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The last decade has seen a significant rise in global health threats, which continued into 2024. Here's a round-up of major outbreaks and pandemics that caused much scare around the world

Health scares of 2024: A Year-in-Review of outbreaks and global responses

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New Delhi [India], December 18: The Foundation for MSME Clusters (FMC) successfully concluded its international conference on "Just Transition to Net Zero - Role of Bamboo in the SAARC Region" at Deventure Sarovar Portico, Kapas Hera, New Delhi. The event marked a significant step toward promoting bamboo as a sustainable development tool across SAARC countries, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, financial institutions, and civil society representatives to foster meaningful dialogue.

Bamboo Over Fossil Fuels: Pasha Patel Advocates for a Sustainable Energy Revolution at FMC\'s International Conference

New Delhi [India], December 18: All India, December 18, 2024: The number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on Indian infrastructure has increased by 50% since the beginning of 2024, finds a study by Positive Technologies.

DDoS attacks on Indian Infrastructure Grew by 50% in 2024: Positive Technologies

New Delhi [India], December 18: Upon receiving the Asia Leadership Award for Outstanding Contribution to Pharmaceutical Learning  &amp;  Development (L &amp; D), Dr. Subrata Chakraborty, Founder  &amp;  CEO of INOVR®, credited his dedicated team for their collective effort in creating transformative solutions that address the pressing needs of the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in enhancing workforce capabilities. 

INOVR® Wins Asia Leadership Award for Outstanding Contribution to Pharmaceutical L &amp; D: Dr. Subrata Chakraborty Celebrates a Landmark Achievement for the Industry!

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 18: Mitocon Biomed, dedicated to providing exceptional health and beauty treatments, celebrated a remarkable series of events on November 29th, 2024, at The Hilton Mumbai and on November 30th, 2024, at Le Meridien Delhi. These gatherings showcased the evolution of Aptos thread lifting techniques, highlighting their transformative impact on modern aesthetic practices through the innovative NAMICA Technology Threads.

Mitocon Biomed Hosts Exclusive Events on Thread Lift Innovations in India

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Amit Shah, Home Minister

Investors await Fed move; concerns grow over widening trade deficit

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The Enforcement Directorate has restored assets worth Rs 22,280 crore to victims or rightful claimants from cases involving economic offences, the finance minister informed Lok Sabha

Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister

Industry leaders such as Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, and MG Motors are gearing up to introduce a range of EVs in India

car sales

Morkel said that the Smith-Head partnership put India under pressure with a softer, older ball. The bowling coach accepted that India needs to focus on restricting runs from older balls in the future

Morne Morkel

Northern Coalfields Ltd on Sunday said it has spent over Rs 1,000 crore in the last 10 years under various corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.
The CSR target of Singrauli-based Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL) is Rs 172.97 crore for the ongoing financial year.
"NCL touched the lives of around 10 lakh people and spent more than Rs 1,000 crore on various CSR initiatives in the previous 10 years," it said in a statement.
The company's CSR expenditure in the previous fiscal year was Rs 157 crore.
Under the guidance of the coal ministry, NCL rolled out 'CHARAK- Community Health: A Responsive Action for Koylanchal', a health-centric CSR initiative on Sunday, as per the statement.
The project is aimed at providing free treatment for patients -- belonging to economically weaker sections -- who are suffering from life-threatening diseases.
Residents of Singrauli and Sonbhadra districts having annual family income below Rs 8 lakh from all sources will be eligible to receive ben

CSR, Corporate Social Responsibility

Nepal's Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak on Sunday said a consensus of all political parties will be ensured to amend the Constitution, a media report said.
Lekhak, speaking at a press meet, stressed on the need for the Constitution amendment for strengthening the federal democratic republic, The Himalayan Times newspaper reported.
"The preliminary dialogue on this issue has commenced. But the constitution amendment will not be determined by two political parties, he said.
Lekhak said that the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN UML), the largest parties in Parliament, had decided to form the incumbent coalition government to promote stability, prevent corruption, strengthen good governance and economic activities and accelerate the pace of development.
The minister further said that the existing political alliance between the NC and CPN (UML) has no issues and it will continue until the next general election.
Responding to 

KP Sharma Oli, Nepal

Fundraising through qualified institutional placements (QIPs) reached an all-time high in 2024, surpassing the Rs 1 lakh crore-mark for the first time ever in a calendar year, fuelled by strong stock market conditions and higher valuations.
Indian companies have raised Rs 1,21,321 crore through QIPs till November, according to data compiled by Prime Database.
This represents a more than two-fold increase compared to the Rs 52,350 crore mobilised in the previous calendar year.
The sharp increase showed market resilience has been a key factor driving this growth as companies will continue to garner capital through Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs), analysts said.
According to the data, 82 companies have tapped capital markets with QIP issues till November this year, compared with just 35 that raised Rs 38,220 crore during the same period last year.
QIP is one of the quickest products to raise funds from institutional investors. It is designed for listed firms and investment

India Inc salary wage

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate a project worth about Rs 40,000 crore to link 11 rivers in Rajasthan that is projected to make it a water-surplus state, Union Jalshakti Minister C R Patil said on Sunday.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of semiconductor plant of Suchi Semicon, Patil appealed to corporates to work on water harvesting to address the issue of water crisis in the future.
"Rajasthan faces severe water crisis. The project that Modi Saheb is going to dedicate there on December 17 will link 11 rivers. This project, worth about Rs 40,000 crore, will be announced by Modi Saheb. After this, Rajasthan will have maximum water," Patil said.
He said people have saved enough money to even take care of their seven generations but there is a need to conserve water for that generation.
Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Jal Shakti in January 2024 to prepare detailed project reports (DPRs) and onbroa

Droupadi Murmu, Murmu, President, CR Patil

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy advocates for a 70-hour workweek, urging youth to work hard for India's progress; underlines the importance of job creation as a solution to poverty

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On Vijay Diwas, PM Modi honoured Indian soldiers whose sacrifices secured victory against Pakistan in the 1971 war, leading to the liberation of Bangladesh

1971 Surrender pic India Pakistan

The shift will comprise women employees for all the mining activities of the shift, including heavy earth-moving machinery

Tata Steel, Tata

While Jaiswal flicks the ball on the pads straight to square leg fielder Mitchell Marsh, Gill tried to play an extravagant drive and managed an outside edge to flying Marsh at gully region.

Virat Kohli

Allahabad High Court judge Shekhar Kumar Yadav, who purportedly gave controversial statements at a Vishwa Hindu Parishad function, appeared before the Supreme Court collegium on Tuesday, sources said.
According to the sources, Yadav appeared before the collegium headed by Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and was asked to put forth his version on the statements made.
The top court on December 10 took note of news reports over the statements and sought a report from the Allahabad High Court on the issue.
"The Supreme Court has taken note of newspaper reports of a speech given by Mr Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, a sitting judge of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad. The details and particulars have been called from the high court and the matter is under consideration," an official statement had said.
According to the established norm, a judge, against whom a report is sought by the apex court collegium on any controversial issue from the high court concerned, is given opportunity to 

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