President to launch TB Mukt Bharat initiative, target 2025

President to launch TB Mukt Bharat initiative, target 2025

President Droupadi Murmu will virtually launch the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on Friday to reinvigorate the mission of TB elimination from the country by 2025. Following the government’s initiative to end Tuberculosis or TB in the country five years ahead of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) target of 2030 by the United Nations, the Abhiyaan will […]

30 Doradus: Thousands of stunning young stars in “cosmic tarantula”captured by James Webb telescope

30 Doradus: Thousands of stunning young stars in “cosmic tarantula”captured by James Webb telescope

Thousands of never-before-seen young stars spotted in a stellar nursery called 30 Doradus, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, called Tarantula Nebula owing to its appearance in dusty filaments. The nebula has long been a favorite for astronomers studying star formation and the  Webb has been revealing beautiful distant background galaxies, as well as […]

Suresh Raina announces retirement from all formats of cricket

Suresh Raina announces retirement from all formats of cricket

Suresh Raina, the first Indian batter to score a century in all three international formats, has announced his retirement from “all formats of cricket,” including IPL and other domestic matches. Raina, 35, had already retired from international cricket since 2020. “I would like to announce my retirement from all formats of cricket,” Raina posted on […]

India is our friend: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

India is our friend: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is on a four-day visit, said India remains a friend of Bangladesh ever and remembered India’s contribution during the liberation struggle. Hasina was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where the duo shook hands and posed for the photograph. She was accorded a ceremonial welcome […]

Micro-blogging platform Koo says 15 employees fired, not 40

Micro-blogging platform Koo says 15 employees fired, not 40

Homegrown micro-blogging platform Koo on Tuesday refuted earlier reports that it had  laid off 40 employees and clarified that only 15 employees, or 5 per cent of its workforce has been fired. In a fresh statement to media, the Twitter rival said that 15 positions “have been made redundant or removed due to performance issues.  […]

Some cancer immunotherapy treatments may damage fertility, women’s hormonal health

Some cancer immunotherapy treatments may damage fertility, women’s hormonal health

Researchers have discovered that some immunotherapy treatments used to treat cancer can cause fertility damage. It means these treatments could affect the future fertility and hormonal health of female cancer survivors, prompting experts to call for more research and preventative measures, such as freezing eggs. Led by the Biomedicine Discovery Institute at Monash University and […]

Fish oil, vitamin D supplements during pregnancy lower risk of croup in babies

Fish oil, vitamin D supplements during pregnancy lower risk of croup in babies

Babies and children under three years old are less likely to develop croup if their mothers took fish oil and vitamin D supplements during pregnancy, according to new results from a clinical trial. Croup is a viral chest infection that affects young children. It causes a characteristic ‘barking’ cough, a hoarse voice and difficulty breathing. […]

Indian Railways records best ever cargo loading in August’22

Indian Railways records best ever cargo loading in August’22

Indian Railways has recorded best ever August Monthly freight loading of 119.32 MT in August’22. The incremental loading in the month of August has been 8.69 MT i.e. a growth of 7.86 % over the previous best August figures achieved in 2021. With this, Indian Railways has had 24 straight months of best ever monthly […]

Notification issued for vehicles with foreign registration

Notification issued for vehicles with foreign registration

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued the Motor Vehicles Non Transport Vehicles Visiting India Rules, 2022 vide notification GSR 680(E) dated 02.09.2022. These rules formalize the movement of Non-Transport (Personal) vehicles registered in other countries when entering or plying in the territory of India. The following documents shall be carried in the […]

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs

The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of […]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles the demise of Cyrus Mistry

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles the demise of Cyrus Mistry

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry. Shri Modi has said that he was a promising business leader who believed in India’s economic prowess. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “The untimely demise of Shri Cyrus Mistry is shocking. He was a promising […]

We know flash floods; what are ‘flash’ droughts [Details]

We know flash floods; what are ‘flash’ droughts [Details]

At the tail end of winter in 2015, the ground in the Wimmera in northeastern Victoria had been a little, dry but conditions weren’t too bad for farmers. The crop season was going well. The start of September looked promising. It was cool, and there were decent rains A few weeks later, summer weather had […]

Sunny side up: Can you really fry an egg on the footpath on a hot day?

Sunny side up: Can you really fry an egg on the footpath on a hot day?

Ah, the Australian summer. When the temperatures top 40℃ and only the bravest or most foolhardy would venture outside in bare feet, there’s a cherished old saying: “It’s so hot outside, you could fry an egg on the footpath!” But what does the science say? Does this claim stack up, or it half-baked? To answer […]

Explore the Solar System With NASA’s New, Improved 3D ‘Eyes’

Explore the Solar System With NASA’s New, Improved 3D ‘Eyes’

The agency’s newly upgraded “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool includes Artemis I’s trajectory along with a host of other new features. NASA has revamped its “Eyes on the Solar System” 3D visualization tool, making interplanetary travel easier and more interactive than ever. More than two years in the making, the update delivers better […]

These blood groups linked to your risk of stroke before age 60: Study

These blood groups linked to your risk of stroke before age 60: Study

Gene variants associated with a person’s blood type may be linked to their risk of early stroke, according to a new meta-analysis published in the latest online issue of Neurology. Non-O blood types have previously been linked to a risk of early stroke, but the new findings by University of Maryland School of Medicine study […]

Turning fish waste into quality carbon-based nanomaterial

Turning fish waste into quality carbon-based nanomaterial

Scientists develop a simple, fast, and energy-efficient synthesis method for producing exceptional carbon nano-onions from fish scales. Thanks to their low toxicity, chemical stability, and remarkable electrical and optical properties, carbon-based nanomaterials are finding more and more applications across electronics, energy conversion and storage, catalysis, and biomedicine. Carbon nano-onions (CNOs) are certainly no exception. First […]

Diets rich in these minerals may help prevent recurrent kidney stones

Diets rich in these minerals may help prevent recurrent kidney stones

Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you’ve experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone within five years. Changes in diet are often prescribed to prevent recurrent symptomatic kidney stones. However, little research is available regarding dietary changes […]

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