Food processing sector gets going in UP
Lucknow, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) With initiatives that include 35 per cent subsidy on loans to encourage smaller businessmen, a number of food processing units costing up to Rs 10 lakh, are being set up in…
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Mask-wearing can increase struggles with social anxiety
Toronto, June 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Masks have become an integral part of life due to Covid-19. However, people who struggle with social anxiety might experience increased distress related to mask-wearing during and even after the pandemic,…
Swadeshi Jagaran Manch demands patent waiver for Covid vaccines
Thiruvananthapuram, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Sunday demanded that patents on Covid-19 vaccines be waived. Ranjit Karthikeyan, Kerala state convenor of SJM, said in a statement that several countries including…
On Ganga Dussehra, Braj Mandal activists resolve to save dying Yamuna
By Brij Khandelwal Agra/Mathura/Vrindavan, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) As thousands of Shri Krishna devotees celebrated Ganga Dussehra, which marks the appearance of the Ganga river on Earth, groups of river activists in Agra, Mathura, and Vrindavan…
J&K on long road to chase excellence in education
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jammu and Kashmir did not have a great educational system despite the fact that since the 1950s education from primary to the university level has been free in…
Disaster management and internal security
BY D.C. PATHAK India is among the five most vulnerable countries as far as natural disasters are concerned. Such a disaster comes unannounced — there cannot be any Intelligence on earthquakes — but a lot…
‘Ammonia levels in Yamuna rise again, to hit water supply in Delhi’
New Delhi, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) on Saturday said the water supply will be affected in several parts of the national capital on Sunday due to the rise in ammonia concentration…
Study shows grey matter loss post-Covid infection
New York, June 19 (IAS) An analysis of brain scans from people once infected with Covid-19 suggest a consistent pattern in loss of grey matter over time, say researchers. The researchers affiliated with the University…
J&K could become country’s most sought after, affordable healthcare destination
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jammu and Kashmir is spending 2.86 per cent of its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) on healthcare which is the highest by any state or UT in the…
Battle lines drawn as PUBG Mobile re-enters India in new avatar
By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) “Yeh PUBG wala hai kya?” Prime Minister Narendra Modi had quipped during the ‘Pariksha pe Charcha 2.0’ in January 2019, asking a mother who raised concerns about…
J&K’s all inclusive employment model could lead other states and UTs
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Addressing unemployment has been the topmost priority for Jammu and Kashmir government headed by Lt governor, Manoj Sinha and last two years have seen creation of more jobs…
One in 100 deaths is by suicide: WHO
Geneva, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) One in a hundred deaths globally can directly be attributed to suicide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, arguing that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased factors for suicide worldwide. In 2019,…
Raj district second in country to build over 93K houses under PM Awas Yojana
By Archana Sharna Jaipur, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Notwithstanding the difficult times brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the tribal-dominated Dungarpur district in Rajasthan has scripted history by becoming the first place in the state and…
Psychologists urge parents to engage kids to prevent anxiety, depression
Chennai, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Child psychologists are of the opinion that children under 13 years of age are in the grip of anxiety following the extended closure of schools and in the absence of any…
Fed Shock: Equities fall as FII roll-back feared
Mumbai, June 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fears of foreign funds exiting India pulled India’s stock markets lower during per-noon trade session on Thursday. Accordingly, the fears were triggered by US Fed statement on the eventual restart of…
West Bengal FM Amit Mitra asks not to dismantle RMD of SAIL
Kolkata, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has asked Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan not to dismantle the Raw Materials Division (RMD) of SAIL – headquartered in Kolkata -…
Rajiv assassination convict Perarivalan’s mother meets Stalin
Chennai, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Arputhammal, mother of AG Perarivalan one of the seven convicts in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at his office in the…
Cabinet approves ‘Deep Ocean’ mission to explore ocean resources
New Delhi, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the ‘Deep Ocean’ mission to develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources….
Mahe is centre point of liquor smuggling to North Kerala
Puducherry, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mahe which comes under the Union Territory of Puducherry and geographically sandwiched between Kannur and Kozhikode districts of Kerala, is turning into a major focal point for the smuggling of liquor…
Moderna, protein-based Covid jabs safe for use in kids
New York, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Moderna’s mRNA Covid vaccine and a protein-based shot is safe for use in young children and offers strong immunity response, with no adverse effects, according to a research on baby…