Cutting pollution to Covid pandemic level may prevent Himalayan glaciers from disappearing: Study
New Delhi: Reducing air pollution to levels similar to those during the COVID-19 pandemic could protect the Himalayan glaciers and prevent them from disappearing by the end of the century, a study by an international research team from India, Germany and the UK has found. Analysing the situation during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the […]
Parliament nod to bill to simplify newspaper registration process
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to replace a British-era law governing publishing industry and simplify the process of registration of periodicals. Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023, which was passed by voice vote in the Lok Sabha, will make the registration of periodicals […]
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now: Health Ministry Sources
New Delhi: There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said on Thursday, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no […]
Viksit Bharat Campaign: A revolutionary initiative
By: Zia Darakshan A never-seen-before outreach campaign under the banner of Viksit Bharat SankalpYatra (VBSY), launched last month in November, is first of its kind in the history of independent India. The campaign is a serious effort on part of the central government to inform and educate the common masses in every nook and corner […]
Congenital heart defects are treatable
By: Dr Yogesh Dwivedi Congenital Heart Defect refers to the defects a baby is born with in their heart structure and great vessels. It is estimated that at least 1 in 125 babies are born with this defect in India making it one of the most common birth defects. Late presentation of these defects primarily […]
Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can’t live for 200 years?
By: Joao Pedro de Magalhaes All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years. Not all animals experience ageing during their lives. Some animals’ bodies do not gradually degenerate as they get older the way our bodies do. But for humans once they reach about […]
