Workplace design and safety engineers and experts say the pandemic has forced a societal rethink about what people want from a work space and how to make it safe, inviting and productive.Nicole Neypes and Mathew Cosar, general manager of WerkLab, in the co-work space in Vancouver. (Gabrielle Rutman)The Current24:46How the pandemic has changed our expectations…Continue Reading
Experts deliberated on how Central and South Asian countries should engage with Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover during a conference jointly organised by the Tajik National University and the Council for Strategic Affairs, Indian Institute of Management organised in Tajikistan. Speaking at the event, Indian parliamentarian and former minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar…Continue Reading
Omicron is spreading rapidly in countries with high levels of population immunity. (Image: Reuters)The seven-day average of daily deaths is about 1,180, up 8.2 per cent from the prior week, the CDC said.IANS WashingtonLast Updated:December 19, 2021, 13:40 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Health experts have warned of “viral blizzard” in the US as the new Omicron variant…Continue Reading
Expert groups in India are deliberating on the need for a booster, or additional, Covid dose, the country’s junior health minister informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The health minister’s response comes in the backdrop of growing fears on the possibility of Omicron variant entering the country. So far, no Covid cases of the new…Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Office PM to interact with CEOs and Experts of Global Oil and Gas Sector on 20th October Posted On: 19 OCT 2021 12:38PM by PIB Delhi Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will interact with CEOs and Experts of Global Oil and Gas Sector on 20th October, 2021 at 6 PM via video conferencing.…Continue Reading
With the National Education Policy of India (NEP) allowing multiple entry and exits for undergraduate programmes from the 2021-22 academic year, education experts and lecturers are worried that it may encourage students to drop out midway through the programme. As per the NEP, students who sign up for UG programmes will receive a certificate if…Continue Reading
MUMBAI: For the first time in the world, scientists working in a public laboratory in the city have come up with a rapid test to ascertain if a person has silicosis, a progressive lung disease caused by exposure to silica. The kit – which detects levels of serum CC16 in blood — is the result…Continue Reading