Urban Population To Grow by 2.2 Billion

 Early stages of Covid 19 saw large-scale flight from major cities to the perceived safety of the countryside and smaller towns but this was only temporary with the global urban population back on track to grow by another 2.2 billion people by 2050. This comes from the new report “UN Habitat World Cities Report 2022 Envisaging the Future of Cities“........https://indianf.com/urban-population-to-grow-by-2-2-billion/

25 years and A Long Way To Protect Children From Conflicts

 

Despite the world fighting against grave violations against children in armed conflicts in the last 25 years, much remains to be done to protect the children from such consequences....https://indianf.com/25-years-and-a-long-way-to-protect-children-from-conflicts/

Drugs Pollute Water Bodies Than Ever Thought

 

Have you ever thought that drugs come with several environmental impact? With respect to the production, use and disposal, pharmaceutical ingredients in prescription and over-the-counter drugs are released into the environment, especially in surface waters...https://indianf.com/drugs-pollute-water-bodies-than-ever-thought/

Toxic Particles Get Directly To Brain

 The toxic particles that we breathe in through polluted air directly gets into the brain from the lungs, according to a new study. The Scientists from the University of Birmingham and research institutions in China discovered a possible direct pathway used by various inhaled fine particles through blood circulation with indications that, once there, the particles stay longer in the brain than in other main metabolic organs....https://indianf.com/toxic-particles-get-directly-to-brain/

Legalised Cannabis Use Accelerates Demand

 The world saw an increase of 26 per cent of the use of drugs as the use of legalized cannabis in some countries and states accelerated its daily use, according to a major study by UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)..https://indianf.com/legalised-cannabis-use-accelerates-demand/

Covid 19 and G7; Six Lakh Lives Lost

As the G7 summit undergoes in Germany, a new analysis shows that 6,00,000 lives in low- and middle income countries could have been saved if the G7 countries had fulfilled its promise of providing Covid 19 vaccine....https://indianf.com/covid-19-and-g7-six-lakh-lives-lost/

Russia- Ukraine war; 152 Cultural Sites Destroyed

According to a new count, 152 cultural sites in Ukraine have been partially or totally destroyed since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war..https://indianf.com/russia-ukraine-war-152-cultural-sites-destroyed/

Learning Poverty; 70 per cent of 10 year Old Can’t read

 

The world is in a real shock to see that 70 per cent of children below ten years of age are unable to read and understand a simple text in the developing world, which shows that “learning Poverty” has only deepened....https://indianf.com/learning-poverty-70-per-cent-of-10-year-old-cant-read/

Russia’s Ranking Lowers In Several Places

 

With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, majority of the people do not have a favourable opinion of that country, according to a latest PEW Research Centre study....https://indianf.com/russias-ranking-lowers-in-several-places/

Never Water Down Commitment on Fossil Fuel

With G7 countries going on a global shopping spree for fossil fuels and reverting to power up coal plants as gas supply from Russia dwindles, nature lovers and environmentalists have asked these countries not to water down from their earlier communique to end all international finance towards fossil fuels by the end of 2022, and potentially shift nearly 33 billion dollar a year to clean energy sources...https://indianf.com/never-water-down-commitment-on-fossil-fuel/

Who is Arati Prabhakar, the Indian-American To be New Science Adviser Of US Prez

US President Joe Biden has nominated Arati Prabhakar, an applied physicist, to be his science adviser and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). ....https://indianf.com/who-is-arati-prabhakar-the-indian-american-to-be-new-science-adviser-of-us-prez/

India’s Antibiotic Usage High; Needs Check

Despite India having a low per-capita consumption rate of antibiotics, the country consumes a large volume of broadspectrum antibiotics that should ideally be used sparingly, according to a latest study...https://indianf.com/indias-antibiotic-usage-high-needs-check/

Educational Support needed Children Grows to 222 Million

 

In a shocking revelation, the United Nations said that the number of crisis-impacted school aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016 to 222 million in 2022....https://indianf.com/educational-support-needed-children-grows-to-222-million/

How Often Parties Resorted to “Resort Politics”

 

With political crisis heating up in Maharshtra, the political parties have resorted to “resort politics after senior Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde rebelled against the party and herded some MLAs to BJP-ruled Gujarat, putting a huge question mark on the stability of the two and-a-half-year-old Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government....https://indianf.com/how-often-parties-resorted-to-resort-politics/

Two years into Covid, Women Are At Loss

 

Two years into COVID-19 pandemic, existing gender inequalities and socio-economic barriers have only exacerbated for women and girls with women folk continuing to pay a higher price.  .....https://indianf.com/two-years-into-covid-women-are-at-loss/

Break Free Of Fossil Fuel Stockholm Syndrome

 

As the world fights for green and clear energy, an analysis by a group of researchers point out that government investment in clean energy and energy efficiency makes more sense on traditional economic metrics than dirty alternatives and also called on to break free of fossil Stockholm Syndrome....https://indianf.com/break-free-of-fossil-fuel-stockholm-syndrome/

Beer Good For Body

 

Beer has health benefits when consumed in moderation and non-alcoholic are wildly popular. However, are these drinks also healthful? In a pilot study, researchers say that men who drank either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily had a more diverse set of gut microbes, which can reduce the risk for some diseases....https://indianf.com/beer-good-for-body/

Who Are Responsible For Most Oil Slicks?

 What leads to most oil slicks? Well, human beings are responsible for the most oils slicks. A group of researchers from the US and China, while mapping oil pollution across the oceans found that more than 90 per cent of chronic oil slicks come from human sources.....https://indianf.com/who-are-responsible-for-most-oil-slicks/

What led to Spread of Islam?

In a recent study, researchers from the University of Basel said that extreme drought conditions in Arabian peninsula made possible the spread of Islam at that time....https://indianf.com/what-led-to-spread-of-islam/

Are Journalists Satisfied In Their Job?

 

Journalism and journalists across the world face rising political polarisation, economic upheaval of the digital age and issues related to Covid 19 pandemic but still they have withstood all the turmoil. https://indianf.com/are-journalists-satisfied-in-their-job/

How important is vaginal microbiome in women’s reproductive health?

 Though studies have shown that there is much link between microbes and reproductive health, a larger study has now come out confirming that vaginal microbes play an important part in the women’s reproductive health. https://indianf.com/how-important-is-vaginal-microbiome-in-womens-reproductive-health/

Seven Action Plan To Food Crisis

 

As the world comes to terms with a potential global food crisis triggered by the conflict in Ukraine, a group of researchers have come up with a seven point action plan to mitigate supply and price shocks and to improve resilience to future crises..... https://indianf.com/seven-action-plan-to-food-crisis/