Tag: economy
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Obituary: Ebrahim Raisi, 63, maintained a tough stance with regard to both nuclear negotiations and nationwide demonstrations
The 63-year-old Ebrahim Raisi advanced through Iran’s theocracy from prosecutor to president, leading a crackdown on domestic protesters and pressing for progress in nuclear negotiations with international powers to position himself as the country’s next supreme leader.
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Whatever happens, your ride is on its way
Wearing a robust helmet and a lightweight full-sleeve shirt, 25-year-old Hariharan leaves his house every day to work in the intense heat. He accepts that there isn’t much he can do in his line of work to prevent sunburns, despite the inconvenience of dressing warmly. He works as a full-time gig worker and has had…
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Rescue operation after Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter crashes
An Iranian source said that rescuers were having difficulty getting to the scene of the tragedy as the chopper carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday when it was traversing mountainous territory in dense fog.
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Everything you need know about President Ebrahim Raisi of Iran
President Ebrahim Raisi was pronounced dead by Iranian media on Monday after the crash of his helicopter in a hilly northwest area; however, there has been no official confirmation as of yet.
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The Need for a Ministry of Innovation in India
China filed 25,000 worldwide patent applications in 2015, compared to the US’s almost 57,000. In the next five years, China submitted over 60,000 more patents than the US combined. In 2022, China submitted 70,015 applications, while the US submitted 59,056. For the first time ever, Chinese inventors have submitted more worldwide patent applications than American…
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550 village residents bemoan the lack of discussion of rural problems by LS candidates
Every candidate running for office in the current election campaign has pledged to transform Amritsar into a world-class city with cutting-edge amenities, but the people who live in at least 550 villages within the Lok Sabha (LS) constituency feel excluded because their issues are rarely brought up in discussions about political parties and their candidates.
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Anantnag’s lone KP candidate wants “justice” for the community
In an effort to win the Lok Sabha seat from Anantnag-Rajouri, a single displaced Kashmiri Pandita named Dilip Kumar Pandita is intensifying his campaign. He has pledged to “reunite all Kashmiris through serious intra-community dialogue via civil society.”.
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Impulse for revival: “Little Europe” clings to the remnants of its cultural legacies
In certain areas of Gangetic Bengal, “Little Europe” had begun to take form even before the British created Calcutta (now Kolkata).
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The BJP is hoping that onions won’t make Dindori cry
Ganesh Kokane, near Lasalgaon, the center of the nation’s “onion bowl,” produces over 200 quintals of the staple food each year. In a prosperous economy, he might make a healthy profit by selling them at APMC Mandi for between Rs 2,500 and Rs 3,000 per quintal. This would cover his costs. But just as the…
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Using carbon financing initiatives to boost livelihoods
In India, where millions of people depend on agriculture and forests for their livelihoods, there is great potential at the nexus of environmental preservation and economic development. Carbon finance projects, especially those that concentrate on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and ARR (Afforestation, Reforestation and Revegetation), are becoming increasingly effective tools for…