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Wanted: Tougher laws to curb noise pollution at key markets

Tanzania, May 13 -- Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders have proposed stricter laws, public education and improved market planning to address growing concerns over noise pollution caused by loudspeakers in ma... Read More


Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express Carries 45,000 Passengers In First 10 Days

New Delhi, May 13 -- The Jammu Tawi-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express has carried nearly 45,000 passengers within the first 10 days of its regular operations, underlining strong demand for the rail servic... Read More


Tanzania unveils Sh1.2 trillion plan for new super-specialised national hospital

Tanzania, May 13 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is preparing to undertake one of the largest healthcare infrastructure projects in its history after the government unveiled plans to construct a new specia... Read More


Loudspeaker chaos in markets sparks push for tougher noise laws in Tanzania

Tanzania, May 13 -- Dar es Salaam. Stakeholders have proposed stricter laws, public education and improved market planning to address growing concerns over noise pollution caused by loudspeakers in ma... Read More


The Chinese entrepreneur who made Kampala home

Uganda, May 13 -- Before the name "Handsome Jimmy" began trending across Ugandan screens, he was simply Wu Yiming, a software entrepreneur quietly building systems in Kampala. Today, that same man sw... Read More


From Covid to Hantavirus: Is Kenya any better prepared for the next pandemic

Nairobi, May 13 -- When the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Kenya on March 13, 2020, former Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced stringent measures to help reduce its transmi... Read More


MPs hail plan for new Muhimbili National Hospital

DODOMA, May 13 -- MEMBERS of Parliament have welcomed governments plans to undertake a major transformation of the health sector through the construction of a new Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH), de... Read More


Level two landslide warnings issued for multiple districts

Sri Lanka, May 13 -- The National Building Research Institute extended level two landslide warnings to several additional districts due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. While Passara in t... Read More


Missing lens: markets must put a price tag on the climate risks that companies face

New Delhi, May 13 -- Investors in Indian markets react instantly to quarterly earnings, oil prices, elections or monetary policy signals. A weak monsoon can move food stocks. A geopolitical crisis can... Read More


India to resist BRICS de-dollarisation push

India, May 13 -- New Delhi does not want BRICS to be defined by an anti-dollar or anti-West identity, ahead of this week's BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14 and 15 at the Bharat Mandapam. Sen... Read More