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Need for raising awareness about Hypertension

We all know hypertension as high blood pressure BP It is a condition in which an individual rsquo s nbsp blood pressure in the arteries gets raised The normal range of blood pressure of a person should be between - millimeters mercury mmHg for systolic pressure It should be - mmHg for diastolic pressure as per experts If it is above the given range then the person is said to have a high blood pressure If the high blood pressure goes unattended for a prolonged time then it may pose danger to the cardiovascular health of an individual According to the World Health Organisation WHO approximately million deaths worldwide are caused due to high BP nbsp in a year High BP is one of the main causes of cardiac conditions including heart failure stroke and heart attack as per WHO By the year the number of individuals with hypertension around

18 May 2017
Positive Reads

First ultra light artillery gun M777 reaching India soon.

The Indian Army would nbsp receive its first heavy ordnance after three decades The first batch of nbsp two guns from the M ultra light artillery gun order is nbsp scheduled arrive in India this week These have been ordered from the US as per the report in the Economic Times The guns are being delivered about one month ahead of schedule according to a company statement India had signed the Letter of Agreement and Acceptance LOA on November with the US for purchasing M ultra-light artillery guns It was signed under the foreign military sale FMS procedure These guns were nbsp supposed to be delivered in the June BAE will supply guns out of guns while remaining would be produced in India by Mahindra A BAE Systems spokesman said in a statement quot In fulfillment of the United States Foreign Military Sale of M ultra light weight howitzer to

18 May 2017
Good News

Commemorating World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

In st Century importance of communication is all the more essential in personal professional commercial defence and all the other walks of life The advent of new horizons in the fields of telecommunications and information technology has taken the mankind into the realms hitherto unknown to him The need of observing the World Telecommunication nbsp Day nbsp is to help create nbsp awareness about the possibilities that the use communication technologies nbsp could bring to the economies and nbsp societies nbsp The day May is important as the anniversary of the inking of the first International Telegraph Convention in It is also to mark the establishment of the International Telecommunication Union ITU How World Telecommunication Day started The day is being celebrated annually on May since This day also commemorates the nbsp establishment of ITU It was formed in Malaga-Torremolinos by the Plenipotentiary Conference in Further to this the World

17 May 2017
Positive Reads

A Beach in Ireland reappears 33 Years after being washed away

About three decades ago the tourism in small town of Dooagh on Achill Island in Ireland depended on its beautiful beach Everything was well till the beach got washed away in due to nature rsquo s fury as storms hit the sands It left only nbsp puddles and harsh rocks in the place of the beach Since then the influx of tourists too stopped It badly affected the local economy too But as suddenly as beach had disappeared it has also returned the same way in the month of April During April a strange cold snap affected nbsp the island It brought a strong nbsp wind accompanied nbsp by a tide from the direction of nbsp north This resulted in hundreds of thousands of tons of sand being washed up to the shore This once more recreated the -meter stretch of beach as reported by the media Thus the locals

17 May 2017
Global Inspirations

How reading a biography can inspire you

Everyone of us goes through a lean patch in life some time or the other But we should understand that this happens in life of not only common folks but also great people Every great leader artist politician revolutionary business tycoon industrialist and every other professional goes through tough times in their respective lives If only we know this we can also get inspiration from great people as to how they overcame the odds and eventually succeeded in achieving their goals in whichever field they may belong to So the question is how do we know this And the answer is as simple as reading the biographies of accomplished individuals The genre of biography nbsp provides insights into lives of great men and women These biographies are written by the writers known as biographers who specialize in this genre nbsp These type of authors write accounts of nbsp great nbsp

16 May 2017
Positive Reads

First synthetic retina developed by researcher student for the visually impaired

In a first a soft tissue synthetic nbsp retina has been developed by a researcher at Oxford University Till now only hard and rigid materials were used in artificial retinal research This research has been conducted by -year-old student researcher nbsp Vanessa Restrepo-Schild at Oxford University The researcher nbsp has made use of synthetic tissues biologically nbsp developed in a laboratory environment The study is expected to transform the outlook of bionic implant industry as well as development of less invasive medical technologies nbsp The new synthetic nbsp retina closely resembles the human body tissues and helps in nbsp treating degenerative eye diseases nbsp like retinitis pigmentosa Under the leadership of Restrepo-Schild nbsp the team nbsp developed a new synthetic double layered retina It nbsp closely mimics the natural human retinal process The synthetic retina replica has soft water droplets called hydrogels in it It also nbsp has biological cell

16 May 2017
Global Inspirations

Commemorating International Day of Families

The International Day of Families is commemorated on the th of May each year The Day underlines the importance of every nbsp caregiver in each family They may be grandparents parents or nbsp even siblings The day marks the good practices for work and family balance for assisting the parents in their various family roles including caregiving and educational ones Good practices from the private sector in support of working parents as well as youth and older persons in the workplace are also highlighted How the Observance of International Day of Families started The observance of this Day was nbsp declared by the UN General Assembly in It was in accordance with resolution A RES It recognizes the international community rsquo s high regard towards families and their importance The Day extends an opportunity to create nbsp awareness regarding family issues and also to enhance knowledge of demographic economic and

15 May 2017
Positive Reads

India pursuing 'energy diplomacy' with neighboring countries

India is slowly but steadily nbsp working on building connectivity grids with its neighboring nbsp countries nbsp It is nbsp moving ahead and using energy as a means of connectivity India is making nbsp a network of energy relationships nbsp for nbsp leveraging itself nbsp as a nbsp major petroleum products source according to the Economic Times report India is sharing nbsp technology with countries from Mauritius to Indonesia Thus it is creating inter-dependencies in the field of energy Mauritius being among India s nbsp main partners in the Indian Ocean region is likely to be a petroleum storage and bunkering hub India has started developing infrastructure in that country for same India and Indonesia are going ahead with the energy partnership on the other side of the Indian Ocean India is developing a floating storage and regasification units FSRU for Indonesia It would facilitate nbsp supply of energy to

15 May 2017
Good News

Actor Vivek Oberoi donated 25 flats to CRPF martyrs

Actor Vivek Oberoi has done proud to not only Bollywood but also all Indians He has donated flats to the families of Central Reserve Police Force CRPF martyrs who had laid down their lives for country in the line of duty Everyone thinks of doing their bit for the Jawans but Vivek has gone ahead and has set a rare example of what giving can mean While the loss of the families is irreparable they will at least have a shelter of their own for their secure future nbsp Vivek Oberoi rsquo s donated flats are located in the residential project owned by nbsp him in Thane Maharashtra near Mumbai These flats are housed in two buildings Karrm Residency and Karrm Panchtatva accorrding to the Economic Times report Elaborating on this a senior CRPF officer said that nbsp four flats have already been allotted to the families of the martyrs

13 May 2017
Good News

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