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In India, poisoning rates are among the highest in the world. Childhood poisoning range from 0.33–7.6%, most commonly observed among children in the age group of 1–5 years. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), unintentional poisoning is a significant global public health problem.  WHO estimates that unintentional poisoning accounts for a significant portion of emergency … Read more

On World Liver Day, observed on April 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for efforts to make the country fitter and healthier, through steps such as raising awareness about obesity and commended the push toward mindful eating and healthier living. Science Quiz: On liver health Stages of Metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease START THE QUIZ … Read more

If education is to bring out and lead forth, then there should be commitment and investment from both teachers and students to lead and be led. | iStock/Getty Images In our age of edtech and edbiz, there is an important need to investigate and examine the very concept of education and what it entails. Like … Read more

A successful transplant can be a life-changing event for the woman who receives the uterus. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Major advances in reproductive medicine have enabled women to have successful pregnancies and deliver healthy babies by adopting either IVF (in vitro fertilisation), which began in the late 1970s … Read more

The image is used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Most retirees prefer rental income. But there comes a time when retirees may have to decide whether to continue earning rental income or sell the property and deposit the money in a bank. This week, we discuss the factors driving such phase … Read more

“In the year 2050, there is a demographic phenomenon poised to happen, something which has never happened before in recorded history,” says Arvind Kasthuri, Head of the Geriatric Unit at St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru.  What Kasthuri is referring to is the time when the elderly population, for the first time, will exceed the population … Read more

What will really resolve itself into a race between lighter-than-air and heavier-than-air machines is forthcoming in the attempt to reach the North Pole in an expedition led by the twenty-four-year-old explorer, Grettir Algarsson. The members of the expedition arrived at Liverpool in the brigantine “Island,” which is the smallest vessel which has ever been fitted … Read more

Using solar energy may be better for the environment than burning through fossil fuels, but the process still isn’t exactly perfect. Making silicon-based solar panels is energetically expensive and we still don’t know what to do with the silicon once the panels are done being used. There is a cheaper way to make solar panels, … Read more

Sriharikota space centre, April 20: “The equipment carried by the first Indian satellite Aryabhata, is in perfect condition and transmitting regularly the results of experiments. The reception here is very good,” said a beaming Dr. Y. Janardhana Rao, Project Engineer of the Sriharikota Rocket Launching Station (SHAR) in an interview to-day. The only tracking and … Read more

Parents say they get a tour of the facility before enrolling their children at the camps. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM As exams have come to an end, parents are now looking for a slew of activities to engage their children during the summer vacation. From summer camps to cool camps and photo walks, … Read more