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  First comprehensive study covering all the states of India, reveals enormous NCD burden. Urban regions have higher rates of almost all metabolic NCDs compared to rural areas.  Wide differences in prevalence of NCDs between states. In more developed states, diabetes prevalence seems to be plateauing off, while in less developed ones, further steep rise in prevalence likely. National, June 8th, 2023:  A ground-breaking research paper of a comprehensive epidemiological study funded by ICMR has been published in the globally acclaimed medical journal, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. Funded by the Indian Council of Medical Research and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Govt. of India, the study paper - Indian Council of Medical Research–India Diabetes (ICMR-INDIAB) shockingly reveals India has a much higher burden of metabolic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) This cross-sectional, population-based survey of adults aged ≥20 years, sampled a total of 1,13,043 indiv...

Clocks an astounding 12,200 kms in 256 hours duration covering 16 States & 4 Union Territories, breaking the earlier Guinness World Record of 401 hours to enter the Guinness Book of World Records, Asian Book of Records and Indian Book of Records-2023, creating an awareness about Girl Child Education Thiru. J. Meghanatha Reddy IAS, Member Secretary, Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu handed over the Guinness Record Certificate at an event held in the city   Chennai, June 8, 2023: On a drive that started at 8 Am on May 28th 2023 from Chennai to Tezu-Leh- Koteshwar-Kanyakumari has seen GD Vishnu Raam, a Coimbatore based businessman, Marathon runner, an Ultra cyclist and a fitness enthusiast achieve an incredible feat of becoming the fastest Indian to cover the four corners of India in just 10 days. His drive through the various terrains is testimony to the durability, quality and reliability, not only of his indigenous Mahindra XUV 700, but his passion and perseverance to...