Climate finance scarce; early warning systems key to saving lives, livelihoods: Bhupender Yadav at COP27
New Delhi: Yadav said that deaths in India due to cyclones have reduced by up to 90 per cent in the last 15 years adding that early warning systems cover almost the entire east and west coasts
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Gunathilaka denied bail by local court, SLC suspends him from all forms of cricket
Sydney/Colombo: The cricketer was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a woman in Australia hours before his scheduled return to Sri Lanka
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Cheetahs flown from Namibia kill first prey on Indian soil
Sheopur: The successful first hunt by the cheetahs within 24 hours of moving to the larger enclosure has allayed the park management's concerns about their prey hunting ability
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
India apprises China of new norms for Indian medical students studying in Chinese colleges to qualify for practice back home
Beijing: The Indian Embassy had issued a comprehensive advisory on September 10, highlighting stringent norms they face to qualify for practice in India, which included obtaining a license to practice in China
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Sixteen Arunachal Pradesh police officers receive training in Mandarin language
Itanagar: Mandarin-knowing officers would help defuse such situations besides participating in official meetings at designated border meeting points
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Assembly polls breathe new life into HP’s pandemic-hit printing businesses
Kangra: A printer claims that around 500 printers in a district have made an estimated business of Rs 5 crore in these elections
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Minority people are safe in BJP-ruled Tripura: Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik
Agartala: The minority people are free to offer namaz or perform rituals, and there is no restriction on animal sacrifice in Tripura, Bhoumik said
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Large scale layoffs coming at Facebook’s parent company Meta: report
New York: WSJ reported that the layoffs at Meta, which has more than 87,000 employees, are expected to affect "many thousands of employees" and could come as soon as Wednesday
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
A billionaire emits a million times more greenhouse gases than average person: Oxfam report
New Delhi: 125 billionaires fund 393 million tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per year, which is equal to the annual carbon emissions of France, a nation of 67 million people
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Mysterious 15th-century rock carvings dot Kalajhari Hills in Tripura
Devtamura (Tripura): It is not known who carved the figures of gods and goddesses in this remote place inhabited by Jamatiya and Reang tribes
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
SC majority verdict upholds Centre’s 10 per cent reservation to EWS
New Delhi: The EWS quota is over and above the existing 50 per cent reservation to SCs, STs, and Other Backward Classes (OBCs)
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
Indian firm eyes sending tourists near space in balloon-propelled capsule by 2025
Dehradun: Space Aura has begun to build a space capsule measuring 10 feet x 8 feet, which can carry six tourists besides the pilot into space at a time
PTI / 07 Nov, 2022
