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Antibiotic Protocol needed in all Indian Hospitals

May 24, 2024

In hospitals, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) like central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and ventilator-associated pneumonia are main concerns. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes these infections much worse because the pathogens involved are not easily killed with regular medicines. Reports ..

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What is Cyclone Remal?

May 24, 2024

A new low-pressure area has been found over the southwest and adjacent west central Bay of Bengal as of May 22, 2024, early in the morning. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) swears this is true. From what the IMD can ..

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Army Conducts Survey On Agnipath Scheme, May Recommend Changes

May 24, 2024

The Indian government started the Agnipath plan in June 2022. It was a new way to hire people for the Armed Forces. People who are hired as Agniveers are in service for four years. Up to 25% of these people ..

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Scarlett Johansson sues OpenAI over Unauthorized Voice Replication

May 24, 2024

Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit against OpenAI for using her voice without her permission brings up an important question in the age of artificial intelligence (AI): who owns one’s voice and who can use it without permission. This is a problem that ..

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Government sets up Committee to tackle Southeast Asian Cybercrimes

May 24, 2024

On May 16, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) set up an inter-ministerial committee in reaction to a big rise in transnational organized cybercrime coming from Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos Philippines. There have been a lot ..

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India’s Market Capitalization Crosses $5 Trillion Milestone

May 24, 2024

The market value of all companies traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in India recently passed the $5 trillion mark, which is a big deal for the market. India is now the fifth country in the world, after the ..

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IIT Guwahati, Columbia University Developed an Optical Nanopatterning Process

May 24, 2024

Nanopatterning has come a long way thanks to scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) and Columbia University in the United States. An Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at IIT Guwahati named Dr. Rishi Maiti ..

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Maldives To Launch India’s Rupay Service Amid Bilateral Tensions

May 24, 2024

The Maldives wants to make its own currency, the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR), stronger, so it has announced plans to accept India’s RuPay payment service. This is a step forward in working together financially, even though there have been political problems ..

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UN Body Withholds Accreditation To India’s Human Rights Commission

May 24, 2024

There is a lot of attention on India’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) because it needs to follow the Paris Principles to keep its accreditation standing with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). This kind of approval ..

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Indian Armed Forces To Shift To Integrated Theatre Commands

May 24, 2024

Since 2019, the Indian government has taken big steps to reorganize its military to make operations run more smoothly by suggesting the creation of integrated theatre commands. The goal of this plan is to bring the Indian Army, Navy, and ..

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