BBC Artificial intelligence is being used to carry out administrative tasks to help reduce pressure on NHS staff At a time when there are more than seven million patients on the NHS waiting list in England and around 100,000 staff vacancies, artificial intelligence could revolutionise the health service by improving patient care and freeing up … Read more
Though climate change significantly affects those working in the natural resource sectors, such as agriculture, its impact is not the same on men and women. Women happen to be more vulnerable due to various socioeconomic and cultural factors. Climate change also compounds the issues faced by underserved women and girls by deepening existing inequalities, disrupting … Read more
Gold has long been valued for its stability and ability to retain value over time. It offers several advantages as an investment, such as high liquidity and an inflation-beating capacity. With a large number of gold investment options available today, understanding how to invest in gold effectively is essential. Each method has unique advantages, from … Read more
BBC Dovedale’s stepping stones have been closed since 2023, but crowds have continued to flock to them For many years, Dovedale’s stepping stones have provided the perfect platform for walkers to access hikes up the valley across the River Dove in the Peak District. First laid in about 1890 for Victorian tourists, people can walk … Read more
Bangladesh was simmering ever since the country’s high court had in June reinstated a 30 per cent reservation in government jobs for the descendants of freedom fighters who fought in the 1971 liberation war, that was subsequently cut down by the Bangladesh Supreme Court to five per cent on July 21. (This quota, first introduced … Read more
In the current environment, ESG risks pose one of the greatest threats to public companies’ abilities to deliver predictable results. A recent Bank of America study calculated that 24 ESG incidents in the period 2014–2019 cost U.S. public companies over $500 billion in market value. Given the threat posed by ESG risks, some argue that … Read more
BBC “Bangladeshi Hindus are an easy target,” says Avirup Sarkar, a development professional Hours after Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday following mass protests, a development professional in the capital, Dhaka, received a panicked phone call from his cousin. Avirup Sarkar is a Bangladeshi Hindu, living in a country … Read more
Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics 2024 due to being overweight during the morning weigh-in. In a devastating turn of events just hours before her highly anticipated gold medal bout, Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women’s freestyle 50kg wrestling competition at the Paris … Read more
(From left) Ashish Khandelwal, managing director, and Ghanshyam Khandelwal, chairman of BL Agro at the Bail Kolhu packaging plant in Bareilly Image: Amit Verma 1998, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. Ashish Khandelwal had a ‘crushing’ debut in the family business. “I had an ironical beginning,” recalls the third-generation entrepreneur, alluding to his not-so-memorable induction into the … Read more
Reuters Opponents of Sheikh Hasina cheer in front of a defaced mural of her in Dhaka When Sheikh Hasina called crisis security talks to put down spiralling unrest in Bangladesh on Sunday, she appears to have been in denial that her time was up as prime minister. Within hours, she would be swept away by … Read more