New technique simplifies cervical cancer screening
Chennai: Approximately 1.32 lakh new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and 74,000 deaths occur annually in India which accounts 1/3rd of the global cervical cancer deaths, says a report.
According to experts, the alarming numbers indicate lack of high precision technology to screen cervical cancer during the early stage. To bridge the technological barrier, BD Life Sciences-Diagnostic Systems launched BD SurePathTM Direct to Slide.
"There's a stark difference between screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer. If screened during the pre-cancerous stage, cervical cancer can be treated without any traces," said Dr A Tamilselvi, consultant urogynaecologist, and obstetrician, Madras Medical College, at a press meet at Vijaya Health Centre here on Wednesday.
The BD SurePathTM Direct to Slide is a liquid-based cytology (LBC) technique that is used to effectively screen cervical cancer during the pre-cancerous stage.
SONAKSHI SINHA JOINS UNESCO TO PROMOTE SAFETY FOR CHILDREN ON THE INTERNET
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has joined forces with UNESCO to promote a safe and secure cyber environment for youngsters to ensure they are not targeted for bullying, abuse, exploitation and more through the internet.
A post on the official Twitter handle of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's New Delhi cluster office read on Thursday: "Sonakshi Sinha joins Unesco to promote safe and secure online environment for children and help empower our future digital citizens."
Cabinet gives post-facto nod for India-Denmark MoU on dairy
The Cabinet today gave a post-facto approval for the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Denmark in the field of animal husbandry and dairy.
The MoU, which was signed on April 16, 2018, aims to develop bilateral cooperation in the field of animal husbandry and dairying for the purpose of broadening the existing knowledge base on dairy development and institutional strengthening, an official statement said.
Under the agreement, a joint working group consisting of representatives from both the countries will be created to formulate joint programmes, facilitate cooperation and consultation and subsequent evaluation.
Canada hits back at U.S. with tariffs on metals, bourbon, orange juice
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada hit back at the United States on Friday, June 29, with retaliatory tariffs on American summertime essentials including Florida orange juice, ketchup and Kentucky bourbon in its opening salvo in a trade war with President Donald Trump.
As temperatures and tensions increase, the measures targeting Can$16.6 billion (US$12.6 billion) in US steel, aluminum and consumer goods will take effect on Sunday, when Canadians celebrate a national holiday and just days before Americans celebrate Independence Day amid a heatwave expected in both countries.
The tit-for-tat duties are a response to the punishing US steel and aluminum tariffs imposed at the start of June. Ottawa also unveiled Can$2 billion (US$1.5 billion) in aid for the two sectors and their 33,500 workers.
India Outclass Ireland By 143 Runs To Win Series 2-0
Team India once again thumped Ireland by a mammoth 143 runs clinching the T20I series 2-0. Spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav once again tormented through the Irish batting line-up picking up 6 for 37 together and bundled out the hosts for 70 in 12.3 overs. Chasing a daunting total of 214, Ireland never seemed to be in the game.
Umesh Yadav, in his T20I comeback game, picked up Paul Stirling and William Porterfield in successive overs. Debutant Siddarth Kaul too picked up his first international wicket in form of James Shannon. Post the quick bowling spell, the wrist spin duo of Chahal and Kuldeep took over and picked wickets in quick succession. Irish middle order tumbled like a pack of cards as most batsmen could not even muster double digits scores.
Suresh Prabhu launches mobile app ReUnite to trace missing, abandoned kids
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched a mobile application — ReUnite — to trace missing and abandoned children in India. “This effort to reunite parents whose children have gone missing is a wonderful use of technology to address real life social challenges,” he said.
The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birth mark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids.
FACEBOOK, GOOGLE, MICROSOFT ACCUSED OF VIOLATING GDPR LAWS WITH UNETHICAL POLICIES
Facebook, Google and Microsoft have been accused of failing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Apparently, the platforms have been using “dark patterns” in order to manipulate users into accepting privacy policies they don’t necessarily wish to agree with.
According to the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC), Facebook, Google and to some extent Microsoft, are running consumers out of privacy-friendly options on their services in an "unethical" way.
In a recently released 44-page report, NCC explains that these dark patterns include "privacy intrusive default settings, misleading wording, giving users an illusion of control, hiding away privacy-friendly choices, take-it-or-leave-it choices, and choice architectures where choosing the privacy-friendly option requires more effort for the users".
ICICI Bank appoints Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as non-executive part-time chairman
ICICI Bank board on Friday approved the appointment of Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as the non-executive part-time chairman, effective from July 1, 2018.
Chaturvedi is an IAS officer, from the 1977 batch and retired as the country's oil secretary in January 2013.
The bank board, according to reports, is also likely to appoint one of the four shortlisted former bureaucrats as their chairman.
Pakistan placed on 'grey list' by FATF
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In a blow to Pakistan, the Financial Action Task Force has placed it on the 'grey list' for failing to curb anti-terror financing despite Islamabad submitting a 26-point action plan and launching a concerted diplomatic effort to avert the decision, officials said on Thursday.
The decision was taken late on Wednesday night at the global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) planery session in Paris where finance minister Shamshad Akhtar represented Pakistan, according to official sources.
The FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.
The announcement comes a day after Pakistan submitted a comprehensive 26-point action plan to the FATF to choke the funding of militants groups, including Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led JuD and its affiliates, to avoid being blacklisted by it.
The placement on the 'grey list' could hurt Pakistan's economy as well as its international standing.
SBI MD Sriram resigns amid IDBI stake sale buzz
SBI managing director B Sriram has resigned from the country’s largest lender after his appointment as chief executive of IDBI Bank, sources said. The development assumes significance amid reports that insurance behemoth LIC is mulling acquiring a majority stake in the debt ridden state-owned bank.
The government last week appointed Sriram as managing director and CEO of IDBI Bank for a temporary period of three months.
He has put in his papers and his resignation from the board of SBI has been forward to Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for acceptance, sources said, adding the competent authority will take a final call on the matter.
Sriram took charge of IDBI Bank on June 22 following M K Jain demitting office to take over as Deputy Governor of RBI. The ACC approved the appointment of Sriram as MD and CEO of IDBI Bank for three months with effect from M K Jain’s demitting office, said an order issued last week by the Department of Personnel and Training.