MiG Crashes Explained

On July 28, 2022, Indian Air Force saw another of its MiG-21 Bison aircraft  going down in Barmer, Rajasthan. Two pilots aboard the trainer version of the fighter aircraft were killed. Indian Air Force has seen the largest mishaps and let us look at the fleet....https://indianf.com/mig/

Extreme heat and air pollution Leads To More Deaths

 Heat waves andair pollution are harmful but when they combine together, they are more deadly, according to a latest study by researchers at the University of Southern California.....https://indianf.com/pollution-2/

Lanka Crisis; Negative Impact on Children’s Behaviour

 

As Sri Lanka is under a financial crisis,  nearly one in three parents in Sri Lanka have noticed negative changes in their children’s behaviour in the last six months...https://indianf.com/lanka-crisis/

Access To Clean, Health, Sustainable Environment = Universal Human Right

 In a historic resolution, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on July 28, 2022, declaring access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, a universal human right.....https://indianf.com/access-to-clean-health-sustainable-environment-universal-human-right/

Napping Increases Risk of Blood Pressure

 People often nap in between. But is napping good or bad? A new study shows that napping on a regular basis is associated with higher risks for high blood pressure and stroke....https://indianf.com/napping/

Was Virtual Education Effective or Ineffective?

 

Was virtual education in India effective? Some say it was much worthy and some others say it was not that effective. Well, a survey by IPSOS says that six in ten Indians opined that Virtual Education was ineffective....https://indianf.com/virtual-education/

Kerala Savari; First Online Taxi Service From Govt

 

In a first of its kind by any government, Kerala’s Left Government is all set to roll out its online taxi-auto service ‘Kerala Savari’ – modelled on the lines of leading private cab aggregators on the first day of Malayalam month of Chingam that falls on August 17.....https://indianf.com/kerala-savari/

Scientists trace earliest cases of COVID-19 to market in Wuhan, China

 

Controversial but still known, Covid 19 has traces in Wuhan City, China. In a recent study involving an international team of 18 researchers confirmed that live animals sold at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market were the likely source of the COVID-19 pandemic.....https://indianf.com/wuhan/

Three In Ten People Started Business At some Point

 

Did you start a business recently? If so then you are one among the majority who attempted a business at some point. A new study showed that three in ten people ( 31 per cent) have started business at some point of time and about 29 per cent hope to do so in the near future. The IPSOS in its latest survey claimed this....https://indianf.com/business/

How Good Are Children Trying To Lose Weight

 

Are Children trying to lose weight? This may be true if one looks at the new study from Oxford University that says that over a quarter (26.5 per cent) of children tried to lose weight between 2015 and 2016, a five per cent increase over 1997 and 1998...https://indianf.com/weight/

Know more About Monkeypox

 The World Health Organization (WHO) has declare Monkeypox a global health emergency . Monkeypox is not a new disease but in some African countries it is endemic. The WHO declared it a global emergency after the international breakout of the disease..https://indianf.com/monkeypox/

First-ever Global Principles To Safeguard Children From Climate Crisis

 

With an estimated one billion children living in extremely high risk to the impacts of climate change, the United Nations have come out with a set of guidelines to protect, include and empower children forced to flee their homes due to the climate crisis.....https://indianf.com/climate-2/

Covid 19 patients At Higher Risk Of Diabetes and Cardio Disease

 

People who contracted Covid-19 are at increased risk of being diagnosed with diabetes and cardiovascular disorders in the three months following infection, although the risk declines back to baseline levels, according to a study from the United Kingdom says.....https://indianf.com/covid-19-3/

Kangaroo Courts And The Media

 

Chief Justice of India NV Ramanaon July 22, 2022 said the media is running “kangaroo courts” on issues even experienced judges find difficult to decide....https://indianf.com/kangaroo-mcourt/

Dementia Improvement in Men and Women

 

Physical and mental activity helps in improving skills and delaying dementia. But does that differ in men and women? A new study shows that physical and mental activities vary for men and women...https://indianf.com/dementia/

 

From a little known actor,  Arpita Mukherjee is now a name that hold strong with  Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee, who is allegedly involved in West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) teacher recruitment scam. From a model actor to the glories of an actor and film producer, the ED recovered  Rs 20 crore from her house, the money alleged to be given in bribes in the recruitment scandal....https://indianf.com/arpita-mukherjee/

75 Per Cent Vehilcles To be Electric By 2050

 

India would see an increased sale of electric vehicles in the coming years with an estimate sale comprising 30 per cent and 75 per cent of the new vehicle sales by 2030 and 2050, according to an independent study by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water(CEEW).....Ihttps://indianf.com/electric/

