11 percent fall in Covid-related casualties has been reported in the United States in the last two weeks, according to the New York Times. At the same time, Covid positive cases increased by 6 percent in the last fortnight. With 7503 new cases of coronavirus infection reporting on Sunday, the […]

Bioelectronics is an emerging area of medicine and the devices based on this approach work by modulating the electrical activity in peripheral and central nerves in order to reduce symptoms and underlying causes of disease. Nerves send electrical signals from one part of our body to another. Global business intelligence […]

Use of drones in agriculture can create a $100-billion GDP boost and help millions get better livelihoods. Pranjal Sharma reports. So far, the drones that were considered important for the agriculture sector were nature-made winged-insects — a key component of the bee-based natural pollination cycle. The new-age drone is a […]

More than 70% of countries around the world have effectively abolished the death penalty, including all but one European nation. The United States, however, is an outlier, particularly among developed, democratic countries, and across the country, there are more than 2,000 people on death row.  Under the Biden administration, the […]

The following are some of the companies belonging to the healthcare sector that reported quarterly financial results on Thursday. Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s (AGIO) flagship product PYRUKYND has generated product sales of $3.5 million in the third quarter ended Sep.30, 2022. PYRUKYND, which is the company’s first marketed drug, was approved […]

‘The Indian cement sector is the most energy-efficient worldwide, mainly due to modern technology used in the plants but also because of efficient monitoring of a plant’s performance on a daily basis, focusing on energy savings and carbon dioxide emission reductions.’ Senior journalist Darryl D’Monte reports exclusively for Rediff.com from Paris. An […]

Nestle USA Inc., affiliated to Swiss food and beverage giant Nestle SA, is recalling a limited quantity of Edible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough tubs from TOLL HOUSE citing the potential presence of soft plastic film, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The recall involves three batches of Edible Chocolate […]

The U.S. regularly announces sanctions against people and businesses that it believes are providing material support to terrorists operating worldwide. Since October, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced a string of such sanctions, targeting support to terrorist groups operating in East Africa and Yemen. The move […]

In the latest round of changes brought to Twitter’s verification system, owner Elon Musk said that he already “killed” the new “official” designation on Wednesday. The changes are now visible for some of the platform’s biggest names earlier in the day.Twitter product executive Esther Crawford gave out the details about […]

Los Angeles County’s daily Covid case count continued its recent upward trend on Wednesday, with the region tallying 1,662 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours. That’s the highest one-day count since September 7. Furthermore, the 7-day test positivity is now 5.9%, up 51% from 3.9% just before Halloween. […]