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More trees, taller buildings next to thin streets could reduce “urban heat island” effect
The researchers said that heat island hotspots and mortality rates...
Death risk from liver disease twice as high in lower-income countries: Lancet study
''A working liver is so important for our health since the organ is...
Countries with regulations against industrially produced trans fats tripled over the past year
UN: Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies in effect, protecting 1.4 billion people from this deadly food compound, according to a report released on Tuesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). Around 940 million people living in...
India among most unequal nations; top 1 pc of population holds 22 pc of national income: Report
According to the report, average household wealth in India stands at Rs 983,010 New Delhi: India stands out as a poor and very unequal country, with the top 1 per cent of the population holding more than one-fifth of the total national income in 2021 and the bottom...
COVID-19: Students face $17 trillion loss in lifetime earnings
“And the potential increase of ‘learning poverty’ might have a devastating impact on future productivity, earnings, and well-being for this generation of children and youth, their families, and the world’s economies.” UN:School closures during the COVID-19 pandemic...
New York City expands COVID vaccine mandates for children, private sector
New York: New York City expanded its array of COVID-19 mandates on Monday, setting vaccine requirements for children as young as 5 years old and for workers at all private-sector companies as the highly transmissible Omicron variant pushes into more U.S. states. The...
With Omicron, third wave projected to hit India by Feb, but may be milder than second: IIT scientist
“With the new variant, our current forecast is that the country could see the third wave by February but it will be milder than the second wave. So far we have seen that the severity of Omicron is not like the one seen in the Delta variant,” Agarwal told PTI. New...
Next pandemic could be more lethal than Covid, says Oxford vaccine creator
While the Covid-19 crisis is not over yet with the new super mutant Omicron spreading to 38 countries, the next pandemic could be even more lethal, said the creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine Professor Sarah Gilbert. Delivering the 44th Richard Dimbleby...
SPEED OF Omicorn mutation WORRIES SCIENTIST WHO DISCOVERED VARIANT
Velocity of the mutations also raises questions about how the variant evolved and adds to the puzzle of how transmissible the variant may be The speed at which the omicron variant appears to have accumulated its unusual pattern of mutations is a concern, according to...
Omicron isn’t fatal, but India should be prepared for third wave: Expert
"It might be a mild disease. It is possibly being observed in some countries such as South Africa that the gap between the infection and the manifestation of the disease is a little longer. And when it is longer than the Delta virus, it is likely to be transmitting...
South Africa sees second highest Covid-19 infection in children under 5
"Now, at the start of this fourth wave, we see quite a sharp increase across all age groups, but particularly in the under-fives," said Dr Waasila Jassat of the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) at a media briefing by the Health Ministry on Friday "As...
Millennials leading charge in buying pre-owned vehicles in India: Report
The report also highlights that among used car buyers, the most-preferred body type is hatchbacks (43 per cent willing to buy) followed by SUVs (26 per cent willing to buy). Additionally, the demand for petrol engines is also high among buyers, as per the findings of...