Climate change top challenge over the next decade, UNESCO global survey finds
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:22 pm
New York: Climate change and loss of biodiversity is seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Hospitals in Islamabad struggling to cope with rising cases
Apr 02, 2021, at 09:06 pm
As Covid-19 cases continue to pile up in Pakistan’s major cities, hospitals in Islamabad, the country's capital, are struggling as they are on the verge of saturation, reported Dawn.
Developed countries need to donate more in climate fund: Bangladesh
Apr 02, 2021, at 08:59 pm
Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momin asked developed countries to scale up climate actions, and add funds to the Multi Donar Fund, and also said that the world is nowhere close to the annual target set in the Paris Agreement.
Covid-19: Over 36 lakh vaccinated in India in past 24 hrs
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India on Friday registered the highest ever single day figure of vaccinating more than 36.7 lakh against the Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
Apr 02, 2021, at 03:17 pm
New Delhi: India registered 469 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours and also added 81,466 new cases during the same period, the Ministry of Health released data revealed on Friday.
WHO chief says pandemic treaty gaining momentum
Apr 02, 2021, at 02:11 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: More world leaders have heeded the call from the World Health Organization to draw up a treaty on better pandemic preparedness, the UN agency's chief said Thursday.
UK records 30 thrombosis cases after vaccination with AstraZeneca drug: Medicines Agency
Apr 02, 2021, at 01:52 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The United Kingdom has registered 30 cases of blood clots following the vaccination with the AstraZeneca drug, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said.
Maharashtra fights against COVID-19: More than 3 lakh people vaccinated on day one of phase three
Apr 02, 2021, at 01:33 pm
Mumbai/UNI: More than three lakh people were vaccinated through 3295 vaccination centers on the first day of vaccination of citizens above 45 years of age in the state from Thursday.
Maharashtra records alarming rise in Covid cases, over 43k test positive, 249 die
Apr 02, 2021, at 06:14 am
Mumbai/UNI: The worst pandemic-hit state of India-Maharashtra-on Thursday witnessed the biggest spike of 43,183 new COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh scrambles to add beds in Dhaka’s hospitals amid rising cases
Apr 01, 2021, at 08:30 pm
By Wednesday, only 48 intensive care unit beds were vacant in hospitals in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, as the rising cases of the Covid-19 infections overwhelmed the health infrastructure in Bangladesh’s capital, reported Daily Star.
India reports over 72,000 Covid-19 cases, biggest single-day spike since early Oct 2020
Apr 01, 2021, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In more worries for 1.3 billion people in the country, India on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases since Oct 11 last year with the addition of over 72,000 new infections.
Brazil denies permission to import Bharat Biotech developed Covaxin
Apr 01, 2021, at 04:41 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Brazil's health regulator has denied permission to import Covaxin, the coronavirus vaccine developed by India's indigenous firm Bharat Biotech.
Nagaland reports 107 fresh cases of Covid-19 positive
Apr 01, 2021, at 02:05 am
Kohima/IBNS: Nagaland on Wednesday reported the single-day highest Covid-19 positive cases after 107 fresh infections have been registered in the state in last 24 hours.
Jammu and Kashmir: Handwara Police launches plantation drive
Apr 01, 2021, at 12:01 am
Srinagar: Handwara Police in collaboration with Kehmil Forest Division Kralpora launched a plantation drive by planting hundreds of saplings of Conifer (Deodar) in PS Vilgam under the banner of “GREEN JK DRIVE”.
Jammu and Kashmir: Director Horticulture visits pre and post harvesting units
Mar 31, 2021, at 11:55 pm
Srinagar: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today paid a surprise visit to district Shopian and Pulwama to inspect various pre and post harvest units. According to the statement, the Director was accompanied by Deputy Director Horticulture, Chief Canning and Processing Instructor and other senior officers.
Jammu and Kashmir: Zero tolerance against spurious pesticides and fertilizers: Dir Law enforcement
Mar 31, 2021, at 11:21 pm
Srinagar: The Director Law Enforcement J&K, Bal Krishan Chandan today called for zero tolerance against spurious/substandard pesticides and fertilizers besides strict implementation of established procedures of law enforcement so that the farming community could be served in a real spirit.
BioNTech-Pfizer claims COVID-19 vaccine 100 percent effective on 12-15 years olds
Mar 31, 2021, at 10:52 pm
New York: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on Wednesday announced that, in a Phase 3 trial in adolescents 12 to 15 years of age with or without prior evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine BNT162b2 demonstrated 100% efficacy and robust antibody responses, exceeding those recorded earlier in vaccinated participants aged 16 to 25 years old, and was well tolerated.
Mar 31, 2021, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi: Eight States, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh report a surge in the COVID daily new cases. 84.73% of the new cases are reported from these 8 states.
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’: WHO chief
Mar 31, 2021, at 04:30 pm
New York: The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was published on Tuesday, and was described by the UN health agency’s chief as a welcome start, but far from conclusive.
India records 354 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Mar 31, 2021, at 03:20 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 53,480 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Spanish Health Ministry lifts age restrictions for AstraZeneca vaccine: Reports
Mar 31, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Madrid/Sputnik: The Spanish Health Ministry is lifting the age restrictions for the coronavirus vaccine produced by AstraZeneca, Cadena Ser radio reported.
Maharashtra reports slight dip in Covid-19 cases with 27,918 infections on Tuesday
Mar 31, 2021, at 03:55 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra, which has been witnessing a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, recorded a slight dip in infections on Tuesday.
Centre not for door-to-door vaccination as focus remains on priority age group
Mar 31, 2021, at 03:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has said door-to-door Covid-19 vaccination, a demand reportedly made by Maharashtra government, will not be possible for now.
Centre asks states to enforce Covid appropriate behaviour, focus on vaccination
Mar 31, 2021, at 01:47 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Tuesday suggested to all states and union territories to draw an action plan at the district level to contain the rise in Covid-19 cases.
Delhi sees dip in Covid cases: 992 test positive
Mar 31, 2021, at 12:17 am
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital reported 992 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, nearly 1,000 less than the previous day, while four more people lost their lives, a health bulletin said on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Six States, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, continue to report a surge in the COVID daily new cases. 78.56% of the new cases are reported from these 6 states.
$29 billion a year by 2025 needed to get back on track to tackle AIDS, say UNAIDS
Mar 30, 2021, at 05:56 pm
New York: A new report from the UN agency dedicated to ending HIV and AIDS ( UNAIDS) has shown that investing $29 billion a year to HIV response in low and middle income countries by 2025, will put the world back on track to eradicate the virus as a public health threat by 2030.
US study says Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines effective even after first shot in real-world use
Mar 30, 2021, at 03:44 pm
Washignton: A new CDC study provides strong evidence that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections in real-world conditions among health care personnel, first responders, and other essential workers.
India records 56,211 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Mar 30, 2021, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi: Marking a slight dip in the daily case count, India recorded 56,211 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health data released on Tuesday.
Paraguay receives 100,000 doses of India's Covaxin: Health Ministry
Mar 30, 2021, at 02:33 pm
Buenos Aires/UNI: Paraguay on Monday received the shipment of 100,000 doses of India's first domestically-produced COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, the country's Health Ministry said.