The report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime also found that farmers' income from opium sales have tripled to $1.4 billion in 2022, from $425 million in 2021.
Uncertainty after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan pushed up opium prices in August & September 2021. But output is up by 8% and incentives for cultivation have risen, report adds.
3 accused in the first operation are history-sheeters. They had brought mephedrone from Mumbai. The 4th accused in second case was smuggling opium from Rajasthan.
Covid-19 is spreading rapidly in Afghanistan, and with no vaccine and scant medical resources people are turning to older remedies in the hopes of beating the pandemic.
Poppy farmers say opium harvest is drying up due to which their produce is losing weight and this can lead to cancellation of their cultivation licence.
John Kapoor, the Amritsar-born Indian American & founder of pharma company Isys, was sentenced for leading a conspiracy that led to the opioid crisis in the US.
Arun Jaitley was a prominent member of OPIUM, an informal group of 60-odd old DU students who are now trying to revive it as a ‘homage’ to their friend.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
its well known in history that the british are known for their double standards, they can never be friends with anyone, especially Muslims.. at one side they support muslims in today’s middle east to fight against the Ottoman empire and Calipha, making so called kings in saudi and other nearby nations and behind the scenes bringing in zionist terrorists into palestinian lands… … 1757 war to kick out british by siraj ud dawla was 1st step towards the british cunningness wickedness
its well known in history that the british are known for their double standards, they can never be friends with anyone, especially Muslims.. at one side they support muslims in today’s middle east to fight against the Ottoman empire and Calipha, making so called kings in saudi and other nearby nations and behind the scenes bringing in zionist terrorists into palestinian lands… … 1757 war to kick out british by siraj ud dawla was 1st step towards the british cunningness wickedness