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Srinagar: Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh on Friday ordered for enforcement of Section 144 in Leh district in view of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk proposed ‘Pashmina March’ on April 07. The District Magistrate Leh, Santosh Sukhdeva, citing reported reliable inputs of apprehension of breach of peace and public ...

In 2023, Bangladesh recorded the worst air quality of 134 countries monitored by the Swiss climate group, IQAir. Pakistan and India were close behind, with the report showing that South Asia suffers from the worst pollution in the world overall. Here are some insights from the report and what ...

There was no snowfall for most of Kashmir’s “Chillai Kalan”, the coldest 40-day period of winter that begins on December 21. Only towards the end of January did parts of the upper reaches of the Himalayas in Kashmir receive snowfall.A dry, sparse winter could mean water problems this summer ...

In 1950, Roald Dahl wrote a short story titled Poison. The tale, set in colonial India and often found in deckle-edged children’s anthologies, tells a riveting story about racism. In the story, a striped snake called a common krait slithers on the stomach of one of the main characters. ...

US Senate releases $118 billion border security and wartime aid deal; Biden urges House support WASHINGTON: Senators on Sunday released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies, setting off a long-shot effort to push the ...

RK Singh, the federal minister for new and renewable energy, on Monday said the government had earmarked a whopping 9.65 trillion rupees (US$116 billion) towards the sector over the next few years.Can Red Sea attacks speed up Southeast Asia’s clean energy transition?What underscores this series of investments is the ...

Davos: World Bank chief Ajay Banga on Thursday said a sense of urgency can be the only saviour for the world faced with a set of intertwined crises, including that of climate and poverty. “What we have is an existential climate crisis,” the World Bank President said here during ...

Davos: The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12 months has more than doubled since last year, the annual PwC Global CEO Survey showed on Monday. The survey, released on the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting here, also ...

Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN WorldPMN NewsAuthor of the article:The Associated PressAijaz HussainPublished Jan 13, 2024  •  3 minute read Article contentSRINAGAR, India (AP) — A prolonged dry spell is sweeping across the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir during the harshest phase of winter, leaving many people sick and farmers worried about ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation. Representatives from 70 countries, the World Health Organization, and other international organizations ...