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Human heart has no capacity to heal itself after a heart attack But with the new technique called genetic tracking - built on the same technology used to create Pfizer and Moderna's Covid vaccines - can help new heart cells replace the dead ones and instead of forming...
Cyclones in Africa exacerbated by climate change: Study
“While our analysis clearly shows that climate change made the storms more damaging, our ability to establish precisely by how much was hampered by inconsistent data and lack of weather observations. This would also help to improve forecasts of extreme weather events...
Swiss Re chairman re-elected despite proxy adviser raising concerns about diversity
Sergio Ermotti, chairman, Swiss Re ISS recommended shareholders oppose the reappointment of Ermotti as a “signal of concern” over the lack of gender diversity on the reinsurer’s board. Ermotti told shareholders in a webcast that “abilities and experience” are also...
Oil traders to cut Russian oil purchases from May 15
Energy trading firms face compliance and reputational risks from the current raft of Western sanctions. They have to examine closely which entities they can pay as well as their employees' nationalities. Also, the lack of an outright ban complicates ending existing...
Windows under attack from Chinese threat actors: Microsoft
"As Microsoft continues to track the high-priority state-sponsored threat actor HAFNIUM, new activity has been uncovered that leverages unpatched zero-day vulnerabilities as initial vectors," the company said in a blogpost. San Francisco: Tech giant Microsoft has...
Normal monsoon season predicted, to mitigate some inflationary pressures
In terms of predictions, both Skymet and IMD have given a forecast for a 'normal' Southwest Monsoon for the current year at 99 per cent and 98 per cent of the long period average (LPA) respectively India has been relatively fortunate to receive a favourable pattern of...
Japan’s population down by record 644,000 people
Tokyo, saw its first population drop in 26 years, declining by 40,000 to a total of 14 million people The population of Japan has been shrinking for 11 consecutive years, but this year's fall is the greatest both in absolute numbers and in percentage terms The...
Enhanced insurance cover, RFID tags among new facilities as Amarnath Yatra set to resume after 2 years
Several new facilities have been incorporated including Radio Frequency Identification tags for not just pilgrims but ponies as well, insurance cover for people has been Increased from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 5 lakh and ponies have also been covered in insurance cover of Rs...
EU sanctions tweak allows some plane owners to sell to Russia
Under the amended provision, no economic resources can be made available to the Russian counterpart, except to transfer ownership of the plane after the EU company has been fully reimbursed An amendment to European Union sanctions last week created a potential path...
Indian insurance industry has managed Covid 19 crisis well: III Survey
From(L to R) Dilip Ukey, vice-chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University,Sharad Mathur, MD and CEO, Universal Sompo General Insurance, Devesh Srivastava, CMD, GIC Re at an event in Mumbai to release survey reports prepared by Insurance Institute of India The...
India-Fundraising via debt placement hits 6-yr low at Rs 5.88 lakh cr in FY22
Unless the high government borrowings and adverse interest rate cycle play spoilsport, the ongoing financial year is expected to be robust in terms of fundraising activities through the debt route on account of higher demand for credit from corporates in light of the...
48% rise in home isolation cases of Covid in last one week in Delhi: Data
As the Covid positivity rate in the national capital has jumped from 0.57 per cent on April 1 to 2.39 per cent on April 14, the number of home isolation cases has shown an upward trend in the last one week. Amid an uptick in daily cases of COVID-19 in Delhi and the...
Mental health may impact chances of breakthrough COVID: Study
''Our research suggests that increased breakthrough infections in people with psychiatric disorders cannot be entirely explained by socio-demographic factors or pre-existing conditions,'' said senior study author Aoife O'Donovan from UCSF. People who are vaccinated...
Afghanistan’s per capita income falls by one-third in last months of 2021: World Bank
The political crisis has put the gains of around two decades in Afghanistan at risk and will lead the country to grave poverty, the World Bank said. According to the statement, if the current condition continues, the Gross Domestic Product per capita will decline by...
E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
Under a law taking effect Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration can regulate e-cigarettes and similar products that use synthetic nicotine. The action targets Puff Bar and several other vaping companies that recently switched their formulas to laboratory-made...
PM Modi says India to get record number of doctors in next 10 years
Prime Minister Narendra Modi The goal of having at least one medical college in every district and ensuring that medical education was in reach of everyone will result in the country getting a record numbers of doctors after 10 years,” the PM said Ahmedabad: Prime...
Ayushman Bharat: Tele-consultation facility to start at 1 lakh wellness centres from Saturday
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya ''Now common citizens will also be able to consult the big doctors of the country! ''On the occasion of the 4th anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres, 'e-Sanjeevani Tele-consultation' facility will be...
Climate change will decrease number of fish species, says report
The researchers noted that not only will large species and commercially important fisheries shift out of their historical ranges as climate warms, but they will likely not be as abundant even in their new geographic ranges Warming of the oceans due to climate change...