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India dismantles Pakistani coordinated disinformation operation Ministry of Information and Broadcasting blocks Pakistan sponsored fake news New Delhi, 21 DEC 2021: In a closely coordinated effort between intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Ministry on Monday ordered the blocking of 20 channels on YouTube and 2 …

Omicron’s rising cases will put pressure on US hospitals: Anthony Fauci Dr Anthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to US President Joe Biden, has warned that the Omicron variant is “rapidly growing” in the US and the world and could strain the country’s hospital system in the coming weeks. Fauci …

New Delhi, Dec 20: Seventeen startups and five student innovators have been declared winners in this year’s National Bio Entrepreneurship Competition (NBEC).  Now in its 5th year, the competition is an annual showcase of promising business ideas with commercial, innovation, and impact potentials in the life sciences and biotech domain. …

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a five-day National Space Science Symposium (NSSS) from 31st January to 4th February 2022, with IISER Kolkata as the host institute. ISRO holds the symposium once every two years along with other science institutes across India. It is …

New Delhi, Dec 17:  Renault Nissan Technology and Business Centre India Private Limited (RNTBCI) has launched a scholarship programme to help 100 learners who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a BSc in Programming and Data Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras. The degree course was introduced …

10th Global Conference on Health Promotion charters a path for creating ‘well-being societies’ Geneva, Switzerland 16 December 2021 – Past epidemics showed us the importance of resilient health systems.  The COVID-19 pandemic brought into sharp focus the importance of resilient societies.  The 10th Global Conference on Health Promotion on 13-15 …

Unification of armed forces to meet challenges of hostile countries: Rajnath Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has said that the integration of the armed forces is an attempt to jointly enhance India’s capabilities to meet the challenges of hostile countries. An average of 31 minors died by suicide every day in …

 New Delhi, Dec 14: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)-Bhopal, has developed a safe and easy procedure to produce silver nanomaterials that can be used as antimicrobial agents. What is Antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is a serious condition in which bacteria and …

If PM’s Twitter account can be hacked, what will happen to the common man’s security: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Congress has said that if the Twitter account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi can be tampered with, then nothing can be said about the security of the Twitter account of the common …

First Omicron case registered in Nagpur, Maharashtra, the number rises to 18 in the state Media reports said that a 40-year-old man, (who had recently travelled to West Africa) in Nagpur, Maharashtra, has been found infected with Omicron, taking the number of infected in the state to 18. PM will …

The Family Man fame Shahab Ali conducted Acting Workshop New Delhi, 12 Dec 2021: Renowned actor Shahab Ali who is now a household name in India because of his role in ‘The Family Man’ web series taught acting tips in a workshop organized by the Mass Media Research Centre (MMRC) …

Monitoring universal health coverage – WHO COVID-19 pandemic disrupts health services worldwide DUBAI/GENEVA/WASHINGTON DC — 12 December 2021 — New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The …

New Delhi, Dec 10: The fight against Cancer could get a major boost with a team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore synthesising a nano-based therapeutic agent that promises to be highly effective in treating the deadly disease. Cancer: increasingly growing concerns of the healthcare sector Cancer has …

Study unravels the genome of turmeric Indian researchers succeeded in finding the genome of turmeric New Delhi, Dec 10: A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) – Bhopal has sequenced the genome of the turmeric plant paving the way for its incorporation into …

The State of inequality: a new report from the World Health Organization and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria GENEVA, Thursday, 9 December 2021 – Inequities have been widely acknowledged as barriers to achieving global and national goals and targets in HIV, TB and malaria programs. However, …

Everyone feels stressed from time to time. However, long-term stress may contribute to or worsen health problems. Here are some ideas that may help you cope with stress: Some people use relaxation techniques, such as guided imagery or progressive muscle relaxation, to release tension and counteract the ill effects of …

End tobacco is an essential part of the bedrock for Universal Health Coverage Can we deliver on the promise of health for all unless we fix the gaping and widening punctures that are causing epidemic-proportion of preventable diseases and untimely deaths? No one needs to suffer from preventable illnesses or …

Countries with regulations protecting people from industrially produced trans fat tripled over the past year WHO report reveals people in high-income countries are protected by policies on trans fat elimination, but low-income countries are being left behind Geneva, 7 December 2021 —Forty countries now have best-practice trans fat elimination policies …

Coronavirus genomic surveillance mechanism in India New Delhi, Dec 07: A consortium of national laboratories based in four cities – Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New Delhi, and Pune – is continuously conducting genomic surveillance of coronavirus, which has helped to sequence more and more samples of the virus. The focus of the …

Modi and Putin discuss bilateral ties, the situation in Afghanistan Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the 21st annual India-Russia summit in New Delhi on Monday and discussed the emerging security challenges facing the region. Congress to send 4-member delegation to Nagaland …