Manish Poswal, Author at DD India

January 6, 2025 12:31 PM

China rolls out plan to tackle growing issue of dementia

China has launched a national plan to address the rapidly growing prevalence of dementia, which authorities say is becoming "a widespread societal concern" and poses "significant challenges" to the well being of the elderly and their families. Agein...

January 6, 2025 11:12 AM

Winter storm hits central US, barrels toward Washington

A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen states from Kansas to New Jersey under winter weather warnings and advisories. The storm was movi...

January 6, 2025 10:48 AM

What options does PM Trudeau face in Canada’s leadership crisis?

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is increasingly likely to announce he intends to step down, though he has not made a final decision, a source familiar with Trudeau's thinking has said. Trudeau has been under increasing pressure to quit since ...

January 6, 2025 10:23 AM

PM Modi to inaugurate, lay foundation stone of several railway projects today in J-K, Telangana, Odisha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for several major railway projects across the country on Monday, according to a release from the Prime Minister's Office. The virtual event, scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm...

January 4, 2025 6:19 PM

SpaceX’s Starship to deploy mock satellites in next test

Elon Musk's SpaceX said on Friday its upcoming Starship test flight would include the rocket's first attempt to deploy payloads in space by releasing 10 model Starlink satellites, a key demonstration for Starship's potential in the satellite launch m...

January 4, 2025 6:03 PM

Indian coal sector clocks record production, dispatch growth in 2024

Coal production reached an all-time high of 1,039.59 million tonnes (provisional) in 2024, marking a significant 7.28 per cent growth compared to the previous year’s total of 969.07 MT, the government said on Saturday. Similarly, coal dispatches a...

January 4, 2025 5:49 PM

PM Modi inaugurates Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025, Pledges to build a resilient and prosperous rural India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Grameen Bharat Mahotsav 2025 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The event, which runs from January 4th to 9th, is themed "Building a Resilient Rural India for a Viksit Bharat 2047," and aims to c...

January 4, 2025 5:30 PM

Israeli airstrikes push up Gaza death toll amid new truce push

Israel has carried out airstrikes on dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours, it said on Friday, in attacks that Palestinian health authorities said had killed more than 110 people in two days. The surge in operations and casualties c...

January 4, 2025 11:16 AM

“I have stood down, not going anywhere”: Rohit Sharma breaks silence on missing out Sydney Test

At lunch on Day 2 of the fifth and final Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India on Saturday, opener and right-hand batter Rohit Sharma revealed the reason behind missing out on the last Test of the series in a co...

January 4, 2025 11:12 AM

How alcohol consumption impacts cancer risk

The U.S. Surgeon General on Friday said all alcoholic drinks, whether beer, wine or spirits, should carry a label warning that consumption increases the risk of cancer. A link between alcohol use and cancer has been recognized at least since 1987, w...