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Air pollution in India’s New Delhi turns ‘severe’, some schools shut

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) – People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for two days as the air quality index (AQI) entered the “severe” category in several parts of the Indian capital. A filthy smog forms over Delhi every winter as cold, heavy air traps construction dust, vehicle emissions and smoke from crop stubble burning in neighbouring states, causing a surge in respiratory illnesses among the city’s 20 million people. Residents on Friday complained of irritation in the eyes and itchy throats with

Govt launches Campaign Promotes Digital Life Certificates for Pensioners

In our ongoing commitmеnt to еnhancе thе “еasе of living” for cеntral govеrnmеnt pеnsionеrs, thе Dеpartmеnt of Pеnsion & Pеnsionеrs’ Wеlfarе (DoPPW) has launchеd a comprеhеnsivе month-long nationwidе campaign. This initiativе aims to raisе awarеnеss about thе utilization of digital lifе cеrtificatеs (DLC) among cеntral govеrnmеnt pеnsionеrs. As part of our еndеavor to modеrnizе and strеamlinе pеnsionеr sеrvicеs, wе arе advocating thе adoption of ‘Jееvan Pramaan,’ thе digital lifе cеrtificatе. Evolution of Digital Lifе Cеrtificatеs Thе journеy of digital lifе cеrtificatеs bеgan in 2014 with thе introduction of biomеtric dеvicеs for cеrtificatе submission. Subsеquеntly, thе DoPPW collaboratеd with thе Ministry

How Houthi attacks affect both the Israel-Hamas conflict and Yemen’s own civil war – and could put pressure on US, Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi movement launched missiles and drones at Israel on Oct. 31, 2023 – provoking fears of a dangerous escalation of the Middle East conflict. With the militia – which controls part of the Arabian Peninsula state – vowing further attacks, Israel countered by sending missile boats to the Red Sea. They join U.S. warships already deployed in the area. The Conversation U.S. turned to Mahad Darar, a Yemeni politics expert at Colorado State University, to explain what is behind the Houthis’ involvement in the war – and how it could risk not only widening the conflict but reigniting hostilities

Hamas says Israel’s strikes on refugee camp kill more than 195 people

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Nov 2 (Reuters) – More foreigners prepared to leave the besieged Gaza Strip on Thursday as its Hamas-run government said at least 195 Palestinians died in Israeli attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp, strikes that Israel said had killed Hamas commanders. At least 320 foreign citizens on an initial list of 500, as well as dozens of severely injured Gazans, crossed into Egypt on Wednesday under a deal between Israel, Egypt and Hamas. Passport holders from Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, the United Kingdom and the United States were evacuated. Gaza officials said

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