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To our peril, the world isn’t taking climate change seriously

India’s record-breaking heat wave has been a footnote in the news cycle. I would hardly have noticed myself, but my fiance, a commercial airline pilot, checked the weather ahead of a trip this week to Delhi. He braced himself for steady 112-degree heat.

Chicago Tribune

Congress reiterates demand for commission to ascertain COVID-related fatalities after WHO Report

The party also said that the government should pay ₹4 lakh compensation to family members of all of victims

The Hindu

Heat adds to despair of Indian women after decades of daily treks for water

India's scorching summer heat adds new risks this year to an energy-sapping challenge that tribal woman Munni Adhivasi has surmounted every day for two decades, by trudging for miles to carry home water.

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Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report

India's main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated the country's toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure.

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Fast-fashion Chain Primark Expands Sustainable Cotton Program

Primark, one of Europe's biggest fast fashion chains, has pledged to train an additional 125,000 smallholder cotton farmers in more sustainable farming methods in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh by the end of 2023. The group's sustainable cotton program trains farmers on using fewer chemical pesticides and fertilizers and less water,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Kindly don’t patronize us, we know what to do’: Ambassador Tirumurti responds to Dutch envoy’s tweet on India’s abstention in UNGA on Ukraine

Since January this year, India has abstained on procedural votes and draft resolutions in the U.N. Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council that deplored Russian aggression against Ukraine

The Hindu

Pakistan rejects Jammu & Kashmir Delimitation Commission report

The Delimitation Commission has been tasked by the Indian government to redraw the boundaries of assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.

The Hindu

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Fertility falls, obesity goes up in India , says National Family Health Survey

Women participating in decision-making and having bank account growing, says the survey.

The Hindu

A climate scientist on India and Pakistan's horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality

The record-shattering heatwave that engulfed most of India and Pakistan through March and April brought temperatures exceeding 45℃ in many areas, leading to critical electricity and water shortages.

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India, Australia discuss ways to combat terrorism

The two sides discussed ways to combat terrorism at the 13th meeting of the India-Australia joint working group on counter-terrorism

The Hindu

Bajaj Has Eyes Set On Expanding EV Model Lineup

Indian motorcycle giant Bajaj is set to expand its electric vehicle lineup in the coming years. New models based on the Chetak are expected to roll out soon.

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Morning Digest | India to contest WHO figures on COVID-19-linked deaths in country; CAA will be a reality, says Amit Shah, and more

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Girl, 13, alleges she was raped by a police officer when she went to report a gang rape in India

The case prompts outrage on social media in India, and again casts a spotlight on sexual assaults against women in the country.

ABC News

Scientists, entrepreneurs should draw out a roadmap to develop the fisheries sector, says Union minister

Twelfth edition of the Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum was inaugurated on Thursday

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Climate change experts say India's heatwave offers the world a terrifying glimpse into the future

More than 1 billion people in India and Pakistan are sweltering through a record-breaking heatwave. Is this a taste of things to come for the world?

The Hindu

Watch the gap: On widening trade deficit

The widening trade deficit puts more pressure on the rupee and aids growth-retarding inflation.

The Times of India

AIFF asks Ranjit Bajaj to furnish 'documentary evidence' over molestation allegation against Kushal Das

KOLKATA: An under-pressure All India Football Federation on Thursday asked entrepreneur Ranjit Bajaj to substantiate his allegation of molestation of women employees against general secretary Kushal Das with "proper documentary evidence" within 15 days.

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India to contest WHO’s COVID-19 excess deaths report

WHO has released COVID-19 excess death estimates without adequately addressing India’s concerns, says Health Ministry.

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Supreme Court reserves order on Abu Salem’s plea

The gangster says India reneged on sovereign assurance given to Portugal while seeking his extradition

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UN agency in talks with India on wheat procurement amid Ukraine war

World Food Programme report talks of a three-dimensional crisis — food, energy and finance

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Nearly 15 Million Deaths Associated with COVID-19

The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. Most of the deaths occurred in Southeast…

The Hindu

Modi, Macron agree to work together to expand ties

Aim to make the partnership a force for global good

The Hindu

WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-19-linked deaths in India

The figure is nearly 10 times that of the government’s official count for 2020, 2021; India has countered the estimate, saying the methodology used was not correct

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Governments have undercounted the COVID-19 death toll by millions, the WHO says

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

The Times of India

All indicators show that India is on the growth path: Piyush Goyal

NEW DELHI: All the key indicators such as jump in exports and high GST collection in April reflect that the country's economy is on the growth path, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday.

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