Sudan crisis: India launches ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate its nationals
New Delhi: India on Monday launched ‘Operation Kaveri’ to bring back its nationals from Sudan that has been witnessing fierce fighting following a power struggle between the regular army and a paramilitary force. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the operation to evacuate the Indian citizens from Sudan is underway and that about 500 nationals […]
2022 fifth or sixth warmest year on record: WMO
New Delhi: The global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, making it the “fifth or sixth” warmest year on record despite the La Nina conditions, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said in a report on Friday. The eight years from 2015 were the warmest ever and the concentrations […]
Govt to introduce new variety of NPS-5 mushroom in Sep
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s agriculture department will introduce a high resistance and better shelf-life NPS-5 variety of mushrooms for commercial farming in September this year after successful field trials of the cultivation of this variety. “Our second strain is NPS-5 (a variety of mushrooms). We are making its master culture. The seeds will be distributed […]
Hanuman plover reinstated as species after 86 years: Scientists
New Delhi: The Hanuman plover bird, a resident of India and Sri Lanka, has been reinstated as a species 86 years after being relegated to a subspecies, a move that researchers hope will focus conservation attention on at-risk habitats. Named after the Hindu god Hanuman, the small whitish bird, the size of a Robin, was […]
Poor diet linked to 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes globally: Study
New Delhi: Poor diet contributed to over 14.1 million cases of type 2 2 diabetes in 2018, representing over 70 per cent of new diagnoses globally, according to a study. Of the 30 most populated countries studied, India, Nigeria, and Ethiopia had the fewest case of type 2 diabetes related to unhealthy eating, the researchers […]
Heat wave to persist in east India: IMD
Says relief likely in northwestern plains soon
New Delhi: Heat wave conditions are predicted in parts of east India over the next four days and the northwest region of the country over the next two days, the Met office said on Monday. The Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar may see heat wave conditions for four days on the trot. Sikkim, Odisha and […]
Lack of awareness about abortion, contraception among reasons for spike in population: Experts
New Delhi: As India is on the brink of surpassing China to become the most populous country in the world, experts cite lack of literacy, awareness regarding contraception and abortions and economic factors among reasons for the spike in the population. According to data from the National Family Health Survey, more abortions take place in […]
Immunity conferred by T-cells-based vaccine could last longer
New Delhi: Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-generated vaccine, focusing on T-cells, in mice. The researchers from Pennsylvania State University, US, said that such a vaccine may provide long-lasting immunity against future emerging variants and could also be used as a model for other seasonal viral diseases like the flu. They said […]
Climate change pitting humans and wildlife against each other, say conservationists
New Delhi: Climate change is increasing the intensity of wildfires, reducing vegetation and making poor people more reliant on forests, resulting in an increase in conflict between wildlife and humans over habitat and resources, conservationists said on Friday. In its latest all-India tiger estimation report, released recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the National Tiger […]
Admin sets up approx 1,65,000 bee colonies
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up approximately 1,65,000 bee colonies with local, European and Italian origin bees as part of a mega project. With an estimate of Rs 560 crore, the mega project “promotion of beekeeping in J&K” is aimed at promoting apiculture to significantly increase honey production in the union territory. […]
