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  NC Leaders warned: J&K rejected Jinnah in 1947, cannot work as NC wants today Jammu/Srinagar September 1, 2020: Reacting strongly NPP Supremo, Prof.Bhim Singh reminded the power-hungry NC leadership in J&K against the Jinnah formula of 1947 which was heavily rejected by 100% Kashmiris. It was J&K Ruler who …

The finding marks a new effort in conserving an ancient dog breed, with potential to inform human vocalization processes Bethesda, (Maryland) Monday, August 31, 2020. In a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover that the New Guinea singing dog, thought to be extinct for …

Geneva, 27 August 2020 – Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide. And …

With the numbers of those infected with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) escalating every day globally we are indeed wading through turbulent waters with no end at sight. Scientists around the world are literally burning the midnight oil, searching frantically for a treatment to rid the world of this pandemic. It is a …

They may be differently-abled, but they do not lack inability. Yes, I am talking about the more than one billion people in the world who live with some form of disability. They could be persons with impaired functions of the senses, mobility, cognition or with psychosocial difficulties. Out of these, …

New Delhi, 09th July 2020. A study from the National Institutes of Health (USA) confirms that neurofilament light chain as a blood biomarker can detect brain injury and predict recovery in multiple groups, including professional hockey players with acute or chronic concussions and clinic-based patients with mild, moderate, or severe …

Geneva 5th July 2020. WHO accepted the recommendation from the Solidarity Trial’s International Steering Committee to discontinue the trial’s hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms. The Solidarity Trial was established by WHO to find an effective COVID-19 treatment for hospitalized patients. The International Steering Committee formulated the recommendation in light of the …

New Delhi, Jul 04 (By Dr TV Venkateswaran): With the announcement of COVAXIN by Bharat Biotech and ZyCov-D Vaccine by Zydus Cadila the proverbial silver line in the dark clouds of COVID19 appears at the horizon. Now with the nod given by the Drug Controller General of India CDSCO (The …

A group of people posing for a photo Description automatically generated The United Nations marked this year’s Public Service Day online celebrations by honouring the women and men who are risking their lives and health to deliver essential public services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. UN bestowed the UN Public …

The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated, more than ever, the overwhelming importance of public services and the devastating consequences of under-funding and privatising them. That is why the writing on the wall on this year’s United Nations Public Services Day is clear: commit to COVID-19 recovery plans that will deliver a …

New Delhi, June 22 (India Science Wire): In a significant breakthrough in the battle against antibiotic resistance, a research team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has synthesized a nanomaterial that mimics an enzyme and disintegrates the cell membranes of a range of disease-causing bacteria. The study, published in the …

Disinformation is no substitute for diplomacy or decisive leadership: Dr. Manmohan Singh to Modi govt on Galwan Valley confrontation. New Delhi June 22nd, 2020 Press Statement by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former Prime Minister of India We, the Nation, lost twenty brave soldiers in the Galwan Valley, Ladakh on June 15th-16th, …

Global status report on preventing violence against children calls for more government action and warns of ‘dramatic impact’ of COVID-19 Geneva 18th June 2020. Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because …

The first traces of SARS-CoV-2 virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) were discovered in November, 2019 in Wuhan, China. Since then, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has transformed from a local disease into a global pandemic. While countries across the world, rich and poor, are fighting the pandemic with …

The bottom line of today’s world, which applies to every person on this planet – irrespective of their social, economical or geographical positions – can be simply jotted down in a few words: “COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed our lives” as said by Dr Jameel Zamir, Director of Programmes at …

Jammu 14th June 2020: An urgent meeting of the Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party was held yesterday at its Headquarters in Jammu, J&K urging the President of India for his urgent intervention to call the Govt. of India to file an urgent complaint against Pakistan for attacking the innocent …

New Delhi, June 12 (India Science Wire): Researchers at the KEM Hospital and Research Centre, Pune; CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad; and the University of Exeter in the UK have found that a genetic risk score is effective in diagnosing type-1 diabetes in Indians. The outcome of …

The pandemic, COVID-19 does not discriminate between people based on their class, gender, or ethnicity. However, it has inevitably exposed the socio-economic disparities existing in our society. It demonstrates the power of privilege to different sections of society. The most vulnerable will bear the maximum brunt of it. People with …

World Day Against Child Labour 2020 focuses on the impact of crisis on child labour. This year, the World Day is conducted as a virtual campaign and is being organized jointly with the Global March Against Child Labour and the International Partnership for Cooperation on Child Labour in Agriculture (IPCCLA) …

New Delhi, 10th June 2020. According to a new study, people with small airways relative to the size of their lungs may have a lower breathing capacity and, consequently, an increased risk for COPD—even if they don’t smoke or have any other risk factors. The study, funded in part by …