The iceberg A68a is currently travelling towards the South Georgia island. Experts fear it could devastate the island’s wildlife population if the iceberg reaches its shore. Source link
Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal, negotiating with protesting farmers, has said ‘ultra-left and Maoist elements have hijacked the agitation’. Their demands, like asking for release of jailed Maoists, go beyond the farm laws, he added. In an interview to Rakesh Mohan Chaturvedi, the minister emphasised that the government is ready to hold further … Read more
image copyrightGetty Images Scotland has announced that next year’s school exams will not go ahead as normal. It follows Wales which has already cancelled next year’s GCSE, AS and A-Level exams. Will next year’s exams happen? Scotland’s Higher and Advanced Higher exams have been cancelled for 2021. Education Secretary John Swinney said the decision was … Read more
The move to create two new Smithsonian museums was otherwise unanimously supported by the Senate. Source link
The main sticking point is the government-guaranteed minimum support price (MSP) for food grains that provides a safety net for farmers. Synopsis GoI’s proposal to supplement the state-run mandis with a two-tier system by which farmers can opt for any buyer of their choice, or continue selling their produce in the mandis, has raised apprehension … Read more
SOURCES: Betty Hsiao, MD, rheumatologist, Yale Medicine. Arthritis Care & Research: “Diet and Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms: Survey Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry.” Sara Tedeschi, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School. The Rheumatologist: “Why Did Rheumatoid Arthritis Begin in 1800?” Avram Goldberg, MD, clinical director, NYU Langone Rheumatology Associates, Lake … Read more
It intends to work with citizens, especially those who work in the health system apart from the Indian government. In what is arguably a first-of-its-kind exercise, a new initiative that aims to lay out the roadmap to achieving universal health coverage for the people of India was digitally launched on Friday, December 11th. Called the … Read more
NAGPUR: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the three new laws introduced by the Centre were good for farmers but confusion was being spread about them. Speaking to a news channel, the Nagpur Lok Sabha MP said farmers would not protest if they studied the new agri- marketing laws and understood them. “The laws … Read more
A study in Nature of more than 2,200 intensive care patients has identified specific genes that may hold the answer. Source link
KOLKATA: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of … Read more