Kerala has been ranked 19th in the first India Electric Mobility Index 2024 (IEMI) published by the NITI Aayog for tracking the progress of electric mobility made by States and Union Territories. With an overall score of 36 out of a possible 100, Kerala has been adjudged ‘Aspirant’ State in the rankings which assess performance…
The body of a man missing for 28 years has been found in a melting glacier in Pakistan’s remote and mountainous Kohistan region. A shepherd stumbled upon the body, which was remarkably well-preserved, with its clothing intact, in the so-called Lady Valley in the country’s east. Along with the body was an ID card with…
Endometriosis, a condition where uterine-like tissue grows outside the uterus, is a chronic disease that causes severe pain and infertility. Despite affecting nearly 190 million reproductive-aged women, diagnosing the disease remains challenging, with people having to wait an average 6.7 years for a diagnosis.1 “We have millions of women without any diagnosis at early stage,…
The Koorgalli unit of the Federation of Farmers’ Organisation was inaugurated on Sunday in a bid to give a thrust to local movement against land acquisition. The unit was inaugurated by Kurubur Shanthakumar, president, State Sugarcane Cultivators Association who rued that politicians who seek farmers votes to get elected, conspire to evict them by acquiring agricultural…
Most stars in the Universe exist in binary or multiple star systems, where the presence of close-in companion stars in such systems can adversely influence the formation and orbital stability of planets around one of the stars. An international team of astrophysicists led by Professor Man Hoi LEE from the Department of Earth Sciences and…
Mitochondria, the energy powerhouses of cells, play an important role in mitigating the changes that come with cellular aging. Image credit:© Istock, Naeblys Aging comes with loss. Hair becomes thinner, hearing duller, and memory scanter. One of the key regulators of total cellular metabolism, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), also dwindles.1 “In aging, you may have…
Telangana High Court on Thursday directed the State government to explain the status of implementation of Telugu as compulsory subject in all the schools of the State. A bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin passed this interim order after hearing a PIL plea challenging the government’s decision making Telugu as…
The athlete as backwards prophet is the fashion. What would you tell your younger self, we ask? Write a letter to him, please. And so greying, considered heroes give wise advice to the reckless, obsessive, dynamic creatures they once were. He, the Olympic champion, isn’t the looking-back kind. But we want to examine the bones…
