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During the 3rd Culture Working Group Meeting of G20 held in Hampi, the Ministry of Culture’s Culture Working Group achieved a Guinness World Record for organizing the largest display of Lambani items.
In line with their ‘Culture Unites All’ campaign, a special exhibition showcasing Lambani embroidery patches was officially opened at the Yeduru Basavanna complex in Hampi. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prahlad Joshi, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Coal and Mines.

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The highly dangerous Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus is expanding its reach in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, prompting concerns over its potential impact in the context of climate change.
World Health Organization (WHO) has listed CCHF among its 9 priority diseases. The list contains the diseases which the organisation thinks are the biggest threats to public health.

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Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has come up with a new wheat variety called PBW RS1, which contains high levels of amylose starch. RS stands resistant starch.
This new wheat will help regulate blood sugar and obesity and to reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and OPHI released the latest update of the Multidimensional Poverty Index.
It revealed that India has witnessed a significant reduction in poverty, with 415 million people lifted out of poverty within a span of 15 years from 2005-2006 to 2019-2021.

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India’s drug regulatory authority has planned to issue a warning about the potential risks associated with Pholcodine-containing cough and cold remedies due to concerns of life-threatening allergic reactions.
Pholcodine, an opioid cough suppressant found in certain cough medications, has sedative effects and is used to alleviate dry coughs.