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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

A study published recently has looked at the morbidity transition across States from 1995 to 2018. The study examines self-reported morbidities in India by relying on the 1995, 2004, 2014, and 2018 data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). A large number of households were included in each survey — 120,942 households in 1995, 73,868 households in…

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Rise and shine: morning sunlight and your wellbeing

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Rise and shine: morning sunlight and your wellbeing

 A pattern of earlier sleep timing is associated with a lowered risk of major depressive disorder | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO We humans are affected by the cycle of light and darkness that occurs every day. Our bodies have a 24-hour (circadian) rhythm that is translated into physiological processes such as hormone secretion, which in…

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

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Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995

A study published recently has looked at the morbidity transition across States from 1995 to 2018. The study examines self-reported morbidities in India by relying on the 1995, 2004, 2014, and 2018 data from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). A large number of households were included in each survey — 120,942 households in 1995, 73,868 households in…

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DoPT denies service allocation to scientist with muscular dystrophy who cleared UPSC exam four times

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DoPT denies service allocation to scientist with muscular dystrophy who cleared UPSC exam four times

Kartik Kansal is presently working with the ISRO. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A 28-year-old scientist, suffering from muscular dystrophy, who cracked the Civil Services Examination on four occasions has moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) after the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) declined to allocate any service to him. The DoPT informed the…

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Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections – and could fight antibiotic resistance too

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Tiny animals use stolen genes to fight infections – and could fight antibiotic resistance too

Antimicrobial chemicals are essential to modern medicine, but with resistance increasing, the World Health Organisation recently warned of a pressing need for new drugs | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A little-known group of microscopic animals has spent millions of years copying recipes for antibiotics from bacteria and using them to fight infections, we have shown…

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Indian astrophysicist receives COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024  

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Indian astrophysicist receives COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024  

Indian astrophysicist Prahlad Chandra Agrawal, who has been involved with major Indian space programmes including the AstroSat space telescope and the Chandrayaan 1 lunar mission, has been awarded the COSPAR Harrie Massey Award 2024. Mr. Agrawal received the award at the opening ceremony of the 45th COSPAR Scientific Assembly in Busan, South Korea, on July…

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Data gaps beyond India are holding monsoon forecasts back | Analysis

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Data gaps beyond India are holding monsoon forecasts back | Analysis

Pedestrians walk on a road amid heavy monsoon rains in Navi Mumbai, July 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI We are in the middle of the monsoon season of 2024. The monsoon onset happened on time on May 30 but its evolution thus far has sprung some surprises. The distribution of rainfall looks as patchy…

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A colossus who helped shape Kerala’s scientific establishment

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A colossus who helped shape Kerala’s scientific establishment

Dr. M. S. Valiathan during a visit to the Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences: | Photo Credit: File picture In 2014, when the Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute (JNTBGRI) planned to honour M. S. Valiathan, it chose an orchid. “This particular orchid was a hybrid that we had developed….

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Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Supershoes’ have changed running but do they confer unfair advantages?

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Paris Olympics 2024: ‘Supershoes’ have changed running but do they confer unfair advantages?

Sha’Carri Richardson wins a heat women’s 100-meter run as her shoe appears to come untied during the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Team Trials Friday, June 21, 2024, in Eugene, Ore. | Photo Credit: AP On the face of it, competitive distance running appears not to have changed much since the Olympic Games were revived…

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