Thursday, October 21, 2021

Water governance reform

The fifth and last in a series of weekly articles on the new National Water Policy

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Towards zero hunger

Food programmes must focus on nutrition

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Fossil fuel plans evade Paris limits, says UNEP report

Over the next two decades, governments are collectively projecting an increase in oil and gas production, and only a modest decrease in coal production

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Reform fuel pricing

Govt must follow a transparent mechanism

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48 dead, 31 missing in Nepal after landslide, heavy floods in last 48 hours

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain across Nepal have left 48 people dead and 31 missing in the last 48 hours and the army and police have been deployed for rescue and relief operations, officials said on Wednesday. Ilam, an eastern Nepal district, recorded the highest number of deaths at 11 followed by Doti where 9 people were killed, according to the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to Home Ministry spokesperson, Phanindra Mani Pokharel, six persons each died in Humla, Dhankuta and Panchthar due to landslides. Four persons lost their lives in Baitadi, one each in Kalikot, Dadeldhura, Pyuthan and Udayapur and two in Sunsari, according to the Home Ministry official. A total of 23 people have gone missing in Bajhang while one in Doti, two in Pyuthan and five in Ilam. Twenty-three people sustained injuries due to the natural disaster in different districts, according to the ministry. Search for the missing and rescue for those trapped in natural disaster incidents is be

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Good Glamm Group acquires media & lifestyle content platform ScoopWhoop

In early October the group acquired baby and mother products brand, The Moms Co, for Rs 500 crore

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Uttarakhand: As rains subside, manufacturing units of automakers resume ops

Will take some time to restore normalcy, say auto suppliers

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Swiss court rejects Google appeal over government cloud computing contract

A Swiss court has dismissed Google's bid to block the award of a government cloud computing contract worth up to 110 million Swiss francs ($119 million) to rival bidders

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India's low score on GVC a starting point for recovery from pandemic: AIIB

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