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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicGlaucoma

Topic: Glaucoma

Long-term exposure to air pollution could increase glaucoma risk, claims UK study

The research found that people living in areas with high particulate matter have a 6 per cent higher chance of developing glaucoma.

A needle in the eye promises improved treatment for blinding glaucoma

Projected to affect about 80 million people by 2020, the condition causes progressive loss of peripheral vision which ultimately leads to blindness.

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Why investing in school readiness is critical to achieving the Viksit Bharat goal

The challenge is no longer one of policy intent — the blueprint for a world-class ECCE system exists within the NEP 2020. The task now is implementation fidelity.

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.