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Doctors at pvt hospital successfully operate on woman with two uteruses

by | Jul 25, 2021 | ,

This condition is so rare that till February this year, only 60 such cases were reported worldwide, Dr Amit Javed, director, general and Laparoscopic Surgery, Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj, said, adding that the case study has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Minimal Access surgeries.

”There is not much awareness about this problem. The pain due to this condition worsens during menstruation. Menstrual pain is considered a normal phenomenon. Ladies usually ignore it and also consider the pain as a sign of them having stones,” the doctor said.

HDFC Bank’s Puri top earner among bankers in FY21; ICICI Bank’s Bakhshi forgoes salary in COVID year

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , ,

Puri’s overall payments included Rs 3.5 crore as post-retirement benefits. Its immediate rival ICICI Bank’s MD and CEO Sandeep Bakhshi ”voluntarily relinquished” his fixed compensation of basic and supplementary allowances for FY21, which had seen the wide-scale impact of the COVID pandemic, as per the second-largest lender’s annual report.

IFC lends USD 250 mn to HDFC to promote affordable green housing finance

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , , ,

Green and energy-efficient housing can help cut emissions, as residential housing accounts for about 24 percent of the nation’s electricity consumption, IFC said.

”Green housing is largely regarded as a luxury market in the country, but given its climate benefits, IFC intends to challenge that perception and help boost green affordable housing by partnering with HDFC, with its deep penetration in the Indian housing market and significant commitment to promoting green,” IFC said.

About 90% consumers in India willing to pay a premium for buying EV: Survey

by | Jul 25, 2021 | ,

According to the survey, the top reason for buying an EV is environmental concern, with 97 per cent also stating that the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness and concerns about environmental issues. About 67per cent of those looking to buy an EV feel it is their responsibility to reduce their personal environmental impact, and 69 per cent feel buying an EV is one way to achieve this goal.

Kerala vet doc gets patent for biodiesel from chicken waste

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , , ,

He said 100 kg of chicken waste, procured from slaughterhouses for which he gets paid up to Rs 7 a kg, can produce 1 liter of biodiesel, which offers over 38 km and can be sold at 40 percent of the diesel price now.

After seven-and-a-half years, the Indian Patent Office finally granted us the patent on July 7, 2021, for inventing ‘biodiesel produced from rendered chicken oil’, John Abraham, a veterinary-doctor-turned-inventor, an associate professor at the veterinary college here under the Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, told PTI from Wayanad.The higher mileage and lower pollution are because chicken waste contains 62 percent fat, offering the key energy content of Cetane at 72, while in normal diesel it is only 64. It also increases engine efficiency by 11 percent due to the presence of more oxygen, and reduces smoke levels by over 47 percent, Abraham said.

Need for relaunch of PMAY scheme with in-built credit-linked insurance: CII

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , ,

”There is a need for a relaunch of the PMAY scheme with an in-built credit-linked insurance or a mandatory life insurance for all borrowers under the PMAY scheme to ensure that the intent of providing ‘Housing for All’ does not take a hit due to death or disability of the primary borrower. The family should inherit a home-not a loan,” CII Director-General Chandrajit Banerjee said.

PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to kin of those killed in Kinnaur bridge collapse

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , ,

According to Saju Ram Rana, Superintendent of Police, Kinnaur district, the nine persons who died were tourists traveling in a vehicle. A rescue team is present on the spot.

Rocks fell from a hill near Batseri to Sangla Chitkul road. 11 people, including the driver, were in the tempo traveler. The rest suffered injuries, along with another passerby who was walking on the road.

28 pc Indians plan to travel in Aug-Sept; risk of third COVID-19 wave set to rise: Report

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , , , ,

LocalCircles said 28 per cent citizens are planning to travel during August-September though only five per cent have made their bookings. It added that during the second wave of the outbreak, many citizens faced teething issues to cancel their travel plan for the summer.

In many cases, the travel agent or the airline did not refund anything, and some citizens lost the complete ticket amount, while some were able to retrieve a partial amount, and others were asked to re-book the ticket for a later date, it stated.

Many now have immunity against COVID-19 but don’t lower guard: Experts

by | Jul 25, 2021 | , , , , ,

Dr Pooja Khosla, senior consultant (Department of Medicine), Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said the second wave of the coronavirus has taught us that cases can increase suddenly.

“There are warning signs from different parts of the world. In India too, a small increase in cases has been recorded. Infections can increase exponentially anytime. I think one should not assume anything and make all efforts to prevent a second wave-like crisis, which was a nightmare,” she said.

“Opening everything is not appropriate everyone has been saying the third wave is a couple of days away,” Dr Khosla added.