Complaints of poor quality school uniform, books in TN govt scheme
Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government's flagship project of free educational kits for the students of government schools has drawn flak after the supply of poor-quality products in the kits. This includes unfit uniforms, shoes, and even poor-quality geometry boxes, notebooks and school bags.
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Science/Technol Technology 12:36 PMPrez to inaugurate HAL's cryogenic engine manufacturing facility in B'luru
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Science/Technol Wildlife 12:30 PMIndia's 2030 stronger climate targets set momentum
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Musk set to depose before Twitter lawyers ahead of Oct trial
San Francisco, Sep 26 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is set to depose before the Twitter lawyers earlier this week in the $44 billion takeover deal that he has terminated.
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UP govt to help Dalits turn entrepreneurs
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to give preference to Dalits, who come in groups and in the form of societies, seeking various benefits to become entrepreneurs.
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Social media not helpful in checking suicides: UP Police
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) Only a fraction of such individuals with suicidal tendencies tend to express their feelings on social media, but 99 per cent of them do not express their intention online.
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Justice delayed and denied: Why Kashmiri Pandits are losing faith (IANS Column: FairPoint)
By Deepika Bhan
For the past five years, the Supreme Court has rejected three petitions of Kashmiri Pandits seeking justice for the killings and forced exodus.
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Shah prepares Bihar BJP to turn around 'weak spot' Seemanchal
By Manoj Pathak
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Union Home Minister and former BJP president Amit Shah has sounded the poll bugle in Bihar not only for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections but also Assembly election in the state in 2025, and given the party mantra for poll victory.
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Every fifth person in UP is overweight
Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) Every fifth person in the 15-49 years age group in Uttar Pradesh is overweight or obese.
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UP frames SOPs for dignified cremation, bans placing bodies on road
Lucknow, Sep 25 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has framed standard operating procedures (SOPs) regarding bodies of those killed in criminal incidents or accidents.
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Metal dust, stone-cutting in Aravallis drives chronic lung disease up in Faridabad
By Avinash Prabhakar
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Aravalli range, from Delhi across the states of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Haryana, acts as a barrier for the movement of sand from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. The Aravallis have been crucial in keeping the wind in check along with balancing the climate of the Indus-Ganga plain in Northern India.
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Bengaluru Paradox: Floods go hand in hand with groundwater depletion
By Kumar Vikram
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The city of Bengaluru is a victim of a paradoxical situation - urban flooding on one hand and depletion of ground water levels on the other, as a recent CAG audit report on Management of Storm Water in Bengaluru Urban Area informs.
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Activists, social organisations urge govt to conduct gram sabha properly
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Social organisations and activists in Tamil Nadu have urged the state government to conduct gram sabhas seriously and properly.
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Wave of happiness among 'Pahari' tribe on Amit Shah's upcoming Kashmir visit
By Zubair Qureshi
Srinagar, Sep 24 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is visiting Jammu and Kashmir for two days on October 1-2. As per BJP sources, he will address a public rally on October 1 in Rajouri of Jammu division and the next day Kashmir's in Kupwara district, and will spend a day each in the two divisions of the union territory. During his visit, the Home Minister will also announce the inclusion of the 'Pahari' language speaking tribe in the Scheduled Tribes (SC) category.
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Air pollution amplifying negative effects of climate change: Indian-origin researcher
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Air pollution can amplify negative effects of climate change and in some cases, pollution co-emitted with CO2 can increase the social cost of carbon by as much as 66 per cent, a new study co-led by an Indian-origin researcher has revealed.
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Tesla countersues US civil rights agency that accused it of racial bias
San Francisco, Sep 24 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla has countersued California Civil Rights Department (CRD), that alleged racial bias at the electric car-maker's US factory in a lawsuit.
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Air pollution exposure in first 5 years of life puts kids at brain disorder risks
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) In a first, researchers have linked exposure to air pollutants like particulate matter PM2.5 -- particularly in the first five years of life starting from the womb -- and alterations in the brain structure that may put children at psychiatric and cognitive disorder risks later in life.
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Covid may increase risk of type 1 diabetes in children
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is associated with an increased risk of new-onset type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents, finds a new study.
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Herbal drug BGR-34 beats obesity, diabetes: AIIMS study
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A team of doctors from premier health research institute All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here has found that anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR-34 is effective in cutting down obesity along with improving metabolism mechanisms of the patient afflicted with the chronic disease.
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Eating walnuts everyday may lower your BMI, control BP
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) A daily serving of walnuts may help in controlling blood pressure, prevent weight gain, and minimise your chance of developing diabetes and heart disease, according to a new study.
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Floods turn Pakistanis into globe-trotters
Islamabad, Sep 23 (IANS) Floods may or may not be God-given. Pakistan claims they are the result of climate change to which its contribution is negligible. But they seem God-sent for their political class. Those in the government have taken to globe-trotting, trying to canvas relief. They visit the very Christian world that they otherwise vilify. Nobody talks of Islamophobia and by the way, self-respect.
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Leopard kills farmer, cow in K'taka
Chamarajanagar, Sep 23 (IANS) A leopard attacked and killed a farmer and a cow in KVM Doddi village of Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district on Friday.
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Tesla not recalling 1.1 mn cars, only issuing a tiny software update: Musk (Ld)
San Francisco, Sep 23 (IANS) Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday said Tesla is not physically recalling 1.1 million vehicles, saying the company is only issuing a "tiny software" update to fix the pinching window problem.
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Akhilesh meets UP Guv with SP MLAs to seek 'justice' for Azam Khan
Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) A delegation of Samajwadi MLAs led by leader of opposition Akhilesh Yadav met Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Friday morning in connection with the alleged victimisation of senior SP MLA Mohd Azam Khan.
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Meta, Google put employees on 'notice periods' to find new role or leave
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Facebook's parent company Meta and Google are reducing staff to cut costs amid the economic downturn, apparently putting some of them on traditional 30 to 60 days "lists" to find a new role within the company or leave.
