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.
Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service to cover most of the earth by 2022
Feb 25, 2021, at 06:12 am
New York/IBNS : Elon Musk has confirmed a speed boost of around 300mbps and latency reduction to around 20ms of Starlink satellite broadband service which is being tested by his company SpaceX.
COVID: India to vaccinate senior citizens from March 1
Feb 24, 2021, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said that people aged over 60 and those above 45 years with co-morbidities will be inoculated at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres from March 1.
India’s active caseload stands at 1.46 lakh today
Feb 24, 2021, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi: India has been containing the country’s Active Caseload under 1.50 lakh. The active cases are 1,46,907 today. The present active caseload now consists of 1.33% of India’s total Positive Cases.
Centre rushes multi-disciplinary high level Central teams to states witnessing surge in cases
Feb 24, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi: The Centre has deputed high level multi-disciplinary teams to Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for supporting them in public health measures for targeted COVID response and management, and effectively tackling the pandemic.
Ghana becomes first country to get free coronavirus vaccines through COVAX scheme
Feb 24, 2021, at 10:10 pm
Geneva/Sputnik: Ghana became the first country on Wednesday to receive a batch of free anti-coronavirus vaccine doses through the COVAX initiative, a shot-sharing scheme behind the inoculation drive in poorer countries.
Feb 24, 2021, at 09:48 pm
New Delhi: As the winter season nears its end and summer trends start setting in across most regions of the country, understanding the changes in winter pollution trends across regions becomes necessary to know the challenge and depth of action needed to meet the clean air benchmark.
Climate crisis and economic shocks leave millions food insecure across Central America
Feb 24, 2021, at 05:24 pm
New York: Reporting that hunger has increased almost fourfold in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in the past two years, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday warned that 1.7 million people are in the ‘emergency’ category of food insecurity, calling for $47.3 million now, to provide urgent food assistance.
India records 13,742 new COVID-19 cases, 104 deaths
Feb 24, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi:India registered 13,742 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, , as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Vaccinate frontline staff fast: Centre tells states reporting surge in Covid cases
Feb 24, 2021, at 05:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday wrote to five states that have reported a surge in the daily Covid-19 cases and asked them to expedite vaccination of healthcare staff and frontline workers in districts worst affected.
Afghanistan starts COVID-19 vaccination drive
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Kabul/UNI: Afghanistan started the COVID vaccination drive with a ceremony at the Presidential Palace, here on Tuesday.
Prioritize vaccine contracts with UN-led COVAX initiative, urges health chief Tedros
Feb 23, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on manufacturers to prioritize contracts with the UN-led equitable vaccines initiative, COVAX, declaring that it’s “not a matter of charity, it’s a matter of epidemiology”.
2021: Critical year to ‘reset our relationship with nature’, says UN chief
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:57 pm
New York: During this time of “crisis and fragility”, the UN chief told the United Nations Environment Assembly on Monday that human well-being and prosperity can be vastly improved by prioritizing nature-based solutions.
India’s Active COVID-19 caseload stands below 1.5 lakh
Feb 23, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: The country’s Active Caseload has fallen below 1.50 lakh. It stands at 1,47,306 on Tuesday, officials said.