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Researchers have identified that multiple CT findings can identify patients with high-risk non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Researchers have identified that multiple CT findings can identify patients with high-risk non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) — advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis, that is — though the presence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remains elusive on CT.
Fibrosis, also known as fibrotic scarring, is a pathological wound healing in which connective tissue replaces normal parenchymal tissue to the extent that it goes unchecked, leading to considerable tissue remodelling and the formation of permanent scar tissue.
And, cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.
“Subjective assessment of multiple morphologic and separately quantified parameters by trained readers and a simple quantitative three-parameter model combining two CT features, liver surface nodularity (LSN) and liver segmental volume ratio (LSVR), and a clinical score (FIB-4) showed good association with the presence of advanced fibrosis,” said researcher Meghan G. Lubner from the University of Wisconsin in the US.
For the study, the research team included a total of 186 patients with NAFLD (mean age, 49 years; 74 men and 112 women), of whom 87 (47 per cent) had nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and 112 (60 per cent) had moderate to severe steatosis.
And, cirrhosis is a late stage of scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by many forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism.
“Subjective assessment of multiple morphologic and separately quantified parameters by trained readers and a simple quantitative three-parameter model combining two CT features, liver surface nodularity (LSN) and liver segmental volume ratio (LSVR), and a clinical score (FIB-4) showed good association with the presence of advanced fibrosis,” said researcher Meghan G. Lubner from the University of Wisconsin in the US.
For the study, the research team included a total of 186 patients with NAFLD (mean age, 49 years; 74 men and 112 women), of whom 87 (47 per cent) had nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and 112 (60 per cent) had moderate to severe steatosis.
An experienced gastrointestinal pathologist performed a histopathologic review to determine steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis.
The presence of any lobular inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning was categorized as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), while patients with NAFLD and advanced fibrosis (stage F3 or higher) were categorized as having high-risk NAFLD. Two readers subjectively assessed the presence of NASH and fibrosis.
The researchers found that a total of 51 patients were classified as fibrosis stage F0, 42 as F1, 23 as F2, 37 as F3, and 33 as F4.
Additionally, 70 (38 per cent) had advanced fibrosis (stage F3 or F4) and were considered to have high-risk NAFLD. FIB-4 score showed a correlation with fibrosis, and of the individual CT parameters, LSVR and splenic volume had the best performance. Meanwhile, subjective reader assessment performed best among all parameters. FIB-4 and subjective scores were complementary, and for NASH assessment, FIB-4 performed best.
ALSO READ : Researchers Developed A Diagnostic Tool To Detect Fatty Liver Disease
Noting the well-established utility of CT in identifying hepatic steatosis, the authors of this AJR article concluded that CT can also be “a highly accessible, frequently used method for assessment of patients with NAFLD and identification of those with high-risk NAFLD (advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis) who are potentially most in need of intervention,” the researcher said. (IANS)
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CRS has released a statement on the Climate of India during 2020 which said that 2020 was the eighth warmest year since 1901.
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The Climate Research and Services (CRS) of the Indian Meteorological Department has released a statement on the Climate of India during 2020 which said that 2020 was the eighth warmest year since 1901.
“The 2020 annual mean land surface air temperature for the country was +0.29 degree Celsius above the average temperature for 1981-2010 period, thus making the year 2020 as the eighth warmest year on record since 1901,” said the statement.
The CRS in its report said that the five warmest years on record in order were – 2016 (+0.71 degree celsius), 2009 (+0.55 degree celsius), 2017 (+0.541 degree celsius), 2010 (+0.539 degree celsius), and 2015 (+0.42 degree celsius).
It may be mentioned that 12 out of 15 warmest years were during the recent fifteen years (2006-2020). The past decade (2001-2010/2011-2020) was also the warmest decade on record with anomalies of 0.23 degree celsius/0.34 degree celsius.
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The country averaged annual mean temperature during 1901-2020 showed an increasing trend of 0.62-degree celsius/100 years with a significant increasing trend in maximum temperature (0.99 degrees celsius/100 years) and a relatively lower increasing trend(0.24-degree celsius/100 years) in minimum temperature.
The country averaged seasonal mean temperatures were also above the average during all the seasons except pre-monsoon season. The country averaged mean monthly temperatures were warmer than the normal during all the months of the year except March and June.
The mean temperatures exceeded the normal during September (by 0.72-degree Celsius, warmest since 1901), August (by 0.58-degree Celsius, second warmest), October (by 0.94-degree Celsius, third warmest), July (by 0.56-degree Celsius, fifth warmest), and December (by 0.39-degree Celsius, seventh warmest).
The annual rainfall over the country was 109 percent of the long-period average (LPA) of 117.7 cm. Time series of percentage departure of annual rainfall over the country as a whole since 1901.
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Rainfall over the country as a whole during the SW monsoon season (June-September), which is the principal rainy season of the country, was above normal (109 percent of LPA of 88 cm).
During this season, among the four broad geographical regions of the country, Central India, South Peninsular, and East and Northeast India received seasonal rainfall of 115 percent, 129 percent, and 106 percent of its LPA respectively, while Northwest India received seasonal rainfall of 84 percent of its LPA.
The 2020 Northeast monsoon season (October-December) rainfall over the country as a whole was normal (101 percent of LPA). The seasonal rainfall during the northeast monsoon season over the core region of the south peninsula (comprising of five subdivisions viz. Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala, was also normal.
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In 2020, five cyclones formed over the North Indian Ocean. These are Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan, Very Severe Cyclonic Storms Nivar and Gati &, Severe Cyclonic Storm Nisarga, and Cyclonic Storm ‘Burevi’.
The country also experienced other high-impact weather events like extremely heavy rainfall, floods, landslide, thunderstorm, lightning, cold waves. (IANS)
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People say that no other religion employs the art of symbolism as effectively as Hinduism. It has several numbers of symbols having their own importance.
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Hinduism is the oldest religion on the earth that finds its roots in different parts of India. Hinduism is full of various religious, cultural, powerful theories and philosophical practices followed by the Hindu people worldwide.
Hinduism is not only limited to its culture, religious and philosophical practices but also includes many symbols that employ the art of it.
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Hinduism is replete and rich in symbolism. The religion is brimming with symbolism. People say that no other religion employs the art of symbolism as effectively as Hinduism. It has several numbers of symbols having their own importance and meaning that are used on various occasions.
Let’s walk through the universal symbols of Hinduism and gain knowledge of it.
OM- The Source of the Universe
OM or AUM is the most universal and vital symbol in Hinduism. Om is considered the greatest and the mother of all the Mantras. The symbol consists of three curves, a semi-circle, and a dot. The symbol represents the four stages of Consciousness and represents the essence of the Universe.
The Four stages of Consciousness are:
Waking State: Also referred to as Vaishvanara or Jagrat. The ‘A’ in ‘AUM’ relates to our conscious mind.
Dream State: Also referred to as Taijasa or Swapna. The ‘U’ in ‘AUM’ relates to our unconscious state.
Deep Sleep State: Also referred to as Pranja or Susupti. The ‘M’ in ‘AUM’ relates to our latent unconscious state.
Samadhi: It is pure silence and consciousness after sounding AUM.
The Threefold Nature of AUM represents these essences of the Universe:
The three Worlds- Earth, Atmosphere, and Heaven.
The three main Gods– Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
The three Scriptures– Rigveda, Yajurveda, and Samaveda.
OM is the god in the form of sound and a word of great power.
SWASTIKA: An Ancient Solar Sign
The word Swastika comes from the Sanskrit word ‘Svastika’. ‘Swa’ means good or auspicious, ‘asti’ means a state of being, and ‘Ka’ is used as a suffix. The literal meaning of Swastika means ‘to be good’ and ‘Being with higher self’.
This Hindu symbol has great importance in Hinduism. It is used as a representation of good fortune, peace, honesty, purity of soul, and stability. The swastika is an equilateral cross having right-angled arms pointing in all four directions.
The symbol represents the two forms of the creator god Brahma. The right face presents the evolution of the universe and the left face presents the involution of the universe. The pointing of Swastika in all four directions (North, east, west, and south) describes the four Vedas and signifies the absolute eternal nature.
The symbol is used in all Hindu yantras and designs. You can easily see the symbol throughout the subcontinent of India. It can be seen on the sides of temples, gift items, religious scripture. The Swastika is also used to mark the opening of account books, doors, and others.
SRI CHAKRA
Sri Chakra or Shri Yantra is known as the Queen of Yantras. It is the symbol of the great divine, a source of energy, power, and creativity. The shape of Sri Chakra is made up of 2 squares with a T-shape structure, 3 circles, 9 Triangles, 43 small triangles.
The outer square represents the earth element. The T-shape structure is the gates of four directions and the entry points of the Yantra. The three circles represent the past, present, and future.
The first circle of sixteen lotus petals states the ten organs of perception and action (Skin, mouth, tongue, eyes, ears, feet, hands, arms, nose, and reproductive organs). The other Five state universal elements (Earth, air, water, fire, and space) and the last one petal represents the mind.
The second circle of Eight petals governs a specific activity: Speech, grasping, exertion, revulsion, enjoyment, motion, attraction, and equanimity.
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The first set of interlocked triangles points upwards represents the masculine principles and the downwards triangles represent the feminine.
The symbol of Sri Chakra is used as a symbol of the unity between the Masculine and the feminine divinity.
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ISRO has chalked out its decadal plan which includes the development of a heavy-lift rocket, reusable satellite launch vehicle.
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Stepping into 2021, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chalked out its decadal plan which includes the development of a heavy-lift rocket, reusable satellite launch vehicle, semi-cryogenic engine, and others said a top official.
In the short term, the space agency has to realize the first developmental flight of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) operational Geo-Imaging capability, the third moon mission Chandrayaan-3, the first solar mission Aditya-L1, and the first Indian Data Relay Satellite.
“The first unmanned flight under the Gaganyaan Programme is another significant milestone to be achieved this year,” ISRO Chairman K. Sivan, who is also Secretary, Department of Space, ISRO said.
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In his New Year message, he said all the centers/units of ISRO have actively contributed to the formulation of the decadal plan.
Sivan said: “In this decade, the VSSC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre), the lead center for space transportation systems, will carry forward its competence in launch vehicle development towards heavy lift capabilities, achieving partial & full reusability and achieving progress in scramjet engine research.”
According to Sivan, the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) will fructify the much-awaited high thrust semi-cryogenic propulsion capability, which is expected to boost the lifting capability of Indian rockets to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) to almost 5.5 ton while also focusing on liquid oxygen (oxidizer)-Methane propulsion, green propulsion as well as electric propulsion.
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He also said ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) needs to gear up its test facilities to support the qualification of the new propulsion systems and also expand its integration facilities to realize the new semi-cryogenic and LOX/Methane engines.
“In the next decade, emphasis will be on satellite constellation for broadband communication, all-electric satellite platform,s and high-performance satellite platforms in all the application areas,” Sivan said as regards the decadal plans for the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC).
He said the Space Applications Centre (SAC) will complete its indigenization efforts for atomic clock and traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA).
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In this decade, SAC and the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) need to work towards ensuring the collection, processing, and on-demand delivery of satellite data services in line with user expectations.
As regards the rocket port under the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) scaling up of the launch infrastructure to support human spaceflight as well as new heavy-lift vehicles and perhaps support and facilitate the launching of private space transportation systems in the country, Sivan said.
The Semi-Conductor Laboratory SCL will work towards creating a strong micro-electronics base in the country and enhance capabilities in the Very Large Scale Integrated circuit (VLSI) domain.
“A lion’s share of ISRO’s technology development & advanced R&D activities is expected to be carried out for facilitating the Gaganyaan (human space mission) program and sustaining the human spaceflight activities in the long term,” Sivan added.
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On its part, the Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC), in association with all other ISRO centers, is working towards the enhanced capabilities essential for the human spaceflight program including the human-rated launch vehicle, Orbital Module, rendezvous and docking, regenerative life support systems and space habitats, Sivan added. (IANS)
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Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods.
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Researchers have identified the biological mechanism that explains why some people experience abdominal pain when they eat certain foods.
According to the researchers, up to 20 per cent of the world’s population suffers from the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which causes stomach pain or severe discomfort after eating. The researchers revealed a mechanism that connects certain foods with activation of the cells that release histamine (called mast cells), and subsequent pain and discomfort.
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“With these new insights, we provide further evidence that we are dealing with a real disease,” said researcher Guy Boeckxstaens, Professor at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.
In a healthy intestine, the immune system does not react to foods, so the first step was to find out what might cause this tolerance to break down, according to the study published in the journal Nature.
Since people with IBS often report that their symptoms began after a gastrointestinal infection, such as food poisoning, the researchers started with the idea that an infection while a particular food is present in the gut might sensitise the immune system to that food. They infected mice with a stomach bug, and at the same time fed them ovalbumin, a protein found in egg white that is commonly used in experiments as a model food antigen.
An antigen is any molecule that provokes an immune response. Once the infection cleared, the mice were given ovalbumin again, to see if their immune systems had become sensitised to it.
The results were affirmative — the ovalbumin on its own provoked mast cell activation, histamine release, and digestive intolerance with increased abdominal pain. This was not the case in mice that had not been infected with the bug and received ovalbumin.
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The researchers then went on to see if people with IBS reacted in the same way.
When food antigens associated with IBS (gluten, wheat, soy and cow milk) were injected into the intestine wall of 12 IBS patients, they produced localised immune reactions similar to that seen in the mice. No reaction was seen in healthy volunteers. (IANS)
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Movies can inspire and can hold the best ever moments created. Sometimes movies can make you question yourself and look back to your life.
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BY SHWETA PORWAL
Movies are the great escape. Movies can inspire and can hold the best ever moments created. Sometimes movies can make you question yourself and look back to your life. They let us enjoy heart-racing excitement without ever leaving our chairs and can even inspire us to try new things.
Here are 5 rejoicing movies to watch and refresh your mind:
The Pursuit of Happyness
Language: English
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
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The Pursuit of Happyness is an touching and inspiring movie based on real life incident. The story tells about the real life rags to riches story of successful businessman Chris Gardner. The movie inspires to work and fulfill your dreams no matter what your situations are. It states that you have a choice to be stuck where you are and keep complaining about your life, decide where you wanna be and no matter what is happening here and now, just work on your dreams and let them come true.
“You got a dream. You gotta protect it. People can’t do somethin’ themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want somethin’, go get it. Period.” – Chris Gardner
Life of Pi
Language: English
Streaming on: Youtube
The story of the movie Life of Pi is a parable of Survival, acceptance, and adaptation. The story involves the 227 days that a teenager spends drifiting across the Pacific Ocean in a boat with a Bengal tiger who survives on the same boat with the boy. The heart of the film focuses on the sea journey, during which the human demonstrates that he can think with great ingenuity and the tiger shows that it can learn.
Amelie
Language: English
Streaming On: Amazon Prime
The movie Amelie is a fanciful comedy of an innocent and naive girl in Paris with her own sense of Justice who overcomes a sad childhood and orchestrates the lives of the people around her making everything joyfull. After finding a lost treasure of happiness she decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
La La Land
Language: English
Streaming On: Netflix
The movie revolves around two people who are drawn together by thier common desire to do what they love but as the success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile of thier love affair. The movie transport the audiences back to the golden days of Hollywood, when musicals and the art of dance were used to encourage viewers to follow thier dreams.
ALSO READ: Emerging Trends in Bollywood: Superhero Movies
Crazy Rich Asians
Language: English
Streaming On: Netflix
Crazy rich asians is a rejoicing movie. It is an American romantic comedy film based on a Novel. It follows a Chinese-American professor who travels to meet her boyfriend’s family and is surprised to discover they are among the richest in Singapore.
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The Mundeshwari temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Shakti and also has deities of Ganesha, Surya, and Vishnu. The temple has four entrances.
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The Mundeshwari Temple also spelled as Mundesvari temple is situated on an isolated hill at an elevation of 608 feet in Ramgarh Village of the Kaimur district in the state of Bihar. The temple is the oldest specimen of the Nagara style of temple architecture.
The temple is best known for its unique historical, archaeological, cultural, and religious features. The ASI (Archaeological Survey Of India) dates the temple of 108 AD making it the oldest functional temple in the world. The temple has been protected by ASI since 1915.
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The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, Shakti and also has deities of Ganesha, Surya, and Vishnu. The temple has four entrances in which one has been closed and one is half-open. The major attraction of the temple is the Panchukhi Shivling constructed with a special stone that changes its color along with the position of the sun and stone. People usually visit the temple in Navratri when the temple holds a mini-fair of 9 days.
History:
According to the local folks, the temple was made and ruled by Chanda and Munda the two brothers who were the chieftains of Demon Mahishasura. Munda made goddess Mundeshwari Bhawani temple while the other brother Chanda made Chandeswari temple at the top of Madurana Hill.
But the historical facts have a different story to narrate. According to the source, Dr. NG Majumdar and Dr. KC Panigarhi say that the temple was built earlier than the 4th century AD. The recovery of the royal seal of the Great Shri Lankan emperor changed history in 2003. It established that royal pilgrims or monks from Shri Lanka once visited the place during their journey to Sarnath from Bodh Gaya sometime between 101BC to 77BC and lost the seal here.
Later on, Bihar State Religious Trust Board (BSRTB) organized a national seminar of eminent experts at Patna in 2008 and the date of Mundeshwari inscription was fixed 108 AD.
Historical Events:
636-38 AD: Chinese visitor Huen Tsang writes about a shrine on a hill.
1790 AD: Daniel brothers Thomas and William visited the temple and provided its first portrait.
1888 AD: Buchanan visited the region in 1813.
1891-92 AD: First part of the broken Mundeshwari Inscription was found.
1903 AD: Second part of the inscription was found.
2003 AD: Royal seal of Shri Lankan Emperor Maharaju Dutthagamani was discovered.
2008 AD: The date of the inscription was established 30th year of the Saka Era (108AD).
ALSO READ: Ashtottaram 31: OṀ PURUSHĀRDHABHŨMYAI NAMAH
How To Reach:
One can easily reach Mandeshwari temple by road and air. It can be reached by road via Patna, Gaya, or Varanasi. The nearest railway station to the temple is at Mohina- Bhabua Road railway station.
By air, Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi is the nearest airport located at a distance of 102 KM from the temple.
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CMAM- Acute malnutrition is identified in the early stages, the treatment can be provided at the community level itself and medical complication.
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The results of Phase 1 of the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare recently, show that there has been an increase in the percentage of severely wasted children under five years of age, in as many as 16 out of the 22 surveyed states and union territories in NFHS-5 in comparison to NFHS-4.
The CMAM Association of India has expressed its concern about the rising trend of severe wasting or Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in children.
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The states that have shown an increase in the incidence of severely wasted children include economically powerful states such as Gujarat and Maharashtra. Other regions being Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep.
To meet the challenge of the rising incidence of SAM in children, the Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) Association (comprising manufacturers of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods) said it has extended its all-out support to the government to develop new products so as to address SAM under the Poshan Abhiyan at the community level itself and prevent worsening of SAM problem in the country.
“While substantial improvement in child health indicators and vaccination coverage over NFHS-4 is a positive development, the rise in wasting levels does not bode well for a country which is poised to emerge as a major socio-economic power with the youngest demography in the world. The Association is all set to align with various nutrition interventions of the government through the development of therapeutic products and extending the PM’s vision of a self-reliant India,” said Akshat Khandelwal, President, CMAM Association.
Feeding protocols that use a combination of home-based food and high-quality energy-dense nutrition supplement need to be urgently explored, it has stated. According to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, children with SAM have a nine times higher risk of dying than well-nourished children. The Association has pointed to the urgent need for collaboration between government, therapeutic food manufacturers, and civil society to meet the intricate challenge of SAM in the country.
According to the Association, Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) has been successful in preventing deaths and helping children recover from SAM in India and across the world. RUTF comprises energy-dense foods that are specifically tailored for children suffering from SAM and are not meant to be a substitute for breastfeeding or home-cooked food as is often believed.
Since RUTF can ensure the recovery of a SAM child in 2-3 months at the community level in most of the cases and reduce the need for treatment at Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres (NRCs), it reduces the chances of infections and the overall cost of treatment. According to the CMAM Association, reports released by different agencies have pointed to the need for strengthening community-based treatment of SAM.
ALSO READ: Study: Stress In Expecting Mothers Impact Children
“The current interventions from the MoHFW, to ensure in-facility care for SAM children, are currently reaching around 20 percent of those who are estimated to need such care. Even as these need expansion, what is imperative is stronger linkages with community-based programs to reach the large majority of wasted children before they require in-patient facility care,” stated a report titled ‘Accelerating Progress on Nutrition in India’.
If acute malnutrition is identified in the early stages, the treatment can be provided at the community level itself and medical complications in the children with SAM can be averted, argues a recent report titled “Community based program for children below 5 years of age with severe acute malnutrition in India 2020 – Progress so far and lessons learned”. (IANS)
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The crystal-clear water, or the beauty of the surrounding landscape, there's something extraordinary about the sparkling lakes of Switzerland.
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Switzerland is known as the home of the mountains but did you know that Switzerland also has more than 1,500 lakes and water bodies! Almost all Swiss cities are located on the shores of lakes. Whether it’s the altitude, the crystal-clear water, or the beauty of the surrounding landscape, there’s something extraordinary about the sparkling lakes of Switzerland.
Switzerland holds six percent of Europe’s entire freshwater stock, which the country works hard to preserve! From swimming, fishing, and water skiing to sightseeing cruises, each lake offers a unique set of fun-filled activities. Switzerland’s excellent transportation system makes it easy to access almost all lakes in the country!
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Lakeside resorts, villages, and cities feature a host of cultural attractions too, including medieval castles, one-of-a-kind museums, and picturesque public gardens. No visit to Switzerland is complete without a tour of the country’s most scenic lakes. Here is our list of the 5 best lakes in Switzerland.
Lake Geneva
The largest lake in Central Europe, Lake Geneva is a crescent-shaped deep lake in Switzerland overlooked by the Swiss Alps. One can book a cruise or a culinary trip to comfortably enjoy notable sights, such as the emblem of the city of Geneva, the “Jet d’eau”, a 140-meter high water fountain that is illuminated at night. It’s also a great place to go rowing, sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, wakeboarding, and even scuba diving.
If one spends time around Chillon Castle and the Montreux promenade, sooner or later they will be tempted to take a cruise on the “Haut Lac” between Vevey, Montreux, Chillon, Villeneuve, and Le Bouveret!
Lake Lucerne
Encircled by popular excursion mountains, Lake Lucerne is the lake with the greatest scenic variety in the country. Boat cruises on board five historic paddlewheel steamers and 15 elegant salon motor vessels count among the highlights of this region. A boat trip can be ideally combined with a walk, on the Swiss Path, a themed trail on the history of Switzerland. The lake shores also tempt travelers with multiple cycling and skating paths as well as numerous bathing and rest areas!
Lake Brienz
The turquoise Lake Brienz is set amid the spectacular mountain scenery of the Bernese Oberland. Travelers wanting to explore swiss culinary specialties can book special cruises available like the “Fondue boat”, the “Breakfast boat”, the “Alpine-style brunch”, the “Halal Cruise”, the “Hooked on fish”! “Swiss BBQ Cruise” is particularly a popular choice among Indian travelers. Another destination for a boat trip on Lake Brienz is the Giessbach Falls. The roaring waterfall thunders in a number of different stages down 500 meters into the lake. Immediately beside it is the historic Grand Hotel Giessbach, which looks like a fairytale castle.
ALSO READ: A Complete Guide For Skiing in Switzerland
Lake Lugano
Located in Ticino, Lake Lugano is a glacial lake at the southernmost tip of Tessin, the holiday region at the southern end of the Alps! The Lake has many different branches and is surrounded by mountains, Monte Generoso being the highest at about 1700 meters. Stunning views of the lake can be experienced as one goes up the mountains surrounding the lake in Funiculars. Numerous parks around the lake also tempt travelers to wander and take in the idyllic setting of Lake Lugano.
Lake Thun
Embedded within an imposing backdrop of mountains, the deeply-blue Lake Thun lies on the northern periphery of the Alps, between the Bernese Oberland towns of Thun and Interlaken. A cruise on Lake Thun is an experience that also relaxes: whilst enjoying a fine meal, a glass of wine, or simply the glorious sunshine on the deck, your gaze will travel pass along the attractive shore with its romantic villages, majestic historic castles right up to the peaks of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau! (IANS)
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"Switzerland is known as the home of the mountains but did you know that Switzerland also has more than 1,500 lakes and water bodies! Almost all Swiss cities are located on the shores of lakes. Whether it’s the altitude, the crystal-clear water, or the beauty of the surrounding landscape, there’s something extraordinary about the sparkling lakes of Switzerland.\nSwitzerland holds six percent of Europe’s entire freshwater stock, which the country works hard to preserve! From swimming, fishing, and water skiing to sightseeing cruises, each lake offers a unique set of fun-filled activities. Switzerland’s excellent transportation system makes it easy to access almost all lakes in the country!\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nLakeside resorts, villages, and cities feature a host of cultural attractions too, including medieval castles, one-of-a-kind museums, and picturesque public gardens. No visit to Switzerland is complete without a tour of the country’s most scenic lakes. Here is our list of the 5 best lakes in Switzerland.\nLake Geneva\nThe largest lake in Central Europe, Lake Geneva is a crescent-shaped deep lake in Switzerland overlooked by the Swiss Alps. One can book a cruise or a culinary trip to comfortably enjoy notable sights, such as the emblem of the city of Geneva, the “Jet d’eau”, a 140-meter high water fountain that is illuminated at night. It’s also a great place to go rowing, sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, wakeboarding, and even scuba diving.\nIf one spends time around Chillon Castle and the Montreux promenade, sooner or later they will be tempted to take a cruise on the “Haut Lac” between Vevey, Montreux, Chillon, Villeneuve, and Le Bouveret!\nLake Lucerne\nEncircled by popular excursion mountains, Lake Lucerne is the lake with the greatest scenic variety in the country. Boat cruises on board five historic paddlewheel steamers and 15 elegant salon motor vessels count among the highlights of this region. A boat trip can be ideally combined with a walk, on the Swiss Path, a themed trail on the history of Switzerland. The lake shores also tempt travelers with multiple cycling and skating paths as well as numerous bathing and rest areas!\nLake Brienz\nThe turquoise Lake Brienz is set amid the spectacular mountain scenery of the Bernese Oberland. Travelers wanting to explore swiss culinary specialties can book special cruises available like the “Fondue boat”, the “Breakfast boat”, the “Alpine-style brunch”, the “Halal Cruise”, the “Hooked on fish”! “Swiss BBQ Cruise” is particularly a popular choice among Indian travelers. Another destination for a boat trip on Lake Brienz is the Giessbach Falls. The roaring waterfall thunders in a number of different stages down 500 meters into the lake. Immediately beside it is the historic Grand Hotel Giessbach, which looks like a fairytale castle.\nALSO READ: A Complete Guide For Skiing in Switzerland\nLake Lugano\nLocated in Ticino, Lake Lugano is a glacial lake at the southernmost tip of Tessin, the holiday region at the southern end of the Alps! The Lake has many different branches and is surrounded by mountains, Monte Generoso being the highest at about 1700 meters. Stunning views of the lake can be experienced as one goes up the mountains surrounding the lake in Funiculars. Numerous parks around the lake also tempt travelers to wander and take in the idyllic setting of Lake Lugano.\nLake Thun\nEmbedded within an imposing backdrop of mountains, the deeply-blue Lake Thun lies on the northern periphery of the Alps, between the Bernese Oberland towns of Thun and Interlaken. A cruise on Lake Thun is an experience that also relaxes: whilst enjoying a fine meal, a glass of wine, or simply the glorious sunshine on the deck, your gaze will travel pass along the attractive shore with its romantic villages, majestic historic castles right up to the peaks of the Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau! (IANS)",
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The past is past from today, the globetrotting elderly Buddhist monk, the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a 'living god', said in his New Year greetings
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The past is past from today, the globetrotting elderly Buddhist monk, the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a ‘living god’, said in his New Year greetings on Friday.
In a video message, he said, “You should think, the past is past, from today.”
“In this New Year, I may be physically the same, I may have the same name, but I will live my life in a more compassionate way, a more meaningful way.
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“This is what I want to express as my New Year greeting to you. In the meantime, because it’s New Year, you may hold a party and have a drink and for a short while, you may feel happy. But if you drink too much and you start a fight, so then the happy New Year will be spoiled,” the 85-year-old spiritual leader said laughingly.
“So it would be better to celebrate a Happy New Year in a very peaceful, gentle way. And then like that not only at New Year but throughout the whole year,” said the monk is known for wearing trademark red robes while wishing the Tibetans too, to live inside or outside Tibet.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: ऐसा विरोध शायद ही पहले कभी देखा हो, कचरे के ढेर पर लगाई गई बार्बेक्यू ग्रिल
“I believe that no matter what the physical conditions are, mentally you will feel happy to receive greetings from the Dalai Lama,” the Nobel Peace Laureate said.
“However, the important thing is to think, to check, if, over the past year, you have used your time properly. That means to check whether you have helped others, served others, and have at least not harmed others,” the Dalai Lama said.
ALSO READ: “I Came Upon a Lighthouse” Reveals The Compassionate Side Of Ratan Tata
He added by saying, “That is how to lead a meaningful life.”
The Dalai Lama has lived in India since fleeing his homeland in 1959.
The Tibetan exile administration is based in Dharamsala. (IANS)
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"The past is past from today, the globetrotting elderly Buddhist monk, the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a ‘living god’, said in his New Year greetings on Friday.\nIn a video message, he said, “You should think, the past is past, from today.”\n“In this New Year, I may be physically the same, I may have the same name, but I will live my life in a more compassionate way, a more meaningful way.\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\n“This is what I want to express as my New Year greeting to you. In the meantime, because it’s New Year, you may hold a party and have a drink and for a short while, you may feel happy. But if you drink too much and you start a fight, so then the happy New Year will be spoiled,” the 85-year-old spiritual leader said laughingly.\n“So it would be better to celebrate a Happy New Year in a very peaceful, gentle way. And then like that not only at New Year but throughout the whole year,” said the monk is known for wearing trademark red robes while wishing the Tibetans too, to live inside or outside Tibet.\nWant to read more in Hindi? Checkout: ऐसा विरोध शायद ही पहले कभी देखा हो, कचरे के ढेर पर लगाई गई बार्बेक्यू ग्रिल\n“I believe that no matter what the physical conditions are, mentally you will feel happy to receive greetings from the Dalai Lama,” the Nobel Peace Laureate said.\n“However, the important thing is to think, to check, if, over the past year, you have used your time properly. That means to check whether you have helped others, served others, and have at least not harmed others,” the Dalai Lama said.\nALSO READ: “I Came Upon a Lighthouse” Reveals The Compassionate Side Of Ratan Tata\nHe added by saying, “That is how to lead a meaningful life.”\nThe Dalai Lama has lived in India since fleeing his homeland in 1959.\nThe Tibetan exile administration is based in Dharamsala. (IANS)",
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It is important to have citizens' participation. Every citizen should consider cleanliness as moral responsibility and stop the usage of Polythene.
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Municipal Corporation Gurugram To Convert Sector-46 Market Into A Polythene-Free Zone
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After the Sector-23 market, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is now looking to convert the Sector-46 market into a polythene-free zone. This is the second public area in the city where the MCG is trying out such an initiative. Civic officials have been deployed at the market to carry out surprise checks at random to ensure the shopkeepers are not violating their orders.
The Sector-46 market has over 100 shops and more than 30 street vendors who use several kilograms of polythene every day, MCG officials said on Saturday.
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“For a clean and healthy life, we have to completely stop using polythene and single-use plastic. All shopkeepers should be determined not to keep polythene in their shops. They should ask the customers coming to the market to carry either a cloth or a jute bag along with them,” said Dheeraj Kumar, Joint Commissioner, Swachh Bharat Mission, MCG.
“When there will be no polythene demand, its use will be stopped automatically and our city will turn clean and beautiful,” he added.
The Joint Commissioner said cleanliness cannot be achieved only on part of the government.
ALSO READ: Gurugram Market Set To Stop The Usage Of Polythene By January 2021
“It is very important to have citizens’ participation in it. Every citizen should consider cleanliness as his/her moral responsibility and consider Gurugram as his/her home and contribute in making it clean,” said Kuldeep Singh, Cleanliness Brand Ambassador of MCG.
“Stop using single-use plastic and polythene and make a habit of putting wet, dry, and household harmful wastes in different dustbins at your homes. Most of the shopkeepers in the market have stopped using polythene and soon it will become a polythene-free market,” he added. (IANS)
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"After the Sector-23 market, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is now looking to convert the Sector-46 market into a polythene-free zone. This is the second public area in the city where the MCG is trying out such an initiative. Civic officials have been deployed at the market to carry out surprise checks at random to ensure the shopkeepers are not violating their orders.\nThe Sector-46 market has over 100 shops and more than 30 street vendors who use several kilograms of polythene every day, MCG officials said on Saturday.\nFollow NewsGram on LinkedIn to know what’s happening around the world.\n“For a clean and healthy life, we have to completely stop using polythene and single-use plastic. All shopkeepers should be determined not to keep polythene in their shops. They should ask the customers coming to the market to carry either a cloth or a jute bag along with them,” said Dheeraj Kumar, Joint Commissioner, Swachh Bharat Mission, MCG.\n“When there will be no polythene demand, its use will be stopped automatically and our city will turn clean and beautiful,” he added.\nThe Joint Commissioner said cleanliness cannot be achieved only on part of the government.\nALSO READ: Gurugram Market Set To Stop The Usage Of Polythene By January 2021\n“It is very important to have citizens’ participation in it. Every citizen should consider cleanliness as his/her moral responsibility and consider Gurugram as his/her home and contribute in making it clean,” said Kuldeep Singh, Cleanliness Brand Ambassador of MCG.\n“Stop using single-use plastic and polythene and make a habit of putting wet, dry, and household harmful wastes in different dustbins at your homes. Most of the shopkeepers in the market have stopped using polythene and soon it will become a polythene-free market,” he added. (IANS)",
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Radio was and still is the main media for mass culture. This shift from technological usage to social usage led to two major incidents.
