Despite advisory from Ministry of Health to states to keep wastage of vaccines less than 1%, states like Jharkhand have recorded wastage as high as 37.3%. States have been urged repeatedly to keep vaccine wastage below 1%, many States like Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh are reporting much higher wastage than the national average : Ministry …
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Historic sites around the world that are under threat have been named in a new watch …
Welcome to Source Notes, a Future Tense column about the internet’s knowledge ecosystem. Hence the references to Fram’s ban as causing a “constitutional crisis” and this comment from Wikipedia’s co-founder Jimmy Wales: “This is not about individual people, this is a question about our constitutional order. In a statement to Slate, the Wikimedia Foundation said it rarely takes direct action …
In 2006, the World Monuments Watch, which is an index of buildings, monuments and sites that are threatened by neglect, vandalism or natural disasters, included Mumbai’s Esplanade Mansion in its list. A report from Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, which inspected the structure, says that the cast-iron frame is irreparably damaged and the building will have to be demolished. …