New Vande Bharat Express Gives Aircraft-like Travelling Experience

 Prime Minister Narendra Modion September 30 flagged off the new Vande Bharat Express, which is the third in the Vande Bharat series with more advancements and improved features. After dedicating the new Express train that runs between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, he also travelled on the train from Gandhinagar to Kalupur Railway Station....https://indianf.com/vande-bharat/

Much Stress Leads to Think More Negative in Spouse’s Behaviour

Stressful life can affect relations between married couples. Well, a person with much stress  is more likely to see their spouse’s negative behaviour than positive, according to a new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science.https://indianf.com/stress/

EU For New Restrictions Against Russia; What Are the Sanctions?

 Russia’s escalation of Ukraine invasion reaching new levels with referenda organised in the territories that it occupied and President Vladimir Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons, the European Union (EU) has proposed eight new batches of sanctions against the country....https://indianf.com/eu/

DART Mission; First-Ever Planetary Defence Test

 

After ten months in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test(DART) – the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on September 26, 2022, Monday. It was NASA’s first attempt to deflect the asteroid’s orbit.....https://indianf.com/dart/

ILO Calls For Urgent Need to Revitalise Trade Unions

 

Geopolitical tension, climate change and natural disasters, as well as armed Conflicts and food and financial crises are exacerbating inequalities of workers and trade union rights, according to an international study....https://indianf.com/trade-union/

World in 2023 May Edge Towards Recession

 The world may edge toward a global recession in 2023 and a string of financial crises in emerging market and developing economies that would do them lasting harm as central banks across the world simultaneously hike interest rates in response to inflation, according to a comprehensive new study by the World Bank......https://indianf.com/recession/

Girls Failed by Sexism, Gender Stereotypes in Maths Skill

Who are good at Maths? A new report from the UNICEF says that boys are better than girls in mathematics, and that they have up to 1.3 times the odds of obtaining mathematics skills than girls...https://indianf.com/maths/

Covid 19; Is the End in Sight?

 

“A marathon runner does not stop when the finish line comes into view. She runs harder, with all the energy she has left. So must we. We can see the finish line. We’re in a winning position. But now is the worst time to stop running” – these are the words of World Health Organisation Director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, indicating optimism that the end of Covid 19 pandemic is now in sight.....https://indianf.com/covid-19-7/

Devastating Pakistan Flood; More Humanitarian Aid Needed

Monsoon rains continue to cause devastating flood in Pakistan with a third of the country under water and “6.4 plus million people in dire need of humanitarian aid”....https://indianf.com/pakistan-flood/

Greenhouse Gas Concentrations, Sea Level Rise Hits Record High

Greenhouse gas concentrations, global sea levels and ocean heat content hit new highs in 2021, which showed that climate change keeps surging ahead despite efforts to curb emissions, according to the 32nd annual State of the Climate report......https://indianf.com/greenhouse-gas/

244 Million Children Out of Classroom

 With the start of the school in many countries in the coming months, the UNICEF said that inequalities in access to education are keeping some 244 million children between 6 and 18  out of the classroom and called for a global mobilisation to place education at the top of the international agenda...https://indianf.com/classroom/

Social Protection Lacking in Asia, Pacific Regions; ILO

 In a major revelation, the International Labour Organization(ILO)  said that Fewer than half the population of Asia and the Pacific have access to any social protection benefits and public spending on social protection in the region is significantly below the global average....https://indianf.com/social-protection/

Covid Numbers To Rise With Northern Countries Head Into Winter

 The world has seen a decrease in Covid 19 infection and deaths the world over in the past several months. Does this show that the world is out of danger from the pandemic. Well, it is not yet time to be happy as the World Health Organisationwarned that the numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter....https://indianf.com/covid-4/

Navy’s New Ensigna;To Do Away With Saint George’s Cross

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modion September 2 will unveil the new naval ensign (flag) for the Indian Navy in Kochi, Kerala. The prime Minister is in Kochi for the commissioning of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited.....https://indianf.com/navy-ensigna/

Serious Human Rights Violations Xinjiang Uyghur Region; UN

 

In a strongly-worded report, the UN said that “serious human rights violations” have been committed against the Uyghur and “other predominantly Muslim communities” in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...https://indianf.com/xinjiang-uyghur/

Excessive blue light from gadgets may accelerate ageing process

 In a major study, the researchers claimed that blue light from gadgets would accelarate ageing process. It is a known fact that a lot of screen use is linked to obesity and psychological problems.....https://indianf.com/ageing/

Waking 100 times at Sleep; Don’t get surprised

 

How often do you awake at night or how often your brain is awakened at sleep? A recent study shows that the brain is awakened by a stress transmitter more than 100 times each night....https://indianf.com/sleep/