New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) The Emerging Science Technology Innovation Conclave, ESTIC 2025, is marked by India’s big deep-tech leap, said Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Tuesday.ESTIC 2025 is being held from 3-5 November...
Tokyo, Nov 4 (IANS) An outbreak of Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the central Japanese prefecture of Niigata, local authorities said on Tuesday.The prefectural government said it has confirmed the outbreak at...
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) While obesity is a known risk factor for heart disease, a new study showed that the ratio of a person's waist measurement compared to their height is more reliable than body mass index (BMI) at...
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Bangladesh reported 1,147 new dengue cases and five new deaths in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said.According to the data, 2,960 dengue cases were recorded so far in November, taking the tally to...
Bhopal, Nov 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel on Monday stated that people should come forward to support and actively participate actively in Tuberculosis (TB) eradication programmes.Governor Patel urged citizens to help TB patients to the best of their...
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Inequality is undermining national and global efforts to combat pandemics, making them more disruptive, deadly, and longer in duration, according to a global report by UNAIDS on Monday.The report by the world-leading economists, public health...
Dhaka, Nov 2 (IANS) As many as five people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours leading up to Sunday morning, raising the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in 2025 to 283, local media reported....
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major boost to fight leprosy, the Maharashtra government on Saturday declared that the chronic infectious condition is a “notifiable disease”.The mandate will help curb the spread of leprosy and ensure early treatment for...
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Struggling with memory and stress issues? A bite of dark chocolate or a handful of berries may help boost your memory levels and also cut down stress, according to an animal study. The improved memory...
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Mpox has been spreading to more countries, and the deadly virus has claimed 17 lives in Africa in the last six weeks, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday.The WHO’s 59th situation report for...
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Tech giant Apple is planning to notify one million people about hypertension -- a high blood pressure condition impacting about 1.3 billion adults globally -- using the alert feature on Apple Watch, said CEO Tim...
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Danish researchers have, in a groundbreaking innovation, developed an antivenom which has shown effectiveness against 17 African snake species, and could revolutionise the treatment of venomous snakebites.Snakebites result in about 150,000 deaths worldwide each year,...