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With the annual changes in season, the burden of allergic diseases in India has been on an uprising trend in terms of prevalence as well as severity. Allergic rhinitis (commonly known as hay fever) is one of the most common allergic diseases worldwide, affecting about 10-25% of population. It is one of the top ten reasons for visit to primary care physicians. As a precautionary method, there is increasing evidence that people can alleviate this problem by using HEPA technology air purification solutions at home or in the workplace to…

Hey guys! We are not talking about a IT start-up or a software technology business or a very innovative big idea in e-commerce or modern trade that can attract millions of dollars from corporates, investors or private equity funds just based on the start-up idea. We are talking about a very mature and conventional business of advertising where every year for last many years numerous prima donnas of advertising and creative gurus have tried their luck in branching out and building their own brand of advertising agencies. But the unfortunate…

  Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease variously named consumption, white plague, phthisis, or scrofula. It has been rampant in India, with the first cases being reported as early as 1500 BCE. As we celebrate the WHO World TB Day on 24 March 2018, we need an up-to-date assessment of our efforts to control TB. In 2016, 10.4 million people world-wide became ill with TB, with ~1.7 million people dying of it. As per the Global TB Report 2017, a whopping 26% of these deaths (4.23 lakhs) were reported from…

Known as the silent blinding disease, Glaucoma is the second most common cause for blindness globally accounting for almost 8 percent of blindness cases.   In India, glaucoma is the main cause for permanent blindness leaving at least 12 million people affected and more than one million people totally blind. Unfortunately, more than 90 percent of glaucoma cases remain undiagnosed in the community.   Glaucoma is actually an eye disease that causes damage of the optic nerve progressively and at the point where the nerve leaves the eye to carry…

World Water Day is observed every year on March 22 to focus on the importance of access to clean and fresh water, sanitation, and hygiene, which are huge challenges in developing nations in particular.   In 2010, the United Nations’ General Assembly recognized water and sanitation as human rights. It is not just about access to water, but it is also about the quality of water people drink. There are more than 663 million people around the world who live without supply of safe water near their homes; several people…

When it comes to the Youth of the country and raising the awareness to develop skills to propelled towards a prosperous future. United Nations have designated a day, in November 2014, as World Youth Skill Day. The day seeks to generate recognition of the importance of technical, vocational education, training and the development of other skills relevant to both local and global economies.   “Skill-based training will help youth to get jobs”, said Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister of State for Fisheries. The serious instability in the economic & social conditions and…

Young women across the world have made a mark in the digital spectrum by establishing their brands online. Gone are the days where they had to rely on mainline advertising and broadcast channels to get their message across. Thanks to modern technology being made accessible and simple, people from all generations find social media and basic technology easy to use. Therefore, the digital era has broken all barriers of communication and has brought people closer. Every person in the world can now showcase their talents anywhere and at any time…

Cancer is an uncontrolled growth of anomalous cells anywhere in the body. The growth of these uncharacteristic cells are termed as cancer which can penetrate into the normal body tissues and form lumps of malignant cells or masses of tissue called tumours. Cancer can start developing almost anywhere in the human body and when these cells grow old or damaged, they die and new cells take their place.    Breast cancer is one of the most belligerent cancer among women leading to death. Age doesn’t matter for a breast cancer,…

Technology, in recent times has become the major dynamic force for increasing agricultural production and promoting agricultural development in all countries around the globe. Agriculture is becoming more integrated with the global market.   The developing economies like India face new agricultural challenges.There is a lot of thrust to produce agricultural products of high quality. India being an agrarian country has pressure to meet the growing demands for food, domestically while simultaneously earning through international trade. At the same time, another facet with which it has to deal with is…

While the influence of technology has permeated every industry and sector conceivable, whether it’s Banking, Manufacturing or Healthcare, the role technology is playing in shaping the real estate & construction industry is of transformational nature. Of particular interest is the role new-gen technologies like Blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine learning, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics are playing in shaping the industry. And among them Blockchain related technologies seems to be most talked about and most misconstrued as well. Industry pundits, across the globe, seem to reckon that Blockchain could have…