India, which has so far not reported a single case
of Ebola, is emulating the Senegal-model
of tracking every individual who could have been exposed to the virus or
come into contact with anyone else who did, to prevent the outbreak of the
deadly disease in the country. The World Health Organisation has declared Senegal Ebola-free.
The State
government has registered the Farmers Empowerment Corporation by depositing
paid up capital of Rs.1 crore. The corporation will be established at the
Animal Husbandry Livestock College Complex opposite Gannavaram airport. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is
likely to inaugurate the corporation’s
office on October 21.
Raising concern over rapid growth of tourism making light of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ)
regulations in coastal Goa, climate scientist Rajendra K. Pachauri on
Saturday highlighted the role of whistle-blowers and activists in ensuring not
only strict enforcement of these regulations but also generating public
awareness among the people.
Chinese
President Xi Jinping is on a trail that could see him become an icon — scripting a
message that blends Confucius and Mao, without abandoning the centrality of
Deng Xiaoping’s code of reforms.
Prompted by controversy over dangerous research and recent laboratory accidents, the White House
announced on Friday that it would temporarily
halt all new funding for experiments that seek
to study certain infectious agents
by making them more dangerous.
A field of around 10,000 runners will compete in the inaugural edition of the Shriram
Properties Bengaluru Marathon, which will be flagged off from the Sree
Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday.
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