August 15, 2024
India today marked 78 years since it attained freedom from the British Raj. Tricolours were hoisted at the dawn of August 15, 2024 across the nation, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead at Red Fort in New Delhi. PM unfurled the national flag for the 11th time in a row, and asserted that India’s 140 crore citizens can achieve the goal of a prosperous and developed country if they walk shoulder to shoulder with united resolve. The theme of this year’s Independence Day was ‘Viksit Bharat @ 2047’.
The World Health Organization (WHO) today declared mpox a “public health emergency of international concern” (PHEIC). This decision was made after experts noticed a rise in mpox cases, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other African countries. PHEIC is a serious health event that can affect multiple countries and needs a coordinated global response. It refers to an....
