ॐ नमो भगवते महासुर्शनाय वासुदेवाय धन्वंतरायेः
अमृतकलश हस्ताय सर्व भयविनाशाय सर्व रोगनिवारणाय।
त्रिलोकपथाय त्रिलोकनाथाय श्रीमहाविष्णुस्वरूप
श्री धन्वंतरि स्वरूप श्री श्री श्री औषणचक्र नारायणाय नमः।।
विष्णु स्वरूप धन्वंतरि को नमन है।
#Dhanteras
#Kerala faces a new health challenge #Leptospirosis outbreak
121 confirmed deaths, over 1,170 people in treatment from rat fever amid monsoon woes
Leptospirosis, also known as “rat fever”, is caused by a type of bacteria in the urine of animal carriers, particularly #rats
Alien species arriving on plastic ‘rafts’ threaten #Antartica’s MARINE ecosystem
DEBRIS, including PLASTIC, might facilitate the arrival of non-native animals such as #MOLLUSCS to Antarctica from southern continents and islands
#Chandrayaan-3’s Pragyan rover find evidence of #magma on lunar surface
This claim that moon’s surface was composed of magma when it was formed 4.5bil. yr ago
meant that, moon was entirely covered by #ocean of hot magma, which took Mil. of yrs to cool into rocks
#Tuesday RAINNNYY mrngg 🌧️ 🌅 🦚 ❤️ ☕
IUCN STATUS - LEAST CONCERN
Male peafowl are referred to as PEACOCK & female peafowl are referred to as PEAHENS
#Maasai situation in #Tanzania reminiscent of BANTUSTANS (area 4 particular indigenous group)
& PASS LAWS (identity documents of black PPL)
in #Apartheid South Africa
*Recent move by govt has alarmed Maasai that they are being disenfranchised
State of Environment in Figures 2024 on #health in India
While cardiovascular diseases remained primary cause of death in 15 states/UTs,
respiratory infections & tuberculosis were leading cause in remaining 15 states/UTs
Farmers in border villages of West #Bengal are reluctant to grow wheat & shifting to banana, maize & lentils since #Bangladesh started reporting outbreaks of WHEAT BLAST DISEASE
Magnaporthe oryzae Triticum #fungus that attack wheat crops & can wipe out entire harvest in days
#WHO declares mpox as PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY OF INTERNATIONAL CONCERN
#Mpox is caused by an
orthopoxvirus
It was first detected in humans in 1970 & is endemic to countries in central & west Africa
Pollution & conflict wd human lead to increased level of stress hormone among MUGGER #crocodile
human/n-human releases STRESS HORMONES #glucocorticoids in challenging condition
May b harmful 4 organism in long-term as it can lead to reproductive failure & poor immune function
INDIA adds 3 more wetlands to D list of Ramsar sites on the eve of #IndependenceDay2024
With this addition, the tally of Ramsar sites touches to 85
New sites included
🗺️
Nanjarayan Bird Sanctuary &
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary in #TamilNadu
Tawa Reservoir in #MadhyaPradesh