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Deep sleep found to be key to regulating blood sugar
The researcher said that being a modifiable lifestyle factor, sleep...
Evidence of superbug found in Delhi’s stray dogs
"Dogs are common pets. Even though C. auris was only found in stray...
Millions of Indians exiting labour force no longer looking for jobs: CMIE
With India betting on young workers to drive growth in one of the world’s fastest-expanding economies, the latest numbers are an ominous harbinger. Between 2017 and 2022, the overall labor participation rate dropped from 46% to 40%. Among women, the data is even...
1 in 4 hospitalised Covid patients feel fully recovered after a year: Study
"We found female sex and obesity were major risk factors for not recovering at 1 year," said researcher Rachael Evans from the University of Leicester in the UK One year after having Covid-19, only around one in four patients, who were hospitalised, felt fully well...
Biodiversity and ecosystem protection highlighted on Mother Earth Day
Climate change, man-made changes to nature as well as crimes that disrupt biodiversity, such as deforestation, land-use change, intensified agriculture and livestock production or the growing illegal wildlife trade, can accelerate the speed of destruction of the...
Bosses don’t follow their own advice in returning to the Office
The gap points to a double standard in return-to-office messaging — executives from Bank of America Corp. to Alphabet Inc.’s Google are prodding their workers to return in part to boost in-person collaboration, but bosses themselves are somewhat exempt. Companies are...
Pandemic warning systems
Valuable lessons from the current global pandemic might just change the way we respond in the future The race is on to see who is better placed to sound the alarm, what will get governments to act and listen, and how we can better predict infectious diseases before...
U.S. judge overturns mask mandate for airplanes and trains
Judge Mizelle said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had exceeded its authority with the mandate, had not sought public comment and did not adequately explain its decisions. It was not clear whether the order would take immediate effect. The...
Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Stressing on the cause of water issues, the UN representative cited climate change, floods and drought as the reason Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to...
Global Citizen seeks up to $1 bln for six sustainable ‘Impact’ funds
The Global Citizen Impact Funds aim to help plug a large gap in funding for poorer countries struggling to meet the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, which include providing access to clean water and fighting climate change The world's poorest...
Country is writing new stories of cleanliness today: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi said that be it construction of toilets or disposal of waste, preservation of heritage or competition for cleanliness, the country is writing new stories in the field of cleanliness today. The Prime Minister also shared that more than...
China hiding real Covid deaths by masking cause of death: Report
Citing Financial Times, Taiwan News reported that if someone dies after contracting COVID-19 but had, for example, cancer, heart disease, or diabetes at the time, Chinese hospitals would not classify the death as resulting from COVID-19, but as a chronic illness...