More than 300 vultures were recorded in the recently completed synchronous vulture survey in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) encompassing parts of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, according to data from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. According to the data, the Mudumalai-Sathyamangalam-Bandipur-Wayanad complex of the NBR accounted for over 82% of the vultures recorded during … Read more
Enumerator staff collects informations from residents during the caste-based census survey, in Patna, Bihar. | Photo Credit: ANI The Bihar Government on October 2 released a report on the caste-based survey it had conducted amid a case pending in the Supreme Court on the validity of such a survey. According to the report released by … Read more
Although 84% of 150 adults surveyed in Bengaluru are aware of adult vaccination, a significant number of adults (89%) and their caregivers (93%) said they would trust their doctor’s word if advised to get vaccinated. | Photo Credit: file photo A recent survey conducted by The Association of Physicians of India (API) and Ipsos (a … Read more
People queue outside Bakshi stadium in Srinagar on Tuesday to attend Independence day function in Srinagar on August 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD The J&K administration on Saturday said 36.85 lakh locals, around 29% of the Union Territory’s population, participated in the Independence Day functions this year and termed the feat “a historic milestone”. … Read more
Collector K. Venkataramana Reddy speaking at a cancer awareness and training programme at SVIMS University in Tirupati on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Collector K. Venkataramana Reddy, while quoting the preliminary estimates prepared by the medical and health department, has said that nearly 10% of the population of the district is prone to cancer. … Read more
Around 15.4% of the urban population and 15.2% of rural India are in the pre-diabetic stage. Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP An estimated 101.3 million people in the country could be diabetic and another 136 million in the pre-diabetic stage, a cross-section study, carried out between 2008 amd 2020 across the country, … Read more
India’s population to edge ahead of China’s by mid-2023 Source link
“We will see a working age population increase of about 170 million people. And if we assume that the labour participation rate does not improve from here, then we are talking about new jobs, a requirement of about 70 million people,” says Prithviraj Srinivas, Axis Capital.Your take on India becoming most populous and it was … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: SRIRAM M. A. The tiger popular in India was 3,167 in 2022, revealed the latest tiger census data released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on April 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases the ‘Summary Report of Tiger Reserve in India’ at the session of commemoration … Read more
New Delhi: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to assess mental health status and suicidal tendencies through apps and telehealth consultation is the new frontier in the battle against mental health disorders. They can also act as the crucial bridge between India’s high population and the corresponding number of psychiatrists. At … Read more