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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicUV rays

Topic: UV rays

Glutathione injection can repair skin, reduce pigmentation. But it impacts your kidney

With glutathione readily available in the market, the government must step in to mandate sales exclusively through licensed distributors to guarantee product quality.

Why human skin did better with sun before sunscreens

Were people always this obsessed with what the sun would do to their bodies? The short answer is 'no', and they didn’t need to be.

New research shows UV-emitting LED lights could kill novel coronavirus

Scientists say UV bulbs can be installed in ACs, vacuum, and water systems, and efficiently disinfect large surfaces and spaces.

Self-driving cars try UV rays to kill coronavirus to assure riders

Voyage and May Mobility, autonomous-vehicle firms that charge riders to go on specialised routes, are putting UV-light emitters in their shuttles to help keep services running.

Sunscreen won’t save dark-skinned people from melanoma

The notion that regular application of sunscreen will reduce an already extremely rare occurrence is nonsensical.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.