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    World’s nations commit to ending plastic waste

    The UN’s draft resolution on ending plastic pollution has been described as the most important international environmental deal since the Paris Agreement. By Emma Bryce The...
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    WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India

    The centre is being set up to develop norms, standards, and guidelines in relevant technical areas, tools and methodologies, for collecting data undertaking analytics,...
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    Air raid sirens, a baby’s first cry: A first-time mother speaks on giving birth during conflict in Ukraine

    A 25-year-old woman living in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, started having contractions on 24 February, the day the Russian Federation launched a military offensive...
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    Afghanistan: Journalists live under threats from Taliban

    Authorities in Afghanistan censor the work of journalists and even resort to beating up journalists covering issues that the Taliban finds discomforting. Taliban authorities have...
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    Nepal to begin talks with UK on Equality for Gurkhas

    The Gurkha’s struggles for pay parity are steeped in history. Retired British Gurkha soldiers were left to fight a lonely battle for their salaries,...
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    Governance

    Ukraine Challenges Legitimacy of Russia’s UN Membership

    The USSR and the Republic of China – not the 'Russian Federation' or 'the People’s Republic of China' (PRC) — are still two of...
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    Why is India’s financial aid offer to Sri Lanka getting delayed?

    Sri Lankan finance minister Basil Rajapaksa’s visit to clinch a big-ticket loan from India has been postponed. Is this go-slow a deliberate strategy to...
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    Russian military control of Ukraine nuclear plants cause for concern, IAEA warns

    Reports that Ukraine’s, and Europe’s, largest nuclear power plant is under the control of Russian forces is a cause for grave concern, the IAEA...
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    India: SMAM Unleashes Farm Mechanization: Over Rs. 6,748 Crore Released, 15.75 Lakh Machines Distributed

    With agriculture employing a large workforce yet facing productivity pressures, SMAM aligns with national goal of doubling farmers’ income.
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    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
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    Monsoon Covers India Fully as Rainfall Deficit Narrows Sharply to 14%

    As the season progresses, the interplay between active weather systems, El Niño, and regional topography will determine the final outcome.

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    India: SMAM Unleashes Farm Mechanization: Over Rs. 6,748 Crore Released, 15.75 Lakh Machines Distributed

    With agriculture employing a large workforce yet facing productivity pressures, SMAM aligns with national goal of doubling farmers’ income.
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    Bangladesh’s Development Finance Faces Existential Threat from Global Aid Squeeze

    The OECD report and discussions underscore that while challenges are severe, opportunities exist if Bangladesh acts decisively.
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    Special Aadhaar Enrolment Camp for Children Organised by NLUO and Cuttack Municipal Corporation

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    WHO Calls for Urgent Action as New Cancer Cases are Projected to Nearly Double by 2050 

    The report notes substantial gains in key policy areas. Tobacco use has declined by 27 per cent since 2010, contributing to reductions in lung cancer cases and deaths in some regions.
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    Major Parties Exit Constitution Review Taskforce, Deepening Nepal’s Political Crisis

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