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India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  

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India showed world how to democratise technology, use it as a weapon against poverty: Prime Minister Narendra Modi  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing participants of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022, at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru, through video conferencing on November 16, 2022. India has shown how to democratise technology for the good of humanity, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the 25th edition of Karnataka’s tech exposition, Bengaluru Tech Summit, in Bengaluru by … Read more

Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria – ET HealthWorld

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Artificial light may become a new weapon in the fight to control malaria – ET HealthWorld

Pretoria: The world has not yet won the war against malaria. While the total number of cases has declined from about 81.1 cases per 1,000 population to 59 per 1,000 since 2000, there were still an estimated 240 million cases and 600,000 deaths in 2020 globally. Malaria remains a menace across Africa. The continent carries … Read more

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Weapon seized from Union minister’s son was fired, confirms FSL report

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A forensic report has confirmed that weapons recovered from Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra and others after the Lakhimpur violence had been fired. Protesting farmers had alleged that Ashish Mishra had opened fire. Though the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report confirmed that the weapons had been discharged, it does not specify whether they … Read more

Weapon seizures ‘massive boon’ for Taliban as cities fall

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The United States spent billions supplying the Afghan military with the tools to defeat the Taliban, but the rapid capitulation of the armed forces means that weaponry is now fuelling the insurgents’ astonishing battlefield successes. “We provided our Afghan partners with all the tools — let me emphasise: all the tools,” US President Joe Biden … Read more

Coronavirus: Fresh air ‘forgotten weapon’ in fight

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By David ShukmanScience editor For one GP, the very thought of people keeping windows tight shut “makes his head explode with anger”. And a leading engineer says he embarrasses his family in restaurants “by going around trying to bring in fresh air”. They are part of a growing band of medics and experts worried about … Read more