Author: Pranaya.Joshi

Government of France announced on Tuesday that it would hold an urgent conference to look into the rising number of bedbug cases that have been reported, which is thought to be a significant public health issue. Outraged residents have reported finding bed bugs in places like trains, the Paris metro, and movie theatres. The issue of bed bugs has now become a serious political issue, necessitating action from authorities.  Two schools in France, one in Marseille and the other in Villefranche-sur-Saône outside of Lyon, have experienced significant bedbug infestations. According to local officials, both schools were closed for cleaning for…

Over the past few days, the remains of 120 river dolphins have been discovered floating in an Amazon River tributary. Experts believe that this was due to extreme heat and drought. According to researchers the portions of the river heated up to temperatures that are unbearable for dolphins because of low river levels during a severe drought. Due to low oxygen levels in the water, thousands of fish have lately perished in the rivers of the Amazon. There are just a few number of freshwater dolphin species left in the world, and the Amazon river dolphins, many of which have…

Indonesia has launched the first-ever bullet train in Southeast Asia, a high-speed rail route that will link two of its  largest cities.  President Joko Widodo, First Lady Iriana, and a number of cabinet ministers attended the  ceremony, which was officially held on Monday at the Halim train station in Jakarta. The  opening was originally set for  October 1 but there were slight delays due to which it got postponed by 1 day.  To cheers from the audience, Widodo declared, “The Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail is the first high speed train in Indonesia and the first in Southeast Asia, with a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.”  Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s co ordinating maritime and investment minister, added that this was not possible without excellent teamwork from all parties, including the central government, local government, state-owned enterprises, private sectors, public, as well as the Chinese government and its related companies.  On September 13, Widodo took a 25 minute test ride on the new high-speed rail and informed  reporters that, even at maximum speed, he felt comfortable walking or sitting inside. Connectivity and Convenience; Some outstanding features of the high-speed rail –  The new high-speed rail will run between the Halim train station  in East Jakarta and the Padalarang train station in West Bandung, West Java, Indonesia’s second-largest city and a significant center of arts and culture. WHOOSH-from “Waktu Hemat, Operasi Optimal, Sistem Handal”, which stands  for “time saving, optimal operation, reliable system” in Indonesian, is the name of the  86-mile (138-kilometer) high-speed rail line. It is powered by electricity and emits no direct carbon emissions  while moving at a speed of about 217 miles per hour, reducing the travel time between Jakarta and Bandung which took 3 hours earlier and now takes only about less than an hour, according to officials.  The railway is well connected to regional public transport systems and is managed by the joint state enterprise PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia China (PT KCIC).…

Late Saturday night, President Joe Biden signed HR 5860, the official name for the spending bill, into a law, averting a government shutdown that would have had disastrous repercussions for the American people and economy. Spending bill passed into a law- Three hours before the federal government would have shut down at 12:01 a.m, The Senate voted to approve the continuing resolution. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law, late on Saturday night. In order to give the House and Senate additional time to complete its funding legislation, the bill permits the government to remain open for 45 days. The…

Millions of women worldwide suffer from PCOS, a complicated hormonal imbalance that is one of the most widespread hormonal disorders in the world. According to the World Health Organisation, PCOS affects 8-13% of women in reproductive age, and among them, 70% of cases are untreated. Young women’s daily routines and eating habits have gotten out of hand due to sedentary lifestyles, a lack of exercise, and hectic work-from home schedules, which has led to obesity and, in turn, PCOS. A recent estimate suggests that around 1 in every 7 women in the age bracket of 12-45 years are affected with…