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Tata Memorial Centre's (TMC) Urologic Oncology Disease Management Group (URO DMG) rolled out 'MenCan' initiative that will focus on improving the lives of men affected by prostate, penile and testicular cancers. According to the data from the Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) 2022, the incidence of prostate cancer is on the rise in India, with an expected 12.6 new cases per 1,00,000 people. In 2025, India is projected to see approximately 41,736 new cases of prostate cancer. Testicular cancer is also on the rise and is expected to reach 4,640 cases by 2025, while penile cancer is projected to account for 11,264 new cases this year, it said.  MenCan, a nonprofit and non-commercial initiative, will address the challenges of these cancers that are often neglected but significantly impact men's lives.

Five white-rumped vultures were released in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district on Thursday as part of the ambitious 'Jatayu Conservation Project', a senior forest department official said. These vultures, comprising three males and two females, were transported from the Vulture Conservation Breeding Centre (VCBC) in Haryana to the pre-release aviary at Botezari in Kolsa Range here for the process, TATR Core Zone deputy director Anand Reddy said. There is no white-rumped vulture in the wild in TATR and the project is an ambitious move to reintroduce and re-establish this critically endangered species in a landscape from which the vulture population has completely vanished, he added.

Four Zonal Transplant Coordination Centers will be established in Maharashtra, health minister Prakash Abitkar said. Also, Human Organ Recovery Centres will be set up at government hospitals and coordinators will be appointed in every hospital, he said, speaking at an official meeting on organ transplantation here.  Transplant coordination centres will come up at Amravati, Kolhapur, Nashik and Solapur, the minister was quoted as saying in an official release.  The permission process for living organ donation is being streamlined through Regional Authority Committees, said Abitkar.  Organ donation and transplant is gaining momentum in the state, the minister said, adding that it will be encouraged further with the system becoming more transparent and effective.

The Museum of the Future has unveiled the latest version of Ameca, an advanced humanoid robot now equipped with enhanced and sophisticated capabilities for interacting with visitors. This newly AI-enabled robot joins the museum's diverse collection of intelligent robots and pioneering technologies, all supporting its mission to shape humanity's future by advancing both the human experience and AI-driven innovation. Museum visitors can meet the upgraded version of Ameca on the "Tomorrow, Today" floor, where it will serve as an intelligent assistant, offering a unique interactive experience. Now capable of more realistic facial expressions, natural human-like responses, and precise movements, Ameca can also communicate fluently with visitors in more than six languages, including Arabic, English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, and Russian, making it truly a multilingual smart assistant for global audiences.