Cement supply is not a problem, only the rates are, says CREDAI. A look by RANJANI GOVIND.

Property prices in Noida went down by 1.8 per cent in the past one year.

Why do we prefer a loan when it could prove to be easier to plan well in advance by choosing the save-and-invest route? An analysis by Balaji Rao

The interest rate is most likely to keep oscillating, and prudence in investment is advocated.

Governments need to look at alternate methods of sourcing and developing land such as land pooling, says Rohan Sharma

It is an anxious wait for the Budget and the fiscal new year.

Bengaluru has seen the highest surge in real estate activity and the return on investment is high compared to other cities

A look at some innovative home loan products available in the market by

The ‘online payment only’ rule for property tax should be implemented gradually, feels K. Sukumaran

Previous research found that groups M and N of the HIV-1 virus originated in geographically distinct chimpanzee communities in southern Cameroon, but origins of groups O and P remained uncertain till now.

The system should ensure medicines reach both the middle class and the poor who depend on the government healthcare sector.

Alzheimer’s, a progressive form of dementia, may occur in middle age or in old age, and while a lot of research is on for drug treatments, none has been successful.

High levels of insulin directly damage the lung structure, says global study.

Researcher says the 'super fruit ' can have a real benefit in improving memory and cognitive function in some older adults

Researchers from Saint Louis University in the United States have said that curcumin, an active ingredient in the spice, holds promise in treating such cancers.

Philanthropist says underbelly of the healthcare system was starkly visible during the Covid-19 pandemic, and we run the risk of collective amnesia as we come out of it

The 19-year-old State-level gymnast from Madurai suffered shoulder dislocation twice

5 acres identified for establishing the cancer care centre next to Princess Krishnarajammanni Super Speciality Hospital on KRS Road

Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda announced as the theme for the year

Her blood-testing startup claimed to revolutionise testing by detecting hundreds of medical conditions from just a few drops of blood 

India aims to eliminate healthcare disparities across the globe via Medical Value Travel (MVT) under its G20 presidency this year. Here’s a look at India’s plan to become a medical tourism hub

Such a probe can easily be fabricated into a strip-based kit that may enable on-site diagnosis

Treatment for six rare disease patients in Karnataka, under the Centre’s grant of ₹50 lakh each, was stopped recently because the funding limit had been reached. Afshan Yasmeen The Hindu speaks to patients and families and takes an overview of the treatment scenario

Breaking up Big Social Media sounds great, but how would this look in practice? A number of legal scholars and politicians have proposed reforming social networks by using antitrust law and regulations to create a more competitive marketplace. Leaving this task to market forces, however, is a bad idea that will not solve the central problem: proprietary control of the networks and the exploitation of user attention for profit.

A solution based on digital socialism is needed to transform social media into a global democratic commons. This would eradicate Big Social Media by placing ownership and control directly into the hands of the people.

Various scholars have put forward two main ideas to break up Big Social Media, neither of which can sufficiently accomplish their goals.

The first one seeks to dismantle past mergers and acquisitions. Facebook, for example, bought up Instagram and WhatsApp years ago, and is now seeking to integrate all three platforms into a seamless communications network.

The second idea proposes a solution to this problem: make social networks interoperate. Social media platforms would be forced to allow members of one network to interact with members of another. For example, a Facebook user would be able to post a comment under a YouTube video while logged into Facebook, and vice-versa. Users data would also be portable so they could move their profile to a different platform.

Marketers are complicit in the toxicity of social media, they misunderstand its function and how brands should participate in it, and yet they appear to be held hostage by it. Those are some of the main paradoxes confronting brand marketers, according to a damning new report from the social media analyst at Forrester Research.

Social media and online platforms have been a saving grace in these isolating times. During the challenges of COVID-19, social media usage has surged with a 61% increase worldwide, according to a study of 25,000 consumers across 30 markets. Live video usage has doubled on Facebook and Instagram. WhatsApp has seen a 40% increase in usage. Twitter has 23% more daily users than last year. TikTok reported a 27% increase during the month of March alone.

Our technology has given us an imperfect but vital substitute for human connection.

Brands continue to invest more in social media marketing each year. In fact, HubSpot found that 74% of global marketers currently invest in social media marketing. And with this adoption, theres been enormous amounts of data collected in an effort to measure the success of social media campaigns.

But for many marketing teams, its becoming a challenge to sift through the wide range of metrics to understand if their social media campaigns are effective. Thats why we’ve asked social media experts how they determine success and what metrics you should track that actually matter.

Virtual reality media platform, Sensorium, has announced its membership in the Global Blockchain Business Council, or GBBC — a Swiss-based non-profit industry association for blockchain.

Sensorium will participate in GBBCs upcoming virtual forum on May 28, which will see the firms director of technology Alex Blagirev discuss his predictions for how virtual social media will change the way that people interact online.

Identity theft, fake accounts, etc. all will be to a large extent eliminated as human participants in the socially-virtual world will be required to verify their identity via the blockchain.