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BY NEHA HEGDE
A combination of a number of discoveries of electro-magnetic waves, radio waves, the wireless telegraph, and the triode by technicians and scientists from different countries gave rise to the development of radio broadcasting. It took ten years for this, whose sole use was point-to-point telecommunication. Basically, from ship to ship and ship to shore.
Radio waves were identified by the German physicist Heinrich Hertz in the year 1886. Radio transmitters and receivers were invented in the year 1895; the radio was used commercially by 1900. The first voice and music signals over radio waves were transmitted in December 1906 from Brant Rock, Massachusetts, Canadian experimenter Reginald Fessenden presented a talk and music of one hour for technical observers and any radio amateurs who might be interested to know.
Radio was and still is the main media for mass culture. This shift from technological usage to social usage led to two major incidents. (World War I and World War II)
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Contribution of Radio in World War I
World War prompted the industrialization of wireless telegraphy. Secondly, in the United States, the radio created a communication environment in which amateurs could operate freely. ‘Hams’- wireless telegraphy hobbyists were used extensively during World War I. Radio broadcasting needed the mass production of receivers and marketing for it to be commercially viable. This came about during World War I largely because of military requirements. With World War I, the importance of the radio became evident and its usefulness increased practically. During the war, the military used it almost exclusively and it became a significant tool in sending and receiving messages to the armed forces in real-time, without the need of any physical messenger.
After the war, radio found its commercial base and was given a social form through a combination of several traditions. The earliest radio transmissions in 1915 were by universities to disseminate news. The first radio stations were set up in Pittsburgh, New York, and Chicago in the 1920s to broadcast about elections news sports events, and opera performances. By mid-1923 as many as 450 stations sprouted across the Unites States-all run by a poll of amateurs. These stations were later connected to AT & T to form the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in 1926. The following year, few independent stations clubbed together to form Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The public service radio network, National Public Radio (NPR) was established much later. The British Government took the initiative to set up the BBC in 1920 as an autonomous public service corporation.
Contribution of Radio in World War II
During World War II, the radio once again played a key role for both the U.S. and the U.K. With the help of journalism, radio broadcasted the news of the war to the public. It was also a rallying source and was used by the government to gain public support for the war. In the U.K. it became the primary source of information after the shut-down of television stations. The way in which radio was used also changed the world after World War II.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: चौथी बार अमेरिका की हाउस स्पीकर चुनी गईं नैंसी पेलोसी
The first daily news bulletin in radio was introduced in 1936, but, World War II entailed the growth of a national network and an external service, and the installation of high power transmitters to expand coverage. Nazi propaganda was coming through loud and clear, and it needed to be countered. Thus was established the practice of all news bulletin being broadcasted on the radio from one central newsroom. During the War Years, as many as 27 bulletins were broadcasted each day.
Further, the External Services as also a Monitoring Service were set up as part of the Military Intelligence Wing. These were delinked when the war ended, and in India, All India Radio was transferred to the Department of Information and Broadcasting in 1946, and it remained with that Department/Ministry until September 1997 when the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India), an autonomous statutory body, was continued under Prasar Bharati Act (1990).
ALSO READ: DD And AIR Gained Popularity In Pakistan In 2020
Radio has played an impeccable role in the past and has been used to the fullest by people. The present-day scenario is different, though we have our new modern communications; radio has its own importance as well. There also exist new technological developments in the present-day radio. Timely, technologies change but their sole purpose remains the same.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes all-pervasive, a new report has forecast that technology would replace humans by 2031 in the field of cybersecurity.
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As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes all-pervasive, a new report has forecast that technology would replace humans by 2031 in the field of cybersecurity, as hackers use more sophisticated tools. Cloud security firm ‘Trend Micro’ in a new report said more than two-fifth (41 percent) of IT leaders believe that AI would replace their role by 2030.
Just nine percent of respondents said AI would not replace their job within the next decade. Nearly a third (32 percent) said AI would eventually work to completely automate all cybersecurity. Nearly one in five (19 percent) believe that attackers using AI to enhance their arsenal would be commonplace by 2025.
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“The seismic events of 2020 have created long-lasting changes in work environments across the globe and opened up new avenues that cybercriminals can abuse. Cybersecurity will help enterprises, governments, and ordinary users adapt safely to these new conditions in 2021,” said the report.
Nearly one in five of those surveyed said attackers using AI to enhance their goals would be commonplace by 2025. Nearly a quarter of IT leaders also claimed that by 2030, data access would be tied to biometric or DNA data, making unauthorized access impossible. When it comes to this year, telecommuting would continue in 2021 and hybrid environments where work and personal tasks co-mingle in one machine would be challenging in terms of security.
ALSO READ: Workplace Mistreatment Linked To Suicidal Thoughts In Employees
“Organisations — especially global enterprises — will have less control over their data. Delineating where data is stored and processed will become more difficult. The decreased visibility into enterprise devices only gets more problematic when employees access personal apps from work devices,” said the report titled “Turning the Tide”.
Both users and enterprises would have to protect work-from-home setups from threats and IT teams would need to secure entire remote workforces and individual users would have to secure their virtual workspaces and endpoint devices in 2021. The number of Covid-19-related spam emails and phishing attempts is increasing. “Cybercriminals will continue to use the coronavirus, and other related incidents from the pandemic’s fallout to lure in new victims.” (IANS)
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Women of childbearing age in Bangladesh, son preference is giving way to a desire for gender balance, a consequence of increased female education.
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Researchers have demonstrated a decline in ‘son preference’ by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh. However, fertility decisions are still influenced according to son preference. The term ‘son preference’ refers to any situation where parents value sons over daughters and make resulting choices accordingly, which can have a strong economic and demographic impact.
“Our research reveals a discrepancy between the child sex preferences of women in Bangladesh and their actual fertility behavior,” said researcher Zaki Wahhaj from the University of Kent.
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For the study, published in the journal Science Direct, the team surveyed a nationally representative sample of Bangladeshi women of childbearing age, born between 1975 and 1994, to assess how son preference is evolving.
The study finds that among women of childbearing age in Bangladesh, son preference is giving way to a desire for gender balance, a consequence of increased female education and employment. However, in contrast to these stated fertility preferences, actual fertility decisions are still shaped by son preference.
ALSO READ: Railways To Link India With Bangladesh And Nepal
Among those Bangladeshi women yet to have a child, the proportions indicating a desire for sons and daughters were almost identical. For those with one or two children, the presence of a son has a strong negative effect on the desire for additional sons, and the presence of a daughter has a strong negative effect on the desire for additional daughters.
The study also found evidence that the desire for gender balance in children was stronger among women who have completed secondary school and those who live in areas with more opportunities for female paid work, specifically in the ready-made garments sector. (IANS)
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Actress Tisca Chopra says feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions, and trajectories.
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Actress Tisca Chopra says feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions, and trajectories.
“When I started out, there were three types of roles; there were three B’s. The babe from age 16-25, the Bhabhi from age 25-40, and anything over 40 was Biji,” Tisca said while talking about how things have changed for female stars.
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“Fortunately, since then, things have moved and characters have now evolved to become far more layered, nuanced, lived in, and fleshed out. Feminine roles are no longer generic stereotypes but people who have conflicts, dimensions, and trajectories and are far more interesting to play,” she added.
She added: “We need more living and breathing characters with vulnerabilities and flaws.”
Tisca entered Bollywood with the commercial potboiler “Platform” in 1993, and worked in projects like “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii”, “Karishma Kaa Karishma” and “Sau Jhooth Ek Sach”. The turning point was her role of a mother in “Taare Zameen Par”, and she went on to prove her talent in projects like “Firaaq”, “Qissa: The Tale Of A Lonely Ghost”, “24”, “Ghayal Once Again”, “Beecham House” and “Hostages”.
ALSO READ: Automation In India Will Be The Next Big Thing In Logistics
The actress opened up about the changing face of the industry in an episode of “Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films”, which airs on Zee Cafe in India. (IANS)
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On the 72nd Republic Day of India, the actress shared a video that has photo of Annie Mascarene, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and other women in leadership.
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Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas is celebrating the women who helped in drafting the Indian Constitution and says it has been enlightening to understand the importance of women in leadership.
“I’ve been researching and reading a lot about women in governance across the world and how their skills have impacted communities and countries. It’s been enlightening, fascinating and so insightful to understand the importance of women in leadership,” she wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
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She continued: “I’d like to share an interesting piece of information I came across recently and today seems to be the perfect day to post what I learned. Did you know that there were 15 women in the first Constituent Assembly of India & that they helped draft the Constitution of India?”
ALSO READ: 72nd Republic Day: Time For A Patriotic Musical Rewind
“So inspiring and also an apt day to celebrate the effort of all those who helped build the fundamental principles of India. Happy Republic Day,” she added.
On the 72nd Republic Day of India, the actress shared a video tribute that has photographs of Annie Mascarene, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Kamla Chaudhry, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Sarojini Naidu, Sucheta Kriplani, Begum Aizaz Rasul, Renuka Ray, Ammu Swaminathan, Leela Roya, Malati Chaudhary, and Rajkumari Amrit Kaur. On the work front, Priyanka is currently seen in the web film, The White Tiger. She recently wrapped up shooting her upcoming Hollywood romantic film, Text For You. (IANS)
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Moving from 2020, I am confident that amid everything I am going through- I have to trust in all the goodness around which replaces all fears with peace.
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BY ANURAG PAUL
The Year 2020 may seem different for many of us but it was a year of self-reflection for me. I had no idea what was going to happen the subsequent day. My mind was constantly having thoughts like- Will I have my financial security the next month? What will happen to the economy in the COVID-19 crisis? Will I have enough resources to do the things I want to do with my life?
With so many months of staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I had become a little more sensitive than usual. I was quick to point out everything wrong in the world. I was inclined to jump on every mistake, feeling duty-bound to remind people what didn’t work and why they didn’t work. I had become overly picky about everything.
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Things started falling apart in my life—physically, emotionally, relationally, and in every other way despite being aware of the fact that we will unquestionably face problems, difficulties, stress, and trouble in our lifetime.
My friends and family members were constantly reminding me to stay physically fit and take care of my mental health. Apart from me didn’t want to be the strongest, fastest, or healthiest as my life had slowed down quite subtly.
It was easy to get distracted by the constant stream of social media content that was coming my way. I knew that change requires making the right choices. Just having a dream or desire for change was not enough. I had to make a decision and choose to change myself.
I just kept working on it and recognized that the inner trouble I was facing was an opportunity to grow in conviction. I told myself that I don’t need to know what the future holds. I started calling my friends to whom I had not talked for years. One of my friends organized a virtual call in which a majority of my college friends joined allowing us to share our burdens.
I was reminded that I was stuck in the middle, and I was going down because I haven’t let go of old patterns and old ways of thinking. I had to let go of my old ways as we always get back more—positive or negative—of what we put out in our individual life.
Moving into 2021, I am confident that amid everything I am going through — the challenges, the isolation, the longing to have the pandemic subside, I have to trust in all the goodness around which replaces all fears with peace.
ALSO READ:2020 Flashback: Events That Caught An Eye In 2020
I don’t know about others, but I am a pretty big dreamer. So I dream big about my relationships and career & am hopeful that my faith can turn my dreams into reality. I have to keep going and don’t allow any failure to be final in my life.
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India requires an active fiscal policy that will ensure accrual of overall benefits from the Centre's seminal economic reforms said Economic Survey 2020-21.
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India requires an active fiscal policy that will ensure accrual of overall benefits from the Centre’s seminal economic reforms, said Economic Survey 2020-21 on Friday. The survey document which was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament cited fiscal multipliers are disproportionately higher during periods of economic crises than booms.
“Thus, as the Covid-19 pandemic has created a significant negative shock to demand, an active fiscal policy can ensure the full benefit of seminal economic reforms taken by the government,” the survey said.
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“As the IRGD is expected to be negative in the foreseeable future, a fiscal policy that provides an impetus to growth will lead to lower, not higher, debt-to-GDP ratios.”
The Economic Survey examined the optimal stance of fiscal policy in India during a crisis and concluded that it is growth that leads to debt sustainability and not necessarily vice-versa. Besides, the survey noted that the phenomenon of a negative IRGD in India, unlike advanced economies, is not due to lower interest rates but much higher growth rates.
Consequently, the trend has prompted a debate on the saliency of fiscal policy, especially during growth slowdowns and economic crises. According to the survey, simulations were undertaken till 2030 highlight that, given India’s growth potential, debt sustainability is unlikely to be a problem even in the worst-case scenarios.
ALSO READ: Fiscal Budget To Upscale FDI Inflow, Job Creation in Mobile Industry: Experts
The survey highlighted that a well-designed expansionary fiscal policy stance can contribute to better economic outcomes as it can boost potential growth with multi-year public investment packages that raise productivity and mitigate the risk of the Indian economy falling into a low wage-growth trap, like Japan.
In addition, it pointed out that a time of excessive risk aversion in the private sector, as seen during an economic crisis, risk-taking via public investment can catalyze private investment, leading to crowding in, then crowding out. (IANS)
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Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill 2021 draft.
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Uttar Pradesh will soon have its first sports university in Meerut after the state cabinet approved the State Sports University Bill 2021 draft. The university will aim at providing best infrastructure practices and services to athletes.
A government spokesman said the university will help athletes in getting training, thereby making them ready for national and international level competitions.
The sports university will be built at an approximate cost of Rs 700 crores and will come up in the Salawa village in Sardhana tehsil of Meerut district. The cost of the project will be borne by the state government.
The spokesman said there was a proposal to have the draft cleared by both the Houses of the state Legislature during the Budget Session.
Once the Bill, cleared on Monday evening, is enacted, the university bylaws will be promulgated.
“It will be a teaching and affiliating university which will award degrees on the basis of theory and practicals.
ALSO READ: MS Dhoni Not Just a Sportsperson but a Phenomenon: PM Modi
“The university will have graduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, MPhil and PhD courses under physical education, health and applied sports sciences, sports management and technology, sports coaching, sports journalism, mass media technology, adventure sports and youth affairs,” the spokesman said.(IANS)
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The project execution and implementation of the "Sagarmala Seaplane Services (SSPS)" would be through the SPV with the Sagarmala Development Company Ltd
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The Union Ports, Shipping and Waterways is initiating the process of commencing operations of the seaplane services, on the select routes, under a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) framework through prospective airline operators.
The project execution and implementation of the “Sagarmala Seaplane Services (SSPS)” would be through the SPV with the Sagarmala Development Company Ltd (SDCL), which is under the administrative control of the Ministry.
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Several destinations are envisaged for seaplane operations. The proposed Origin-Destination pairs under Hub and Spoke model include various islands of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep, the Guwahati Riverfront & Umranso Reservoir in Assam, Yamuna Riverfront/Delhi (as Hub) to Ayodhaya, Tehri, Srinagar (Uttrakhand), Chandigarh and many other tourist places of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
The operations will also cover Mumbai (as Hub) to Shirdi, Lonavala, Ganpatipule, Surat (as Hub) to Dwarka, Mandvi & Kandla, Khindsi Dam, Nagpur and Erai Dam, Chandrapur (in Maharashtra), and any other Hub and Spoke suggested by the operator.
One such Seaplane Service is already in operation between Kevadia and Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 31, 2020.
To run more such services in the coastal areas or proximity to water bodies, the SDCL is keen to associate with the interested scheduled and non-scheduled airline operators.
ALSO READ: Western Disturbance Likely To Affect Western Himalayan Region
To provide connectivity and easier accessibility to remote locations, SDCL is exploring plans to leverage the potential of the vast coastline and numerous water bodies and rivers across India by commencing seaplane operations. The seaplane will utilize the nearby water bodies for take-off and landing and thus, provide connectivity to those places in an economical way as conventional airport infrastructure like a runway and terminal buildings are not required for seaplane operations. (IANS)
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PM Narendra Modi on Monday said India is soon going to start the largest vaccination program in the world after inaugurating the National Metrology Conclave
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the efforts of the Indian scientists involved in developing the vaccine for COVID-19 and said India is soon going to start the largest vaccination program in the world.
Modi made the remarks after inaugurating the National Metrology Conclave virtually and also dedicated the National Atomic Timescale and Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravya to the nation.
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He also laid the foundation stone for the National Environmental Standards Lab.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said, “The new year has brought with it a new achievement. Indian scientists have not developed just one, but two Covid vaccines.”
He said, “We are on the threshold of starting the ‘largest vaccination program in the world’. The entire country is indebted to all scientists and technicians,” he said.
The Prime Minister also urged the scientists of CSIR to discuss and converse with the students of the educational institutions in the entire country and share their experiences with the next generation.
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“This would help in developing the next generation of young scientists,” he said.
The Prime Minister further said the quality of services and products in our country, both in the public or private sector, will determine India’s strength in the world.
“No research is complete with comparing and calculating. We also need to calculate our achievements as well,” he said.
ALSO READ: 10 Naturopathy And Yoga Tips To Help People With Diabetes
He said, “We have to ensure that there is not only global demand but also global acceptance of ‘Make in India’ products. We have to strengthen brand India on the basis of quality and credibility.” (IANS)
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Amazon is working on a new Alexa-driven device that can monitor sleep apnea, a disorder where breathing repeatedly stops and starts.
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Amazon is working on a new Alexa-driven device that can monitor sleep apnea, a disorder where breathing repeatedly stops and starts, Business Insider reported.
According to the report, the palm-sized device is reportedly designed to sit on a bedside table and use a millimeter-wave radar to sense your breathing.
Amazon’s project is apparently being developed under the code name “Brahms” after the German composer of Lullaby.
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The device resembles a “standing hexagonal pad connected to a metal wire base,” the report noted.
Amazon declined to comment on the existence of the project.
If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night’s sleep, you might have sleep apnea.
In 2014, Japanese company Nintendo announced a “non-wearable” device that could track sleep via radio waves, reports The Verge. However, the device was never released.
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OnePlus has also announced a new concept phone that used mmWave radar to monitor breathing.
The concept smartphone changes colors as you breathe, and sports a motion-tracking radar tool.
According to the company, it is using a technology called Electronic Color, Material, and Finish (ECMF) for the OnePlus 8T concept phone.
ALSO READ: Novel Form of Drug May Be Used To Treat Calcium-Related Issues in The Body, Says Study
The radar could sense your breathing and change the back’s color in time with it, “effectively making the phone a biofeedback device”. (IANS)
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The researchers found that heating cancer cells by only a few degrees, to 40 degrees Celsius, enhanced the effectiveness of the chemotherapy.
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Researchers have claimed that heating up cancer cells while targeting them with chemotherapy is a highly effective way of killing them. The findings suggest that “loading” a chemotherapy drug on to tiny magnetic particles that can heat the cancer cells at the same time as delivering the drug to them was up to 34 percent more effective at destroying the cancer cells than the chemotherapy drug without added heat.
“Our study shows the enormous potential of combining chemotherapy with the heat treatment delivered via magnetic nanoparticles,” said senior author Nguyen TK Thanh, Professor at University College London in the UK.
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“This therapy also has the potential to reduce the side effects of chemotherapy, by ensuring it is more highly targeted on cancer cells rather than healthy tissue. These need to be explored in further preclinical tests,” Thanh added.
For the study, published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, researchers combined the magnetic nanoparticles with a commonly used chemotherapy drug, doxorubicin, and compared the effects of this composite in various scenarios on human breast cancer cells, glioblastoma (brain cancer) cells, and mouse prostate cancer cells.
ALSO READ: Airborne Transmission Of Coronavirus Possible In Closed Rooms
They found that heat and doxorubicin together killed 98 percent of brain cancer cells after 48 hours when doxorubicin without heat-killed 73 percent. Meanwhile, for the breast cancer cells, 89 percent were killed by heat and doxorubicin together, while 77 percent were killed after 48 hours by doxorubicin alone.
Cancer cells are more susceptible to heat than healthy cells — they undergo a slow death (apoptosis) once the temperature reaches 42 degrees Celsius, whereas healthy cells are able to withstand temperatures up to 45 degrees Celsius, the researchers said. The researchers found that heating cancer cells by only a few degrees, to 40 degrees Celsius, enhanced the effectiveness of the chemotherapy, meaning the treatment could be effective with lower doses of nanoparticles. (IANS)
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The bill has a provision for coming down on the manufacture and sale of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products to people less than 21 years.
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The Centre has prepared a bill to raise the age for allowing the sale of cigarettes and tobacco products to 21 years from the current 18 years. The government has drafted the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Amendment Act, 2020.
The provision for raising the age limit to 21 years is part of the new bill being piloted by the Union Health Ministry. The bill seeks to amend further the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply, and Distribution) Act, 2003.
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Under the amendments proposed in the bill, “No person shall sell, offer for sale, or permit the sale of, cigarette or any other tobacco product – (a) to or by any person who is under twenty-one years of age, and in an area within a radius of one hundred meters of any educational institution.”
Section 7 is being amended to say, “Provided that the trade and commerce in a cigarette or any other tobacco product shall be in sealed, intact and original packaging.” It also adds a provision, “No person shall, directly or indirectly, produce, supply or distribute cigarettes or any other tobacco products unless every package of cigarettes or any other tobacco products produced, supplied or distributed by him is having minimum quantity as may be prescribed.”
Contravention of this Section 7 will lead to imprisonment of two years or fine going up to Rs 1 lakh and second conviction leading to prison for 5 years or fine going up to Rs 5 lakh.
The bill also has a provision for coming down on the manufacture and sale of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products. The sale of illicit products will lead to a punishment of imprisonment of 1 year and a fine of Rs 50,000 and a second conviction of imprisonment of 2 years and Rs 1 lakh. The fine for the manufacture of illicit cigarettes is imprisonment of 2 years and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. The penalty for smoking in restricted areas is being increased from Rs 200 to Rs 2,000.
ALSO READ: Smoking Cigarettes Causes More Severe Infection of COVID
The amendment on advertising says, “No person shall directly or indirectly advertise cigarettes or any other tobacco products through any medium and no person shall take part in any advertisement that directly or indirectly promotes the use or consumption of cigarettes or any other tobacco products.”
In the Preamble, after the words take concerted action to eventually eliminate all direct and indirect advertising, promotion and sponsorship concerning tobacco” the words, “AND WHEREAS, India is a signatory to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 9WHO FCTC) adopted in Geneva, Switzerland on 21st day of May 2003 which came into force on the 27th day of February 2005” will be inserted. (IANS)
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The most important thing about the significant growth is that Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR) have gained popularity in Pakistan in 2020.
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Digital channels of Prasar Bharati’s Doordarshan (DD) and All India Radio (AIR) have recorded digital growth of more than 100 percent in the year 2020 as they touched more than one billion views and more than six billion watch minutes throughout the year.
The most important thing about this significant growth is that DD and AIR have gained popularity in Pakistan in 2020. After India, the maximum digital audience was from Pakistan followed by the US.
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According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, more than 2.5 million users joined the NewsOnAir app, the official Prasar Bharati app, during 2020. Apart from DD National and DD News, the top 10 digital channels of Prasar Bharati include Marathi news from DD Sahyadri, Kannada programming on DD Chandna, Bangla Samachar from DD Bangla, and Telugu programming on DD Saptagiri.
ALSO READ: List Of Hollywood Releases Lined Up In 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with school children was the most popular digital video of the DD in 2020. Apart from this, the Republic Day Parade 2020, DD National Archives, and a rare video of Shakuntala Devi were also among the most popular digital videos.
The Mann Ki Baat YouTube channel and Twitter handle have seen rapid growth in 2020, with more than 67,000 followers on Mann Ki Baat update Twitter handle. Around 1,500 radio plays in various Indian languages are available on the DD-AIR network, which is now being digitized and uploaded on YouTube channels. (IANS)
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The amount of baked-in global warming, from carbon pollution already in the air, is enough to blow past internationally agreed climate goals
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The amount of baked-in global warming, from carbon pollution already in the air, is enough to blow past internationally agreed-upon goals to limit climate change, a new study finds.
But it’s not game over because, while that amount of warming may be inevitable, it can be delayed for centuries if the world quickly stops emitting extra greenhouse gases from the burning of coal, oil, and natural gas, the study’s authors say.
For decades, scientists have talked about so-called “committed warming,” or the increase in future temperature based on past carbon dioxide emissions that stay in the atmosphere for well over a century. It’s like the distance a speeding car travels after the brakes are applied.
But Monday’s study in the journal Nature Climate Change calculates that a bit differently and now figures the carbon pollution already put in the air will push global temperatures to about 2.3 degrees Celsius (4.1 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming since pre-industrial times.
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Previous estimates, including those accepted by international science panels, were about a degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) less than that amount of committed warming.
International climate agreements set goals of limiting warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times, with the more ambitious goal of limiting it to 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) added in Paris in 2015. The world has already warmed about 1.1 degrees Celsius (2 degrees Fahrenheit).
“You’ve got some … global warming inertia that’s going to cause the climate system to keep warming, and that’s essentially what we’re calculating,” said study co-author Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University. “Think about the climate system like the Titanic. It’s hard to turn the ship when you see the icebergs.”
Factoring in cooler spots
Dessler and colleagues at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and Nanjing University in China calculated committed warming to take into account that the world has warmed at different rates in different places and that places that haven’t warmed as fast are destined to catch up.
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Places such as the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica are a bit cooler, and that difference creates low-lying clouds that reflect more sun away from Earth, keeping these places cooler. But this situation can’t keep going indefinitely because physics dictates that cooler locations will warm up and when they do, the clouds will dwindle and more heating will occur, Dessler said.
Previous studies were based on the cooler spots staying that way, but Dessler and colleagues say that’s not likely.
Outside experts said the work is based on compelling reasoning but want more research to show that it’s true. Breakthrough Institute climate scientist Zeke Hausfather said the new work fits better with climate models than observational data.
Rate of warming
Just because the world is bound to get more warming than international goals, that doesn’t mean all is lost in the fight against global warming, said Dessler, who cautioned against what he called “climate doomers.”
If the world gets to net-zero carbon emissions soon, 2 degrees of global warming could be delayed enough so that it won’t happen for centuries, giving society time to adapt or even come up with technological fixes, he said.
ALSO READ: Airborne Transmission Of Coronavirus Possible In Closed Rooms
“If we don’t, we’re going to blow through (climate goals) in a few decades,” Dessler said. “It’s really the rate of warming that makes climate change so terrible. If we got a few degrees over 100,000 years, that would not be that big a deal. We can deal with that. But a few degrees over 100 years is really bad.” (VOA)
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Jennifer Higgie — author of a new book about women's self-portraits to be published in March on female artists whose depictions of themselves.
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Jennifer Higgie — author of a new book about women’s self-portraits to be published in March — on female artists whose depictions of themselves helped secure their place in history
The museums of the world are filled with paintings of women — by men. Ask around and you’ll find that most people struggle to name even one female artist from before the 20th century. But women have always made art, even though, over the centuries, every discouragement — from laws to religion and convention, the pressures of family and public disapproval — was, and in some places still is, put in their way.
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Until the advent of modernity, women were expected to be wives, mothers, or nuns, not artists or writers; they had no political agency and, unless their father was a painter, they had very little or no access to any kind of artistic training. (My focus here is the European tradition: in many indigenous cultures around the world, women’s creativity has been and continues to be, central to individual and community self-expression.)
I like to think of van Hemessen’s self-portrait as an act of defiance. ‘I am a woman painting,’ she seems to be saying, ‘and you can’t stop me’. As it was in the financial, cultural and, we can assume, emotional interests of men to discourage women from pursuing a career, women were denied access to materials, to training, and to the essential space and time, every artist needs to nurture their talent.
Although women were active in the Middle Ages in crafts and illumination, we know very few of their names. In the Renaissance, women were forbidden to work on scaffolds, so they couldn’t be commissioned to make frescoes.
Public art schools for women didn’t exist until the late 19th century; and even if they studied with a private tutor, in the main women were forbidden to work from life models and so were prevented from learning a central skill required by the professional artist. That is why so many female artists specialized in botanical and scientific studies, still life, and self-portraiture: you might not be allowed to study a naked man, but your own body was another matter. Over the past 500 years or so, there are countless stories of women struggling to be accepted as serious artists in the face of mass exclusion. Here are some of them.
Almost 500 years ago, in Antwerp, a young woman painted a self-portrait on an oak panel. Once done, she carefully inscribed some Latin words on its surface. Translated, they declare: ‘I Catharina Van Hemessen have painted myself / 1548 / Here aged 20.’
To our 21st-century eyes, van Hemessen’s self-portrait could be dismissed as a charming, slightly clumsy curio painted by a woman at a time when few women were professional artists. However, this small picture is in fact a groundbreaking work of art: it is widely believed to be the earliest surviving self-portrait of an artist of any gender seated at an easel — and van Hemessen, who was to become a court artist in Spain, is the first female Flemish painter whose work we know of.
I like to think of it as an act of defiance. ‘I am a woman painting,’ the artist seems to be saying, ‘and you can’t stop me.’ In 1633, the 24-year-old Judith Leyster became the only woman, alongside 30 men, to be accepted as a member of the Haarlem Guild of St Luke. This meant that she could sell her work, establish a workshop, and take apprentices. Although celebrated during her lifetime, she was largely forgotten after her death. Until 1893, her paintings were assumed to be by Frans Hals or her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer.
Her delight and pride in her craft are evident. Wielding 18 brushes, she is in the midst of painting her earlier work, Merry Company (a canvas that realized £1,808,750 in December 2018 when it was sold at Christie’s in London). She is dressed in her finest clothes, a sartorial celebration of her craft and the wealth it has afforded her. She turns to greet us, smiling; it is as if she is speaking directly to us.
After centuries of silence, now we can hear her: this brilliant self-portrait, which for centuries was assumed to be by Hals, was only definitively attributed to Leyster when the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. acquired it in 1949.
Marie Antoinette’s favorite artist, Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun is now best known for her scandalous self-portraits. In 18th-century France, according to the historian Colin Jones, a smile that showed the teeth suggested the subject was ‘plebeian, insane… or else in the grip of some particularly powerful passion’. It also might have had something to do with the fact that King Louis XIV had no teeth left by the time he was 40, and it wasn’t done to gloat.
Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat is the young artist’s playful homage to Peter Paul Rubens’ 1622 painting of Susanna Lunden, Le Chapeau de Paille (‘The Straw Hat’). Despite the title, her hat is felt, not straw. In her painting, Vigee Le Brun — a brilliant self-promoter — has corrected Rubens’ mistake: a luxurious straw hat, decorated with flowers and a feather, adorns her golden curls. Holding a large palette and a fistful of brushes, she smiles out at us, allowing us a glimpse of her dazzling white teeth.
In Paula Modersohn-Becker’s life-size self-portrait, she pictures herself cradling her pregnant belly, her head at a quizzical angle, with a soft expression of curiosity. Her features are raw, free of makeup or artifice; her brown eyes shine with intelligence and personality. Like Catharina van Hemessen’s self-portrait centuries earlier, the painting is inscribed. Translated, it reads: ‘I painted this at age 30 / on my 6th wedding day. P.B.’ — a return to her maiden name, Paula Becker.
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However, the pregnancy depicted here is symbolic. Modersohn-Becker had, in fact, just abandoned her husband in Worpswede, Germany, and moved to Paris in order to paint full-time. At a time when women artists were often sidelined or ignored, what she was expecting was not a child but the fulfillment of her creativity. Today, the painting is admired not just for its modernity, but because it is considered to be the earliest known naked self-portrait by a woman.
One day in Paris, in 1934, a young Hungarian-Indian woman painted a self-portrait as a Tahitian, despite never having been to the South Pacific. Apart from a small cloth draped across her lower body, she is naked. Her body is outlined with the pale green shadow of a man. He is blocking the light.
ALSO READ: One-To-One Communication Key To Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy
In the last decades of the 19th century, Paul Gauguin had portrayed, again and again, semi-naked women in French Polynesia. In Amrita Sher-Gil’s self-portrait, art history is at once revered and reworked.
