Mandaviya assess preparedness for heat-related illnessesJune 22, 2023New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday chaired a meeting with Health Ministers and officials of seven states affected by heatwaves via video conferencing to assess and review preparedness for heat-related illnesses.Mandaviya told health ministers that with coordinated actions, "we can surely ensure there are no deaths due to heat waves".After the meeting, Mandaviya took to Twitter and wrote, "Had a fruitful meeting…

Fatalities double due to heatwave in Bihar's BuxarJune 21, 2023Patna, June 21 (IANS) With Bihar under the severe grip of heatwave, Buxar DM Anshul Agrawal said on Wednesday that 70 to 80 dead bodies are coming to the Mukti Dham cremation ground in the city every day."On normal days, 40 to 45 bodies wcremated at Mukti Dham, which have now gone up to 70 to 80 every day. It is a natural calamity and we are taking every possible step to provide relief to the common people. We have made arrangements for medicines at all…

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in 10 states, heatwave in threeJune 21, 2023New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls at isolated places over four states - Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya - and heavy rainfall over six states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh.In its all-India impact-based weather warning bulletin, the IMD said that…

Yoga Day at UN sets record as Modi, Guterres stress its universalityJune 21, 2023<br>A representative from Guinness declared that with 135 nationalities participating, the event set the record for the most nationalities gathering for a single yoga session.Modi said that yoga unifies everyone, of all faiths and cultures. "Yoga is truly a universal brand," he said.Guterres, who was away in Paris for a conference, said in a video message, "Yoga reveals our common humanity, helping us understand that despite our…

WHO should not have dismissed Covid lab leak theory: Top virologistJune 21, 2023London, June 21 (IANS) A top virologist on the UN health body's panel, Professor Marion Koopmans, has said that the World Health Organization (WHO) should never have dismissed the lab leak theory about the origin of the Covid pandemic.The WHO in its initial assessment in 2021 had stated that it was "extremely unlikely" that Covid might have spilled into humans from a lab.Koopmans, who heads the Department of Viroscience at Erasmus Medical Center…

1st in-ear wearable device to help decode long Covid-related brain fogJune 21, 2023New York, June 21 (IANS) An American digital health company has developed a 24/7 in-ear wearable device that measures blood flow to the head and helps understand the mechanisms behind long Covid-related brain fog.The device by STAT Health can predict symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headaches, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing.These are common symptoms for illnesses like long Covid, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome…

Discord introduces new tool for creators to sell downloadable productsJune 21, 2023San Francisco, June 21 (IANS) Popular chatting platform Discord has introduced a new tool called -- 'Downloadables', which will give creators a new way to make money from their communities by selling digital products via one-time purchases."Over the coming months, we'll begin experimenting with ways for server owners to sell digital products (like a recipe e-book, gaming guide or digital wallpaper) as a one-time purchase with Downloadables,"…

Officials inspect waterlogged areas of GurugramJune 21, 2023Gurugram, June 21 (IANS) Following incessant rainfall on Wednesday that affected traffic movement on the city's key stretches, a team of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) inspected 15 spots to take stock of waterlogging issues.Spots that were inspected included Sector 15 part 2, Ambiance Mall pondage area, Vyapar Kendra Road, Subhash Chowk, Narsinghpur, and Hero Honda Chowk, among others.A GMDA spokesperson said that the pumping machinery was…

Delhi HC seeks Jamia's stand on plea against removing SC/ST quota in teaching, non-teaching postsJune 21, 2023New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) regarding a petition challenging the varsity's decision to implement religion-based reservation in teaching and non-teaching positions while abolishing the quota for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe categories.A vacation bench of Justice Vikas Mahajan observed that the matter required consideration and…

Employees sue Musk's Twitter over failure to pay 2022 bonusesJune 21, 2023San Francisco, June 21 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Twitter has been sued by its employees over its failure to pay bonuses for last year, despite promises that the company will pay at least 50 per cent of the target amounts.According to the lawsuit filed in the San Francisco federal court, the staff alleged that "Twitter refused to pay employees who remained employed by the company in the first quarter of 2023 any bonus", Bloomberg reported.The proposed…

Train Tragedy: School used as makeshift mortuary reopens in OdishaJune 21, 2023Bhubaneswar, June 21 (IANS) The Bahanaga school, which was used as makeshift mortuary during triple train tragedy in Odisha's Balasore district, reopened on Wednesday following completion of summer vacation.The 65-year-old school is just 500 metres from the accident site. The school was hastily turned into a temporary morgue, following the deadly train accident that claimed the lives of 292 people and injured over 1,000.The school having classes…

TN Health Dept to organise 100 medical camps on June 24June 21, 2023Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Tamil Nadu Ma Subramanian on Wednesday said that the State Health Department will organise 100 medical camps in the state on June 24.The Health Minister said that the camps will be organised for the entire day and the camps will be attached to the government hospitals, medical college hospitals, private hospitals across the entire state.The Minister was speaking after attending the…

Epic Games' RealityScan app now available for AndroidJune 21, 2023San Francisco, June 21 (IANS) Video game developer Epic Games has announced that its RealityScan application is now available for Android."With RealityScan, you can create high-fidelity 3D models of objects just by taking multiple pictures of them with your phone or tablet-- RealityScan will do the rest!" the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday.Users can then export them to Sketchfab to share with others or to download them for use in other applications like…

School kids stealing NFTs to buy Roblox skins, get people do their homeworkJune 21, 2023New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) High school kids are busy stealing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) worth millions of dollars via compromised Discord and Twitter accounts to buy laptops, smartphones, high-end shoes and Roblox skins.These kids are also spending the money on gambling, gift cards, Uber Eats, designer clothes, cars (which they can't drive yet) and even pay people to do their homework for them, according to a report.NFT drainers like…

High number of diabetic patients in TN a cause of concern: Guv RaviJune 21, 2023Chennai, June 21 (IANS) Governor R.N. Ravi said that while Tamil Nadu was very progressive and spread the light of Yoga to the whole country, the state was having high incidents of diabetes, which was a matter of concern.He was speaking at Annamalai University in Chidambaram during the International Yoga Day celebrations. The Governor said that diabetes is not a disease that was spread by bacteria or virus but one that can be kept away with…

Hacker finds secret 'Elon Mode' for hands-free driving in Tesla vehiclesJune 21, 2023San Francisco, June 21 (IANS) A Tesla software hacker discovered a secret driver mode named after the company's CEO, Elon Musk, that allows for hands-free driving in Tesla vehicles.According to The Verge, the hidden feature named -- "Elon Mode", was discovered by a Tesla software hacker known online as @greentheonly.For years, the anonymous hacker dug deep into the vehicle code and discovered things like how Tesla can prevent you from using…