February 2023 - Page 8

Scientists have traced the mechanisms of the toxic action of cobra venom, paving a path towards developing strategies for application of anti-venom or small molecule inhibitors, which can help mitigate the local toxic effects of cobra venom retained at the bite site.

A series of severe and mutually reinforcing shocks—the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and resulting food and energy crises, surging inflation, debt tightening, as well as the climate emergency —battered the world economy in 2022. Against this backdrop, world output growth

According to the latest data released by the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a total of 7.81 crore rural households have been connected to tap water supply lines since it was launched in 2019, when 3.23 crore rural households had permanent water connection.