Better city-wide sanitation required to improve river water quality, says environmental body
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While many have been pointing out the improvement in the air quality of cities during the pandemic induced lockdown, the water quality of the rivers have not shown any noticeable improvement, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
IIT Kharagpur researchers develop Novel Technology for COVID-19 rapid test
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:51 pm
Kharagpur/IBNS: In a unique effort, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have innovated a novel portable rapid diagnostic device to detect COVID-19 infection.
World to get COVID-19 vaccine by 2020 end or early 2021, claims US pharma cos
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Indianapolis (US), Jul 24 (UNI) Drug manufacturers representatives from AstraZeneca, Johnson and Johnson, Merck, Moderna, and Pfizer Daccine have expressed confidence to develop COVID-19 vaccine by either the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021.
COVID-19: 2,984 fresh cases in UP; active cases cross
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Lucknow/UNI: With 2,712 fresh cases of Covid-19 being detected in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the state's tally mounted to 63,742.
Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi: The exhumation and growth of the Himalaya is a continuous process that results predominantly from reverse faults in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane move under relatively static rocks on the upper surface, a process called underthrusting of the Indian plate beneath its Eurasian counterpart.
COVID-19: India records more than 4.2 lakh tests in a single day, fatality rate declines
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi: For the first time, a record number of more than 4,20,000 COVID tests have been conducted in a single day, the Indian government said on Saturday.
Drones, quick response vehicle enlisted to rein in man-animal conflict in Assam
Jul 25, 2020, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati, Jul 25 (UNI) In a move to intensify surveillance and rein in man-animal conflict, Surveillance Quadcopters (Drone) and an anti-depredation quick response vehicle has been introduced in Assam.
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New York: The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday, making the case for swift climate action on multiple fronts.
Dramatic Arctic fires and sea ice melt, show need for urgent climate action
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:47 pm
“Exceptional and prolonged” temperatures in Siberia, have left parts of the Arctic warmer than sub-tropical Florida, and fuelled “devastating” wildfires for a second consecutive year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, while warning also of rapidly decreasing sea ice along the Russian polar coast.
Vietnam records new COVID-19 case, 1st in community in 100 days
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:25 pm
Hanoi/Xinhua: Vietnam confirmed a new COVID-19 case in the community on Saturday after going through nearly 100 days without any local cases, Vietnam News Agency reported.
Sikkim witnesses surge in Coronavirus cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:23 pm
Gangtok/UNI: Sikkim is facing surge in Coronavirus cases all of a sudden as many people attended the funeral of a popular figure at Rangpo, East District.
Maharastra: Marathwada region records fresh 609 COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:16 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: At least 609 fresh positive cases of novel coronavirus and 10 virus infected fatalities were reported across the eight districts of Marathwada region in Maharashtra state till Friday night.
Aurangabad: 40 people test positive
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 40 people were tested positive for COVID-19 here on Saturday morning, pushing the district tally to 12,711.
Assam: COVID-19 tally nearing 30,000
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:03 pm
Guwahati/UNI: The number of cured COVID 19 patients crossed 1,000 for the third successive time in the last 24 hours, while the overall COVID 19 tally also continued to increase.
India records 48,900 new COVID-19 cases, death toll touches 31358
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India registered 48,916 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll due to the highly infectious disease now stands at 31358, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
Chinese mainland reports 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 25, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Saturday that it received reports of 34 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Friday, 29 of which were domestically transmitted.
Liberty General Insurance launches 'Critical Connect' insurance policy
Jul 25, 2020, at 12:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Liberty General Insurance has announced the launch of its Critical Connect Heath Insurance, offering coverage over 60 critical illnesses (CIs) including cancer and cardiac arrest, brain surgery, CIs related to HIV/AIDS, head trauma/injury, blindness, and multiple sclerosis.
Simple urine test could significantly improve detection of adrenal cancer: Study
Jul 24, 2020, at 11:09 pm
Using a simple urine test alongside routine imaging for patients with adrenal masses could speed up adrenal cancer diagnosis, improving patient’s prognosis and reducing the need for invasive diagnostic procedures, a new multi-centre study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology has found.
COVID-19: India's recovery rate improves to 63.45 pct
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi: The trend of highest ever single day recoveries of COVID-19 patients continues unabated as for the third day in a row 34,602 patients have recovered from the highly infectious disease in the last 24 hours, officials said.
Ghana's number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 30,000
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Accra/Xinhua: Ghana registered 694 more infections of the novel coronavirus here early Friday, increasing its national tally to 30,366, according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS).
Nearly 28 lakh people hit by Assam flood, death toll rises to 95
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam flood situation turned more worse on Friday as the water levels of all major rivers in the state are rising following torrential rains and more areas being inundated by the flood waters.
Malaysia reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 8,861
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Kuala Lumpur/Xinhua: Malaysia reported another 21 new COVID-19 infections, the Health Ministry said on Friday, bringing the national total to 8,861.
New Zealand reports one new case of COVID-19
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported one new case of COVID-19 on Friday, with the number of active cases in the country reaching 21, all in managed isolation facilities, according to the Ministry of Health.
Bangladesh records over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases, 35 more deaths
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Dhaka/Xinhua: Bangladesh reported over 2,500 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, as the total number of infections rose to nearly 219,000 and the death toll reached 2,836.
New ECOSOC President outlines focus on pandemic, SDGs and climate action
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the new President of one of the UN’s main bodies said on Thursday.
India witnesses biggest jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll stands at 30601
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:32 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed the highest daily spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the figure stands at 49,310, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Mothers unlikely to pass COVID-19 to their newborn babies if precautions are taken: Study
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Mothers with COVID-19 infection are unlikely to pass the virus to their newborn babies, if correct hygiene precautions are observed, according to a small observational study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal.
Xinjiang reports 13 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:10 pm
Urumqi/Xinhua: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 13 new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the regional health commission said Friday.
Chinese mainland reports 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Jul 24, 2020, at 02:21 pm
Beijing/Xinhua: Chinese health authority said on Friday that it received reports of 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Thursday, 15 of which were domestically transmitted.
Assam flood situation worsens, 27 lakh people affected; toll rises to 91
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam again worsened on Thursday as the water levels of all major rivers are increasing following incessant rains in the state and other neighbouring states in past few days.