The team studied a large family with many affected members and identified the relevant gene variations linked to the disorder A study by researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) and the National Institute of Mental …
World’s Oldest Democracies World’s Oldest Democracies- The United States is the only country with a continuous democracy more than 200 years old. Depending on how you define things, there are many jurisdictions that can lay claim to this coveted title. …
Tax cuts have enthused Corporate India, but there is the fiscal problem to deal with On corporate tax cuts- The government slashed basic corporate rate tax to 22% from 30% for domestic companies that don’t avail any exemption/incentive. Finance Minister …
CONTROLLED HUMAN INFECTION MODEL (CHIM) The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is close to finalising three projects worth ₹135 crore, involving Indian and European scientists, to develop new influenza vaccines using a Controlled Human Infection Model (CHIM). Under a new model, …
A UN report reveals that one-third of all immigrants come from 10 countries India has emerged as the leading country of origin for immigrants across the world, with 17.5 million international migrants in 2019 coming from India, up from 15.9 …
Overcoming ‘vaccine hesitancy’ can reduce the global spread of measles infection The World Health Organization (WHO) has included ‘vaccine hesitancy’ as one of the 10 threats to global health for the year 2019. With a 30% increase in measles cases …
A recent report published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health gives comprehensive estimates of disease burden due to child and maternal malnutrition and the trends of its indicators in every state of India from 1990 to 2017. Malnutrition continues …
Prime Ministeri Narendra Modi has greeted engineers on Engineers’ Day. He also paid tributes to Sir M. Visvesvaraya on his birth anniversary. The theme of 52nd Engineers day was “Engineering for Change.” Sir Mokshagondam Visweswarayya, popularly known as Sir MV …
Financial exclusion: 40.9 per cent of small, marginal farmers not covered by banks Despite so many initiatives and schemes aimed at financial inclusion, only 40.90 per cent of SMF could be covered by the scheduled commercial banks (SCBs), the report …
Waiting for reforms: On the economic stimuli On the economic stimuli The stimulus incentives hold promise, but structural reforms are nowhere on the horizon On the economic stimuli: People who have been yearning for major economic reforms from the Narendra …
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