Cases of heart diseases among Indian women are on the rise

Reports state that cardiovascular diseases account for 16.9 percent of all deaths among women.  Despite being one of the leading causes of death in women, the causes of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in women remain understudied, under-recognized, underdiagnosed. Hence, the reported cases of CVD in Indian women have increased significantly in the past few years. Dr. Sreekanth Shetty, […]

Continue Reading

Loud explosions reported in Eastern Ukraine amid Putin’s call for war

Videos shot by Indian students in Kharkiv show consecutive explosions accompanied by loud bangs. Bengaluru: Moments after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in Ukraine, loud explosions were witnessed in Kharkiv city on Thursday just before 6 A.M in Ukrainian time, three-and-a-half hours behind Indian Standard Time. Videos coming out of Kharkiv city […]

Continue Reading

Revenge Travel revives the tourism industry

People are opting for shorter duration and budget-friendly trips. Tourist hotspots in the city and around are getting traction as people turn to revenge travelling due to lockdown fatigue. Data revealed that in 2021, the passenger traffic in India amounted to over 115 million at airports out of which over 10 million were international passengers. […]

Continue Reading

More work and low pay: special educators face uncertain future

Special educators in schools employed under contracts are overburdened with work due to delay in recruitment of trained teachers. Fewer special educators are willing to teach in mainstream schools because the contracts they are issued are not attractive enough. This has reduced the opportunities for inclusivity in these schools. The number of special educators in […]

Continue Reading

Small farmers unable to benefit from e-markets

Lack of knowledge about technology is making farmers continue to sell in traditional markets. Despite the state and central government’s effort to help the farmers sell their crops by creating advanced digital platforms like ReMS (Rastriya e-market service) and National Agriculture Market (e- Nam), many farmers lack technological knowledge about its usage. A farmer in […]

Continue Reading