Jan 22, 2021, at 02:42 am
Islamabad: The Pakistan government and its alliance with China continues as PM Imran Khan and the drug authority recently authorised emergency use of Chinese firm Sinopharm's anti-coronavirus vaccine, which a Chinese doctor has dubbed the ‘most unsafe in the world’ claiming that it has 73 side effects..
India officially hands over 20 lakh Covid-19 vaccine to Bangladesh
Jan 22, 2021, at 01:23 am
Dhaka/UNI: India officially handed over 20 lakh vaccines for Novel Coronavirus to Bangladesh as a gift on Thursday.
PM Modi, Chief Ministers to get Covid-19 vaccine in second phase
Jan 22, 2021, at 01:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive coronavirus vaccine in the second phase of the country-wide immunisation drive along with chief minister and MPs and MLAs over 50, reported the media.
Bird Flu: FSSAI says well-cooked poultry safe to consume; issues guidelines for consumption
Jan 21, 2021, at 09:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Against the backdrop of the Bird Flu pandemic, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has said that consumption of poultry products is safe provided due care is taken during handling and cooking.
Tripura govt to provide free sanitary napkins to 1.68 lakh adolescent girl students
Jan 21, 2021, at 09:09 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government today announced an ambitious scheme to ensure menstrual hygiene among the girls studying in Classes VI to XII.
India's Covid-19 cases cross 1.06 crore with over 15,000 new infections
Jan 21, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A total of 15,223 fresh infections were registered in the past 24 hours taking the country's tally to 1,06,10,883, as per the Union Health Ministry update on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir: COVID vaccination center opened at GMC Srinagar
Jan 21, 2021, at 05:48 am
Srinagar: J&K health department today opened a vaccination center at Government Medical College Srinagar to reach out to more healthcare workers.
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:50 pm
London: Reducing air pollution to WHO recommended levels would prevent more than 50,000 deaths a year across European cities, according to a study published today in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
Mask-wearing linked to reduced COVID-19 transmission, US modelling study suggests
Jan 20, 2021, at 10:32 pm
London: Mask-wearing is associated with better control of COVID-19 transmission in the community, according to a study that links data from a survey of more than 300,000 people in the US with localised estimates of virus transmission based on the reproductive number (R), published today in The Lancet Digital Health journal.
Jan 20, 2021, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi: India accomplished a significant achievement today. The total Active Caseload has fallen below the 2-lakh mark today to 1,97,201.
Covid-19: Over 6.31 healthcare workers vaccinated in India, says Health Ministry
Jan 20, 2021, at 08:27 pm
New Delhi/UNI: As many as 6,31,417 healthcare workers have been vaccinated so far across 11,660 sessions, Health Ministry has cited in its provisional report.
East African countries better prepared, but desert locust threat ‘not over’
Jan 20, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New York: Action to control unprecedented desert locust infestations in the Horn of Africa last year has protected crops and livelihoods, but funding is needed to sustain operations against new incursions, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
Independent panel finds critical early failings in COVID-19 response
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:50 pm
New York: The global system for pandemic alert and response is “not fit for purpose”, highlighting the need for a new framework in the wake of COVID-19, experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an interim report presented on Tuesday.
India records 13,823 new COVID-19 cases
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Kabul: India reported 13,823 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, marking continuous decline in daily numbers, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
UN agencies supporting mammoth India COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Jan 20, 2021, at 03:29 pm
New York: India has begun what is the world’s biggest COVID vaccination campaign so far, deploying hundreds of thousands of health workers, with the training and support of the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
COVID-19: India to supply vaccines to six nations, including Nepal and Bangladesh
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi: The Government of India has said it received several requests for the supply of Indian manufactured vaccines against COVID-19 from neighbouring and key partner countries.
7,585 healthcare workers vaccinated against Covid-19 across Assam
Jan 20, 2021, at 04:47 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The fourth day of the massive countrywide COVID-19 vaccination programme was conducted successfully in Assam on Tuesday.
6,31,417 health care workers vaccinated against Covid-19: Centre after Day 4
Jan 20, 2021, at 02:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Tuesday stated that a cumulative number of healthcare workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has touched 6,31,417 through 11,660 sessions, as per the provisional report.
SAKSHAM 2021 focuses on green and clean energy for its annual awareness campaign
Jan 20, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar inaugurated the annual Sanrakshan Kshamata Mahotshov (SAKSHAM), a public awareness campaign about the importance of oil and gas conservation.
Supreme Court concerned over Yamuna river pollution, seeks NGT panel report
Jan 19, 2021, at 11:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to submit its report for improving the water quality of the Yamuna river and sought to know the implementation of actions taken against the contamination of the sacred river, the largest tributary of Ganga.
Covid-19 vaccination drive: Over 3.81 lakh priority group beneficiaries inoculated
Jan 19, 2021, at 06:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Over 3.81 lakh priority group beneficiaries have been vaccinated under the country's inoculation drive commenced on Jan 16.
Decline: India records 10,064 COVID-19 cases, 137 deaths
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: Maintaining the gradual decline in instances, India on Tuesday reported 10,064 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data.
WHO chief warns against ‘catastrophic moral failure’ in COVID-19 vaccine access
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:15 pm
New York: A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving treatments at risk, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
Number of COVID-19 cases in US tops 24 million
Jan 19, 2021, at 02:50 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The number of cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States on Monday surpassed 24 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
COVID-19: Total 3.8 people receives vaccination, 580 people reports adverse reaction
Jan 19, 2021, at 02:44 pm
New Delhi: The Indian government vaccinated a total of 3.8 lakh people in the past three days, as per the data released by the Ministry of Government.
580 cases of adverse reactions, two deaths not related to Covid vaccination: Centre on Day 3
Jan 19, 2021, at 03:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have been vaccinated against the deadly coronavirus till Monday through 7,704 sessions, the Centre stated sharing a provisional report.
Bird Flu: Himachal Pradesh govt extends ban on chicken by another week
Jan 19, 2021, at 01:32 am
Shimla/UNI: With the confirmation of avian influenza among the poultry birds in Himachal Pradesh on Monday, the state government extended the ban on sale and purchase of chicken and poultry products for one more week.
South Korea detects first case of Brazilian strain of Coronavirus: KCDC
Jan 19, 2021, at 01:06 am
Seoul/Sputnik: South Korea has confirmed its first case of the new strain of coronavirus that was originally discovered in Brazil, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: BSF hosts free medical camp in Rajouri
Jan 19, 2021, at 12:07 am
Srinagar: The Border Security Forces (BSF) has organised a free medical camp under the 'Civic Action Programme' in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.
Pakistan: Karachi remains one of the top polluted cities in world
Jan 18, 2021, at 10:48 pm
Karachi: Pakistan's Karachi city has ranked among top polluted countries in the world.