First case of wild animal treating wounds with plants documented in study
New Delhi: Evidence of the first case of a wild animal treating their wound with medicinal plants was reported in a new study. At the Suaq Balimbing research site in Indonesia, researchers observed that a male Sumatran orangutan repeatedly chewed and applied sap from a climber plant to a wound on his cheek. “During daily […]
Only 3% women have access to external funding in smaller cities: Study
Bengaluru: Only 3% women entrepreneurs in tier 2 and 3 cities in India out of the 300 surveyed had access to external funding to start or expand their businesses, finds out a white paper on Women Entrepreneurs Transforming Middle India by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). The white paper was released at an event organised […]
India among top 5 developing countries in aviation emissions in 2019: Study
New Delhi: In 2019, India was among the top five economically developing countries in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from aviation, a new research has found. Calculating “nearly real-time” aviation emissions using global flight data, researchers found that overall, the US, China and Great Britain were the topmost contributors, with 22 per cent, 14 […]
Plastics treaty talks: Sharp disagreements appear among nations on whether to limit plastic production
Ottawa: Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic production. For the first time in the process, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty. Delegates and […]
SC dismisses plea on tallying of VVPAT slips with vote cast using EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea raising the issue of tallying of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the votes cast using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). A bench of justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta told the petitioner’s counsel that a coordinate bench of the apex court […]
Victims of land sinking want govt aid to rebuild shattered lives
Ramban: Forced to leave their homes damaged due to land subsidence, the residents of Pernote village in this hilly district of Jammu and Kashmir are concerned about their future and want adequate compensation to rebuild their lives. Over 58 houses in the village developed cracks since Thursday evening amid land sinking that left behind a […]
Solutions for health issues: ICMR to expand its clinical trial network
New Delhi: The ICMR has planned to expand its Indian Clinical Trial and Education Network (INTENT) and invited tenders from public and private medical research institutes for coordinating regulatory clinical trials for drugs and devices. These expressions of interest would help in the growth of the national network, which encompasses 47 institutes that include public […]
Urgent reforms imperative to make UN reflective of current geopolitical realities: India
United Nations: India has said that the revitalisation of the UN General Assembly must be seen in the wider context of the overall reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, ensuring that it reflects the current geopolitical realities and can meet increasingly complex challenges. “India has always been of the view that the […]
8,652 dog bite cases reported to ARC SMHS in last one year
Srinagar: A whopping 8,652 bite victims, mostly from dog bites, sought treatment at the Anti-Rabies Clinic at Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in the past year, officials said. They said the prevalence of dogs across the valley has contributed to human-dog conflicts, leading to a rise in cases of dog bites in the […]
Cervical cancer awareness- Effective communication needed, faking death is dramatic: Experts
New Delhi: Medical experts have advocated the need for effective communication and evidence-based strategies to raise awareness about cervical cancer, rather than hinging on sensational tactics like faking death. In a commentary three doctors, including two from AIIMS, said the deceitful attempt to raise awareness about cervical cancer by faking death garnered significant attention on […]
