Uttarakhand Affairs
Uttarakhand launches drive to help detect demography change
Uttarakhandgovernment has launched an anti-encroachmentdriveon its land, even enlisting the help of the state intelligence unit, to identify areas whereencroachmenthas been done with the intention of changing thedemography. Thegovernmenthas asked for daily reports from the task forces, consisting of DMs and SSPs/SPs.
The development follows a high-level meeting on Friday evening between chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and officials of the Home department and state Police, who were asked to accelerate the anti-encroachment drive on government land.
National and International Affairs
Vitamin-D deficiency hits developing neurons in schizophrenia: Study
Using a new visualisation tool known as false fluorescent neurotransmitters, neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have discovered how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in Schizophrenia, a serious mental Health disorder.
In a nutshell, the study, which comes a day after World Schizophrenia Day is marked,highlights the importance of vitamin D in brain development and the potential impact of deficiency on the onset of the mental condition.
Schizophrenia is associated with many developmental risk factors, and while the precise neurological causes of the disorder remain unknown, the mental health disorder is associated with a pronounced change in the way the brain uses dopamine.