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Scientists identify genetic variant that carry risk of type 2 diabetes
Dr John Perry, from the MRC Epidemiology Unit and a senior author on the paper, said: “Reading an individual’s DNA is a powerful way of identifying genetic variants that increase our risk of developing certain diseases. For complex diseases such as type 2 diabetes, many variants play a role, but often only increasing our risk by a tiny amount. This particular variant, while rare, has a big impact on an individual’s risk.”
IMD”s faulty forecast for N India: Wrong signals by models, difficulty in predicting wind patterns
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted that monsoon is expected to cover these parts by June — a little less than a month back, but its predictions are yet to come true.
In its forecast on June 13, the IMD had predicted that the Southwest Monsoon will reach Delhi by June 15. However, a day later it said conditions are not favourable for its further advancement in this region.
Bank employees working in sensitive positions to get surprise leaves of at least 10 days
In a communication to lenders, including rural development banks and cooperative banks, the RBI asked them to put in place a ‘mandatory leave’ policy as part of the prudent risk management measure.
During the mandatory leave, the bank employee will not have access to any physical or virtual resources related to the work responsibilities, with the exception of internal/ corporate email which is usually available to all employees for general purposes.
IT rules 2021 empowering, protecting users, asserts Ashwini Vaishnaw
The new rules which came into effect from May 25 mandate social media companies to establish a grievance redressal mechanism for resolving complaints from the users or victims.
All significant social media companies, with over 5 million user base shall appoint a grievance officer to deal with such complaints and share the name and contact details of such officers.
Genetic flashpoints: Why Covid-19 hits some people harder than others
“Such studies are a little akin to panning for gold. We know our genetic makeup contributes to why some people are more susceptible to viral infections. By sifting through the DNA of enough people, researchers hope to discover a eureka moment explaining why, said Mark Daly, a study co-author who is the director of the Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland at the University of Helsinki and a geneticist at Harvard University..
Amazon’s online store down for many users globally
Its online store showed error messages on several regional domains. Reuters could not access product listing on its domains including, the United States, India, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Singapore.More than 37,00 user reports had indicated issues with Amazon’s online store site, while about 280 users reported problems with the Amazon Web Services, according to Downdetector.
London fintech funding soars in first half of the year
London fintechs accounted for a large share of Europe’s growth, representing over a third of the region’s funding.
Globally, the city of London ranks second behind San Francisco and slightly ahead of New York, the research found.
At 42 %, ‘Finance’ most popular specialisation among GenZ MBA aspirants
The other important trend is that businesses are also looking soft skills in addition to the core specialisation. A recent survey by LinkedIn found that 57% of senior leaders believe soft skills are more important than hard skills.
ICMR to conduct clinical trial for evaluation of Covid-19 therapy with Oxford University
The trial — ‘India-UK RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of Covid-19 therapy)’ — will be a multi-centre, adaptive platform trial on Covid patients, ICMR said on Friday.
Pakistan-based hackers targeting critical infrastructure PSUs in India
Seqrite researchers have proactively alerted the government authorities and are working with them to keep potential targets safe.
Researchers suspect this attack to be a cyber-espionage campaign aimed at collecting sensitive information to gain a competitive advantage against India