(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, AUGUST 03 – The Indian capital is gearing up to provide dedicated toilets for transgender people: the Delhi administration today informed the Supreme Court that 505 public services, already intended for people with disabilities, have been assigned to transgender people and that the work to create bathrooms reserved for the third […]
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In India it is already a celebration for the 15th president, a woman and a tribal
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, 21 JUL – In India the celebrations have already begun for the victory of Draupadi Murmu, the almost elected 15th President of the Indian Republic, even if the count has not yet finished. A large crowd gathered in Delhi around the headquarters of the BJP, the party of Prime Minister Modi […]
India: screening of travelers against monkeypox
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, JULY 19 – “A rigorous health screening on all travelers from abroad”: this is the recommendation of the Ministry of Health of Delhi after the discovery of the second case of monkeypox in the country. Both patients are in Kerala, a South Indian state, where they arrived on flights from the […]
India cuts exports of flours derived from wheat
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, 07 JUL – India is restricting the export of all types of flour derived from wheat: this was announced by the Directorate General for Foreign Trade (DGFT) of the Delhi government which, with this provision, intends protect the internal market from the global wheat crisis. The Authority announces that the restrictions […]
India: harassment and abuse of women who buy alcohol
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, JUNE 24 – The purchase of alcohol, whether it be beer, wine or spirits, often results in an unpleasant experience for Indians, despite the increasingly widespread Westernization of habits in the country. We learn this from a report in the newspaper The Hindu, which today tells of how, even in the […]
India: Delhi cuts sugar exports after wheat freeze
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, MAY 25 – After the ban on wheat exports, India has decided to limit the sale of sugar on international markets to a maximum of 10 million tons per year. In a statement, the Delhi government informs that the decision has become necessary following an exceptional increase in exports in recent […]
India: severe storm in Delhi, inconvenience also to air traffic
A strong storm, accompanied by gusts of wind that ran from 50 to 75 kilometers per hour, caused the temperature in the Indian capital to plummet at dawn, which dropped from 35 yesterday to 17 this morning. The damage toll throughout the city was heavy: many houses in the most precarious areas found themselves with […]
Record heat in North India, in Delhi up to 48 degrees
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, MAY 14 – The extreme heat that has been affecting northern India and the capital Delhi for weeks has not subsided. After a few days of relative respite, yesterday the thermometer reached 46 degrees again in various areas, with the lows never below 28, while the Meteorological Department expects a further […]
India: heat still increasing in the north, over 45 degrees
(ANSA) – NEW DELHI, APRIL 29 – A further heat wave is arriving in the northern states of India, with temperatures that will rise again in the next five days reaching 45 degrees in various areas. According to some experts from the IMD, Indian Meteorological Department, it could even reach 47 degrees. Some areas of […]
India: Uber increases travel costs by 12%, 15% in Delhi and Mumbai
(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 12 – Uber, the hugely popular car ride platform in India announces that the cost of rides with its drivers will rise by 12% in Delhi due to the increase in fuel. Nitish Bushan, head of Uber for India and South Asia, made it known in a statement. Last week the […]