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'El dorado' of Peru: Here workers get paid in all the gold they can carry on the payday at the world's highest townLa Rinconada, Peru, is the world's highest permanent settlement, where 50,000 people live at 5,000 meters above sea level to mine gold. Lac...
28 Jan, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the 'working man'West Virginia coal miners face worsening black lung disease. A vital rule to cut silica dust exposure is in jeopardy due to Trump administr...
07 Nov, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
After a year, omicron still driving COVID surges and worriesThe giant wave ebbed by mid-April. The virus mutated quickly into a series of sub-variants adept at evading immunity. A recent study in the...
25 Nov, 2022, 08.03 PM IST
Research shows daily activity is more beneficial than longer periods of exerciseThis latest research indicates a little bit of daily activity could well be the most beneficial approach, at least for muscle strength.
17 Aug, 2022, 08.20 AM IST
Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debtsIndians pay about 63% of their medical expenses out-of-pocket. That's typical of many poor countries with inadequate government services.
26 Jul, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
How many days after contracting Covid should you take the second dose? Here’s your go-to vaccination guideThe vaccine dose has nothing to do with your future travel plans, and other myths debunked.
28 May, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
Now, IIT & IISc will help forces to get futuristic defence technologiesDRDO has already identified over 60 specific projects, many of which will give armed forces a lethal edge.
20 Nov, 2019, 09.11 PM IST