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India now faces a significant burden from the rising cancer incidence rate
According to estimates, India will record 19 to 20 lakh cancer...
Experts cite lack of awareness why many don’t seek treatment for OCD
According to WHO, only about 35 per cent to 40 per cent of people...
Vaccines may need regular updates as coronavirus evolves, say scientists
The scientists said the novel coronavirus genome is currently estimated to change at a rate of approximately 10 mutations per 10,000 base molecules per year, meaning the speed at which it evolves is substantially higher than that of the endemic coronaviruses.
Global warming is ‘fundamentally’ changing The structure of our World’s Oceans
Climate change has disrupted ocean mixing, a process that helps store away most of the world’s excess heat and a significant proportion of CO2.
Water on the surface is warmer – and therefore less dense – than the water below, a contrast that is intensified by climate change.
‘Work from home jobs’ searches in 2020 surged 140% in India: Google report
This, “Learning anything, anywhere”, is one amongst the three major changes in user behaviour that have emerged based on search trends spanning Search and YouTube in 2020, Google said.
The searches for learning went beyond academics, and focused on learning for career progression, upskilling, entrepreneurship, and supplementary income, with four in five people coming to YouTube to learn something new, Google said.
Australia’s gender pay gap is worst in finance and insurance firms
, Australia is losing momentum in efforts to bring equality to the workforce, with a new study finding that it will probably take another 26 years until women are paid the same as men. The gender pay gap is worst in finance and insurance firms, at almost 28%, versus...
RS MP asks govt to enact health guarantee law
“The government should enact a health guarantee law and guarantee the provision of health facilities to all the people through the government. The criteria for health facilities should be decided by the government,” Khan said.
Covid-19 long-haulers experience chest pain, blood clot complications, weeks after recovery: Study
While most people who experience long-term symptoms may have had health issues before contracting the virus, the researchers said these issues can happen to any patient who had Covid-19.
Dark Web offers fake Covid results, vax certificates starting from Rs 1,800
“Multiple vaccine variants are also available for sale: AstraZeneca, Sputnik, SINOPHARM and Johnson & Johnson, with prices ranging between US$ 500 and US$ 1000 per dose,” the report noted.
Recognize ‘true value’ of water, UN urges, marking World Day
Secretary-General António Guterres explained that a well-managed water cycle, encompassing drinking water, sanitation, hygiene, wastewater, transboundary governance and other key issues, “means defence against ill-health and indignity”.
Today, about one in three people lack access to safe drinking water, and there are fears that by 2050, as many as 5.7 billion people could be living in areas where water is scarce for at least one month a year.
Furthermore, it is estimated that by 2040, global water demand could increase by more than 50 per cent, putting additional stress on the vital resource.
Electric shock – German auto stocks get a new lease of life
Volkswagen, the German company competing with Toyota to be the world’s biggest vehicle seller by volume, laid out its ambitious plan to turn 70% of European sales at its core VW brand electric during its “power day” last Monday.German rival BMW, meanwhile, said on Wednesday it was aiming for half of its sales to be non-fossil fuel vehicles by 2030, and that around 90% of its market categories would have fully-electric models available by 2023.
Saudi Arabia prohibits men from marrying women from Pak, 3 other nations: Report
The move is aimed at discouraging Saudi men from marrying foreigners and additional formalities have been placed before issuing permission for marriage with foreigners, the Dawn reported.