Flying cars to be a reality soon

 The dream of flying from one place to another just like driving a car is not an illusion but going to be a reality in the future. A mobility solution in Japan has claimed to have conducted a test drive of the first flying car......https://indianf.com/flying-cars-to-be-a-reality-soon/amp/

IIT Kharagpur comes up with micro needles

 

A human hair is about 50 to 70 micrometre thick and a needle having 55 micrometre thick has now been developed by scientists in India. A revolution in the health sector, the micro needles are going to give the patients a painless injection of drugs......https://indianf.com/iit-kharagpur-comes-up-with-micro-needles/amp/

2020 forest fires worse than previous years; WWF

From the Amazon to the Arctic, forest fires have been raging in an alarming rate than before. A report from the WWF and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) shows that 2020 Forest Fires Globally Could be Worse than 2019....https://indianf.com/2020-forest-fires-worse-than-previous-years-wwf/

Children less likely to be affected with Covid-19; study

A new study by UK based researchers says that children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of Covid-19 infection. Moreover, the death from the deadly virus and is also rare among children.....https://indianf.com/children-less-likely-to-be-affected-with-covid-19-study/

Early Blood analysis could detect psychotic disorder in future

 

A blood analysis can now detect at a younger age if he or she is going to have any psychotic disorder in the future, according to a study....https://indianf.com/early-blood-analysis-could-detect-psychotic-disorder-in-future/

August Month records highest rainfall after 76 years

 After 44 long years, India received the highest rainfall in August 2020. The month of August received 25 per cent rains more than the average, according to the India Meteorological Department.https://indianf.com/august-month-records-highest-rainfall-after-76-years/

Older men are more prone to Covid-19

Covid-19 can infect any one, be it young or old, but older men are twice at risk of becoming severely ill and to die as women of the same age. But why is that men are infected hard by the deadly virus? This has now been unravelled in a new study that says that men produce a weaker immune response to the virus than women....https://indianf.com/older-men-are-more-prone-to-covid-19/

Women effective in law enforcement; Interpol

Women contribute to more effective law enforcement but still face many hurdles in their involvement across all facets of police operations, according to a new report by the Interpol, UNODEC and the UN Women.....https://indianf.com/women-effective-in-law-enforcement-interpol/

87 per cent of Covid deaths in India among people above 45 years

More than 87 per cent of the deaths related to Covid- 19 in India were among those aged above 45 years, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.....https://indianf.com/87-per-cent-of-covid-deaths-in-india-among-people-above-45-years/

Covid vaccine human trials in Australia shows no side effects

 

Numerous trails on coronavirus vaccine are taking place across the globe and the vaccine developed by Australian researchers has shown no side effects in all the human trials so far, according to reports.

The trials were conducted on 120 Brisbane volunteers and in hamsters in the Netherlands. The vaccine was developed by the University of Queensland and Australian biotech giant CSL...https://indianf.com/covid-vaccine-human-trials-in-australia-shows-no-side-effects/

Covid-19; Tourism sector to see loss of 120 million jobs- UN

 

Stating that Tourism was among the hardest hit of all sectors by COVID-19, the United Nations said that export revenues from tourism could fall by 910 billion dollars to 1.2 trillion dollars in 2020 and the loss of 120 million jobs.....https://indianf.com/tourism-revenue-would-cut-120-million-jobs-un/

Covid-19; Mental disorders in students on an increase in the US

 

As coronavirus continues to affect the entire society, a new survey has exposed the mental pressure of graduate as well as undergraduate students in the United States...https://indianf.com/covid-19-mental-disorders-in-students-on-an-increase-in-the-us/

Governments not giving priority to fight illegal wildlife trade; report

 The global approach to fighting wildlife trafficking is failing, which has led to the instability of society and threatening the existence of the illegally traded species. Wildlife trafficking, which is considered to be the fourth largest illicit global trade after narcotics, counterfeiting of currencies and products and human trafficking, is estimated to be worth at least 19 billion dollars per year, according to a report of the World Wildlife Fund and Dalberg....https://indianf.com/governments-not-giving-priority-to-fight-illegal-wildlife-trade-report/

