs females that are not reproducing successfully in captivity. The findings raise concerns regarding the potential function of a
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Israel introduces digital birth certificates
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In what Israel's Population and Immigration Authority called another "important and significant step" for the transition of basic and everyday services to the digital world, the country is now offering newborn children a digital birth certificate signed with a digital signature.
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Bajaj Allianz Life launches India's first term product designed exclusivel
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 5: India is referred as 'diabetes capital of the world' with the diabetic population in the country expected to hit an alarming mark of 69.9 million by 2025 and 80 million by 2030 (2). A significant number of India's population who are diagnosed with diabetes
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Climate change to decline Pakistan's agricultural yields: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan faces a huge food crisis due to rapidly increasing population and inadequate food productivity. Currently, Pakistan is ranked at 92nd position out of 116 nations in Global Hunger Index.
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PayU and Prosus champion sustainable packaging solutions in India with new
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 5: On World Environment Day, in a transformative move to address the urgent need for sustainable packaging solutions in India's rapidly growing e-commerce sector, PayU, one of the leading online payment service providers in India, and Prosus, the global consumer inter
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Pakistan: Sindhis struggle to preserve culture, heritage
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Riaz Ali Chandio, the Chairman of JSM claimed that the census results were perceived as a bogus population count aimed at marginalizing the Sindhi community.
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India raises global human resources by harnessing young population
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Positioned favourably within the Demographic Transition Model, India finds itself in a highly advantageous stage, with a significant portion of its populace comprising the youth demographic.
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Three day long International Conference on Labour and Sustainable Developm
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 2: Today, The South Asia Centre for Labour Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) at the International Institute for Population Science (IIPS) in Mumbai inaugurated its first International Conference on "Labour and Sustainable Development in Asia: Opportunities, Cha
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Canada: Punjabi community celebrates victory of four candidates in Alberta
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Punjabi community in Canada's Alberta is celebrating the victory of four Punjabi candidates in the recently held provincial legislature elections.
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Study reveals risk of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patie
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) are among the higher cardiovascular risks associated with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We don't yet know how much DMARD-induced remission might lower the risk of ACS in RA compared to rates in the general population or whether DMARDs specifically have a protectiv
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Study finds ways to advance goals of equity and justice in climate action
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers found that equity and justice are frequently listed as objectives in municipal climate action plans, but discussion of these ideas is mainly rhetorical. How planners can bridge the gap and confront the current state of climate change and social injustice is described in a new stu
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