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23/06/2022

Extreme weather incidents, including floods, landslides, cyclones, droughts, forest fires and more are on the rise in India and climate change is making such events more frequent.

India is one of the countries that are highly vulnerable to climate change with 80 percent of the population living in districts that are highly vulnerable to extreme hydro-met disasters. Every year extreme weather events are making a large section of our population internally displaced as they flee their homes. According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), close to 50 lakh Indians were displaced in 2021 due to climate change and natural disasters. In December 2020, a UN report had said that some 1.4 crore Indians had become displaced due to climate change. India is the fifth most vulnerable country in the world when it comes to climate change.

20/06/2022

Delhi saw its coolest day of June in eight years on Sunday as the maximum temperature stood at 30.7°C, eight degrees below the usual. The city recorded a minimum temperature of 24.5°C, three degrees below normal. The dip in temperature was observed after light rainfall occurred across the city in the last few days.

16/06/2022

Humans are confiding in books for centuries. Every time things go awry and one has no one to go to, we divulge in reading and it serves as an escapade. True, right? So if you belong to UAE, it's a special treat for book lovers because His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai inaugurates the AED1 billion 'Mohammed bin Rashid Library.

Mohammed bin Rashid Library was built with an investment of AED1 billion ($272.3 million). The library aims to cultivate a culture of reading, while supporting the development of creativity, knowledge and art at both individual and social levels. The library gets its name after Dubai’s ruler Mohammed bin Rashid. Over a million print and digital books are available in this library, situated in Al Jaddaf. The structure, which has a total size of 54,000 square metres, takes the shape of a timber stand known as a ‘rahl.’ The Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Library is a seven-story building with nine dedicated departments and over a million print and digital volumes.

14/06/2022

Do you or your loved ones live in Delhi? Do you know air pollution in Delhi is much more lethal than smoking? Yes, that's right. Delhi is the world's most polluted city with air pollution shortening lives by almost 10 years, according to the latest Air Quality Life Index by the Energy Policy Institute of the University of Chicago.

14/06/2022

70% of Indians in India can't afford a healthy diet, and 1.7 million die every year due to diseases attributable to poor diet, says a report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Down to Earth magazine. According to a PTI report, deaths happen due to diseases attributable to dietary risk factors, including respiratory ailments, diabetes, cancer, strokes, and coronary heart disease, the report 'State of India's Environment 2022: In Figures' said.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, a healthy diet is considered unaffordable when its cost exceeds 63 percent of a person's income. "Seventy-one percent of Indians cannot afford a healthy diet. The global average is 42 percent, "it said, citing the Global Nutrition Report, 2021.

23/05/2022

The surface temperature in Delhi fell by 11°C in the period between 5.40 am and 7 am on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The temperature dropped from 29°C to 18°C during the period, IMD said. This comes as the national capital witnessed thunderstorms and winds with a maximum speed of up to 70 kmph the same day.

23/05/2022

Four more people died in the deluge in Assam taking the toll to 18 while floodwaters entered new areas pushing the number of affected districts to 31, a government bulletin said on Saturday. However, the number of people hit by the calamity decreased marginally to 6,80,118 lakh, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. On Friday, the number of the affected population was 7,11,905 and that of the district was 29. Nagaon remained the worst-hit district with 3.39 lakh people affected, followed by Cachar (1.77 lakh) and Hojai (70,233), as per the ASDMA bulletin. As many as 74,907 flood-hit people have taken shelter in 282 relief camps, while another 214 relief distribution centres are operational. Army, paramilitary forces, NDRF, SDRF, trained volunteers and various agencies continued to be deployed in rescue and relief operations.

16/05/2022

Single-use plastic items will no longer be allowed in the country from July 1.

The Central Pollution Control Board had earlier in the year notified producers, shopkeepers, street vendors, and the general public about the ban on such items that the government considers single-use plastic. The prohibited plastic items include earbuds, flags, candy, and ice-cream sticks, decorative thermocol, PVC banners less than 100 microns thick, stirrers, wrapping films, cups, glasses, and cutlery, among others.

09/05/2022

The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low of 77.42 against the US dollar on Monday, Reuters reported. Asian markets were lower on Monday as US stock futures fell on fears of more policy tightening from the Federal Reserve and strict lockdown in Shanghai impacting global growth, according to Reuters.

09/05/2022

India now has its first luxury fly-in resort. AeroVillage, situated in Panheli, Maharashtra, offers one service that no other hotel or resort in India can offer its guests - this resort sends a private charter for its guests to pick them up from nearby cities or towns. The entire journey will take around 20-45-minutes by flight and it will cross major cities like Mumbai, Pune, and Goa. Once the guests land at the resort, they will be mesmerised by the resort which isn't less than a paradise and has all the latest luxury services.

07/05/2022

Actor-singer-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar will reportedly make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 'Ms Marvel', an upcoming series which will also feature and Pakistani actor . According to Deadline, Farhan will make a guest appearance in the series. 'Ms Marvel' will feature Iman as Kamala Khan, who's a Muslim American teenager growing up in Jersey City.

07/05/2022

On Thursday, claimed that 14.9 million people were killed either by -19 directly or due to the pandemic’s impact on health systems and society. The global health agency estimated that India had 4.7 million fatalities. New estimates from the WHO show that the total death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic, described as “excess mortality,” between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021, was approximately 14.9 million, range 13.3 million to 16.6 million.

07/05/2022

The Indian Space Research Organisation has made the nation proud with its previous and missions (Mangalyaan and Chandrayaan) and is currently working on taking the first Indian into space in a made-in-India spacecraft with the mission. And it’s not stopping there, as a recent report has now revealed a new target for ’s upcoming mission - to study that lies in the depths of the hottest planet of our solar system. The mission has been scheduled for December 2024 with an orbital manoeuvre planned for the year after that, when and would be in close proximity from one another. The window for the launch is fairly slim as if they fail to launch it by 2024, the only available window will be seven years from then, in 2031.

05/05/2022

Food delivery company Swiggy has now announced a partnership with Garuda Aerospace to commence trial runs using drones to deliver groceries in Delhi NCR and Bengaluru to assess the viability of using drones in the company's grocery delivery service Instamart.

04/05/2022

Two elderly sisters named Saroj Rastogi and Anita Rastogi have donated around 20,400 sq ft of land for an in Uttarakhand. The land has been donated to fulfil the wish of their late father. "It's a great act in such an atmosphere when our country is reeling under communal frenzy," the head of the Kashipur area's Eidgah committee said.

03/05/2022

has been ranked 150 on the 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index published by the international organisation Reporters Without Borders. had ranked 142 in 2020 and 2021 on the index, which assesses the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories. has been ranked 157 and 175, while has ranked 1.

03/05/2022

Megastar has always extended a helping hand to people in need. Be it blood donation or organizing free coronavirus vaccination distribution to movie workers, his philanthropic acts have consistently helped many. According to a report, Telangana’s Minister of Fisheries Talasani Srinivas Yadav has confirmed Chiranjeevi’s plan to build a hospital. The hospital will cater to the needs of cine workers, including film journalists and their families. The hospital will open its door to diagnose and treat patients for most illnesses for free or at subsidized rates.

02/05/2022

WhatsApp banned 18.05 lakh accounts in India in March 2022, the platform said in its latest monthly compliance report. The accounts were banned on the basis of complaints received from users and through WhatsApp's own mechanism to prevent and detect violations. WhatsApp also detailed the user complaints it received during the month and the corresponding action it took against them.

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