New Delhi, March 19 Over 200 representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies on Thursday urged the government to ensure people’s right to water and sanitation with the present context to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiative — Clean India Campaign. They said that though the government has set a target of making […]
NSW Fair Trading is warning consumers to stay away from potentially lethal fake tongue studs. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the studs could be inhaled and lodge in the lungs or airways, or be swallowed and potentially perforate bodily organs. “There are two types of tongue studs that are banned in Australia […]
The National Stroke Foundation is calling on members of Victoria’s Indian community to set aside time for a StrokeSafe education talk. StrokeSafe Ambassadors are committed volunteers who educate the community about the lethal disease stroke which kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Attending a StrokeSafe Ambassador session […]
A doctor who has been working at the Australian-managed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone will undergo a 21-day observation period for Ebola in the United Kingdom. Following a clinical incident, the doctor was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the agreement secured by the Australian Government on establishing the Centre. The doctor, […]
Fearing that he had contracted HIV, a 39-year-old IITian set his wife and kids ablaze in a car before attempting to kill himself at Betul in Madhya Pradesh on March 4. Now it turns out he doesn’t have the virus. Refusing to believe his suicide-pact story, police sent his blood samples for tests. “We got […]
Minister for Finance & Services, Dominic Perrottet, today announced that a re-elected Baird Government will oversee a transition to digital licensing over the next four years. For the first time in Australia, citizens will be able to choose to have a licence issued in digital format. The Government will task its Digital Council, chaired by […]
A new pilot programme will help schools increase the number of students playing AFL as part of the Abbott Government’s plan to get more kids fit and healthy through its Sporting Schools programme. Minister for Health and Sport Sussan Ley said ‘Experience AFL’, the second of 12 pilot initiatives to be rolled out across Australia […]
Melbourne, March 8 The so-called household “green” products, including air fresheners, cleaning products, laundry supplies and personal care products, contain lot of health hazards, finds a new study. The study team found 156 different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from 37 products examined, with an average of 15 VOCs per product. “Given the lack of […]
United Nations, March 6 The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that it will begin conducting Ebola vaccination trials in Guinea this week to test whether the vaccine is effective to prevent Ebola. The phase III trial in one of the world’s most affected countries by Ebola will start on March 7 to test the VSV-EBOV […]
Traditionally associated with festivals like Mahashivratri and Holi thandai is a chilled almond-flavoured beverage and is terrific for when the tempratures soar. Its tasty and cools you down! – See more at: http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/recipe/Thandai-KhaanaKhazana.html#sthash.uCqdEqSg.dpuf Ingredients Full cream milk 1 1/2 litres Almonds blanched and peeled 25 Cashewnuts soaked 20 Pistachios blanched and peeled 30 Melon seeds […]