- Rwanda and WHO declare end of Marburg outbreak after no new cases reportedon 21 December 2024 at 9:35 AM
Rwanda discharged the last Marburg patient on November 8 and had reported no new confirmed cases since October 30
- U.S. approves first drug treatment for obstructive sleep apnoeaon 21 December 2024 at 8:52 AM
The drug Zepbound, from drugmaker Eli Lilly, is already approved for people who are obese or overweight and have a related health condition, such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol or high blood pressure
- Google offers to loosen search deals in US antitrust case remedyon 21 December 2024 at 8:39 AM
Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search engine on new devices
- India’s green cover increased by 1,445 sq km from 2021 to 2023: Government reporton 21 December 2024 at 7:30 AM
Madhya Pradesh continues to lead in total forest and tree cover, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra, according to the India State of Forest Report 2023
- GST Council postpones decision on slashing tax on life, health insuranceon 21 December 2024 at 7:16 AM
Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary said one more meeting of the GoM on insurance is required to take a call on taxation of group, individual, senior citizens’ policies
- Crypto funds stolen in 2024 up by almost 21.07% to hit $2.2 billion: Reporton 21 December 2024 at 6:54 AM
The amount of crypto funds stolen this year rose by approximately 21.07% year-over-year (YoY) to $2.2 billion, according to the Chainalysis team
- U.S. charges Russian-Israeli dual national tied to Lockbit ransomware groupon 21 December 2024 at 4:52 AM
The United States has charged a Russian-Israeli dual citizen over alleged involvement with the Lockbit ransomware group
- Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros over privacy rules breachon 21 December 2024 at 4:32 AM
Italy’s privacy watchdog said on Friday it fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million) after closing an investigation into its use of personal data
- Potential TikTok bidder seeks a CEO, prepares business overhaulon 21 December 2024 at 4:19 AM
U.S. billionaire businessman Frank McCourt is crafting a fundamental overhaul of TikTok’s business model as part of a plan to bid for the Chinese-owned short-form video app
- U.S. judge finds Israel’s NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuiton 21 December 2024 at 4:03 AM
A U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favour of Meta Platforms’ WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel’s NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software
- Are militants in Manipur using Starlink satellite internet? | Explainedon 21 December 2024 at 3:25 AM
The recovery of a Starlink satellite antenna and router in Manipur’s Imphal East district in mid-December has sparked questions about whether Starlink’s satellite internet can be used in India even without regulatory approval
- Google’s GenCast AI turns spotlight on powerful new weather forecasters Explainedon 21 December 2024 at 2:34 AM
Like ChatGPT can identify what the next word in an unfinished sentence could be, GenCast can guess what the future weather will be given the weather until some point
- OpenAI unveils ‘o3’ reasoning AI models in test phaseon 20 December 2024 at 11:54 PM
Microsoft-backed OpenAI released o1 AI models in September designed to spend more time processing queries to solve hard problems.
- Another judge withdraws from Musk lawsuit over advertising on Xon 20 December 2024 at 10:54 PM
X’s lawsuit in August accused the World Federation of Advertisers and several major companies of conspiring to boycott the platform, causing it to lose revenue.
- A composite child survival and health index to monitor performance of States, Union Territories in Indiaon 20 December 2024 at 6:07 PM
K.R. Shanmugam, former director of the Madras School of Economics, said the idea behind developing the composite CSHI was to provide a platform to evaluate the performance of India and its various States, both retrospectively, and in the future
- Opinion divided on Ennore thermal plant expansion at public hearingon 20 December 2024 at 5:25 PM
Many supported the project, citing job creation for the locals. However, opponents of the project raised concerns over the potential environmental and health risks associated with the expansion of the plant.
- The leprosy story: India’s path towards a stigma-free societyon 20 December 2024 at 4:47 PM
While India is making steady progress towards eradicating leprosy, the fight against changing public perceptions and eradicating stigma continues
- FSSAI seeks quarterly data on expired and rejected food itemson 20 December 2024 at 2:53 PM
All licensed food manufacturers and importers should upload the data; move is to ensure that such items are not resold for public consumption
- Assam bird sanctuary records 72% decline in bird species count in 27 yearson 20 December 2024 at 2:47 PM
A study has attributed the drastic drop in the bird species count to fishing, poaching of birds, collection of eggs, use of the sanctuary as pasture land, and cultivation of crops
- 36 crore beneficiaries verified; 8.39 crore hospital admissions worth over ₹1.16 lakh crore authorised under PM-JAY: Ministeron 20 December 2024 at 2:09 PM
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav said many States and UTs have converged their respective State Health Insurance Schemes with AB PM-JAY, thereby increasing the population covered under the government-funded medical insurance to include more than 18 crore families.
- Gaganyaan-G1 mission to validate critical technologies in the run-up to manned flight: VSSC Director S. Unnikrishnan Nairon 20 December 2024 at 1:23 PM
It will place the orbital module in an 170 km x 430 km elliptical orbit around the earth. Once the orbital module de-orbits, the crew module will separate for controlled re-entry into the earth’s atmosphere and splashdown in the Bay of Bengal
- Learning to accept end of life care and palliative supporton 20 December 2024 at 11:38 AM
Apart from a comprehensive country-wide legislation for end of life care decision making, there must also be efforts to raise public awareness on normalising death, campaigning for palliative care and developing an insurance scheme to financially manage EOLC days, experts say
- How sugar restrictions in early life could reduce the risk of diabetes later onon 20 December 2024 at 9:54 AM
A U.K. based study found that early-life rationing of sugar reduced type 2 diabetes and hypertension risk by about 35% and 20% and delayed disease onset by four and two years, respectively
- YouTube is cracking down on clickbait videos and false news in Indiaon 20 December 2024 at 9:45 AM
YouTube said it will take action against “egregious clickbait” and increase enforcement against videos where the title and thumbnail do not match the video contents
- Vivo X200 Pro Review | Excellent choice for photo lovers and content creatorson 20 December 2024 at 8:40 AM
Building on the foundation of its predecessor, the Vivo X200 Pro brings enhanced camera technology, refined design, and flagship-grade performance to the table