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WHO partners with Rajasthan to create health account

Rajasthan becomes the first state to attempt systematize of health accounts to track and monitoring of health expenditures over time and can serve as an important tool for evidence based policy making. This project of Rajasthan will be aid by the WHO India country office by providing technical and financial support for conducting the first round of health accounts. The state government has allocated […]

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Red Bull’s Sergio Perez wins 2022 Monaco Grand Prix

Sergio Perez (Red Bull) has won Formula One Monaco Grand Prix after defeating Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari). It was Perez’s first win of the season. Mexican’s Max Verstappen (Red Bull) has finished third, Leclerc at fourth. Max Verstappen has clinched the title of Spanish Grand Prix, Miami Grand Prix, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi Grand

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Gujarat becomes the first state to deliver the India Post mail by drone

For the first time in the country, The Department of Indian Posts has delivered mail using a drone as part of a pilot project in Gujarat’s Kutch district. This attempt was done by the drone from Habay village in Bhuj taluka to Ner village in Bhachau taluka of Kutch district by the postal department under the guidance of the Union

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WHO honoured Jharkhand for efforts in controlling tobacco consumption

The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected Jharkhand for the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Award-2022 for recognising its efforts in controlling tobacco consumption. The award will be received by the Stata Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Department on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day (31 May). National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) was launched in Jharkhand in 2012 when the tobacco prevalence rate

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Kuwait to build world’s largest petroleum research centre

Kuwait plans to start building the world’s largest petroleum research centre by the end of the year, the oil ministry said on Twitter on Wednesday. The Middle East Economic Digest said the project had stalled because of budget pressure, estimating its cost at $120 million. The research centre will have 28 laboratories and built in al-Ahmadi, south of Kuwait City. The project will

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World No Tobacco Day observed on 31st May

World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed around the world every year on 31 May. This yearly celebration informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco, the business practices of tobacco companies, what the World Health Organization (WHO) is doing to fight against the use of tobacco, and what people around the world can do to claim their right to

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INS Gomati decommissioned at Naval Dockyard in Mumbai

The Indian Navy Ship (INS) Gomati was decommissioned on May 28 from the naval dockyard in Mumbai, informed the Ministry of Defence in an official release. The ship was paid off under the command of Captain Sudip Malik in a poignant ceremony. INS Gomati derives her name from the vibrant river Gomti and was commissioned on 16 April

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IRDAI Established Committees to Recommend Changes to Insurance Industry

Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has formed various committees through the General Insurance Council (GIC) to suggest reforms in several areas of general, reinsurance and life insurance such as regulation, product, distribution, among others. According to a GIC spokesman, these panels include leaders of private and public sector insurance companies, members of Irdai, and

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Uttarakhand formed panel to implement Uniform Civil Code

The Uttarakhand government has formed an expert committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge for implementing Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and to check all the relevant laws that control personal matters for those living in Uttarakhand. A state government order said that a five-member committee will be headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana

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Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala shot dead

Days after the Punjab government reduced his security cover, along with that of many others, Congress leader and popular Punjabi singer Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead near Mansa on Sunday. The incident happened a day after the Punjab Police ordered the withdrawal of security of his security along with more than 420 people, including former

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