Women who give birth later in life may live longer, says new study
The research may also be a clue as to why 85 per cent of women live to 100 or more years while only 15 per cent of men do
Combating AMR: How Delhi’s campaign design for school kids helped
Schools, as institutions for people in their formative years, are strategic settings for advancing health promotion skills, practices and …
Poor of a country emit less, lose more: New paper calls for progressive taxes for ‘polluting elites’
This report, for the first time, has stressed on the differing responsibilities of individuals and not just countries
Malaria parasite’s drug resistance decoded
The finding will help understand drug resistance in other microbes causing bacterial infections, TB
National Institutional Ranking Framework 2022: The grey side of it
Underrepresentation, unequal availability of opportunity for quality higher education plaguing India’s education system
Building toilets in rural schools is not enough, they have to be usable too
Around 23 per cent of rural schools have unusable toilets and 11.5 per cent have no separate toilets for girls, finds the 13th ASER report
Weight gain during pregnancy may help shorter women have healthy babies
UNICEF estimates that 8 million babies are born with low weight every year in India
One test to detect different types of cancers
Test distinguishes between healthy patients and those with cancer, based on the damage done to the DNA present in their white blood cells
Low academic performers prone to higher stress: study
Psychologists have observed that children and adolescents are facing enormous anxiety and stress in the course of their academic programmes, …
CSE welcomes Centre’s recommendation to ban sale of junk food
Child development ministry has proposed a ban on sale of junk foods in school canteens across India
New physics needed to explain Universe’s expansion rate: NASA
Scientists are certain about veracity of a long-standing discrepancy in the value of the rate of expansion known as Hubble Constant
US non-profits introduce new industry standard for antibiotic use in poultry
The standard developed by these organisations and certified by the US Department of Agriculture advocates minimal antibiotic use in chickens
Air pollution damages crops more than climate change
Study finds that black carbon and ozone pollution in India has significantly cut wheat and rice yield
Gutkha ban has reduced consumption of tobacco in India: WHO
India is the world’s largest consumer of smokeless tobacco; nearly one million people die in the country every year due to tobacco use
New strain of norovirus identified
Scientists warn “Sydney 2012” could cause an epidemic of acute gastroenteritis
‘Diabetes reduces employment chances, especially of men’
Study on economic burden of type II diabetes says two-thirds of all new cases of diabetes reported in low- and middle-income countries, such as …
230 million children are living in conflict-ridden countries worldwide: UNICEF
Exposure to violent conflicts among chief reasons affecting the survival and growth of children
Too much sun could make you a UV addict, raise cancer risk
Chronic exposure releases endorphins, causing desire to laze around in the sun, finds study
Bihar to close open air schools to curb food poisoning incidents
Kitchens with storage facilities to be constructed on priority basis in all schools serving cooked meals, says education department
Mid-day meal deaths in Bihar: insecticide poisoning suspected
Doctors treating children who took ill after consuming mid-day meal say they responded to anti-organophosphorous drug
HPV vaccination crucial to reducing cervical cancer, says study
States in the US which have a higher rate of HPV vaccination have a lower rate of cervical cancer
Maharashtra to shut almost 14,000 schools with less than 20 students
While the state government aims to cut costs, children in remote tribal areas will be most affected
Mid-day meal deaths: forensic report finds high levels of insecticide in cooking oil
Activists reiterate demand of proper handling of insecticide and pesticide containers after use
Why Bihar serves poor quality meals to school kids
There are no guidelines for hygienic preparation and handling of mid-day meals for children; monitoring at local level virtually non-existent
New species of reptile identified from Scotland fossil
The fossil is from the Scottish Isle of Skye, one of the few places in the world where fossils from the Middle Jurassic Period can be found