India has achieved near-universal coverage of door-to-door waste collection in urban wards under the Swachh Bharat urban sanitation programme.
Category: Health & Science
Junk Food in Childhood Rewires Brain Permanently Even After Switching to Healthy Diet Study Shows
Scientists found that high-fat high-sugar diets in early life produced lasting changes in brain structure that persist into adulthood.
India’s First State-Owned Green Climate Fund in Tamil Nadu Becomes Model for Other States
Tamil Nadu’s ₹1000 crore Green Climate Fund, the first of its kind run by an Indian state, is drawing interest from state governments nationally.
MIT Scientists Identify Cysteine as an Amino Acid That Helps the Gut Heal Itself
MIT researchers discovered that cysteine triggers a gut repair mechanism, pointing to potential dietary and clinical applications for intestinal diseases.
Bill to Allow Four-Organ Transplant in Single Surgery Passes US Senate Committee
Advances in transplant medicine have enabled cases where four organs are successfully transplanted simultaneously, with new legislation recognising this capability.
Tiny Galaxies Orbiting the Milky Way May Help Solve Cosmology’s Dark Matter Mystery
Astronomers say that satellite dwarf galaxies orbiting our galaxy could provide crucial new clues to resolving the dark matter problem.
Scientists Found a Giant Magnetic Twist Hidden Inside the Milky Way Using New Radio Telescope
Astronomers used a next-generation radio telescope to map an unexpected magnetic flip deep inside the Milky Way galaxy.
Scientists Say Human Right-Handedness May Trace Back to Earliest Evolutionary Ancestors
New biological research suggests that the overwhelming prevalence of right-handedness in humans has deep evolutionary roots going back millions of years.
Quantum Gravity Physicists Stumble on Unexpected Discovery That Challenges Core Assumptions
Physicists probing quantum gravity theory have found an anomalous result that may require revision of foundational physical models.
SpaceX Carrying Out Critical Starship Pre-IPO Test Amid Investor Watch
SpaceX conducted a full-scale test firing of the Starship rocket at Starbase Texas ahead of its anticipated initial public offering.