Month: June 2024

Discover the secrets of negligible senescence in tortoises and turtles, offering insights for anti-ageing research and potential medical breakthroughs.

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Jonathan, world’s oldest tortoise, on the lawn at Plantation House on the island of Saint Helena. | Photo Credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Negligible senescence describes a unique resistance to the typical decline associated with ageing. It is a concept that not only fascinates scientists but also holds significant implications for anti-aging research. By studying these remarkable…

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Advertisers, media organisations push back on self-certification rules for ads

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Representational image of a newspaper vendor in New Delhi. File picture | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Media bodies — such as print, radio and broadcast players — and their ad agencies, have urged the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting to defer the implementation deadline for a “self-certification” for all advertising. The requirement was put in…

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The Science Quiz | A tribute to the universe’s nonmetals

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Questions: 1. Just five nonmetals account for most of the earth’s atmosphere, crust, and the oceans. They are carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, and ________. Fill in the blank. Hint: This element is the most abundant in the universe, forming only 370,000 years after the Big Bang. 2. Most nonmetals are either solids or gases at…

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Alex Jones could lose his Infowars platform to pay for Sandy Hook conspiracy lawsuit

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Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify at the Sandy Hook defamation damages trial at Connecticut Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on September 22, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appears on the brink of losing the Infowars media platform that he turned into a multimillion-dollar moneymaker over…

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Wholesale inflation hit a 15-month high in May

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Food prices rose 1.14% over April levels. Image used for representative purpose only.  | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Inflation in India’s wholesale prices accelerated to a 15-month high of 2.61% in May, more than double April’s pace, with food inflation surging to a 10-month peak of 7.4% driven by steeper prices for vegetables, fruits,…

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A comprehensive immunisation schedule for adult women is now ready

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A vial of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil displayed in Chicago. The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) recently unveiled a comprehensive immunisation schedule for women that provides a list of essential vaccines that adult women should receive, and the recommended frequency of each vaccine. Actor and women’s health champion Kajal…

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Markets decline in early trade after record rally

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Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). | Photo Credit: REUTERS Benchmark equity indices declined in early trade on Friday amid profit-taking after a record rally in the previous day and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 206.18 points to 76,604.72. The NSE Nifty dipped 61.5 points to 23,337.40. Among the 30 Sensex companies, Tech…

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Rapid, diagnostic test for UTIs may help stem super bug crisis

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This week a prize was announced that is likely to have far-reaching implications in the world of health care. Despite its importance most of the community is unaware of the event. The winner of the Longitude prize is poised to spearhead a revolution in the field of infection management and global efforts to tackle antimicrobial…

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Mumbai, Delhi luxury real estate among top 5 globally: Knight Frank

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In the last 12 months, Mumbai witnessed a 11.5% rise in luxury real estate prices, reaching the third spot globally, after Manila and Tokyo. Delhi’s prime residential prices soared by 10.5% in the last year, finding fifth spot on property consultant Knight Frank’s prime global cities index, which is ranked as per annual percentage change…

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CII wants Centre to push land, labour, agriculture reforms to boost growth

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Sanjiv Puri, Chairman and Managing Director, ITC Ltd, and President of CII, addresses a press conference, in New Delhi on June 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Industry body CII on Thursday made a case for pushing reforms in sectors like land, labour, and agriculture by the Modi 3.0 government to accelerate economic growth estimated…

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