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“It’s worrying for countries like India, which are recording more hot days.”

Other factors that pushed up antimicrobial resistance in LMICS were higher income, education and a high number of private clinics. “Along with increasing online sales and misuse of antibiotics as an infection control and growth factor in animals, higher income and education help to improve access and raise the risk of overuse. India has to improve regulation and create models for sanitation and hygiene, including in animal and poultry breeding,” said Walia.

“Containing antimicrobial resistance needs multi-pronged approach. There is no magic bullet,” Laxminarayan said.

united front to launch nationwide protests against the government over several issues, including price rises, unemployment and demonetisation.

Apart from the Youth Congress, the front will comprise the youth wings of the Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Rashtrawadi Congress, All India Muslim League, All India Forward Bloc, Democratic Youth Federation, Communist Party of India (Marxist) Youth Federation, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Janata Dal (Secular).

So far, the Congress had been focused on alleged irregularities in the deal to purchase Frenchmade Rafale military aircraft, unemployment, alleged bank scams and agrarian distress. It has now decided to widen the scope to inflation .

The party has decided to weave its campaign around these issues hoping these will hurt the BJP’S electoral prospects not only in the four states where assembly polls will be held in November-december this year, but also the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha too has come down heavily on the Bjp-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the “unprecedented” fuel price increase.

The party said fuel prices had gone beyond control as the NDA government “failed to take concrete steps” to tackle the situation. In a statement, the BJD said