Centre puts Delhi hospitals on alert as Sonam Wangchuk fast enters third week | India News

Centre puts Delhi hospitals on alert as Wangchuk fast enters third week NEW DELHI: The Union health ministry has directed three central government hospitals to conduct twice-daily medical examinations of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other participants in the ongoing hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, amid concerns of his “border line condition” and the fact…

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Charges expected to be laid over Laos methanol poisoning deaths, ABC understands

A Melbourne father,whose daughter died from methanol poisoning in Laos has said he is “disgusted” over the charges expected to be laid against the people allegedly responsible. Melbourne teenagers Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, both 19, died after a mass methanol poisoning incident at the Nana Backpackers Hostel in Vang Vieng in November 2024. Two…

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The price of paradise: What happens when offbeat travel destinations go mainstream | India News

Journey from secret to saturated follows a pattern recognisable across almost every offbeat destination in India There was a time when planning a holiday was itself the holiday. Families would spend evenings hunched over railway timetables and dog-eared travel magazines, tracing routes with their fingers, arguing over which train to take and whether the overnight…

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Report claims Coalition’s renewable ‘buffer zone’ puts projects at risk

New economic analysis claims the Victorian Coalition’s plan to implement a mandatory two-kilometre buffer zone between renewable energy projects and dwellings risks billions of dollars’ worth of projects, costing jobs and taking millions of dollars from local councils. The ABC has spoken to renewable energy experts who have mixed views on what the full impact…

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