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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.

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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.

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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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Doesn't Appear To Be Much Scope For Congress-AAP Alliance For Polls In Haryana, Delhi: Jairam Ramesh

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AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh says there is no INDIA 'janbandhan' in Punjab. "In Haryana, we had given one seat to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Lok Sabha polls but I don't think that INDIA janbandhan will be there for assembly polls. In Delhi, the AAP itself has said that INDIA janbandhan will not be there for assembly polls," he said.

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Hyderabad Hospital Brings Knee Realignment Treatment Sans Surgery

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Doctors of KIMS Sunshine Hospital has come up with a procedure for replacing damaged tissues of the knee without surgery. The procedure was successfully performed on a 40-year-old man recently.

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NCRTC Uses Advanced Technology To Produce High Strength Ballastless Track Slabs For RRTS

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NCRTC said high-quality concrete is used to manufacture these 4 m x 2.4 m long slab tracks and installation of slab tracks inside the tunnel has already commenced to provide strength to the track in the circular tunnel.

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Renukaswamy Murder Case: Judicial Custody of 17 Accused Including Actor Darshan Extended Till July 18

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A Bengaluru court extended the judicial custody of 17 accused, including Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and Pavithra Gowda, until July 18 in connection with the Renukaswamy murder case.

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