Young, brown-skinned women had for centuries been reduced to stereotypes, as signifiers of primitive passion. Here, the artist has taken back control of her representation. There is no shame in her nakedness: her skin is what she proudly inhabits. She is a creature of the West and the East and subservient to no one. She is Sikh, Hungarian, a painter, and the subject of a painting — her painting. She is not a type: she’s a person. (IANS)
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(My focus here is the European tradition: in many indigenous cultures around the world, women’s creativity has been and continues to be, central to individual and community self-expression.)\nI like to think of van Hemessen’s self-portrait as an act of defiance. ‘I am a woman painting,’ she seems to be saying, ‘and you can’t stop me’. As it was in the financial, cultural and, we can assume, emotional interests of men to discourage women from pursuing a career, women were denied access to materials, to training, and to the essential space and time, every artist needs to nurture their talent.\nAlthough women were active in the Middle Ages in crafts and illumination, we know very few of their names. In the Renaissance, women were forbidden to work on scaffolds, so they couldn’t be commissioned to make frescoes.\nPublic art schools for women didn’t exist until the late 19th century; and even if they studied with a private tutor, in the main women were forbidden to work from life models and so were prevented from learning a central skill required by the professional artist. That is why so many female artists specialized in botanical and scientific studies, still life, and self-portraiture: you might not be allowed to study a naked man, but your own body was another matter. Over the past 500 years or so, there are countless stories of women struggling to be accepted as serious artists in the face of mass exclusion. Here are some of them.\nAlmost 500 years ago, in Antwerp, a young woman painted a self-portrait on an oak panel. Once done, she carefully inscribed some Latin words on its surface. Translated, they declare: ‘I Catharina Van Hemessen have painted myself / 1548 / Here aged 20.’\nTo our 21st-century eyes, van Hemessen’s self-portrait could be dismissed as a charming, slightly clumsy curio painted by a woman at a time when few women were professional artists. However, this small picture is in fact a groundbreaking work of art: it is widely believed to be the earliest surviving self-portrait of an artist of any gender seated at an easel — and van Hemessen, who was to become a court artist in Spain, is the first female Flemish painter whose work we know of.\nI like to think of it as an act of defiance. ‘I am a woman painting,’ the artist seems to be saying, ‘and you can’t stop me.’ In 1633, the 24-year-old Judith Leyster became the only woman, alongside 30 men, to be accepted as a member of the Haarlem Guild of St Luke. This meant that she could sell her work, establish a workshop, and take apprentices. Although celebrated during her lifetime, she was largely forgotten after her death. Until 1893, her paintings were assumed to be by Frans Hals or her husband, Jan Miense Molenaer.\nHer delight and pride in her craft are evident. Wielding 18 brushes, she is in the midst of painting her earlier work, Merry Company (a canvas that realized £1,808,750 in December 2018 when it was sold at Christie’s in London). She is dressed in her finest clothes, a sartorial celebration of her craft and the wealth it has afforded her. She turns to greet us, smiling; it is as if she is speaking directly to us.\nAfter centuries of silence, now we can hear her: this brilliant self-portrait, which for centuries was assumed to be by Hals, was only definitively attributed to Leyster when the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. acquired it in 1949.\nMarie Antoinette’s favorite artist, Elisabeth-Louise Vigée Le Brun is now best known for her scandalous self-portraits. In 18th-century France, according to the historian Colin Jones, a smile that showed the teeth suggested the subject was ‘plebeian, insane… or else in the grip of some particularly powerful passion’. It also might have had something to do with the fact that King Louis XIV had no teeth left by the time he was 40, and it wasn’t done to gloat.\nSelf-Portrait in a Straw Hat is the young artist’s playful homage to Peter Paul Rubens’ 1622 painting of Susanna Lunden, Le Chapeau de Paille (‘The Straw Hat’). Despite the title, her hat is felt, not straw. In her painting, Vigee Le Brun — a brilliant self-promoter — has corrected Rubens’ mistake: a luxurious straw hat, decorated with flowers and a feather, adorns her golden curls. Holding a large palette and a fistful of brushes, she smiles out at us, allowing us a glimpse of her dazzling white teeth.\nIn Paula Modersohn-Becker’s life-size self-portrait, she pictures herself cradling her pregnant belly, her head at a quizzical angle, with a soft expression of curiosity. Her features are raw, free of makeup or artifice; her brown eyes shine with intelligence and personality. Like Catharina van Hemessen’s self-portrait centuries earlier, the painting is inscribed. Translated, it reads: ‘I painted this at age 30 / on my 6th wedding day. P.B.’ — a return to her maiden name, Paula Becker.\nWant to read articles in Hindi? Checkout: NewsGram Hindi\nHowever, the pregnancy depicted here is symbolic. Modersohn-Becker had, in fact, just abandoned her husband in Worpswede, Germany, and moved to Paris in order to paint full-time. At a time when women artists were often sidelined or ignored, what she was expecting was not a child but the fulfillment of her creativity. Today, the painting is admired not just for its modernity, but because it is considered to be the earliest known naked self-portrait by a woman.\nOne day in Paris, in 1934, a young Hungarian-Indian woman painted a self-portrait as a Tahitian, despite never having been to the South Pacific. Apart from a small cloth draped across her lower body, she is naked. Her body is outlined with the pale green shadow of a man. He is blocking the light.\nALSO READ: One-To-One Communication Key To Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy\nIn the last decades of the 19th century, Paul Gauguin had portrayed, again and again, semi-naked women in French Polynesia. In Amrita Sher-Gil’s self-portrait, art history is at once revered and reworked.\nYoung, brown-skinned women had for centuries been reduced to stereotypes, as signifiers of primitive passion. Here, the artist has taken back control of her representation. There is no shame in her nakedness: her skin is what she proudly inhabits. She is a creature of the West and the East and subservient to no one. She is Sikh, Hungarian, a painter, and the subject of a painting — her painting. She is not a type: she’s a person. (IANS)",
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he loves playing dry characters that do not go overboard with emotions, even though the audience rarely roots for such roles.
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Critically acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he loves playing dry characters that do not go overboard with emotions, even though the audience rarely roots for such roles.
The actor has been in business for over two decades, and he has his favourites when it comes to his characters. Surprisingly, they are not the ones that brought him fame.
“The characters that are my favourite, are not liked by people much. My favourite character was the one that I played in ‘Photograph’ (street photographer Rafi). I had done a film called ‘Patang’. I like that character (wedding band-singer Chakku) too because there wasn’t much acting involved. While doing these roles, the intention was to show an ordinary man with no special qualities, and less drama,” he told IANS.
“But these kind of characters are generally not liked by the audience. I am not saying that the audience is wrong. It’s just that my likes and dislikes are different. The audience likes a little bit of drama and emotion. Frankly speaking, I like dry characters a lot. The ones that don’t have too much of emotions. There should be some dryness. The way people are in real life. Like not crying in the middle of the road. But in movies, two emotions work a lot — being happy and sad,” added the actor, who has starred in hits like “The Lunchbox”, “Kick” and “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”.
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Among his popular roles he considers playing late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray in “Thackeray”, close to his heart. “I really liked playing Thackeray. I had prepared for it a lot. There were many challenges. I had to ensure not to completely copy him, but at the same time look like Thackeray. And for actors, when you put in a lot of effort that becomes close to their hearts,” he said.
But he wasn’t always the first choice to front the cast of a film. In the beginning of his career, he portrayed small roles in big films like “Sarfarosh” and “Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.”.
Asked if he regrets doing those films, he replied: “Who would have given me a role in the beginning of my career? I didn’t have good looks or an extraordinary personality or a good voice. I was not handsome. I knew that I had to begin my career with small roles. I had thought that even if I get to do only small roles, I would be okay with them. I just wanted to stay busy. I am mad about acting so, I was satisfied with small roles too. But thanks to all the filmmakers who gave me opportunities.”
Last year, his films “Raat Akeli Hai”, “Ghoomketu” and “Serious Men” had released on digital platforms. “I had done most of these films for theatres only. But during lockdown, we couldn’t release the films in theatres. OTT is also good due to its wide reach. Also, I feel that since people get to watch world cinema on such platforms, they will get educated and go beyond formula films,” said the actor.
The “Sacred Games” star is against OTT censorship. “There shouldn’t be censorship, but if you are making a project just for sensationalism, to get viewership, that’s absolutely wrong. Certification is fine. If you start censoring content, then real characters will stop being shown in films. At the same time, as a creative person, it’s your responsibility too. Don’t unnecessarily sensationalise things,” said Nawazuddin. The actor is now in London for the shoot of his upcoming film “Sangeen”.
ALSO READ: Netaji’s Birthday To Be Celebrated As Parakran Diwas From Now
“Now, I will work only. I had enough of rest at home due to the lockdown. I have a line-up up to 2022. I will continuously work for one or one and half years, then will think of taking a break,” said the actor, who also has the films “Bole Chudiyan”, “Jogira Sara Ra Ra” and “No Land’s Man” lined up. (IANS)
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New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has finally decided to provide toilets in the national capital exclusively for the third gender.
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It may seem a little late but the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has finally decided to provide toilets in the national capital exclusively for the third gender.
In its annual budget for 2021-2022, the civic body has proposed to built toilets exclusively for transgender people.
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H.P. Singh, a senior NDMC official dealing with the project, told IANS: “Construction of toilets exclusively for the third gender, especially in busy marketplaces, has been a long-pending demand from the transgender community in Delhi. Therefore, observing their requirement, the NDMC has constructed a toilet exclusively for the third gender at Shastri Bhawan.”
“The NDMC has built the first toilet for third gender at Shastri Bhavan, which is yet to get in use. We are in the process to identify sites to construct a few more such toilets in the NDMC area,” Singh further said.
“They are also allowed to use common toilets but many of them hesitate to use them due to many reasons and we must respect their priorities,” Singh added.
Despite scores of transgender people residing in several parts of Delhi — such as Paharganj, Daryaganj, Burari, Shastri Park, Subhash Park, Laxmi Nagar — for decades, there is not a single toilet exclusively for transgender people built by any government authority in the Capital so far.
The under-construction toilet at Shastri Bhawan will be the first exclusive toilet for the people of the transgender community in the Capital.
Delhi, despite being the Capital, has so far failed to provide exclusive toilets for trans-gender people.
ALSO READ: National Girl Child Day: Dream fearlessly, says Deputy Representative in India for UN Women
The Supreme Court in 2014 recognised transgender people as third gender and had directed the Centre and the states to create separate toilets for transgender people, among other facilities.
Mysuru was the first city in the country where third-gender people were provided exclusive toilets. After Mysore, Bhopal became the second city where a toilet for trans-gender people was built in 2018 and after that many other state governments began building toilets exclusively for them. (IANS)
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Microsoft is planning a complete overhaul of its Windows operating system in 2021, calling it a "sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows".
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Microsoft is planning a complete overhaul of its Windows operating system in 2021, calling it a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows”.
According to The Verge, Microsoft has advertised for a software engineering role in the Windows Core User Experiences team, calling “Windows is BACK.”
“On this team, you’ll work with our key platform, Surface, and OEM partners to orchestrate and deliver a sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences to signal to our customers that Windows is BACK and ensure that Windows is considered the best user OS experience for customers,” the job posting read.
Follow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.
However, according to the report, Microsoft quietly removed references to this “sweeping visual rejuvenation”, after several Windows enthusiasts spotted the job listing over the weekend.
“While Microsoft has been promising visual overhauls of Windows 10 for years, thanks to its Fluent Design system, rumors suggest the company is planning big user interface changes for Windows that will debut later this year,” the report mentioned.
Microsoft is also working on improving its tablet mode experience.
The company is also working on improving its user interface (UI) consistency throughout Windows in recent years.
Microsoft is also working on a project named Latte that would allow app developers to bring their Android apps directly to Windows 10 with little to zero changes in the codes.
ALSO READ: Report: Global App Spending Time Grew By 35%
Project Latte will allow app developers to bring apps to Windows 10 that don’t have a Windows version available. (IANS)
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"Microsoft is planning a complete overhaul of its Windows operating system in 2021, calling it a “sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows”.\nAccording to The Verge, Microsoft has advertised for a software engineering role in the Windows Core User Experiences team, calling “Windows is BACK.”\n“On this team, you’ll work with our key platform, Surface, and OEM partners to orchestrate and deliver a sweeping visual rejuvenation of Windows experiences to signal to our customers that Windows is BACK and ensure that Windows is considered the best user OS experience for customers,” the job posting read.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\nHowever, according to the report, Microsoft quietly removed references to this “sweeping visual rejuvenation”, after several Windows enthusiasts spotted the job listing over the weekend.\n“While Microsoft has been promising visual overhauls of Windows 10 for years, thanks to its Fluent Design system, rumors suggest the company is planning big user interface changes for Windows that will debut later this year,” the report mentioned.\nMicrosoft is also working on improving its tablet mode experience.\nThe company is also working on improving its user interface (UI) consistency throughout Windows in recent years.\nMicrosoft is also working on a project named Latte that would allow app developers to bring their Android apps directly to Windows 10 with little to zero changes in the codes.\nALSO READ: Report: Global App Spending Time Grew By 35%\nProject Latte will allow app developers to bring apps to Windows 10 that don’t have a Windows version available. (IANS)",
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Khirsu is the virgin landscape which provides an amicable environment to find solace and to rejuvenate spiritually and physically from the city life.
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The pristine environment ringed with lofty Himalayan peaks and habitat of many flora and fauna species makes the state of Uttarakhand a true adobe. There are many destinations to explore here which make the wish list of travelers. Many have been known among the traveler communities but some are unexplored far from the hustle-bustle of city life in the lapse of nature.
The hill station of Khirsu is one such destination. Situated at an altitude of 1,700m in the Pauri district, it is a perfect gateway for peace seekers. One has to travel around 11km towards the north of Pauri town to reach this quaint town. As winter is here, it is a place that offers a spectacular wide panoramic view of snow-covered Himalayas. The virgin landscape provides an amicable environment to find solace and to rejuvenate spiritually and physically from the overwhelming city life.
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On a sunny day, one can see the clear sky above with the chirping of birds. Pine, Oak and Deodars, line elegant pathways covered with bright green moss and a fascinating growth of fern. The feeling of being lost and a renewed spirit to connect with the simpler things can make one happy and complete. Amid Covid-19 workcation is a buzzing term especially in Uttarakhand. Khirsu is the right choice for visitors who are looking for a combination of charm and peace which can increase the efficiency of office work at hand.
Speaking about the potential and development of Khirsu as one of the common hotspots of Uttarakhand, Dilip Jawalkar, Secretary, Uttarakhand Tourism said: “Uttarakhand is blessed with many beautiful and unexplored place such as Khirsu. Amid Covid, the trend of workcation is booming in the state. We are constantly working to turn this pandemic into an opportunity and offer more such options to the tourists visiting Uttarakhand.”
Elaborating more about the workcation facilities and footfall of tourists in Khirsu, District Tourism Development Officer (DTDO) Pauri Kushal Singh Negi said: “Khirsu which is situated in the outskirts of Pauri is indeed hidden gem for travelers. After travel restrictions were removed by the government in the state we have received good responses from the tourists. The authentic cuisine of any state is also one factor that attracts tourists from different places. As a result, we have Basa Homestay in Khirsu which is being run by the local women of the place. They offer some of the yummiest food to the visitors and share our folklores. Some similar projects are underway namely Basa Homestay 2, Hunter House, and Fishery Homestay.”
Places to visit:
Jwalpa-Devi Temple: A well-known religious center on Pauri – Kotdwar road, is a renowned place among tourists. It is believed by the locals that any wish asked here with pure heart gets fulfilled. It opens around the year. During Navratras, a big religious fair is held every year where many people come from all around the region. Many marriages also perform here at no cost.
Ghandiyal Devta Temple: The ancient temple of Ghandiyal Devta is also a renowned site among the local worshipers. Known as Rashak Dev – The Divine protector is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Abhimanyu, a devotee of Lord Shiva. The Ghandiyal fair is the major attraction of this temple. It goes on for nine days and nine nights. Devotees with the high religious spirit of nearby areas participate and perform rituals.
Beyond Khirsu
Srinagar: Located on way to N.H. 58 on the bank of river Alaknanda. It was once the capital of Garhwal Kings and vital in the expansion of the rulers of the region. Currently, the center of Garhwal University is situated here. It is the biggest township in the region.
Deval Garh: Situated at 16 km away from Khirsu towards Srinagar. It is one of the important Garh capitals of the Garhwal kingdom. The testimony of the prosperous kingdom can be visited here. The Raj Rajeshwari & Gauri Devi temples are the are two important attractions in the vicinity.
ALSO READ: The Oldest Functional Temple Of The World- Mundeshwari Temple
Ulka Garhi: A 3 km picturesque drive from Khirsu (Chaubattakhal) takes one to the Ulkha-Garhi. The place is known for its small Ulkeshwari temple and many significant structures of the Garhwal kingdoms are also dotted in the region.
Pauri: District Headquarter of Pauri Garhwal and Commissioner’s Headquarter of Garhwal region is situated here. It is 20 km from Khirsu and 32 km from Srinagar. The attractive hill station of Pauri has many tourists Bungalow built in colonial architecture. One can find a number of Private Hotels here for stay. The town has a big bazaar for shopaholics to buy local stuff made by the people of nearby villages.
Lansdowne: A hill station with the longest history is continuing to attracting tourists from all over the country. With the benefit of well-connected motorable roads, it takes you on a journey to escape from the city life. (IANS)
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Studies show that cancer patients have a higher risk of Covid-19 complications, due in part to factors such as older age, higher smoking rates.
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Patients with inactive cancer and not currently undergoing treatments also face a significantly higher risk of severe illness from Covid-19, a new study suggests. The findings underscore the importance of Covid-19 mitigation, like social distancing and mask-wearing, and vaccinations for all patients, not just those recently diagnosed or with active disease.
“Patients who have cancer need to be careful not to become exposed during this time,” said researcher Kara N. Maxwell, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the US. “That message has been out there, but these latest findings show us it’s not only for patients hospitalized or on treatment for their cancer. All oncology patients need to take significant precautions during the pandemic to protect themselves,” Maxwell added.
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For the study, published in the JNCI Cancer Spectrum journal, the researchers analyzed the records of more than 4,800 patients who had been tested for Covid-19 and linked data from the health system’s electronic health records, to investigate the association between cancer status and Covid-19 outcomes.
ALSO READ: The Positive Role Of Male Sex Hormones In The Treatment Of Breast Cancer
Of the 328 positive cases through June 2020, 67 (20.7 percent) had a cancer diagnosis in their medical history (80.6 percent with solid tumor malignancy and 73.1 percent with inactive cancer). Patients with Covid-19 — including both those with active cancer (18) and inactive cancer (49) — had higher rates of hospitalizations compared to non-cancer patients (55.2 percent vs. 29 percent), intensive care unit admissions (25.7 percent vs. 11.7 percent), and 30-day mortality (13.4 percent vs. 1.6 percent).
While worse outcomes were more strongly associated with those with active cancer, patients in remission also faced an overall increased risk of more severe disease compared to Covid-19 patients without cancer. Studies show that cancer patients have a higher risk of Covid-19 complications, due in part to factors such as older age, higher smoking rates, comorbidities, frequent health care exposures, and the effects of cancer therapies. These latest results also suggest cancer itself and its impact on the body may play a role in exacerbating Covid-19 infections, the researchers said. (IANS)
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Researchers emphasizes environmental factors, and individual's genetics and physical and mental health, can weaken the body's immune system in Obesity.
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Covid-19 vaccines may not be fully effective in people who are suffering from obesity, as experts on Tuesday suggested that the process of healing may be slower in obese people as compared to healthy ones.
According to a report on Nature, obesity correlates with a dulled immune response to Covid-19. And vaccines for a handful of other conditions often don’t work as well in obese people, suggesting that a shot for Covid-19 might not provide as much protection as researchers would like.
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“The severity of Covid-19 is potentially high in obese or diabetic people. The fact is that the immunity and the process of healing may be slower in an obese person than a healthy person,” Navneet Sood, Pulmonary Consultant, Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, told IANS.
“Such conditions also influence the immune system’s response to vaccines. The same is applied to the Covid-19 vaccine. But there is no study yet which strongly confirms the direct relation between Covid-19 vaccines’ effectiveness and obesity,” Sood added.
Obesity can cause chronic, low-grade inflammation, which is thought to contribute to the increased risk of conditions such as diabetes and heart disease. As a result, people who are obese might have higher levels of a variety of immune-regulating proteins, including cytokines.
The immune responses unleashed by cytokines can damage healthy tissue in some cases of severe Covid-19, according to the report. A recently released study, published in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, suggests that depression, stress, loneliness, and poor health behaviors can weaken the body’s immune system and lower the effectiveness of new Covid-19 vaccines.
The researchers emphasize that environmental factors, as well as an individual’s genetics and physical and mental health, can weaken the body’s immune system, slowing the response to a vaccine.
“In addition to the physical toll of COVID-19, the pandemic has an equally troubling mental health component, causing anxiety and depression, among many other related problems. Emotional stressors like these can affect a person’s immune system, impairing their ability to ward off infections,” said the researcher of the study Annelise Madison from the Ohio State University in the US. Health experts also suggest that there are several factors that may lower the effectiveness of new Covid-19 vaccines and therefore it should be avoided.
ALSO READ: 50 Percent Of Patients In Need Of An Early Liver Transplant Died In Lockdown
“Immune system of people with severe health conditions and low immunity may influence the response to the vaccine,” said Jyoti Mutta, Senior Consultant, Microbiology, Sri Balaji Action Medical Institute, New Delhi.
“People on steroids, severe liver diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, or with immunosuppressed conditions like cancer patients, severe kidney patients may come in this category. Also, alcohol consumption should be avoided. If one is leading a healthy lifestyle there is no apparent contraindication,” Mutta added. (IANS)
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The innovation tool build on the Consortium's previous work developing the '4C Mortality Score' to predict the percentage risk of death from Covid-19.
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A new risk-stratification tool, which can accurately predict the likelihood of deterioration in adults hospitalized with Covid-19, has been developed by a team of researchers, including of an Indian-origin. According to the researchers, the online tool could support clinicians’ decision-making — helping to improve patient outcomes and ultimately save lives.
“Accurate risk-stratification at the point of admission to hospital will give doctors greater confidence about clinical decisions and planning ahead for the needs of individual patients,” said co-author Mahdad Noursadeghi, Professor at University College London.
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The tool assesses 11 measurements routinely collected from patients, including age, gender, and physical measurements (such as oxygen levels) along with some standard laboratory tests and calculates a percentage risk of deterioration, known as the ‘4C Deterioration Score’. This innovation builds on the Consortium’s previous work developing the ‘4C Mortality Score’ to predict the percentage risk of death from Covid-19 after admission to hospital.
“The addition of the new 4C Deterioration Score alongside the 4C Mortality Score will provide clinicians with an evidence-based measure to identify those who will need increased hospital support during their admission, even if they have a low risk of death,” Noursadeghi added.
ALSO READ: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Spacecraft To Transport More Science Back To Earth
For the study, published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the team involved 74,944 individuals with Covid-19 admitted to 260. Using a multivariable logistic regression model (where several measures are used to predict an outcome), researchers tested the 11 measures against the large patient cohort, to establish how, and to what degree each of the measures affected the likelihood of deterioration.
“Our analysis provides very encouraging evidence that the 4C Deterioration tool is likely to be useful for clinicians across England, Scotland, and Wales to support clinical decision-making,” said first author Rishi Gupta from University College London. Researchers suggest that the tool could also be used in other countries for risk-stratification, but should first be evaluated to test its accuracy in these settings. (IANS)
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Singer Armaan Malik has opened up on the factors that he feels are responsible for threatening our mental health leading to anxiety and depression.
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Singer Armaan Malik has opened up on the factors that he feels are responsible for threatening our mental health.
Armaan feels that we as a society have a habit of constantly judging others, which makes people afraid of expressing their feelings, which in turn leads to stress and anxiety. This poses a serious threat to our mental health.
“We live in a society where most of us refrain from voicing our thoughts or expressing our truest feelings about anything because other people will just judge, say something ugly and try to make your life miserable. Is this how we intend to go forward as humans?” Armaan tweeted from his verified account.
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“And because some of us can’t voice our innermost feelings, these thoughts get bottled up and cause stress, anxiety and pose a serious threat to our mental health,” he added.
To do away with this problem, the singer suggested that we should lend an ear to others, which will help them to speak their heart out.
“Tbh some of us are part of the problem. Start by lending an ear to someone you know & allow them to speak their heart out. Initially, they will hesitate because they are so used to being judged for having spoken their truth in the past, but with careful persuasion, they will speak!” he wrote.
ALSO READ: Actress Juhi Chawla: When Anything Is Free, Your Freedom Is The Price
Reacting to his tweets, a fan of the singer asked if he is facing any problem personally.
To this, Armaan replied: “Nothing at all. I’m just speaking the truth. Every time I share something like this does not mean I am personally going through something. I just know that a lot of people resonate with this feeling and wanna help them feel better. That’s why better out there than in my head.” (IANS)
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The artists represented in this exhibition tackle themes of changing cities, collective memory, the environment, public spaces.
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An upcoming exhibition at Ishara Art Foundation titled ‘Growing Like A Tree’ curated by Sohrab Hura, looks at regional histories of image-making through a visual and sonic excavation of place, memory, and culture.
‘Growing Like A Tree’ represents many firsts for the Ishara Art Foundation. This exhibition marks Sohrab Hura’s inaugural curatorial project as a photographer and filmmaker along with the presentation of several artists and collectives never before shown institutionally in a regional and international context. The exhibition will be on view at Ishara Art Foundation from 20 January 2021 to 20 May 2021.
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Hura’s individual and collective journeys through photography and moving images over the years have presented both a form of rooting and uprooting of places as markers of identity. Through this exhibition, he maps a network of past and present collaborators with 14 artists and collectives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Germany, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Singapore, seeking to expand the framework of boundaries set out by the geographical context of South Asia.
Together they create a space where multiple voices and experiences are brought into dialogue with one another, capturing dualities in which organic growth is matched with resource extraction, the archival is juxtaposed with the contemporary, and the magic of the mundane is seen through children’s eyes.
Referencing the interconnected spheres of contemporary artistic practice, this show considers photography as a locus in an expanded field of art that includes videos, books, and sound installations.
In Hura’s own words, “What I’ve been seeing over the years are collective flows in terms of movement and exchange of photographers across political, geographical and cultural boundaries. An osmosis-like relationship with photographers across borders has started to seep through with each one searching for new ways to grow as artists and having at stake something in common that is far more urgent than photography.”
ALSO READ: An Artist’s Ode To Floral Beauty
The artists represented in this exhibition tackle themes of changing cities, collective memory, the environment, public spaces, and the archive through works that sit at the intersection of documentary and fiction, image and object. The notion of what forms a community emerges in this show as demonstrated in Sean Lee’s photo-montage where fingers rise from the soil like a forest of saplings.
The ensemble of artists and collectives in the exhibition includes Aishwarya Arumbakkam, Anjali House, Bunu Dhungana, Farah Mulla, Jaisingh Nageswaran, Katrin Koenning, Munem Wasif, Nida Mehboob, Nepal Picture Library, Reetu Sattar, Sarker Protick, Sathish Kumar, Sean Lee, and Yu Yu Myint Than, along with site-specific interventions by Sohrab Hura. (IANS)
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FrontRow is an online platform that provides comprehensive skill-based courses, taught by celebrities in different categories.
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Launched during the lockdown by three IIT alumni, FrontRow is an online platform that provides comprehensive skill-based courses, taught by celebrities in different categories. Bollywood singer Neha Kakkar, comedian Biswa Kalyan Rath, Indian cricketers Yuzvendra Chahal and Suresh Raina among others have been roped in to take masterclasses to help a community of passionate users learn and grow together through activities, events, workshops, and competitions.
The start-up has also managed to get Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone as one of its investors. IANSlife speaks to Ishaan Preet Singh who co-founded the company along with Mikhail Raj and Shubhadit Sharma, to know more about it and the courses it offers.
Follow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.
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How did you come up with the idea of FrontRow? Tell us more about this learning platform?
Singh: We were working on a different problem in edtech — helping engineering students in Tier 3 and 4 colleges get better jobs. However, as we spent time with college students, we realized that their interest and excitement actually was not in engineering. It was way more in areas beyond engineering such as rap, singing, comedy, and cricket.
There are hundreds of companies solving for better technical education, which is of course a big need, but the gap in this area resonated with us deeply. We also realized it is a space that has not been solved either offline or online which has made the gap only deeper.
How did you get Deepika Padukone as an investor?
Singh: Deepika was really excited by the market and the team. She was always excited about categories beyond academics when she was growing up and has seen these problems first hand.
Can you take us through the categories and how did you manage to sign such big names like Neha Kakkar, Suresh Raina?
Singh: Our current categories include cricket, singing, music, rap, and comedy. Interesting learning was that whenever we would speak with celebrities they would instantly relate to the problem since they’ve faced it themselves while building their careers. They often did not have access to mentors or high-quality resources that could help them learn, and now that they are successful, they want to give back.
For a layperson looking for a career in music, singing or cricket, or stand-up comedy, how will FrontRow’s Masterclass with celebrities help them?
Singh: The courses will help them in two ways — one you’ll get better at your passion since you’ll get theory, examples, and tips and tricks directly from the instructors whether it’s how Neha Kakkar learned the ins and outs of music or how Suresh Raina thinks of a batting stance. Beyond this, you will also learn the essentials of building a career in those categories and what are the points that really matter.
Can we expect a Masterclass on non-conventional career choices like being a stylist or an influencer, chef, make-up artist, etc?
Singh: We are working on expanding categories over the next 6-12 months and you will definitely see more categories launching including more sports and rap and music.
Are you looking to cater to millennials? Who all do you think will benefit from this platform?
Singh: Our audience is primarily 16-35 years old but interestingly it is spread across geographically and socio-economically. The problems are very broadly applicable and common! We have people from over 100 cities already learning on FrontRow and more than half our learners come from outside the top 10 cities.
ALSO READ: What Skills Are Indians Learning For 2021
You launched FrontRow in May 2020 during the peak of COVID-19. How did the pandemic help you?
Singh: 2020 was a breakout year for online education especially in terms of the number of first users. A massive number of people across age groups took their first online course, their first zoom call, or their first online exercise class. It’s moved the sector forward by a few years for sure, especially since learners now recognize that some things can just be done better online, such as learning from their idols or the absolute best teachers.
Every entrepreneur faces a few roadblocks and challenges. How has your journey been so far?
Singh: It’s a new market and a new opportunity so it of course took us some convincing to get people on board, but we’ve been lucky to have great investors and a great team supporting the vision! (IANS)
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Twitter has acquired the podcasting app Breaker for an undisclosed sum, a move that will cement its position in the world of Spotify and others.
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Twitter has acquired the podcasting app Breaker for an undisclosed sum, a move that will cement its position in the world of Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, and others.
Breaker said it plans to shut down its app (on iOS and Android) and website on January 15.
“Here at Breaker, we’re truly passionate about audio communication and we’re inspired by the ways Twitter is facilitating public conversations for people around the world,” CEO Erik Berlin said in a statement late on Monday.
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Breaker added a social community element with features such as liking and commenting on episodes.
Shutting down the app will “allow us to focus on building what comes next”.
“You’ll want to find a new podcast listening app, but we believe apps have improved so much since Breaker first launched (and likely because Breaker existed),” Berlin said.
“We recommend trying out Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Overcast, Pocket Casts, or Castro for your podcast listening”.
ALSO READ: January Books Recommendation: 5 Self-Help Books To Read
Those hosting podcasts on Breaker can transfer to a new hosting service such as Anchor, Simplecast, or Transistor. (IANS)
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Colorectal cancer has a high mortality rate - each year, 1.8 million cases are diagnosed worldwide, and the disease causes global 900,000 deaths annually.
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Researchers have demonstrated that a simple, cheap test can help identify who is at risk of developing colorectal cancer, aiding early diagnosis and potentially saving lives.
Colorectal cancer has a high mortality rate – each year, 1.8 million cases are diagnosed worldwide, and the disease causes global 900,000 deaths annually.
“Our findings are very exciting — we show that this simple and inexpensive test performs exceptionally well in this group of patients with low-risk symptoms, to quickly and accurately tell us who is likely to not have colorectal cancer, and who should be referred for investigation,” said researcher Sarah Bailey from the University of Exeter.
For the study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, the team examined data from nearly 4,000 patients aged 50 and over.
The study involved all healthcare providers in the South West of England taking a new approach.
Over six months, they provided the faecal immunochemical test (FIT), which costs around 4 pound and can pick up traces of hidden blood in faeces.
The test was given to anyone with low-risk symptoms of colorectal cancer — that is, symptoms can be caused by bowel cancer but are also very often caused by other things — such as stomach ache, unexplained weight loss, or anaemia.
Prior to this, there was no easy to do test available for people with low risk symptoms of colorectal cancer.
ALSO READ : Certain Cancer Treatments May Increase Death Risk in Covid-19 Patients: Study
Of those, 618 tested positive for blood in their faeces, 43 of whom had received a diagnosis of colorectal cancer within 12 months. In the group that tested negative, only eight were diagnosed with colorectal cancer a year later. (IANS)
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Veteran Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu is of the opinion that while big music labels can play a vital role in playback singing.
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Veteran Bollywood singer Kumar Sanu is of the opinion that while big music labels can play a vital role in playback singing, their support is no longer all-important in the longer run.
Talking to IANS, Sanu says: “A music label’s brand name can take you to a certain point of success, but to maintain that stability you need talent. If any singer has that kind of stability, then it doesn’t matter if you have a label or not.”
He goes on to give the example of content creators: “Many YouTubers are superhit and no label is supporting them. I think the label is required when you sing in films because they decide the money aspect. In the end talent is what works. Whoever has the talent will shine bright and anyone who doesn’t have talent won’t be able to do anything even if a big label is supporting them. I think label is not the most important thing nowadays.”
Sanu, who ruled the Bollywood playback scene in the nineties ever since he came in the spotlight with “Aashiqui” in 1990, feels that the close-knit circle of in-house singers that music labels create and promote will end soon.
“Music companies have their own rules. Whatever they do, singers should have their right and they need to make a mark. Our association is being made and we have started getting more facilities. Music lables have build a boundary around themselves and they take their own singers but that will break in future because in the end talent speaks,” says Sanu, who was recently heard in the remixed version of his hit track “Tujhko mirchi lagi”, for the “Coolie No. 1” remake starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan.
He also feels that with the help of an association for singers, the monetary exploitation of singers by music labels would come to an end.
“Anyone who has talent will be recognised by not just a music label but the entire world. I think we will come out of the monetary rules we are stuck in. The fights we are fighting will help singers. I don’t think brand names help much. In future, talent will not be measured by one’s brand name,” he shares.
