Reading Time: 5 minutesThe majestic, intelligent and highly social African Elephants which are earth’s largest land animals, are in peril. In the last few years population of African Elephants declined dramatically due to habitat loss and poaching. After analysing 53 years of population survey data, a new study has found large-scale declines in most populations of both the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesA new study reveals that lead levels in turmeric sold in India, Nepal, and Pakistan exceed regulatory limits by several times. The study, published in Science of The Total Environment, found that turmeric samples from Patna in India and Karachi and Peshawar in Pakistan had lead levels surpassing 1,000 microgram/gram (μg/g). Turmeric from Guwahati and…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe World Health Organization has activated the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) for the first time in response to a recent mpox outbreak.
