Dhaka, Oct 26 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an unprecedented measles outbreak, six more children died from symptoms of the disease on Monday, pushing the death toll to 1,233 this year, local media reported.
Islamabad, Oct 26 (IANS) The food supply of Pakistan has not been able to achieve its own national dietary guidelines, with shortages of fruits, vegetables, pulses and tubers, while cereals and sugar are in excess of dietary requirements, local media reported on Monday, citing the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) policy brief.
New Delhi, Oct 26 (IANS) Over 1.55 crore artificial recharge and storage structures have been constructed under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative, with an impact evaluation estimating groundwater recharge of 2.43 billion cubic metres from 23 lakh structures assessed using rainfall data between June and December 2025, an official factsheet said on Monday.
Dhaka, Oct 25 (IANS) As many as 2,249 dengue cases have been reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, the highest single-day tally so far in 2026, local media reported.
Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS) The hunger crisis in Pakistan increased slowly through years of delayed decisions, neglected warnings, and difficult discussions left unresolved, a report said, noting that the latest Global Hunger Index 2026 was reported in the media, the usual concern expressed, and then the report added to several others which Pakistan acknowledges but never makes any effort to address.
Dhaka, Oct 25 (IANS) At least 7,963 children have been killed in road accidents in Bangladesh from 2020 to September this year, including 2,513 who died while they were travelling to and from educational institutions, local media reported, citing data from the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
Ahmedabad, Oct 24 (IANS) Gujarat will add 255 healthcare facilities and develop 45 more projects at a combined cost of Rs 532 crore, while Ahmedabad is set to get a 521-bed Institute of Neuroscience and Research Centre at an estimated cost of Rs 223 crore.
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) The chemicals and petrochemicals sector needs to grow from its current market size of about $220 billion to about $1 trillion by 2040, and further to around $1.6 trillion by 2047, Union Minister JP Nadda said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) An increasing number of Bangladeshi households are falling into poverty despite remaining above the official poverty line, as stagnant wages, rising prices and weak social protection erode financial resilience, a new report has said, calling this "new poor" as an emerging class.
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) FMCG firm Patanjali Foods Ltd has received an order from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Madhya Pradesh, directing recall of a batch of cow ghee after a sample was found to be unsafe under food safety regulations, according to an exchange filing on Saturday.
