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Nipah is confirmed, precautions in place
Nearly a year after a Nipah outbreak in Kozhikode and Malappuram, the deadly disease has resurfaced in Kerala with the confirmation of the infection in a 23-year-old college student
In relief for Kiran Bedi, SC restrains Puducherry govt.
In relief for Puducherry Lieutenant Governor (LG) Kiran Bedi, a Vacation Bench of the Supreme Court has restrained the Congress government in the Union Territory from implementing any decision involving financial implications or transfer of officials.
Global growth to slow in 2019, says WB
The World Bank Group has downgraded global real GDP growth to 2.6% for 2019, down by 0.3 percentage points from its previous forecast in January.
RBI study moots boost to acceptance infra for digital payments
A study on digital payments by the Reserve Bank of India has observed that while there has been robust growth in the volume of retail electronic transactions amid a strong regulatory framework, the country needs to enhance its payments acceptance infrastructure.
‘India joblessness data not factored into World Bank growth estimates’
The new macroeconomic data released by the government last Friday, which showed joblessness for 2017/18 at 6.1%, a 45-year high, was not factored into the World Bank Group’s June 2019 Global Economic Prospects (GEP) report
Patients turn litigants as new rules stall therapy
Several critically ill patients have been forced to line up at the Delhi High Court after they suddenly stopped getting medication following the implementation of the Centre’s New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rule, 2019.
Sri Lanka situation ‘extremely worrying’, say OIC envoys
Envoys of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries in Sri Lanka have cautioned that Communal violence targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka has regional and global security implications.
Food safety is everyone’s business: WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) has released figures that estimate 600 million cases of food-borne diseases occur annually worldwide. This translates into one in 10 people falling ill after eating contaminated food.
India ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries in the first-ever SDG Gender Index
Researchers turn plastic waste into jet fuel
Scientists have found a novel way to turn daily plastic waste products like water bottles and plastic bags into jet fuel
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Dolphins may have died due to environmental conditions’
According to a team of scientists and researchers from the College of Fisheries, Mangaluru, the two dolphins that were found dead near Mukka and Sasihitlu beach here three days ago could have died due to various environmental conditions.
Cyclone man’ Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief
Renowned scientist and cyclone warning specialist Mrutyunjay Mohapatra has been appointed chief of the India Meteorological Department (IMD)
