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The Next Joshimath: Here Are The Other Places At Risk Of Sinking
A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads, and military sites near the border with China.
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Fate Of World's Biggest Free Food Program Rests In PM Modi's Hands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the Covid pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply.
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What Wheat Has To Do With PM Modi's Standing As Dependable World Leader
A growing food security threat is set to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a conundrum: continue sending wheat to countries hit by dwindling supplies from the war in Ukraine or stockpile food at home to fend off high inflation.
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We Deserve Better: Beauticians, Delivery Workers Threaten Large Protests
India's 15 million gig workers are taking up the chant of their peers abroad and pressing for improved pay and benefits. They're addressing their demands not only to the creators of the apps that funnel them work but also to the federal government.
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Facebook, Twitter Should Be Overseen by New Regulator, India Parliamentary Panel Recommends
An Indian parliamentary panel has recommended treating social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook as publishers and setting up a regulatory body to oversee them, potentially opening the companies up to more liability for user-generated content.
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Parliament Panel Wants A Regulator For Facebook, Twitter: Report
A parliamentary panel has recommended setting up a regulator to oversee Twitter and Facebook as they should be seen as publishers, according to people with knowledge with the matter.
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Ambitious Ethanol Plan Sparks Food Security Fears In India
India's ambitious plan to cut the use of fossil fuels by promoting ethanol derived from rice, corn and sugar is drawing criticism from some experts who warn the move could undermine food security in the world's second-most populous country.
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Vaccinations Reduce Chance Of Covid Death In India To 0.4%: Study
Vaccines targeting Covid are able to curb deaths and hospitalization in patients substantially, including those infected by the highly-transmissible delta variant that drove India's devastating second wave and is now triggering curbs from Los Angeles
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"Entire Families" Wiped Out By Covid In Rural India: Report
After devastating India's biggest cities, the latest Covid-19 wave is now ravaging rural areas across the world's second-most populous country. And most villages have no way to fight the virus.
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India's Double Mutant Jumps To 10 Countries. All You Need To Know
With India's daily tally of Covid-19 infections surging by records, public health experts worry that a new -- possibly more virulent -- coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
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Delays Over Pricing Hold Back India's Vital Vaccine Rollout
As major countries like the U.S. and China race to vaccinate their populations with rapidly approved shots, tens of millions of doses prepared for India are sitting in storage despite having been authorized for use.
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
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Decaying Health System Sees 140 Children Die in Outbreak: Foreign Media
One of the poorest states, Bihar has been struggling with an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome since the start of June, affecting more than 600 children in more than a dozen districts. The situation was worsened by a heat wave that saw temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent weeks.
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India's Bitterly-Fought Poll Becomes World's Most Expensive: Report
Spending by political parties and candidates to woo 900 million voters in the just concluded polls cost them nearly 600 billion rupees ($8.7 billion), more than double of 2014 polls, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.
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The Next Joshimath: Here Are The Other Places At Risk Of Sinking
A sinking Himalayan town is highlighting the dangers posed to the region and the fragile ecology of the mountain range disturbed by a proliferation of dams, roads, and military sites near the border with China.
-
Fate Of World's Biggest Free Food Program Rests In PM Modi's Hands
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will soon decide whether to extend a food dole out that has cost India $44 billion since the Covid pandemic, or ease the strain on government finances and food supply.
-
What Wheat Has To Do With PM Modi's Standing As Dependable World Leader
A growing food security threat is set to push Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a conundrum: continue sending wheat to countries hit by dwindling supplies from the war in Ukraine or stockpile food at home to fend off high inflation.
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We Deserve Better: Beauticians, Delivery Workers Threaten Large Protests
India's 15 million gig workers are taking up the chant of their peers abroad and pressing for improved pay and benefits. They're addressing their demands not only to the creators of the apps that funnel them work but also to the federal government.
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Facebook, Twitter Should Be Overseen by New Regulator, India Parliamentary Panel Recommends
An Indian parliamentary panel has recommended treating social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook as publishers and setting up a regulatory body to oversee them, potentially opening the companies up to more liability for user-generated content.
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Parliament Panel Wants A Regulator For Facebook, Twitter: Report
A parliamentary panel has recommended setting up a regulator to oversee Twitter and Facebook as they should be seen as publishers, according to people with knowledge with the matter.
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Ambitious Ethanol Plan Sparks Food Security Fears In India
India's ambitious plan to cut the use of fossil fuels by promoting ethanol derived from rice, corn and sugar is drawing criticism from some experts who warn the move could undermine food security in the world's second-most populous country.
-
Vaccinations Reduce Chance Of Covid Death In India To 0.4%: Study
Vaccines targeting Covid are able to curb deaths and hospitalization in patients substantially, including those infected by the highly-transmissible delta variant that drove India's devastating second wave and is now triggering curbs from Los Angeles
-
"Entire Families" Wiped Out By Covid In Rural India: Report
After devastating India's biggest cities, the latest Covid-19 wave is now ravaging rural areas across the world's second-most populous country. And most villages have no way to fight the virus.
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India's Double Mutant Jumps To 10 Countries. All You Need To Know
With India's daily tally of Covid-19 infections surging by records, public health experts worry that a new -- possibly more virulent -- coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
-
Delays Over Pricing Hold Back India's Vital Vaccine Rollout
As major countries like the U.S. and China race to vaccinate their populations with rapidly approved shots, tens of millions of doses prepared for India are sitting in storage despite having been authorized for use.
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India May Be Next Coronavirus Hotspot With "Avalanche" Of Cases: Experts
India could become the next global hotspot for virus cases, with experts warning containment measures that proved successful elsewhere in Asia may not work in the world's second-most populous country.
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PM Modi-President Xi's Seaside Summit Aims To Reset China-India Ties
Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.
-
Decaying Health System Sees 140 Children Die in Outbreak: Foreign Media
One of the poorest states, Bihar has been struggling with an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome since the start of June, affecting more than 600 children in more than a dozen districts. The situation was worsened by a heat wave that saw temperatures crossing 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit) in recent weeks.
-
India's Bitterly-Fought Poll Becomes World's Most Expensive: Report
Spending by political parties and candidates to woo 900 million voters in the just concluded polls cost them nearly 600 billion rupees ($8.7 billion), more than double of 2014 polls, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.
