Cyclone Yaas may cross West Bengal by Wednesday evening
May 26, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After making the fall at Dhamra port in Bhadrak district in Odisha in the morning, the Cyclone Yaas is likely to cross West Bengal coast by Wednesday evening.
India reports 2.08 lakh COVID-19 cases, 4,157 deaths in 24 hours
May 26, 2021, at 04:44 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Wednesday reported 2.08 lakh new COVID-19 cases as the South Asian country is struggling to cope with the second wave of the virus.
Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in Odisha, Bengal on alert
May 26, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi: The landfall process of Cyclone Yaas has started north of Dhamra and south of Balasore in Odisha, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.
Cyclone Yaas to hit Odisha around noon, Bengal on alert
May 26, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm Yaas is slowly moving towards the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts now and it is likely to make landfall soon.
May 26, 2021, at 05:44 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Amid travel fears that students receiving Covaxin may not be allowed in many countries as the vaccine is not listed, Hyderabad-based pharma major Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said regulatory approvals for its indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine are in process in more than 60 countries including the US, Brazil and Hungary.
IOCL to provide 78 ICU beds at GMCH
May 26, 2021, at 02:22 am
Guwahati/IBNS: In yet another positive development towards making the fight against Covid-19 a mass movement, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has come forth to provide 78 ICU beds at Gauhati Medical College & Hospital.
COVID-19 teen study: Moderna says its vaccine shows 100 percent efficiency
May 25, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Cambridge: Moderna, a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines,on Tuesday announced that the Phase 2/3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) in adolescents has met its primary immunogenicity endpoint, successfully bridging immune responses to the adult vaccination.
Black Fungus: Maharashtra govt provides free treatment, orders 60k Amphotericin B injections
May 25, 2021, at 11:28 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope on Tuesday acknowledged that the mucormycosis aka black fungus cases are on rise in the state and the government is acting accordingly.
Jammu and Kashmir: SDH Langate designated as COVID hospital
May 25, 2021, at 11:20 pm
Srinagar: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Sunday designated the 50-bedded Sub District Hospital Langate for COVID patients to meet out the requirement of more beds for the positive patients.
Coronavirus: Karnataka receives 3 lakh Covishield doses from Centre
May 25, 2021, at 11:15 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Karnataka Minister for Health and Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar has said that the State has received 3 lakh Covishield doses from the Centre on Tuesday.
Black Fungus not a new disease in Kashmir: Doctors
May 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Srinagar: Stressing that Black Fungus was not a new but a rare disease, a senior surgeon at GMC Srinagar said a fresh case was slated for surgery while three others had been treated at the medical college in the past one year.
Village in Ahmednagar district becomes Covid free following Covid appropriate behaviour
May 25, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Mumbai: While the whole country is battling the second wave of Covid-19, a small village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra - Bhoyare Khurd has used the tools of widespread public awareness, following Covid-appropriate behaviour, regular health check-ups and isolation of infected people to control the spread of the virus and eventually become COVID-free.
COVID-19: Jammu and Kashmir to accelerate vaccination in 18-45 age group
May 25, 2021, at 10:53 pm
Srinagar: was informed that the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to accelerate the vaccination of people under the 18-45 age category in a focused and targeted manner.
COVID-19: MSN Laboratories initiates phase III clinical trial of Molnupiravir for India
May 25, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata: MSN Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (MSN), the front-runner in introducing various drugs in the treatment of Covid-19 and its complications, post its launch of Posaone (Posacanazole) tab & IV in the treatment of black fungus, announced on Tuesday that MSN is initiating phase III clinical trial of Molnupiravir capsules for the treatment of Covid-19 in India.
At 1.96 lakh cases, India's daily new COVID-19 cases fall below 2 lakh mark after 40 days
May 25, 2021, at 10:25 pm
New Delhi: In encouraging signs to India’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic, the Daily New Cases have fallen below 2 Lakh to a level seen 40 days before (Daily new cases were 1,84,372 on 14th April 2021).
The case of northeast India’s Malayan giant squirrels
May 25, 2021, at 10:09 pm
The Malayan giant squirrel is predominantly arboreal and lives in the tropical and subtropical montane evergreen and dry deciduous forests of Sikkim, north Bengal and northeast India. Logging, habitat loss and forest fragmentation are common threats to the species while dearth in scientific research means that targeted conservation action for the Malayan giant squirrel is also lacking, Mongabay-India correspondent Aathira Perinchery reports.
COVID-19 second wave slowing down in India: IIT(K) experts
May 25, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Kanpur/UNI: Team of experts from IIT Kanpur, who are working on Covid-19 prediction model, have claimed that the second wave was slowing down in India.
Two cases of black fungus detected in Bangladesh
May 25, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Bangladesh has confirmed two cases of rare black fungus, also known as mucormycosis, a disease that has wreaked havoc in several Indian states, especially among the people who recovered from Covid. Both the patients--one aged 45 and another 60--had recently recovered from Covid-19.
Australian study finds China is the biggest generator of plastic waste
May 25, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Melbourne: An Australian study has unveiled that China is the biggest generator of plastic waste.
Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF report
May 25, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New York: Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warns the UN Children’s agency, UNICEF, in a report released on Tuesday.
Assam: 40 houses damaged and trees uprooted due to cyclonic storm in Karimganj
May 25, 2021, at 06:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A cyclonic storm followed by heavy rains left several houses damaged and trees uprooted in Assam’s Karimganj district on Monday night.
Step up global plan for COVID-19 vaccines, UN chief says in message to World Health Assembly
May 25, 2021, at 05:40 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic “must be a turning point”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, urging countries to take bold decisions now to both end the crisis and build a safe and healthy future for all.
'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm' Yaas to cross Odisha-West Bengal coast tomorrow: IMD
May 25, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Met officials on Tuesday said severe cyclonic Storm‘Yaas’ is going to move north-north-westwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours.
India records 1,96,427 new COVID-19 cases, 3511 deaths
May 25, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation witnessing a deadly second wave of the pandemic, witnessed a decline in the daily count as the country recorded 1,96,427 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Covid antibody cocktail, used for treating Donald Trump, launched in India
May 25, 2021, at 05:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Pharmaceutical major Roche India on Monday announced that it has launched the first batch of antibody cocktail against COVID-19 in the Asian country.
Haryana to distribute 1 lakh kits of Ramdev's Coronil to Covid patients
May 25, 2021, at 05:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Haryana Government is all set to distribute yoga guru Ramdev's company-Patanjali-manufactured controversial ayurvedic medicine 'Coronil' to Covid patients.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma inaugurates 28 new ICU beds in GMCH
May 25, 2021, at 03:02 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday inaugurated 28 new ICU beds in GMCH apart from taking stock of Covid19 treatment facilities and other aspects of the hospital.
Pathology reports say 18 wild elephants killed due to lightning in Assam’s Nagaon district
May 25, 2021, at 02:43 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The technical experts and veterinary doctors have confirmed that 18 wild elephants died in Assam’s Nagaon district due to lightning.
Mumbai gets three bids from Russia's Sputnik V vaccine developers
May 25, 2021, at 02:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Mumbai on Monday received three bids for the supply of Russia's Sputnik V COVID vaccine, media reports said.
COVID: Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board supports Katra, Panthal Blocks for establishing Care Centres
May 25, 2021, at 02:04 am
Jammu/UNI: To curb the spread of COVID-19, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board on Monday provided hand sanitisers and face masks for the COVID Care Centres at Katra and Panthal Blocks in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.