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Now we should move towards tobacco endgame strategy and ban smoking zones to make public places completely smoke-free, said Dr. Shalini Singh, cancer expert and Director of ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research. Plug gaps in COTPA Act to save our youth and kids from tobacco menace: Shweta Shalini, Maharashtra BJP spokesperson. Tobacco use can have a serious impact …

Home to 16% of the world’s population, India – The world’s largest user of groundwater, is facing a huge concern over its groundwater levels. Stored underground, protected from the sun and less likely to evaporate, groundwater becomes a major source of easily accessible water in the country. However, research shows that the groundwater levels in India have declined by 61% …

Wushu player Rohit Jangid, who has illuminated the name of not only Jaipur but the whole of India by winning many medals at national and international level, is once again in discussion. Rohit Jangid working in Rajasthan Police showed his talent in the competition to be held in Jaisalmer in March. Now in September, the Indian capital Delhi will participate …

Wars have been fought for the expansion of glory, kingdoms, accession, invasion and political domination. One of the major fallouts of war is pestilence affecting the local civilian population. Pestilence is one of the reasons behind the decimation of civilizations and their armies. The end of World War II in 1945 witnessed the outbreak of diseases among the weakened population. …

Hindus are urging all Columbus (Ohio) public, private, charter, parochial schools to close on their most popular festival Diwali; which falls on October 24 this year. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was simply not fair with Hindu pupils in Columbus schools as they had to be at school on their most …

First-ever rural-Nevada multi-faith dialogue, involving diverse religions and denominations, will be held in Fallon on July 16. It will involve dialogue among Christian (various denominations), Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Baha’i, Native-American faiths; and even include an Atheist thinker. Christian speakers will represent Roman Catholic, Protestant, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traditions. After presentations, diverse religious leaders will …

Hindus contend that instead of taxing cow burps resulting in mistreatment of cows, New Zealand should persuade Kiwis to change their eating habits, forgoing meat and shifting toward plants. Although Hindus were very much aware and understood that curbing methane emissions would help fighting climate change; but they think that rather than managing cow burps by unnatural means causing discomfort …

Hindus are urging Bayerische Staatsoper (Bavarian State Opera) in Munich (Germany) to discard its upcoming production of “La Bayadère”; scheduled for May-June 2023; which they feel seriously trivializes Eastern religious and other traditions. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that taxpayer funded Bayerische Staatsoper, “one of the world’s leading opera houses”, should not …

Godrej Security Solutions announces a new study report that gives an insight into India’s residential and commercial security habits Bengaluru, 26th May 2022: Godrej Security Solutions, a business of Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, today has revealed that 44 per cent of respondents are familiar with the nearest safety exits in case of a fire …

Wranga is a platform that provides the best parenting advice for digital nutrition checks for your children. In conversation with Mr. Amitabh Kumar, Founder of Wranga and a renowned Digital Safety Expert, who has himself extensively worked on resolving online safety issues with platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and under his leadership, have successfully conducted more than 500 workshops on …