संदेशों से भरा जनादेश, विकास और विश्वसनीयता पर मुहर

Data privacy law comes into effect, two years after Parliament approval

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India has an estimated 10.1 crore people living with diabetes according to ICMR–INDIAB, 2023, and workplace stress may be one of the factors heightening this burden. 

Diabetes Burden in India

India is often called the diabetes capital of the world.

According to the ICMR–INDIAB Study, the diabetic population jumped from about 32 million in 2000, to almost 90 million adults in 2024.

Recent reports estimate as many as 1 in 9 Indian adults live with diabetes, hinting at numbers soaring beyond 100 million in the near future. 

The burden is deepened by undiagnosed cases and a surge in needless complications.

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New research by the Global Carbon Project was released during COP30 in Belem, Brazil.

Global Carbon Project 

It was founded in 2001 through a collaboration of International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and Diversitas.

It is a Global Research Project of Future Earth and partner of the World Climate Research Programme.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has released the draft Seeds Bill, 2025.

Conclusion

The Bill seeks to regulate the quality of seeds for sale and import, to facilitate production, and supply of quality seeds.

The Ministry informed that the stakeholders and members of the public are invited to submit their comments and suggestions on the draft Bill.

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Tamil Nadu has emerged as a national leader in transgender healthcare, launching inclusive policies and specialized clinics that aim to dismantle long-standing barriers faced by the community.

About Transgender Person & Issues Related To Health

Transgender people are considered a gender minority in India due to their distinct identity, historical marginalization, and systemic exclusion from mainstream social, economic, and political life.

According to the Census (2011), over 4.87 lakh individuals identified as transgender, under the ‘Other’ gender category.

The principle of ‘leave no one behind’ from the UN’s SDGs urges governments to prioritize healthcare for marginalized groups—including transgender persons.

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India and Nepal have amended the Treaty of Transit to facilitate the movement of rail-based freight between Jogbani in India and Biratnagar in Nepal. 

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This liberalisation extends to key transit corridors — Kolkata-Jogbani, Kolkata-Nautanwa (Sunauli), and Visakhapatnam-Nautanwa (Sunauli).

Aim: To strengthen multimodal trade connectivity between the two countries and Nepal’s trade with third countries.

These new measures are expected to further consolidate economic and commercial linkages between the two countries and beyond.

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The recent US President’s renewed ‘nuclear testing on an equal basis’ with Russia and China signaled a return to nuclear weapons testing, challenging decades of international restraint and global arms control dynamics.

संदर्भ 

ICMR–INDIAB, 2023 के अनुसार भारत में अनुमानित 10.1 करोड़ लोग मधुमेह से पीड़ित हैं और कार्यस्थल का तनाव इस भार को बढ़ाने वाले कारकों में से एक हो सकता है।

भारत में मधुमेह का भार

भारत को अक्सर दुनिया की मधुमेह राजधानी कहा जाता है।

ICMR–INDIAB अध्ययन के अनुसार, मधुमेह से पीड़ित जनसंख्या 2000 में लगभग 3.2 करोड़ से बढ़कर 2024 में लगभग 9 करोड़ वयस्कों तक पहुँच गई।

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संदर्भ 

वैश्विक कार्बन प्रोजेक्ट द्वारा किया गया नया शोध ब्राज़ील के बेलेम में आयोजित COP30 के दौरान जारी किया गया।

वैश्विक कार्बन प्रोजेक्ट

इसकी स्थापना 2001 में इंटरनेशनल जियोस्फीयर-बायोस्फीयर प्रोग्राम (IGBP), इंटरनेशनल ह्यूमन डायमेंशन्स प्रोग्राम ऑन ग्लोबल एनवायरनमेंटल चेंज (IHDP), वर्ल्ड क्लाइमेट रिसर्च प्रोग्राम (WCRP) और डाइवर्सिटास के सहयोग से की गई थी।

यह फ्यूचर अर्थ का एक वैश्विक शोध प्रोजेक्ट है और वर्ल्ड क्लाइमेट रिसर्च प्रोग्राम का साझेदार है।

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