The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry recently launched the US Startup SETU – Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling programme in the Bay Area of San Francisco, United States of America. The term startup refers to a company in the first stages of operations. Startups are founded by one …

Recently, a mysterious pneumonia outbreak in Argentina has been identified as Legionellosis. Legionellosis is a pneumonia-like illness that varies in severity from mild febrile illness to a serious and sometimes fatal form of pneumonia. The causative agents are Legionella bacteria from water or potting mix. It included fever, muscle and abdominal pain and shortness of …

Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&C) organized 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies as ‘Swachh Vayu Diwas (“Swachh Vayu Neel Gagan”) ’today to raise awareness and facilitate actions to improve air quality under National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). 20 cities selected out of 131 for its National Clean Air …

The Healthcare sector in India is expected to grow to reach a size of USD 50 billion by 2025. Healthcare has become more focused on innovation and technology over the past two years and 80% of healthcare systems are aiming to increase their investment in digital healthcare tools in the coming five …

Recently, a study has ranked India’s updated climate pledge to the Paris Agreement fifth in compliance and fourth in ambition. The study was published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change. It included eight countries — India, the US, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Australia and Brazil — and the European Union. Nearly all signatories …