The total estimated cost of diagnosed diabetes in 2017 was $327 billion, including $237 billion in direct medical costs, according to a study published online March 22 in Diabetes Care. Under the direction of the American Diabetes Association, Wenya Yang, from The Lewin Group Inc. in Falls Church, Va., and colleagues used a prevalence-based approach to combine the demographics of the ... Read More »

Invention is the conceptualization and demonstration of a novel solution to a problem. Innovation, on the other hand, does not stop with conceptualization and demonstration. It takes the solution all the way to successful implementation as a product or service. Thus, innovation is the mechanism by which human creativity is unleashed to deliver change. Innovation is also an urgent necessity. ... Read More »

The Maharashtra government has exempted milk pouches and PET bottles from the state-wide plastic ban set to come into effect soon. But in an attempt to ensure that these plastic products are recycled, it will soon levy an extra charge over and above the the MRP on the products. But don’t fret, this additional charge of an 50 paise on ... Read More »

Environment conscious & Maintain ecological balance During the course of our visit to different areas, knowingly or unknowingly we harm nature by littering the areas, especially during our outings. For example, when one goes for a picnic to a sanctuary, have fun with loud music (even though we know that loud music is prohibited in sanctuaries) and have food and ... Read More »

All water is recycled. Every drop of water on Earth has been recycled many times through nature’s own purification systems. Nature does it using biology, and modern treatment plants work by speeding up nature’s own processes in a controlled environment. Read More »

Hundreds of homeless people staying in government-run night shelters across the capital may soon get jobs if a novel proposal to train and make them employable goes through. The Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB), an agency looking after homeless people in the city, is considering a proposal by an industry lobby to impart skill-based training to the homeless and ... Read More »

The government will spend Rs 14.34 lakh crore in the year 2018-19 to generate employment of 321 crore person days and construct infrastructure in rural areas, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. Besides generating employment, this investment will lead to construction of 3.17 lakh km of roads, 51 lakh new houses, 1.88 crore toilets, and will provide electricity connections to 1.75 ... Read More »

Govt to Train over 5 Lakh People in “Green Skills” in Next Three Years! With pollution levels rising in our cities, our society needs more people who are committed to making the world a cleaner and safer place to live. Keeping this in mind, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change plans to equip approximately 5,60,000 people with green ... Read More »

Sikanto, now a Class 12 student, was in the ninth grade in Jai Gurudev Sanstha School (which provides free education to underprivileged children), when he first observed how his batchmates (the boys), struggled to pick up and dump waste, swept by the girls as part of their early morning duties. While some would slyly sneak their way out of the ... Read More »

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