Day: May 4, 2018

Doctors pen a book to expose medical malpractices in India

open view web desk Nearly 80 whistleblowers who have come together against unethical practices will now encourage more doctors to join the movement A large number of doctors came together on Friday to formulate plans for a network which will work to achieve a rational, ethical and decommercialised […]

Between 1990 and 2016, 2,843 climate disasters affected 4·8 billion people: Lancet report

             The report was jointly prepared by 24 academic institutions and                                        intergovernmental organisations based on 40 indicators open view web desk An additional 125 […]

Germany’s Allianz to stop insuring coal businesses

open view web desk German insurance giant Allianz said Friday it would stop insuring coal-fired power plants and mines extracting the fuel, adding that it aims to divest from the sector completely by 2040. “We want to promote the transition to a climate-friendly economy,” said chief executive Oliver […]

Young girl’s rape triggers more angry protests in India

open view web desk NEW DELHI – Protests erupted in Andhra Pradesh over the rape of a nine-year-old girl, as anger over the failure of police to stem a series of sex attacks on children boiled over. Reported rape cases in India have climbed steadily over recent years […]

Over 100 killed in storm in UP, Rajasthan

open view web desk Lucknow/Jaipur: A storm whipped through a large swathe of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh last night, killing over 100 people in a trail of destruction that brought down mud houses, uprooted trees and flattened crops. At least 183 others were injured as a massive dust storm, […]

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