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PM Modi's visit to Pune cancelled due to heavy rain

Bengaluru wakes up to witness continuous heavy rain, yellow alert issued for 3 days

The IT capital of India turned into a virtual hill station following incessant rain on Tuesday with temperature also dipping. However, several areas reported waterlogging that resulted in huge traffic snarls.

Oct 15, 2024

75th International Astronautical Congress opens in Italy

75th International Astronautical Congress, hosted by Italy, opens in Milan

The 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) opened at the MiCo Convention Center in Milan, Italy. The event has drawn more than 10,000 space experts, scholars, entrepreneurs, and professionals worldwide. Italian President Mattarella attended the opening ceremony.

Oct 15, 2024

2 US Girls Become World's First To Get Gene Therapy For Genetic Brain Disorder

When to go for genetic testing of kids? Motor delay, low muscle tone first signs, says study

Motor delay and low muscle tone are common signs of an underlying genetic diagnosis in children with neurodevelopment disorders, scientists have found.

Oct 12, 2024

India's 52-satellite initiative: Enhancing surveillance on adversaries including China and Pak

India's 52-satellite initiative to enhance surveillance operations on China, Pakistan, others

In what augurs well for India's security capabilities, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has reportedly approved Phase III of the Space-Based Surveillance (SBS) mission. This decision will pave the way for the launch of 52 surveillance satellites in low earth and geostationary orbits.

Oct 12, 2024

Increased understanding of arthritis helps overcome complications, say doctors

Increased understanding of arthritis will help overcome related complications, say doctors. They are of the view that early diagnosis and increased awareness will help people overcome the problems associated with it better.

Oct 11, 2024

From sedentary lifestyle to bad genes: Drivers of heart disease

Rising cardiac arrest, a sign for young India to focus on right approach to life

Cases of cardiac arrest have seen a spurt in recent times, but the bigger question is the ability to diagnose and prevent such cases. The surge in rising cases of cardiac and non-communicable ailments has perplexed corporate India as well as the larger medical fraternity.

Oct 9, 2024

US scientists awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA discovery

The Nobel Assembly at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet on Monday awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.

Oct 8, 2024

Bringing safety standards crucial for hyperbaric medicine therapy, say experts

What's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Crucial but depends on bringing safety standards, say experts

Bringing safety standards is crucial for hyperbaric medicine therapy, said experts on Friday, even as one Uttar Pradesh couple duped dozens of elderly people for the therapy.

Oct 4, 2024

Benefits of exercise, diet akin to psychological treatment for depression

A cholesterol regulator can help treat depression, anxiety: Scientists

Scientists on Friday revealed that a cholesterol regulator can become a surprising player in mental health research, helping treat depression and anxiety.

Oct 4, 2024

Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in India: Report

In a first, public spending on health has overtaken the out-of-pocket expenditure in India, according to the Union Health Ministry's National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Oct 1, 2024

Global health challenge: Heart attacks, strokes account for 3.9 mn deaths annually in South-East Asia says WHO

Heart attacks and strokes are a global health challenge, accounting for 3.9 million deaths annually, in the South-East Asia Region, including India, said the World Health Organization on Saturday, ahead of World Heart Day.

Sep 28, 2024

Indian astronomers map differential rotation of Sun's chromosphere

Using 100 years of daily records of the Sun at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of DST, have succeeded in mapping, for the very first time, the variation in the rotation speed of the Sun's chromosphere -- from the equator right up to its polar regions.

Sep 25, 2024

'One Earth, One Health': India to contribute $7.5 mn under 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' initiative, says PM Modi

Affirming India's vision of 'One Earth, One Health', Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a contribution of $7.5 million for sampling kits, detection kits and vaccines under the 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' initiative.

Sep 23, 2024

Six tribal children die of diarrhoea in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district

At least six tribal children of age group between 6 and 10 years old died of suspected diarrhoea at a village in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh.

Sep 15, 2024

Uttarakhand: Chamoli experiences season's first snowfall after rains hit hill state

The high peaks of Badrinath Dham and Hemkund Sahib in Chamoli witnessed the season's first snowfall on Thursday following heavy rainfall that lashed Uttarakhand for the past 24 hours.

Sep 12, 2024

Too much screen time can affect kids' language skills

Children whose families use screens a lot tend to have weaker vocabulary skills, and video games have the biggest negative effect on kids' brain development.

Sep 12, 2024

NGOs raise toxic air issue at Kelambakkam with TN Pollution Control Board

Tamil Nadu-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have raised the issue of air pollution at Kelambakkam in Chengalpattu district, after several residents complained of health issues due to the textile factories functioning in the area using cancer causing chemicals.

Sep 12, 2024

K'taka govt notifies dengue fever as 'epidemic disease'

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Articles by IBT Science Desk

Bengaluru wakes up to witness continuous heavy rain, yellow alert issued for 3 days

75th International Astronautical Congress, hosted by Italy, opens in Milan

When to go for genetic testing of kids? Motor delay, low muscle tone first signs, says study

India's 52-satellite initiative to enhance surveillance operations on China, Pakistan, others

Increased understanding of arthritis helps overcome complications, say doctors

Rising cardiac arrest, a sign for young India to focus on right approach to life

US scientists awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine for microRNA discovery

What's Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Crucial but depends on bringing safety standards, say experts

A cholesterol regulator can help treat depression, anxiety: Scientists

Public spending on health overtakes out-of-pocket expenditure in India: Report

Global health challenge: Heart attacks, strokes account for 3.9 mn deaths annually in South-East Asia says WHO

Indian astronomers map differential rotation of Sun's chromosphere

'One Earth, One Health': India to contribute $7.5 mn under 'Quad Cancer Moonshot' initiative, says PM Modi

Six tribal children die of diarrhoea in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district

Uttarakhand: Chamoli experiences season's first snowfall after rains hit hill state

Too much screen time can affect kids' language skills

NGOs raise toxic air issue at Kelambakkam with TN Pollution Control Board

Philippines tallies 546 dengue deaths since January

President Murmu confers National Florence Nightingale Award on 15 nurses

Chronic cough & throat clearing post-Covid? It may signal heart attack, stroke risk

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

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BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

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