e-AUSHADHI
The e-AUSHADHI portal was launched for online licensing of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy drugs and related matters.
Trans fat
Kerala government’s health department has drawn up an action plan to generate public awareness on the harmful effects of trans fatty acids (TFA) in commercially available food items and to encourage the local food industry to meet the current statutory limits set for TFA.
AI to the aid of child trafficking victims
Scientists are hoping artificial intelligence can help identify and rescue child victims of sex trafficking via an app and more than a million crowd sourced pictures of hotel rooms.
WHO on Cancer
Recently, figures were released by the WHO Southeast Asia on World Cancer Day indicates that 67% cancer patients in SE Asia die before 70.
‘Inkjet’ solar panels
Polish physicist and businesswoman Olga Malinkiewicz has developed a novel inkjet processing method for perovskites- a new generation of cheaper solar cells- that makes it possible to produce solar panels under lower temperatures, thus sharply reducing costs.
International Year of the Periodic Table
UNESCO has launched the 2019 as International Year of The Periodic Table to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the organisation of the periodic table.
Billboards in space
Recently, the hope of StartRocket, a Russian start-up aiming to put billboards in space.
Zika virus-Rajasthan case
According to a new study published in the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution, the Zika virus that infected 159 people in an outbreak in Rajasthan last year, could have been circulating in India for several years and is endemic to Asia.
GM chickens
Recent study found that genetically modified chickens that produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of manufacturing drugs widely used for treating cancer and other diseases.
WHO report on Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) recent report, Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)-mainly cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer-continue to be the top killers in the South-East Asia Region, claiming 8.5 million lives each year.