Women are at a constant disadvantage during disasters. But what makes the recent earthquakes devastatingly unique is the fact that the it has occurred in a volatile region confronting conflict that has lasted over 12 years |
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| Last week, China's leaders triumphantly claimed that China has achieved a ‘decisive victory’ over Covid. But how much did this ‘victory’ cost? |
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| Globally, the economic cost of blindness and moderate to severe vision impairment, in 2020 was estimated to be $411 billion, the majority borne by low- and lower middle-income countries |
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| Beijing has halted fresh Belt and Road Initiative investments in Russia and tried to mediate with a few visits and phone calls to several western leaders. However, nobody gave importance to the Chinese offer for negotiations |
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| The row raises questions about Sebi’s enforcement of regulations, and the restrictions on short selling in India. Both must be tackled urgently |
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| Unusually high temperatures are reminiscent of last year’s heatwave in many parts of the country, and will test climate policies |
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| To date, almost 7,000 Ukrainian civilians have died in the war. The war has made the entire world more afraid, hungry, and miserable |
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| A recent study explores the advantages of potential trade in electricity generated by renewable sources within the South Asian region. Such intra-region electricity trade can solve many challenges faced by the RE sector |
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| A top US administration official has said that India is a “great power”, it has unique security concerns, it seeks a relationship of respect and equality with the US, and on that basis, PM Modi is willing to elevate the India-US relationship into “fundamentally new territory. |
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| The AAP has shored up its work on delivering high-quality, affordable citizen services, such as power, water and health care |
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| Turning 60 is not like turning 50, when old age still seems a long way off. It’s not like turning 70, where the clock ticking to where we’re all headed must only get louder. It’s that muddled place of no longer middle age, but not quite old age |
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| Lithium is often described as the white gold of energy storage technology; light and compact, it is the defining element in the lithium-ion batteries that drive our mobile phones, laptops and, in some cases, electric cars |
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