Titbits:
1. The global spread of Lyme disease is being fueled
by climate change, making diagnosis and treatment more challenging. Lyme
disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which is
transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks.
2. The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor recently
invoked Article 311 of the Constitution to terminate the services of six
government employees.
3. The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
describes biological weapons as those that "disseminate disease-causing
organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants". This is
separate from the large carbon footprints of armies in motion plus the
operations required to equip them.
4. The Madras High Court has declared Section 77-A of
the Registration Act, 1908, unconstitutional.
5. A recent report titled “Conscious Pattern”,
published by Advertising Standards Council Of India (Asci) Academy and design
firm Parallel HQ has highlighted the widespread use of dark patterns, in
various mobile applications.