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In Frames: For India's Garbage Pickers, A Miserable And Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat

India generates at least 62 million tons of waste annually, according to federal government records, and some of its landfills are literal mountains of garbage, like the Ghaziabad landfill outside New Delhi. And while a 2016 law made it mandatory to segregate waste so that hazardous material doesn't make its way to landfills, the law has been poorly enforced, adding to the risk of waste pickers.

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Explained: How Fiscal Data For First 2 Months Comes As Relief For FM Sitharaman Ahead of Budget 2024-25

Revenue collection exceeding expectations in the first two months of the current fiscal comes as a relief for Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the maiden full budget is likely to be tabled after the commencement of Monsoon Session of the Parliament next month. Krishnanand explains why.

Explained: How US Obesity Drug May Help Treat Sleep Apnea; India Will Have To Wait

Tirzepatide, a drug used to treat diabetes and obesity, may help reduce sleep apnea and can completely resolve the disorder, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Sleep apnea is a dangerous disorder, making people struggle to breathe during their sleep. In India, at least one million persons are diagnosed with sleep apnea every year.

J K Tripathi

Renewal of USA's Focus On Tibet

The United States of America has renewed its focus on Tibet. Recently, a seven-member bipartisan congressional delegation of the US Congress led by Michael McCaul, the Republican chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, met the 14th Dalai Lama in Dharmshala in Himachal Pradesh.

COVID-19: India records 19,400 new cases, 49 deaths

India records 70 new Covid fatalities

COVID: India logs 19,893 new cases, records 53 new Covid fatalities

Active Covid cases in country dip to 1,39,792

India logs 44 new Covid fatalities

India reports 18,313 fresh Covid cases, 57 fatalities

India logs 60 new Covid fatalities, 21,880 new cases

India records 16,935 fresh COVID-19 cases, 51 fatalities

India reports 20,038 new COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities

India records 20,000 new Covid-19 cases - highest in 5 months

US deaths from COVID hit 1 million, fatalities equivalent to a 9/11 attack every day for 336 days

Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 17,692

Increase in death registration in 2020 not entirely due to Covid fatalities: NITI Aayog member V K Paul

India's daily COVID infections below a lakh after 32 days

AP: COVID nodal officer dies unable to find a bed in hospital

Graveyards in Delhi struggle to keep up as Covid deaths rise

COVID-19: India reports 11,427 new cases

12,689 fresh COVID-19 cases take India's infection tally to 1,06,89,527

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Stranded Journalists In The Caribbean Thank Jay Shah For Taking Them In Team India's chartered flight

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The standred Indian scribes in the Caribbean have thanked BCCI secretary Jay Shah fro helping them fly on the special chartered flight with the Indian men's side which will land in New Delhi. An Air India Boeing 777 special charter flight has been arranged for the Indian side for flying back home.

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Tobacco Cessation: WHO Releases First-Ever Clinical Treatment Guidelines for Adults

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Tobacco kills more than 8 million people every year. According to the global health watchdog, over 60 percent of the world’s 1.25 billion tobacco users – more than 750 million people – wish to quit, yet 70 percent lack access to effective cessation services.

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Sumit Saxena

Sexual Harassment Allegation: Bengal Raj Bhavan Employee Moves SC Challenging Governor's Immunity

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The petitioner said she is moving the apex court invoking its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 32, Constitution, as she is aggrieved by the sexual advances/harassment made by the constitutional authority –Governor, State of West Bengal in the premises of Raj Bhavan itself.

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Nag Ashwin Trusts Prabhas Starrer Kalki 2898 AD's Content, Says 'I Won't Ask Theatre Owners To Reserve Seat For Ashwatthama'

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Director Nag Ashwin is currently celebrating the success of Prabhas starrer Kalki 2898 AD's box office success. The director emphasises that he won't use promotional schemes, trusting the film's content to attract audiences.

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<p>Turkey scripted history as the side defeated Austria 2-1 to progress to the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time in 16 years.</p>

Euro 2024: Turkey Creates History; Qualify For Quarter-finals For First Time After 16 Years

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