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"Gujarat declared as 100% Har Ghar Jal state," tweets state's Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi

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Climate efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise, shows new UN report

A new report from UN Climate Change on Wednesday showed countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

 

According to the report, the combined climate pledges of 193 parties under the Paris Agreement could put the world on track for around 2.5 degrees Celsius of warming by the end of the century.

 

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Nitish Kumar shows his injuries received during the inspection of Chhath Ghat

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Finance Minister extends ITR filing deadline for companies

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has extended the ITR filing deadline for companies till November 7.

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Jharkhand gears up for Chhath Puja

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Case against former DGP, seven others for illegal possession of forest land

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Ist Central Election Committee meeting of Congress underway after M Kharge took charge as party president

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SC to examine validity of age restriction for conducting tests before abortion

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143,000 cattle affected by lumpy skin disease in Maharashtra so far; more than 90,000 recovered: Official

The lumpy skin disease has affected 143,089 cattle in Maharashtra so far and 93,166 of them have recovered after treatment, a senior animal husbandry department official said on Wednesday. The disease has till now spread to 3,030 villages in 32 out of the total 36 districts of the state, Animal Husbandry Commissioner Sachindra Pratap Singh said.

The lumpy skin disease is a contagious viral infection that affects cattle and can also lead to death. Its symptoms include fever, nodules on the skin, reduced milk production, loss of appetite, and watery eyes, as per experts. 

"The affected cattle are being treated in the state and as on date, 140.97 lakh vaccines have been made available in various districts," Singh said.

So far, 135.58 lakh cattle have been given free vaccination in the state, he said. The vaccination process has been completed in Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed, Kolhapur, Sangli, Washim, Jalna, Nandurbar and Mumbai suburbs, the official said. "As per data, 97 per cent of the cattle have been vaccinated," he added.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah to chair 'Chintan Shivir' of state home ministers from October 27

Development of an ecosystem for cybercrime management, increase in usage of IT in criminal justice system, women's safety, coastal security and other internal security issues will be discussed at the two-day 'Chintan Shivir' of home ministers of states at Surajkund in Haryana on October 27 and 28.
 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will preside over the 'Chintan Shivir', whose objective is to prepare an action plan for the implementation of 'Vision 2047' and 'Panch Pran' announced in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech, an official statement said.

 

PM Modi will address the 'Chintan Shivir' through video conferencing on October 28.

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Man's head smashed with brick over parking dispute in UP's Ghaziabad

A 35-year-old man was killed over a parking dispute at Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. The man had gone for dinner with his two friends when the accused thrashed his head with a brick after a dispute over parking a car. The accused and his friends fled the spot after the incident. The deceased was rushed to Delhi’s GTB hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The investigation into the matter is underway.

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"I'm very impressed by your minister..." UAE minister on Jaishankar

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ICC T20I Player Rankings: Virat Kohli climbs to No. 9 position

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Global energy transition might take 30 years, says Saudi finance minister

Saudi Arabia's finance minister said on Wednesday the world's energy transition away from fossil fuels could take as much as 30 years, necessitating continued investment in conventional resources to ensure security of supply.

 

While the global economy faces a "very difficult six months", Mohammed al-Jadaan said, the outlook for Gulf Arab oil producers was "very good" and would possibly remain so for the next six years.

 

Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, and fellow OPEC producers have warned of underinvestment in hydrocarbons especially while spare production capacity is thin and demand still relatively healthy despite strong economic headwinds.

 

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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China next week to meet Chinese President Xi

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a two-day visit to China next week and meet President Xi Jinping during which they will review the all-weather strategic cooperation partnership and exchange views on regional and global developments, the foreign ministry said here on Wednesday.

 

Sharif will be among the first foreign leaders to visit China following the recently-concluded historic 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in which President Xi won an unprecedented third five-year term in power.

 

Sharif's trip to China comes at a time when cash-strapped Pakistan is making all efforts to arrange billions of dollars for payment of debts and bridge trade deficit. Pakistan owes Paris Club countries a combined sum of around USD 10.7 billion. The Paris Club is a group of officials from major creditor nations whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to the payment difficulties experienced by debtor countries.