The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has directed the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) and the Ernakulam district administration to complete the construction of the 350-metre access road of the Moolampilly-Pizhala bridge by March 31. SHRC Chairman Alexander Thomas further directed the GIDA secretary and the District Collector to submit a report on the same. The … Read more
Activists allege that lack of patrols curtailing speeding drivers, steep embankments preventing wildlife crossing and lack of speed breakers is leading to more frequent collisions between wildlife and vehicles | Photo Credit: Rohan Premkumar Environmentalists are urging the State Highways to work with the Tamil Nadu forest department in formulating road design that will minimise … Read more
The problem with this method of cloning adult cells to become embryonic is that in most attempts, mistakes are made in the reprogramming, and very few end up becoming born and fewer still are born healthy – between 1 and 3% in most mammals. And it has proved harder still with rhesus monkeys, with no … Read more
Commuters of short distance passenger trains have warned of protest, citing how a large number of passengers are unable to reach their workplaces and homes in time, since their trains are being detained to make way for the newly launched Vande Bharat Express through Alappuzha. They attributed it to the delay in doubling the 69-km … Read more
“A future diagnostic test based on this approach could help provide the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time, while optimising antibiotic use and reducing lengthy time to diagnosis for inflammatory diseases,” said Dr Kaforou, senior lecturer at Imperial College London. Source link
Derailed coaches of the Coromandal express on the accident spot at Bahanaga railway station in Balasore. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Last month’s deadly multi-train collision at Balasore — which was caused by tampering of signalling equipment, and left at least 295 people dead, with over a thousand injured — may have shocked the Railways … Read more
The Kerala Human Rights Commission (KHRC) on Monday issued a slew of directions, such as regulating the use of motorbikes with high-capacity engines, installing speed breakers and increasing police patrolling, to prevent speeding and the resulting accidents on roads in the State. KHRC chairman Justice Antony Dominic also directed the State government and the police … Read more
Liquid biopsies could replace the need for invasive procedures under general anaesthetic. Source link
Dr Rohan Jagathesan, medical director at the Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, said: “This new innovative equipment allows us to be more independent and to carry out more procedures, and means we can treat patients more quickly as we don’t need a specialist to come to the hospital.” Source link
Judges also summon Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager to explain the death of two female elephants on the stretch on October 14 Judges also summon Palakkad Divisional Railway Manager to explain the death of two female elephants on the stretch on October 14 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the General Manager of Southern Railway … Read more