Centre grants Rs 116 crore to Bengaluru for cleaner air projects

Bengaluru, 20/2: Bengaluru has received a fresh Rs 116-crore grant from the Central government for projects to improve air quality. This is the third tranche of grants sanctioned under the National Clean Air Project (NCAP). The Centre earlier released Rs 419 crore under the project.   Sources in the Urban Development Department (UDD) said the…

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Boost to India’s wildlife diversity: PM Modi on 12 cheetahs arriving in MP’s Kuno National Park

Bhopal, 19/2: India’s wildlife diversity has received a boost with 12 cheetahs arriving in Madhya Pradesh from South Africa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said. The 12 cheetahs arrived on Saturday and were released into quarantine enclosures at the Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district, five months after the first batch of eight…

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Cancer cases shot up in India after Covid-19 pandemic, claims Baba Ramdev

Goa, 18/2: Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday claimed that the number of cancer cases in the country has increased after the Covid-19 pandemic. He made this observation while addressing a gathering early morning at Miramar beach in Goa, where his Patanjali Yog Samiti has organised a three-day-long yoga camp starting Saturday. Goa Chief Minister Pramod…

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Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message

Washington DC, 18/2: Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication (2FA) method to secure their accounts. After March 20, “only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted.   Two-factor authentication, meant to make…

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More Russians seek to adopt Ukrainian children: Putin

Moscow, 17/2: After a report this week renewed scrutiny on Moscow for deporting Ukrainian children and detaining others, President Vladimir Putin of Russia, ignoring widespread condemnations of human rights abuses, said more Russian families want to adopt Ukrainian children.     In a meeting with Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, on Thursday, Putin…

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