By Express News Service Taking stock of the current COVID-19 situation, a few health-tech and wellness organisations have joined the fight against it, each in its own unique way. We list three here: HealthCube Founded by Ramanan Laxminarayan, HealthCube is a point-of-care diagnostics solution provider, which launched COVIDSAFE, a holistic Covid-19 risk …
Read More »Teaching the art of living with Diabetes- The New Indian Express
Express News Service UTTARAKHAND: Rekha Negi (29) recalls with dread her six months of nightmare four years back in dealing with her undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes which left her debilitated to the core. But then, she mustered her will power to tell herself that she must save others like her. Type-1 …
Read More »Apple to host virtual iPad event, may hint at new AirPods- The New Indian Express
By Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO: Many of us may be suffering from virtual event fatigue after a year of video calls. But not Apple, which plans new product announcements at what seems likely to be an iPhone-less online event on Tuesday It’s the first such event for the company in 2021. …
Read More »Lancet study- The New Indian Express
By PTI NEW DELHI: There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the COVID-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal. The analysis by six experts from the UK, the US and Canada says …
Read More »E-portals Factly, Wattpad will teach you to tell stories and truth this year- The New Indian Express
Express News Service In mid-March, the news that ‘not linking PAN and Aadhaar by March 31, 2021, will attract a fine of Rs 10,000’ and ‘the ship that got stuck in Suez Canal blew the soundtrack of Dhoom’ went viral. However, while we shared it on WhatsApp, Telegram, and social …
Read More »At $131 million, funding for Indian online gaming platforms at 6-year high in 2020
The pandemic-induced lockdown forced most people in the country to take to the Internet for their everyday needs. Online gaming platforms were among the beneficiaries from this trend and this is reflected in the investments that the segment attracted last year. According to data from Tracxn, a firm that tracks …
Read More »How to build a healthy world- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Ahead of World Health Day (April 7), we speak to a few stakeholders on what can be done in ‘Building a fairer, healthier world’ — the World Health Organisation’s theme for the day this year. Dr Geeta Grewal, Chief Consultant and Cosmetic Surgeon, 9Muses Wellness ClinicMost people are …
Read More »‘Instagram for kids below 13 needs to be discouraged’, say parents and academicians- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Many kids already have partial access to Facebook and Instagram through their parents’ phones, and now Facebook is considering to launch a version of Instagram for those under age 13. At present, the company does not let kids under this age to create an account on the platform. …
Read More »Global wellness through ayurveda- The New Indian Express
The Narendra Modi government has given a tremendous and laudable impetus to the Indian traditional science of Ayurveda. As the world is grappling with the Covid pandemic, all eyes today are on India as every household adopted the precautionary measures of consuming Karah or the spiced herbal decoction to boost …
Read More »Driven to change- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Countries the world over are looking for solutions to interminable city commutes and haphazard pedestrian safety, and so when the Swedish Embassy in New Delhi, in association with the Swedish Institute and Mumbai’s Swedish consulate, initiated the Sweden-India Mobility Hackathon last month, everyone was looking for something …
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