Let 2021 be year of healing: UN Chief

Lauding the kindness showered by the people, tireless service of health workers and scientists who developed the Covid 19 vaccine in a short time, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that 2021 could be made a “year of healing” if all worked in unity and solidarity...https://indianf.com/let-2021-be-year-of-healing-un-chief/amp/

Kerala Positive; Kerala to become fifth state to defy Farm laws

On December 31 when the state Government convenes a special session to bypass the farm laws brought by the Narendra Modi Government, Kerala becomes the fifth state to adopt a stand against the Centre on the three farm laws.....https://indianf.com/kerala-positive-kerala-to-become-fifth-state-to-defy-farm-laws-in-assembly/amp/

More people walked to nature to avoid Covid lockdown boredom

 

Staying home was most preferred at the time of Coronavirus pandemic. It was important to maintain social distancing and avoid crowds to keep the virus at bay. However, all these had led many people to isolation and mental stress. At this time, Nature has come to the help of many as a new study suggests.....https://indianf.com/more-people-walked-to-nature-to-avoid-covid-lockdown-boredom/amp/

World under severe Flood threat; World Bank

About 1.47 billion people are directly exposed to the risk of intense flooding with over a third of them (Almost 600 million), are poor, according to a study by the World Bank.....https://indianf.com/world-under-severe-flood-threat-world-bank/amp/

Humans should release their grip on nature; UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) cautioned that Covid 19 pandemic would not be the last crisis that the world would face unless the humans release their grip on nature. In a latest report “The Next Frontier: Human Development and the Anthropocene: the UNDP has called for taking bold steps to reduce the pressure exerted on the environment and the natural world....https://indianf.com/humans-should-release-their-grip-on-nature-undp/amp/

Fresh water availability drops drastically around the Globe

Stating that population growth was a key driver of water scarcity, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned that the annual amount of available freshwater per person has declined by more than 20 percent in the last two decades........https://indianf.com/fresh-water-availability-drops-drastically-around-the-globe/amp/

WHO all set to deliver maximum Covid Vaccines

 

“The end of the pandemic is in sight but we must not let our guard down,” said World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as he welcomed the global vaccine partnership COVAX has lined up almost two billion doses of existing and candidate vaccines for use worldwide.....https://indianf.com/who-all-set-to-deliver-maximum-covid-vaccines/amp/

Covid 19 traced to brain through Nose

Coronavirus comes with a wide-ranging health complications and a new study shows that the virus can enter the human brain through Nose. Once inside the brain, the virus impact the Central Nervous System that could lead to many neurological symptoms like loss of taste, smell, headache, nausea and fatigue.....https://indianf.com/covid-19-traced-to-brain-through-nose/amp/

Kerala Positive: A big No from Tribals in Anakayam to power project

 

“We will physically challenge if any one comes to cut the trees. Thousands of people will come forward and protest by hugging the trees if any attempt is made to cut the trees,” says Ravi S P of Chalakudy Puzha Samrakshana Samithi. His voice reverberate the tone of the several hundred in Anakayam region who protest against the Small Hydro Electric Project, proposed in the Vazhachal-Sholayar forests of Thrissur district.....https://indianf.com/kerakla-positive-a-big-no-from-tribals-in-anakayam-to-power-project/amp/

Elon Musk, the second richest

 

The world now knows that Elon Musk, South African born American entrepreneur, had jumped to the second position among the world’s richest, overtaking Bill Gates. Elon Musk advanced up the ranks, mainly driven by Tesla share price, whose market value is almost 500 billion dollars....https://indianf.com/elon-musk-the-second-richest/amp/

Afghanistan not good for Children

 

Afghanistan records the largest number of killing and maiming of children with 874 children killed and 2,275 children maimed in 2019. This comes to 30 per cent of the total number of children killed and maimed across the globe, according to “Stop the War on Children” report by Save the Children....https://indianf.com/afghanistan-not-good-for-children/amp/

36 cities, including four Indian chosen for new technology adaptation

 

With most of the cities around the world facing major challenges from Covid 19 pandemic, 36 cities including four from India have now come together under the G20 Global Smart Cities Alliance for pioneering a road map for adopting new technologies. The World Economic Forum selected the cities 22 countries.....https://indianf.com/36-cities-including-four-indian-chosen-for-new-technology-adaptation/amp/

How COVID 19 impacted children?

