By 2050, at least 30 Indian cities will face a grave water risk, according to the WWF. The problems range from poor management of water sources, contaminated supplies, leaky distribution …
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Water-guzzling crops and heavy use of fertilisers have both contributed to Punjab’s water crisis The damage, A woman in Punjab’s Fazilka district collecting polluted water from a handpump for domestic …
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On Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden unveiled his infrastructure proposal in front of a carpentry apprentice center in Pittsburgh. The $2 trillion American Jobs Plan extends far beyond funding highway …
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How various states in India are tackling their groundwater woes to ensure a year-round supply of water for consumption and irrigation. To the fields, Dewas farmers load pipes, used to …
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MUMBAI: They say tough times teach you important life lessons and actor Manas Shah can surely vouch for this. “My father retired as a bank professional. From a very young …
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English Football League secures $160M in funding for Championship clubs amid coronavirus-led financial crisis – Sports News , Firstpost
The 24 Championship clubs have lost around $200 million in gate receipts as well as other matchday revenue streams. Representational image. AP England’s second-tier Championship secured a funding package worth …
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Helium is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, inert and a noble gas. The gas has been used in several applications apart from balloons. The United States is the most important exporter of …
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Every year, India imports helium worth ₹55,000 crore from the U.S. Helium is colourless, odourless, tasteless, inert and a noble gas. Yet, it finds many applications, mainly in magnetic resonance …
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Medical workers monitor Covid-19 patients through CCTV camera in an additional intensive care unit (ICU) set up to cope with the pandemic at the Ambroise Pare Clinic in Paris, France, …
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Written by Manuela Andreoni, Ernesto Londoño and Letícia Casado COVID-19 has already left a trail of death and despair in Brazil, one of the worst in the world. Now, a …
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Heading into tonight’s episode of The CW’s Black Lightning, things aren’t getting any easier for Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams)- unleashing some pent-up rage on some White police officers who were …
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When the Dalai Lama dies, his reincarnation will be a religious crisis. Here's what could happen
The best-known living Buddhist figure in the world said that when he turned 90 years old, he would decide whether he should be reincarnated — potentially ending a role that …
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Two very different interviews on the Sunday morning news shows illustrated the Republican Party’s post-Trump impeachment acquittal identity crisis. With Trump now out of office, banned from social media, and …
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Sunil Gavaskar Explains Reason Behind Ajinkya Rahane Being India’s Most Reliable Man In Crisis
Sunil Gavaskar pointed out the improvement in Ajinkya Rahane’s batting technique and explained the reason behind the batsman being India’s most reliable man in a crisis situation. Rohit Sharma scored …
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Premier League: Fabinho to miss Leicester City clash due to muscle injury as Liverpool’s injury crisis worsens – Sports News , Firstpost
Fabinho has largely been used in central defence by Jurgen Klopp this season after Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip suffered season-ending injuries. London: Liverpool have suffered another …
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In the shadow of six surrounding neighbors burdened with their own problems sits the Central African Republic, a landlocked country that gets relatively little attention but that has been plagued …
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Use COVID-19 crisis to create a more economically and environmentally just world, Pope Francis urges govts
Francis made the appeal in his annual foreign policy address to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, which was postponed after he suffered a bout of sciatica nerve pain File …
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Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen made a succinct case for President Biden’s $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, asserting Thursday morning in a national television interview that it will be an economic …
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HONG KONG — Government officials in China believe that boys are getting more effeminate and want to toughen them up. In the latest attempt to tackle what academics and news …
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Defying protests from several political parties and others, Nepal Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana administered the oath of office on Wednesday to 32 people appointed as heads and members of …
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The number of active hate groups in the United States has fallen by about 10 percent in the past year. This isn’t necessarily good news. There were 838 active hate …
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Home » Website » International » Myanmar Crisis: Yangon Embassy Warns Indians To Avoid Travel Over Possible Unrest Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-02T14:03:35+05:30 Myanmar Crisis: Yangon Embassy Warns Indians To Avoid …
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LONDON — Nearly four years after a fire killed 72 people as it tore through London’s Grenfell Tower — a high-rise building clad in flammable material — Britain’s opposition party …
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Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party were detained in an early morning raid on Monday, the spokesman for the governing National League …
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They account for a little more than 8 per cent of India’s population, some 100 million people belonging to 700-odd communities across the country, but the designated Scheduled Tribes (STs) …
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Water scarcity is among the top five global risks affecting people’s wellbeing. In water-scarce areas, the situation is grim. Conventional sources like snowfall, rainfall, river runoff, and easily accessible groundwater …