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Activists see red over Maha's move to buy smoke detectors for public hospitals at rRs.r80 crores

India, Nov. 6 -- The Maharashtra government's decision to purchase smoke detectors for three public hospitals in the state worth nearly Rs.80 crore has not gone down well with activists, who allege th... Read More


Microplastics in rainwater; urgent call for collaborative response

Jakarta, Nov. 6 -- Microplastics have emerged as a global threat to human and environmental health. It is estimated that people inhale 68,000 microplastic particles every day and some experts believe... Read More


LIC Q2 Results: Profit surges 31% YoY to Rs.10,098 crore. Check details

LIC Q2 Results, Nov. 6 -- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on Thursday, November 6, announced a 30.6% year-on-year (YoY) growth in the consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the fi... Read More


Mint Explainer | The Maldives' generational smoking ban: Do such policies really work?

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- The Maldives has become the world's first country to enforce a generational smoking ban-prohibiting anyone born on or after 1 January 2007 from buying, selling, or using tobacco i... Read More


BSE SME Safecure Services falters on its first market patrol

Mumbai, Nov. 6 -- The scrip was listed at Rs 81.60, a discount of 20% over the initial public offer (IPO) price. The stock is currently frozen at its upper limit of 5% over its listing price. The cou... Read More


Black lungs and broken promises: The high cost of breathing in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- New Delhi: For most part of human civilization, the average life expectancy was dismal. Someone born in 1800 was not expected to live beyond thirty. A century later, by 1900, this... Read More


Mukesh Ambani among top Indian philanthropists - Here's how much India's richest man donated & for this cause

New Delhi, Nov. 6 -- Mukesh Ambani, his family registered an annual donation of Rs.626 crore in the fiscal year 2025, second only to Shiv Nadar and family on the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List... Read More


A citizens' guide to Nigerian Local Government Integrity Index (NLGII), By Muhammad Ahmad Iliyasu

Nigeria, Nov. 6 -- In July 2024, Nigeria's Supreme Court delivered a historic judgment affirming the financial autonomy of local governments, in a decision many celebrated as the rebirth of grassroots... Read More


Hansika: An Odissi odyssey to rediscover Swan Lake

India, Nov. 6 -- When the lights dim at Bal Gandharva Rangmandir on November 8, a new kind of lake will ripple into being - one where the icy moonlight of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake meets the molten grac... Read More


'New HC a temple of justice, not hotel'

India, Nov. 6 -- The foundation stone for the new Bombay high court complex at Bandra East was laid on Wednesday evening by the Chief Justice of India Bhushan R Gavai, marking what was described as a ... Read More