The super-cheap Foldscope carries on a centuries-long tradition of simple, curiosity-enabling microscopes – Satish Reddy, an entomologist working with Rainforest Expeditions, had been doing fieldwork in the remote Tambopata Research Centre, nestled within the Peruvian Amazon. At first, he had examined his minute specimens with the center’s fancy optical microscope. But thanks to the sweltering […]
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Why ‘Palliative Care’ Is ‘Not Getting Attention’ In Hyderabad Hospitals?
Palliative care is a holistic treatment, not just medical diagnosis. We deal with their socio-economic issues and their families, who are badly affected and in shambles. In the case of cancer, they lose all their money on the treatment and in many cases family members quit jobs and/or drop out of school to take care […]
Are Schools In Hyderabad Prepared To Tackle An ‘Asthma’ Emergency?
This World Asthma Day, we talk about the public health threat asthma poses especially among school children, and importance of training school management and faculties in tackling any emergencies. A Pulmonologist and the Founder of Human Lung Foundation in Hyderabad, witnessing a steady rise in respiratory illnesses among people in the city. Based on the […]
Who Should Bear The Cost Of ‘Shopping Bags’ — The Retailer Or The Shopper?
It’s a story that resonates with most shoppers. You buy it on a whim; and since it’s an unplanned purchase, you haven’t brought your shopping bag. This implies shelling out anywhere between Rs3 and Rs30 on the retailer’s carry bag, which displays the brand’s XL-sized logo. Here’s the conundrum: Can retailers charge you for those […]
To Combat With ‘Seasonal Sniffles’ Add ‘Immunity Boosters’ To Your Diet
Wellness experts of #KhabarLive list out the foods that’ll promote your immunity and help you fight the allergies that come with the change in season. Like your wardrobe and makeup kit need updates to combat the heat, so does your diet—along with your skin, weather changes affect your appetite, fitness levels and overall health as […]
Don’t Give Coverage To ‘Harish Rao’, KCR’s Diktat To Media!
The entire mainstream media in Telangana obeys the diktat of chief minister in Telangana, be it newspapers or TV news channels, have surrendered to CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, after he banned ABN Andhra Jyothy and TV9 channels soon after coming to power in June 2014 and the media capturing mentality continues. The mainstream media never […]
‘Nothing Changed Since 2001, Telangana Junior Colleges Remained As Concentration Camps’, Prof Neerada Talks To #KhabarLive
Telangana is witnessing a grim scenario with close to 20 students having killed themselves over the last two weeks, allegedly dejected due to the poor marks they scored in their Intermediate exams, the state board equivalent of Class 11 and Class 12, overseen by the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE). The ongoing fiasco has also […]
Anger Simmers At ‘Well Of Horrors’ In Hajipur Village Of Telangana: Another Girl’s Body Found During Minor’s Murder Investigation
A deep, dry, abandoned well in Telangana’s Hajipur village was found to be the graveyard of a young life, for the second time in three days. The Telangana police were searching a 50-feet deep dry well in the village of Hajipur, where a 14-year-old girl’s body was found abandoned. The police were searching for clues […]
When The Telangana State Online RTI Portal Has To Become A Reality?
The Right to Information Act is a powerful tool in the hands of Indian citizens, but if one needed to ask a state government agency for information, one still has to resort to snail mail, as online applications are only available for central government agencies. This is what prompted social activist Robin Zaccheus to write […]
How The RTC ‘Bus Vanishes’ From Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station?
In a peculiar incident, a bus belonging to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) went missing from Hyderabad’s Central Bus Station (CBS) on Wednesday. The bus, a Metro Express, reportedly belonged to the Kushaiguda depot, plying the 3K route between Gowliguda and ECIL. The police visited CBS and analysed CCTV footage to identify the […]