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Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report
1 year, 5 months ago

Highest prevalence of opioid use disorders in eastern parts of India: UNODC report

The Hindu  

The highest prevalence of people with opioid use disorders in India is observed in the eastern parts of the country, while the largest numbers of people with opioid use disorders are found in north-western India as well as in some of the central-western States, the latest World Drug Report 2023 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime’s has …

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Opium cultivation plummets in Afghanistan's Helmand, shows satellite imagery
1 year, 6 months ago

Opium cultivation plummets in Afghanistan's Helmand, shows satellite imagery

India Today  

Satellite imagery has shown a staggering 99% reduction in opium cultivation in Afghanistan's Helmand. In a press release, Alcis Holding Ltd. suggested that in 2023, the Taliban had successfully reduced poppy cultivation by more than 99% in Helmand Province, which previously produced more than 50% of the country's opium. After the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the …

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UN says organised crime shifting drugs routes in Southeast Asia
1 year, 6 months ago

UN says organised crime shifting drugs routes in Southeast Asia

Al Jazeera  

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime says almost 151 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Southeast, East Asia in 2022. “Transnational organised crime groups anticipate, adapt and try to circumvent what governments do, and in 2022, we saw them work around Thai borders in the Golden Triangle more than in the past,” Jeremy Douglas, UNODC regional representative for Southeast Asia …

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India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to send 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Iran's Chabahar port

Firstpost  

New Delhi: India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. The joint statement said India announced the supply of 20,000 metric tonnes …

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India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port
1 year, 9 months ago

India to Send 20,000 Metric Tonnes of Wheat to Afghanistan Via Chabahar Port

News 18  

India and five central Asian countries on Tuesday asserted that Afghani soil must not be used for any terrorist activities even as New Delhi announced a fresh tranche of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan which will be sent through the Chabahar Port in Iran. In December, India joined several other leading countries in criticising the Taliban’s decision to …

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Don’t delay the passage of the anti-trafficking bill 2021
2 years, 9 months ago

Don’t delay the passage of the anti-trafficking bill 2021

Hindustan Times  

India desperately needs an exclusive legislation on human trafficking, but the Trafficking in Persons Bill 2021, an exhaustively drafted document, is awaiting parliamentary approval. The UNODC 2020 Global Report estimates that in 2018, for every 10 victims of trafficking detected globally, about five were adult women and two were girls. UNODC observes that “invisibility’ of some sectors helps to hide …

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