New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Covid-19 viral variants can evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans, according to a study that documented at least 30 Covid infections in white-tailed deer in the US that were introduced by humans.
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) About 60 per cent of Indians believed that the homegrown online skill gaming sector can give people a chance to create for the world and could stem the brain drain to overseas tech jobs, according to a study on Monday.
Jamui (Bihar), Aug 28 (IANS/101 Reporters) Bablu Kumar (35) stays in the Railway Colony of Gangra village in Bihar’s Jamui district. He buys drinking water at the rate of Rs 20 for a 20-litre bottle. “We need at least two bottles a day. Of the 1,000 households in the Colony, about 700 buy water while the rest draw drinking water from a hand pump. Work for the tap water scheme started in our ward in 2019 but it is still incomplete,” said Kumar. Four concrete pillars on which a water storage tank was to be placed stand testimony to an unfulfilled dream of tap water supply in Ward No.1, where Bablu lives. The tank, pipeline connection to households and taps still remain.
San Francisco, Aug 26 (IANS) Researchers have said that college students who "pregame" (also known as pre-booze, pre-drinking or pre-loading) or participate in tailgating and similar activities before athletic events, are also more likely to take part in unsafe alcohol and other substance use, a new study has shown.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) India's low-cost carrier SpiceJet has reportedly not deposited money into the pension funds of its employees for at least 6 to 8 months, a source said.
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Parents, please take note. Increased use of Instagram, YouTube and Facebook may not lead to symptoms of anxiety and depression in kids in the precarious 10-16 year age group, new research has claimed.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) As scientists look at the emergence of BA.2.86 Covid variant as a reminiscence of Omicron virus, they are in a huddle to find out if the new highly-mutated coronavirus variant will be a global concern or not.
Chennai, Aug 23 (IANS) Seeking Moon God’s blessings for safe soft landing of India’s moon lander on his planet, a special puja was conducted at the Chandranaar Temple, in Thingalur near Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu, said a devotee.
New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said the state government's 1 crore 'Amrit Brikshya Andolan' (tree plantation movement) has received good response from the people and it has decided to involve more and more people so that it can exceed the set target on a single day.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in a bid to fast-track development in the country's northeastern region, an official said.
