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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2022: All you need to know

On December 22, 1992, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution designating October 17 as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

India needs early warning system for landslides, but challenges abound

Landslides are an annual occurrence during monsoons, but developmental activities and the climate crisis have been increasing the risk of these disasters

India and the industrial metaverse

The images inside the metaverse can be interactive and powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing, while being connected by 5G speeds.

India records 2,401 new Covid-19 cases; active tally at 26,625: Health Min

With 2,401 fresh cases, India's COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The death toll due to the viral disease has risen to 5,28,895 with 21 more fatalities, including 16 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. The active cases account for 0.06 per cent of the total caseload, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has gone up to 98.76 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of seven cases was recorded in the active Covid caseload in a span of 24 hours, it added. The daily positivity rate was recorded at 1.04 per cent. The weekly positivity rate was recorded at 1.05 per cent, according to the ministry. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has gone up to 4,40,73,308, while the case fatality rate was recorded at 1.19 per cent. According to the ministry, 219.32 crore doses of Covid vaccines have been administe

ISSF World Championship: Udhayveer's golds helps India secure 2nd place

India picked up 3 more gold medals to go with two bronze, including a double gold by Udhayveer Sidhu, to consolidate their second position on the medals tally at the ongoing ISSF World Championship

Global Hunger Index 2022: India ranks 107 out of 121; hunger level serious

The 2022 Global Hunger Index has once again brought India face to face with the grim reality of hunger crisis, child malnutrition in the country

Delay in getting justice major challenge faced by people of nation: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges faced by the people of the country. In his video message aired at the inaugural session of the two-day "All India Conference of Law Ministers and Law Secretaries" at Ekta Nagar in Kevadia near the 'Statue of Unity', Modi also said that laws should be written in lucid manner and in regional languages so that the poorest of the poor can understand them. "Delay in getting justice is one of the major challenges being faced by the people of our country," Modi said while also giving various suggestions to overcome the issue. He said the speciality of Indian society is that for thousands of years, while walking on the path of development it also carried out internal reforms. "Our society voluntarily got rid of obsolete laws, bad customs and traditions, as we know that if they become stereotypes they pose a hindrance to progress," Modi said.

Indian innovation brings affordability to services: Taranjit Sandhu

India's innovation brings affordability to products and services across the world and is contributing to sustainability efforts, Indian Ambassador to the United States Taranjit Singh Sandhu said. Inaugurating a conference on "India-US partnership for Innovation" virtually in New York on Friday, Sandhu said new thought and innovation are also leading to a strong entrepreneurial culture in India. The conference was jointly organised by Northeastern University and the Consulate General of India. Sandhu said the India-US partnership has unique strengths to drive the world of innovation. "We are already invested in clean energy partnership, in making the global supply chain more resilient and in harnessing the value of new and emerging technologies. As strategic partners, we have a clear roadmap ahead to innovate, build and prosper," he said. "We have been able to bring in scale and speed in our innovation. An example would be our massive effort to vaccinate our population, administeri

Eatopia is partnering with The Movement India to raise awareness about human trafficking at "Walk for Freedom"

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'Deeply disappointed' that truce in Yemen not extended, says India

Reaffirming a strong commitment to Yemen's unity, India said that it is deeply disappointed that the warring parties in the country have not agreed to an extension of the truce.

India slams Pakistan's 'pointless' remarks on Kashmir at UNGA Russia vote

India gave a befitting response to Pakistan after it raked up the Kashmir issue during the United Nations General Assembly debate on Russia

New India is proud of its culture, tradition and heritage: UP CM Adityanath

UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that the 'New India' takes pride in its sages, culture, traditions, heritage and is strengthening national unity

India will have a difficult task as G-20 chair, says IMF chief economist

India, which will hold the G-20 presidency next year, will have a difficult task as the group's chair to bring countries together on some of the key challenges being faced by the world, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the chief economist of the IMF, said on Wednesday. One of the challenges for the G-20 right now, as we've seen, is of course how to deal with geo-economic fragmentation. And geo-economy fragmentation is just reflecting the fact that we've seen enormous tensions following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gourinchas told PTI in an interview. To some extent to the G-20, it's much harder to have these kinds of conversations around the common goods in the current environment because there is all this tension related to geopolitical considerations. And so, India will have a difficult task, but also, I would think one of the important objectives will be to keep the countries at the table, to keep the discussion going, keep progress being made on important issues, he said in respons

Centre allows exports of 397,267 tonnes broken rice backed by LoC

India will allow overseas broken rice shipments of 397,267 tonnes backed by letters of credit (LCs) issued before September 8, the government said

India's deployment of cash transfer scheme a logical marvel: IMF

India's deployment of a direct cash transfer scheme and other similar social welfare programmes is a logical marvel, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday. From India, there is a lot to learn. There is a lot to learn from some other examples around the world. We have examples from pretty much every continent and every level of income. If I look at the case of India, it is actually quite impressive, Paolo Mauro, Deputy Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department at the IMF, told reporters at a news conference here. In fact, just because of the sheer size of the country, it is a logical marvel how these programmes that seek to help people who are at low-income levels reach literally hundreds of millions of people, he said in response to a question on the impressive direct cash transfer programme being successfully implemented by the Indian government. There are programmes that target specifically women. There are programmes that target the elderly and farmers. Perhaps

MEA's Dr Adarsh Swaika appointed India's next ambassador to Kuwait

Dr Adarsh Swaika, a joint secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed India's next Ambassador to Kuwait.

Why India continues to attract demand for global capability centres

According to a BCG study, India currently has over 1,500 global capability centres, with 300-500 to be added over the next five years

G20 has great potential to work towards global good: Finance Minister

Ahead of India taking over the annual presidency of G-20 coming December, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the grouping of the top 20 economies of the world has great potential to work towards the global public good. G-20 has a great potential to work towards global goods. When I say public goods, will also have to be made far more strengthened. India stack, for instance, can become a global stack. Efficient cross-border payments and cheaper remittances are all the benefits which we can derive out of it, Sitharaman told a think-tank here. Responding to a question during a fireside chat with eminent Indian American economist Eshwar Prasad at the prestigious Brookings Institute, Sitharaman said these are some of the areas in which she would want the G-20 to work together. We love to work together with them and get some good outcomes, she said. Observing that India is taking the G-20 presidency from Indonesia at challenging times, Sitharaman said India has been

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to travel to India in November

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen here on Tuesday announced to travel to India next month to attend the ninth edition of US India Economic and Financial Partnership, asserting that the US-India relationship is critical to addressing the world's most important global economic challenges. I am glad to announce today that in November ahead of the G20 meetings, I will take my first trip to India as Treasury Secretary, to attend the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership, our ninth partnership meeting, Yellen told reporters at the top of her bilateral meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This partnership, she said, not only is vital to their core economic interests but also demonstrates to their citizens and the world that democracies deliver. It illustrates the close bonds between our two countries, from the Quad partnership to our strong bilateral economic relationship, and the cultural ties from the Indian diaspora in the US, she said. Sitharaman is on a ...

New India moving forward with ancient values, reviving tradition: PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi said that to reach the pinnacle of success, it is also necessary that the nation touches its cultural excellence, and stands proudly with its identity