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Centre Approves Diversion of Chenab’s Water to Jammu but Plan May Not Be Feasible

Nidhi Jamwal 30/10/2018

As many areas of J&K's winter capital are already...

medicos

India Must Move Beyond IPR-Protection to Focus on Better Health Outcomes

Nilanjan Banik 03/10/2018

A lack of a strong IPR regime and drug...

A billet of highly enriched uranium. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan’s Nuclear Arsenal May Have Plateaued: Study

Dinesh C. Sharma 29/09/2018

In the absence of any direct information about weapon...

River-Indus

Indo-Pak Talks on Indus Waters Treaty Begin Today

M. Zulqernain 29/08/2018

The talks will be the first official engagement between...

sustainable-development

Amidst Rising Heat Waves, UN says Cooling is a Human Right, not a Luxury

Thalif Deen 09/08/2018

At least nine countries, with large populations, face “significant...

Brands of cigarette packs with health warning are displayed in the showcase of a kiosk painted with Pakistan's national flag, along a road in Karachi, Pakistan May 5, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro/Files

Pakistan Diluted Proposed Tobacco Warnings After Philip Morris, BAT Lobbying

Aditya Kalra, Saad Sayeed and Tom Lasseter 29/05/2018

Instead of the proposed 85%, the new rule, which...

The authority has given companies eight months to adhere to these guidelines completely. Credit: Reuters

Red Bull, Others Like It Can’t Be Called ‘Energy’ Drinks in Pakistan’s Punjab

The Wire Staff 04/05/2018

The Punjab Food Authority has said that 'energy' does...