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.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 45,000 infections
Jul 23, 2020, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases as 45,720 people across the country of 1.3 billion people were infected with the contagion in the last 24 hours.
Canada: Ontario reports maximum new cases of COVID-19 on any single day in 3 weeks
Jul 23, 2020, at 08:28 am
Toronto/IBNS: A whopping 203 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Canada's Ontario on Tuesday, the most on any single day in about three weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said during his briefing in Mississauga.
Delhi govt to conduct Sero Survey every month: Health Minister Satyendar Jain
Jul 22, 2020, at 11:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Wednesday said the Delhi Government has decided to conduct Sero Survey every month, to formulate better policies for tackling Corona.
Fight against COVID-19: India records highest ever recoveries in last 24 hours
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: India recorded the highest ever recoveries from COVID-19 in a single day as the figure stands at 28,472.
Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern, new UN report reveals
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Although some 178 million hectares of forest has been lost worldwide over the past three decades, the rate of loss has declined substantially during this period, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
India's total COVID-19 cases near 12 lakh mark
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi: India has recorded 37,724 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.