ALSO READ : Passion For Music And Perseverance Drove Meet Brothers Career A Long Way
On a personal note, the 63-year-old singer’s son Jaan Kumar Sanu had recently said the two don’t share a cordial relationship. “All I can say about Jaan is whatever he is doing musically, he is doing well. He sings well and is struggling as well. He will get work. We will do whatever we can. Our relationship is like that of a father and a son. We will try that he gets a chance. I have tried and will continue to help him. He is a good singer and I don’t think there will be any problem in the future,” says Kumar Sanu. (IANS)
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Researchers have found that treatment with Bimagrumab is safe and effective for treating excess adiposity and metabolic disturbances.
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Researchers have found that treatment with Bimagrumab is safe and effective for treating excess adiposity and metabolic disturbances of adult patients with obesity and Type-2 diabetes. Bimagrumab is an antibody that blocks activin type II receptors and stimulates skeletal muscle growth.
“These exciting results suggest that there may be a novel mechanism for achieving weight loss with a profound loss of body fat and an increase in lean mass, along with other metabolic benefits,” said researcher Steve Heymsfield from Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in the US.
Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.
For the study, published in the JAMA Network Open journal, a total of 75 patients with Type-2 diabetes, body mass index between 28 and 40, and glycated hemoglobin A1c levels between 6.5 percent and 10 percent were selected for the phase 2 randomized clinical trial. Patients were injected with either Bimagrumab or a placebo (a dextrose solution) every 4 weeks for 48 weeks. Both groups received diet and exercise counseling.
ALSO READ: Study: More Than Half Of Healthcare Workers Are At Risk For Mental Health
At the end of the 48-week study, researchers found a nearly 21 percent decrease in body fat in the Bimagrumab group compared to 0.5 percent in the placebo group. The results also revealed the Bimagrumab group gained 3.6 percent of lean mass compared with a loss of 0.8 percent in the placebo group. The combined loss in total body fat and gain in a lean mass led to a net 6.5 percent reduction in body weight in patients receiving Bimagrumab compared with 0.8 percent weight loss in their counterparts receiving the placebo. (IANS)
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Bollywood actress and yoga enthusiastic Shilpa Shetty Kundra on Monday suggested the right yoga tips to bust stress, and improve core strength and flexibility of the hip joints and legs. Shilpa shared a video on Twitter sharing yoga tips where she can be seen performing the asana, called Naukasana.
“For almost a year now, in some or the other way, we’ve all been in rough waters. For me, the best way to beat the stress is to occasionally draw out the ‘boat’ pose or the Naukasana. It can row you out of many issues that your body may be undergoing.
#MondayMotivation,” the actress wrote.
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“It helps strengthen the core & hip flexors. It also strengthens and improves flexibility in the hip joints & legs. It stimulates abdominal organs and improves digestion while improving the steadiness of the body. Tag a friend who you think should try the Naukasana today,” Shilpa added.
ALSO READ: Shilpa Shetty Shares Her Fitness Mantra
Shilpa is currently busy shooting for Priyadarshan’s comedy film Hungama 2 alongside Paresh Rawal, Meezaan Jafri, and Pranitha Subhash. The film is the second installment of the Hungama franchise that started in 2003. Shooting for the new film started last year but had to be stopped midway due to nationwide lockdown. Portions of the film were shot in Manali, Himachal Pradesh later in the year. (IANS)
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Rather than mass communication one-to-one communication is required to allay the hesitancy towards the usage of covid19 vaccine.
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On the day of the launch of the massive immunization drive against Covid-19 that the country has embarked upon, Dr. B.L. Sherwal, Director at Delhi government-run Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH), said that better communication could have reduced the hesitancy towards the vaccine among the people.
While agreeing that there was a lack of effective communication, he stressed that one-to-one communication is required to allay the hesitancy towards vaccines. “Rather than mass communication, we need to be communicating one-to-one with the people. Since we are not doing that, we are failing in developing the confidence of the people,” Dr. Sherwal said.
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He gave the example of his hospital where his staff counseled the first 100 beneficiaries to get the job. “Out of them, 85 agreed and we are confident that once they would receive the vaccine, others will be encouraged and join them in the inoculation drive,” he said. Dr. Sherwal also said that it is human to have hesitancy towards something which has never been used before. “People are afraid of the side effects. They fear that they may experience something unusual, which is natural for anyone.”
ALSO READ: Modi: Made In India Vaccines Most Cost-Effective In The World
He also said that the apprehension towards the vaccine sustains since the long-term efficacy is not known. However, Dr. Sherwal assured that the scientists and researchers have made sure the vaccines are safe for administration. RGSSH is one of the 81 sites for the launch day of the immunization drive in Delhi. Nationally, it is being conducted at around 3,000 centers. RGSSH will administer the Serum Institute of India’s vaccine ‘Covishield’ to its healthcare staff first. (IANS)
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Multiple sclerosis is a progressive autoimmune disease in which the body attacks and strips away the protective coating around neurons.
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Childhood trauma could affect the trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and response to treatment in adulthood, a new study suggests. Multiple sclerosis is a progressive autoimmune disease in which the body attacks and strips away the protective coating around neurons, resulting in a wide range of neurological symptoms.
In a mice-based study, researchers found that mice that had experienced stress when young were more likely to develop the autoimmune disorder and less likely to respond to a common treatment.
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“Mice that had early-life trauma were more susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) disease development and suffered prolonged motor paralysis with severe neuronal damage in the central nervous system, which we found was caused by a heightened immune response,” said researcher Yee Ming Khaw from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US.
In the study, published in the journal Nature Communications, the team studied a mouse model of multiple sclerosis. The mice were genetically susceptible to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, the model most widely used for studying MS.
The researchers watched the development and progression of EAE in mice that had been briefly separated from their mother and given a saline injection while young and compared it with mice that had not experienced the same stress.
ALSO READ: Happy Childhood May Lower Drug Risk Among Teens
The researchers traced the EAE triggers to the immune system — in particular, a receptor on immune cells that binds to the stress hormone norepinephrine. The researchers found that childhood stress in the mice triggered a prolonged release of norepinephrine. The receptor was activated for long periods of time, which led the cells to decrease their expression – leaving the immune system less equipped to respond to the stress and inflammation of EAE.
Importantly, mice that developed EAE after stress in their childhood trauma did not respond to treatment with interferon beta, one of the initial therapies most widely prescribed to individuals with multiple sclerosis. (IANS)
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Actress Plabita Borthakur feels that there is casual sexism all around, and her upcoming film will make people aware of it.
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Actress Plabita Borthakur feels that there is casual sexism all around, and her upcoming film will make people aware of how language can also objectify women.
Plabita, who shot to fame with her role in “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, plays the free-spirited rebel Fauzia in Kumud Chaudhary’s film “Chote Nawab”, expected to release in India soon.
“It was very rewarding to play Fauzia because she represents so many young women trying to assert their individuality. She lives fiercely, speaks her mind, flirts with danger but her priorities are very clear. She knows what she wants from her life. She has seen the women in her family being oppressed, denied all happiness and she is not willing to settle. This last quality is what bonded me to her. The fact that she is not willing to settle,” said Plabita.
“The film on the surface is about a family wedding, but it is also about the challenges women face while dealing with misogyny and patriarchal patterns within their own family. There is so much casual sexism all around, and the film makes us aware of how language also dehumanises and objectifies women. The climax is shattering because it brings out all the dormant ugliness within the family structure but also gives us hope that a positive change is imminent,” she added.
ALSO READ : Gender Testing: Tracing sexism, racism and discrimination in sports
“Chote Nawab” also features Akshay Oberoi, Sadiya Siddiqui, and Rajshri Deshpande. The film had premiered at the Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati last year. (IANS)
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Mothers experiencing increased psychosocial stress which can range from sexual assault, domestic violence or serious injury to incarceration in injurious.
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Expecting mothers, stop worrying or taking any kind of stress as it may affect your baby’s chance of developing the disease, a new study suggests. According to a study, published in the journal scholarly journal Biological Psychiatry, stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby’s chance of developing disease — perhaps even over the course of the child’s life.
Psychosocial factors creating stress — such as lack of social support, loneliness, marriage status, or bereavement — may be mutating their child’s mitochondrial DNA and could be a precursor to a host of diseases, the researchers at the University of Cincinnati in the US said.
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“There are a lot of conditions that start in childhood that have ties to mitochondrial dysfunction including asthma, obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and autism,” said the lead researcher, Kelly Brunst, Assistant professor at the varsity. “The fetal and infant period is a vulnerable time for environmental exposure due to heightened development during these periods,” Brunst added.
ALSO READ: Few Tips To Add In Your Journey Of Motherhood
For the study, the researchers sequenced the mitochondrial genome and identified mutations in 365 placenta samples from expecting mothers. A multivariable regression model was used to look at maternal lifetime stress in relation to the number of gene mutations in the placenta mitochondrial genome.
Women experiencing increased psychosocial stress — which can range from sexual assault, domestic violence or serious injury to incarceration, physical or mental illness, and family hardship — over their lifetime exhibited a higher number of placental mitochondrial mutations. (IANS)
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The findings indicate that children on a fully vegan diet were found to have significantly lower vitamin D levels compared to children.
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If your child is fully vegan, then there are chances that they may have a lower level of vitamin D, a new study suggests.
The findings indicate that children on a fully vegan diet were found to have significantly lower vitamin D levels compared to children without a special diet despite having regular vitamin D supplementation.
Along with that, the study also suggested that their vitamin A status was lowered too.
“Our results indicate that the health effects of strict diets on children cannot be extrapolated from studies on adults. In addition to vitamin D intake, attention must be paid to adequate intake of vitamin A and protein from various sources.” said researcher Topi Hovinen from the University of Helsinki.
Vegan diets gain popularity especially among young adults and through choices of the families vegan diet is becoming more common in young children, too.
The motives behind choosing a vegan lifestyle are ecological, ethical and health-related — vegan diets exclude all animal-based products.
According to the researchers, it is recommended that full vegan diet is always supplemented with vitamin B12, vitamin D and iodine and based on individual assessment the supplementation for calcium, vitamin B2, iron and zinc may be needed.
For the study, published in the journal EMBO Molecular Medicine, the research team studied comprehensively the nutrition and metabolism of 40 healthy children.
The children were following a vegan, vegetarian or omnivore diet according to the choice of their families. Their nutritional intake, metabolic biomarkers and micronutrient statuses were extensively studied.
ALSO READ: Remembering Subhash Chandra Bose on Birth Anniversary: Know 5 Lesser Known Facts and Quotes by “Netaji”
Levels for LDL and HDL cholesterol, essential amino acid and docosahexaenoic acid, a fatty acid with a central role in development of visual function, were low while folate levels were remarkably high in vegan children, the researchers found.
The team says that the new findings motivate further and larger studies on the health consequences of a vegan diet in young children. (IANS)
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Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in Covid-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia.
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Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in Covid-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation.
For patients with the most severe forms of Covid-19, mechanical ventilation is often the only way to keep them alive, as doctors use anti-inflammatory therapies to treat their inflamed lungs.
However, these patients are susceptible to further infections from bacteria and fungi that they may acquire while in hospital — so called ‘ventilator-associated pneumonia’.
“Early on in the pandemic, we noticed that Covid-19 patients appeared to be particularly at risk of developing secondary pneumonia, and started using a rapid diagnostic test that we had developed for just such a situation,” said co-author Andrew Conway Morris from the University of Cambridge.
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“Using this test, we found that patients with Covid-19 were twice as likely to develop secondary pneumonia as other patients in the same intensive care unit,” Conway added.
Normally, confirming a pneumonia diagnosis is challenging, as bacterial samples from patients need to be cultured and grown in a lab, which is time-consuming.
The test takes an alternative approach by detecting the DNA of different pathogens, which allows for faster and more accurate testing, according to a paper published in the journal Critical Care.
The test uses multiple polymerase chain reaction (PCR) which detects the DNA of the bacteria and can be done in around four hours, meaning there is no need to wait for the bacteria to grow.
IT runs multiple PCR reactions in parallel, and can simultaneously pick up 52 different pathogens, which often infect the lungs of patients in intensive care. At the same time, it can also test for antibiotic resistance.
ALSO READ: Women Are Always Taught To Give Love Than Demand Love: Neha Bhasin
“We found that although patients with Covid-19 were more likely to develop secondary pneumonia, the bacteria that caused these infections were similar to those in ICU patients without Covid-19,” said lead author Mailis Maes from the varsity.
“This means that standard antibiotic protocols can be applied to Covid-19 patients,” Maes added. (IANS)
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The findings suggested that the Covid-19 mortality rate was 13 times higher in pregnant mothers than in similarly aged individuals.
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Women, take note. Contracting Covid-19 while expecting a baby can have deadly consequences, a new study suggests.
The findings suggested that the Covid-19 mortality rate was 13 times higher in pregnant mothers than in similarly aged individuals.
“We are gravely concerned that Covid-19-associated maternal deaths have been massively undercounted nationally and that the impact on pregnant patients, particularly with underlying conditions is greater than currently underappreciated,” said researcher Kristina Adams Waldorf from the University of Washington in the US.
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The team also found that pregnant women with Covid-19 had a 3.5 times higher Covid-19 associated hospitalization rate than the similarly aged general population in Washington state.
For the study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the research team included 240 pregnant women between March and June 2020.
Of the 240 pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected through June, three died from Covid-19, while 24 patients were hospitalized for Covid-19.
The three maternal deaths from the study cohort in Washington state represent 6.7 percent of all maternal deaths associated with Covid-19 counted in the entire US through mid-October, although annual births at the collaborating sites make up only 1.4 percent of annual births nationally, the researcher said.
ALSO READ: Care For COVID+ Mothers and Newborn Babies
The study made several comparisons between the clinical course of Covid-19 and Influenza A virus H1N1 2009. Unlike the influenza A virus H1N1 2009 pandemic, when pregnant women were quickly identified in the US as a high-risk and vulnerable group, pregnancy was not identified as a high-risk condition for Covid-19 disease or mortality for the first critical eight months of the pandemic, the report noted.
Overall, the data in this study indicates that pregnant patients are at risk for severe or critical disease or mortality compared with non-pregnant adults, as well as for preterm birth, the report concludes. (IANS)
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"Women, take note. Contracting Covid-19 while expecting a baby can have deadly consequences, a new study suggests.\nThe findings suggested that the Covid-19 mortality rate was 13 times higher in pregnant mothers than in similarly aged individuals.\n“We are gravely concerned that Covid-19-associated maternal deaths have been massively undercounted nationally and that the impact on pregnant patients, particularly with underlying conditions is greater than currently underappreciated,” said researcher Kristina Adams Waldorf from the University of Washington in the US.\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nThe team also found that pregnant women with Covid-19 had a 3.5 times higher Covid-19 associated hospitalization rate than the similarly aged general population in Washington state.\nFor the study, published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the research team included 240 pregnant women between March and June 2020.\nOf the 240 pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection detected through June, three died from Covid-19, while 24 patients were hospitalized for Covid-19.\nThe three maternal deaths from the study cohort in Washington state represent 6.7 percent of all maternal deaths associated with Covid-19 counted in the entire US through mid-October, although annual births at the collaborating sites make up only 1.4 percent of annual births nationally, the researcher said.\nALSO READ: Care For COVID+ Mothers and Newborn Babies\nThe study made several comparisons between the clinical course of Covid-19 and Influenza A virus H1N1 2009. Unlike the influenza A virus H1N1 2009 pandemic, when pregnant women were quickly identified in the US as a high-risk and vulnerable group, pregnancy was not identified as a high-risk condition for Covid-19 disease or mortality for the first critical eight months of the pandemic, the report noted.\nOverall, the data in this study indicates that pregnant patients are at risk for severe or critical disease or mortality compared with non-pregnant adults, as well as for preterm birth, the report concludes. (IANS)",
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A new book by journalist Hemant Sharma chronicles the dispute of the Ayodhya conflict from its origins till its 2019 Supreme court resolution in entirety.
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Fear, apprehension and suspicion has finally been replaced with a sense of ease and excitement and Ayodhya, after the Supreme Court verdict – is now striding ahead with development.
A new yet-to-be released book ‘Ayodhya -A Battleground’ focuses on the holy city after the Supreme Court verdict in 2019 that finally settled the decades’ old dispute. Perhaps , the first one to do so.
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Written by journalist Hemant Sharma, the book moves to Ayodhya, beyond the verdict, and has new chapter added to the English version.
The Hindi version ‘Yuddh Mein Ayodhya’ was released in 2018.
Sharma, who visited the palce for the first time after the verdict over the weekend, told IANS, “I have been visiting and covering events in Ayodhya for more than 30 years now and every time, I could sense mistrust and fear among locals. This time, the change in the mood was palpable. There is positivity in the air and the immense development being in the city has created euphoria. The wave of development is surging ahead along with temple construction.”
ALSO READ: The Different Factors That Can Help Improve Handwriting
The book, he said, chronicles the Ayodhya movement with flashbacks into history.
“I have written what I saw without taking sides and I have ensured honesty in narration,” he said. (IANS)
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On January 15 every year, India observes the Indian Army Day, in remembrance of the valiant sons of India who spare no pain in sacrificing their lives.
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They fight with the courage of a lion king, they set their heads high in glory, they never fail to maintain the pride and dignity of the Indian National Flag, and they work day and night for us to ensure that the people of their nation are sleeping peacefully at their homes- They are known as the Indian Army!
On January 15 every year, India observes the Indian Army Day, in remembrance of the valiant sons of the Motherland who spare no pain in sacrificing their lives to protect their country whom they love as their own mother. The soldiers of India have set the greatest example of rendering selfless service and fraternity among all!
Today on January 2021, India observes the 73rd Indian Army Day. Today, the whole of our nation also pays tribute to the valor of the Bravehearts on this day and thank them for their selfless service to mother India.
History and Significance of Indian Army Day :
January 15 marks the day when Lt. Gen KM Carriappa took over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Butcher who was the last British commander-in-chief of India, in the year 1949. He adopted the slogan ‘Jai Hind’ which means ‘Victory of India’. Lt. Gen KM Carriappa is one of the only two people who received the title of Field Marshal of India. He played an important role in the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
This day essentially marks the beginning of the Indian Army as it is known today: proud, dignified, and fearless! Apart from this, it is also meant as a day to honor those soldiers who have selflessly sacrificed their lives for the love of their country.
ALSO READ: Modi: Made In India Vaccines Most Cost Effective In The World
Celebration of 73rd Indian Army Day
To celebrate Army Day in the year 2021, the Indian Army has also organized a marathon- “Vijay Run” to “commemorate Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations of India’s resounding victory over Pakistan in 1971,” ADP-PI, the Indian Army has tweeted from its official Twitter handle.
Jai Hind, Jai Jawan!
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Security is nothing but an illusion and there is no guarantee that Telegram or Signal may not be hacked in the future. Read more here.
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As millions shun WhatsApp and download new chat platforms in search for a secure experience, mind you that security is nothing but an illusion and there is no guarantee that Telegram or Signal may not be hacked in the future, especially when nation-state actors with highly sophisticated tools and huge resources are on the prowl.
Encryption is fundamentally flawed and once hackers get to know any vulnerability or bug in the whole data travel journey — apps, mobile operating system, public Wi-Fi, Cloud and the physical data centres — your personal and sensitive information is always at their mercy.
The Telegram development team is based in Dubai. The Telegram team had to leave Russia due to local IT regulations and has tried a number of locations as its base, including Berlin, London and Singapore. It does not store data within the boundaries of India.
Signal does not own its own data centres. The company is entirely Cloud based, which puts data at risk as cyber-attacks on Cloud-based services have increased in the recent past. In case the data is compromised, India which does not have a dedicated law on privacy or on cyber security, will not be able to do much, unlike Europe which has a strong General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that treats the safety of its users’ data diligently and seriously.
According to Pavan Duggal, one of the nation’s top cyber law experts and a seasoned Supreme Court lawyer, if you are looking at complete and absolute security, you have to realise that security is a relative term. “What was secure yesterday is not secure today and what is secure today will not be secure tomorrow. Blindfoldly relying upon these platforms would not suffice. There is a need for people to incorporate cyber security as a way of life,” Duggal told IANS.
Be it Pegasus software attack on WhatsApp or the great Twitter crypto hacking last year that compromised accounts of celebrities like US President-elect Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (you name it), people are always facing the risk of losing their data.
The latest is the SolarWinds attack that has rocked the US agencies and several tech giants. It is not that the bad actors directly compromised their networks; they used a third-party software called Orion sold by IT management company SolarWinds to infiltrate the systems even of the US Department of Justice (DoJ),
The suspected Russian hackers installed a malware in the Orion software and accessed sensitive data belonging to at least 250 US government agencies and businesses. Around 18,000 private companies and government agencies downloaded the infected Orion software. At least 24 big companies, including tech giants like Intel, Cisco, VMware Nvidia and even a cyber security firm FireEye, have suffered the ‘SolarWinds’ hack.
Please Follow NewsGram on Facebook To Get Latest Updates!
Microsoft discovered its systems were infiltrated “beyond just the presence of malicious ‘SolarWinds’ code.” The hackers were able to “view source code in a number of source code repositories”, the tech giant informed.
According to leading tech policy and media consultant Prasanto K. Roy, when WhatsApp discovered the Pegasus attack, it quickly fixed the vulnerability, informed users whom it could trace the hack to, informed the relevant governments and initiated legal proceedings against the spyware’s creators in the US federal court.
“Unlike WhatsApp/Facebook, competitors Signal or Telegram are unlikely to have the resources to do any or all of these in response to a bug. At the most, they’d fix the bug,” Roy told IANS. Another big worry is that the present-day situation increasingly refers to a massive policy vacuum that exists in India in the context of protection of privacy and data.
“As of today, India does not have a dedicated law on privacy or on cyber security. Further, it still does not have a legal framework in place for protecting all kinds of data. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 is pending consideration before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Further, India does not have a dedicated policy on data localisation,” Duggal informed.
“The circumstances and ecosystem are very ripe for state and non-state actors to do activities aimed at prejudicially impacting the security, integrity, sovereignty and also cyber sovereign interests of India”. Mere switching to new chat platforms alone may not suffice.
“You will have to inculcate new life skill sets which need to be built on the foundation of cybersecurity and data privacy,” he said, adding that the present law is extremely deficient and is incapable of protecting personal and data privacy.
ALSO READ: Coronavirus: A Psychological Threat For The People, Says Expert
The current Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 leaves much to be desired and needs to be completely supplemented by an overhauled legislative framework, which can focus on the concerns and protection of rights of stakeholders concerning their data in the digital ecosystem. Next time when any of the new apps you have shifted to are compromised, which chat or social media app do you have on your mind? (IANS)
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The company is entirely Cloud based, which puts data at risk as cyber-attacks on Cloud-based services have increased in the recent past. In case the data is compromised, India which does not have a dedicated law on privacy or on cyber security, will not be able to do much, unlike Europe which has a strong General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that treats the safety of its users’ data diligently and seriously.\nAccording to Pavan Duggal, one of the nation’s top cyber law experts and a seasoned Supreme Court lawyer, if you are looking at complete and absolute security, you have to realise that security is a relative term. “What was secure yesterday is not secure today and what is secure today will not be secure tomorrow. Blindfoldly relying upon these platforms would not suffice. There is a need for people to incorporate cyber security as a way of life,” Duggal told IANS.\nBe it Pegasus software attack on WhatsApp or the great Twitter crypto hacking last year that compromised accounts of celebrities like US President-elect Joe Biden, former US President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos (you name it), people are always facing the risk of losing their data.\nThe latest is the SolarWinds attack that has rocked the US agencies and several tech giants. It is not that the bad actors directly compromised their networks; they used a third-party software called Orion sold by IT management company SolarWinds to infiltrate the systems even of the US Department of Justice (DoJ),\nThe suspected Russian hackers installed a malware in the Orion software and accessed sensitive data belonging to at least 250 US government agencies and businesses. Around 18,000 private companies and government agencies downloaded the infected Orion software. At least 24 big companies, including tech giants like Intel, Cisco, VMware Nvidia and even a cyber security firm FireEye, have suffered the ‘SolarWinds’ hack.\nPlease Follow NewsGram on Facebook To Get Latest Updates!\nMicrosoft discovered its systems were infiltrated “beyond just the presence of malicious ‘SolarWinds’ code.” The hackers were able to “view source code in a number of source code repositories”, the tech giant informed.\nAccording to leading tech policy and media consultant Prasanto K. Roy, when WhatsApp discovered the Pegasus attack, it quickly fixed the vulnerability, informed users whom it could trace the hack to, informed the relevant governments and initiated legal proceedings against the spyware’s creators in the US federal court.\n“Unlike WhatsApp/Facebook, competitors Signal or Telegram are unlikely to have the resources to do any or all of these in response to a bug. At the most, they’d fix the bug,” Roy told IANS. Another big worry is that the present-day situation increasingly refers to a massive policy vacuum that exists in India in the context of protection of privacy and data.\n“As of today, India does not have a dedicated law on privacy or on cyber security. Further, it still does not have a legal framework in place for protecting all kinds of data. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 is pending consideration before the Joint Parliamentary Committee. Further, India does not have a dedicated policy on data localisation,” Duggal informed.\n“The circumstances and ecosystem are very ripe for state and non-state actors to do activities aimed at prejudicially impacting the security, integrity, sovereignty and also cyber sovereign interests of India”. Mere switching to new chat platforms alone may not suffice.\n“You will have to inculcate new life skill sets which need to be built on the foundation of cybersecurity and data privacy,” he said, adding that the present law is extremely deficient and is incapable of protecting personal and data privacy.\nALSO READ: Coronavirus: A Psychological Threat For The People, Says Expert\nThe current Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 leaves much to be desired and needs to be completely supplemented by an overhauled legislative framework, which can focus on the concerns and protection of rights of stakeholders concerning their data in the digital ecosystem. Next time when any of the new apps you have shifted to are compromised, which chat or social media app do you have on your mind? (IANS)",
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Saif Ali Khan feels the entertainment industry in India is going through a renaissance, adding that stories are leading the change.
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Actor Saif Ali Khan feels the entertainment industry in India is going through a renaissance, adding that stories are leading the change. The actor is gearing up for the release of his new web series Tandav.
“The entertainment industry in India is going through a renaissance and stories like ‘Tandav’ are at the forefront of this change. As an actor, for me a good piece of dramatic writing and a compelling creation featuring grey characters is always exciting,” he said.
“As I read about the complexities of my character Samar and dived deeper into the world of Tandav, I knew that I had to play this character. I look forward to the show’s release,” he added.
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Created and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, Tandav, a political drama, is written by Gaurav Solanki and also features Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Dino Morea Kumud Mishra, Gauahar Khan, Amyra Dastur, Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub, Kritika Kamra, Sarah Jane Dias, Sandhya Mridul, Annup Sonii, Hitten Ttejwani, Paresh Pahuja, and Shonali Nagrani among others.
Along with Zafar, the series also marks the digital debuts of Dimple Kapadia and Kritika Kamra.
Dimple said: “It is a fiction that perhaps gives you a vivid insight into backroom politicking and what goes on in the country’s power corridors. Anuradha is the kind of character that I have never played before and I am glad to be making my digital debut into digital streaming with a show that is backed by a credible cast and crew. With multiple layers and so many characters, I hope this series intrigues and engages the audience.”
The trailer of the show takes one behind the closed corridors of power and politics. Set in Delhi, the series is a fictional drama that showcases the lengths to which people will go in the pursuit of power.
ALSO READ: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Recalls Struggling Days Which Has Given Him Success
“In ‘Tandav’, I will not be seen wearing a saree and making people laugh,” said Sunil Grover, adding: “Ali has created a world that is gripping and given my character the depth that an actor longs for. Saying yes to this role was instinctive,” he added.
The show will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on January 15. (IANS)
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The researchers found that patients on LCDs achieved higher diabetes remission rates at six months compared with patients on control diets.
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Patients with Type-2 diabetes who follow a strict low carbohydrate diet for six months may experience greater rates of remission compared with other recommended diets without adverse effects, a new study suggests.
Most benefits diminished at 12 months, but say doctors might consider short-term strict low carbohydrate diets for managing Type-2 diabetes, while actively monitoring and adjusting diabetes medication as needed, the researchers, including Joshua Z. Goldenberg from Texas A&M University, said.
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“Future long term, well designed, calorie-controlled randomized trials are needed to determine the effects of LCD on sustained weight loss and remission of diabetes, as well as cardiovascular mortality and major morbidity,” the researchers said. A low-carb diet is a diet that restricts carbohydrates, such as those found in sugary foods, pasta, and bread. It is high in protein, fat and healthy vegetables.
Type-2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes worldwide and diet is recognized as an essential part of treatment. But uncertainty remains about which diet to choose and previous studies have reported mixed results.
For the study, published in The BMJ journal, the team assessed the effectiveness and safety of low carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and very low carbohydrate diets (VLCDs) for people with Type-2 diabetes, compared with (mostly low fat) control diets based on analysis from 23 randomized trials involving 1,357 participants.
ALSO READ: Gut Microbiome Play A Key Role In Treating Type 2 Diabetes
LCDs were defined as less than 26 percent daily calories from carbohydrates and VLCDs were defined as less than 10 percent daily calories from carbohydrates for at least 12 weeks in adults (average age 47 to 67 years) with Type-2 diabetes.
Based on low to moderate certainty evidence, the researchers found that patients on LCDs achieved higher diabetes remission rates at six months compared with patients on control diets, without adverse events. LCDs also increased weight loss, reduced medication use, and improved body fat (triglyceride) concentrations at six months. However, most of these benefits diminished at 12 months, a finding consistent with previous reviews, and some evidence showed worsening of quality of life and cholesterol levels at 12 months, the team said. (IANS)
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"Patients with Type-2 diabetes who follow a strict low carbohydrate diet for six months may experience greater rates of remission compared with other recommended diets without adverse effects, a new study suggests.\nMost benefits diminished at 12 months, but say doctors might consider short-term strict low carbohydrate diets for managing Type-2 diabetes, while actively monitoring and adjusting diabetes medication as needed, the researchers, including Joshua Z. Goldenberg from Texas A&M University, said.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\n“Future long term, well designed, calorie-controlled randomized trials are needed to determine the effects of LCD on sustained weight loss and remission of diabetes, as well as cardiovascular mortality and major morbidity,” the researchers said. A low-carb diet is a diet that restricts carbohydrates, such as those found in sugary foods, pasta, and bread. It is high in protein, fat and healthy vegetables.\nType-2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes worldwide and diet is recognized as an essential part of treatment. But uncertainty remains about which diet to choose and previous studies have reported mixed results.\nFor the study, published in The BMJ journal, the team assessed the effectiveness and safety of low carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and very low carbohydrate diets (VLCDs) for people with Type-2 diabetes, compared with (mostly low fat) control diets based on analysis from 23 randomized trials involving 1,357 participants.\nALSO READ: Gut Microbiome Play A Key Role In Treating Type 2 Diabetes\nLCDs were defined as less than 26 percent daily calories from carbohydrates and VLCDs were defined as less than 10 percent daily calories from carbohydrates for at least 12 weeks in adults (average age 47 to 67 years) with Type-2 diabetes.\nBased on low to moderate certainty evidence, the researchers found that patients on LCDs achieved higher diabetes remission rates at six months compared with patients on control diets, without adverse events. LCDs also increased weight loss, reduced medication use, and improved body fat (triglyceride) concentrations at six months. However, most of these benefits diminished at 12 months, a finding consistent with previous reviews, and some evidence showed worsening of quality of life and cholesterol levels at 12 months, the team said. (IANS)",
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In addition to slow or lagged monetary policy transmission, an increase in credit may not always find its way towards increasing investment.
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An increase in credit from banks may not always lead to a rise in investments as largely anticipated, said an RBI working paper. The analysis shows that in the banking sector, partial monetary policy transmission happens with a lag. Further, banks respond to changes in the money market spreads faster and better than changes in the policy rate.
The working paper titled ‘Monetary Policy Transmission in India: New Evidence from Firm-Bank Matched Data’ noted that quick and significant bank loan expansion resulted from a change in term spread. Citing its analysis, the paper said: “We show that in addition to slow or lagged monetary policy transmission, an increase in credit may not always find its way towards increasing investments.”
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It added that firms may use their credit lines to finance their current liabilities rather than undertaking capital formation. The RBI working paper said that in some cases at the firm level, counter-intuitive results were witnessed due to a change in monetary policy on the firm’s balance sheet.
ALSO READ: Survey: Digital Tools Can Enable In-Class Teaching In Rural Govt Schools
“This may be because a firm’s investment decisions may be correlated with the demand conditions in the economy, which may in turn be correlated with the monetary policy cycle. Thus, the effect of monetary policy that we estimate on firms may not reflect the true effect of the policy itself,” it said. RBI Working Papers present research work of the central bank’s staff members. The reseach is further disseminated for comments and further debate. (IANS)
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"An increase in credit from banks may not always lead to a rise in investments as largely anticipated, said an RBI working paper. The analysis shows that in the banking sector, partial monetary policy transmission happens with a lag. Further, banks respond to changes in the money market spreads faster and better than changes in the policy rate.\nThe working paper titled ‘Monetary Policy Transmission in India: New Evidence from Firm-Bank Matched Data’ noted that quick and significant bank loan expansion resulted from a change in term spread. Citing its analysis, the paper said: “We show that in addition to slow or lagged monetary policy transmission, an increase in credit may not always find its way towards increasing investments.”\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nIt added that firms may use their credit lines to finance their current liabilities rather than undertaking capital formation. The RBI working paper said that in some cases at the firm level, counter-intuitive results were witnessed due to a change in monetary policy on the firm’s balance sheet.\nALSO READ: Survey: Digital Tools Can Enable In-Class Teaching In Rural Govt Schools\n“This may be because a firm’s investment decisions may be correlated with the demand conditions in the economy, which may in turn be correlated with the monetary policy cycle. Thus, the effect of monetary policy that we estimate on firms may not reflect the true effect of the policy itself,” it said. RBI Working Papers present research work of the central bank’s staff members. The reseach is further disseminated for comments and further debate. (IANS)",
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Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get Covid-19, researchers, including one of Indian-origin.
