Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu speaking to MA&UD P. Narayana and other officials at the APCRDA meeting at the Secretariat on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday approved the construction of the Legislative Assembly … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first diagnostic test for mpox where the results can be immediately known, saying it could prove pivotal in helping to stop the rising global cases of the deadly virus. The new PCR test enables the detection of the mpox DNA taken from skin lesion swabs. Currently, samples … Read more
The University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon bring out a curriculum for postgraduate courses. The draft framework for the curriculum was approved by the UGC earlier this month and the UGC plans to invite feedback from various stakeholders on it. The curriculum, in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), offers flexibility to students to … Read more
Medical regulators approve a gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. Source link
The districts to be created are Hojai, Biswanath, Tamulpur and Bajali, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Assam Cabinet has decided to create four new districts and 81 sub-districts following completion of the delimitation process, to improve administrative efficiency, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on August 25. The districts … Read more
“Postpartum depression is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition in which women experience sadness, guilt, worthlessness—even, in severe cases, thoughts of harming themselves or their child,” said Tiffany Farchione, head of psychiatry in the FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Source link
The project will upgrade up to 10 lower-level facilities to district hospitals in essential districts and strengthen the capacity of nurses. Representational File image. | Photo Credit: AP The World Bank on June 26 approved $391 million in financing to improve access to high-quality healthcare services and to economic opportunities for people in Assam and … Read more
A Delhi Metro train of Yellow line, arrives at HUDA City Centre Metro Station in Gurugram. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), on June 7, approved a proposal from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to expand the metro network in Delhi NCT with a new … Read more
Officials say the vaccine against the deadly virus could be rolled out for older adults by August. Source link
Jodhpur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addresses the divisional level workers’ conference against the BJP and the central government, in Jodhpur, Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_28_2023_000218B) | Photo Credit: PTI Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday approved a proposal for giving 8% interest subsidy on loans obtained by the members of women’s self … Read more