How India's expanding airports are conduits for wildlife trafficking
Jul 11, 2020, at 10:12 pm
India is among the top 20 countries for the illegal wildlife trade and its fast expanding airport sector is often used by wildlife traffickers to smuggle high-end, high-value species and products. Wildlife trade poses the second-biggest direct threat to the survival of species after habitat destruction, reports Mongabay India writer Mahima A. Jain
WHO lauds efforts to contain COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Geneva/Mumbai/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom has lauded the efforts done to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Asia's largest slum -- Dharavi -- in Mumbai.
Woman killed by leopard in Nainital forest division
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:29 pm
Haldwani/UNI: A 60-year-old woman killed when she was attacked by a leopard at Nainital Forest Division of Uttarakhand, Forest department said on Saturday.
Tokyo reports 206 new COVID-19 cases, over 200 for 3rd day
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:06 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: The Japanese capital of Tokyo reported 206 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, the third straight day that new cases have topped 200, said the Tokyo metropolitan government.
Maharashtra: 35 more nCoV cases in Aurangabad
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: Thirty five fresh corona positive cases were reported in Mahasrahtra's Aurangabad on Saturday, after registering 159 infections in morning, taking the count to 8,143, district authorities said.
DCGI approves psoriasis injection Itolizumab to treat COVID patients
Jul 11, 2020, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has approved the psoriasis injection Itolizumab, a drug used to cure skin ailment psoriasis, an auto-immune disorder, for "restricted emergency use" to treat COVID-19 patients having moderate to severe acute respiratory distress, media reports said.
France's coronavirus-linked deaths top 30,000
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:33 pm
Paris/Xinhua: With 25 new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, coronavirus-related fatalities in France rose to 30,004, while the number of patients hospitalized or admitted to intensive care units continued to fall, official data showed on Friday.
Turkey reports 1,003 new COVID-19 cases, 210,965 in total
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:23 pm
Ankara/Xinhua: Turkey's COVID-19 cases increased by 1,003 on Friday, while the total cases climbed to 210,965, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
COVID-19 cases worldwide hit 12 million
Jul 11, 2020, at 03:13 pm
New York: COVID-19 cases globally have more than doubled in the past six weeks, reaching 12 million on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.
Wildlife crime putting environment and health at risk: UN report
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:54 pm
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic shows how wildlife crime is a threat not only to the environment but to human health, according to a new UN report issued on Friday.
CMRI hospital resumes elective surgeries after anti-Covid-19 lockdown
Jul 11, 2020, at 04:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) hospital has resumed the elective surgeries that were put on hold due to the months-long anti-Covid-19 lockdown.
Jul 11, 2020, at 02:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Covid-19 recovery rate in West Bengal on Friday further dropped to 63.99 per cent from 64.93 per cent after the total number of confirmed cases mounted to 27109, including 8881 active cases, 880 deaths and 17348 discharges, with its highest one-day spike of 1198 infections, reports said.
COVID-19 surge among BSF in Meghalaya
Jul 10, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Shillong/UNI: The unrelenting surge in COVID-19 positive cases, primarily among troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya Frontier headquarters, raised the total active tally in the State to 121 as on Friday afternoon.
Parts of UK may run out of water in 20 years due to mismanagement - Parliament Report
Jul 10, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Parts of the United Kingdom could be left without water in 20 years because of mismanagement of the private corporations responsible for the country’s water supply, a report from the parliament stated.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate reaches 62.42 percent
Jul 10, 2020, at 09:26 pm
New Delhi: The recovery rate from COVID-19 in India has touched 62.42 percent, officials said on Friday.
Bangladesh: 37 more die due to COVID-19 in 24 hours
Jul 10, 2020, at 09:21 pm
Mumbai: Bangladesh witnessed the deaths of 37 people in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 26k cases in 24 hours
Jul 10, 2020, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's Novel Coronavirus tally on Friday inched close to the eight-lakh mark with the biggest ever single day spike of 26,506 fresh cases in the past 24 hours while 475 more lives were lost in the same period.
