In 2021, 180 million Indians were either overweight or obese, second only to China. The report estimates that for India, the figure will rise to 450 million in 2050, marking a rise of 150%.
The first multi-city study to assess the relationship between short-term air pollution exposure and death in India, it assessed PM2.5 exposure in 10 cities.
The study predicts a divided world, with high-income nations facing ageing populations and low-income regions struggling with resource constraints amid high birth rates.
Prediabetes is a condition where blood glucose levels are 'higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes'. It indicates a high risk of future diabetes if not controlled.
Lack of access to high-quality healthcare and medicines, economic development, and socio-cultural norms have significant impact on diabetes incidence, study says.
Study conducted by researchers from University of Washington provides estimates on worldwide contraceptive use — overall need and types used — from 1970 to 2019.
Vaccines' effectiveness in reducing risk of severe disease is similar among people with healthy and high BMI & slightly lower in underweight people, says study by UK researchers.
Drug-resistant strains, almost all of them originating in South Asia, have spread to other countries in at least 197 cases since 1990, says study by international team of researchers.
Each billion dollars we spend on GPUs and AI hardware is akin to planting more neurons in the simulated brain we are building. And this brain is expanding — quickly.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Arrange mini-marathons in every city. Let the obese politicians like Devendra Fadnavis lead from the front.