By India Science Wire
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के अनुसार, मोनोकुलर ब्लाइंडनेस (एक आँख का अंधापन) का एक बड़ा कारण फंगल केराटॉसिस को माना जाता है। यह बीमारी विकासशील देशों में अधिक देखी गई है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रतिष्ठित जर्नल लैंसेट में प्रकाशित एक हालिया अध्ययन के अनुसार दक्षिण एशिया में प्रति एक लाख ऐसे मामलों में 50% से अधिक मामले भारत में दर्ज किए जाते हैं।
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन के अनुसार, मोनोकुलर ब्लाइंडनेस (एक आँख का अंधापन) का एक बड़ा कारण फंगल केराटॉसिस को माना जाता है। यह बीमारी विकासशील देशों में अधिक देखी गई है। अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रतिष्ठित जर्नल लैंसेट में प्रकाशित एक हालिया अध्ययन के अनुसार दक्षिण एशिया में प्रति एक लाख ऐसे मामलों में 50% से अधिक मामले भारत में दर्ज किए जाते हैं।
By गाँव कनेक्शन
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Biodiversity conservation is an absolute imperative but a recent analysis by Down To Earth magazine highlighted that there is no data available on the money received from companies and traders for access and benefit sharing. Similarly, the money collected has not been disbursed to communities, the analysis pointed out. Details here.
Biodiversity conservation is an absolute imperative but a recent analysis by Down To Earth magazine highlighted that there is no data available on the money received from companies and traders for access and benefit sharing. Similarly, the money collected has not been disbursed to communities, the analysis pointed out. Details here.
By Sayantani Deb
National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.
National Teacher Awardee Santosh Nath, a science teacher in South Tripura, has left no stone unturned to spark scientific curiosity in his students, many of them girls, who are on the way to becoming researchers, doctors, and engineers.
By Pankaja Srinivasan
Sarojini Goyal Panika sees herself as a custodian of traditional medicinal wisdom passed down to her by her grandfather and father, by word of mouth. She uses that wisdom today to manufacture herbal oils, powders, tablets and extracts, and grows red-listed medicinal herbs to keep them from going extinct.
Sarojini Goyal Panika sees herself as a custodian of traditional medicinal wisdom passed down to her by her grandfather and father, by word of mouth. She uses that wisdom today to manufacture herbal oils, powders, tablets and extracts, and grows red-listed medicinal herbs to keep them from going extinct.
By Siddharth Kumar Mishra
Siddharth Kumar Mishra did post-doctoral research on stomach and intestinal cancer at the National Cancer Centre, Gachon University in South Korea. He had a comfortable life and a well paying job, which he gave up to teach students in India and spread awareness about cancer in rural India.
Siddharth Kumar Mishra did post-doctoral research on stomach and intestinal cancer at the National Cancer Centre, Gachon University in South Korea. He had a comfortable life and a well paying job, which he gave up to teach students in India and spread awareness about cancer in rural India.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’ is a collaborative effort between Gaon Connection and the World Health Organization which throws the spotlight on alcoholism. In the concluding segment healthcare workers, and psychiatrists speak on de addiction and what it takes for the addict to steer clear of alcohol hereafter.
‘Meri Pyaari Zindagi’ is a collaborative effort between Gaon Connection and the World Health Organization which throws the spotlight on alcoholism. In the concluding segment healthcare workers, and psychiatrists speak on de addiction and what it takes for the addict to steer clear of alcohol hereafter.
By Deepanwita Gita Niyogi
Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.
Despite no salaries for four years, teachers of the Abhayaran Sikshan Samiti Higher Secondary School in Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh, have stayed on. They are awaiting a government grant, which will help the school stay afloat and continue to impart education to Gond and Baiga tribal children.
By Arvind Shukla
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, accompanied by the reduced use of green manure, has left the agricultural soil health poorer. The issue is so serious that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, requested farmers to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, accompanied by the reduced use of green manure, has left the agricultural soil health poorer. The issue is so serious that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, requested farmers to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
By Ashis Senapati
With the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles achieving the largest-ever recorded nesting in Odisha in the last week, scientists from ZSI have now tagged a total of 6,500 of these reptiles to study their migration patterns, breeding behaviour and gather more information about thee endangered species. Details here.
With the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles achieving the largest-ever recorded nesting in Odisha in the last week, scientists from ZSI have now tagged a total of 6,500 of these reptiles to study their migration patterns, breeding behaviour and gather more information about thee endangered species. Details here.