COVID-19: Bolivian Interim President tests positive
Jul 10, 2020, at 03:38 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Interim President of Bolivia Jeanine Anez Chavez said she tested positive for the coronavirus disease.
Maharashtra: 465 test positive in Marathwada, 12 die
Jul 10, 2020, at 03:34 pm
Aurangabad/UNI: As many as 465 fresh cases of novel coronavirus and 12 deaths were reported across the Marathwada region of Maharashtra in past 24 hours, sources said on Friday.
West Bengal's COVID-19 tally nears 26000-mark with highest single-day spike of 1088 cases
Jul 10, 2020, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after enforcing stricter lockdown in all broad-based containment zones across the state, West Bengal on Thursday reported its highest-ever single-day spike of 1088 Covid-19 cases and 27 deaths, taking the tally to 25,911, including 8,231 active cases, 854 deaths and 16,826 discharges, the state health department said.
India not in community transmission stage yet: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Covid
Jul 09, 2020, at 11:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the steady rise in Novel Coronavirus cases across the country, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said India was not yet in the community transmission stage.
Rising global temperature shows ‘enormous challenge’ of meeting climate goal
Jul 09, 2020, at 09:12 pm
New York: Annual global temperature is likely to be at least 1°C warmer than pre-industrial levels in each of the coming five years, putting globally agreed climate change targets in jeopardy, new data from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reveals.
How to Keep Your Workouts Fresh During Lockdown
Jul 09, 2020, at 07:18 pm
By now, it’s possible that you’ve been under some form of lockdown for the past three (or more) months. Obviously, that’s a long time to be effectively stuck in your own home. And, unsurprisingly, plenty of people are probably struggling to maintain their exercise regimen. However, now is not the time to let yourself fall into bad habits that will negatively affect your health and wellness. On that front, thankfully, we’re here to help. If you’re tired and bored of doing the same old exercises, then check out these four tips for keeping your workouts fresh and fun during lockdown:
Covid-19: India registers record 24,879 cases, 487 more die
Jul 09, 2020, at 06:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India's Covid-19 tally on Thursday climbed past 7.6 lakhs, after registering a record breaking rise of 24,879 fresh infections in the past 24 hours while 487 people lost their lives in the same period pushing the death toll to 21,129.
Cipla's generic version of Remdesivir to be cheapest among rivals: Report
Jul 09, 2020, at 05:39 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Indian drug company Cipla has priced its generic version of Remdesivir, named Cipremi, at Rs 4,000 or USD 53.34 per 100 mg vial, making it the lowest priced versions of the COVID-19 treatment, a Reuters report said.
Bihar registers 749 new Covid-19 cases
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:15 pm
Patna/UNI: With 749 new cases, including 235 in Patna alone, the coronavirus tally increased to 13274 in Bihar so far.
Bihar: Seven days lockdown in Patna again from July 10
Jul 08, 2020, at 07:08 pm
Patna/UNI: In view of the soaring graph of coronavirus positive cases in Patna, the administration today decided to enforce lockdown again from July 10 till 16 in Patna.
India's COVID-19 recovery rate improves, touches 61.53%: Govt
Jul 08, 2020, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed a sharp recovery of 61.53 percent COVID-19 infected patients in the past 24 hours, government said.
Coronavirus outbreak: 3 more die, death toll rises to 146 in J&K
Jul 08, 2020, at 03:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Three patients including two women and a 65-year-old man died due to COVID-19 in Kashmir, taking the death toll due to the virus in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to 146.
Indonesia reports 1,853 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 50 new deaths
Jul 08, 2020, at 03:49 pm
Jakarta/Xinhua: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 1,853 within one day to 68,079, with the death toll adding by 50 to 3,359, Achmad Yurianto, a Health Ministry official, said at a press conference here on Wednesday.