As new hub for higher education, Rajasthan taking steps for empowerment of youth

As new hub for higher education, Rajasthan taking steps for empowerment of youth

Representational file image | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Emerging as a new hub for higher education, Rajasthan is taking steps for empowerment of the youth through skill development, vocational courses and employment-oriented initiatives. Minister of State for Higher Education Rajendra Yadav has brought the National Education Policy-2020 high on the agenda of the State … Read more

Sharad Pawar steps down as NCP chief

Sharad Pawar steps down as NCP chief

Former NCP chief Sharad Pawar speaking during his autobiography launch. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini NCP leader Sharad Pawar on May 2 declared that he will step down as Nationalist Congress Party president during his autobiography book launch. “After a long period of public life from May 1, 1960, to May 1, 2023, it is necessary … Read more

States announce steps to assist evacuees from Sudan

States announce steps to assist evacuees from Sudan

Union MoS for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan receives Indian nationals evacuated from war-torn Sudan under ‘Operation Kaveri’ upon their arrival, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. | Photo Credit: PTI Several States have opened help desks and announced assistance like free travel and lodging for Indians evacuated from strife-torn Sudan once they arrive in the country. The … Read more

Maharashtra Govt not taking concrete steps to help rain-hit farmers, says Pawar

Maharashtra Govt not taking concrete steps to help rain-hit farmers, says Pawar

The NCP chief said if help needs to be given to farmers who are in crisis, the rules must be kept aside and people in power should prioritise cultivators The NCP chief said if help needs to be given to farmers who are in crisis, the rules must be kept aside and people in power … Read more

TRS steps up campaign for Munugode

TRS steps up campaign for Munugode

Party focusing on luring the village and mandal level leaders of Congress and BJP into its fold Party focusing on luring the village and mandal level leaders of Congress and BJP into its fold As the time is running out fast for convincing the electorate of Munugode to support the party candidates, the ruling TRS … Read more

More Evidence Fitness Trackers Can Boost Your Health

More Evidence Fitness Trackers Can Boost Your Health

TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your fitness tracker, pedometer or smartwatch may motivate you to exercise more and lose weight, Australian researchers say. In a large research review, the investigators found that tracking your activity might inspire you to walk up to 40 minutes more a day (about 1,800 more steps). … Read more

CrossFit Steps Into Primary Health Care Realm

CrossFit Steps Into Primary Health Care Realm

Dec. 6, 2021 — In medical school, Julie Foucher, MD, found herself slipping away from exercise and other healthy habits. And as she was learning about how lifestyle choices cause most of this country’s chronic health problems, she also discovered CrossFit. She enjoyed the varying challenges, the sense of community, and seeing people lose … Read more

Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role

Covid-19: Sage scientist Sir Jeremy Farrar steps down from role

Sir Jeremy said his focus now had to be on Wellcome, adding: “This includes supporting the international research effort to end the pandemic, ensuring the world is better prepared for inevitable future infectious disease threats, and making the case so the full potential of science is realised to inform and drive change against all the … Read more

Biden to Announce New Steps to Rein in COVID’s Spread

Biden to Announce New Steps to Rein in COVID’s Spread

Sept. 9, 2021 — President Joe Biden will announce more stringent vaccination mandates for federal workers and contractors tonight, according to CNN. The new rules are expected to be part of a larger plan to fight COVID-19 in the United States. The president is scheduled to unveil his latest strategies for the pandemic from … Read more

JAMA Editor Steps Down Amid AMA Shakeup

JAMA Editor Steps Down Amid AMA Shakeup

June 1, 2021 — Howard Bauchner, MD, will step down as editor-in-chief of JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association — one of the most widely circulated medical journals in the world — after fallout from a February podcast and tweet about structural racism in medicine. The announcement comes just days after a … Read more