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ATMF Report Tackles Global Access to Antibiotics

The Access to Medicine Foundation (ATMF) Netherlands,  just put out a very important study that talks about some of the biggest problems in the pharmaceutical industry. “How can...

May 29, 2024

Kerala Plans Year-Round Calendar to Combat Nipah Virus

The government of Kerala has said that they will be making a special action calendar to stop Nipah virus breakouts, which have happened many times in the state....

May 29, 2024

India, France Set to Negotiate Rafale Marine Jet Deal

India has started talking to France about buying 26 Rafale Marine fighter jets, which is expected to be a deal worth Rs 50,000 crore. The Indian government gave...

May 29, 2024

Thailand Initiates First Senate Election Since 2014 Coup

Thailand has begun the process of holding its first election for the Senate since the military took over in 2014. The previous Senate, which was put together after...

May 28, 2024

Philippines’ Lower House Passes Divorce Bill

The Philippines is taking steps to make divorce legal, which is a big change in policy. Representative Edcel Lagman pushed for this bill to become law in the...

May 28, 2024

Iran Boosts Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Stockpile, UN Reports

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is in charge of keeping an eye on nuclear issues for the UN, recently released a secret report that said Iran...

May 28, 2024

Caterpillars Sense Electric Fields to Detect Predators

British scientists have found something very interesting about caterpillars: they have a sixth sense that most land animals don’t have. Through special hairs on their bodies called setae,...

May 28, 2024

CET and IIT Madras Secure Patent for Novel Voltage Device

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and the College of Engineering Thiruvananthapuram (CET) have made big steps forward in electrical measurement technology by getting a patent...

May 28, 2024

New Algal Species Discovered in Kerala’s Western Ghats by Phycologists

Scientists from Catholicate College’s Department of Botany have found a new species of algae. This is a big step forward in our knowledge of the variety in the...

May 28, 2024

India’s $48 Billion Input Subsidy for Power and Agriculture Raises Concerns

At a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2022–2023, the US, EU, UK, Australia, Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, and Japan all voiced worries about India’s subsidies...

May 28, 2024

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