India has pledged to reduce the health impacts of air pollution by 2040, aligning its actions with the National Clean Air Programme at the concluding session of the second World Health Organisation (WHO) conference on air pollution and health. Speaking at the conference organised in Colombian city of Cartagena, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s…
The second phase of India’s National Mental Health Survey is currently underway. The first phase identified mood disorders as an important diagnostic category in terms of prevalence in India. March 30 is celebrated worldwide as World Bipolar Day. Mood disorders are psychiatric disorders characterised by a pathological alteration in one’s mood, energy, and activity levels….
A 19th Century medallion of Giovanni Arduino. As there are no contemporary portrait of Arduino, this medallion that was made sometime before 1850 for the Venetian Pantheon in Campo Santo Stefano, Venice serves as the best option for his likeness. | Photo Credit: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti / Wikimedia Commons What is…
“Induction of the Semi cryogenic propulsion system along with an uprated cryogenic stage in the LVM3 vehicle enhances its payload capability from 4 tonne to 5 tonne in the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO),” ISRO added. File | Photo Credit: Reuters ISRO has announced significant progress in the design and development of a Semicryogenic engine or Liquid…
Rescuers resume operations at the Chatuchak site of a skyscraper collapse on March 29, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. In the aftermath of the 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar, Bangkok finds itself in an unprecedented state of paralysis on March 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s earthquake monitoring agency, the National Centre for…
Thailand and Myanmar earthquake: Following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rattled Myanmar, and sent tremors in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, a 4.3 magnitude quake jolted the country again, around 6pm. Till date, six earthquakes, or aftershocks have struck Myanmar, after the 7.7 magnitude jolt in the afternoon, stated the National Center for Seismology. Also Read |…
Borlaug and his team ran breeding programmes for the next 20 years, at first to improve Mexican wheat’s resistance to disease, and then to increase its yield—largely by breeding shorter plants that did not collapse under the weight of a heavily fertilised wheat ear. By 1963 some 95% of wheat sown in Mexico was Borlaugian,…
A partial solar eclipse will take place on March 29, 2025, lasting around four hours. File. | Photo Credit: AP A partial solar eclipse will take place on Saturday (March 29, 2025), lasting around four hours, as the moon moves in front of the Sun. The spectacle will be visible in select areas of the…
Surya Grahan 2025: The first solar eclipse of 2025 is all set to happen in a matter of few hours. As skygazers around the world come together to watch the first surya grahan of the year, excitement for the event is already building up. The first surya grahan of the year will be a partial…
PPIE is not the same as simply taking patient feedback. It involves deep and genuine collaboration, where patients help make research decisions alongside scientists and clinicians. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images Imagine you’re at the doctor’s office, discussing your latest test results or asking about a symptom that just…
