The World Health Organization is moving toward declassifying transgender identity as a mental disorder in its global list of medical conditions, with a new study lending additional support to a proposal that would delete the decades-old designation. The change, which has so far been approved by each committee that has ... Read More »
Total crude oil production in Texas recorded nearly a 3 percent decline year-on-year for May, a state energy regulator reported. The Railroad Commission of Texas, the state’s energy regulator, said that overall crude oil production was lower than last year. “Texas preliminary May 2016 crude oil production averaged 2,359,072 barrels ... Read More »
Across the U.S., Western Europe, and even in parts of Asia, coal is in secular decline. There will be very few coal power plants built in many western countries in the coming years if environmentalists have their way, and the superior economics of natural gas are piling on even more ... Read More »
WASHINGTON — In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton wrongly implied Donald Trump has proposed banning Islam in America and sketched out a plan for defeating Islamic State militants that merely mirrors what the U.S. is already trying to do. Clinton spoke Thursday night to the largest TV ... Read More »
A major traffic jam on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway left commutersstranded for more than six hours on Thursday evening, and prompted the police to warn people against coming to the area on Friday. Many commuters complained about waterlogging at the Hero Honda Chowk, which they said was a regular feature during ... Read More »
A joint team of the Assam forest department and Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation has rescued eight baby rhinos from Kaziranga National Park in past few days even as Assam continues to reel under floods. All the calves were aged between one month and a year, PTI reported. Rathin ... Read More »
Between sleeping, reading and, quite simply, relaxing, it’s likely you spend a lot of time in your bedroom. It makes sense, then, that you’ve also spent a significant amount of time turning it into your own personal oasis. Now that you have your (sweet) dream bedding, wall decor and furniture, ... Read More »
At a time when getting funding has become harder more than ever, it’s only a wonder if they do more than that. To everyone’s surprise, raising a funding of 112 Cr in the Series B is the Bengaluru-based technology-enabled chain, Treebo Hotels. The round was led by Bertelsmann India Investments (BII), the strategic ... Read More »
The growing number of smartphone users, the increased mobile Internet usage and number of app developers collectively contribute to the growth of mobile app revolution in India. The application market in India is likely to grow by more than four times, to $626.23 million (around Rs 3,800 crore) by 2016, ... Read More »
Health research studies come a dime a dozen, but here are some interesting, and sometimes quirky, recent entries into the U.S. National Library of Medicine: ▪ Farmers, fishers and foresters have some of the highest suicide rates in the U.S. – five times greater than the average adult, according to a ... Read More »
“A lot of people like to compare it to interior design, but for me, it’s almost like an energetic, spiritual connection with your environment,” Carrillo says. “Feng shui is also all about energetic flow, having positive relationships, and it’s a physical language, so whatever’s going on in the space is ... Read More »
Crews searching waters off the Florida coast for a man and his three teenage children reported missing after setting off on a sailboat three days ago have found two empty kayaks believed to have been secured to the boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday. Ace Kimberly, 45, two ... Read More »
