UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has at his press conference at the UN Geneva on 24 May urged the authorities to respond to the violence in Manipur quickly. He also urged that the root causes of the violence be addressed in line with international human rights obligations. Türk said, “The recent …
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The World Meteorological Organization has predicted that the 1.5 degree Celsius temperature threshold would be broken, at least temporarily, during the next five years. This was said during a news analysis on Wednesday. According to WMO, there is a 66% likelihood that global temperatures would exceed the pre-industrial normal by 1.5 degrees Celsius or more …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday cautioned against using artificial intelligence (AI) for public healthcare. The specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health said that the data used by AI to reach decisions could be biased or misused and advised caution while using the technology. As per the WHO, …
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The ‘2022 Lancet countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels’ report released on Wednesday recorded that more than 3 lakh people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion in 2020. The Lancet Countdown report suggested that the world’s heavy reliance on fossil …
Mokokchung, August 26 (MTNews): Speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Sharingain Longkumer, attended the 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada. It was held from 20th of this month and concluded today. A release issued by NLA secretary-in-charge, Khruohituonuo Rio said that during the conference, matters pertaining to various important issues were deliberated, including role …
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