Himachal Pradesh Affairs
87 of 172 power projects register for water cess
The remaining hydroelectric power projects likely to be issued a reminder for registration with the Jal Shakti Department for the purpose of working out water cess
The Congress government aims to generate a revenue of about Rs 2,000 crore from water cess
Punjab and Haryana have opposed the cess but Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu is firm on its imposition
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.