China encourages sustainable lifestyle with an environmental friendly app
United Nations,: The ‘Ant Forest’ mini-program, a Hangzhou-based project from giant Chinese payments and lifestyle app Alipay, incites users to make environmentally friendly decisions in their daily lives, such as cycling rather than driving to work, or recycling clothes. China was once considered to be the “Kingdom of the Bicycle,” with bikes dominating city streets […]
TMC to hold door to door meeting
Kolkata, : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo has said the party will hold door to door campaign to ‘save Bengali culture’. “We are proud of Bengali culture. We will start door to door campaign on Bengali culture. We will spread the word of icons, from Mahatma Gandhi to Netaji, Bhagat Singh […]
Sudan: UN chief deplores excessive force used against pro-democracy protesters
United Nations,: Security forces in Sudan fired on pro-democracy protesters in the capital Khartoum, leaving a number of dead and many more injured, prompting the United Nations chief’s condemnation and an appeal for “peaceful dialogue” to resume. Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns the violence” and “the use of force to disperse the protestors at the […]
World Bicycle Day: Pedal power makes positive impact on climate, says UN
United Nations, : The simple, affordable, and environmentally friendly bicycle is not just a means of transportation, but also ‘a tool for development’, the United Nations said in a message on World Bicycle Day. Taking to two wheels fosters “sustainable consumption and production”, and has a “positive impact on climate”, according to the UN. Moreover, […]
Catastrophic healthcare costs put mothers, newborns at risk: UNICEF
United Nations,: Pregnant women are putting their lives and their babies at risk because of ‘catastrophic’ and prohibitive healthcare costs before, during and after childbirth, UNICEF said. In a new report highlighting how few of the world’s poorest pregnant women have a doctor, nurse of midwife at their side when they need them most, the […]
Africa: UN supports farmers of São Tomé, Príncipe to help them fight climate change
United Nations, : Farmers on the island of São Tomé and Príncipe, off the western coast Africa, are being supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to become more resilient in the face of climate fluctuations which have left the land parched and farmers without an income. A decrease in rainfall has meant that crops can no […]
Air pollution is violation of human rights: UN
United Nations,: An independent UN expert said that the failure of governments across the world to ensure clear air, constitutes a ‘violation of the rights to life, health and well-being, as well as the right to live in a healthy environment.’ Ahead of the 2019 World Environment Day on Wednesday, which has air pollution as […]
Kumaraswamy to induct two Independents to his Cabinet
Bengaluru, : Warding off any threat to his one-year-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumarswamy has decided to induct two Independent MLAs into the Cabinet in a day or two. According to official sources, Kumaraswamy, sensing a possible threat to his government by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to […]
Amarinder writes to PM, reiterates national policy to curb drug menace
Chandigarh, : Reiterating his demand for a national drugs policy to check the drug menace, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to advise the Ministries of Home, Social Justice & Empowerment and Health & Family Welfare to address this important issue with a little more seriousness […]
PS Goley asserts his Mission Parivartan as a continuing process
Gangtok, : Chief Minister P S Goley reached his home Singling, a village in Soreng West Sikkim yesterday night, addressed the public waiting since evening. He is back from a 3-day long visit to the national capital. At the outset, he thanked them for helping in gaining 6 seats out of 8 in Western Sikkim, […]