Canada: British Columbia to roll out fall COVID-19 vaccine boosters this weekend
Sep 08, 2022, at 04:59 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Pending the arrival of the first shipment of Omicron-targeting bivalent doses, the government of British Columbia (B.C.) is about to begin rolling out COVID-19 vaccine boosters by the end of the week.
India registers 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, active caseload stands at 50,594
Sep 07, 2022, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,379 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the active caseload currently stands at 50,594, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Bharat Biotech’s intra-nasal Covid-19 vaccine receives approval for emergency use in India
Sep 07, 2022, at 01:37 am
Hyderabad/UNI: Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) Tuesday announced that iNCOVACC (BBV154), its intra-nasal vaccine against Covid-19, has received approval under restricted use in an emergency situation for ages 18 and above in India.
Egypt prepares for flagship UN climate conference, in a year of unprecedented global weather shocks
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:40 pm
New York: Regional authorities in Egypt, the host country of the 2022 UN climate conference (COP27), are ramping up initiatives designed to improve the country’s environmental credentials, and speed up its transition to a low carbon economy. The event will begin on 4 November, in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
Covaxin maker's nasal Covid vaccine cleared for emergency use, announces Mansukh Mandaviya
Sep 06, 2022, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Bharat Biotech’s needle-free intranasal vaccine against Covid-19 has gained emergency use approval in India Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya confirmed on Tuesday.
India reports 4,417 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 06, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 4,417 new Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 23 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Tuesday.
IVI receives Vision 2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Award for work invision health, spectacles to the needy
Sep 05, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New Delhi: India Vision Institute (IVI), an Indian NGO working to provide access to the under privileged vision screening and a pair of free spectacles to those in need, has won the Vision2020 Dr Jordan Kassalow Vision Spring Award.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake hits Sichuan province, 13 die
Sep 05, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Sichuan: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Sichuan province of China on Monday which left 13 people dead, media reports said.
Waterlogging puts Bengaluru out of gear
Sep 05, 2022, at 09:38 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Following overnight incessant rains, Bengaluru on Monday woke up to waterlogged roads and flooded basements of residential societies, uprooted trees and people struggling to wade through flooded stretches on main and arterial roads.
India records 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 05, 2022, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,910 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.60 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
India logs 6,809 new Covid cases in last 24 hrs
Sep 04, 2022, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India registered 6,809 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
NASA scrubs second Artemis I launch attempt
Sep 04, 2022, at 03:30 pm
Los Angeles/UNI: NASA scrubbed its second launch attempt of the Artemis I lunar mission due to a leak issue.
India registers 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 03, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India registered 7,219 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.98 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
IIT Guwahati establishes Centre for Advanced Research on Diagnostics in Cancer
Sep 03, 2022, at 02:39 pm
Guwahati: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on Sept 1 by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Karkinos Healthcare Private Limited (KHPL) for research collaboration on Cancer Diagnostics.
Health Canada approves Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine for Omicron variant
Sep 03, 2022, at 05:03 am
Toronto/IBNS: Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant has been formally approved by Health Canada.
Vattikuti Foundation to host the best Robotic Surgery videos
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:39 pm
Michigan / New Delhi: Robotic surgeons from around the world are taking part in a video competition hosted by the US-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
Onset of northern winter could see spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:04 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths have decreased across the world, numbers could rise as northern countries head into winter, senior officials from UN health agency WHO have warned.
India registers 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 02, 2022, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,168 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate touched 1.94 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
India's first indigenously developed cervical cancer vaccine launched
Sep 02, 2022, at 06:47 am
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Thursday officially announced India's first indigenous vaccine for cervical cancer.
India reports 7,946 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 01, 2022, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 7,946 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 62,748, as per the Health Ministry data on Thursday.
Australia shortens isolation period, scraps mask mandate on domestic flights
Aug 31, 2022, at 11:57 pm
Canberra/UNI: The mandatory isolation period for some Australians who test positive for coronavirus will be cut to five days if they report symptoms.
Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as ‘monsoon on steroids’ continues
Aug 31, 2022, at 02:27 pm
New York: A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”.
Aug 31, 2022, at 12:00 am
Researchers explore the relationship between heat stress and carbon emissions, and why heat waves are felt strongly in urban areas, be it the USA or India. SPAN writer Jason Chiang reports
Pakistan: WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues
Aug 30, 2022, at 08:53 pm
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Pakistan as the country takes stock of floods which have reportedly killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some 33 million, the UN agency said on Monday.
India registers 5,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 30, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,439 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.70 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
NASA postpones Artemis 1 Moon mission over 'engine bleed'
Aug 30, 2022, at 01:42 am
NASA postponed the launch of the Artemis 1 mission, an uncrewed flight around the Moon, which was scheduled to take off Monday from Florida after encountering a temperature issue with one of the four RS-25 engines.
India registers 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Aug 29, 2022, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India registered 7,591 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.58 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
A View From Space With Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari
Aug 28, 2022, at 07:18 pm
Indian American astronaut Raja Chari spent 177 days on the International Space Station, where he conducted his first spacewalk and hada bird’s-eye view of Earth’s atmosphere. SPAN writer Krittika Sharma catches up with the spaceman
India records 9,436 Covid cases in last 24 hours
Aug 28, 2022, at 06:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 9,436 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total number of active cases to 86,591, according to Union Health Ministry data issued on Sunday.
India records 9,520 new COVID-19 cases
Aug 27, 2022, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi: India registered 9,520 fresh COVID-19 cases as the daily positivity rate touched 2.50 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.