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Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get Covid-19, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, said emphasizing the need for patients with heart failure to take extra precautions.
“Our results support prioritizing heart failure patients for Covid-19 vaccination once it is available,” said the lead researcher Amardeep Dastidar, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust and Bristol Heart Institute, UK.
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“In the meantime, heart failure patients of all ages should be considered a high-risk group and be advised to maintain social distance and wear a face mask to prevent infection,” he added.
Heart failure refers to progressive weakening of the heart’s pump function with symptoms of breathlessness, ankle swelling, and fatigue. Sudden and severe worsening of symptoms is called acute heart failure — this is a medical emergency and requires admission to hospital for intravenous medication and intensive monitoring.
For the study, the team examined referral rates for acute heart failure during the pandemic and 30-day mortality. The analysis included 283 patients with acute heart failure. Two-thirds of the patients had chronic heart failure and presented with acute deterioration.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव 2022 के लिए जेडीयू का मास्टर प्लान
There was a substantial, but statistically non-significant, drop in admissions for acute heart failure during the pandemic.
A total of 164 patients were admitted in the eight weeks before-Covid compared to 119 patients after-Covid – a 27 percent reduction. The 30-day mortality rate of patients with acute heart failure nearly doubled during the pandemic. Some 11 percent of patients in the before-Covid group died within 30 days compared to 21 percent of the after-Covid group.
ALSO READ: 30% Severely Infected Patients Have Post-Covid Digestive Issues
“This may suggest a direct interaction or susceptibility to worse outcomes for acute heart failure patients with superimposed Covid infection,” the researcher said. “It is noteworthy that our region had very low rates of Covid infection during the study and yet a connection with higher mortality was still apparent,” he added. (IANS)
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"Patients with acute heart failure nearly double their risk of dying if they get Covid-19, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, said emphasizing the need for patients with heart failure to take extra precautions.\n“Our results support prioritizing heart failure patients for Covid-19 vaccination once it is available,” said the lead researcher Amardeep Dastidar, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist at North Bristol NHS Trust and Bristol Heart Institute, UK.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\n“In the meantime, heart failure patients of all ages should be considered a high-risk group and be advised to maintain social distance and wear a face mask to prevent infection,” he added.\nHeart failure refers to progressive weakening of the heart’s pump function with symptoms of breathlessness, ankle swelling, and fatigue. Sudden and severe worsening of symptoms is called acute heart failure — this is a medical emergency and requires admission to hospital for intravenous medication and intensive monitoring.\nFor the study, the team examined referral rates for acute heart failure during the pandemic and 30-day mortality. The analysis included 283 patients with acute heart failure. Two-thirds of the patients had chronic heart failure and presented with acute deterioration.\nWant to read more in Hindi? Checkout: यूपी विधानसभा चुनाव 2022 के लिए जेडीयू का मास्टर प्लान\nThere was a substantial, but statistically non-significant, drop in admissions for acute heart failure during the pandemic.\nA total of 164 patients were admitted in the eight weeks before-Covid compared to 119 patients after-Covid – a 27 percent reduction. The 30-day mortality rate of patients with acute heart failure nearly doubled during the pandemic. Some 11 percent of patients in the before-Covid group died within 30 days compared to 21 percent of the after-Covid group.\nALSO READ: 30% Severely Infected Patients Have Post-Covid Digestive Issues\n“This may suggest a direct interaction or susceptibility to worse outcomes for acute heart failure patients with superimposed Covid infection,” the researcher said. “It is noteworthy that our region had very low rates of Covid infection during the study and yet a connection with higher mortality was still apparent,” he added. (IANS)",
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While most of 2020 was spent scrolling through our Instagram feed, 2021 brings with it an opportunity to pack our bags for vacation.
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While most of 2020 was spent scrolling through our Instagram feed, posting #TravelThrowback pictures, and satiating our wanderlust through social media, 2021 brings with it an opportunity to pack our bags and finally plan that much-needed break. Popular personalities such as Milind Soman, Lisa Mishra, Rohan Shreshta, and Neha Sharma kickstarted the New Year with style at gorgeous Airbnb homes.
A perfect Goan getaway like Lisa Mishra
Singer Lisa Mishra brought in the New Year with a perfect Goan getaway, Photographer Rohan Shrestha decided to take a road trip away from the hustle and bustle of Mumbai and call in the New Year at a beautiful Airbnb villa in Karjat. Actor & Model, Milind Soman and his wife, Ankita Konwar took the fitness route with a 130 km run from Guwahati to Cherapunji and celebrated the New Year at a beautiful Airbnb home surrounded by lush greenery, while Actor, Neha Sharma, and her sister, Aisha Sharma headed for a beachy vacation in Key West Florida.
Here are the Airbnb homes these celebrities stayed in as they bid adieu to 2020. No matter what the occasion, or no occasion at all, it’s time to start planning that vacation.
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Luxury Garden Villa in Goa
This beautiful Airbnb home is the perfect place to sit back and enjoy with a glass of wine and some soothing music. Singer Lisa Mishra spent her New Year at this villa, and said, “I am so glad to have ended 2020 on a happy note by booking myself a much-needed vacation in Goa. I have been able to spend the last few days of the year either relaxing in the garden of the villa or exploring the neighborhood and celebrated New Year’s Eve in the best way possible. This Goa vacation definitely tops my list of 2020 memories.”
While the villa has all that you could need for your vacation, it is also strategically located with the best of Goa at your doorstep — discover brunch at Mojigao, Prana Cafe, or Baba au Rhum, vegan food at BeanMeUp. In the evening, head to Sublime, Mahe, or Thalassa, which are at a drivable distance for the perfect meal. Alternatively, you can take a round of the local markets and make yourself a gourmet meal in the large fully equipped kitchen and enjoy it at the alfresco dining area the villa offers. Perfect for a getaway to Goa, we’d say so!
Orange Homestay in Shillong
Trust to himself Milind Soman found himself an unconventional yet beautiful way to begin the new year. Tucked away in the scenic hills of Shillong, this property offers a great place to forget the world and relax.
Talking about his trip, supermodel and actor Milind Soman said, “Ankita and I like to make time for travel regularly. It’s a time to bond for us and we had been looking forward to a nice vacation for New Year’s Eve. Of course, a vacation for us is usually a long run and this New year was no different. After a 130km run from Guwahati to Cherrapunji, we found a beautiful Airbnb home surrounded by lush greenery in the hills nearby. With its breathtaking view of majestic forests and beautiful clear skies, this home was the perfect destination for us to spend some quality time and bring in 2021.”
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: ग्वालियर में नाथूराम गोडसे की ज्ञानशाला शुरू
Casa Blanca in Karjat
Not every trip requires tackling flight tickets, visas, and itineraries. Sometimes, it can just mean getting into a car with your best buddies and driving off for a quick getaway to a nearby destination. Celebrated photographer Rohan Shreshta chose to celebrate the New Year by going on a road trip to Karjat.
Translating to the white house, Casa Blanca is a property that exudes class. White inside and out with multiple hangout spots to chill with friends, the house has loads to offer. This home has a vintage bar and a dance floor for those looking to celebrate. Guests can also enjoy a swim in the pool or a game of cricket on the sprawling acre-long lawn.
Reminiscing about his New Year trip, Photographer Rohan Shrestha said, “The end of the year is my favorite time as it is a great opportunity to relax and reminisce about the year gone by. This year I decided to end the year on a memorable note by driving just a few hours away from Mumbai to Karjat for a quick getaway. I’ve spent the last few days enjoying barbecues and bonfires at a luxurious Airbnb villa. My short road trip has left me rejuvenated and all pumped to welcome 2021.”
ALSO READ: The Phasing Out of Entertainment Industry Print Media
Sun, Sea, and Sand – A beachy vacation like Sisters Neha & Aisha Sharma
Sisters Neha and Aisha Sharma celebrated New Year’s at a beautiful Airbnb overlooking the sea in Key West, Florida. Where: Key West, Florida (IANS)
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As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face serious costs.
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As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face serious costs, damages and losses, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report said on Thursday.
Adaptation – reducing countries’ and communities’ vulnerability to climate change by increasing their ability to absorb impacts – is a key pillar of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
The agreement requires its signatories to implement adaptation measures through national plans, climate information systems, early warning, protective measures and investments in a green future.
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The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 finds that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they bring real protection against climate impacts such as droughts, floods and sea-level rise.
Public and private finance for adaptation must be stepped up urgently, along with faster implementation. Nature-based solutions — locally appropriate actions that address societal challenges, such as climate change, and provide human well-being and biodiversity benefits by protecting, sustainably managing and restoring natural or modified ecosystems — must also become a priority.
“The hard truth is that climate change is upon us,” UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said.
“Its impacts will intensify and hit vulnerable countries and communities the hardest — even if we meet the Paris Agreement goals of holding global warming this century to well below 2 degrees and pursuing 1.5 degrees Celsius.”
“As the UN Secretary-General has said, we need a global commitment to put half of all global climate finance towards adaptation in the next year,” she added.
“This will allow a huge step up in adaptation — in everything from early warning systems to resilient water resources to nature-based solutions.”
The most encouraging finding of the report is that 72 per cent of countries have adopted at least one national-level adaptation planning instrument. Most developing countries are preparing National Adaptation Plans.
However, the finance needed to implement these plans is not growing fast enough.
The pace of adaptation financing is indeed rising, but it continues to be outpaced by rapidly increasing adaptation costs. Annual adaptation costs in developing countries are estimated at $70 billion. This figure is expected to reach $140-300 billion in 2030 and $280-500 billion in 2050.
There are some encouraging developments. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has allocated 40 per cent of its total portfolio to adaptation and is increasingly crowding-in private sector investment.
Another important development is increasing momentum to ensure a sustainable financial system. However, increased public and private adaptation finance is needed. New tools such as sustainability investment criteria, climate-related disclosure principles and mainstreaming of climate risks into investment decisions can stimulate investments in climate resilience.
Implementation of adaptation actions is also growing.
Since 2006, close to 400 adaptation projects financed by multilateral funds serving the Paris Agreement have taken place in developing countries. While earlier projects rarely exceeded $10 million, 21 new projects since 2017 reached a value of over $25 million. However, of over 1,700 adaptation initiatives surveyed, only three per cent had already reported real reductions to climate risks posed to the communities where the projects were being implemented.
Nature-based solutions for adaptation can make a huge contribution, says the report.
It places a special focus on nature-based solutions as low-cost options that reduce climate risks, restore and protect biodiversity and bring benefits for communities and economies.
An analysis of four major climate and development funds — the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund and the International Climate Initiative — suggested that support for green initiatives with some element of nature-based solutions has risen over the last two decades.
Cumulative investment for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects under the four funds stood at $94 billion. However, only $12 billion was spent on nature-based solutions — a tiny fraction of total adaptation and conservation finance.
According to the report, cutting greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the impacts and costs associated with climate change. Achieving the two-degree Celsius target of the Paris Agreement could limit losses in annual growth to up to 1.6 per cent, compared to 2.2 per cent for the three-degree Celsius trajectory.
All nations must pursue the efforts outlined in UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2020, which called for a green pandemic recovery and updated Nationally Determined Contributions that include new net-zero commitments.
ALSO READ: Organic Chocolates Are in High Demand in The Indian Market
However, the world must also plan for, finance and implement climate change adaptation to support those nations least responsible for climate change but most at risk.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit the ability of countries to adapt to climate change, investing in adaptation is a sound economic decision. (IANS)
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Nature-based solutions — locally appropriate actions that address societal challenges, such as climate change, and provide human well-being and biodiversity benefits by protecting, sustainably managing and restoring natural or modified ecosystems — must also become a priority.\n“The hard truth is that climate change is upon us,” UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen said.\n“Its impacts will intensify and hit vulnerable countries and communities the hardest — even if we meet the Paris Agreement goals of holding global warming this century to well below 2 degrees and pursuing 1.5 degrees Celsius.”\n“As the UN Secretary-General has said, we need a global commitment to put half of all global climate finance towards adaptation in the next year,” she added.\n“This will allow a huge step up in adaptation — in everything from early warning systems to resilient water resources to nature-based solutions.”\nThe most encouraging finding of the report is that 72 per cent of countries have adopted at least one national-level adaptation planning instrument. Most developing countries are preparing National Adaptation Plans.\nHowever, the finance needed to implement these plans is not growing fast enough.\nThe pace of adaptation financing is indeed rising, but it continues to be outpaced by rapidly increasing adaptation costs. Annual adaptation costs in developing countries are estimated at $70 billion. This figure is expected to reach $140-300 billion in 2030 and $280-500 billion in 2050.\nThere are some encouraging developments. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has allocated 40 per cent of its total portfolio to adaptation and is increasingly crowding-in private sector investment.\nAnother important development is increasing momentum to ensure a sustainable financial system. However, increased public and private adaptation finance is needed. New tools such as sustainability investment criteria, climate-related disclosure principles and mainstreaming of climate risks into investment decisions can stimulate investments in climate resilience.\nImplementation of adaptation actions is also growing.\nSince 2006, close to 400 adaptation projects financed by multilateral funds serving the Paris Agreement have taken place in developing countries. While earlier projects rarely exceeded $10 million, 21 new projects since 2017 reached a value of over $25 million. However, of over 1,700 adaptation initiatives surveyed, only three per cent had already reported real reductions to climate risks posed to the communities where the projects were being implemented.\nNature-based solutions for adaptation can make a huge contribution, says the report.\nIt places a special focus on nature-based solutions as low-cost options that reduce climate risks, restore and protect biodiversity and bring benefits for communities and economies.\nAn analysis of four major climate and development funds — the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, the Adaptation Fund and the International Climate Initiative — suggested that support for green initiatives with some element of nature-based solutions has risen over the last two decades.\nCumulative investment for climate change mitigation and adaptation projects under the four funds stood at $94 billion. However, only $12 billion was spent on nature-based solutions — a tiny fraction of total adaptation and conservation finance.\nAccording to the report, cutting greenhouse gas emissions will reduce the impacts and costs associated with climate change. Achieving the two-degree Celsius target of the Paris Agreement could limit losses in annual growth to up to 1.6 per cent, compared to 2.2 per cent for the three-degree Celsius trajectory.\nAll nations must pursue the efforts outlined in UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2020, which called for a green pandemic recovery and updated Nationally Determined Contributions that include new net-zero commitments.\nALSO READ: Organic Chocolates Are in High Demand in The Indian Market\nHowever, the world must also plan for, finance and implement climate change adaptation to support those nations least responsible for climate change but most at risk.\nWhile the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit the ability of countries to adapt to climate change, investing in adaptation is a sound economic decision. (IANS)",
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita is not merely a pious book, rather it is a way of life. In a literal sense, it is referred to as the “song of the divine lord”.
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Srimad Bhagavad Gita is not merely a pious book, rather it is a way of life. In a literal sense, it is referred to as the “song of the divine lord”.
During the Kurukshetra War in the great epic Mahabharata, Arjuna gets in utmost sorrow as he had to fight against his own teachers and cousins because of which he loses his confidence and decides to recede. Here is where Lord Shri Krishna guides him and imparts the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna for letting him not to give up on the battlefield and follow the path of Dharma.
Just like Arjuna, we all land up with perplexities in our lives, and here is where the Bhagavad Gita helps us to get through! Bhagavad Gita apart from being a religious book is a “way of living” that makes us aware of the purpose/mission of our lives.
Bhagavad Gita gives a new meaning whenever we read it because it is the highest transcendental knowledge spoken by Krishna himself. Since we are conditioned souls, we undergo different moods at different times, so we find a new meaning every time we read it.
The absence of a balanced mindset is the root cause of all the problems and sufferings but when one reads these ‘pearls of wisdom’ in the Bhagavad Gita, one observes the realities of life which inspires the individual’s mind and body to focus on the goals and achieve them.
Following are 5 essential teachings from the Bhagavad Gita:
Practice Meditation to rise above an illusioned mind
The practice and importance of meditation have been widely emphasized in the Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Meditation or “Dhyana” is referred to as the best practice to get the mind, body, and soul in balance. The Gita teaches that the mind must be made one-pointed through the practice of meditation.
By its very nature, the untrained mind is restless, constantly wandering here and there in trying to fulfill its desires. It flickers wildly like a flame in a storm – never blown completely out, yet at the mercy of the wind. Wherever it wanders, Krishna says, it must be brought back to its source; it must learn to rest in the Self.
2. Learn to recognize and accept equality in life
One must understand that as one keeps on overcoming challenges in life, we must see all the living and non-living entities as equal. We must also develop an approach to see every circumstance, suffering, or joy with the same eyes as ultimately they are an unavoidable part of our lives. One must also understand that the bodies may be different but the soul is one.
3. You are yet to fight many battles in this human life, fear none and confront them
There may be times when the mind will get illusioned and one might not have the courage to take a step forward, as happened with Arjuna, but Krishna says that one must not shrink in fear and rise above all the negatives that come against one’s supreme goal. Every human has their own unique potential to overcome obstacles. Always understand, it is fears and expectations that cause restrictions and limitations.
4. Stick to your goal, focus on the work for achieving it and not on the result
To achieve something, it is very important to have a goal in life, and we must always stick to that goal for achieving it. However, without thinking of the result, we must always strive to work for our respective goal to make things happen.
Bhagavad Gita focuses on the importance of doing the duty rather than on the goal. When one focuses on the rewards, one becomes prone to worries in case of failure. One also gets depressed if the result is not positive. So, it is always advisable to concentrate on the target. We can get more rewards after attaining the goal.
5. Know about the realities of the World in which you live:
It is important to know the reality of the world in which one lives. One must know that it is impermanent and unreal.
Know the Reality about yourself, who you are, and what you are really. Know that you are neither your body nor your mind, but you are the true self that can neither be slain nor hurt. It is eternal, divine, and transcendental.
ALSO READ: Know About “The Dashavatara”~ 10 Avatars of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism
NOTE: To Know all these truths, one must not read the Bhagavad Gita to enhance one’s material activities and pleasures, but, to go closer to Krishna and the Supreme God-head!
One must apply the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita in daily-life activities to achieve a positive state of life!
Hare Krishna!
Written By: Kashish Rai (Twitter: @KaafyyFilmyy)
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Realme watch was the most shipped wearable watch device/model in both Q2 and Q3 in India, according to the IDC. Read more here.
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Tech Review (Realme Watch S Pro): Convenient and Affordable Smartwatch Under 10K
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The year 2020 witnessed the launch of several new smartwatches from various players, ranging from high-end wearables to the affordable Realme devices, in India.
Realme watch was the most shipped wearable watch device/model in both Q2 and Q3 in India, according to the IDC. Realme watch captured a 21.4 percent market share in Q2 and a 24.2 percent market share in Q3.
To gain a fresh start in the smartwatch segment in the new year, Realme has announced two new smartwatches — Watch S and S Pro — with a perfect mix of sport and style. This series marks the first time Realme has come up with smartwatches having round dials.
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The Realme Watch S is priced at Rs 4,999 in India, while the Realme Watch S Pro’s price is set at Rs 9,999. Let us see if Realme Watch S Pro justifies its arrival in a price segment dominated by the likes of Mi Watch Revolve, Huami Amazfit GTS, Honor Watch Magic, Huawei Watch GT and Fossil Sport Unisex, among others.
The smartwatch comes with a circular dial circular stainless-steel dial featuring analog markings around the bezel. In terms of dimensions, the Realme Watch S features a 47mm case, which is 12mm thick and weighs 48g.
The watch also comes with a variety of straps to change the look according to users’ preferences and these straps are soft on the wrist and offer a comfortable wearing experience.
The watch features dual physical buttons simply placed for convenient access on either hand.
The buttons are used to go back to the home from any screen. While the top crown also functions as a power on or off button, the bottom crown gives direct access to the workout modes.
The Watch S Pro also features a large 1.39-inch AMOLED touchscreen with 450 nits of brightness and 326 ppi.
It also gets an always-on display and an auto-brightness feature, one can also manually set brightness levels, but the ‘auto display’ feature works well.
The display also looked good in different light conditions and has access to a total of 108 watch faces, with the option to create your own watch face.
In addition, a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass layer prevents the AMOLED screen from scratches and damages.
The watch runs on a Realme’s in-house wearable OS that offers several useful features. One would need the Realme Link app to enable all features and to view complete health data on a smartphone.
It allows the user to control music set a timer, check weather data, enable a flashlight, uses a stopwatch, set an alarm and more.
The device comes equipped with a 6-axis accelerometer sensor and a Heart rate sensor that provides 24-Hour heart rate measurement and Automated heart rate measurement.
The sensor also measures Resting heart rate, Exercise heart rate, offers Heart Rate Alert, and also takes Blood Oxygen measurement.
The smartwatch offers automatic sleep monitoring and can also track heart rate while you sleep. It can also track sleep duration as well as the different sleep stages, including deep, light and REM.
There are 16 sports modes in total – Outdoor Run, Indoor Run, Walk, Outdoor Cycle, Strength Training, Football, Basketball, Yoga, Cricket, Aerobic Capacity, Badminton, Indoor Cycle, Stationary Bike, Elliptical, Rowing Machine and Table Tennis.
The Watch S pro offers a 5ATM water-resistance rating, which makes it water-resistant for swimming sessions.
It comes with a 420mAh battery which claims to offer up to 14 days of battery life. It also comes with a magnetic charging case that charges the watch to 100 per cent in just 2 hours.
Conclusion: At under Rs 10,000 category, the Realme Watch S Pro is the best budget smartwatch to buy in 2021. It looks highly similar to the Mi Watch Revolve and will definitely challenge it in the fast-growing wearable market.
ALSO READ: Here’s Why Battery Cells Used in Vapes, E-Cigarettes, Flashlights and Toys Can Kill You
As health becomes the topmost priority for millions in the social distancing times, wearing a health buddy 24/7 makes perfect sense to go for Realme Watch S Pro. (IANS)
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Ashtottaram-33- Bodha is that which is conducive to well-being. There are different ways one can educate others: conduct, social, philosophical, etc.
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Ashtottaram 33) OṀ BODHABHŨMYAI NAMAH:
Ashtottaram 33: OṀ (AUM) –BO-DHA-BHOO-MYAI—NA-MA-HA
ॐ बोधभूम्यै नमः
(Bodha: Teaching knowledge, wisdom, the enlightenment of knowledge, values, knowledge, and understanding)
Bodha is that which is conducive to well-being. There are different ways one can educate others: conduct, social, philosophical, spiritual, and political, etc. It is very common in India that teachers, parents, relatives, friends, and sometimes even neighbors teach children good conduct, manners, and behavior if they happen to see the child behaving rudely, inappropriately, or disrespectfully. Elders don’t have the attitude of ‘why should I care, it is not my child’. In society, each and everyone plays a role in a child’s upbringing. They do not have the fear of lawsuits like westerners do. They all chip in, advising the child not to speak vulgarly and teaching the child how to behave properly and respectfully.
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Swamis are the preceptors who teach Self-knowledge and remove one’s ignorance about his/her true nature of Bliss. Gautama Buddha has experienced enlightenment under a Bodhi tree and is hence called Bodhisattva. His teachings are available as fables and tales to humanity to lead them on their journey on the righteous path. Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekānanda contributed to the world in general and to India in many ways through their bodhanās (teachings).
Swami Vivekānanda restored the national self-respect of Indians by re-educating them about their past glory, advising them against blindly imitating the west, but also exhorting them to learn the best from it, in which we have been deficient. He effectively pointed out that religion in the sense of spiritual evolution- is the soul of India and that all development or reformation should be done only through that.
ALSO READ: Ashtottaram 32: OṀ PUNARJANMASIDDHĀNTABHŨMYAI NAMAH
Lord Shri Krishna gave Gīta bodha to Arjuna on the battle field-which we know as the Bhagavad Gīta, a household book in every Hindu’s home. Vishnu Śharma, who was an Indian scholar and author of a collection of fables to teach political nēti (conduct, rules, and regulations to be a king) to the princes of a King and these bodhās are well known to Indian children as Panchatantras.
These tales and fables about conduct are very useful at this time for everyone around the world. We have Swami’s like Shri Ramaṇa Maharshi, Shri Vidyāraṇya Swami, Shri Dayananda Saraswati, and many more who spent their lives teaching us the code of conduct, spiritual knowledge, and self-knowledge to pave our lives on the righteous path.
The motherland which has teachers that teach us the right path and values is ‘Bodha Bhūmi’.
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"By Devakinanda Pasupuleti, MD\nAshtottaram 33) OṀ BODHABHŨMYAI NAMAH:\nAshtottaram 33: OṀ (AUM) –BO-DHA-BHOO-MYAI—NA-MA-HA\nॐ बोधभूम्यै नमः\n(Bodha: Teaching knowledge, wisdom, the enlightenment of knowledge, values, knowledge, and understanding)\nBodha is that which is conducive to well-being. There are different ways one can educate others: conduct, social, philosophical, spiritual, and political, etc. It is very common in India that teachers, parents, relatives, friends, and sometimes even neighbors teach children good conduct, manners, and behavior if they happen to see the child behaving rudely, inappropriately, or disrespectfully. Elders don’t have the attitude of ‘why should I care, it is not my child’. In society, each and everyone plays a role in a child’s upbringing. They do not have the fear of lawsuits like westerners do. They all chip in, advising the child not to speak vulgarly and teaching the child how to behave properly and respectfully.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\nSwamis are the preceptors who teach Self-knowledge and remove one’s ignorance about his/her true nature of Bliss. Gautama Buddha has experienced enlightenment under a Bodhi tree and is hence called Bodhisattva. His teachings are available as fables and tales to humanity to lead them on their journey on the righteous path. Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Swami Vivekānanda contributed to the world in general and to India in many ways through their bodhanās (teachings).\nSwami Vivekānanda restored the national self-respect of Indians by re-educating them about their past glory, advising them against blindly imitating the west, but also exhorting them to learn the best from it, in which we have been deficient. He effectively pointed out that religion in the sense of spiritual evolution- is the soul of India and that all development or reformation should be done only through that.\nALSO READ: Ashtottaram 32: OṀ PUNARJANMASIDDHĀNTABHŨMYAI NAMAH\nLord Shri Krishna gave Gīta bodha to Arjuna on the battle field-which we know as the Bhagavad Gīta, a household book in every Hindu’s home. Vishnu Śharma, who was an Indian scholar and author of a collection of fables to teach political nēti (conduct, rules, and regulations to be a king) to the princes of a King and these bodhās are well known to Indian children as Panchatantras.\nThese tales and fables about conduct are very useful at this time for everyone around the world. We have Swami’s like Shri Ramaṇa Maharshi, Shri Vidyāraṇya Swami, Shri Dayananda Saraswati, and many more who spent their lives teaching us the code of conduct, spiritual knowledge, and self-knowledge to pave our lives on the righteous path.\nThe motherland which has teachers that teach us the right path and values is ‘Bodha Bhūmi’.",
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Scientists across the globe are asking for strict measures to curb the new strain of COVID 19 that is spreading rampantly across the globe.
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With new Covid-19 strains reported from several parts of the world giving fresh threats to the fight against the pandemic, a group of scientists is calling on governments to consider the continued use of strict control measures as the only way to reduce the evolution and spread of the new variants of the virus.
The experts — at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Britain, Earlham Institute in England, and University of Minnesota in the US — warned that while governments are negotiating a “precarious balance” between saving the economy and preventing Covid-19 fatalities, stronger action now is the best way to mitigate against more serious outcomes from such virulent strains later.
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While Covid-19 vaccine deployment is now underway, a threat to vaccine effectiveness comes from other emerging strains, both existing — such as the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants — and those yet to come.
In an editorial for the journal Virulence, Professors Cock van Oosterhout, Neil Hall, Hinh Ly, and its editor-in-chief Prof Kevin Tyler said, “continuing public health efforts to encourage vaccination as well as continued use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE), such as proper masking and maintaining safe social interactions, is of utmost importance”.
“Humanity is faced with a new reality. The faster we adapt, the better our long-term prospects. We must stop the evolution and spread of more virulent virus strains now. We, therefore, support public health policies with strict control measures in order to protect our public health system, our individual wellbeing, and our future.”
Scientists said that an increased virulence — or higher R-value — can also result from the virus evolving the ability to infect people for longer.
“Vaccination against a viral pathogen with such high prevalence globally is without precedent and we, therefore, have found ourselves in unchartered waters,” the experts said.
ALSO READ: Pandemic: An Eye-Opener For Health Sector
“However, what we can be certain about is that, as long as the vaccine stays effective, a higher uptake of the vaccines will: reduce the number of Covid-19-related deaths, stem the spread of the transmissible strain of the virus, and reduce risk of the evolution of other, even more, virulent strains in the future.
“Furthermore, it is not unthinkable that vaccination of some domesticated animal species might also be necessary to curb the spread of the infection,” they added. (IANS)
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"With new Covid-19 strains reported from several parts of the world giving fresh threats to the fight against the pandemic, a group of scientists is calling on governments to consider the continued use of strict control measures as the only way to reduce the evolution and spread of the new variants of the virus.\nThe experts — at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Britain, Earlham Institute in England, and University of Minnesota in the US — warned that while governments are negotiating a “precarious balance” between saving the economy and preventing Covid-19 fatalities, stronger action now is the best way to mitigate against more serious outcomes from such virulent strains later.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated\nWhile Covid-19 vaccine deployment is now underway, a threat to vaccine effectiveness comes from other emerging strains, both existing — such as the UK, South Africa and Brazil variants — and those yet to come.\nIn an editorial for the journal Virulence, Professors Cock van Oosterhout, Neil Hall, Hinh Ly, and its editor-in-chief Prof Kevin Tyler said, “continuing public health efforts to encourage vaccination as well as continued use of proper personal protective equipment (PPE), such as proper masking and maintaining safe social interactions, is of utmost importance”.\n“Humanity is faced with a new reality. The faster we adapt, the better our long-term prospects. We must stop the evolution and spread of more virulent virus strains now. We, therefore, support public health policies with strict control measures in order to protect our public health system, our individual wellbeing, and our future.”\nScientists said that an increased virulence — or higher R-value — can also result from the virus evolving the ability to infect people for longer.\n“Vaccination against a viral pathogen with such high prevalence globally is without precedent and we, therefore, have found ourselves in unchartered waters,” the experts said.\nALSO READ: Pandemic: An Eye-Opener For Health Sector\n“However, what we can be certain about is that, as long as the vaccine stays effective, a higher uptake of the vaccines will: reduce the number of Covid-19-related deaths, stem the spread of the transmissible strain of the virus, and reduce risk of the evolution of other, even more, virulent strains in the future.\n“Furthermore, it is not unthinkable that vaccination of some domesticated animal species might also be necessary to curb the spread of the infection,” they added. (IANS)",
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Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is overwhelmed with the love that he got on his birthday, and says the love reaffirms his commitment to work hard.
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Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar is overwhelmed with the love that he got on his birthday, and says the love reaffirms his commitment to work hard and come out with films that can resonate with all.
Farhan turned 47 on Saturday, and saw friends and fans extend good wishes for the actor.
“Thank you all so much for your birthday wishes yesterday .. it not only makes the day special but also reaffirms my commitment to work hard and bring you films that can resonate with you. Lots of love and hope you have a beautiful 2021. Big hug,” Farhan tweeted on Sunday.
On the work front, he will soon be seen in “Toofan”.
The teaser images of Farhan’s beefed-up frame to transform into an on-screen boxer have raised curiosity of fans.
ALSO READ: Heroes Who Turned Bad on Screen in These Bollywood Biggies
Director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra returns with his second sport-base subject with Farhan after the 2013 hit “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag”. The film also features Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur and Isha Talwar. (IANS)
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Singer Neha Bhasin drew from her life to create Tu kya jaane, her new song that has been winning her acclaim from fans. Read more here.
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Singer Neha Bhasin drew from her life to create Tu kya jaane, her new song that has been winning her acclaim from fans.
“One of the best things that happened during lockdown is we finished a lot of pending work, and this song was one of them. When I started writing the song a year ago, I was actually upset with my husband (composer Sameer Uddin) because he was oddly occupied with making music. Honestly, I am a demanding wife and a drama queen! I was missing him and seeking his attention, so I started writing ‘Tu ki jaane, dil da haal toh dil hi jaane’ and I went on to write the song,” Neha told IANS.
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The singer added: “I think women are always taught to give love but never to demand love. In the song, I am saying that it should be a two-way process, to have that divine connection. I wanted to move away from darkness after a break-up and we women should always learn to rise in love instead of fall in love.”
The video features supermodel Bardeep Dhiman along with Neha and it is directed by Prayrit Seth and produced by her husband Sameer Uddin.
ALSO READ: Gram Swaraj in Kuthambakkam Village of Tamil Nadu
The video has strong images of intimacy, and Neha explains the concept: “It was the idea of the director. The fact is when we are in our naked form, in our bare form, it is very synonymous to when we are in pain. The feeling of pain is very naked, so I think what our director wanted to show through the imagery is that the two are synonymous.” (IANS)
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The research explains how additional blood-feeding affects the development and transmission potential of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites.
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Multiple bouts of blood-feeding by mosquitoes reduce the incubation period for malaria parasites and increase malaria transmission potential, said a study. Given that mosquitoes feed on blood multiple times in natural settings, the results published in the journal PLOS Pathogens suggest that malaria elimination may be substantially more challenging than suggested by previous experiments, which typically involve a single blood meal.
Malaria remains a devastating disease for tropical and subtropical regions. In natural settings, the female Anopheles gambiae mosquito — the major malaria vector — feeds on blood multiple times in her lifespan. Such complex behavior is regularly overlooked when mosquitoes are experimentally infected with malaria parasites, limiting our ability to accurately describe potential effects on transmission.
