COVID-19 vaccine protects people of all body weights: Lancet Study

London: COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduced the number of cases of severe COVID-19 for everyone regardless of their body size, according to a study of 90 lakh adults in England published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology on Friday. Vaccine effectiveness was similar for those with a higher body mass index (BMI) and of a healthy […]
India one of largest opiate markets in terms of users: UN Report

Says country vulnerable to increased supply
New Delhi: India is one of the world’s single largest opiate markets in terms of users and likely to be vulnerable to increased supply as there are already signs that an intensification of trafficking in opiates originating in Afghanistan may be taking place, according to a new report. According to the UN Office on Drugs […]
Global food shortage: UN chief warns of ‘catastrophe’

Berlin: The head of the United Nations warned Friday that the world faces catastrophe because of the growing shortage of food around the globe. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the war in Ukraine has added to the disruptions caused by climate change, the coronavirus pandemic and inequality to produce an unprecedented global hunger crisis already […]
Hindering girl’s education: JK performs poorly in making KGBVs operational
Muhammad Adnan Srinagar: The J&K’s School Education Department has failed to make around 85 KGBV schools operational, deflating the tall claims made to promote girl’s education in Jammu and Kashmir. In wake of the failure to make these girls schools completely residential, the student enrolment in the institutions has witnessed a dwindling trend, throwing up […]
Climate change, disasters in 2021 displaced 5 million people in India

United Nations: Nearly five million people in India were internally displaced due to climate change and disasters in 2021, the United Nations has said in a report. The annual Global Trends Report by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) highlighted that globally 100 million people were forced to flee their homes last year due to violence, […]
Alarm – 13 percent elders experience physical abuse: Study

‘40 pc want to be employed for as long as possible’
New Delhi: About 40 per cent of elderly nationally want to be employed for “as long as possible” while an alarming 13 per cent elders experienced physical abuse in the form of beating and slapping, according to a new study. HelpAge India said its report is a dip-stick study to understand the overarching gaps in […]
SC dismisses pleas seeking special stray round of counselling for NEET-PG

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a special stray round of counselling to fill 1,456 seats in NEET-PG-21 which have remained vacant after the conduct of a stray round of counselling for All India Quota. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Aniruddha Bose said there cannot […]
World no tobacco day: Health experts seek ban on advertisement of tobacco products

New Delhi: Health experts and celebrities have urged the government to put an immediate ban on advertisement of tobacco products. On the eve of World No Tobacco Day, they also asked the Centre to ensure that tobacco control law and policies are made stronger and implemented effectively. Noted epidemiologist and public health expert Chandrakant Lahariya […]
Previous Covid infection does not protect kids from Omicron: Study

Boston: Children who previously had COVID-19 or the inflammatory condition MIS-C are not protected against the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to a study which found vaccination, however, does afford protection. The findings of the study, published recently in the journal Nature Communications, are similar to those found in adults. “I hear parents say, ‘Oh, […]