Shashi Kant Kumar Journalist Profile

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Recycling crop stubble is the simplest solution for Delhi’s annual smog problem

Dec 10, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

Even as Delhi and the rest of India’s National Capital Region continues to be covered by thick smog, with Air Quality Index still in dangerous zones, we are yet to find a sustainable solution to this annual and largely man-made disaster. Official government data that throws light on the magnitude of this challenge is quite alarming. Every year, India’s farm sector has to contend with 500 million tonnes of post-harvest crop leftovers.
Investigating the Functional Role of the DI-DII Linker in Nav1.5 Channel Function

Dec 5, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Emily Wagner |Martina Marras |Shashi Kant Kumar |Jacob Kelley

AbstractThe cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel, Nav1.5 initiates the cardiac action potential. Its dysfunction can lead to dangerous arrhythmias, sudden cardiac arrest, and death. The functional Nav1.5 core consists of four homologous repeats (I, II, III, and IV), each formed from a voltage sensing and a pore domain. The channel also contains three cytoplasmic linkers (I-II, II-III, and III-IV).
Organic milk: Health, environment and a good life for the cows

Oct 31, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

Posted On: 2024-10-31 Posted By: Shashi Kumar Health & Lifestyle Real Estate & Construction Hindustan Times India, Oct. 31 -- Despite its growing popularity, largely in the urban parts of India, organic food continues to suffer from lack of proper understanding of how it is produced, the processes involved, its health benefits and big role in building a more sustainable agriculture sector.
Organic milk: Health, environment and a good life for the cows

Oct 30, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

Despite its growing popularity, largely in the urban parts of India, organic food continues to suffer from lack of proper understanding of how it is produced, the processes involved, its health benefits and big role in building a more sustainable agriculture sector. For most consumers in the country, buying organic food products like organic milk is more of an economic decision rather than a health or sustainability choice.
Food safety: Consumers must take greater ownership

Jun 30, 2024 | htsyndication.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

Posted On: 2024-06-30 Posted By: Shashi Kumar Business & Finance Health & Lifestyle Hindustan Times India, June 30 -- The theme for World Food Safety Day 2024 was 'Prepare for the unexpected' which aimed to focus on food safety incidents that can happen due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud or natural events. All four are legitimate causes for concern and deserve our attention.
Food safety: Consumers must take greater ownership

Jun 29, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

The theme for World Food Safety Day 2024 was ‘Prepare for the unexpected’ which aimed to focus on food safety incidents that can happen due to accidents, inadequate controls, food fraud or natural events. All four are legitimate causes for concern and deserve our attention. The theme is understandably very broad-based to accommodate a wide range of food safety challenges that must be understood from a global perspective.
Traceability of organic food is the only way to build trust

Apr 17, 2024 | hindustantimes.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

In 2017, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) came out with a scathing report highlighting the prevalence of fraudulence and malpractices in India’s organic farming sector. Seven years down the line, the consumers’ ability to distinguish between fake and real organic may have improved a bit, but it is still not enough. Allowing fake organic food market to thrive and grow is a serious problem for two reasons.
Gallstone Ileus as an Infrequent Cause of Bowel Obstruction: A Review of Small Cohort

Apr 17, 2024 | cureus.com | Shashi Kant Kumar |Qasif Qavi |Nida W Bashir |Firas Alkistawi

SpecialtyPlease chooseI'm not a medical professional. Allergy and ImmunologyAnatomyAnesthesiologyCardiac/Thoracic/Vascular SurgeryCardiologyCritical CareDentistryDermatologyDiabetes and EndocrinologyEmergency MedicineEpidemiology and Public HealthFamily MedicineForensic MedicineGastroenterologyGeneral PracticeGeneticsGeriatricsHealth PolicyHematologyHIV/AIDSHospital-based MedicineI'm not a medical professional.
Don’t play Holi with your food

Mar 23, 2024 | udayavani.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

Team Udayavani, Mar 23, 2024, 8:53 AM IST Representative image (Source: Pexels) Earlier this month the Karnataka government banned the use of Rhodamine B (RhB) as colouring agent in food after testing samples of ‘gobi manchurian’ and cotton candy, popular street foods beloved by millions.
Top 7 Buy Now and Pay Later Application, Convenience of Easy Payments

Mar 8, 2024 | indianspectator.com | Shashi Kant Kumar

In today’s fast-paced digital world, the concept of ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) has gained significant traction, offering consumers a convenient alternative to traditional payment methods. These apps provide users with a line of credit, allowing them to make purchases upfront and settle the bill later, often in installments. Let’s delve into some of the prominent BNPL apps available in India, each offering unique features and benefits tailored to different consumer needs. 1.