Double finance for nature-based solutions to deal with climate, biodiversity crises: UN report

Geneva, Dec 2 (PTI) Financing for nature-based solutions (NbS) needs to be doubled by 2025 to deal with multiple global crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation, according to a new United Nations (UN) report.

Gurugram to host literature festival Prithvi in Feb

Gurugram, Dec 2 (PTI) Book launches, author sessions, musical performances as also discussions on subjects like blockchain, fintech and stock market will be the highlights of the sixth edition of the 'Prithvi' literature festival here next February.

The probable list of speakers at the event to be held at DLF Cyberhub on February 24-25 includes Chetan Bhagat, Hans Raj Hans, Nitish Rajpute, Arvind Arora, Ira Trivedi and Durjoy Dutta.

"We look forward to bringing together an experience mixed with spirits of art, literature, music and dance, to celebrate the creators among us and the readers. The festival in itself will be an amalgamation of the organic times and the tech space that we live in today," says Sagar Setia, CEO of the organisers Invincible Publishers.

The theme has been chosen mindfully with the intention to reconnect and remind the people of the organic earthly experience and the spiritual awareness of nature that has prevailed in Indian culture since ancient times.

More than 300 influencers, celebrities and authors from all over India are expected to take part in the event. PTI ZMN

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Early life experiences could have a lasting impact on genes : Study

London, Dec 2 (PTI) Early life experiences can impact the activity of our genes much later on and even affect longevity, finds a new study in fruit flies.

Air pollution linked with multiple long-term health conditions: Study

London, Dec 2 (PTI) Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased risk of multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions, according to a study.

Covid pandemic altered teens' brains, study finds

Washington, Dec 2 (PTI) A new study suggested that pandemic-related stressors have physically aged brains of adolescents', according to a study.

New mRNA vaccines highly effective in reducing malaria infection, transmission: Study

Washington, Dec 1 (PTI) Scientists have developed two mRNA vaccine candidates that were highly effective in reducing both malaria infection and transmission in animal studies.

New biomaterial could advance spinal cord injury treatment : Study

London, Dec 1 (PTI) A newly developed material which could promote new tissue growth and generation could advance the treatment of spinal cord injury, according to a new study.

Long Covid linked with increased body weight : Study

London, Dec 1 (PTI) Overweight women are more likely to experience symptoms of long Covid, according to a new research.

More boys with cancer being diagnosed than girls in India: Lancet study

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) More boys than girls with cancer in India are being diagnosed with the disease and the probable cause for this is gender bias in society, according to a study published in The Lancet Oncology.

New Alzheimer's drug found effective in reducing cognitive decline : Study

Los Angeles, Nov 30 (PTI) A new drug, lecanemab, has been found to slow down cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients, according to a study that could lead to new treatments for the neurodegenerative disease.