Open API Service from Aarogya Setu for business

 Aimed at helping businesses and economy to start functioning while being safe at the time of Covid-19 pandemic, India has come up with new innovative feature called ‘Open API Service’....https://indianf.com/open-api-service-from-aarogya-setu-for-business/

COVID 19: India reaches another record of highest single day recoveries

 

India has touched another peak of posting the highest recoveries of COVID-19 cases in a single day with 62,282 people have been discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours...https://indianf.com/covid-19-india-reaches-another-record-of-highest-single-day-recoveries/

Salami, the bank madam is real life hero

It was not a surprise when the United Nations named Salami Shashankar of Toyaput village in the Maoist insurgency affected area of Koraput district in Odisha as one among the real life heroes on World Humanitarian Day.

https://indianf.com/salami-the-bank-madam-is-real-life-hero/

Pistols are most seized firearm; UNODC

 

Pistols are world’s most seized type of firearm and America is reported for the most seized firearms overall, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)....https://indianf.com/pistols-are-most-seized-firearm-unodc/amp/

Tears of birds/reptiles same as Human tears

 

Are tears of birds and reptiles same as that of human beings? A new study has found that the composition of tears of birds and reptiles are same as that of human beings. Though the composition is the same, there is structural difference when the tears form crystallised substances.....https://indianf.com/tears-of-birds-reptiles-same-as-human-tears/amp/

Earth records its highest temperature of 130 F

The hottest day on Earth has been recorded on August 16 when the temperature in California’s Death Valley touched 130 Fahrenheit (54.4 degree Celsius). This is the highest ever recorded temperature till now.....https://indianf.com/earth-records-its-highest-temperature-of-130-f/amp/

New Covid Strain in Malayasia claimed to be more severe than present one

Researchers have come across a new strain of the coronavirus in Malaysia, which is said to be ten times more infectious than the present Covid -19.....https://indianf.com/new-covid-strain-in-malayasia-claimed-to-be-more-severe-than-present-one/amp/

Greenland ice sheet melting to a point of no return; researchers

The ice sheet in Greenland has melted to a point of no return and the efforts to slow global warming will not help it from disintegrating, according to a new study by Ohio State University....https://indianf.com/greenland-ice-sheet-melting-to-a-point-of-no-return-researchers/amp/

Russia produces first batch of Covid vaccine

 

Four days after Russia approved the first vaccine against Covid – 19, the country has produced the first batch of the new vaccine for the deadly virus, according to reports...more...https://indianf.com/russia-produces-first-batch-of-covid-vaccine/amp/

Majority Americans believe women yet to achieve equal rights with men

 

As the 100 year anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which granted women in the United States the right to vote approaches, a majority of the Americans say that the country still hasn’t gone far enough in giving women equal rights with men.......https://indianf.com/majority-americans-believe-women-yet-to-achieve-equal-rights-with-men/amp/

If an engineering student, be part of NASA

 

If you are an engineering student, then here is your chance to work with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for exploring water on the Moon and Mars......more..https://indianf.com/if-an-engineering-student-be-part-of-nasa/amp/

Covid-19 and School reopening; 43 per cent schools lack basic hygiene facilities

 

As schools worldwide are thinking of reopening, the WHO and the UNICEF said that 43 per cent of schools around the world lacked access to basic hand washing with soap and water in 2019, a key condition for schools to be able to operate safely in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic....more..https://indianf.com/covid-19-and-school-reopening-43-per-cent-schools-lack-basic-hygiene-facilities/amp/

2019 saw more killings of environmental activists

A record 212 environmental activists were killed in 2019, which is considered to be the deadliest year for activists, according to a new report.....more..

https://indianf.com/2019-saw-more-killings-of-environmental-activists/amp/