-ThePrint.in The likelihood of financial distress caused by the 2nd wave is much higher & it could lead to more outright sales of gold, unlike in 2020, when people chose to take out loans against gold. Mumbai: Paul Fernandes, a 50-year-old waiter in india, last year took out a loan using his gold as collateral to pay for his children’s education after losing his job on a cruise liner. This year, he...

-Newsclick.in Population growth is already slowing down across faiths. The Bill only serves to foster division. The proposed UP Population Control Bill, brought in by the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in india’s largest state Uttar Pradesh, appears to be driven more by imagined fears than by any worries of population growth. Data over the past few decades shows clearly that population growth is slowing down irrespective of administrative action or inaction. This...

Scientific knowledge has immensely helped in combating the dreadful coronavirus and its spread. Within a record short period of time, scientists (including virologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, etc.) and their research outputs helped the commoners to learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 and how it spreads from one individual to the next one. Common people have now come to know how simple techniques and behavioural change like the wearing of N95 masks, maintaining...

-ThePrint.in On World Youth Skills Day, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says skilling is no longer a secondary ancillary to education in india. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government is looking to skill india’s youth with knowledge to ensure they are employable, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said at an event on World Youth Skills Day Thursday.   Highlighting the government’s efforts to increase the employability of...

-PTI/ NDTV.com Cancer Cases: Globally, the researchers found that more than 740,000 or four per cent of new cancer cases in 2020 may be attributed to alcohol drinking. New Delhi: Alcohol consumption was associated with 62,100 or five per cent of newly diagnosed cancer cases last year in india, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology journal which shows alcohol use is on the rise in the country. Globally, the researchers...