The World Health Organisation (WHO) classified the JN.1 COVID-19 subvariant as a “variant of interest,” separate from its parent variant Omicron BA.2.86. However, WHO also stated that this strain does…
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READ: Apollo Hospitals accused of being involved in ‘cash for kidney’ racket: 6 things you need to know (indianexpress.com) An investigation carried out by the United Kingdom’s Telegraph newspaper has…
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World Health Organization (WHO) recently released World Malaria Report. As per the report in 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria cases globally,exceeding the pre-pandemic level of 233 million…
Read MorePrime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the 10,000th Jan Aushadhi Kendra at AIIMS, Deoghar, and also launched the programme to increase the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the country from…
Read MoreWorld Health Organization (WHO) launches its new guideline on the prevention and management of wasting and nutritional oedema (acute malnutrition) in children under 5. In 2015, the world committed…
Read MoreREAD:UK approves gene therapy for sickle cell anaemia. Why it offers hope for Indian patients (indianexpress.com) Recently, the United Kingdom became the first country to approve the use of the…
Read MoreDelhi’s air-quality levels deteriorated this week. According to the World Air Quality Report prepared by IQAir, Delhi ranked fourth on a list of 50 of the world’s most polluted cities…
Read MoreEvery year on October 1 National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed It was first observed on October 1 in the year 1975 by the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion…
Read MoreThe Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), India’s food standards regulatory authority, has advised food vendors and consumers to stop using newspapers for food packaging and storage due…
Read MoreJapanese scientists, in a study published in the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, confirmed the presence of microplastics in clouds, where they are likely affecting theclimate in ways that are not…
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