Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New York: Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a report published on Tuesday.
India records 18,833 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 06, 2021, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19, registered 18,833 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Justice Magrey launches cleanliness drive in Dal Lake, Srinagar
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh, Tuesday launched a cleanliness drive in Dal Lake.
Cleanliness drive launched in Srinagar under Swachhta Pakhwada
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In connection with the ongoing Swachhta Pakhwada under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan being observed on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the district administration of Srinagar launched a special cleanliness drive in all government offices and at the Panchayat level.
J&K records highest ever daily Covid inoculation
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:13 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the highest number of Covid vaccination doses administered in a day.
Decision on Covaxin's clearance next: WHO
Oct 06, 2021, at 04:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said it will announce its decision on clearance of India's indigenously developed Covaxin next week when the UN agency and an independent group of experts meet.
China PCR test orders soared before first confirmed COVID case in 2019: Reports
Oct 06, 2021, at 12:28 am
Canberra: An Australian cyber security company has claimed purchase of PCR tests in China's Hubei Province surged months before the first official reports of a novel coronavirus case there.
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:48 pm
Stockholm: The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to scientists from Japan, Germany and Italy on Tuesday.
Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New York: COVID-19 has taken a toll on the mental health of children and young people, and impacts could be felt for many years to come, UN children’s agency, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
Only around 1 in 5 space industry workers are women
Oct 05, 2021, at 09:17 pm
New York: The number of women employed in the international space industry represents just 20-22 percent of the workforce, according to figures released by the UN; roughly the same proportion as 30 years ago.
India records 18,346 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, lowest daily count in 209 days
Oct 05, 2021, at 03:01 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19, registered 18,346 new cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily count in 209 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Oct 05, 2021, at 02:51 pm
New York: Two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech (BNT162b2) are 90% effective against COVID-19 hospitalizations for all variants, including delta, for at least six months, confirms a new study from Kaiser Permanente and Pfizer published in The Lancet.
UN chief promotes ‘enormous’ benefits of greener cities
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New York: For the UN Secretary-General, the benefits of making cities more environmentally friendly are “enormous”, and include reduced climate risk, more jobs, and better health and well-being.
American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian win Nobel Prize for Medicine
Oct 04, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Stocckholm: American scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian have been awarded 2021 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 'for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch'.
India records 20,799 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 04, 2021, at 03:05 pm
New Delhi: India, which is currently witnessing the festive season, reported 20,799 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Bangladesh records 18 new deaths due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Oct 04, 2021, at 03:26 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh registered 18 new deaths due to COVID-19 infection in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Oct 03, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, registered 22,842 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Thailand's daily COVID-19 deaths fall below 100 for first time since late July
Oct 03, 2021, at 12:31 am
Bangkok/UNI/Xinhua: The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in Thailand fell below 100 for the first time since July 26, the country's health authorities reported on Saturday.
Australia registers over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases for 3rd day
Oct 03, 2021, at 12:00 am
Canberra/UNI/Xinhua: Australia has reported more than 2,000 coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day as the country continues to battle the third wave of COVID-19 infections.
Maharashtra: Resident doctors continue indefinite strike
Oct 02, 2021, at 11:16 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors’ indefinite strike (MARD) entered second day on Saturday following an inconclusive meeting with the government officials.
Pakistan: 46 people die due to COVID-19 in past 24 hours
Oct 02, 2021, at 09:41 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan claimed 46 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.
India registers 24,354 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 02, 2021, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 24,354 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Coronavirus antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalization
Oct 02, 2021, at 02:40 pm
New Jersey: Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics on Friday announced that molnupiravir, an investigational oral antiviral medicine, significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization or death at a planned interim analysis of the Phase 3 MOVe-OUT trial in at risk, non-hospitalized adult patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19.
Covid-19 infections among children on rise in UK with reopening of schools: Reports
Oct 02, 2021, at 04:28 am
London/IBNS: The Covid-19 infections in children increased in the UK with the opening up of schools across the country, media reports said on Friday.
Covid positivity rate in J&K below the national average
Oct 02, 2021, at 03:52 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Indicating a considerable decline in the infection proportion, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has recorded a 0.53 percent Covid-19 positivity rate in the last week.
Gauri Healthy Heart Project launches ‘No heart attack mission-2025’ in J&K
Oct 02, 2021, at 03:23 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Dr Upendra Kaul addressed the audience at an event commemorating the World Heart Day 2021, during which the Gauri Healthy Heart Project (GHHP), J&K, an initiative of the Gauri Kaul Foundation, also released its annual report.
Keep raising your voices, UN chief tells young climate leaders
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:16 pm
New York: With the climate crisis already devastating lives and incomes, young people will be critical to driving global action forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told participants attending the Pre-COP Youth Event in Milan, Italy, on Thursday.
West Bengal: Like last year, no entry to Durga Puja pandals for visitors
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like last year, no visitor will be allowed inside the Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reports said.
Afghanistan: Rapid decline in public health conditions, WHO warns
Oct 01, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Healthcare provision is deteriorating fast in Afghanistan, the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, with cases of measles and diarrhoea shooting up, and polio becoming a “major risk”.
India reports 26,727 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 01, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a spike, India reported 26,727 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 277 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Friday.