 

Eleven per cent of the Covid -19 infections (25.7 million till November) were in children and adolescents under 20 years of age, according to a latest report of the UNICEF.....https://indianf.com/how-covid-19-impacted-children/amp/

25 children killed a day in conflict since 2010

 

The last decade saw more than 93,000 children killed or maimed in conflict even as the number of children affected by conflict and war are only increasing every other day, according to Save the Children.....https://indianf.com/25-children-killed-a-day-in-conflict-since-2010/amp/

World to see increased measles outbreak in 2021

 

Covid 19 pandemic has put the break on vaccination and as such the world is in the fear major outbreaks such as measles in 2021. The scientists in a recent article in the Lancet Journal warned of the outbreak as an unexpected consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.....https://indianf.com/world-to-see-increased-measles-outbreak-in-2021/amp/

For first time, diamonds developed in room temperature

 

Diamonds normally takes billions of years to form. It is formed naturally under high pressure and temperature. But a group of scientists have not developed diamond in a lab in room temperature. This is the first time that diamonds are developed in a lab in room temperature.

Act now for a better generation: UNICEF

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The governments have mobilised billions to save economises from nose diving. However, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned of a lost generation of children if not acted soon.

Jayalaithaa’s aide Sasikakla’s release; who paid ten crore?

It is only a matter of few days that late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s aide  K Sasikala will come out of the Bangalore Jail where she is imprisoned in a disproportionate assets case. This comes after a fine of Rs ten crore imposed on her was remitted by her relatives....https://indianf.com/jayalaithaas-aide-sasikaklas-release-who-paid-ten-crore/amp/.

No safe level of Alcohol consumption exists. WHO

 

Europe saw 11 per cent of its cancer cases linked to alcohol, which many people tend to ignore. The WHO European region in their fact sheet said that there was no safe level of alcohol consumption, regardless of the beverage type, quality and price....https://indianf.com/no-safe-level-of-alcohol-consumption-exists-who/amp/

Digital cooperation the need of the hour; UN Internet Forum

COVID-19 pandemic has clearly demonstrated the importance of digital technology but it has also led to exacerbated inequalities and digital divide. The UN has already warned that nearly half the people worldwide are denied opportunities to communicate, work study, shop and even participate in much of modern life. It was at this juncture that the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) met recently and endorsed the commitment to support global digital cooperation through concrete action and various projects to connect the unconnected.....https://indianf.com/digital-cooperation-the-need-of-the-hour-un-internet-forum/amp/

Less than 30 per cent preferred “Made in China” products this Diwali

 Indians always preferred to buy low cost products and “Made in China”: had always a preference. But this Diwali was quite different as majority of the Indians did not go after products with a “Made in China” tag.....https://indianf.com/less-than-30-per-cent-preferred-made-in-china-products-this-diwali/amp/

Zoom Dysmorphia grips people; several turns up for plastic surgery

 With Covid 19 keeping people indoors and companies and institutions going in for online meetings, people are in the grip of Zoom Dysmorphia, a phenomenon where people tend to look more glamorous in online meetings. This tendency has resulted in people going in for plastic surgery in great numbers so as to look more glamorous in online meetings....https://indianf.com/zoom-dysmorphia-grips-people-several-turns-up-for-plastic-surgery/amp/

Mars lost more water and still continues to loss; Study

 

Mars, the red Planet is known to have the presence of water millions of years ago. And now, scientists have decoded the phenomenon of how Mars lost its water that is equal to the global ocean.....https://indianf.com/mars-lost-more-water-and-still-continues-to-loss-study/amp/

WHO dreams big of eliminating cervical cancer

 

Vaccinating 90 per cent of girls by 15 years of age, screening 70 per cent of women by 35 years and treating 90 per cent of women identified with cervical disease. This is what the World Health Organisation (WHO) dreams of for eliminating cervical cancer by 2050......https://indianf.com/who-dreams-big-of-eliminating-cervical-cancer/amp/

Meet the Four SpaceX Astronauts

The world has seen the four astronauts shooting up to reach the International Space Station in the first SpaceX operational trip. Of the four, two are military officers, one is the first person in decades to launch aboard three kinds of rocketships and the fourth is a space shuttle flight controller.

