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 […]
Study finds high rate of lung damage in Indians after acute Covid
New Delhi: Indians suffer high rates of lung function damage after acute Covid with about half reporting shortness of breath, according to a recent study, a worrying finding that experts attribute to various reasons, including co-morbidities and pollution. The study by the Christian Medical College, Vellore, is the largest from India to investigate the impact […]
IIT Madras researchers develop first India-specific AI model to determine age of foetus
New Delhi: Researchers at IIT-Madras have developed the first India-specific Artificial Intelligence model to accurately determine the age of a foetus in a pregnant woman. According to officials, accurate Gestational Age’ (GA) is necessary for the appropriate care of pregnant women and for determining precise delivery dates. Called Garbhini-GA2′, this is the first late-trimester GA […]
Khelo India Winter Games: Karnataka skier wins three Nordic skiing gold medals
GULMARG: If there was a prize for the ‘Woman of the Khelo India Winter Games 2024’ underway in Gulmarg, Thekkada Bhavani Nanjugunda would perhaps walk away with the honours. The Karnataka skier, who is also a mountaineer with decent credentials, completed a hattrick of gold medals in Nordic skiing at the iconic Gulmarg Golf Course […]
Kala azar elimination: Under 1 case per 10,000 population reported in India
New Delhi: India has reported less than one case of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), commonly known as kala azar, per 10,000 population, a major step towards eliminating the often fatal, parasitic disease, say official sources. The data from 2023, the first time it has reached the less than one figure across all blocks, has been recently […]
NEET-UG: NTA decides to conduct medical entrance at centres in 14 foreign cities
New Delhi: Medical entrance exam NEET-UG will also be conducted at exam centres in 14 foreign cities on May 5, the National Testing Agency announced on Wednesday. The move comes after the National Testing Agency (NTA) received requests from aspirants as the information bulletin for the exam notified earlier this month had no mention of […]
