Vedanta's Q2 net profit drops 37 pc to Rs 3,479 crore

IANS | October 31, 2025 3:55 PM

Mumbai, Oct 31 (IANS) Vedanta Limited on Friday reported a 37 per cent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated profit after tax (PAT) for the July-September period (Q2 FY26) at Rs 3,479 crore.

Govt launches Marine Fisheries Census 2025 in fully-digital mode

IANS | October 31, 2025 3:23 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying George Kurian on Friday launched the National Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025 in Kochi, moving the marine fishing sector from paper-based to fully digital household enumeration.

Apple plans to notify 1 million people about hypertension

IANS | October 31, 2025 3:01 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Tech giant Apple is planning to notify one million people about hypertension -- a high blood pressure condition impacting about 1.3 billion adults globally -- using the alert feature on Apple Watch, said CEO Tim Cook.

New antivenom effective against 17 African snake species

IANS | October 31, 2025 1:36 PM

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Danish researchers have, in a groundbreaking innovation, developed an antivenom which has shown effectiveness against 17 African snake species, and could revolutionise the treatment of venomous snakebites.