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All possible help being extended to people in 26 flood ravaged districts: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

Aug 15, 2021

All possible help is being extended to the people. Daily review meetings are being conducted along with the issuance of safety guidelines. People have been evacuated from affected areas and provided with relief aid,” said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Centre considering using MGNREGA to counter ill-effects of climate change: Giriraj

Aug 15, 2021

Under the scheme, he said, apart from growing fruit trees on panchayat land, ponds will also be dugout.

These ponds will be used for water conservation, he told reporters

Lower death rate pushes elderly population growth to 13.8 cr in 2021:NSO Study

Aug 15, 2021

Elderly in study means all those people who are of the age of 60 years and above. ”According to the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, there are nearly 138 million (13.8 crore) elderly persons in India in 2021 comprising 67 million males and 71 million females,” the NSO study ‘Elderly in India 2021’ said.

Over 4.5 cr new households got piped water connection under Jal Jeevan Mission in last 2 years: PM

Aug 15, 2021

According to the Jal Jeevan Mission dashboard, 4,72,49,086 households have been provided piped water connections since the launch of the mission.

Goa, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu have 100 percent coverage of piped water connections to all rural households.

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Daimler recalls 744,000 US Mercedes-Benz 2001-2011 cars for faulty sunroofs

Jan 5, 2020

Last month, Mercedes-Benz USA agreed to a $20 million civil penalty over its handling of U.S. vehicle recalls after a year-long U.S. government investigation into 1.4 million recalled vehicles.

Pak military recruits youth for cyber propaganda war on India

Jan 3, 2020

The youths have been given a detailed list of social media handles of influential Indians and have been asked to set a different narrative about Indian leaders, soldiers and bureaucrats.

Oil prices surge after US strike kills Iranian general

Jan 3, 2020

“This is more than just bloodying Iran’s nose,” said AxiTrader’s Stephen Innes. “This is an aggressive show of force and an outright provocation that could trigger another Middle East war.”

Terror threat: US asks its airlines to exercise caution in Pakistan airspace

Jan 3, 2020

“The ongoing presence of extremist/militant elements operating in Pakistan poses a continued risk to US civil aviation from small-arms fire, complex attacks against airports, indirect weapons fire, and anti-aircraft fire, any of which could occur with little or no warning,” it said.

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