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In the new study, the researchers examined how additional blood-feeding affects the development and transmission potential of Plasmodium falciparum malaria parasites in An. gambiae females. “We wanted to capture the fact that, in endemic regions, malaria-transmitting mosquitoes are feeding on blood roughly every 2-3 days,” said W. Robert Shaw from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US.
ALSO READ: Cardiac Issues Including Heart Attack Rise By 50%
“Our study shows that this natural behavior strongly promotes the transmission potential of malaria parasites, in previously unappreciated ways.” The results showed that an additional blood feed three days after infection with P. falciparum accelerates the growth of the malaria parasite, thereby shortening the incubation period required before transmission to humans can occur. (IANS)
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A document issued by the FSSAI suggests that proper cooking inactivates the bird flu virus present inside poultry meat and eggs.
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A document issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India suggests that proper cooking inactivates the bird flu virus present inside poultry meat and eggs.
In view of the bird flu scare in the country, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a guidance document on “Safe handling, processing and consumption of poultry meat and eggs during bird flu pandemic” for creating awareness among the food business operators (FBOs) and consumers.
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The document suggests that proper cooking inactivates the virus present inside meat and eggs. Poultry meat and eggs from the areas affected by the outbreak of bird flu should not be consumed raw or partially cooked. Properly prepared and cooked poultry meat and eggs are safe to eat, the FSSAI said.
“However, to date, no evidence indicates that anyone has become infected following the consumption of properly cooked poultry or poultry products, even if these foods were contaminated with the avian influenza virus,” FSSAI said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) also states that it is safe to consume poultry meat and eggs. According to the WHO official website, there is no epidemiological data which suggests that the disease can be transmitted to humans through cooked food.
The major Do’s and Don’ts suggested are — do not eat half-boiled eggs, do not eat undercooked chicken, avoid direct contact with birds in the infected areas, avoid touching dead birds with bare hands, do not keep raw meat in the open, no direct contact with raw meat, use mask and gloves at the time of handling raw chicken, wash hands frequently, maintain the cleanliness of surroundings and eat chicken, eggs and their products after cooking.
The virus is destroyed at a temperature of 70-degree Celsius if held for about three seconds. Also, properly cooking meat or eggs to achieve a temperature of 74-degree Celsius in eggs or all parts of meat will inactivate the virus.
ALSO READ: CT Helps Catch Liver Disease
The FSSAI has urged the FBOs and consumers not to panic and ensure proper handling and cooking of poultry meat and eggs for their safe consumption as outlined in the guidance document.
Although sick birds will normally stop producing eggs, eggs laid in the early phase of the disease could contain the virus in the egg-white and yolk as well as on the surface of the shell. Proper cooking inactivates the virus present inside the meat and eggs, the FSSAI said. (IANS)
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Actor Sonu Sood is putting his weight behind an initiative to set up a pan-India platform to promote young emerging cricketers.
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Actor Sonu Sood is putting his weight behind an initiative to set up a pan-India platform to promote young emerging cricketers.
“I always dreamt of becoming a cricketer but I didn’t have a platform in our small town, but when I see all these young kids playing cricket it feels really good,” Sonu said.
He says pitching in for the cause of promoting budding talent in cricket will also let him take time off his busy schedule and reinvent his passion for the sport.
“I like batting as well as bowling but I didn’t get much time to play the sport. I feel we all should take some out from our busy work schedules and reinvent our passion. Sometimes when you see these kids playing not just cricket but any kind of sports, you feel motivated to follow them,” he said, adding that he has had discussions with Cricfit founder Mikkail Vaswani on “creating a platform on a pan-India level where they (children) can explore their skills and enjoy the sports”.
Since last year, Sonu has turned focus on social causes. In 2020, amid Covid lockdown, he reportedly arranged transport to facilitate around 7.5 lakh migrant workers to reach home. He equipped frontline workers with masks and face shields, airlifted students stranded abroad and helped farmers in distress. He also launched Pravasi Rojgar, an app to help skilled and unskilled workers find jobs.
ALSO READ: Zoya Akhtar: Online Abuse Can Not Be Normalized
On work front, Sonu will next be seen in “Prithviraj” starring Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Manushi Chhillar, apart from a couple of films in the South. (IANS)
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85 percent of women with a score of 13 or higher had one or more mental disorders or risk factors for mental disorders during early pregnancy.
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Researchers have identified a screening tool that may help diagnose depressive symptoms and other mental disorders in early pregnancy. The study, published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, indicates that questions typically asked new mothers to screen for depression after giving birth can also help to detect mental disorders during early pregnancy.
“The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale seems to be a valuable screening tool to detect depressive symptoms as well as other mental disorders during early pregnancy,” said researchers, including Caroline Lilliecreutz from the Linköping University in Sweden.
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For the study, the team analyzed 2,271 women with questions that are part of what’s called the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. The team found that 85 percent of women with a score of 13 or higher had one or more mental disorders or risk factors for mental disorders during early pregnancy.
ALSO READ: Study: Psychological Well-Being Declined More In Men
In total, 149 (6.6 percent) women were found to be screen-positive. The majority (126, 85 percent) had at least one mental disorder or risk factor for a mental disorder, such as depression (36.0 percent), anxiety (14.8 percent), or severe fear of childbirth (20.8 percent).
The screen-positive women were more often smokers (16.1 percent vs 1.3 percent), unemployed (19.9 percent vs 1.3 percent), or on sick leave (25.3 percent vs 14.1 percent) during pregnancy and more often used selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor during pregnancy (14.2 percent vs 2.7 percent) compared with the screen-negative women. Among the screen-negative women only three (2 percent) presented with symptoms of depression during pregnancy. (IANS)
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Actor Anil Kapoor, who has projects across genres lined up in 2021, hopes the year ahead is good for all, including the film fraternity.
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Actor Anil Kapoor, who has projects across genres lined up in 2021, hopes the year ahead is good for all, including the film fraternity.
Kapoor is currently garnering good responses and reviews for his role in “AK Vs AK”, which released digitally and co-stars Anurag Kashyap.
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Talking about the response to the Vikramaditya Motwane directorial, Kapoor told IANS: “When people like your film and your performance, you feel good. So, I am glad that people liked the film.”
On the industry gradually opening up, he added: “There are few films that are made for the big screen only. There are a few films of mine that are going to be released this year, so I hope audiences watch those films in theatres. I am sure about that because people are eager to watch films in theatres. There are few films that give you the same joy on big screen and on OTT platforms, and ‘AK Vs AK’ is one of those films.”
“Now that vaccine has also been approved by the government, so I pray that theatres will reopen with the same capacity as they used to. I hope this year people watch films in theatres. I have a positive approach to life and, God willing, everything will be fine. I definitely feel 2021 will be a great year for everyone including the film fraternity,” he added.
ALSO READ: Here Is Why Routine Eye Check-Up Is Important For Older Adults
Kapoor will next be seen in Karan Johar’s historical drama “Takht”, the comedy-drama “Jug Jugg Jeeyo” and Sandeep Vanga Reddy’s crime drama “Animal”. (IANS)
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Samsung said 17 startups from its C-LAB Outside program will exhibit products and services in sectors like AI, health care, and entertainment.
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Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday that it will support 21 homegrown startups’ participation in the world’s largest tech expo CES 2021 next week as the company vows to bolster its startup incubator programs.
Samsung said four projects from its in-house idea incubation program C-Lab Inside and 17 companies from its startup acceleration program C-Lab Outside will showcase their products and services at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021, which is set to take place online from Monday to Thursday next week.
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The number of Samsung-supported startups at CES is the largest ever. The tech giant began to support the CES participation of local startups in 2016, reports Yonhap news agency. Samsung said four teams from its in-house incubation program will unveil products focusing on the wellness and healthy lifestyles of consumers and that the company can further develop their ideas after checking users’ responses and marketability.
ALSO READ: Piyush Goyal Launched Indian Railways Freight Business Development Portal
They are EZCal, a TV picture quality adjustment solution using smartphones; Air Pocket, a portable device that can easily store oxygen; Scan&Dive, an Internet of Things device offering clothing care solutions using artificial intelligence (AI) features; and Food&Sommelier, a wine-recommending service.
Samsung said 17 startups from its C-LAB Outside program will exhibit products and services in sectors like AI, health care, and entertainment. Samsung added it will help those startups to contact investors and buyers at CES 2021 so that they can also explore overseas markets. (IANS)
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The survey shows a significant growth of Knowledge Index in awareness of Life Insurance across all cities, age, highlighting the outlook of urban India.
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Awareness of life insurance products improved among Indians amid the pandemic showed a survey by Max Life Insurance. As per Max Life’s ‘India Protection Quotient 3.0’, the degree to which Indians are aware of life insurance products or the Knowledge Index moved up by 9 points to 55 and life insurance ownership levels increased by 500 bps from IPQ 2.0.
Notably, the survey shows a significant growth of Knowledge Index across all cities, age, and gender, highlighting the responsible outlook of urban India amidst uncertain times. Urban India witnessed a positive movement of four points on the Protection Quotient scale from 35 to 39. However, it was found that against the backdrop of Covid-19, India continues to feel financially insecure.
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“The degree to which Indians feel financially secure and prepared or the Security Level dipped by 300 bps to 57 percent amidst uncertain times. Notably, the survey shows significant growth,” a statement from Max Life said.
ALSO READ: Parenthood 101: Protecting Your Child’s Present and Future With Life Insurance
Prashant Tripathy, Managing Director, and CEO, Max Life Insurance said: “Launched in the backdrop of an unprecedented year, IPQ 3.0 survey reveals that while issues surrounding financial preparedness were magnified during the challenging Covid-19 times, there are long-term lessons to be learned when it comes to addressing and acknowledging financial protection.” Slowly but gradually, urban India is moving towards proactive financial planning and awareness of Life Insurance that can avert anxieties and help build resilience, he said. (IANS)
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India and Myanmar were responsible for the longest internet shutdowns for the second year running, with restrictions originally imposed in 2019.
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India suffered the longest internet shutdowns in 2020 for the second year running globally, bearing the biggest economic impact of $2.8 billion and 8,927 hours lost, affecting 10.3 million users in total, a new report from the UK-based privacy and security research firm Top10VPN has revealed. As in previous years, India continued to restrict internet access more than any other country — over 75 times in 2020.
“The majority of these short blackouts were highly-targeted, affecting groups of villages or individual city districts and so were not included in this report, which focuses on larger region-wide shutdowns. The true economic cost is therefore likely to be even higher than the $2.8 billion we have calculated,” the researchers informed.
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In Kashmir, authorities lifted restrictions in March 2020 after imposing them in August 2019. “However, after the restrictions were lifted authorities continued to severely throttle internet speeds, with citizens only able to access 2G connections,” it mentioned. In India, internet blackouts lasted for 1,655 hours while bandwidth throttling resulted in 7,272 hours lost.
“India and Myanmar were responsible for the longest shutdowns for the second year running, with restrictions originally imposed in 2019 continuing throughout 2020,” the report mentioned. Chad again restricted access to WhatsApp after they blocked the app for more than a year in 2018/19. “Combined, these countries experienced a total 64 percent increase in the number of hours of restrictions in 2020, despite the global public health emergency”.
ALSO READ: Dell Technologies Developed A Mobile App For Non-Communicable Diseases
Globally, the internet shutdowns cost the world economy, already devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a further $4 billion. This, however, represents a 50 percent decrease in impact compared to $8.05 billion in 2019.
Nearly 268 million people were affected by major disruptions in 2020 globally, up to three percent year-on-year. According to the report, 93 major shutdowns took place in 21 countries in 2020 and the total duration of major disruptions around the world was 27,165 hours, up 49 percent from the previous year. Globally, internet blackouts resulted in 10,693 hours lost and internet throttling in 10,920 hours lost. Social media shutdowns resulted in 5,552 hours lost, the report said. (IANS)
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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said that the central bank remains committed to take any further necessary measures to support the economy.
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Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Saturday said that the central bank (RBI) remains committed to take any further necessary measures to support the economy.
Delivering the Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture on Saturday, Das said that RBI’s principal objective during the pandemic was to support economic activity and the policies have helped in easing the severity of the economic impact of the pandemic.
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“I would like to unambiguously reiterate that the Reserve Bank remains steadfast to take any further measures, as may be necessary, while at the same time remaining fully committed to maintaining financial stability,” he said.
RBI’s approach to the Covid situation included measures such as loan moratoriums, easing of working capital financing and deferment of interest restructuring among others.
Speaking of the recent bull run in the financial markets, the RBI Governor said that domestic financial markets must remain prepared for sudden decline going ahead in case risk aversion takes hold among investors globally.
“While abundant capital inflows have been largely driven by accommodative global liquidity conditions and India’s optimistic medium-term growth outlook, domestic financial markets must remain prepared for sudden stops and reversals, should the global risk aversion factors take hold,” he said.
ALSO READ: Workplace Mistreatment Linked To Suicidal Thoughts In Employees
The RBI Governor’s statement gains significance as the Indian stock market has surged amid the pandemic and scaled new highs in the past one month, raising concerns of stretched valuations.
This is the second time in a week that Das has raised concerns regarding the bullish trend in stock market. (IANS)
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Participants who reported regularly travel at least 120 km away from home reported being about 7 percent happier than other things.
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Do you travel frequently? If so, then there are chances that you are leading a much happier life than those who don’t venture out at all — a whole 7 percent more — reveals a new study. The study, published in the journal Tourism Analysis, showed that participants who reported regularly traveling at least 120 km away from home also reported being about 7 percent happier when asked about their overall well-being than those who reported traveling very rarely.
“While things like work, family life, and friends play a bigger role in overall reports of well-being, the accumulation of travel experiences does appear to have a small yet noticeable effect on self-reported life satisfaction,” said Chun-Chu (Bamboo) Chen, Assistant Professor at Washington State University.
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“It really illustrates the importance of being able to get out of your routine and experience new things,” he added. For the study, the participants in the study were asked about the importance of travel in their lives, how much time they spent looking into and planning future vacations, and how many trips they went on over a year. They were also asked about their perceived life satisfaction.
Out of the 500 survey participants, a little over half reported going on more than four pleasure trips a year. Only 7 percent of respondents did not take any vacations. As travel restrictions due to COVID-19 begin to relax in the future, the research could have important implications for both tourists and the tourism industry.
ALSO READ: 89 Percent Of Respondents Displaying Keen Interest To Resume Travel
Based on the results of the study, Chen said travel companies, resorts, and even airlines could launch social media campaigns, such as creating hashtags about the scientific benefits of vacation, to spark people’s interest in discussing their opinions about travel. Previous studies have examined the stress relief, health, and wellness benefits of tourism experiences, but they have tended to examine the effect of a single trip or vacation.
“This research shows the more people talk about and plan vacations the more likely they are to take them,” Chen said. “If you are like me and chomping at the bit to get out of dodge and see someplace new, this research will hopefully be some additional good motivation to start planning your next vacation,” he added. (IANS)
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The Government of India has decided to celebrate the Netaji's 125th birth anniversary year of beginning from January 2021 as Parakram Diwas.
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The Ministry of Culture on Tuesday said that the government has decided to celebrate the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that falls on January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ from now on every year.
“To honor and remember Netaji’s indomitable spirit and selfless service to the nation. The government of India has decided to dedicate his birthday (January 23) every year as ‘Parakram Diwas’, to inspire people of this country, especially the youth, to act with fortitude in the face of adversity as Netaji did, and to infuse in them a spirit of patriotic fervor,” the Ministry of Culture said in the gazette.
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The gazette said that the people of India fondly remember Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s unparalleled contribution to this great nation on his 125th birth anniversary.
ALSO READ: Unveiling Uddhav Thackeray’s Journey From Advertising Photographer To Maha. CM
“The Government of India has decided to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary year of Netaji beginning from January 2021 in a befitting manner at the national and international level,” it said. The announcement assumes significance ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled later this year. Bose, a noted freedom fighter, had floated Azad Hind Fauj to fight for India’s independence. (IANS)
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A significant 76 percent of employees hiring confirmed that work from home was equally or more productive than an office and is benefical.
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Hiring is set to bounce back as most organizations have lifted the freeze in hiring, according to a Naukri.com survey released on Thursday. The survey revealed that only 11 percent of recruiters said that hiring is on hold in their respective organizations, while half of them had confirmed the same in the first wave of the survey (done in April 2020). Furthermore, 35 percent of recruiters agreed that hiring is happening as usual against 13 percent who confirmed so in the first wave of the survey.
On asked when they anticipate hiring to go back to pre-Covid levels in the second wave of the survey, 21 percent of recruiters said it will resume in 3 months, 26 percent predicted 3-6 months, and 34 percent said it would take their organizations 6 months to 1 year to start hiring like in providing days. The survey also revealed that in the first wave of the survey, 44 percent of recruiters had confirmed deferred joining. However, in the second phase, that has declined to only 12 percent.
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While 32 percent of recruiters confirmed that increments have already been rolled out in the second wave of the survey, another 34 percent will be extending salary hikes in the coming months. A total of 38 percent of recruiters have opted to offer increments in the range of 5 percent to 10 percent, whereas one-fifth have voted for the 15 percent to 20 percent increment bracket.
ALSO READ: Scope Of Learning Android App Development In 2021
The survey was rolled-out to 1,300 recruiters. The first wave of the recruiters’ survey was done in April 2020 and the second wave was conducted in October 2020. Interestingly, as per a recent Naukri.com survey done with over 4,000 job seekers, the majority of them (59 percent) preferred a hybrid model of working. A significant 76 percent of employees confirmed that work from home was equally or more productive than an office. (IANS)
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The Odisha government has also been careful enough not to disturb the natural habitat of the Irrawaddy dolphins and conserve the Chilika.
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A dolphin jumps out of the brackish waters of Odisha’s famed Chilika lake and is the cynosure for all eyes on a boat on the lagoon. The boatman cuts off the engines in the middle of the lake as shrieks of excitement from the tourists escape. Seconds later, several pairs of eyes again hunt for a glimpse of the famed Irrawaddy dolphins keeps up the hide-and-seek on the silver waters.
As the Sun maintains pace with the boat’s speed, some migratory birds together with white-bellied sea eagles, seagulls and kingfishers try to divert attention from the lake. For Vibhu, the 44-year-old boatman on the Chilika lagoon from Satapada, it’s a routine evening which means any good day in terms of tourists’ footfall would get him more money to feed his family of 10.
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Vibhu lives in a joint family, and life has not been easy amid the Covid times. The Chilika lake was closed during the worst phase of the pandemic for tourists forcing the boatmen and local fishers to pick up some other profession for a brief period.
“Now that the lake has reopened for tourists, we are expecting a good season. Tourists have started visiting too and we wish the number would increase in the days ahead. We are dependent on the beauty of this eco-system in Chilika lake to attract tourists especially the Irrawaddy dolphins which is one of the major attractions,” Vibhu said.
Vibhu says that he also drives the boat of the fishermen when business is low in terms of tourists. Another boatman Lakhwinder says that they used to ferry tourists several times in normal times but now things have changed. “We go to the lake by serial number. The number of rounds we make in the lake is directly proportional to the footfall in Chilika. We expect that with time more people would visit,” Lakhwinder says.
According to the Dolphin Motorboat Association, the charges for one hour is Rs 900. The charges amplify by the time duration and number of spots the tourist’s visits in the lake. In Odia, “SATA” means “seven” and pada means “village”, so Satapada means the group of seven villages. It is located 50 kilometers from Puri.
ALSO READ: Clovia: The Ayurvedic Solutions For Personal Care
The dolphins and the boatmen have a symbiotic relationship. The more the glimpse of the dolphins better the business. The Odisha government has also been careful enough not to disturb the natural habitat of the Irrawaddy dolphins and conserve the Chilika ecosystem in its pure and natural form.
The Chilika is the “single largest habitat of Irrawaddy dolphins in the world”, as per the last survey. Chilika is Asia’s largest brackish water lagoon and one of India’s first Ramsar Convention sites (wetlands of international importance). Spread across three districts, the lagoon has an estuarine like character with its part marine, part brackish, and part freshwater nature, and dotted with islands. It is bordered by hills and hillocks of the Eastern Ghats. (IANS)
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IT major Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani said healthcare would one of the big sectors that would benefit from digital transformation.
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Global IT major Infosys co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani on Friday said healthcare would one of the big sectors that would benefit from digital transformation. “Besides healthcare, education, retail, and logistics are other big sectors that will benefit from digital technology,” he said in the first annual lecture organized by the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), through the virtual platform.
Admitting that solving the complexities of the country required diverse skills and experiences, Nilekani called for local strategy and partnerships on priority. “To bring policy changes, stakeholders should have facts to demonstrate through data a positive network effect on society,” he said.
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Referring to the lecture’s theme on “playing a role in policy, my experiences”, Nilekani said the policy was all about how to make the country better, create more jobs, and better future for the young. “Policy is something which has positive externalities,” he pointed out.
On Aadhaar or the 12-digit Unique Identification Number for every citizen, which he pioneered as the first chairman of the UIDAI over a decade ago, Nilekani said it can play a role in the direct benefit transfer in the power and water sectors too. “Aadhaar can lead to effective distribution and better delivery mechanism,” he said.
ALSO READ: Employees Left Behind While Firms Seek Digital Transformation
Highlighting the ways to encourage policy-making to build emerging digital technologies, Nilekani said those who believed in possible change and transformation, have to formulate and keep policies ready.
“Government schemes like Diksha in the education sector and the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) in the healthcare sector had a transformative digital impact as both were well conceptualized,” he noted. As a platform for corporate/public affairs practitioners across the country, the 11-year-old PAFI has been promoting transparent public affairs, advocacy, and policymaking. (IANS)
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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a post on her social media endorsing yoga during pregnancy. She is expecting her second child.
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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a post on her social media endorsing yoga during pregnancy. The actor, who is expecting her second child with actor husband Saif Ali Khan, shared a picture doing yoga in the post.
“A little bit of yoga, a little bit of calm,” she captioned the image.
ALSO READ: Young Indian Girls Facing A Digital Divide
Kareena, who will soon be seen in the film Laal Singh Chadha, has been promoting comfortable life for working women. She was known to promote the same during her first pregnancy as well. She has a four-year-old son Taimur with Saif. (IANS)
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The research team found that people in areas with higher levels of fine particulate matter air pollution were more likely to report diseases of the eyes.
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Air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of progressive and irreversible sight loss, known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study suggests. The findings, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, indicate that people in the most polluted areas were at least 8 percent more likely to report having AMD.
“Our findings suggest that living in an area with polluted air, particularly fine particulate matter or combustion-related particles that come from road traffic, could contribute to eye disease,” said lead author, Paul Foster, Professor at University College London in the UK.
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“Even relatively low exposure to air pollution appears to impact the risk of AMD, suggesting that air pollution is an important modifiable risk factor affecting risk of eye disease for a very large number of people,” Foster added.
AMD is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among people over 50 in high-income countries, with the numbers of those affected projected to reach 300 million by 2040. Known risk factors include older age, smoking, and genetic make-up.
For the study, the team drew on data from 115,954 UK Biobank study participants aged 40-69 with no eye problems at the start of this study in 2006. Participants were asked to report any formal diagnosis of AMD by a doctor. And structural changes in the thickness and/or numbers of light receptors in the retina — indicative of AMD — were assessed in 52,602 of the participants.
ALSO READ: Analyzing The Impact Of Air Pollution In New Delhi
Measures of ambient air pollution included those for particulate matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx).
The research team found that people in areas with higher levels of fine particulate matter pollution were more likely to report having AMD after accounting for potentially influential factors such as underlying health conditions and lifestyle. All pollutants, except coarse particulate matter, were associated with changes in retinal structure and diseases of the eyes. (IANS)
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A small amount of bias in hiring decisions can lead to discriminatory action against job candidates, putting companies at risk of costly legal action.
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If you are an employer then you need to be unbiased while making hiring decisions or else it can cost you and your company a lot, a new study suggests. The findings indicate that even a small amount of gender bias can contribute to concerning rates of discrimination and productivity losses that together represent significant costs, financial and otherwise, for the employers.
According to lead researcher Jay Hardy, assistant professor at the Oregon State University in the US, gender bias is a subtle, unintentional preference for one gender over the other. Despite significant efforts to reduce bias in hiring over the last several decades, it continues to persist and pose potential problems for companies, the researcher said.
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“The message of this study is that you can’t ignore gender bias, even if you think its influence is so small as to not be concerning. Society generally recognizes bias as a moral issue, but we are now learning the extent to which it is a financial and strategic issue, as well,” Hardy said.
For the study, published in the Journal of Management, the researchers first reviewed about 30 years of studies on gender bias and hiring in the workplace. The good news is that there appears to be less gender bias effect than there used to be.
A couple of decades ago, gender bias influenced about 4 percent of hires. Today bias influences 1 percent or possibly fewer hires, the researcher said. To better understand the impact this bias has and what it means for companies, the team ran a series of computer simulations.
ALSO READ: Workplace Mistreatment Linked To Suicidal Thoughts In Employees
The researchers found that even a small amount of bias in hiring decisions can lead to discriminatory action against job candidates, putting companies at risk of costly legal action. The team also simulated the impacts of some common methods for reducing gender bias in hiring, such as targeted recruiting efforts to build a bigger pool of female candidates, and found those methods still pose challenges.
“The targeted recruitment of highly qualified candidates can increase representation, but if you’re not fixing the underlying bias problem, these methods do not address discrimination and can lead to other issues, including employee dissatisfaction,” Hardy said. (IANS)
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Keeping plants at home had a positive influence on the psychological well-being of the dwelling's inhabitants during Covid-19 lockdown.
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If you love having plants at home, then there is good news for you as a new study suggests that plants at home can keep you mentally healthy. The findings, published in the journal Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, indicated that having plants at home had a positive influence on the psychological well-being of the dwelling’s inhabitants during Covid-19 lockdown.
For the study, the researchers, including Katia Perini from the University of Genoa in Italy, evaluated the role played by the plants at home during the first Covid-19 lockdown and the study involved 4,200 respondents. The situation between the months of March and June deprived the public of the chance to enjoy open spaces and nature and forced them to spend extended periods of time indoors.
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The team found 74 percent of the respondents agreed that having plants at home had a positive influence on emotional well-being during the lockdown, the researchers said. In fact, more than half of them (55.8 percent) stated that they would have preferred to have more plants in their house during that difficult period. The frequency with which study participants experienced negative emotions was higher in those who stated they had no indoor plants.
ALSO READ: Study: Nature Can Help Maintain Mental Health Effects In Pandemic
Those living in small or poorly lit dwellings and those who did not visit green spaces frequently before lockdown also experienced more negative emotions, it added. Moreover, just over half of respondents (52 percent) reported spending more time on plant care at home during the lockdown and almost two-thirds (62.5 percent) expressed a desire to do so once normality was restored. As a result, 40 percent of the participants indicated that they were motivated to have more plants at home in the future, the researchers said. (IANS)
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The Ranveer Singh-starrer 83, based on India’s first-ever cricket World Cup victory in 1983, is being billed as one of the biggest releases of this year, as Bollywood business tries to carefully return to normalcy and not surprisingly so. India is a cricket-crazy nation, and when one of Bollywood’s reigning superstars plays Kapil Dev in a film about the country’s first great moment of honor in the sport, it is bound to trigger passion.
Kabir Khan’s 83 is not the only Bollywood film lined up based on a cricket theme. There is Shabaash Mithu, starring Taapsee Pannu as Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s team, besides the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey.
Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.
What is notable is films based on non-cricket sports, which are gradually being attempted in Bollywood, continue to rise in numbers this year, too. Over the next months, Bollywood stars will engage in football, badminton, athletics, boxing, snooker, and chess, too, as Hindi films tackle subjects around these sports, to cater to varying tastes.
Here’s a look at Bollywood’s sports roster in the months ahead:
MAIDAAN
The anticipated period sports drama starring Ajay Devgn is inspired by the true story of Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. He was the coach and manager of the Indian national team from 1950 till his death in 1963. Major portions of the film have been shot across Lucknow, Kolkata, and Mumbai. The shoot is expected to wrap up by April 2021 and Maidaan is slated to hit theatres on October 15. The film directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma also features Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and Rudranil Ghosh.
RASHMI ROCKET
Taapsee Pannu will be seen in a never-before avatar of a runner in this sports drama. The actress recently finished shooting for the Jharkhand schedule of the film which narrates the journey of an athlete. Taapsee, who has just commenced shooting for the final schedule, has shared on social media how she had to undergo rigorous athletic training for the role which even led to pain and inflammation in her muscles. Priyanshu Painyuli plays Taapsee’s husband in the Akarsh Khurana directorial.
JHUND
Amitabh Bachchan will essay a role based on Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse in this upcoming sports drama. The film narrates the story of a professor who encourages street children to build a football team, in order to help them find a purpose in life. The film is directed by Sairat maker Nagraj Manjule.
SAINA
Parineeti Chopra reprises Badminton star Saina Nehwal in the biopic helmed by Amol Gupte. Manav Kaul essays the role of Nehwal’s coach Pullela Gopichand in the sports drama, which also features Paresh Rawal. The film had originally cast Shraddha Kapoor as Saina before Parineeti took over as the champion shuttler.
TOOFAN
Farhan Akhtar collaborates with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for a new sports drama after the 2013 hit film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which showed him as Indian sprinter Milkha Singh. In Toofan, Farhan will be seen in the avatar of a boxer and has bulked up for the role. Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur, and Isha Talwar are also a part of the cast.
TOOLSIDAS JUNIOR
Sanjay Dutt features in this just-announced film which will showcase the journey of a snooker champion. Written and directed by Mridul, Toolsidas Junior stars child actor Varun Buddhadev and Rajiv Kapoor alongside Dutt. The poster of the film describes it as an “exciting and inspiring sports drama” and also heightens the curiosity of the viewers with the tagline: “Bachcha hai, phaad dega”.
VISWANATHAN ANAND BIOPIC
Aanand L. Rai’s yet-untitled film was announced just a month ago and will narrate the journey of Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. Speculative reports suggest that Tamil star Dhanush might play the chess grandmaster in his biopic, but no official announcement has been made on the same as yet.
Then there are cricket films, of course:
83
The big-ticket Ranveer Singh-starrer is one of the most talked-about films of the year and is slated to hit theatres in the first quarter of this year. The Kabir Khan directorial narrates the historical journey of India’s first-ever cricket World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. In the film, Ranveer essays Kapil Dev while Deepika Padukone plays Kapil’s wife Romi Dev. The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Sahil Khattar, Chirag Patil, and Adinath Kothare in key roles.
ALSO READ: 5 Rejoicing Movies To Watch This Season
SHABAASH MITHU
Taapsee Pannu steps into the shoes of the former captain of the Indian women’s cricket team Mithali Raj in the biopic. Shabash Mithu is helmed by Raees director Rahul Dholakia. Taapsee will reportedly undergo a three-month cricket training for the film, which is scheduled to go on floors soon.
JERSEY
Shahid Kapoor has been tempting his fans for quite some time now by sharing photos on social media of his preparation for his role of a cricketer in the upcoming sports drama. The film, which is the Hindi remake of a Telugu hit film of the same name, narrates the tale of a talented but failed cricketer, who decides to try making a comeback in his late thirties for the sake of his son and play for India. The Gowtam Tinnanuri directorial also stars Mrunal Thakur. (IANS)
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"The Ranveer Singh-starrer 83, based on India’s first-ever cricket World Cup victory in 1983, is being billed as one of the biggest releases of this year, as Bollywood business tries to carefully return to normalcy and not surprisingly so. India is a cricket-crazy nation, and when one of Bollywood’s reigning superstars plays Kapil Dev in a film about the country’s first great moment of honor in the sport, it is bound to trigger passion.\nKabir Khan’s 83 is not the only Bollywood film lined up based on a cricket theme. There is Shabaash Mithu, starring Taapsee Pannu as Mithali Raj, captain of the Indian women’s team, besides the Shahid Kapoor-starrer Jersey.\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nWhat is notable is films based on non-cricket sports, which are gradually being attempted in Bollywood, continue to rise in numbers this year, too. Over the next months, Bollywood stars will engage in football, badminton, athletics, boxing, snooker, and chess, too, as Hindi films tackle subjects around these sports, to cater to varying tastes.\nHere’s a look at Bollywood’s sports roster in the months ahead:\nMAIDAAN\nThe anticipated period sports drama starring Ajay Devgn is inspired by the true story of Indian football coach Syed Abdul Rahim. He was the coach and manager of the Indian national team from 1950 till his death in 1963. Major portions of the film have been shot across Lucknow, Kolkata, and Mumbai. The shoot is expected to wrap up by April 2021 and Maidaan is slated to hit theatres on October 15. The film directed by Amit Ravindernath Sharma also features Priyamani, Gajraj Rao, and Rudranil Ghosh.\nRASHMI ROCKET\nTaapsee Pannu will be seen in a never-before avatar of a runner in this sports drama. The actress recently finished shooting for the Jharkhand schedule of the film which narrates the journey of an athlete. Taapsee, who has just commenced shooting for the final schedule, has shared on social media how she had to undergo rigorous athletic training for the role which even led to pain and inflammation in her muscles. Priyanshu Painyuli plays Taapsee’s husband in the Akarsh Khurana directorial.\nJHUND\nAmitabh Bachchan will essay a role based on Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse in this upcoming sports drama. The film narrates the story of a professor who encourages street children to build a football team, in order to help them find a purpose in life. The film is directed by Sairat maker Nagraj Manjule.\nSAINA\nParineeti Chopra reprises Badminton star Saina Nehwal in the biopic helmed by Amol Gupte. Manav Kaul essays the role of Nehwal’s coach Pullela Gopichand in the sports drama, which also features Paresh Rawal. The film had originally cast Shraddha Kapoor as Saina before Parineeti took over as the champion shuttler.\nTOOFAN\nFarhan Akhtar collaborates with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for a new sports drama after the 2013 hit film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, which showed him as Indian sprinter Milkha Singh. In Toofan, Farhan will be seen in the avatar of a boxer and has bulked up for the role. Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur, and Isha Talwar are also a part of the cast.\nTOOLSIDAS JUNIOR\nSanjay Dutt features in this just-announced film which will showcase the journey of a snooker champion. Written and directed by Mridul, Toolsidas Junior stars child actor Varun Buddhadev and Rajiv Kapoor alongside Dutt. The poster of the film describes it as an “exciting and inspiring sports drama” and also heightens the curiosity of the viewers with the tagline: “Bachcha hai, phaad dega”.\nVISWANATHAN ANAND BIOPIC\nAanand L. Rai’s yet-untitled film was announced just a month ago and will narrate the journey of Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand. Speculative reports suggest that Tamil star Dhanush might play the chess grandmaster in his biopic, but no official announcement has been made on the same as yet.\nThen there are cricket films, of course:\n83\nThe big-ticket Ranveer Singh-starrer is one of the most talked-about films of the year and is slated to hit theatres in the first quarter of this year. The Kabir Khan directorial narrates the historical journey of India’s first-ever cricket World Cup win under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. In the film, Ranveer essays Kapil Dev while Deepika Padukone plays Kapil’s wife Romi Dev. The film also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Saqib Saleem, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Harrdy Sandhu, Ammy Virk, Jiiva, Sahil Khattar, Chirag Patil, and Adinath Kothare in key roles.\nALSO READ: 5 Rejoicing Movies To Watch This Season\nSHABAASH MITHU\nTaapsee Pannu steps into the shoes of the former captain of the Indian women’s cricket team Mithali Raj in the biopic. Shabash Mithu is helmed by Raees director Rahul Dholakia. Taapsee will reportedly undergo a three-month cricket training for the film, which is scheduled to go on floors soon.\nJERSEY\nShahid Kapoor has been tempting his fans for quite some time now by sharing photos on social media of his preparation for his role of a cricketer in the upcoming sports drama. The film, which is the Hindi remake of a Telugu hit film of the same name, narrates the tale of a talented but failed cricketer, who decides to try making a comeback in his late thirties for the sake of his son and play for India. The Gowtam Tinnanuri directorial also stars Mrunal Thakur. (IANS)",
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Detecting and isolating the positive cases of coronavirus early can help prevent the spread among other family members in a home setting too.
