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Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline

Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline According to a recent study, coastal areas in Chennai is under threat of sever salt water intrusion due to anticipated sea level rise as a consequence of climate change. A report by the Indian Network for Climate Change Assessment (INCCA) has stated that there is… Continue reading Rising sea levels to affect water table along Chennai’s shoreline

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Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help Indian government has decided to send a request to the United States to seek details from a service provider of virtual SIMs. These virtual SIMs were used by the Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber behind the Pulwama attack to communicate with his Pakistan based… Continue reading Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help

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Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel

Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel The Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS) has requested the Election Commission of India to put a ban on the use of words like mental instability and mad. These words are used by politicians while describing their opponents during the election campaign. The Indian Psychiatry… Continue reading Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel

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Lesser clicks, a boon for bricks

The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion new rules on the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for e-retail has benefitted the offline retailers also known as brick and mortar (B&M) retail sector. Brick and mortar(B&M) refers to businesses that are bound to a physical space,like a specific building that customers go to in order to… Continue reading Lesser clicks, a boon for bricks

Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel

The Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS) has requested the Election Commission of India to put a ban on the use of words like mental instability and mad.These words are used by politicians while describing their opponents during the election campaign. The Indian Psychiatry Society has said that the words used by politicians are discriminatory, inhuman and… Continue reading Bar use of ‘mental’ & ‘mad’ jibe: Psychiatry body to poll panel

Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help

Indian government has decided to send a request to the United States to seek details from a service provider of virtual SIMs.These virtual SIMs were used by the Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber behind the Pulwama attack to communicate with his Pakistan based handlers. In virtual SIM connection,one doesn’t need a local registered SIM card to get… Continue reading Virtual SIMs used in Pulwama terror attack; India to approach U.S. for help

Health Ministry commemorates World TB Day

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India recently commemorated the World TB Day with a function to mark the occasion. World TB Day is observed every year on March 24. World TB Day commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is the bacteria… Continue reading Health Ministry commemorates World TB Day

Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys

Olive Ridley turtles have not yet arrived for mass nesting at Rushikulya rookery and Devi river mouth in Odisha. A rookery is a communal nesting ground of animals. The Olive Ridley turtles are the smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles in the world. They inhabit in the warm waters of the Pacific, Atlantic… Continue reading Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys

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