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Despite progress over the past decade, billions worldwide still lack access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to disease and social exclusion, according to a UN report released on Tuesday.
At least 31 people died and 23 others were injured after a massive landslide hit Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra track close to the Ardhkumari in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday.
At least 31 people died and 23 others were injured after a massive landslide hit Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra track close to the Ardhkumari in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday.
At least 10 people were killed, including 6 on the Vaishno Devi shrine Yatra, due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, media reports said.
At least 10 people were killed, including 6 on the Vaishno Devi shrine Yatra, due to heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, media reports said.
On the 10th anniversary of his passing, friends, family, and colleagues from across the world came together at an IVI-hosted online commemoration on August 23 to celebrate the life and legacy of Professor Brien Holden, whose pioneering work transformed global eye health and optometry.
The Rotary Club of Belur on Monday inaugurated advanced State-of-the-Art Endoscopic Surgical Equipment (Laparoscopy & Colposcopy) at the Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan (RKM-SP), Kolkata.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the country sees space as the future of tomorrow's economy.
A resident of South Lake Tahoe in California, US, has tested positive for plague, a disease that has caused widespread pandemic and high mortality, local authorities said.
People in several areas in Pakistan, which were hit by flash flood, complained that they were facing poor internet and mobile coverage.
At least one person is feared to have died after a cloudburst hit the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Friday.
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the treaty’s secretariat.
A stray dog killed 23 newly hatched turtles on a North Florida beach, officials said.
At least one person is feared to have died after a cloudburst hit the Chamoli district in Uttarakhand on Friday.
Delegates from around the world met at UN Headquarters in New York this week to advance the long-awaited high seas biodiversity treaty, with discussions ranging from rules of procedure, to the creation of a clearing-house mechanism and the location of the treaty’s secretariat.
A stray dog killed 23 newly hatched turtles on a North Florida beach, officials said.
Mumbai/IBNS: Railway tracks are submerged while flight services have been disrupted as normal lives have been disrupted by heavy rain in Mumbai and its suburbs, media reports said.
Mumbai/IBNS: Schools and colleges are shut, several areas are waterlogged as heavy rain battered Mumbai and its surrounding areas on Monday, media reports said.
Scientists from The University of Manchester and Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust have discovered a series of biological signals which can predict how chronic kidney disease is likely to progress.
Flash floods battered various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, leaving at least 60 people dead, media reports said on Friday.
Chennai: India’s space programme, which began modestly in 1963 with a small rocket provided by the United States, is now preparing to launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built in America within the next two months, ISRO Chairman V Narayanan said on Sunday, PTI reported.
Dr Debabrata Sen, a third-generation Ayurvedic physician and founder of Parampara Ayurveda, offers a comprehensive guide to help working professionals navigate the challenges of desk-bound jobs.
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.
Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released Thursday.
A mother came out in support of hundreds of premature and critically ill infants whom she will never meet by donating more than 300 litres of breast milk.
A team of University of Texas at El Paso biologists have conducted a study which discovered that nighttime caffeine consumption can increase impulsive behaviour, potentially leading to reckless actions.
Dehradun/IBNS: The death toll in the flash floods caused by cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi rose to five while several others are still missing, media reports said.
Nine soldiers are missing after an army camp in Uttarakhand's Harshil was hit by flash floods on Tuesday, media reports said.
Delhi Zoo is expected to attract more footfall after six Bengal Tiger cubs were born on Monday morning, the largest litter born at the facility in two decades.
Delhi Zoo is expected to attract more footfall after six Bengal Tiger cubs were born on Monday morning, the largest litter born at the facility in two decades.
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