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Coronavirus can be transiently airborne but preventive measures can keep one safe, says a study by CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, and CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTech), Chandigarh.
The two institutes on Tuesday released data on the air-borne nature of coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Scientists have worked with three hospitals each in Hyderabad and Chandigarh to find if the virus particles can be found in air samples in the hospital wards. They used an air sampler that can collect the virus particles, and then looked for their presence using RT-PCR.
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“In this study, the virus was found in air samples from Covid-19 wards from hospitals but not from non-COVID-19 wards. This suggests that the demarcation of hospital zones has been an effective strategy. The study also showed the chances of picking up SARS-CoV-2 in the air is directly related to the number of Covid-19 positive cases in the room, their symptomatic status, and the duration of exposure.”
“When Covid-19 individuals spent long hours in a room, the virus is found in the air for more than 2 hours even farther than 2 meters from their seating places. But for asymptomatic cases, they showed the virus does not spread farther from them when they are seated in a room without perceived airflow due to a fan or AC,” it said.
“Till the vaccines are available, a social vaccine that is wearing a mask is the best prevention,” said Dr. Sanjeev Khosla, Director, IMTech.
ALSO READ: All You Need To Know About The New Coronavirus Strain
“All these findings do show that the coronavirus can stay in the air for some time. But they also strengthen the importance of Covid-19 preventive guidelines that we already have in place to curb this pandemic. If we ensure that we follow hygiene protocols such as regular hand washing, using masks effectively, and preventing symptomatic people from public mixing, we can start getting back to normalcy more comfortably. Detecting and isolating the positive cases early on can help prevent the spread among other family members in a home setting too,” said Dr. Rakesh Mishra, Director, CCMB, and also the corresponding author on this study.
The study is now available on preprint server MedRxiv and is yet to be peer-reviewed.
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While 2020 fashion trends were all about comfort and meaningful design, 2021 is expected to a glamourous fashion update of the same forecast the experts.
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While this year was all about comfort and meaningful design which works well for work from home, loungewear, and intimate gatherings, 2021 is expected to a glamourous update of the same forecast the experts.
IANSlife spoke to industry veterans to shed light on trends that may rule 2021.
Designer Kunal Rawal
Military tones are going to be huge in the coming year.
Personally, I’ve always been fond of a good tonal grey look, so ‘Ultimate Gray’ is a color I highly recommend.
The new year will see a rise in de-constructed utilitarian silhouettes, especially in chic neutral shades.
Follow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.
Pantone colors will dominate virtual runways. Both “Ultimate Gray” and “Illuminating” are colors that work well together as the sensibilities behind them are relatable.
Fashion Winners of 2020 were definitely silhouettes that were easy to lounge in. Comfort took charge over style, and as restrictions started easing up, menswear was championed by multi-utilitarian clothing that could easily transition from day tonight.
Monica Shah of Jade by Monica & Karishma
I think comfort is going to be high on every bride’s list of priorities when it comes to her bridal ensemble. We’re going to see lighter fabrics and breezy silhouettes that not only facilitate movement but also make the bride feel completely at ease on her big day.
Another trend I see is that of experimentalism. Brides are going to be much keener to either deviate from what’s seen as traditional or they’re going to find ways to give their own unique touch to a traditional number.
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Heirloom value. Ensembles, even the modern ones, are going to have a distinct heirloom element to them. Techniques like Ek Taar and Kasab can be effortlessly woven to craft contemporary pieces that still carry that heirloom appeal. These are the kind of pieces that score high on comfort, personal significance, and artisanal excellence.
Rina Singh, Designer and Founder of Eka and Eka Core
The idea this year has been to wear clothes to suit oneself and I strongly believe this trend will carry on in 2021 as well. I don’t think there were any trends as such in 2020 honestly speaking as most of our time was spent at home. If at all, we could capture a trend for this year it would definitely be comfortable, wearable, and meaningful design options in good textiles. Sustainable, functional, and easy to wear clothing has taken precedence over impressing people through what you wear.
Dhruv Bogra, Country Manager India, Forever New
2020 saw comfort clothing and loungewear as the most preferred styles. Everyone wanted to be comfortable at home during the pandemic, however, with work from home and gradual opening up of social gatherings, high fashion prevailed with some key trends for 2020. These would be puff sleeves which are flattering for all body types, elegant satin dresses, and high slits, playful cutout dresses, and leather pants – are versatile and can be dressed up and down.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: ब्रिटेन ने पीरियड गरीबी खत्म करने के लिए टैम्पोन टैक्स को हटाया
2021 is about comfort clothing translating through boyfriend jackets and khaki colors on the one hand, and on it is going to be about glamour accentuated by waist-cinching silhouettes. I see a lot of sorbet pastel tones and delicate florals, which are perfect for summer with ruffles, voluminous sleeves, or polka dots. These timeless styles will be the front runners in 2021 styles with vibrant scarves.
Avinash Mane, Commercial Head, South Asia, Lenzing Group
The sustainable fashion trends of the future are heavily influenced by the events of today, which could never have been predicted. As we look towards 2021, we believe that the changing consumer attitude will continue to encourage the industry to embrace sustainability at all levels.
ALSO READ: International Film Festival of Kerala Held In Feb
2020 has impacted every aspect of our lives. As we continue to battle the pandemic, the textiles and apparel industry world-over experienced unprecedented disruptions. The pandemic has thrown light upon the urgent need for consumers as well as organizations to focus on sustainable choices, products, and processes. And to that effect, sustainable fashion has accelerated to center stage within the industry. The global ethical fashion market was earlier also estimated to grow at 6.8 percent CAGR, from US$6.35 billion in 2019 to $8.25 billion in 2023. (IANS)
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"While this year was all about comfort and meaningful design which works well for work from home, loungewear, and intimate gatherings, 2021 is expected to a glamourous update of the same forecast the experts.\nIANSlife spoke to industry veterans to shed light on trends that may rule 2021.\nDesigner Kunal Rawal\nMilitary tones are going to be huge in the coming year.\nPersonally, I’ve always been fond of a good tonal grey look, so ‘Ultimate Gray’ is a color I highly recommend.\nThe new year will see a rise in de-constructed utilitarian silhouettes, especially in chic neutral shades.\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\nPantone colors will dominate virtual runways. Both “Ultimate Gray” and “Illuminating” are colors that work well together as the sensibilities behind them are relatable.\nFashion Winners of 2020 were definitely silhouettes that were easy to lounge in. Comfort took charge over style, and as restrictions started easing up, menswear was championed by multi-utilitarian clothing that could easily transition from day tonight.\nMonica Shah of Jade by Monica & Karishma\nI think comfort is going to be high on every bride’s list of priorities when it comes to her bridal ensemble. We’re going to see lighter fabrics and breezy silhouettes that not only facilitate movement but also make the bride feel completely at ease on her big day.\nAnother trend I see is that of experimentalism. Brides are going to be much keener to either deviate from what’s seen as traditional or they’re going to find ways to give their own unique touch to a traditional number.\nFollow NewsGram on Twitter to stay updated about the World news.\nHeirloom value. Ensembles, even the modern ones, are going to have a distinct heirloom element to them. Techniques like Ek Taar and Kasab can be effortlessly woven to craft contemporary pieces that still carry that heirloom appeal. These are the kind of pieces that score high on comfort, personal significance, and artisanal excellence.\nRina Singh, Designer and Founder of Eka and Eka Core\nThe idea this year has been to wear clothes to suit oneself and I strongly believe this trend will carry on in 2021 as well. I don’t think there were any trends as such in 2020 honestly speaking as most of our time was spent at home. If at all, we could capture a trend for this year it would definitely be comfortable, wearable, and meaningful design options in good textiles. Sustainable, functional, and easy to wear clothing has taken precedence over impressing people through what you wear.\nDhruv Bogra, Country Manager India, Forever New\n2020 saw comfort clothing and loungewear as the most preferred styles. Everyone wanted to be comfortable at home during the pandemic, however, with work from home and gradual opening up of social gatherings, high fashion prevailed with some key trends for 2020. These would be puff sleeves which are flattering for all body types, elegant satin dresses, and high slits, playful cutout dresses, and leather pants – are versatile and can be dressed up and down.\nWant to read more in Hindi? Checkout: ब्रिटेन ने पीरियड गरीबी खत्म करने के लिए टैम्पोन टैक्स को हटाया\n2021 is about comfort clothing translating through boyfriend jackets and khaki colors on the one hand, and on it is going to be about glamour accentuated by waist-cinching silhouettes. I see a lot of sorbet pastel tones and delicate florals, which are perfect for summer with ruffles, voluminous sleeves, or polka dots. These timeless styles will be the front runners in 2021 styles with vibrant scarves.\nAvinash Mane, Commercial Head, South Asia, Lenzing Group\nThe sustainable fashion trends of the future are heavily influenced by the events of today, which could never have been predicted. As we look towards 2021, we believe that the changing consumer attitude will continue to encourage the industry to embrace sustainability at all levels.\nALSO READ: International Film Festival of Kerala Held In Feb\n2020 has impacted every aspect of our lives. As we continue to battle the pandemic, the textiles and apparel industry world-over experienced unprecedented disruptions. The pandemic has thrown light upon the urgent need for consumers as well as organizations to focus on sustainable choices, products, and processes. And to that effect, sustainable fashion has accelerated to center stage within the industry. The global ethical fashion market was earlier also estimated to grow at 6.8 percent CAGR, from US$6.35 billion in 2019 to $8.25 billion in 2023. (IANS)",
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Plan your group size, budget, and book the best escape room facility in Columbus, Ohio well in advance, ensuring that everyone enjoys a delightful time.
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BY CATHY CARTER
Columbus is a diverse midwestern town, boasting funky festivals, die-hard sports fans, and loads of attractions to discover. It presents something for all, from families to food lovers, sports fanatics to artsy types, leaving everyone enthralled.
If you are into sports, then watching Columbus Blue Jackets play a hockey game might be your thing. On the other hand, Columbus Commons will surely interest you if you wish to have a wonderful family time.
But you can step up the thrill factor in your get-togethers with family and friends by taking everyone into the fantasy world of escape room Columbus, Ohio. It counts as an outdoorsy activity, allowing you to escape from the hot and muggy summers of Columbus while you enjoy quality time with your close ones.
Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.
Here are a few fantastic tips for choosing the perfect escape room adventure in the capital city.
Choose a Premium Location
As per a recent statistic, Ohio has 0.62 escape room facilities per 100k residents, ranking in the top 10 U.S. states with the highest escape room density.
An outing with your circuit is not just about adventure; it also includes other aspects, like eating, shopping, and exploring the rest of the city.
Choose a facility located in an area like the Giant Eagle Plaza immediately off State Route 161, less than 20 minutes from the Columbus Convention Center. You will have access to the Local Cantina and other city offerings to experience.
Check for Adventurous Themes
Columbus has 74 active permits for maintaining farm animals within city limits. However, with increased costs due to updated city rules, you will not find too many options to spend time with your pet pals.
But what if you get a barnyard theme escape room, where you and your group have to save pesky animals from powerful winds?
Top companies present such captivating themes, including history and sci-fi, offering you a one-of-a-kind experience with unexpected plot twists. Choose the one that provides various options, ensuring you select the adventure that captivates all.
Check for Reasonable Costs
Based on local travelers’ past experiences, you will need about $75 to spend a day in Columbus on average.
Leading escape room outlets in Columbus, Ohio offer a tiered pricing schedule that perfectly fits your expected budget. If you are a large group, you are in for a treat, as the prices get slashed with a higher headcount.
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Go for options that offer you the thrills at affordable prices, depending on the number of people and hours you wish to spend playing the mystery games.
Check for Attractive Discounts and Incentives
In Columbus, reputable escape room companies offer incentives like saving $1 on sharing their brand names on Facebook or Twitter. Moreover, they also offer gift vouchers you can present to your loved ones to make their special occasions more exciting.
Ensure you select a center that lets you avail of their electronic gift vouchers on their website or physical gift cards from their location.
Check For At Least an Hour of Adventure Time
If you plan for an outing with friends in Columbus, you would consider going scavenger hunting Downtown or shopping at Easton Town Center. But covering such places will take you more than 2 hours, and more importantly, the trip can get boring at some point.
The best way to enjoy it is by spending an hour solving challenging puzzles and mysteries with pals, keeping everyone engaged during the entire time. See if the outlets offer gripping 60 to 75-minute sessions in the best ambiance with theatrical lightings, sound, and special effects.
Check for Higher Allowed Player Count
When you take your extended family, say to the Columbus Zoo or Zoombezi Bay, there are chances that you might end up stressed out keeping the group together.
You can avoid such situations by booking game sessions at a sophisticated escape room facility in Columbus. The leading labels offer sessions for up to 8 to 10 players. Look for options where you can host large circles and ensure all experience immersive adventures with dynamic storylines.
Check for Adequate Safety Measures
In the last year, Franklin County has reported over 85,000 Covid-19 cases, with over 650 deaths.
Considering the ongoing pandemic, see that the facility you choose has sufficient safety measures to keep you and your close ones safe. Check if all rooms you book are private, with proper sanitization between every session and every staff member wearing a mask.
ALSO READ: Travel Can Make You More Happier Than Others
Parting Words
Competitive socializing is the new draw for a fun night out in Columbus. With concepts like Blind Ninja Dinner Challenge and Columbus Axe Throwing in the Brewery District amusing the locals, escape rooms filled with mysteries are the latest entrants.
Plan your group size, budget, and book the best escape room facility in Columbus, Ohio well in advance, ensuring that everyone enjoys a delightful time filled with tons of surprises to remember for life.
(Disclaimer: The article is sponsored, and hence promotes some commercial links.)
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"BY CATHY CARTER\nColumbus is a diverse midwestern town, boasting funky festivals, die-hard sports fans, and loads of attractions to discover. It presents something for all, from families to food lovers, sports fanatics to artsy types, leaving everyone enthralled.\nIf you are into sports, then watching Columbus Blue Jackets play a hockey game might be your thing. On the other hand, Columbus Commons will surely interest you if you wish to have a wonderful family time.\nBut you can step up the thrill factor in your get-togethers with family and friends by taking everyone into the fantasy world of escape room Columbus, Ohio. It counts as an outdoorsy activity, allowing you to escape from the hot and muggy summers of Columbus while you enjoy quality time with your close ones.\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nHere are a few fantastic tips for choosing the perfect escape room adventure in the capital city.\nChoose a Premium Location\nAs per a recent statistic, Ohio has 0.62 escape room facilities per 100k residents, ranking in the top 10 U.S. states with the highest escape room density.\nAn outing with your circuit is not just about adventure; it also includes other aspects, like eating, shopping, and exploring the rest of the city.\nChoose a facility located in an area like the Giant Eagle Plaza immediately off State Route 161, less than 20 minutes from the Columbus Convention Center. You will have access to the Local Cantina and other city offerings to experience.\nCheck for Adventurous Themes\nColumbus has 74 active permits for maintaining farm animals within city limits. However, with increased costs due to updated city rules, you will not find too many options to spend time with your pet pals.\nBut what if you get a barnyard theme escape room, where you and your group have to save pesky animals from powerful winds?\nTop companies present such captivating themes, including history and sci-fi, offering you a one-of-a-kind experience with unexpected plot twists. Choose the one that provides various options, ensuring you select the adventure that captivates all.\nCheck for Reasonable Costs\nBased on local travelers’ past experiences, you will need about $75 to spend a day in Columbus on average.\nLeading escape room outlets in Columbus, Ohio offer a tiered pricing schedule that perfectly fits your expected budget. If you are a large group, you are in for a treat, as the prices get slashed with a higher headcount.\nWANT TO READ ARTICLES IN HINDI? CHECKOUT: NewsGram Hindi\nGo for options that offer you the thrills at affordable prices, depending on the number of people and hours you wish to spend playing the mystery games.\nCheck for Attractive Discounts and Incentives\nIn Columbus, reputable escape room companies offer incentives like saving $1 on sharing their brand names on Facebook or Twitter. Moreover, they also offer gift vouchers you can present to your loved ones to make their special occasions more exciting.\nEnsure you select a center that lets you avail of their electronic gift vouchers on their website or physical gift cards from their location.\nCheck For At Least an Hour of Adventure Time\nIf you plan for an outing with friends in Columbus, you would consider going scavenger hunting Downtown or shopping at Easton Town Center. But covering such places will take you more than 2 hours, and more importantly, the trip can get boring at some point.\nThe best way to enjoy it is by spending an hour solving challenging puzzles and mysteries with pals, keeping everyone engaged during the entire time. See if the outlets offer gripping 60 to 75-minute sessions in the best ambiance with theatrical lightings, sound, and special effects.\nCheck for Higher Allowed Player Count\nWhen you take your extended family, say to the Columbus Zoo or Zoombezi Bay, there are chances that you might end up stressed out keeping the group together.\nYou can avoid such situations by booking game sessions at a sophisticated escape room facility in Columbus. The leading labels offer sessions for up to 8 to 10 players. Look for options where you can host large circles and ensure all experience immersive adventures with dynamic storylines.\nCheck for Adequate Safety Measures\nIn the last year, Franklin County has reported over 85,000 Covid-19 cases, with over 650 deaths.\nConsidering the ongoing pandemic, see that the facility you choose has sufficient safety measures to keep you and your close ones safe. Check if all rooms you book are private, with proper sanitization between every session and every staff member wearing a mask.\nALSO READ: Travel Can Make You More Happier Than Others\nParting Words\nCompetitive socializing is the new draw for a fun night out in Columbus. With concepts like Blind Ninja Dinner Challenge and Columbus Axe Throwing in the Brewery District amusing the locals, escape rooms filled with mysteries are the latest entrants.\nPlan your group size, budget, and book the best escape room facility in Columbus, Ohio well in advance, ensuring that everyone enjoys a delightful time filled with tons of surprises to remember for life.\n(Disclaimer: The article is sponsored, and hence promotes some commercial links.)",
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Maharashtra saw a fall in accidents last year, with around 25,000 reported accidents which is a drop of 36 percent from 2019.
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Around 1.50 lakh people die in road accidents every year. Maharashtra saw a fall in accidents last year, with around 25,000 reported accidents which is a drop of 36 percent from 2019 but still, the state is in the top two in road fatalities.
Since November 2020, the AUTO I CARE app, a 24-hour car repair service provider, registered over 1,10,000 queries on their helpline out of which 70,000 calls were for towing of vehicles involved in an accident. The number is shockingly high at 70 percent, which could be due to people starting to take road trips post lockdown. To spread awareness on the need for road safety, the Maharashtra government is observing National Road Safety Month from January 18.
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The increase in road travel has also seen a spate of accidents on our highways and roads. AUTO i CARE, received more than 22000 calls during night time for towing assistance after an accident or car breakdown from across the country from November 2020 till date. But accidents seem to double in number during the daytime with nearly 50,000 calls for assistance on the highways. According to the app, metro cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad make the most calls.
ALSO READ: 90% Road Accidents Happen Due To Human Error, Claims HP Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
As per Sagar Joshi, founder of the app, “Spreading awareness about Road Safety is empowering to us as a roadside assistance startup. Observing National Road Safety Month, the platform is reaching out to thousands of travelers to educate them by sharing vital tips on the importance of maintaining your vehicle and the need to follow the rules of driving is a step to making Indian roads safer.”
He further added, “We handled distress calls from Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore, Goa, Kolkata, Noida, Jaipur, Lucknow, Hyderabad and more. Our team is working 24×7 to ensure the right help is reached to the vehicles within 20 minutes from the time call is placed. We are affiliated with over 50,000 local mechanics and garages covering 998 cities and towns and 2,28,000 kilometers of Indian roads.” (IANS)
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New research in artificial intelligence helps the detection of prostate cancer by using urine. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men.
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A novel Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technique may help in diagnosing prostate cancer from the urine within only twenty minutes with almost 100 percent accuracy, a new study suggests.
The research team, including Kwan Hyi Lee from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), developed this technique by introducing a smart AI analysis method to an electrical signal-based ultra-sensitive biosensor.
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“This research developed a smart biosensor that can rapidly diagnose prostate cancer with almost 100 percent accuracy only through a urine test, and it can be further utilized in the precise diagnoses of other cancers using a urine test,” said Lee.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Patients are determined to have prostate cancer primarily based on Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), a cancer factor in the blood.
However, as diagnostic accuracy is as low as 30 percent, a considerable number of patients undergo additional invasive biopsy and thus suffer from resultant side effects, such as bleeding and pain, the researchers said.
For the study, published in the journal ACS Nano, the team developed an ultra-sensitive semiconductor sensor system capable of simultaneously measuring trace amounts of selected four cancer factors in urine for diagnosing prostate cancer.
They trained AI by using the correlation between the four cancer factors, which were obtained from the developed sensor.
ALSO READ: Heart Disease Risk: Women Under 55 With Diabetes
The trained AI algorithm was then used to identify those with prostate cancer by analyzing complex patterns of the detected signals.
The diagnosis of prostate cancer by utilizing the AI analysis successfully detected 76 urinary samples with almost 100 percent accuracy. (IANS)
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The data included in this study was taken from 2019 to allow for a full-year analysis, with the exception of COVID-19 related frauds.
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Interactive infographic reveals the scale and extent of fraud in the United States amid COVID-19, with real-time data revealing the amount of money lost due to identity theft, online shopping, and romance scams.
Infographic reveals real-time data across 18 sectors susceptible to fraud.
Data uncovers the extent of fraud online, as well as within major U.S. institutions such as the Army and Navy.
Financial loss due to fraud revealed per minute, per hour, per day, and per year.
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Following a detailed analysis of fraud across 18 different sectors and mediums across the United States, an interactive infographic has been released which presents fraud across the continent in real-time. The data aims to reveal the sectors and industries at greatest risk of fraud and to raise awareness of how COVID-19 increases our risk of financial exploitation.
“COVID-19 has created a background of social isolation that has left people vulnerable to fraud artists – particularly those that operate online. This fraud in real-time infographic enables clear visualization of the scale of the issue, the sectors at greatest risk, and aims to encourage awareness and immediate action against this dangerous and evolving form of crime” says Aiden Howe, Author, and Chief Editor at scams.info.
The data included in this study was taken from 2019 to allow for a full-year analysis, with the exception of COVID-19 related scams, which were calculated from January to September 2020.
The full infographic and real-time data are available here.
ALSO READ: How to Buy Mineral Rights
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A majority of young girls in India have no or limited access to mobile phones, and this gap has widened alarmingly during the Covid-19 crisis.
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A majority of young girls in India have no or limited access to either mobile phones or computers, and this gap has widened alarmingly during the Covid-19 crisis, shows a new survey. According to Unesco, the lockdown in India has affected 158 million girl students, impacting their dreams of formal education and of better lives.
The survey by New Delhi-based NGO Centre for Catalyzing Change (C3) — conducted across 29 districts in 10 states covering 4,100 respondents — found that there is a crisis of access to digital devices for adolescent girls in India. “Access differs from state to state. Karnataka is where the maximum amount of adolescent girls enjoyed easy access to digital or mobile devices, with 65 percent.
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“Boys have easier access. In Haryana, the gender gap is the widest, while Telangana reported the lowest difference between the percentage of boys and girls having digital access (12 percent). Family attitudes and biases restrict the time given to girls to access a digital device — 42 percent of girls are allowed access to a mobile phone for less than an hour in a day,” says the NGO.
According to C3 Executive Director Dr. Aparajita Gogoi, the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated the inequalities girls in India face, and “we need to work to keep them in school”.
“Covid-19 has highlighted a deep cesspool of the digital exclusion, but through data and insights we wanted to bring forward how intense an effort is required to overcome the gender divide in digital access,” adds Osama Manzar, Founder Director of the Digital Empowerment Foundation.
ALSO READ: Satellite-Based Narrowband-Internet of Things in India
The survey reveals that financial affordability is a major cause for lack of access. “Seventy-one percent of the girls do not own a mobile phone because they cannot afford it. 81 percent of families say they cannot afford one, while 79 percent do not have a computer at home. Financial constraints further alienate young girls from technology. 84 percent of girls do not have the money to spend on internet access.”
Notably, 65 percent of teachers and 60 percent of community organizations say that being a girl is a factor in accessing digital technology, as “most parents felt that a mobile phone is ‘unsafe’ and an ‘unhealthy distraction’ for an adolescent girl”. Even when families and adolescents can afford smartphones, computers, or other digital devices, it is always the male family members’ usage of such devices that is prioritized, found in the survey. (IANS)
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The Covid-19 pandemic should serve as an eye-opener for the government to increase allocation for the health sector in the Union Budget 2020-21.
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The Covid-19 pandemic should serve as an eye-opener for the government to increase allocation for the health sector in the Union Budget 2020-21, feel representatives from the sector.
Pointing out that the pandemic exposed the “shortcomings” in the India healthcare system, they have urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to hike the allocation in the Budget to be presented in Parliament on February 1.
According to them, the pandemic posed a serious threat to the healthcare system and consequently to the supply chain of medicines and materials used for the care of those affected. They believe that the situation has forced everyone to think about the money India spends to strengthen its healthcare sector.
Sitharaman had allocated Rs 69,000 crore or 1.28 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for health in the last fiscal. However, the situation India faced due to the health emergency exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sytem.
Doctors and health professionals appealed to the government and to the Finance Minister to increase allocations to ensure healthcare reaches all sections of society, both urban and rural.
“I sincerely hope the Minister increases allocations to the health sector in the 2021-22 Budget, and a major portion of this allocation must be spent to strengthen primary healthcare and improve the quality of healthcare delivery mechanism. India needs better healthcare facilities which will work towards improving the economy. Covid-19 pandemic must work as an eye-opener to increase Budget allocations for the health sector,” said Dr Guru N Reddy, founder and director, Continental Hospitals.
“Not just an increase in financial allocations, India must focus on skill development and training of the workforce to ensure better delivery of healthcare services in the country. Increased funding will help in improving preparedness to manage uncertain situations arising out of emergencies,” said Dr Mervin Leo, Cluster COO, Gleneagles Global Hospitals.
Dr Rahul Medakkar, COO, Care Hospitals-Banjara Hills, said that in addition to increase in allocations, the government must consider the option of giving enhanced tax incentives for individuals and groups who intend to invest in the health sector.
“One major lesson learnt from the pandemic is the need to establish epidemiology units at all districts in the country, and this is possible only when more investment comes into the sector. The government should also consider to set up infectious diseases units in all hospitals which require unique design considerations and isolation strategies.”
The health professionals are of the view that the Indian healthcare budget is directionally sound but is inadequate in view of the vastness of our country. The sector remains underfunded, and this continues to reflect on the short-term fixes at the expense of building a robust health system over a longer period of time.
ALSO READ: 2020- A Year Of Self-Reflection During The Pandemic
The glaring mismatch between allocation and desired outcome make it unclear how the government proposes to achieve what it claims to have budgeted for, they added. (IANS)
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One instance, Vivek Madan is Sherlock, at another, he is the guard, the scary lady, Mrs. Barrymore, and several other characters.
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Bengaluru-based actor and theatre producer Vivek Madan, who has acted in Aadyam’s latest digital play ‘The Hound Of The Baskervilles’ based on the story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, says he had a really challenging and fun time, especially “since we were engaging with a play after this long period of uncertainty about when we could be on stage again”.
In his theatre journey of over 20 years, Madan has performed in more than 30 plays, produced and toured with a dozen, and curated two national theatre festivals.
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His current play, directed by Aakash Khurana, will be screened via insider.in’s online streaming service making it the second play of Aadyam’s Digital Edition. Adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, this is a comic take on the Sherlock Holmes story that turns a tale of terror into an engaging burlesque.
Asked about his personal experiences with the stories of Sir Arthur Canon Doyle, he told IANSlife: “I’ve always been a huge fan of the Sherlock Holmes books. I’ve read most of his stories though they’re now sort of blurring into one in my memory. Good time to revisit them. My favorite though was and remains Silver Blaze.”
On his take on digital theatre and how different is it for him as an actor, he says: “It isn’t different for a recorded performance unless the director is changing the blocking to favor camera angles and such, which wasn’t the case with this production. If the play is being streamed live, however, there are several new skills and aspects of craft that require consideration and rehearsal in their own right.
I think asking and answering these questions is important, but so is doing work and seeing what comes of it. Some amazing strides have been made this year, globally, in integrating theatre with the internet (not just technology) and I hope we continue to innovate with integrity.”
ALSO READ: Sustainable Weddings Are In And Small Is The New Big
The cast of the play includes Vivek Madan as Sherlock Holmes, Arghya Lahiri as Dr. Watson, and Nadir Khan as Sir Charles Baskerville. Celebrating a cult novel from over a century ago, the artists along with the entire production team have created a piece that is thoroughly entertaining while delivering remarkable performances. The gloriously funny parody of this famous story becomes special with greater reason – the three seasoned actors – Madan, Lahiri, and Khan – play not 3 but a total of 15 characters.
In a display of pure virtuosity and prowess, the veteran actors take up multiple roles in the play also adding to the comic element of the show. At one instance, Vivek Madan is Sherlock, at another, he is the guard, the scary lady, Mrs. Barrymore, and several other characters. In a similar fashion, Lahiri and Khan also essay multiple roles with effortless brilliance. (IANS)
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Few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for a serious metabolic disease.
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Researchers at Oregon State University in the US have found that a few organisms in the gut microbiome play a key role in type 2 diabetes, opening the door to possible probiotic treatments for a serious metabolic disease.
The human gut microbiome features more than 10 trillion microbial cells from about 1,000 different bacterial species.
Dysbiosis, or imbalance, in the microbiome, is commonly associated with detrimental effects on a person’s health.
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According to study co-leader Andrey Morgun, the so-called ‘western diet’ – high in saturated fats and refined sugars – is one of the primary factors.
“But gut bacteria have an important role to play in modulating the effects of diet.”
A key risk factor for type 2 diabetes is being overweight, often a result of a western diet in combination with low physical activity.
“Some studies suggest dysbiosis is caused by complex changes resulting from interactions of hundreds of different microbes,” said Natalia Shulzhenko, an associate professor of biomedical sciences.
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“However, our study and other studies suggest that individual members of the microbial community, altered by diet, might have a significant impact on the host.”
Shulzhenko and Morgun used a new, data-driven, systems-biology approach called transkingdom network analysis to study host-microbe interactions under a western diet.
That allowed them to investigate whether individual members of the microbiota played a part in metabolic changes the diet induces in a host.
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“The analysis pointed to specific microbes that potentially would affect the way a person metabolizes glucose and lipids,” Morgun said.
The scientists identified four operational taxonomic units, or OTUs, that seemed to affect glucose metabolism; OTUs are a means of categorizing bacteria based on gene sequence similarity.
The identified OTUs corresponded to four bacterial species: Lactobacillus johnsonii, Lactobacillus gasseri, Romboutsia ilealis, and Ruminococcus gnavus.
Checking the mouse results against data from an earlier human study, the scientists found correlations between human body mass index and abundance of the four bacteria – more of the improvers meant a better body mass index, more of the worsened was connected to a less healthy BMI.
“We found R. ilealis to be present in more than 80 percent of obese patients, suggesting the microbe could be a prevalent pathobiont in overweight people,” Shulzhenko said.
