Month: June 2024

More aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022, for the first time ever

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More aquatic animals were farmed than fished in 2022, for the first time ever

The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organisation in its latest report on fisheries and aquaculture has said the global catch and harvest brought in more than 185 million tons of aquatic animals in 2022. File | Photo Credit: VIBHU H The total global volume of fish, shrimp, clams and other aquatic animals that are harvested by…

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World Ocean Day 2024: Understand the Indian Ocean and you’ll understand much about earth

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World Ocean Day 2024: Understand the Indian Ocean and you’ll understand much about earth

On World Oceans Day (June 8), we can take in the wonders of the smallest of the three major oceans right in our front yard. The Indian Ocean has been getting a lot of attention recently for its rapid warming and the outsized influence it continues to have on its peers. As it happens, the…

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Elon Musk congratulates PM Modi on election win, says he looks to do ‘exciting work’ in India

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Elon Musk congratulates PM Modi on election win, says he looks to do ‘exciting work’ in India

File picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, in New York. The billionaire congratulated Mr. Modi on the Lok Sabha election win | Photo Credit: PTI American tech billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said he is looking forward to his companies doing “exciting work” in India as he congratulated…

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Microneedle patch reverses hair loss caused by autoimmune disease

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Microneedle patch reverses hair loss caused by autoimmune disease

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease characterised by hair loss, which occurs when T cells of the immune system mistakenly attack hair follicles. To restore control over hyperactive immune cells, researchers developed a cutting-edge approach to deliver T cell regulators directly to sites of hair loss and halt autoimmune activity. The findings, published in the journal Advanced…

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Plea in Supreme Court seeks probe into post-poll market crash

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Plea in Supreme Court seeks probe into post-poll market crash

A man watches a digital screen displaying stock numbers outside the Bombay Stock Exchange building in Mumbai on June 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI A lawyer has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to submit a report on the…

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Job creation is key for advancement of the country, says Rolls-Royce India president

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Job creation is key for advancement of the country, says Rolls-Royce India president

Kishore Jayaraman, president of Rolls-Royce, India and South Asia, spoke at a session on “Smart Manufacturing” organised by TexasVentures and CODISSIA in Coimbatore city on Friday June 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Creation of jobs is key for advancement of the country, said Kishore Jayaraman, president of Rolls-Royce, India and South Asia, in…

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Mango growers demand uniform relief of ₹30,000 per acre, fixed prices at tripartite meeting in Krishnagiri

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Mango growers demand uniform relief of ₹30,000 per acre, fixed prices at tripartite meeting in Krishnagiri

Collector K.M. Sarayu chairing a meeting of mango farmers, pulp industry and the administration at the Krishnagiri Collectorate on Friday. | Photo Credit: N. BASHKARAN A uniform relief for all mango growers at ₹30,000 per acre akin to the relief disbursement for crop loss in Cauvery delta for paddy farmers was what the mango farmers…

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Make insurance cover for construction workers mandatory for building plan approval in Tamil Nadu : Union

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Make insurance cover for construction workers mandatory for building plan approval in Tamil Nadu : Union

Construction workers are hard at work under the scorching sun. File | Photo Credit: Karthikeyan G The Tamil Nadu government should make insurance cover for construction workers mandatory in building plan approval applications, the Tamil Nadu AITUC Construction Workers Union has said. General secretary of the Union N. Selvaraj told The Hindu on Friday that three construction…

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Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered

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Major cause of inflammatory bowel disease discovered

IBD presently affects approximately 5% of the world’s population and one in every 10 people in the United Kingdom. Researchers have identified a new biochemical pathway that is a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related disorders that can be addressed with existing medications. An autoimmune disease, such as IBD, which encompasses Crohn’s…

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