YCT-529, developed by US scientists, moves to early-stage phase 2 trial in New Zealand. Study published in Nature Communications showed it to be 99% effective in preclinical studies.
In Episode 1538, ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how an ageing population could lead to demographic imbalance, and a potential shift of political power to northern states.
In the 1960s, given the limited reach of TV and radio, the Indian govt relied heavily on Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department to spread awareness about family planning.
UN Population Fund says India has made major inroads in sexual & reproductive health, but should address need for family planning/contraceptives, improve access to safe abortions.
According to National Family Health Survey 4 data, 35.7% of all family planning procedures in India are female sterilisations while only 0.3% account for male sterilisations.
Justice (retd) AN Mittal, who heads UP law commission, said it will take at least 2 months to prepare the draft bill for two-child policy, after consultations with all stakeholders.
Xi Jinping has spoken about relying on homegrown talent to tackle the challenges in science and technology. The three-child policy intends to fix the issue of shrinking workforce.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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