ALSO READ: 10 Naturopathy And Yoga Tips To Help People With Diabetes
“Our study reveals potential probiotic strains for treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity as well as insights into the mechanisms of their action,” Morgun said in a paper published in Nature Communications.
“That means an opportunity to develop targeted therapies rather than attempting to restore ‘healthy’ microbiota in general.” (IANS)
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has warned that consumers should not buy or use a particular type of lithium-ion battery cells used in vapes.
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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has warned that consumers should not buy or use a particular type of lithium-ion battery cells — used in vapes, e-cigarettes, flashlights and toys — due to possible fire and even death risk.
The Commission said it is working with e-commerce sites like ‘eBay’ to remove listings of loose “18650 lithium-ion” batteries.
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“These cells are manufactured as industrial component parts of battery packs and are not intended for individual sale to consumers. However, they are being separated, rewrapped and sold as new consumer batteries, typically on the Internet,” the CPSC said in a statement on Saturday.
The injuries related to exploding 18650 cells have been in the news but the frequency has increased in the recent past, as these are now available on popular e-commerce sites as well as with wholesale retailers.
“Specifically these battery cells may have exposed metal positive and negative terminals that can short-circuit when they come into contact with metal objects such as keys or loose change in a pocket,” the Commission warned.
Once shorted, loose cells could overheat and experience thermal runaway, igniting the cell’s internal materials and forcibly expelling burning contents, resulting in fires, explosions, serious injuries and even death.
ALSO READ: Heroes Who Turned Bad on Screen in These Bollywood Biggies
“Unfortunately a growing number of small consumer products such as vaping devices, personal fans, headlamps and some toys are using loose 18650s as a power source,” the CPSC informed. (IANS)
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Video content gained much importance in the past year, and digital streaming and over-the-top (OTT) platforms got a bigger seat at the table
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Video content gained much importance in the past year, and digital streaming and over-the-top (OTT) platforms got a bigger seat at the table as movies began to be released directly on some top platforms. There was a welcome flux of fresh, engaging content. Industry sources predict trends in 2021 which could rule the OTT space.
Veteran producer Anand Pandit said, “As artists, creators and consumers of art in all spaces, we will continue to adapt to whatever the new normal throws at us. As a producer, I see more and more content and its delivery being digitized for more accessibility. We will find a way to not just create but to reach even those we could not earlier because as some doors close, many others will open and I mean in terms of not just OTT platforms but on content sharing platforms. Story-telling will become more and more democratized as the pandemic has shown us just how powerful the act of sharing personal experiences of survival and resilience can be. And the content we create will have to become more specific to the times, more intimate, more driven by our realities. We will have to be more contextual, more relevant, and more empathetic when we ideate films and shows because 2020 has taught us some hard lessons.”
Follow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.
“As the world went into lockdown, lots of people embraced OTT platforms for their main source of entertainment. Without any doubt, OTT video is driving the future of home entertainment. In such a competitive space, it’s important that streaming service providers customize their content to match the ever-changing expectations of viewers. Personalization of content will play a major role in 2021 and will be a key differentiator as viewers are looking for a personalized viewing experience. Personalization will make it super convenient for viewers, it could be achieved from strategizing recommendation engines, tailored content, or adaptable user experiences,” Rohit Jain, Managing Director, South Asia and Networks – Emerging Markets Asia at Lionsgate said.
Producer and filmmaker Puneet Singh said, “With the environment still being uncertain we can only hope positively for cinema, that it will get us the theater experience soon, but the impact and market size of what OTT has created cannot be ignored. Reports say that the India OTT content market will reach $5 bn in size by 2023, it cannot be a better thing to know that we have a great future as with OTT, while we wait for theatres to reopen soon.”
Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.
Director Girish Malik said, “OTT’s growth has been accelerated due to the pandemic. But it was growing anyway. And with faster, cheaper, and more accessible internet even in small towns and villages, it will remain a dominant way for entertainment to reach people. While OTT is personalized, convenient, and provides variety. Cinema is a community experience. Going to the cinema is an event. People are still going to go for it. I feel it will take a little more time for people to get comfortable going to cinemas, probably by mid-2021. But the thing to look forward to is how the exposure to this varied content will shape the taste of the people and how and whether it will affect the content we see in cinemas.”
According to Ganesh Iyer – Executive Vice President & National Head, Mirchi Originals, the forced lockdown from March to around August has had a direct impact on the content production cycle and therefore “a lot of shows are delayed; new releases are not as prolific as they could have otherwise been” but that apart, a few things that are likely to happen in the OTT space in 2021:
Regionalization of content in the true sense
5-6 platforms of the big platforms have been making sporadic inroads into the non-Hindi market with original content (apart from catch-up TV content that the broadcaster backed platforms already offer) but expect the traction to grow significantly in 2021. And much of the growth is likely to come not from these national players whose tentpole focus will continue to be Hindi, but from regional single-language focused platforms like Aha (Telugu), and Hoichoi (Bengali). The explosion of growth in video consumption is already coming from regional markets as per most reports – it is now time for quality supply to show up. This is a big investment long-term game, so don’t be surprised if a few regional cash-rich film production houses/media conglomerates throw their hats into the ring.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: 2021 में आने वाली भारतीय वेब शो की रोमांचक सूची
Films direct to OTT
Again the lockdown has seen a plethora of movies across sizes and languages, otherwise planned for theatrical release, going direct to OTT, but expect this to become a permanent trend starting immediately. Not only do filmmakers get to tell stories that are otherwise not commercially viable (given the disproportionate dependence on theatrical revenues and the inability of theatres to release niche movies within the 52 Fridays available every year), but viewers also get to consume a variety of genres, beyond what is otherwise dished out and therefore become deeper consumers of OTT platforms. More important, for platforms too, this is not a totally unviable stream (we are not talking only deep pockets here) since movies tend to find their own audiences across geographies and over time, the luxury of which both, OTT platforms have – unlike the limited domestic theatrical week-on-week seat inventory.
Interactive, real-time content
With terms like AR and VR becoming more and more prevalent, and with interaction on social media playing a key added role, content is likely to go more real-time and interactive – in terms of co-creation, on-the-go dynamics, multiple endings, and even reward-based shows. We are still a few years away from this going more mainstream and we have had international examples like ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ but expect a few big Indian originals to try this route out.
ALSO READ: OTT Platforms Primary Source of Entertainment in 2020
Opening up of genres
The success of intense grim dramas like ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Ashram’, ‘Patal Lok’, etc. (Scam was an outlier but was still intense) has forced most platforms to create similar offerings, but something’s gotta give as they say. All it takes is for a few good shows of a totally different kind to turn the tide to get platforms to green light shows across multiple genres including romantic and slice-of-life comedies. ‘Panchayat’ was a sole runner in 2020, but likely a few others will emerge in 2021 and change this, giving viewers varied choices, and also bringing more consumers into the OTT net (given that dark drama with sex/violence/abusive language make for uncomfortable viewing in a family set-up). (IANS)
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And the content we create will have to become more specific to the times, more intimate, more driven by our realities. We will have to be more contextual, more relevant, and more empathetic when we ideate films and shows because 2020 has taught us some hard lessons.”\nFollow NewsGram on Facebook to stay updated.\n“As the world went into lockdown, lots of people embraced OTT platforms for their main source of entertainment. Without any doubt, OTT video is driving the future of home entertainment. In such a competitive space, it’s important that streaming service providers customize their content to match the ever-changing expectations of viewers. Personalization of content will play a major role in 2021 and will be a key differentiator as viewers are looking for a personalized viewing experience. Personalization will make it super convenient for viewers, it could be achieved from strategizing recommendation engines, tailored content, or adaptable user experiences,” Rohit Jain, Managing Director, South Asia and Networks – Emerging Markets Asia at Lionsgate said.\nProducer and filmmaker Puneet Singh said, “With the environment still being uncertain we can only hope positively for cinema, that it will get us the theater experience soon, but the impact and market size of what OTT has created cannot be ignored. Reports say that the India OTT content market will reach $5 bn in size by 2023, it cannot be a better thing to know that we have a great future as with OTT, while we wait for theatres to reopen soon.”\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nDirector Girish Malik said, “OTT’s growth has been accelerated due to the pandemic. But it was growing anyway. And with faster, cheaper, and more accessible internet even in small towns and villages, it will remain a dominant way for entertainment to reach people. While OTT is personalized, convenient, and provides variety. Cinema is a community experience. Going to the cinema is an event. People are still going to go for it. I feel it will take a little more time for people to get comfortable going to cinemas, probably by mid-2021. But the thing to look forward to is how the exposure to this varied content will shape the taste of the people and how and whether it will affect the content we see in cinemas.”\nAccording to Ganesh Iyer – Executive Vice President & National Head, Mirchi Originals, the forced lockdown from March to around August has had a direct impact on the content production cycle and therefore “a lot of shows are delayed; new releases are not as prolific as they could have otherwise been” but that apart, a few things that are likely to happen in the OTT space in 2021:\nRegionalization of content in the true sense\n5-6 platforms of the big platforms have been making sporadic inroads into the non-Hindi market with original content (apart from catch-up TV content that the broadcaster backed platforms already offer) but expect the traction to grow significantly in 2021. And much of the growth is likely to come not from these national players whose tentpole focus will continue to be Hindi, but from regional single-language focused platforms like Aha (Telugu), and Hoichoi (Bengali). The explosion of growth in video consumption is already coming from regional markets as per most reports – it is now time for quality supply to show up. This is a big investment long-term game, so don’t be surprised if a few regional cash-rich film production houses/media conglomerates throw their hats into the ring.\nWant to read more in Hindi? Checkout: 2021 में आने वाली भारतीय वेब शो की रोमांचक सूची\nFilms direct to OTT\nAgain the lockdown has seen a plethora of movies across sizes and languages, otherwise planned for theatrical release, going direct to OTT, but expect this to become a permanent trend starting immediately. Not only do filmmakers get to tell stories that are otherwise not commercially viable (given the disproportionate dependence on theatrical revenues and the inability of theatres to release niche movies within the 52 Fridays available every year), but viewers also get to consume a variety of genres, beyond what is otherwise dished out and therefore become deeper consumers of OTT platforms. More important, for platforms too, this is not a totally unviable stream (we are not talking only deep pockets here) since movies tend to find their own audiences across geographies and over time, the luxury of which both, OTT platforms have – unlike the limited domestic theatrical week-on-week seat inventory.\nInteractive, real-time content\nWith terms like AR and VR becoming more and more prevalent, and with interaction on social media playing a key added role, content is likely to go more real-time and interactive – in terms of co-creation, on-the-go dynamics, multiple endings, and even reward-based shows. We are still a few years away from this going more mainstream and we have had international examples like ‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ but expect a few big Indian originals to try this route out.\nALSO READ: OTT Platforms Primary Source of Entertainment in 2020\nOpening up of genres\nThe success of intense grim dramas like ‘Mirzapur’, ‘Ashram’, ‘Patal Lok’, etc. (Scam was an outlier but was still intense) has forced most platforms to create similar offerings, but something’s gotta give as they say. All it takes is for a few good shows of a totally different kind to turn the tide to get platforms to green light shows across multiple genres including romantic and slice-of-life comedies. ‘Panchayat’ was a sole runner in 2020, but likely a few others will emerge in 2021 and change this, giving viewers varied choices, and also bringing more consumers into the OTT net (given that dark drama with sex/violence/abusive language make for uncomfortable viewing in a family set-up). (IANS)",
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The world’s 7.8 billion people are bidding a hearty farewell to 2020 without the usual fanfare and new year celebration because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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The world’s 7.8 billion people are bidding a hearty farewell to 2020 without the usual fanfare and public gatherings because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The start of 2021 in Russia saw most public events canceled. However, in Kaluga, Russia, which is considered the country’s New Year’s Eve capital, celebrations for tourists were set to continue even though residents wanted to see events canceled. The city is 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow.
Turkey greeted the New Year by starting a four-day lockdown, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said law enforcement would crackdown on illegal hotel parties.
Follow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.
From Brussels to Berlin, celebrations were muted by the pandemic’s restrictions.
France put 100,000 extra officers on its streets to enforce a curfew, and Greece said it would enforce its curfew as well.
“No one will be on the streets after 10 p.m. [Athens] will be a dead city to make sure no more restrictions are imposed,” said Greece’s public order minister, Michalis Chrisohoidis.
In Britain, which is struggling with a more contagious variant of the virus, residents were asked to “see in the new year safely at home.” London has been under a strict lockdown that curtailed Christmas celebrations and shopping sprees, and the pyrotechnics over the River Thames was canceled.
Dubai kicked off 2021 with its annual fireworks show near the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, but some say virus mitigation rules made the event less fun.
“People come to Dubai because it’s open, but there are so many rules,” Bashir Shehu, 50, who was visiting from Abuja, Nigeria, with his family, told AP. “We pray that next year we can celebrate with some real freedom.”
In India, celebrations to ring in 2021 were toned down because of curfews, a ban on beach parties, and other travel restrictions. In major cities, hotels and bars were shut down at 11 p.m. local time, and the Associated Press reported that drones were monitoring people’s movement in Mumbai, where large gatherings were prohibited.
Follow NewsGram on Twitter to stay updated about the World news.
Japan rang in the new year quietly thanks to rising COVID-19 cases.
Tokyo’s governor, Yuriko Koike, had asked people not to attend countdown ceremonies.
“The coronavirus knows no year-end or New Year’s holidays,” she said.
South Korea, where the government banned gatherings of more than five people, saw a different New Year’s Eve as a traditional bell ringing in Seoul was canceled for the first time since 1953. Beaches, where South Koreans flock to watch the sunrise, were closed, with some outlets announcing plans to broadcast it instead. Ski resorts and other tourist spots were closed.
In Taiwan, officials held a fireworks show near the iconic Taipei 101 tower. A New Year’s morning flag-raising ceremony took place in front of the Presidential Office Building, but it was limited to government officials and invited guests.
Taiwan has had seven deaths and fewer than 1,000 infections, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is monitoring the outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19.
Hong Kong canceled public celebrations for the second year in a row. Last year, it was due to public security concerns. Restaurants closed at 6 p.m. local time, and live performances were canceled. Gatherings were limited to two people, but the AP reported crowds were still present in shopping areas.
Want to read more in Hindi? Checkout: दुनियाहोम क्या वैक्सीन कोरोनावायरस के प्रकार-भेद के लिए उपयोगी है?
The small central Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati were first to welcome 2021 due to their location on the international dateline, with the bigger regional powers of New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and South Korea following.
New Zealand’s port city of Auckland rang in the new year with a major laser light show and fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower, as residents celebrated the island nation’s successful response to the coronavirus outbreak that resulted in just 2,162 coronavirus infections and 25 deaths.
In Australia, the million people who normally gather at the Sydney Harbor to watch the world-famous fireworks display over the city’s renowned Opera House watched the proceedings from home. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced earlier this week that the public would not be allowed at the harbor due to an outbreak at its Northern Beach suburbs.
Across the Atlantic, the usual shoulder-to-shoulder crowds were not allowed in New York’s historic Times Square this year because of measures enacted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The crowds were instead replaced by police who monitored the area to discourage anyone attempting to enter the area to see the famous “ball drop,” that welcomes the beginning of the new year.
ALSO READ: 2020 Flashback: Events That Caught An Eye In 2020
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, officials have called off the annual New Year’s Eve beach party, which normally attracts hundreds of thousands of people with live music and a spectacular fireworks display. (VOA)
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The city is 150 kilometers southwest of Moscow.\nTurkey greeted the New Year by starting a four-day lockdown, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said law enforcement would crackdown on illegal hotel parties.\nFollow NewsGram on Instagram to keep yourself updated.\nFrom Brussels to Berlin, celebrations were muted by the pandemic’s restrictions.\nFrance put 100,000 extra officers on its streets to enforce a curfew, and Greece said it would enforce its curfew as well.\n“No one will be on the streets after 10 p.m. [Athens] will be a dead city to make sure no more restrictions are imposed,” said Greece’s public order minister, Michalis Chrisohoidis.\nIn Britain, which is struggling with a more contagious variant of the virus, residents were asked to “see in the new year safely at home.” London has been under a strict lockdown that curtailed Christmas celebrations and shopping sprees, and the pyrotechnics over the River Thames was canceled.\nDubai kicked off 2021 with its annual fireworks show near the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, but some say virus mitigation rules made the event less fun.\n“People come to Dubai because it’s open, but there are so many rules,” Bashir Shehu, 50, who was visiting from Abuja, Nigeria, with his family, told AP. “We pray that next year we can celebrate with some real freedom.”\nIn India, celebrations to ring in 2021 were toned down because of curfews, a ban on beach parties, and other travel restrictions. In major cities, hotels and bars were shut down at 11 p.m. local time, and the Associated Press reported that drones were monitoring people’s movement in Mumbai, where large gatherings were prohibited.\nFollow NewsGram on Twitter to stay updated about the World news.\nJapan rang in the new year quietly thanks to rising COVID-19 cases.\nTokyo’s governor, Yuriko Koike, had asked people not to attend countdown ceremonies.\n“The coronavirus knows no year-end or New Year’s holidays,” she said.\nSouth Korea, where the government banned gatherings of more than five people, saw a different New Year’s Eve as a traditional bell ringing in Seoul was canceled for the first time since 1953. Beaches, where South Koreans flock to watch the sunrise, were closed, with some outlets announcing plans to broadcast it instead. Ski resorts and other tourist spots were closed.\nIn Taiwan, officials held a fireworks show near the iconic Taipei 101 tower. A New Year’s morning flag-raising ceremony took place in front of the Presidential Office Building, but it was limited to government officials and invited guests.\nTaiwan has had seven deaths and fewer than 1,000 infections, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is monitoring the outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19.\nHong Kong canceled public celebrations for the second year in a row. Last year, it was due to public security concerns. Restaurants closed at 6 p.m. local time, and live performances were canceled. Gatherings were limited to two people, but the AP reported crowds were still present in shopping areas.\nWant to read more in Hindi? Checkout: दुनियाहोम क्या वैक्सीन कोरोनावायरस के प्रकार-भेद के लिए उपयोगी है?\nThe small central Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati were first to welcome 2021 due to their location on the international dateline, with the bigger regional powers of New Zealand, Australia, Japan, and South Korea following.\nNew Zealand’s port city of Auckland rang in the new year with a major laser light show and fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower, as residents celebrated the island nation’s successful response to the coronavirus outbreak that resulted in just 2,162 coronavirus infections and 25 deaths.\nIn Australia, the million people who normally gather at the Sydney Harbor to watch the world-famous fireworks display over the city’s renowned Opera House watched the proceedings from home. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced earlier this week that the public would not be allowed at the harbor due to an outbreak at its Northern Beach suburbs.\nAcross the Atlantic, the usual shoulder-to-shoulder crowds were not allowed in New York’s historic Times Square this year because of measures enacted to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The crowds were instead replaced by police who monitored the area to discourage anyone attempting to enter the area to see the famous “ball drop,” that welcomes the beginning of the new year.\nALSO READ: 2020 Flashback: Events That Caught An Eye In 2020\nIn Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, officials have called off the annual New Year’s Eve beach party, which normally attracts hundreds of thousands of people with live music and a spectacular fireworks display. (VOA)",
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Heavier smokers, those who smoked more than 40 packs of cigarettes a year, were nearly three times more at risk for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
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Adults who smoke or who are genetically predisposed to smoking behaviors are more likely to experience a serious type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), researchers say. The study, published in the journal ‘Stroke’, indicates that those who smoked half a pack to 20 packs of cigarettes a year have a 27 percent increased risk of SAH.
SAH is a type of stroke that occurs when a blood vessel on the surface of the brain ruptures and bleeds into the space between the brain and the skull. It mainly affects middle-aged adults and has high rates of complications and death.
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“Previous studies have shown that smoking is associated with higher risks of SAH, yet it has been unclear if smoking or another confounding condition such as high blood pressure is a cause for stroke,” said researcher Guido Falcone, assistant professor of neurology at Yale University in the US.
ALSO READ: Higher Work Addiction May Lead To Risk Of Developing Depression
To determine whether there is a causal effect of smoking on SAH, researchers analyzed the genetic data of 408,609 people aged between 40 and 69 years at the time of recruitment (2006-2010). Incidence of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage was collected throughout the study, with a total of 904 SAHs occurring by the end of the study.
Researchers developed a genetic risk scoring system that included genetic markers associated with the risk of smoking and tracked smoking behavior data, which was collected when each participant was recruited. Heavier smokers, those who smoked more than 40 packs of cigarettes a year, were nearly three times more at risk for SAH compared to those who did not smoke. (IANS)
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As every year 1,32,000 Indian women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 74,000 dies of the disease, it is considered as one of the deadliest forms of cancer that leads to mortality in women. If we see the Indian statistics, a large population of 436 million women falls into the age bracket of 15 years and above and they all are at the risk of contracting the disease.
Cervical cancer develops in the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina; this opening is called the cervix. It happens when cells in the cervix grow abnormally and get out of control. But, very few are aware of the fact that cancer can be prevented if diagnosed at the right time. It can be prevented with the help of regular PAP smear screening and an HPV vaccine, says Dr. Manisha Ranjan, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology at Motherhood Hospital, Noida.
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Through the Pap test, the abnormal cells in the cervix are detected that if not diagnosed on time may develop into cancer if left untreated are detected. The doctor may apply a dilute acetic acid solution (vinegar solution) to the cervix, which causes abnormal areas to turn white. Further, a biopsy can be taken from the abnormal area.
Lack of hygiene can transmit HPV
The main way through the transmission of the virus can take place is through the skin to skin contact in the genital area. It’s not mandatory that the virus can be acquired without full sexual intercourse. Therefore it’s essential to use protection as a helpful preventive measure.
But, it is still not clear whether it fully protects women from acquiring the HPV. Experts have seen the non-sexual transmission of the virus in our country. It can be due to the lack of hygiene in women. The other direct factors leading to cervical cancer are long-term use of hormonal contraceptives, high parity, tobacco, and co-infection with HPV, says Dr. Ranjan.
Mass Vaccination: Need of the hour
In order to fulfill the World Health Organizations’ aim of eliminating 50,000 cervical cancer cases in India by 2050, we have to start a mass vaccination program as early as possible. We have to ensure that 90 percent of the girls receive the HPV vaccine by the age of 15, 70 percent of women screened by age 35.
ALSO READ: Higher Consumption Of Coffee Can Reduce Risk Of Prostate Cancer
Being one of the most life-threatening and dangerous female cancers, there are more than 150 types of HPV strains of which the two potent ones — HPV-16 and HPV-18 that cause cervical cancer. The HPV is more virulent than HIV because they are made of only proteins and DNA and do not have an envelope, thereby it becomes a little difficult to get destroyed easily.
Therefore, it can be eliminated through vaccination only. HPV vaccines are very much available but people don’t have much awareness of them. Despite the availability of the vaccine all around, there are fewer takers for this vaccine because women often ignore their health issues, concludes the doctor. (IANS)
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When budding actress Isabelle Kaif recently unveiled the first look of her upcoming film, fans quickly found resemblance with her famous sister, Bollywood star Katrina Kaif. For years, Bollywood has seen siblings entertaining audiences with their acting skills, and the list only keeps growing.
There are many youngsters who are either ready to make their acting debut or have lately made a name for themselves, just like their illustrious siblings.
Isabelle and Katrina Kaif
Isabelle, who has been visible in the Bollywood circuit for a while now, will star in Suswagatam Khushaamadeed opposite Pulkit Samrat, as a girl who hails from Agra. She was also cast in “Time To Dance” opposite Sooraj Pancholi, but there have been no new developments on that front. Meanwhile, Katrina continues to be one of the most popular actresses in Bollywood, nearly two decades after she made her debut in films, with the 2003 release, “Boom”. Over the years, she has starred in a series of mainstream hits including “Partner”, “Singh Is Kinng”, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Tiger Zinda Hai”, “Welcome”, “Race”, “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”, and “Raajneeti”. Katrina has also made her mark as one of the most popular dancers in Bollywood, with numerous hits including “Chikni Chameli” (“Agneepath”), “Sheila ki jawaani” (“Tees Maar Khan”), and “Kamli” (“Dhoom 3”). She is currently awaiting the release of the Akshay Kumar-starrer, “Sooryavanshi”, and she also has a superhero film by director Ali Abbas Zafar besides the horror comedy “Phone Bhoot” with Ishaan Khatter and Sidhant Chaturvedi.
Ahan and Athiya Shetty
They are the children of action hero Suniel Shetty. Athiya made her acting debut in 2015 with “Hero” and was seen in “Mubarakan and “Motichoor Chaknachoor”. While she is yet to make it big in Bollywood, her younger brother Ahan is all geared up to hit the big screen with “Tadap”. It is a remake of the 2018 Telugu romantic drama “RX 100”.
Namashi and Mahaakshay Chakraborty
Mahaakshay was launched as an actor in 2008 with “Jimmy”. Although he starred in films like “Haunted 3D” and “Ishqedarriyaan”, he is yet to give make a mark. Namashi, on the other hand, has become talk of the town even before his acting debut due to resemblance to his father, yesteryears’ superstar Mithun Chakraborty. Namashi’s debut film “Bad Boy” is on way to completion. The rom-com is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.
Nupur and Kriti Sanon
Kriti has stayed busy since her Hindi film debut in 2014 with “Heropanti”. “Dilwale”, “Raabta”, “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, “Luka Chuppi” and “Housefull 4” are some of the films she was seen in. Meanwhile, Nupur is also going the Bollywood way. She starred alongside Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in the music video of the song “Filhall”. There have been reports about production houses showing interest in casting her.
Rajeev and Sushmita Sen
Last year Sushmita made a comeback with the successful web series “Aarya”. The former Miss Universe was last seen on the Bollywood screen in the 2010 release, “No Problem”. In 2015, she had starred in the Bengali film “Nirbaak”. Now, her brother Rajeev is set to make his Bollywood debut with “Iti: Can You Solve Your Own Murder”, which is backed by actor Vivek Oberoi.
Sunny and Vicky Kaushal
Vicky bagged his first lead role in the critically acclaimed film “Masaan” (2015). Then his strong screen presence in “Raazi” and “Sanju”, despite limited footage, grabbed attention. In 2019, he played an army officer in “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, that made him a heartthrob. He is looking forward to more films, including “Sardar Udham Singh”. Sunny made his debut in 2016 with “Sunshine Music Tours And Travels”, and then starred in “Gold”, with Akshay Kumar and Amit Sadh as co-actors. He is now looking forward to “Hurdang” and “Shiddat”.
Saqib Saleem and Huma Qureshi
Saqib made his acting debut in 2011 with “Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge”. He also starred in films like “Mere Dad Ki Maruti”, “Hawaa Hawaai” and “Race 3”. The brother-sister duo worked as co-stars in the 2017 film “Dobaara: See Your Evil”. Meanwhile, Huma became popular with the 2012 film series, “Gangs Of Wasseypur”. After doing Bollywood films like “Dedh Ishqiya”, “Badlapur”, and “Jolly LLB 2”, she is now set to make her Hollywood debut with Zack Snyder’s “Army Of The Dead”. Back in 2017, she had also starred in British film “Viceroy’s House”.
ALSO READ :Emerging Trends in Bollywood: Superhero Movies
Sonam and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor
Anil Kapoor and brother Sanjay Kapoor have been a part of the industry for decades, and now it is Anil’s children — daughter Sonam and son Harsh Varrdhan. Sonam had a big launch with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saawariya” in 2007, but the film bombed. She was later seen in “Delhi-6”, “Aisha”, “Raanjhanaa”, “Khoobsurat”, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” and “Neerja”. Younger brother Harsh Varrdhan is relatively new in the acting space. After his debut with the 2016 no-show “Mirzya”, he starred in “Bhavesh Joshi Superhero”, and had a cameo in the recent “AK Vs AK”. (IANS)
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Over the years, she has starred in a series of mainstream hits including “Partner”, “Singh Is Kinng”, “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”, “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Tiger Zinda Hai”, “Welcome”, “Race”, “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani”, and “Raajneeti”. Katrina has also made her mark as one of the most popular dancers in Bollywood, with numerous hits including “Chikni Chameli” (“Agneepath”), “Sheila ki jawaani” (“Tees Maar Khan”), and “Kamli” (“Dhoom 3”). She is currently awaiting the release of the Akshay Kumar-starrer, “Sooryavanshi”, and she also has a superhero film by director Ali Abbas Zafar besides the horror comedy “Phone Bhoot” with Ishaan Khatter and Sidhant Chaturvedi.\nAhan and Athiya Shetty\nThey are the children of action hero Suniel Shetty. Athiya made her acting debut in 2015 with “Hero” and was seen in “Mubarakan and “Motichoor Chaknachoor”. While she is yet to make it big in Bollywood, her younger brother Ahan is all geared up to hit the big screen with “Tadap”. It is a remake of the 2018 Telugu romantic drama “RX 100”.\nNamashi and Mahaakshay Chakraborty\nMahaakshay was launched as an actor in 2008 with “Jimmy”. Although he starred in films like “Haunted 3D” and “Ishqedarriyaan”, he is yet to give make a mark. Namashi, on the other hand, has become talk of the town even before his acting debut due to resemblance to his father, yesteryears’ superstar Mithun Chakraborty. Namashi’s debut film “Bad Boy” is on way to completion. The rom-com is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.\nNupur and Kriti Sanon\nKriti has stayed busy since her Hindi film debut in 2014 with “Heropanti”. “Dilwale”, “Raabta”, “Bareilly Ki Barfi”, “Luka Chuppi” and “Housefull 4” are some of the films she was seen in. Meanwhile, Nupur is also going the Bollywood way. She starred alongside Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in the music video of the song “Filhall”. There have been reports about production houses showing interest in casting her.\nRajeev and Sushmita Sen\nLast year Sushmita made a comeback with the successful web series “Aarya”. The former Miss Universe was last seen on the Bollywood screen in the 2010 release, “No Problem”. In 2015, she had starred in the Bengali film “Nirbaak”. Now, her brother Rajeev is set to make his Bollywood debut with “Iti: Can You Solve Your Own Murder”, which is backed by actor Vivek Oberoi.\nSunny and Vicky Kaushal\nVicky bagged his first lead role in the critically acclaimed film “Masaan” (2015). Then his strong screen presence in “Raazi” and “Sanju”, despite limited footage, grabbed attention. In 2019, he played an army officer in “Uri: The Surgical Strike”, that made him a heartthrob. He is looking forward to more films, including “Sardar Udham Singh”. Sunny made his debut in 2016 with “Sunshine Music Tours And Travels”, and then starred in “Gold”, with Akshay Kumar and Amit Sadh as co-actors. He is now looking forward to “Hurdang” and “Shiddat”.\nSaqib Saleem and Huma Qureshi\nSaqib made his acting debut in 2011 with “Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge”. He also starred in films like “Mere Dad Ki Maruti”, “Hawaa Hawaai” and “Race 3”. The brother-sister duo worked as co-stars in the 2017 film “Dobaara: See Your Evil”. Meanwhile, Huma became popular with the 2012 film series, “Gangs Of Wasseypur”. After doing Bollywood films like “Dedh Ishqiya”, “Badlapur”, and “Jolly LLB 2”, she is now set to make her Hollywood debut with Zack Snyder’s “Army Of The Dead”. Back in 2017, she had also starred in British film “Viceroy’s House”.\nALSO READ :Emerging Trends in Bollywood: Superhero Movies\nSonam and Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor\nAnil Kapoor and brother Sanjay Kapoor have been a part of the industry for decades, and now it is Anil’s children — daughter Sonam and son Harsh Varrdhan. Sonam had a big launch with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saawariya” in 2007, but the film bombed. She was later seen in “Delhi-6”, “Aisha”, “Raanjhanaa”, “Khoobsurat”, “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” and “Neerja”. Younger brother Harsh Varrdhan is relatively new in the acting space. After his debut with the 2016 no-show “Mirzya”, he starred in “Bhavesh Joshi Superhero”, and had a cameo in the recent “AK Vs AK”. (IANS)",
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Simple and rapid blood test could predict within a day of a hospital admission -- which patients with Covid-19 are at highest risk of complications.
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Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have shown that a relatively simple and rapid blood test could predict — within a day of a hospital admission — which patients with Covid-19 are at highest risk of severe complications or death.
The study published in the JCI Insight journal indicates that the blood test measures levels of mitochondrial DNA, a unique type of DNA molecule that normally resides inside the energy factories of cells.
Mitochondrial DNA spilling out of cells and into the bloodstream is a sign that a particular type of violent cell death is taking place in the body.
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“We will need larger trials to verify what we found in this study, but if we could determine in the first 24 hours of admission whether a patient is likely to need dialysis/incubation or medication to keep their blood pressure from dropping too low, that would change how we triage the patient and it might change how we manage them much earlier in the course of the disease,” said researcher Hrishikesh S. Kulkarni, Assistant Professor at the Washington University in the US.
The test could serve as a way to predict disease severity as well as a tool to better design clinical trials, identifying patients who might benefit from specific investigational treatments.
The team evaluated 97 patients with Covid-19, measuring their mitochondrial DNA levels on the first day of their hospital stay.
They found that mitochondrial DNA levels were much higher in patients who eventually were admitted to the ICU, incubated or died. The researchers found this association held independently of a patient’s age, sex and underlying health conditions.
On an average, mitochondrial DNA levels were nearly tenfold higher in patients with Covid-19 who developed severe lung dysfunction or eventually died.
ALSO READ: Music That is Happening Today is a Mixture of Good and Bad: Neeraj Shridhar
Those with elevated levels were nearly six times more likely to be incubated, three times more likely to be admitted to the ICU and nearly twice as likely to die compared with those with lower levels. (IANS)
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