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Cyberabad police, GHMC draft joint roadmap to tackle congestion, safety and pending roadworks

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Cyberabad police, GHMC draft joint roadmap to tackle congestion, safety and pending roadworks

Cyberabad Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Gajarao Bhupal and GHMC Zonal Commissioner Bhorkhade Hemant Sahadeorao at a meeting on Thursday. A multi-agency strategy to address mounting traffic congestion, infrastructure delays and pedestrian safety in Cyberabad took centre stage on Thursday as the Cyberabad police and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) officials jointly identified priority junctions, … Read more

Major AI project to tackle drug-resistant superbugs

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Major AI project to tackle drug-resistant superbugs

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Imperial Dr Andrew Edwards researching antibiotics in the laboratory The UK is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle the rising numbers of infections that have become resistant to treatment. The project – a collaboration between the Fleming Initiative and the pharmaceutical company GSK – is a battle between superbugs … Read more

Holding up GLASS to India; securing stewardship to tackle AMR

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Holding up GLASS to India; securing stewardship to tackle AMR

Around mid-October 2025, when the World Health Organization (WHO) released its Global antibiotic resistance surveillance report 2025 (GLASS), there was hardly any surprise in the quarters in which antimicrobial resistance usually gets a rise. No one was surprised that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in India “is a serious and escalating threat, with resistance rates among the … Read more

Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

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Stray dog case hearing LIVE updates: SC to issue interim directions to tackle dog bites ‘menace’ in government institutions

The Supreme Court hearing comes amid suo motu proceedings to evolve a national policy on stray dog management and to ensure effective implementation of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Friday (November 7, 2025) is expected to pass interim directions to tackle the issue … Read more

AIIMS launches AI-based app to tackle suicides, improve mental health among students

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AIIMS launches AI-based app to tackle suicides, improve mental health among students

New Delhi: AIIMS-Delhi on Wednesday launched an Artificial Intelligence-based mental health and wellness programme to tackle suicidal tendencies among students and minimise the stigma surrounding it. The “Never Alone” app, launched on World Suicide Prevention Day, focuses on screening, intervention and post-intervention follow-up for college and university students, said Dr Nand Kumar, a professor in … Read more

Cyberabad police launch School Safety Clubs to tackle bullying, abuse and drugs

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Cyberabad police launch School Safety Clubs to tackle bullying, abuse and drugs

Cyberabad Police has launched School Safety Clubs initiative to strengthen child protection measures across educational institutions | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT In a bid to address rising concerns over bullying, child abuse, drug use, and cyber threats in schools, the Cyberabad Police has launched a multi-pronged School Safety Clubs initiative to strengthen child protection measures … Read more

Google DeepMind brings AlphaEvolve, an AI tuned to tackle maths and computing problems

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Google DeepMind brings AlphaEvolve, an AI tuned to tackle maths and computing problems

Ahead of the Google I/O 2025 annual developer conference, starting May 20, Google has announced its new AI agent called AlphaEvolve. The company introduces the AI agent as “an evolutionary coding agent powered by large language models for general-purpose algorithm discovery and optimisation.” It explains that AlphaEvolve combines the inventive problem-solving strengths of Google’s Gemini … Read more

NHS consultants earning £200,000 in overtime to tackle backlog

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NHS consultants earning £200,000 in overtime to tackle backlog

Getty Images Senior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional work, a BBC News investigation has found. That is nearly double the average basic pay for a full-time consultant in England. Many of the consultants … Read more

Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems

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Weight-loss drug given green light to tackle heart problems

Getty Images The anti-obesity injection Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide Weight-loss treatment Wegovy has been approved by the UK’s medicines regulator, for reducing the risk of serious heart problems in overweight and obese people. Wegovy contains the drug semaglutide, which is already prescribed on the NHS to help some people with a body-mass index (BMI) … Read more