Living with lymphatic filariasis: Stigma, struggle and tenuous survival for thousands in India
Muzaffarpur/Gopalganj (Bihar): Imagine carrying 10 to 20 kg of dead weight on your foot or arm every day of your life. Now imagine being stigmatised for it, losing dignity, respect and the ability to work. That’s how life is for many thousands of people suffering from lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease commonly known as […]
1,057 roads, bridges worth Rs 4,550 crores sanctioned in UT since 2019
290 bridges completed, 338 under construction: Official Srinagar: Since the transition of Jammu and Kashmir to a Union Territory, significant strides have been made in enhancing the region’s infrastructure, particularly in road and bridge connectivity. Official data reveals that since 2019, a total of 1,057 road and bridge projects, valued at over Rs 4,550 crores, […]
PM bats for ‘Wed in India’ campaign to boost tourism
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated for ‘Wed in India’ campaign to encourage citizens to opt for domestic destinations for weddings to support local tourism and asked non-resident Indians to participate in the ‘Chalo India’ programme by sending their family members to explore the country. Addressing a massive rally at Bakshi stadium here, […]
Short term PM2.5 exposure caused a mln premature deaths annually from 2000-19: Lancet study
New Delhi: Breathing in air having fine particulate matter (PM2.5) even for a few hours and up to a few days, resulted in more than a million premature deaths globally every year from 2000 to 2019, according to a new research. It also found that Asia accounted for roughly 65 per cent of the global […]
Unemployment rate dips to 3.1 pc in 2023
New Delhi: Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years or above declined to 3.1 per cent in 2023, the lowest in the last three years, as per a report of National Sample Survey Organisation under the statistics ministry. According to Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for calender year 2023, the unemployment rate came down to […]
Tourism players upbeat with surge in bookings
Srinagar: After winter, Spring season is also going to be the busiest period of Kashmir tourism as travel agents get bulk bookings for upcoming months, reports said. Despite a prolonged dry winter period, the late snowfall revived winter tourism in Kashmir as the majority of the hotels and houseboats were occupied for February. Industry insiders […]
World Birth Defects Day: WHO calls for awareness on congenital anomalies, releases toolkit
New Delhi: On the eve of the World Birth Defects Day 2024, the World Health Organization on Saturday highlighted the need to raise awareness about birth defects and accelerate actions to prevent, detect and manage congenital anomalies which occur during intra-uterine life of infants. “We are reminded that every journey matters and the journey of […]
12.5 mn children, teens in India obese in 2022: Lancet Study
New Delhi: About 12.5 million children aged between five and 19 in India were overweight in 2022, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal Of the 12.5, 7.3 million were boys and 5.2 million girls. The total number of children, adolescents and adults worldwide living with obesity has surpassed one billion. These […]
90 per cent of Himalayas will face year-long drought at 3 degrees warming: Study
New Delhi: About 90 per cent of the Himalayan Region will experience drought lasting over a year if global warming increases by 3 degrees Celsius, according to new research. The findings, published in the journal Climatic Change, show that 80 per cent of the increased human exposure to heat stress in India can be avoided […]
‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’: NHAI likely to extend deadline for the initiative till March-end
New Delhi: State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is likely to extend ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative compliance deadline to March-end, in view of the problems being faced by Paytm FASTag users, a senior official said. NHAI had earlier proposed to implement ‘One Vehicle, One FASTag’ initiative from March 1. “In view of the […]
