Miscellany

Breastfeeding is an essential factor in reducing child mortality, high level of wasting, stunting, underweight, high levels of anaemia among children. An analysis of NFHS-4 shows breastfeeding within one hour is only 41.6% and exclusive…

London: The Bacille Calmette-Guerin or BCG vaccine, originally made against tuberculosis, has a general stimulating effect on the immune system and is therefore effective against Covid-19, say researchers. The study, published in the…

New Delhi:  People worldwide are recognising the devastating toll of the animal agribusiness on the environment, human health, and our collective sense of ethics. There's still a long way to go, however, the tide is turning. With vegan…

New York:  Want to get married at a very young age? Kindly take note. Researchers have found that early marriage may lead to unsafe drinking behaviour in young adults with a higher genetic predisposition. A genetic predisposition…

Beijing: Next time when you visit a public toilet, put the lid down before you flush. A new Chinese study has warned that flushing a toilet generates strong turbulence in the bowl that can expel aerosol particles containing coronavirus out…

The opening lines of the recently-released 'United States Strategic Approach to The People's Republic of China' are: "Since the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) established diplomatic relations in 1979, United States…

New Delhi: Smoking and tobacco use can have a serious impact on the fertility of both men and women, and consequently the quality of life in pregnancy. If a woman is a regular smoker, then it has a double effect on a woman's fertility.…

New Delhi: Realising the importance to remain relevant in a shrinking job market during the Covid-19 lockdown times, more than three in five Indian professionals (63 per cent) will increase their time spent on online learning, a new…

Chapra: While business activities are almost at a standstill due to the lockdown imposed by the government to prevent the spread of coronavirus, a dhaba owner is providing food and snacks to the returning migrant labourers at no cost.…

Ranchi:  When the nationwide lockdown claimed the livelihood of a large chunk of the population, villagers of Jharkhand found out a new way to earn their livelihood. They collect leaves from the forests and sell them to the forest…