SWOT For Better Understanding Of Water Bodies

Despite two thirds of the Earth’s surface covered with water, the world only has a limited view of of the freshwater bodies. Moreover, the researchers also have reliable water level measurements for only a few thousand lakes around the world, and little to no data on some of the planet’s important river systems. In a major development,. NASA’s upcoming Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite will fill this enormous gap and help better understanding of Earth’s water cycle....https://indianf.com/swot/

Human activities increase likelihood of extreme heat wave

July 19 was recorded as the hottest recorded day in the United Kingdom when temperature shot up 40 degrees Celsius and above. Heat wave continued to grip Europe and the United States in the last many days. No doubt, human activities are the culprits and heat wave would continue....https://indianf.com/heat-wave-2/

Animal Health And Greenhouse Gas

 

Animal health is vital in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment by countries is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners said in a report published on Thursday....https://indianf.com/animal-health/

Strasbourg, the New World Capital Of Books

 

Strasbourg’s strong focus on books to meet the challenges of social tensions and climate change, with programs like ‘Reading for the Planet’ has earned this French city the designation of World Book Capital for 2024...https://indianf.com/strasbourg/

Predicting Of Water Fluctutaion Difficult In Coming Years

 

With increased fluctuation in water resources, it could become more and more difficult to predict in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere by later this century, according to a new study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)....https://indianf.com/water-2/

India’s Preventive Healthcare Sector to Scale 197 Billion Dollars by 2025

India’s preventive healthcare sector, which includes fitness and wellness, foods and supplements, early diagnostics and health tracking among others, is projected to reach 197 billion dollars by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 22 per cent, according to a report released by strategy consulting firm Redseer Strategy Consultants in collaboration with Chiratae Ventures and Amazon Web Services (AWS)...https://indianf.com/preventive/

Migrant Health Not Yet Healthy

 

Millions of refugees and migrants face poorer health outcomes than their host communities, which has dire consequences for the probability that the world will not achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for these populations, according to the first ever report on the health of refugees and migrants.... https://indianf.com/migrant/

Human Rights Still A Long Road For Afghanistan

 “It is beyond time for all Afghans to be able to live in peace and rebuild their lives after 20 years of armed conflict. Our monitoring reveals that despite the improved security situation since 15 August, the people of Afghanistan, in particular women and girls, are deprived of the full enjoyment of their human rights,” said Markus Potzel, Acting Secretary-Generals Special Representative for Afghanistan. This is what reflects Human Rights’ situation of Today in Afghanistan....https://indianf.com/human-rights/

More Risk Of Dying Of Eye cancer in Low Income Countries

Children in low income countries are at 16 per cent higher risk of dying of eye cancer retinoblastoma at any time within three years of diagnosis than those in high-income countries, claimed a new study published in The Lancet Global Health.....https://indianf.com/eye/

How Society Do Think of Risk?

Have you ever thought of how society thinks about risk? All the daily activities that we do everyday involve a certain degree of risk. The risk may be related to the work, finance or health and many other things. But how is risk perceived within a society and how do individuals think about risk? This was what Dr. Dirk Wulff and Professor Rui Mata, researchers in the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Basel, set out to discover.

https://indianf.com/how-society-do-think-of-risk/

Younger People At Higher Risk From Alcohol

 

We all know that alcohol consumption is bad for the health. Is there any difference in the effect of alcohol consumption based on age, geographical region and sex ? A new analysis in Lancet says that young people face higher health risks from alcohol consumption than older adults.In the first study on alcohol risk by geographical region, age, sex, and year, the researchers also point out that adults aged 40 and older without underlying health conditions may see some benefits from small alcohol consumption (between one and two standard drinks per day, including a reduced risk in cardiovascular disease, stroke, and diabetes...https://indianf.com/alcohol/

World should worry about vaccine to children

 

Has the vaccination coverage come down globally and is there any alarming situation? At the time of Covid 19 pandemic, the world has seen a huge gap in vaccination and now the World Health Organisation and UNICEF has sounded an alarm with new data showing global vaccination coverage continuing to decline in 2021....https://indianf.com/world-should-worry-about-vaccine-to-children/

Salt At Table Calls For Premature Death

 Salt, as we all know is not healthy and doctors have asked to avoid it to the maximum. A new study shows that people, who add extra salt to their food at the table are at higher risk of dying prematurely from any cause,...https://indianf.com/salt/

 

1.1 Billion Covid 19 Vaccine Wastage

 

The Developing as well as least developed nations among others are yet to meet the Covid 19 vaccine target even as a new finding reported of having wasted 1.1 billion vaccines since the global rollout began....https://indianf.com/1-1-billion-covid-19-vaccine-wastage/

Does Your Country Host The Largest Refugee?

