PRAGATIVADI:LEADING ODIA DAILY

-By 2030 there will be over 22 million new cancer cases a year, up from 14 million in 2012, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

-Between 2012 and 2016 global costs of cancer-related treatments grew from 91 billion dollar to 113 billion dollar, according to IQUIIA, a health data firm. They are expected to rise to 147 billion dollar by 2021.

-The hyperloop transport will take 20 minutes to cover 346 km distance of Bengaluru-Chennai,40 mins for 685 km Bengaluru-Trivandrum, 80 mins for 1500 km Delhi-Mumbai via Jeypore and Indore,60 mins for 1330 km Mumbai-Chennai via Bengaluru and 5 mins for 42.6 km Amaravati-Vijaywada.

-Before his term as India’s President Dr. Abdul Kalam worked as aeronautical Engineer with DRDO & ISRO.

-The suit of Narendra Modi that had ‘Narendra Damodardas Modi’ monogrammed on it was gifted by Rameshkumar Bhikabhai Virani to Modi and later in an auction diamond merchant Lalijibhai Tulsibhai Patel bought it for Rs. 4.31 crores.

-The organization PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.