Women-led farms are on average 25% less productive than those led by men due to persistent barriers to productive resources and opportunities. To mark UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer, women smallholder farmers issued a global call for ensuring their equal access to agricultural technology, finance and markets, saying that unlocking women’s full participation.
Jnanpith Award for R. Vairamuthu The 60th Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour, for the year 2025 will be conferred on distinguished Tamil poet, lyricist and writer R. Vairamuthu. He has been selected for the prestigious award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Tamil literature, marked by creative depth and a distinctive poetic voice..
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. The four planets, each only about 20 to 30% the mass of Earth, are so close to their home star that they zip around the entire star in a matter.
Himanshu Nitnaware The behaviour of plants and animals across India has started changing with the unusually warm late winter and early spring. February and early March felt more like peak summer months in several regions this year. Globally, February was recorded as the fifth warmest on record. In India, Delhi experienced its warmest March in.
Worrying about getting older especially fearing future health problems, may actually speed up ageing at the cellular level, according to new research from the New York University. In a study of more than 700 women, those who felt more anxious about ageing showed signs of faster biological ageing in their blood, measured using cutting-edge “epigenetic.
A self-taught calligraphy artist, Malik Mukhtar, is working hard to promote the old-age and rich writing style in Kashmir. Born in Mamoosa village of Pattan, North Kashmir, Mukhtar got his initial education from Iqra public school, Lalpora and after that completed his twelfth class from higher secondary Kunzer Tangmarg, where he showed his hidden talent.
On October 18, 2021, residents of Chittur-Thathamangalam, a small town in Kerala’s Palakkad district, received something the town had never had before in its 125-year history: a Master Plan. The Draft Master Plan 2031, prepared by the state’s town planning department, outlined an ambitious vision for the town’s future. It proposed a wide range of.
Sheena Sandhu A retired civil servant The landscape of Indian agriculture is standing at a sophisticated crossroads, caught between the gravity of domestic food security and the magnetic pull of global trade integration. As India deepens its agricultural and trade engagement with the United States, the discourse has sharpened around a specific, contentious pivot: the.
Researchers discovered that a natural component found in the culinary spice turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole, a medication used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms by decreasing excess stomach acid. The research was published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. Turmeric is extracted from the root of the Curcuma longa plant. It contains curcumin, a.
Promoting adequate sleep in adolescent night owls aligns adolescents’ biology with their educational requirements. School systems aren’t designed for youngsters who sleep late and get up late, or “night owls,” which may help explain why this group of teenagers is more prone to depression. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have found a way to.
Researchers all across the world are looking for tangible clues of what is going on inside our heads when we consider issues and make judgements. They are looking for the ability to probe the mind’s invisible workings by monitoring subtle signals from the body. Tohoku University research has discovered a relationship between eye movements and.