Let’s look at each of the astronauts.......https://indianf.com/meet-the-four-spacex-astronauts/amp/

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Kabartal, Bihar’s first freshwater marsh under Ramsar Convention

 Kabartal in Bihar has made recent headlines. But there were only a few takers. The freshwater marsh was in the news for coming under the Ramsar Convention. The convention is an international treaty, signed on February 2, 1971, for the conservation and wise use of wet lands.  The treaty was signed in the city of Ramsar in Iran....https://indianf.com/kabartal-bihars-first-freshwater-marsh-under-ramsar-convention/amp/

Kids of Mom’s with healthy lifestyle much healthier

 

A mother’s health and her healthy habits will reflect in a child. A child whose mother had a healthy lifestyle is now known to live longer without any heart related issues than a child whose mother had unhealthy lifestyle.....https://indianf.com/kids-of-moms-with-healthy-lifestyle-much-healthier/amp/

Covid 19 takes the toll on more nurses

 

Did covid 19 take the lives of as many nurses as those who died in the World War I? If the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has to be believed, at least 1,500 nurses across the world have now died of Covid 19....https://indianf.com/covid-19-takes-the-toll-on-more-nurses/amp/

Cities “advertisers” for foreign direct investment

 

Urban areas are not just regions that build up hope and aspirations of many but they are primary catalysts of economic development and prosperity across the world. The Urban areas are regions that generate enormous economies as the platforms for production, trade, innovation and generating formal and informal employment.....https://indianf.com/cities-advertisers-for-foreign-direct-investment/amp/

Women having jobs have better memory: study

 Women who work have sharp memory later in their life, according to a new study among the women in the United States.....https://indianf.com/women-having-jobs-have-better-memory-study/amp/

India’s forest man finds a place in US curriculum

 Jadav Payeng, who is known as India’s Forest Man, has dedicated almost all this entire life, about 42 years, for preserving Molai woods, a forested area spread over 500 hectares along a barren sandbar of Majuli in Assam. His dedication for protecting the forest has now found him a place in the school curriculum in the United States.....https://indianf.com/indias-forest-man-finds-a-place-in-us-curriculum/amp/

Tutarieva is a fighter for women equality

 

Coming from a community where men are always considered super powers and where the society thinks that men are the providers and women are homemakers, Nadia Tutarieva has made a difference in transforming women in her locality in Ukraine. And this has won her a place among the other leaders in the 20 Years of Women, Peace, and Power of UN Women on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325......https://indianf.com/tutarieva-is-a-fighter-for-women-equality/amp/

Child protection funding needs streamlining

 The world has seen an increase in funding for child protection but the gaps still remain wide with the increase in need at an alarming rate. The funding allocations for child protection were not on track for meeting the needs, according to a new global report.....https://indianf.com/child-protection-funding-needs-streamlining/amp/

Priyanca, Indian origin NZ minister believes in dignity for all

 

Priyanca Radhakrishnan from Kerala is in the limelight now. She has now got the distinction of becoming the first-ever Indian-origin minister in New Zealand’. She was one among the five new ministers inducted into her executive by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardem...https://i2.wp.com/indianf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/priyanca.jpg?w=363&ssl=1

For Rimu, education is the power of women

 

For Rimu Sultana Rimu, literacy is always her mission. For this young Rohingya activist now living in one of the world’s largest refugee camps — Cox’s Bazar (Bangladesh) — education is what gives power to women and children......https://indianf.com/for-rimu-education-is-the-power-of-women/amp/

Meet brave Askira, who fights against Boko Haram

 Born and raised in the epicentre of the Boko Haram insurgency, Fatima Askira is one of the woman leaders from Nigeria who stood for the upliftment of women and for promoting peace in her community. And it was this courage that got her named as one among the other leaders in the 20 Years of Women, Peace, Power of UN Women on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325.https://i1.wp.com/indianf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/fatima.jpg?w=480&ssl=1

eSanjeevani, the OPD portal makes a difference in health service

 

Six lakh tele-consultation and still going. This is what eSanjeevani, tele-medicine initiative of India, has achieved in just six months. An initiative of the Ministry of Health and the first of the kind by any government, the digital consultation have transformed the healthcare service by providing consultation at homes.....https://indianf.com/esanjeevani-the-opd-portal-makes-a-difference-in-health-service/amp/

Dr Habiba Sarabi, a trailblazing leader of Women rights

 

A trailblazing leader and one among the four women involved in negotiating peace with the Taliban forces in war torn Afghanistan, Dr Habiba Sarabi has got mentioned in the “20 Years of Women, Peace, Power” of UN Women on the occasion of the 20^th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325.....https://indianf.com/dr-habiba-sarabi-a-trailblazing-leader-of-women-rights/amp/

Social isolation, a more risky factor for women

 

It is a known fact that social isolation and loneliness affects the physical health of a person. But do these affect men and women in different ways? Yes, they do as per a new study by a group of researchers at the University of British Columbia. They found that women are more prone to social isolation and loneliness, placing them at higher risk of hypertension.....https://indianf.com/social-isolation-a-more-risky-factor-for-women/amp/