 

  Do you think that your country is hosting the greatest number of refugees? A recent study shows that one in three people believe their own country is one of the three countries in the world hosting the greatest number of refugees....https://indianf.com/does-your-country-host-the-largest-refugee/

More Dogs In Neighbourhood Brings Added Security

If you have lots of dogs in the neighbourhood, then you are safe. This comes up in a new study conducted in Columbus. The researchers noted that neighbourhoods with more dogs had lower rates of homicide, robbery and to a lesser extent, aggravated assaults compared to areas with fewer dogs, at least when residents also had high levels of trust in each other.....https://indianf.com/more-dogs-in-neighbourhood-brings-added-security/ 

Close Monitoring Of Wildlife Trade For keeping Zoonotic Diseases Away

COVID-19 pandemic and its suspected wild animal origins have spurred fresh consideration of how to reduce zoonotic disease risks associated with wild animal trade. But with Legal wildlife trade continuing to be a source of income and sustenance for communities worldwide, the spread of zoonotic disease can only be checked through a range of interdisciplinary responses and close monitoring of the trade....https://indianf.com/close-monitoring-of-wildlife-trade-for-keeping-zoonotic-diseases-away/

No Decent Work For Rural Worke

Social protection for rural workers “remains a dream” even as 80 per cent of the world’s poor live in rural areas with several of them facing severe decent work deficits......https://indianf.com/no-decent-work-for-rural-workers/

Some Viruses Make You Smell Tastier To Mosquitoes

How do Mosquitoes have more liking to people with diseases? A new study shows that mosquitoes are attracted to certain viruses such as Zika and dengue fever viruses. In their study, the researchers said that the viruses alter the scent of mice and humans they infect) which makes it quite attractive for the mosquitoe... https://indianf.com/some-viruses-make-you-smell-tastier-to-mosquitoes/

Reversal In Eliminating World Hunger

 

The World is moving backwards on eliminating hunger and malnutrition, reversing from the Sustainable Development Goal of in all its forms, according to the latest The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report....https://indianf.com/reversal-in-eliminating-world-hunger/

Covid 19, Third Leading Death Cause In US

 

Do you know the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2020 and 2021? A new analysis shows that COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death between March 2020 and October 2021 in the US......https://indianf.com/covid-19-third-leading-death-cause-in-us/

Motherhood In Childhood

 

About a third of all women in developing countries have children at the age of 19 or younger, and nearly half of first births to adolescents, are to children or girls aged 17 or under, according to a new analysis by UNFPA......https://indianf.com/motherhood-in-childhood/

Physician Suicide More Common

 Suicide among physicians because of job issues is becoming more common globally, according to a recent study.....https://indianf.com/physician-suicide-more-common/

Covid19; More Deaths In Poor Countries Than Thought

 

Covid 19 pandemic was earlier thought to have caused more deaths and infection in rich countries than in poor countries. But this has been debated now with a new study claiming that the risk of dying from the disease in the early times was roughly twice as high for people living in lower-income countries as for those in rich nations....https://indianf.com/covid19-more-deaths-in-poor-countries-than-thought/

A Jump Of Maternal Mortality During COVID-19

 COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts have taken a heavy toll on American mothers who were pregnant or just gave birth, said a new study......https://indianf.com/a-jump-of-maternal-mortality-during-covid-19/

Well-integrated System, The Need For Better Food Security

 

With increasing uncertainty over the world food security leading to fragmenting global agrifood markets and magnifying hunger threats, experts call for a robust and well-integrated global system to withstand unprecedented challenges, as evidenced during the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.....https://indianf.com/well-integrated-system-the-need-for-better-food-security/

Do Politicians Live Longer?

 

Who has the longest survival potential? Have you ever thought that politicians have the highest life expectancy? A new study by researchers at OxfordPopulation Health revealed that politicians have a considerable survival advantage over general populations....https://indianf.com/do-politicians-live-longer/

Children More Likely At Risk Of Long Covid

Children who have received a COVID-19 diagnosis can experience symptoms of long COVID 19 lasting at least two months, according to a major study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.....https://indianf.com/children-more-likely-at-risk-of-long-covid/

Women never get Timely Heart Treatment

 

One can come across a lot of studies related to disease of the heart and its impact on women. A new study has found that despite overall improvements to care for a heart attack, women are less likely to receive timely treatment. The new study came up in Annals of Emergency Medicine...https://indianf.com/women-never-get-timely-heart-treatment/