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Childhood respiratory illness associated with higher risk of death in adul
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, having a lower respiratory tract infection as a kid increases the chance of dying from respiratory disease as an adult.
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Indian stock indices largely steady in early trade Wednesday
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Indian stocks opened largely steady on Wednesday, but volatility seems to have remained. At the time of writing this report, the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were about 0.1 per cent lower each.
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China's two new targets: Lower GDP and increased military spending
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) two sessions of the top political meeting started on Saturday, March 4, and are expected to last for two weeks. The regime has set its 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) target at its lowest level in years. It also announced a 7 per cent increase in militar
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WPL: Alyssa Healy lauds Grace Harris' power-hitting in win over Gujarat Gi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The skipper commended Grace's ability to play the big shots and lauded her power-hitting while also crediting the team's lower-order contributions in the riveting victory to start their campaign with a win.
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Harmanpreet Kaur hopes WPL will reduce gap of talent between India, Austra
Updated : 3 years ago IST
India came close to defeating Australia in the semifinal of the recently-concluded ICC Women's T20 World Cup, but lost by five runs. Women in Blue also lost to the Aussies by a narrow margin of nine runs in the final of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Harmanpreet was India's top scorer
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Stage-II of GRAP rolled back as overall AQI of Delhi improves
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The overall AQI of Delhi has significantly improved from the level of 291 (upper-end of 'Poor' category) observed on February 26, 2023, to 260 ('Poor' category) observed on February 27, 2023, to 218 (lower-end of 'Poor' category) observed on February 28, 2023, to 178 ('Moderate' category) re
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Jasprit Bumrah likely to miss IPL 2023, World Test Championship final
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The medical staff of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru is treating Bumrah's case urgently and suggested him to undergo surgery after facing recurring niggles in his lower back which surfaced originally in form of stress reacti
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Salt can play key role in energy transition: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Salt could play a significant role in the energy transition to lower-carbon energy sources, according to a new study sponsored by the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Increasing protein intake reduces risk of suffering hip fractures
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to a recent study, boosting protein intake and regularly consuming tea or coffee can lower the incidence of hip fractures in women.
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PayU launches 3DS 2.0 SDK authentication service for Indian merchants
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): PayU, India's leading online payments solution provider, announced the launch of 3D Secure 2.0 SDK, offering a full native checkout and superior customer experience for all card transactions. PayU merchants can provide optimized customer exper
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Climate 'spiral' threatens land carbon stores: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Dramatic changes to forests, and other habitats that store carbon in plants and soils, are becoming more likely in some regions across Earth, with less carbon consistently absorbed by the 'land carbon sink' provided by trees, soil and plants, according to scientists writing in Nature
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India gives hope for future: Bill Gates
Updated : 3 years ago IST
"India as a whole gives me hope for the future. It's about to become the world's most populous country, which means you can't solve most problems there without solving them at scale. And yet, India has proven it can tackle big challenges. The country eradicated polio, lowered HIV transmis
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