Day: November 22, 2019

Australia bushfire smoke shoots Sydney into top 10 global pollution index

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY – The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires caused a spike in hospital visits and hazards including poor visibility for drivers. Sydney, the country’s most populous city, was blanketed […]

India property market set for modest lift from government measures: Reuters poll

BENGALURU – India’s housing market, burdened with unfinished projects as developers struggle to get cash, is forecast to rebound modestly over the coming year on government plans to unclog the market, a Reuters poll of analysts found. Earlier this month the government approved a 100 billion Indian rupee […]

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints interim Cabinet

Colombo, Nov 22:  Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday appointed an interim Cabinet which is aimed to run the government until the next parliamentary election. The 16-member Cabinet included President’s brothers- Mahinda Rajapaksa, 74, and Chamal Rajapaksa, 77, two Tamils and a woman. This is an interim […]

Maoist Deepak detained under NSA

Coimbatore, Nov 22: Master trainer in weapons and Maoist Deepak, who was lodged in the central prison here, was on Friday detained under National Security Act. The detention order was issued by the district Collector K Rajamani. Deepak was arrested from a forest area on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala […]

49th Shriram Kavi Sammelan to be hosted on Nov 23

New Delhi, Nov 22: Leading poets including Ashok Chakradhar, Gulzar Dehlvi, Deepak Gupta, Laxmi Shankar Bajpai, and Ayush Charag will enthral the national capital with varied genres of poetry at the 7th edition of Shriram Kavi Sammelan. Dedicated to eminent poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, the poets’ evening will be […]

World Mental Health Day

open view news desk The World Mental Health Day (WMHD) is observed on 10th October of each year. The day is observed with the objective to mobilize efforts in support of mental health and to raise awareness about mental health issues and advocate against the social stigma that surrounds […]

World Diabetes Day

open view news desk World Diabetes Day is observed on 14th November of each year. This is observed by various Governmental institutions, academic and professional organizations.  Campaigns through social media on awareness generation about risk factors of diabetes, healthy lifestyle and need for early detection are undertaken by the […]

Population Control in india

open view news desk The Government is taking several steps to sensitize people and generate awareness of the need for population control.  Some of the important initiatives are as follows: (i) 360 degree media campaign–  The first phase of the campaign was launched in 2016 and the present second […]

Various Initiatives undertaken by Government for mitigation of Air Pollution

open view news desk Government is taking all efforts for the mitigation of air pollution in the country. Central Government has taken a number of regulatory measures for prevention, control and abatement of air pollution in the country. Action Plans for Improvement of Air Quality The Central Government […]

Crime against Women

open view news desk As per the data provided by National Crime Records Bureau, in Delhi, the crime committed against women and children are on decrease since the last two years; however, the same is on increase in Mumbai.  The year-wise data of crime committed against women and […]

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