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    Mining Sector Registers Record Production in FY 2023-24

    Healthy growth in production of iron ore and limestone in FY 2023-24 reflect the robust demand conditions in the user industries viz. steel and...
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    Bangladesh Garment Workers must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately: Amnesty International

    Garment workers are paid poverty wages and face innumerable obstacles including harassment, intimidation and violence, as well as legal hurdles when attempting to voice their demands for justice,...
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    Attacks Target Afghanistan’s Hazaras

    Like the previous Afghan government, Taliban authorities have not taken adequate measures to protect Hazaras and other communities at risk or provide assistance to survivors of attacks. By...
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    Developing Asia and the Pacific Unprepared for Challenges of Aging Population

    The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion—or...
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    WTO and ADB Strengthen Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Growth

    The WTO is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated...
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    Indian Meteorological Department Releases Weather Forecast for the First Week of May

    Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to continue over East India till 2 May and over south Peninsular India till 3 May...
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    Bangladesh: 13 Per Cent Decrease in Forest Cover over Two Decades

    According to the department of forest there were a total of 1.88 million hectares of forest land in 2020, of which 116,328 hectares were...
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    Delhi Records Maximum Number of ‘Good to Moderate’ Air Quality Days in April

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