J&K: Govt. constitutes panels to implement Forest Rights Act
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar: The General Administration Department today constituted three committees – Union Territory Level, District Level and Sub-Divisional Level Committee – for the implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in J&K.
COVID-19 vaccination in Italy may begin January 29: Reports
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Rome/Sputnik: Vaccination against COVID-19 in Italy may begin on January 29, 2021, la Repubblica newspaper reported.
Delhi-NCR's air remains 'very poor'
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi's air quality continued to reel under the 'very poor ' category , while the average Air Quality Index further increased, measuring 376 at around 1400 hrs on Wednesday, the Central Pollution Control Board said here.
Uruguay to start vaccination against COVID-19 in April 2021- President
Dec 02, 2020, at 10:21 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Uruguay plans to start vaccinations against the coronavirus disease in April 2021, President Luis Lacalle Pou has said, adding that the vaccination will not be obligatory.
New Delhi-based CSE says its probe found nefarious honey adulteration in top brands
Dec 02, 2020, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi: Investigations by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) with laboratory studies in India and Germany revealed rampant adulteration in honey sold by major brands in India, the non-profit research and advocacy group said.
UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for roll out
Dec 02, 2020, at 06:37 pm
London/IBNS: The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 for widespread use, media reports said.
West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurates phase 3 trial of Covaxin in Kolkata
Dec 02, 2020, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday inaugurated the third phase trial of India's indigenous vaccine candidate against Covid-19, Covaxin.
Leaked documents now expose China's lies about the gravity of COVID-19 outbreak
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Beijing: A leaked document has now revealed China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19, a virus that has now left the world paralysed for the past one year.
India registers 36,604 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, 501 deaths
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi: India registered 36,604 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Minister of Health data released on Wednesday.
Trudeau says Canada has COVID-19 vaccination plan contradicting critics who say otherwise
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian government has a plan to vaccinate citizens against the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview that appears to contradict critics who have said otherwise.
Some 10,000 new COVID-19-related deaths reported in US within week: Johns Hopkins
Dec 02, 2020, at 02:23 pm
Washington/Sputnik: The total number of deaths related to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States has exceeded 270,000, the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University revealed.
Lahore tops chart of most polluted cities
Dec 02, 2020, at 06:47 am
Lahore city in Pakistan has once again topped the chart of world's most polluted cities.
Chinese Spacecraft Chang'e-5 successfully lands on Moon
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:50 am
Beijing/UNI: Chinese probe Chang'e-5 made a successful landing on Tuesday in a designated area on the visible side of the Moon to collect lunar soil samples later, China Central Television (CCTV) reported.
UN urges ‘global solidarity, shared responsibility’ against pandemics, marking World AIDS Day
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:34 am
New York: The United Nations is commemorating World AIDS Day, on Tuesday, with a call for “global solidarity and shared responsibility” to overcome not only COVID-19, but also AIDS – another global pandemic that is still with us nearly 40 years after it emerged.
COVID-19: J&K CS reviews arrangements for vaccine roll-out
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:01 am
Jammu/UNI: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam on Tuesday monitored the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination here at a meeting of the UT Steering Committee.
Cooking pollution lingers longer in atmosphere: Study
Dec 02, 2020, at 05:00 am
London: Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health, according to a new study.
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:52 am
New York: Last week saw the first global decline in newly reported cases of COVID-19 since September, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, advising that the news, while welcome, must be interpreted with “extreme caution”.
Bangladesh: COVID-19 claims 31 lives
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:37 am
Dhaka/UNI: Thirty-one more people died due to Novel Coronavirus in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 6,675.
Delhi records fresh spike of 4,006 COVID cases, recovery rate stands at 92.80 percent
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:30 am
New Delhi/UNI: New Delhi on Tuesday registered 4,006 new cases of COVID 19, the state health bulletin said here.
Indian govt has never spoke about vaccinating entire country: Health Secretary
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: Maintaining that the Government has never spoke about vaccinating the entire country against Covid-19, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said it was important that scientific issues should be discussed based on factual information only.
COVID-19 vaccine is safe, says Serum Institute of India on side effect claims
Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Pune-based Serum Institute of India's (SII) said its 'COVISHIELD' vaccine is safe and immunogenic after a volunteer claimed that he suffered neurological and psychological side effects after taking a shot of the vaccine.
The race to zero emissions, and why the world depends on it
Dec 01, 2020, at 09:28 pm
New York: A host of countries have recently announced major commitments to significantly cut their carbon emissions, promising to reach "net zero" in the coming years. The term is becoming a global rallying cry, frequently cited as a necessary step to successfully beat back climate change, and the devastation it is causing.
COVID-19 threatens global progress against malaria, warns UN health agency
Dec 01, 2020, at 09:09 pm
New York: Gaps in life-saving interventions are undermining efforts to curb malaria, amid fears that the coronavirus pandemic could set back the fight against the disease even further, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
India registers sharp fall in new COVID-19 cases, 482 deaths recorded
Dec 01, 2020, at 03:12 pm
New Delhi: India, the country which has been fighting COVID-19 outbreak since early this year, recorded a sharp fall in cases as 31,118 new instances were registered in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Tuesday.
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:43 am
Washington/IBNS: Drug manufacturer Moderna has said after full results of a late stage study showed its Covid-19 vaccine has 94.1% effectiveness and no serious safety concerns, it has decided to apply for US and European emergency authorization on Monday, said a Reuters report.
India's sustained shedding of active Covid-19 caseload continues
Nov 30, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Only 38,772 new Covid-19 cases were reported in India and 45,333 new recoveries ensuring a net reduction of 6,561 cases from the active caseload.
India reports nearly 39,000 Covid-19 cases, 443 deaths in 24 hours
Nov 30, 2020, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, a country of 1.3 billion people, reported nearly 39,000 Covid-19 cases and 443 deaths due to the virus on Monday.
Over 10,500 Turkeys to be culled in Northern England due to bird flu outbreak
Nov 30, 2020, at 02:14 am
Moscow/Sputnik: More than 10,500 turkeys will be culled in England's county of North Yorkshire, as the outbreak of the H5N5 bird flu has been detected near the town of Northallerton, the UK government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said on Sunday.
Indonesia: 180 doctors die during Coronavirus pandemic
Nov 30, 2020, at 12:20 am
Jakarta/UNI: A total of 180 doctors in Indonesia have died during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Indonesian Medical Association said.
India registers over 41000 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Nov 29, 2020, at 06:43 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 41,810 new infections of coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the country's total tally to 93,92,919 cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.