NBWL recommends study on wildlife in Ladakh
Impact of infrastructural projects
Srinagar: In a significant move, the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has recommended that a study may be conducted over the impact of infrastructural projects on wildlife in Ladakh Union Territory. A record note of 72nd meeting of the standing committee of NBWL held on April 25, 2023 reveals that a suggestion for the study […]
Exports fall for 3rd consecutive month by 12.7 pc in April: Data
Trade deficit at 20-month low
New Delhi: India’s exports contracted by 12.7 per cent, third month in a row, to USD 34.66 billion in April even as the trade deficit reduced to a 20-month low of USD 15.24 billion, the government data showed on Monday. The decline in exports is mainly on account of poor demand in India’s key destinations […]
Fatigue in long Covid patients found to impact their nervous system
New Delhi: A new research has shown the nervous system of long Covid patients experiencing fatigue to exhibit underactivity in these three areas – specific cortical circuits, autonomic nervous system and muscle abnormalities. Underactivity in specific cortical circuits reflects as a slower reaction in specific brain areas, while an imbalance in the autonomic nervous system […]
Spanning history and conflict ‘Aman Setu’ gives Uri tourism potential
Uri (Baramulla): Like a bridge over troubled water, the Kaman Sethu stretches from India to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), giving the town of Uri tourism potential and offering visitors a chance to come face to face with contemporary history and the heroes who made it happen. The small town of Uri, about 70 km from […]
Global health experts call for renewed action to reduce maternal, newborn mortality
Cape Town: Health experts from around the globe called for renewed action to meet the targets of reducing maternal, newborn mortality and stillbirth by 2030 at a conference on maternal and newborn health which concluded here on Thursday. The global experts who attended the four-day International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) here sought urgent action […]
India among 10 countries that make up 60 % of global maternal deaths, still births, new born deaths: UN Study
Cape Town: India leads a list of 10 countries that together account for 60 per cent of global maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths, and 51 per cent of live births globally, a report released by the United Nations has said. The latest published estimate in the progress tracking report by the WHO, UNICEF, and […]
Scientists use AI to develop better, simpler COVID-19 tests
New Delhi: Scientists have used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to simplify a test that works for both hepatitis C and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The simplified test happens in one small test tube in just a few minutes. With further refinement, it could arrive at doctor’s offices soon and, one day, become available […]
Long COVID linked with self-perceived cognitive deficits: Study
New Delhi: Symptomatic long COVID may be associated with self-perceived cognitive difficulties such as memory problems, according to a study. Long COVID is described as experiencing persistent symptoms of the disease more than four weeks after initial infection. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US noted that over one in […]
Most of the Smart City works to be completed by 15th of May: CS
Takes stock of Sgr Smart City works
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Saturday impressed upon the officers of the Srinagar Smart City Ltd (SSCL) including District and Divisional Administration to enhance necessary resources on all the sites where work is going on so that all identified works are completed by mid of this month. The meeting was attended by Principal […]
Mental healthcare call centre in Srinagar receives over 10,000 calls: Officials
Says 70 per cent of them from women
Srinagar: About 70 per cent of the 10,000-odd calls made to a mental healthcare call centre here were by women, with a study suggesting the digital facility has made it easy for women to talk about their issues from home without being stigmatised. The call centre under the central government’s Tele MANAS initiative was established […]
