Month: August 2024

Tamil Nadu Unveils Mega Industrial Housing For 18,000 Foxconn Women Workers

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Tamil Nadu Unveils Mega Industrial Housing For 18,000 Foxconn Women Workers

Chennai: Chief Minister MK Stalin and Foxconn Hon Hai Chief Young Liu unveiled a state-of-the-art industrial housing complex, exclusively for 18,000 women workers of iPhone maker Foxconn, at Sriperumbudur in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. The mega Rs 700 crore project aims to provide a safe, secure, and clean environment for women workers. The complex,…

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Nation

Zoopharmacognosy: the study of how animals self-medicate

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Zoopharmacognosy: the study of how animals self-medicate

Sumatran orangutan named Rakus seen two months after wound self-treatment using a medicinal plant, in Indonesia. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the May 2, 2024, issue of the journal Nature, an article titled: ‘Active self-treatment of a facial wound with a biologically active plant by a male Sumatran orangutan’, Laumer et al. report on how…

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Science

Double Trap Great Peter Wilson Applies For Post Of Indian Shooting Coach

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Double Trap Great Peter Wilson Applies For Post Of Indian Shooting Coach

Legendary double trap marksman Peter Wilson of Great Britain, who guided country-mate Nathan Hales to trap gold at the recently-concluded Paris Olympics, has shown interest in the Indian team coaching job and wants to train the shooters for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Wilson, 37, was the youngest competitor in double trap at…

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Sports

Majority blue-collar jobs pay less than Rs 20,000 per month: Report

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Majority blue-collar jobs pay less than Rs 20,000 per month: Report

Report said 29.34% of blue-collar jobs are in the moderate earning bracket, with salaries ranging from ₹20,000-40,000 per month. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The majority of blue-collar jobs in India pay within the salary range of ₹20,000 or less per month, suggesting that a substantial portion of the workforce is grappling with financial strain,…

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Business

Devendra Jhajharia Confident Of 25-Medal Target Despite Pramod Bhagat Suspension

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Devendra Jhajharia Confident Of 25-Medal Target Despite Pramod Bhagat Suspension

The shadow of Pramod Bhagat controversy won’t linger on the Indian contingent, and Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia is hopeful of winning at least 25 medals at the upcoming Paralympics. India have an 84-member contingent across 12 disciplines for the Paralympics slated in Paris from August 28-September 8. Tokyo Paralympics gold…

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Sports

Do heat waves affect urban trees more than their rural counterparts?

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Do heat waves affect urban trees more than their rural counterparts?

A recent study details how trees in New York City, Boston and Baltimore, Maryland are more negatively impacted by heat waves and drought than trees of the same species in nearby rural forests. The urban trees in the three cities experienced greater negative impacts from heat waves and drought compared to rural trees. Also, the growth…

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Science

Subclinical TB is the reason for slow drop in TB incidence, says Soumya Swaminathan

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Subclinical TB is the reason for slow drop in TB incidence, says Soumya Swaminathan

TB infection can no longer be considered a binary — latent TB and active TB. People can also have TB disease and yet not display any of the characteristic symptoms associated with TB, such as cough. This is called subclinical TB. The national TB prevalence survey (2019-2021) found 42.6 % of the TB cases detected…

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Nasser Hussain Thinks Ollie Pope’s Appointment As Test Captain For Sri Lanka Series Augurs Well For England

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Nasser Hussain Thinks Ollie Pope’s Appointment As Test Captain For Sri Lanka Series Augurs Well For England

Former captain Nasser Hussain thinks Ollie Pope’s appointment as England Test skipper for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka augurs well for the side ahead of the all-important Ashes happening next year in Australia. Pope was made England captain for the Sri Lanka series starting on August 21 as Ben Stokes was ruled…

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Sports

Arshad Nadeem Olympics Felicitation: Pakistan Hockey Stalwarts Feel Insulted Over PM Dinner Invitation Withdrawal

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Arshad Nadeem Olympics Felicitation: Pakistan Hockey Stalwarts Feel Insulted Over PM Dinner Invitation Withdrawal

Pakistan PM Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif hosted a banquet in honor of Arshad Nadeem.© Twitter Arshad Nadeem is currently the most popular Pakistan athlete. The star javelin thrower ended a long drought of Olympic gold medal for his country as he won the event at the Paris 2024 Games with a record of 92.97m….

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