Labour productivity may dip 40% by 2100 amid climate crisis: Study
New Delhi: Climate change is likely to cause labour productivity in India to drop as low as 40 per cent by the end of the century, endangering the world’s ability to produce food, according to a research report published in the journal Global Change Biology. The report further predicts that other regions in Southeast and […]
Justifying antibiotics prescription can help rationalise use: Experts
New Delhi: With the Union Health Ministry urging doctors to mandatorily mention indications and reasons for justification while prescribing antibiotics, infectious disease specialists say the initiative can help in rationalising antimicrobial usage and avoid indiscriminate consumption. The practice could also help further an evidence-based approach in medicine, along with improving patient outcomes, and curbing treatment […]
‘We miss them’: On exodus day, Muslim neighbours yearn for return of Kashmiri Pandits
Srinagar: A garden looks beautiful with colourful flowers. Would it look as nice if we plant only white flowers?” A frail-looking old man poses the question as he goes for Friday prayers at a mosque in Srinagar’s Habba Kadal locality. For Mohammad Yousuf Khan, Kashmiri Pandits are the flowers that brought colour and life to […]
Prescribing antibiotics- Mention indications, reason for prescribing antibiotics: Health Ministry to doctors
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged all doctors in medical colleges and medical associations to make it a mandatory practice to mention indication, reason for justification while prescribing antibiotics. Director General of Health Services Dr Atul Goel has also appealed to all pharmacists to strictly implement schedule H and H1 of the Drugs […]
Poverty, chronic inflammation together triple cancer death risk: Study
New Delhi: The combined effect of poverty and chronic inflammation could more than double the risk of death from heart disease and triple the mortality risk due to cancer over a 15-year period, new research in the US has found. Poverty has been documented to individually heighten the risk of mental illness, heart disease, hypertension, […]
Over 24.8 cr people moved out of multidimensional poverty in India in 9 years: NITI report
New Delhi: As many as 24.82 crore people moved out of multidimensional poverty in nine years to 2022-23, with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh registering the largest decline, Niti Aayog said in a report on Monday. According to the NITI discussion paper, multidimensional poverty in India declined from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to […]
JK generates only 600 MWs hydroelectricity against generation capacity of 3500 MWs during winters: Official
Says peak demand reaches up to 3200 MWs in winters JAMMU: In reference to the misinformation related to Ratle Power Projects in various newspapers and other media platforms, the absolute fact is that in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Hydro Power projects are developed in both State and Central sectors, an official spokesman […]
Dry weather conditions to increase air pollution levels, impact people’s health: Experts
Srinagar: The prevailing dry spell in Kashmir would lead to a significant rise in air pollution levels, surpassing permissible limits and posing health risks, particularly for vulnerable groups, experts have cautioned. Renowned glaciologist, climate change researcher, and earth scientist, Professor Shakil A Romshoo highlighted the impact of meteorological conditions on air pollution concentration. He explained […]
Health experts call for ban on point-of-sale tobacco advertising, smoking zones
New Delhi: On the eve of National Youth Day, health experts and youth icons converged to stress the critical need for safeguarding India’s youth from the clutches of tobacco addiction. They underscored the importance of implementing tobacco warning rules on over-the-top (OTT) platforms, akin to the regulations previously enforced for film and television. Additionally, there […]
Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani, siddha included in WHO index
New Delhi: Terminologies defining diseases in ayurveda, unani and siddha systems of medicine have been included in the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 11th revision, the Ayush ministry said on Wednesday. This will lead to global uniformity in ayurveda, unani and siddha medicines as a code for defining diseases. With the launch […]