On Wednesday, the day he arrived at the location, a private investor who chose to reopen his...
During an alleged altercation between two sections of the ruling party on Wednesday in West Midnapore’s Keshpur,...
Four days after a comparable event at berth 13, Trinamul-affiliated INTTUC workers allegedly stopped unloading from a...
A day before Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is scheduled to arrive in...
In Mizoram on Monday afternoon, a quarry collapsed in, killing at least five labourers from Bengal. Three...
In the recently completed state elections, voter turnout in Himachal Pradesh’s urban districts was eight percentage points...
The interactions Mamata Banerjee had with the locals during her visits to at least three villages in Jhargram on Tuesday helped to support her allegations that the rural population’s difficulties were made worse by the Center’s decision to block payments for a number of central programmes in Bengal. Mamata didn’t take a chopper back to Jhargram from Belpahari, where she went to celebrate the birth anniversary of tribal independence fighter Birsa Munda. She commuted by car. “She stopped her convoy at least thrice on the 30km stretch from Belpahari to...
On Tuesday, Mamata Banerjee stepped up her criticism of the BJP-run Centre for withholding funds from the...
There are currently 8 billion people on the planet. Here are 5 difficult obstacles we must overcome.
There are currently 8 billion people on the planet. Here are 5 difficult obstacles we must overcome.
totaling upwards of eight billion. It is an important turning point for humanity. It was “a monument to scientific advancements and advances in nutrition, public health, and sanitation,” according to the head of the UN. Yes, it is. We must not, however, ignore the numerous difficulties that the human family faces even as we advance. These 5 are essential: Globally, the gaps are getting worse. According to a research, the wealthiest 10% of the global population owns nearly 190 times as much as the bottom 50%, with the world’s poorest people owning just $2,900 (in purchasing power parity) per adult. Today, the top 10% of earners possess 76% of the wealth and receive 52% of it. A meagre 8.5% goes to the poorest half. The poor must also bear the consequences of the world’s 48% carbon emissions, which come from the richest 10% of people. The average annual income in North America is 16 times greater than that in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the UN. 71% of the world’s population now resides in nations where inequality has risen dramatically. In most affluent nations as well as some middle-income nations, like India, the income gap is widening. Furthermore, people in wealthy nations can anticipate living up to 30 years longer than people in poorer nations. “Unless we bridge the enormous divide between the global haves and have-nots, we are setting ourselves up for an 8 billion-strong world fraught with tensions and mistrust, crisis, and conflict,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted....
The oldest location in Kolkata’s Northern District is the Mullick Ghat Flower Market. Along with the Mullick Ghat flower market’s historical history, the city has a significant historical chapter associated with it. The fragrant blooms and wide variety of flowers available at the flower market are highly renowned. The chain analysis, in which producers, sellers, and resellers play a vital part, is what drives the entire market. Here, the current situation of the producers, retailers, and resellers is analysed in...