Mar 01, 2021, at 09:25 pm
New Delhi: Several States in the country continue to report an increased number of daily new cases. 6 States, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, have shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours.
Boosting traditional medicine: India makes donations to Taiwan
Mar 01, 2021, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi: India donated 1.5 million rupee to Taiwan’s National Research Institute of Chinese Medicine (NRICM) as an attempt to boost cooperation in traditional medicine, media reports said.
PM Modi takes first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at AIIMS
Mar 01, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Monday.
Mar 01, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that less than 10 percent of the global population have antibodies to the coronavirus, WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said.
India records 15,510 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, 106 deaths
Mar 01, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 15,510 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health and Monday.
North Sikkim: Earthquake of magnitude 3.9 hits border region
Mar 01, 2021, at 03:46 am
Gangtok/UNI: An Earthquake of 3.9 magnitude occurred in 134 kms
Jammu and Kashmir: Medical check up camp for children in Mendhar village
Mar 01, 2021, at 03:24 am
Srinagar: With the aim to spread health awareness among school children, Indian army organised a medical check-up and awareness camp at Primary School Behrote located near Line of Control in Balakote sector of Mendhar sub division in Poonch district.
Jammu and Kashmir: Cabinet Secretary reviews COVID19 situation
Mar 01, 2021, at 12:53 am
Srinagar: The Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba, while chairing a high-level meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 Saturday asked all the States and Union Territories to closely monitor the trajectory of COVID infections to prevent surge in cases and assiduously expedite vaccination of priority groups in accordance to the guidelines in this regard.
India registers 16,752 COVID-19 cases, 113 more deaths
Feb 28, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 16,752 Covid-19 cases and 113 more deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Australia receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccines: Health Minister
Feb 28, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines developed by UK drugmaker AstraZeneca arrived in Australia on Sunday, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
ISRO launches PSLV-C51 carrying Brazil's Amazonia-1, 18 other satellites
Feb 28, 2021, at 04:56 pm
Sriharikota/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday successfully blasted off its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C51 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota a little before 10.30 am.
Coronavirus vaccines to be capped at Rs. 250 per shot in private hospitals: Centre
Feb 28, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Coronavirus vaccines will be capped at Rs. 250 per shot at private hospitals and health centres, the Union Health Ministry has said in a statement.
Czech President asks Vladimir Putin For Sputnik V Vaccine: Reports
Feb 28, 2021, at 02:57 pm
Prague/Sputnik: Czech President Milos Zeman has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin for supplies of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, CNN Prima reports.
Environmental crime cases piling up: State of India’s Environment report
Feb 28, 2021, at 02:22 am
February 27, 2021: Even with a drop in the number of wildlife crimes in the country between 2019 and 2020, India sees two cases recorded every day. At the same time, courts are disposing cases at a rate much lower than that of new cases recorded, leading to a pile-up and delays -- says the 2021 State of India’s Environment (SoE) report, an annual publication brought out by Down To Earth magazine in association with Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Kolkata: CMRI introduces Robotic Ortho Surgery for first time in East India
Feb 27, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata: CK Birla Hospitals -CMRI has introduced Robotic Ortho Surgery for the first time in Eastern India, promising to cure patients suffering from knee related troubles.
Feb 27, 2021, at 08:46 pm
New York: The UN Security Council on Friday unanimously passed a resolution calling on all Member States to support a “sustained humanitarian pause” to local conflicts, in order to allow for COVID-19 vaccinations. Briefing journalists afterwards, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus argued that more could be done.
Côte d'Ivoire takes delivery of latest COVAX vaccine shipment, in further boost for Africa
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New York: Côte d'Ivoire received 504,000 doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccine on Friday making it the second African nation in a week to benefit from the first shipments of shots from the UN-backed global COVAX initiative, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported.
UN climate report a ‘red alert’ for the planet: Guterres
Feb 27, 2021, at 07:14 pm
New York: Nations are “nowhere close” to the level of action needed to fight global warming, a UN climate action report said on Friday, urging countries to adopt stronger and more ambitious plans to reach the Paris Agreement goals, and limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius, by the end of the century.
India records 16488 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Feb 27, 2021, at 03:34 pm
New Delhi: Continuing the upward trend, as many as 16,488 new COVID-219 cases have been registered in India in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
At least 16 people died after COVID-19 vaccination in Switzerland: Watchdog
Feb 27, 2021, at 02:40 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: At least 16 people have died in Switzerland after being vaccinated against the coronavirus, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products (Swissmedic) said.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU V-C inaugurates programme on mental health
Feb 26, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Srinagar: A four-day training programme on mental health started at the University of Kashmir on Wednesday.
Supreme Court closes case against Maharashtra govt officials over killing of tigress Avni
Feb 26, 2021, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Friday withdrew the contempt plea seeking action against Maharashtra government officials over the killing of Avni, an alleged 'man-eater' tigress in Yavatmal district in 2018.
South Sudan: UN agencies support nationwide polio vaccination campaign
Feb 26, 2021, at 09:30 pm
New York: The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect more than 2.8 million children from polio is underway in South Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
WHO-backed policy brief calls for action to address ‘long COVID’
Feb 26, 2021, at 09:24 pm
New York: With one in 10 people still feeling ill 12 weeks after having COVID-19, authorities must do more to support them, a UN-backed policy brief issued on Thursday argues.
West Africa steps up efforts to tackle latest Ebola threat
Feb 26, 2021, at 09:02 pm
New York: As a new Ebola outbreak threatens Guinea, six neighboring countries are urgently scaling up preparation and response efforts to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Matt Pottinger says China attempted to cover up the coronavirus in the early days
Feb 26, 2021, at 04:57 pm
Beijing: Former US deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger has said China had attempted to cover up the coronavirus in the early days of the crisis.
India records 16,577 new COVID-19 cases, 120 deaths
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India continued to witness a spike as the country registered 16,577 new COVID19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
Studies find high anaemia rate in China’s Xinjiang region, points to malnutrition in young people
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:05 am
Beijing: Two separate studies conducted by Chinese researchers have found that malnutrition has been rising in China’s far western region of Xinjiang, media reports said.
Launch rehearsal completed, ISRO ready for PSLV-C51 mission on Feb 28
Feb 25, 2021, at 10:45 pm
Chennai/UNI : In its first mission this year and the first dedicated commercial mission for the newly formed NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), PSLV-C51 will launch the 637 kg Brazillian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18-co-passenger satellites from the SDSC SHAR Range, Sriharikota, on February 28.
India sees spike in Covid-19 daily cases, reports over 16,000 infections in 24 hours
Feb 25, 2021, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, which was witnessing a gradual decline in the Novel Coronavirus daily cases, on Thursday reported over 16,000 infections.