Organ donation can help patients get a new lease of life. Kidneys, eyes, liver, corneas are the most common organs that are donated. However, there is also a big difference between organ donation pledges and people who actually end up donating organs. Organ donations by family of a deceased is called cadaveric donation. In an …

A businessman who helped others build their business fell prey to terror attacks twice but was killed the second time. Jason Spindler an American businessman who survived the ghastly 9/11 World Trade centre attack was killed in Kenya on January 16. The terror attack took place at a luxurious five star hotel DusitD2. At least 21 people were killed in …

In order to make sure that this generation meets the UN Sustainable Development Goals and save the future generations from malnutrition and preventable disease, people need to consume healthy diets. EAT-lancet Commission on food, planet and health that brings together world leading scientists to define a healthy and sustainable diet has published a detailed study that prescribes the ‘ideal diet’ …

Humanitarian aid to refugees of Syrian civil war is very scarce. It is provided by international bodies, organizations and states and is transported via border crossings that are not controlled by the Syrian government. People displaced by a decade of war were forced to find shelter elsewhere. They are living in miserable conditions that denies them the fundamental right to …

After Indian-origin boy, Arav Ajaykumar residing in U.K entered MENSA with an IQ of 152, another from Singapore is bringing laurels to the country. 12-year-old Dhruv Manoj from Singapore bagged two gold medals at the 27th World Memory Championship that was held in Hong Kong. He won the medals in categories of ‘names and faces’ and ‘random words’. He beat …

The Measles-Rubella Vaccination (MR) campaign started in Meghalaya from September 24 onwards. A national drive which is aimed at eradicating measles and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) by 2020, the scheme was targeted at children between 9 months and 15 years of age. Due to a very low turnout of parents along with their children for this national campaign, the Deputy …

The California fire continues to rage in the hills and it isn’t dying anytime soon. United States President, Donald Trump said on Monday that he had approved a request to delare the California fire as a major disaster, making people affected eligible for various types of federal government support. 42 people have been gutted by the camp fire which has …

PM 2.5 and 10 levels breached the 700 mark yesterday in the national capital.  A thick cloud of smog has engulfed the city. Tourists and residents alike are complaining of breathlessness, watery eyes, coughing and nausea. Earlier, we would see only children wearing school masks at a time when swine flu had rocked the capital. However, today on footpaths, inside the metro and …

Air pollution has become a serious issue for the residents of Delhi. Thick smog engulfs the capital causing breathing problems and deteriorating air visibility. Many schemes in the past and present have been introduced to tackle this menace. From introducing the odd-even scheme to CNG driven cars and buses, promoting the use of bicycles and carpooling, the government in a …

A surge in demand for global crude oil has led to fuel prices skyrocketing in India. The public was anticipating that petrol prices would soon breach the 100 mark in Mumbai. While petrol costed more than diesel in almost all cities, in a first Odisha became the first state in India where diesel costs more than petrol, TOI reported. On …