Buffer zones around water bodies across Karnataka proposed to be reduced

Buffer zones around water bodies across Karnataka proposed to be reduced

Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Karnataka Government has proposed to fix buffer zones for water bodies based on the size of the water bodies, including tanks, lakes and nalas. It has clarified that the new reduced buffer zone fixation is not to help real estate development but to … Read more

₹1.9 lakh cash in dicky reduced to ashes as electric scooter goes up in flames in Telangana’s Jagtial

₹1.9 lakh cash in dicky reduced to ashes as electric scooter goes up in flames in Telangana’s Jagtial

Money kept in an electric scooter’s dicky reduced to ashes as the bike went up in flames in Telangana’s Jagtial district. The image is used for representative purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images An electric scooter parked in front of a house went up in flames after its battery exploded while being charged at … Read more

Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: U.N. Chief

Major Himalayan rivers like Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra will see their flows reduced as glaciers recede: U.N. Chief

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that major Himalayan rivers like the Indus, the Ganges, and Brahmaputra, all hugely important for India, could see reductions in their flows as glaciers and ice sheets recede over the coming decades due to global warming. “Glaciers are critical to all life on Earth. Over centuries, they carved out the … Read more

Outpatient waiting lines may be reduced via remote symptom reporting systems: Research – ET HealthWorld

Outpatient waiting lines may be reduced via remote symptom reporting systems: Research – ET HealthWorld

Washington [US]: According to a new assessment published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, digital systems for patients to remotely monitor and report symptoms may offer a way to minimise outpatient waiting lines. The review, led by researchers from the Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research (CPROR), Institute of Applied Health Research … Read more

Reduced Lactose Baby Formula May Raise Risk of Obesity Later

Reduced Lactose Baby Formula May Raise Risk of Obesity Later

Sept. 8, 2022 — Parents who give their infants lactose-reduced infant formula may be setting their children up for an increased risk of obesity in toddlerhood, new research shows. Researchers have long established that infants who drink infant formula instead of breast milk already carry an increased risk of obesity. But the new study found … Read more