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Exploding population hampering sustainable development: Naqvi

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New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Growing population across the world is becoming the biggest hurdle in the way of sustainable development, and leaders and social activists will have to join hands to create awareness in this connection, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday.

Addressing MPs and leaders from the social sector at a conference organised here by the Indian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development, Naqvi said the increasing population has been causing several other problems related to development, employment and health.

Naqvi appealed to the MPs and other leaders present at the conference to come together and create awareness on a large scale to tackle the menace of population.

He said India has all the potential to become a hub for medical tourism. “The Narendra Modi government has taken several measures to improve the healthcare sector in the country including allocating several thousand crore rupees for the sector in the Budget.”

MPs and other leaders belonging to the social sector from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cameroon, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malaysia, Nepal, Tajikistan, Japan, UAE, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey and Jordan are participating in the two-day conference which started on Wednesday.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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