Covid 19 pandemic highlights importance of Open Science

 Covid 19 has taught the world a lot and one such thing is cooperation in the field of scientific research. Already a movement focussing on free access to scientific publicatios, infrastructure and data, the ‘Open Science’ has now got an added support from international organisations.....https://indianf.com/covid-19-pandemic-highlights-importance-of-open-science/amp/

Tourism sector re-energising remains uncertain

 When is tourism sector going to rebound? Despite countries opening tourist destinations, this is a question that is doing the rounds for the last many months. The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has said that a rebound in international tourism was possible in 2021, especially in the third quarter.  However, some experts say that this was not possible and world tourism was likely to get re-energised only in 2022....https://indianf.com/tourism-sector-re-energising-remains-uncertain/amp/

Vaccine nationalism and the poor

 It was only two days ago that the World Health Organisation warned against Vaccine Nationalism. The WHO was forced to come out with such a warning after rich countries such as the United States, UK, France and Germany entered into purchase contracts with Coivid-19 manufacturers. The countries started the spree even before the human trials were conclusive on the vaccine......https://indianf.com/vaccine-nationalism-and-the-poor/amp/

Zero gender-based violence, preventable maternal death, unmet need for family planning.

 

The world is in need of zero gender-based violence, zero preventable maternal death and Zero unmet need for family planning. In a bid to make lives better, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has come up with three world programmes — zero gender-based violence, zero preventable maternal death and Zero unmet need for family planning......https://indianf.com/zero-gender-based-violence-preventable-maternal-death-unmet-need-for-family-planning/amp/

Tamil Nadu in top of highest road accident

 

Tamil Nadu topped the list of accidents in 2019 though it showed a reduction of 10.5 per cent over the previous years, according to the latest report of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.....https://indianf.com/tamil-nadu-in-top-of-highest-road-accident/amp/

Covid 19 interrupts efforts to achieve gender equality

 Gender equality was always an issue and COVID-19 pandemic has only elevated the divide. The pandemic was “interrupting efforts to achieve equality” and threatening to “reverse hard-won gains over the past decades, the United Nations said....https://indianf.com/covid-19-interrupts-efforts-to-achieve-gender-equality/amp/

Bio trade to recover from Covid-19

 World leaders have given a call to tap Bio Trade for a better recovery from Covid-19 pandemic as the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can create jobs and economic growth while protecting the World. The leaders said that the pandemic was an opportunity to put bold and ambitious environmental action at the heart of post coronavirus economic recovery strategies...https://indianf.com/bio-trade-to-recover-from-covid-19/amp/

First seaplane in India all set for the skies

 

The first seaplane service in India will commence from Gujarat on October 31 when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the first of the five seaplane services connecting Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Narmada district....https://indianf.com/first-seaplane-in-india-all-set-for-the-skies/amp/

Online shopping biggest shift at time of Covid-19

 

Covid 19 has brought in many changes and one of the biggest changes visible is with the shift in shopping. The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and triggered changes in online shopping behaviours and these are likely to last for a long period, according to a new survey “COVID 19 and commerce”...https://indianf.com/online-shopping-biggest-shift-at-time-of-covid-19/amp/

Four principles to reduce risk of future pandemics

In the wake of increasing zoonotic diseases across the world, a group of international organisations have come up with four guiding principles for reducing the risk of future pandemics originating from wild animals....https://indianf.com/four-principles-to-reduce-risk-of-future-pandemics/amp/

Urban sprawl and unsustainable forestry, a threat to biodiversity; EU

 

Unsustainable farming and forestry, pollution and urban sprawl are blamed for a drastic decline in Europe’s biodiversity, which threatens the survival of thousands of animal species and habitats, according to a new report by the European Union....https://indianf.com/urban-sprawl-and-unsustainable-forestry-a-threat-to-biodiversity-eu/amp/

Babies consume 1.6 million microplatics a day

 

We all know that microplastics are everywhere. They are found in the water we drink, the fish we eat and the food we eat. A new study has shown that Bottle-fed babies may ingest more than a million pieces of microplastics each day.....https://indianf.com/babies-consume-1-6-million-microplatics-a-day/amp/

Ayushman Sahakar, a healthcare infrastructure by cooperatives

 

Any Cooperative Society in the country can develop healthcare infrastructure with the launch of Ayushman Sahakar, a unique scheme to assist affordable and holistic healthcare through hospitals / healthcare / education facilities by cooperative societies.....https://indianf.com/ayushman-sahakar-a-healthcare-infrastructure-by-cooperatives/amp/