LIVE News updates: Another earthquake hits Nepal, fourth in 2 weeks time

Live news updates: The UN said that it took about 12 years for the world population to grow from 7 to 8 billion

Live news updates: The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to the UN estimates, which consider this a milestone in human development. The latest projections by the United Nations suggest that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100. The annual World Population Prospect report, released on Monday to coincide with World Population Day, also notes that the global population is growing at its slowest rate since 1950, having fallen to less that one per cent in 2020.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday claimed the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme will adversely impact the morale of armed forces as he continued his attack on the Centre on a range of issues - from note ban to unemployment to inflation - during his Bharat Jodo Yatra which entered its 68th day. 

Access to climate finance and technology in developing countries is a "must-have" to protect the earth and humanity from apocalyptic changes, India said at the ongoing UN climate summit in Egypt on Monday. Making an intervention at the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue on Climate Finance at COP27, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said a clear definition of climate finance is needed to promote transparency and trust in all multilateral discussions to address climate change.

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India's talent, technology, innovation, industry have created a global identity: PM Modi in Bali

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Another earthquake hit Nepal on Tuesday evening, fourth in 2 weeks time

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There is a lot that India can learn from Indonesia: PM Modi in Bali

A few months back, on 15th Aug, India celebrated 75 years of independence. Indonesia's independence day comes two days after India's - on 17th August. But Indonesia was fortunate to attain independence two years before India. There is a lot that India can learn from Indonesia: PM

 

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When people of Indonesia see photos of this year's Bali Jatra, they'll be proud: PM in Bali

When people of Indonesia see photos of this year's Bali Jatra on internet,they'll be proud & happy. Due to the issues arising due to COVID, some hurdles had cropped up. After several yrs, Bali Jatra Mahotsav is being celebrated on a grand scale with mass participation in Odisha: PM

 

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This Mahotsav celebrates thousands of years old India-Indonesia trade relations: PM in Bali

As I speak to you in Bali & we sing songs of Indonesian traditions, 1500 km away from here in India's Cuttack, Bali Yatra Mahotsav is going on - Bali Jatra. This Mahotsav celebrates thousands of years old India-Indonesia trade relations: PM at the Indian community event in Bali

 

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PM Narendra Modi greets Indian community at event in Bali, Indonesia

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Exports dip 17% to $29.78 bn in October

India's exports contracted by 16.65 per cent to $29.78 billion in October 2022 as compared to the year-ago period, according to data released by the commerce ministry on Tuesday.

 

Imports during the month under review increased to $56.69 billion as against $53.64 billion in October 2021.

 

During April-October 2022, exports recorded a growth of 12.55 per cent to $263.35 billion. Imports rose 33.12 per cent to $436.81 billion, as per the data.

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Dams' flood capacity could be at greater risk of being exceeded : Study

Risk of exceeding the flood capacity of a dam could be greater due to climate change, a new study conducted in Australia found.

 

The study concluded that the rainfall model that engineers use to help design critical infrastructure such as large dams and nuclear power plants needed to be updated to account for climate change.

 

The paper, that appears in the journal Water Resources Research, calculated that estimates of the 'Probable Maximum Precipitation' (PMP) the greatest depth of rainfall possible for 546 large dams across Australia is expected to increase between 14 and 38 per cent on average due to atmospheric moisture.

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Food wasted in Israel in 2021 enough to feed 3.5mn people: Report

A national report on food waste published in Israel found that 2.6 million tonnes of food had been wasted in the country in 2021 at the cost of about 21.3 billion shekels ($6 billion) and enough to feed 3.5 million people.

 

The wasted food is equivalent to about 37 per cent of Israel's annual food production by volume, showed the report, which was initiated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Israel-based food rescue organization Leket Israel, and written by accounting and consulting firm BDO Israel.

 

For a country of some 9.5 million population, this means the wasted amount could have fed about 3.5 million individuals for a year, Xinhua news agency quoted Leket Israel as saying.

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Shiv Sena (UBT)-NCP MPs predict mid-term Assembly polls in Maha

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Shiv Sena (UBT) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Tuesday predicted the possibility of mid-term Assembly elections in Maharashtra "within the next six months".

 

NCP MP Sunil Tatkare and Sena (UBT) MPs Sanjay Raut and Vinayak Raut have expressed the likelihood of early elections in view of the "unstable" political situation in the state.

 

Sanjay Raut said that "politics of vendetta" is being pursued in the state by the ruling alliance of Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena (BSS) and the BJP which has vitiated the political atmosphere.

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Immigrant workers contributed 9% to Italy's GDP in 2021

Immigrant workers contributed 143.9 billion euros ($148 billion) to Italy's economy, or 9 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) last year, a new report showed.

Based on data from the National Institute of Statistics and other public institutions, the "Economics of Immigration" annual report by the Leone Moressa Foundation provided a range of insights into the role played by foreign-born workers and entrepreneurs on the domestic market, reports Xinhua news agency.

Out of 5.2 million immigrants residing in Italy last year, some 2,257,000 were employed, accounting for 10 per cent of the total workforce, the report said.

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Railway station in Kanpur to be named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

A new railway station near the Kanpur University, after elevating the Anwarganj railway track, will be named after late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

A proposal to this effect was made by Kanpur MP Satyadev Pachauri and Akbarpur MP Devendra Singh Bhole at a recent meeting with railway officials.

A railway release said that the Anwarganj-Madhana section would be elevated.

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Today's fertilizer shortage is tomorrow's food crisis: PM Modi at G-20

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cautioned the G-20 leaders that today's fertiliser shortage could become tomorrow's food crisis as he strongly pitched for maintaining a "stable" supply chain for both manure and food grains.

In his address at the G-20 summit here, Modi also highlighted how India ensured food security for its 1.3 billion citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic while supplying food grains to many countries.

"The current shortage of fertilizers in terms of food security is also a huge crisis. Today's fertilizer shortage is tomorrow's food crisis, for which the world will not have a solution," Modi told the gathering which included US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron.

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With 177 million, India largest contributor to global population milestone of 8 billion: UN

As the world population touched 8 billion on Tuesday, India was the largest contributor to the milestone, having added 177 million people, while China, whose contribution to the next billion in the global population is projected to be in the negative, the UN said.

India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous nation by next year.

The UN Population Fund (UNFPA), in a special graphic to mark the global population reaching eight billion, said Asia and Africa has driven much of this growth is expected to drive the next billion by 2037, while Europe's contribution will be negative due to declining population.

The world added a billion people in the last 12 years. UNFPA said that as the world adds the next billion to its tally of inhabitants, China's contribution will be negative.

India, the largest contributor to the 8 billion (177 million) will surpass China, which was the second largest contributor (73 million) and whose contribution to the next billion will be negative, as the world's most populous nation by 2023, UNFPA said.

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Thousands of CPI-M activists lay siege to Raj Bhavan in Kerala

Thousands of CPI-M activists on Tuesday laid siege to the Raj Bhavan -- the official residence of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan -- in protest against his refusal to ink Ordinances or Bills pertaining to the higher education sector.

Neither Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan nor his cabinet colleagues participated in the rally.

Vijayan and the Governor have been at loggerheads ever since he refused to ink Ordinances or Bills which are concerning the higher education sector.