Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while paying floral tributes to first Union Home Minister of the country, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Secretariat Complex here today on his 144th birth anniversary celebrated throughout the country as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ (National Unity Day), said that this day provides an opportunity to re-affirm the inherent strength and resilience of our ...
London: Around ten billion cigarette filters are thrown away worldwide every day. The filters in particular are growing plastic garbage problem. Experts demand that they should be banned as a measure in the fight against plastic waste. Researchers say filters have no health benefits anyway. They can be found on sidewalks, on beaches, in track ...
Warsaw: Germany is one of the world’s top countries inwell-being ranking of its population. Among 143 countries, Germany currently ranks twelfth, according to a study conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG). “Germany is above the EU average in all areas,” said Matthias Tauber, head of BCG Germany. The Consulting Group examined how states performed in ...
New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Ministry today gave in-principle approval for construction of international standard airport in Mandi with support of Airport Authority of India (AAI). Apart from this, the Ministry also gave approval for expansion of Shimla, Kangra and Kullu airports in Himachal Pradesh. This decision was taken in a meeting held today under ...
Shimla: Two days regional workshop on disaster mitigation, challenges of disaster risk reduction in North-Western Himalayas concluded on Wednesday evening. The discussions were held on disaster mitigation and preparedness and improving disaster response and recovery for the Himalayan States on the concluding day. Director-cum-Special Secretary (Revenue and Disaster Management) D.C Rana said that based on ...
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is considering allocation of Mitigation Fund for disaster management. Himachal Pradesh government is committed to build safer and disaster resilient state by developing a holistic, pro-active, multi-disaster, technology for disaster management through collective efforts of all government agencies and non-governmental organisations. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that while presiding ...
Warsaw: Displacement in Syria has been a heart-wrenching consequence of the ongoing civil war that has ravaged the nation for years. Millions of innocent civilians, including children, have been forced to flee their homes in search of safety and shelter. Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces has begun to withdraw from the northern Syria. The Syrian Democratic ...
