Every 11 mins, a woman killed by intimate partner
Increase Funding To Women’s Orgs: UN Secy Gen New Delhi: Ahead of “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women” observed each year on Novembr 25, UN secretarygeneral António Guterres in a message said that “violence against women and girls is the most pervasive human rights violation in the world” and highlighted that “every 11 […]
Hry ignores NGT, serves notice to 66 dhabas, while thousands pollute
Of 3,207 In State, Only 707 Has Sanctioned Building Plan & 155 ETPS Chandigarh:Â Lack of coordination among various Haryana government departments, apparently due to de lay by urban local bodies (ULB) and town and country planning (TCP) department, is giving respite to thousands of dhabas on national highways that do not have in place adequate […]
Balance The Relative And Spiritual Worlds
How should a sadhak, spiritual aspirant, lead his life? A real sadhak will properly discharge his duties in the relative and spiritual worlds; and between the two worlds, there will be a happy blending. In the external world there needs to be an ‘objective adjustment’, and at the same time there should be, in the […]
Diet, Exercise, Online Games Offer Hope Against Dementia
Forgetfulness among the elderly, which is considered to be an early stage of dementia. can be prevented without medication by just modifying diet plans, and introducing simple exercises and computer-based gaming in daily routine. Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD) is the self-reported experience of worsening or frequent confusion or me mory loss. A pilot randomised controlled […]
Death of children by cough syrup made in India a shame
Murthy Gives Infosys Prize To Six Persons Bengaluru:Â Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Tuesday said the country faces huge challenges in the field of research in sciences despite the nation achieving the feat of producing Covid-19 vaccine and inoculating the people of the country. He underlined also the death of 66 children in Gambia in […]
When medical negligence is evident, action must be taken fast. A tragic death in Chennai is a case in point
The usual suspension-of-doctors-and-then-nothing-much response won’t do in the case of a young woman footballer’s death in Chennai after a botched surgery. Priya R, suffering from a torn ligament, was promised that surgery Eighteen-year-old would help her play better – her ambition was a government job through the sports quota. But her right leg was amputated […]
Desi antibiotic under trial in Europe saves woman’s life
‘Compassionate Use’ Of Medicine Helps Resistant Bacteria The travails of a Nepall national who flew to Lucknow to undergo a tummy tuck has all the makings of a medical thriller death status to revival from near to the “compassionate use” of an antibiotic that is still under due trial. The antibiotic is not a drug […]
Delhi needs brave political action but don’t hold your breath
Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic’ is a phrase that seems to best describe some of Delhi’s actions these days. Let’s look at some of the was announced by the government recently to fight items on the 15-point action plan that pollution. For instance, a special park to process electronic waste. While e-waste is a […]
Steady decline in Covid due to hybrid immunity
New Delhi:Â Hybrid immunity has led to the steady decline of Covid in India but the virus is destined to stay longterm, becoming endemic rather than getting eliminated. say scientists as masks rapidly become a thing of yesterday and pandemic memories begin to fade. Though Covid deaths have virtually ceased and case numbers are sliding, it […]
Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak
Damascus:Â (Reuters) – Poor acIcess to safe water has exacerbated a cholera outbreak rampaging across Syria’s war-battered provinces, where local authorities are struggling to contain the spread with chlorine tablets and vaccines. More than 35,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported across the country, according to the United Nations’ children’s agency UNICEF said only approximately […]
