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Heat-related deaths up 36% since Paris Agreement: LancetThe report, which was released on Wednesday, said the annual average heat-related deaths rose by nearly 36% globally after the Paris Agreem...- The young people we never seeRecent research underscores the importance of social interaction in mitigating adolescent substance abuse risks. Key elements, such as a se...
- India can achieve Viksit Bharat and Net Zero without trade-offsIndia can achieve its Viksit Bharat 2047 ambition alongside its net-zero 2070 target, with green investments boosting growth, energy securi...
- Can AI feel human emotions now? Scientists prompted ChatGPT to mimic fear and sadness. A three-minute breathing exercise changed its responsesResearchers at TU Dresden in Germany have found that artificial intelligence models can reproduce patterns associated with human fear, anxi...
- Super El Nino: What the potential arrival of a stronger 'little boy' means for India’s water, power, health, winter and summer?India is projected to experience a warmer and drier start to winter as a super El Niño develops. A weak monsoon has led to concerns over wa...
- Inches, not just percentages: India’s GDP is rising, but a four-inch gap with China tells another storyCurrent debates in India often focus on GDP growth figures, which can misrepresent the actual development landscape. While GDP is a useful ...
- Sexually transmitted diarrhea disease - what it is and is it fatal?Shigella infections affect almost half a million people in the United States annually, resulting in diarrhoea, stomach cramps, fever and ot...
- India takes battle against junk food to shops near schoolsIndia is proposing regulations to ban the sale of unhealthy food within 50 metres of schools. This initiative aims to reduce rising obesity...
- India needs five-year policy to make precision cancer care afforable, says expertIndia needs a five-year roadmap to expand access to genomic testing and targeted cancer therapies for lower-income patients, oncologist Dr ...
- IIT-B student’s suicide: Experts call for ‘psychological autopsies’ to identify preventable factorsStudent suicides in India rose to 14,448 in 2024 despite a marginal decline in the overall suicide rate, with experts cautioning against re...
- An anonymous Connecticut family gave Americares $50 million to plug part of the aid gapAn anonymous family has gifted fifty million dollars to Americares, marking its largest donation ever. This significant contribution will f...
- Deaths linked to passive smoke surge 50% in India according to Lancet studySecond-hand smoke deaths in India have significantly increased over three decades. While exposure rates improved, population growth offset ...
- No villages in India achieved SDGs as of 2021, study estimatesAs of 2021, Indian villages faced significant challenges in meeting multiple sustainable development goals, with gaps in access to essentia...
- Deaths due to passive smoking in India up 50% compared to 1990: Lancet studyDeaths from second-hand smoke in India rose nearly fifty percent by 2023. This occurred even as overall death rates improved by about thirt...
- Indian health activists lodge concerns about food warning proposal in courtActivists have filed a court objection to India's proposed food labelling rules. They argue the plan creates an industry-friendly loophole ...
- Pig kidney saved a kidney failure patient from dying for 9 months before needing a human transplant; he didn't need dialysis, didn't receive infections from the pigA 66-year-old kidney failure patient lived on a genetically edited pig kidney for 271 days dialysis free, the longest such survival recorde...
- Too weak, too strict: India's food warning labels draw fire from all sidesIndia’s proposed front-of-pack warning labels are facing opposition from both health activists and food companies. FSSAI has proposed a red...
- Rains Raksha in India may not be enough to fight $250 billion heat billExtreme heat poses a significant economic threat to India's workforce and GDP. Lost labor hours and reduced productivity impact both worker...
- In a recent study, University of Freiburg researchers coated Colombian water tanks for about $2 a year. Weeks later, dengue cases fell, showing one application could provide long-term protection against the tiger mosquitoDengue mosquito control: A simple coating on household water containers reduced dengue cases by forty-five percent in Colombia. This inexpe...
- In 2017, Lancet scientists forecast life expectancy across 35 industrialized countries using 21 statistical models. 13 years later, South Korean women are projected to average about 90.8 years, potentially setting a historic human longevity recordSouth Korean women are projected to surpass ninety years of life expectancy by 2030. This milestone is driven by widespread healthcare acce...
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