Widespread heavy rain in delta districts brightens prospects for samba paddy, brings cheer to farmers

Widespread heavy rain in delta districts brightens prospects for samba paddy, brings cheer to farmers

Water is stagnating in the Big Temple complex in Thanjavur after a spell of rain on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: R. Vengadesh Several parts of the Cauvery delta districts continued to receive moderate to heavy rainfall on Monday (November 18, 2024), in what is seen to be largely beneficial northeast monsoon season … Read more

LAX/Low pressure area that has formed over Bay of Bengal on October 14 sets the stage for widespread rainfall over TN

LAX/Low pressure area that has formed over Bay of Bengal on October 14 sets the stage for widespread rainfall over TN

A low-pressure area that formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal during the early hours of Monday (October 14, 2024) would set the stage for widespread rainfall over north Tamil Nadu and herald the onset of the Northeast monsoon over the State. The Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, has forecast heavy rainspells, set to begin over … Read more

Policy gaps hindering widespread adoption of AI in Indian healthcare ecosystem: ISB study – ET HealthWorld

Policy gaps hindering widespread adoption of AI in Indian healthcare ecosystem: ISB study – ET HealthWorld

Hyderabad: A new study by the Indian School of Business (ISB) highlights the potential to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionise the Indian healthcare ecosystem while underscoring the need to address the policy gaps hindering the widespread adoption of AI. A new study titled ‘Understanding the Canvas of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare in India’ … Read more

Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected – ET HealthWorld

Neurotechnology is becoming widespread in workplaces – and our brain data needs to be protected – ET HealthWorld

Armidale: As remote work became standard around the world during the COVID pandemic, employee surveillance rapidly intensified. Companies started deploying software to electronically monitor their employees’ web browsing history, emails and webcams – all in the name of ensuring continued productivity. While the worst of the pandemic is behind us, the intense digital surveillance of … Read more

Varsha’s initiative in zero-waste management of banana plants gains widespread attention

Varsha’s initiative in zero-waste management of banana plants gains widespread attention

Varsha is an MTech graduate. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Little did Varsha, an MTech graduate from Oxford College of Engineering in Bengaluru, expect her modest initiative in zero waste management of banana plants at Ummattur in Chamarajanagar district would fetch her widespread attention and bring her eco-friendly handicraft and edible items under the media … Read more

Widespread ‘Superbug’ in Pigs Can Jump to Humans

Widespread ‘Superbug’ in Pigs Can Jump to Humans

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A strain of the superbug MRSA has emerged in pigs that is highly resistant to antibiotics and a growing cause of human infections. University of Cambridge researchers said this particular strain of MRSA, short for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, has shown up in … Read more

COVID Widespread Among Iowa Deer

COVID Widespread Among Iowa Deer

THURSDAY, Nov. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The discovery that up to 80% of white-tailed deer in Iowa may be infected with COVID-19 has scientists worried that the animals could become a reservoir for variants that could come back to haunt humans. In the new study, samples were collected lymph node samples from hundreds … Read more

U.S. COVID Infections ‘More Widespread’ Than Thought?

U.S. COVID Infections ‘More Widespread’ Than Thought?

March 17, 2021 – Another 16 million Americans were infected with COVID-19 in the first 9 months of 2020 than previously reported, according to a new study. Investigators evaluated 61,910 adults who reported feeling well when they applied for life insurance. A total of 4094, or 6.6%, had a positive coronavirus antibody test, meaning … Read more