People, planet on ‘collision course’, warns UN Development Programme
Dec 15, 2020, at 11:20 pm
New York: Countries must redesign their development pathways to reduce pressures exerted on the environment and the natural world, or risk stalling humanity’s progress, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned.
Water, hygiene woes at health facilities putting lives at risk: UN report
Dec 15, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New York: Lack of basic water and sanitation services at health facilities has put around 1.8 billion health workers and patients at higher risk of COVID-19 infection and other diseases, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have said.
Central team visits Kohima to review public health measures and clinical management for COVID-19
Dec 15, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Kohima: A central team from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (PH Division) visited Naga Hospital Authority Kohima (NHAK) on Monday to assist the state Health department in review of public health measures and clinical management for COVID-19.
India records 22,065 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours, lowest daily count since July 6
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India registered 22,065 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours , as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
No indication new COVID-19 variant in UK interferes with vaccine effectiveness: WHO's Ryan
Dec 15, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organization (WHO) is aware of reports that a new variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the United Kingdom, although there is no evidence to suggest that the mutation will impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the disease, WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Mike Ryan said on Monday.
California begins vaccination against Coronavirus on Monday: Governor
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:24 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US state of California will begin vaccinating its residents against the novel coronavirus on Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement.
Pakistan struggles against COVID-19: Shortage of ventilators, oxygen cylinders hit Makran Division
Dec 15, 2020, at 02:02 am
Islamabad: Pakistan seems to be struggling against COVID-19 and to make things worse the Makran Division of the country is witnessing a shortage in ventilators and oxygen cylinders which are needed for patients to recover from the disease.
Jammu and Kashmir: Plantation drive held at UPHC Nishat
Dec 14, 2020, at 11:17 pm
Srinagar: A special Institutional plantation drive was conducted by Department of Social Forestry, Social Forestry Division Srinagar in collaboration with Government Medical College Srinagar at Urban Primary Health Centre (UPHC) Nishat.
Jammu and Kashmir: KMI conducts Sono-Lab workshop
Dec 14, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar: Khyber Medical Institute (KMI) Sunday conducted a Sono-Lab workshop in collaboration with AVATARpointing care of Ultrasonography in Nephrology.
India records 27,071 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 336 deaths
Dec 14, 2020, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India, which is one of the worst COVID-19 countries in the world, has recorded 27,071 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
Delhi reports 1,984 new Covid-19 cases, death toll crosses 10k-mark
Dec 14, 2020, at 05:17 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (UNI) Delhi recorded 1,984 new cases of Novel Coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the city to 6,07,454, the Delhi Health Department said on Sunday.
Bangladesh registers 32 new COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Dec 13, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh has registered 32 new COVID-19 fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to the disease to 7,052, media reports said on Sunday.
South Korea reports two new cases of Bird Flu among poultry
Dec 13, 2020, at 10:22 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: South Korea on Sunday confirmed two new cases of the highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at a poultry farm in the southern province of Jeollanam-do, national media reported, citing the country's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
India's Covid-19 recovery rate improves to 94.93 pct, active cases stand at 3,56,546
Dec 13, 2020, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India registered a fresh jump of 30,254 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 98.57 lakhs, the Union Health Ministry data stated on Sunday morning.
J&K: Forest Department organizes training on Forest Rights Act 2006
Dec 13, 2020, at 02:06 pm
Srinagar: An online training programme on “The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006” was organized on Friday for the Forest Officers of Jammu and Kashmir to prepare them for implementation of the Act in all areas of the Union Territory.
J&K achieves single digit neonatal mortality rate
Dec 13, 2020, at 04:55 am
Jammu/UNI: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has shown a record improvement in the last 3 years in key maternal and child health indicators as per the latest report of National Family Healthy Survey (NFHS5) conducted by International Institute of Population Sciences, Mumbai.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 death toll crosses 7000
Dec 12, 2020, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 34 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll due to COVID-19 in the country over 7000, media reports said.
India’s sustained decline of active COVID-19 caseload continues; drops below 3.6 lakh
Dec 12, 2020, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi: India’s trajectory of active cases continues to follow a steadily dipping path. The total Active Caseload has dropped below 3.6 lakh (3,59,819) on Saturday.
Hunger rising in mountain regions due to biodiversity loss, climate change
Dec 12, 2020, at 09:14 pm
New York: Although many of the world’s most important crops and livestock species originate in mountain regions, hunger is rising in these areas due to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to a joint study published on Friday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners.
COVID-19 shows ‘urgent need’ for solidarity, UN chief tells Nobel forum
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:55 pm
India records 30,005 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Dec 12, 2020, at 03:50 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,005 COVID-19 cases in the psat 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Saturday.
US FDA authorizes emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine: Reports
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:30 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an authorization for the emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine against the coronavirus, The New York Times newspaper reported citing its sources.
Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma tests positive for Covid-19
Dec 12, 2020, at 02:32 am
Shillong/UNI: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma announced on Friday that he had tested positive for Covid-19 and is in home isolation with mild symptoms of the viral infection.
Dec 12, 2020, at 12:07 am
New Delhi: India’s first indigenous mRNA vaccine candidate has received approval from Indian Drug regulators to initiate Phase I/II human clinical trial.
First in India malarial parasite 'plasmodium ovale' detected in Kerala
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:52 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A new genus of malarial parasite called plasmodium ovale has been found in Kerala, state's health minister KK Shailaja said.
Guwahati: Elephant dies as speeding trains hits it
Dec 11, 2020, at 11:50 pm
Guwahati: A speedy train hit and killed a wild elephant at Chandrapur area, outskirts of Guwahati on Friday morning.
AstraZeneca accepts cooperation offer from Russian Covid vaccine developers
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:38 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca accepted cooperation offer from developers of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to study Covid-19 vaccine combinations, AstraZeneca said Friday.
Dec 11, 2020, at 09:12 pm
London: Alcohol-based han d sanitizer—the kind specifically recommended by the CDC to tackle the novel coronavirus—has become a hot commodity this year, resulting in a shortage of the alcohol used as an ingredient in a range of medical products.
Apollo Hospitals and CSIR-CCMB join to manufacture and commercialise COVID-19 test kits
Dec 11, 2020, at 05:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: To contain the spread of COVID-19 virus, it is important to increase the rate of testing and to meet this target, CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB) and the Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd has entered into a collaboration for joint manufacturing and commercialization of an innovative dry swab test.
UN makes progress on 'greening the blue'
Dec 11, 2020, at 04:14 pm
New York: In 2019, the UN system continued to make steady progress towards reducing its environmental footprint, recording decreases in emissions and implementing advanced environment management systems.