IMD issues yellow alert for Delhi-NCR
Oct 18, 2021, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Moderate to heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and its adjoining areas in the early hours on Monday, leading to a drop in the temperature to 21 degree Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department.
Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 23 in two districts
Oct 18, 2021, at 08:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: At least 23 people have been killed in Kerala so far due to the rains that caused landslides in two districts of the south Indian state, media reports said.
India records 13,596 new COVID-19 cases, 166 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, registered 13,596 new cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Indian government on Monday.
Kerala registers 7,555 fresh COVID cases, 74 deaths
Oct 18, 2021, at 03:37 am
Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Kerala reported 7,555 fresh COVID positive cases and 74 deaths on Sunday showing no respite from rising number of COVID cases and deaths in the state.
Mumbai registers zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March 2020
Oct 18, 2021, at 01:50 am
Mumbai: Mumbai, the city which witnessed one of the deadliest outbreaks of the COVID-19, registered zero deaths due to the virus for the first time since March last year, officials said.
Bangladesh registers 16 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 18, 2021, at 01:34 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a deadly pandemic surge in recent times, has registered 16 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Sunday.
Assam: Elephant found dead in Goalpara
Oct 18, 2021, at 12:17 am
Guwahati: An elephant was found dead in a paddy field in Assam's Goalpara district.
India records 14,146 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, lowest in 7 months
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered 14,146 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, lowest in 229 days, the Union Health Ministry reported Sunday.
NASA astronauts on board International Space Station plan six spacewalks in 2022
Oct 17, 2021, at 03:11 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: A total of six spacewalks are going to be carried out from the US segment of the International Space Station (ISS) next year, according to the latest flight schedule obtained by Sputnik.
Kashmir's Divisional Commissioner participates in Dal Lake de-weeding drive
Oct 17, 2021, at 04:10 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Thursday visited Dal Lake and participated in the ongoing cleaning drive conducted by the Department of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA).
Bangladesh records six COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 16, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh, a nation that has witnessed a deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, recorded six deaths due to virus in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday,
We want ZSI to reach masses, spend more on technology, says first woman Director Dhriti Banerjee
Oct 16, 2021, at 09:11 pm
Kolkata-headquartered Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has recently inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with London's Natural History Museum. In an exclusive interview with our correspondent Souvik Ghosh, the organisation's first woman director, Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, speaks about the collaboration and the areas from which the two countries can have mutual benefit
India records 15,981 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Oct 16, 2021, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi: India, the nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the pandemic, registered 15,981 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Indonesia: Three killed, 7 injured as quake hits Bali
Oct 16, 2021, at 03:33 pm
Jakarta/UNI/Xinhua: Three people were killed and seven others suffered broken bones with another one still buried under rubbles of a building after a 4.8-magnitude quake damaged houses in Indonesia's resort island of Bali early Saturday.
Dr Gilada expresses concern over TB & AIDS in India
Oct 15, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The Covid-19 pandemic has been responsible for exacerbating neglect of several other diseases, said President of AIDS Society Dr I S Gilada.
Sustainable transport key to green energy shift: UN Secretary-General
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:29 pm
New York: With global transport at a crossroads, government leaders, industry experts, and civil society groups are meeting in Beijing, China, for a UN conference to chart the way forward to a more sustainable future for the sector, and greater climate action overall.
Step up, urges WHO as figures reveal 1 in 4 adults don’t exercise enough
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:26 pm
New York: Up to five million premature deaths a year could be prevented if the global population was more active, but many people live in areas with little or no access to spaces where they can safely walk, run, cycle or engage in other physical activities.
COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:23 pm
New York: Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world - have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:19 pm
New York: Although COVID-19 deaths continue to decline, vaccine inequity persists, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, again calling for greater support for developing countries.
UN honours Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:11 pm
New York: For the past seven decades, the cells of Henrietta Lacks, a Black American woman who died of cervical cancer, have saved countless lives, and made numerous scientific breakthroughs possible, such as the human papillomavirus and polio vaccines, drugs for HIV treatment, together with cancer and COVID-19 research.
Biodiversity commitment builds hope for 'living in harmony with nature'
Oct 15, 2021, at 07:06 pm
New York: More than 100 countries on Wednesday committed to develop, adopt and implement an effective post-2020 global framework, that aims to put biodiversity on a path to recovery, by 2030 at the latest.
WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics
Oct 15, 2021, at 06:42 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday launched an expert group that will examine the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
India registers 16,862 new COVID-19 cases, 379 deaths
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly COVID-19 second wave, recorded 16,862 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Centre plans to mark 100 crore doses of vaccination with announcements on flights, trains
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:36 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As India crosses the landmark of one billion or 100 crore vaccine doses being administered on citizens, the Centre plans to celebrate the milestone with announcements at railway stations, flights and tricolour hoisting at the Red Fort, media reports said.
Srinagar Municipal Corporation starts work on Jhelum Riverfront Project
Oct 15, 2021, at 03:21 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) under its Smart City Project has floated tenders for Jhelum Riverfront Project to develop the water body and its surrounding areas into ecologically sustainable economic hubs.
India reports 18,987 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
Oct 14, 2021, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 18,987 COVID-19 cases while the toll went up by 246 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Bangladesh records 17 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Oct 13, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 17 new deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Wednesday.
Kashmir CS lauds districts on achieving 100% vaccination coverage with first dose
Oct 13, 2021, at 10:37 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Shopian and Budgam districts in Jammu and Kashmir achieved 100 percent vaccination coverage with their first dose Sunday.
DDC Kashmir Chairman participates in Dal Lake cleanliness campaign
Oct 13, 2021, at 10:16 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The DDC Chairman Aftab Malik and Vice Chairman Bilal Ahmad participated in an ongoing Dal Lake de-weeding and cleanliness campaign launched by the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) under “SwachtaPakhwada”, as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations.
Finance Ministers hold key to COP26 success: UN Secretary-General
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:48 pm
New York: The COP26 climate change conference must be “a turning point” if countries are to limit global temperature rise in line with the Paris Agreement, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday.