Jammu and Kashmir: Residential house, mosque damaged in flash flood in Bandipora
Jul 29, 2021, at 12:02 am
Srinagar/UNI: A residential house and a mosque were partially damaged in a flash flood triggered by heavy rain and cloudburst in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Wednesday.
Bhutan, with excellent communication strategy, vaccinates 85 percent of its people above 18 years
Jul 28, 2021, at 07:13 pm
Bhutan has administered second doses of vaccine to almost 85 percent of people who are above the age of 18 years in a week-long inspired vaccination drive that has gained it international attention. With this, around 60 percent of its entire population of around 750,000 people is now fully vaccinated. The US had recently donated 550,000 Moderna vaccines to Bhutan.
India once again witnesses a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 cases registered in past 24 hours
Jul 28, 2021, at 03:26 pm
New Delhi: After a dip, India once again witnessed a spike as 43,654 new Covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.
Jul 28, 2021, at 02:16 am
Puri/IBNS: The famous pilgrim and beach town of Odisha, Puri, has become the first city in India to achieve 24 x 7 safe drinking water from taps as laid down by the Indian Quality Standards of IS 10500.
Tokyo confirms 2,848 daily COVID-19 cases, highest since pandemic starts
Jul 28, 2021, at 01:12 am
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo confirmed a record 2,848 daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, four days after the opening of the Olympics, with health experts warning that the worst is yet to come, local media reported Tuesday.
Vaccine antibody levels start to wane at around 2-3 months: Study
Jul 27, 2021, at 09:22 pm
London: Total antibody levels appear to start declining from as early as six weeks after complete vaccination and can reduce by more than 50% over 10 weeks, according to new data from UCL’s Virus Watch study.
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New York: Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later this year, charged with boosting climate action worldwide.
Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:16 pm
New York: The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on Monday, underscoring the need for everyone to support restoration and protection of these crucial habitats.
India records 29,689 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, lowest figure in 132 days
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:24 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 29,689 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily rise recorded in the past 132 days, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Delta variant capable of infecting fully vaccinated people: Virologists
Jul 27, 2021, at 03:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of Coronavirus, having the potential to infect even the fully-vaccinated people, virologists and epidemiologists have observed, raising concern at a time when most parts of the world are relaxing restrictions.
Assam: Old adult elephant dies at Manas National Park
Jul 26, 2021, at 11:14 pm
Guwahati: An old adult elephant died in Kumarsali in the Manas National Park in Assam.
India registers 39,361 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 26, 2021, at 03:08 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 39,361 new COVID-19 cases and 416 new deaths in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Monday.
India adds 39, 742 fresh COVID cases in last 24 hours, 535 new deaths
Jul 25, 2021, at 04:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 39,742 fresh cases of Coronavirus in the last 24 hours while deaths from the virus rose by 535, the Union Health Ministry stated in its daily bulletin on Sunday.
Moderna's COVID vaccine approved by EU regulator for use on children aged 12-17
Jul 24, 2021, at 04:54 am
The Hague, Netherlands/ IBNS: Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the European regulator for use on children aged 12 to 17, making it the second jab to be administered on adolescents in the continent.
COVID-19: Africa ‘third wave’ not yet over, while vaccine inequity threatens all
Jul 23, 2021, at 11:20 pm
New York: Although new COVID-19 cases in Africa have slowed following an eight-week surge, this “small step forward” could be short-lived, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Revealed: Inequalities persist in HIV prevention, child treatment services
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:47 pm
New York: Nearly half of the 1.7 million children worldwide living with HIV were not on treatment last year, the UN programme leading the global fight against HIV and AIDS, UNAIDS, said in a report released together with partners.
Lifesaving help needed for Venezuela cancer patients hit by US sanctions
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:43 pm
New York: Independent UN rights experts on Wednesday warned that hundreds of Venezuelan cancer patients could die because they have been caught up in the excessively strict application of United States sanctions aimed at Venezuela and the state-owned oil company, Petroleum of Venezuela.
36 people killed, thousands trapped in landslides in Maharashtra
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Raigad/IBNS: Landslides in Maharashtra's Raigad district have killed at least 36 people while thousands have been stranded as incessant rains lashed Konkan region of the state.
India records 35,342 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 23, 2021, at 03:33 pm
New Delhi: India witnessed a slight decline in daily COVID-19 count as 35,342 new cases were reported in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Friday.
Bengal: Endangered red panda born in captivity at Darjeeling's Zoological Park
Jul 22, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Darjeeling/UNI: With the birth of a red panda in captivity, the number of the highly endangered species rose to 26 in the Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park here on Thursday.
Low pressure to cause widespread rains in Odisha: CEC
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Widespread rains are expected to lash Odisha under the influence of a low pressure area formed on Thursday.
Tokyo reports 1,979 new COVID-19 cases
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Tokyo/UNI/Xinhua: Tokyo reported 1,979 new COVID-19 infection cases on Thursday, with 5,140 new cases nationwide until 5:40 p.m. local time, local media reported Thursday.
KTM & Kerala government launch free mass vaccination for tourism sector
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:20 pm
Kochi/UNI: Kerala Travel Mart (KTM) along with the state government’s tourism and health departments launched a free mass vaccination drive in Ernakulam district on Thursday to revitalize the holiday industry that has remained dull for one-and-a-half years owing to Covid-19.
India reports over 41,000 COVID-19 cases, 507 deaths in 24 hours
Jul 22, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 41,383 COVID-19 cases while the deaths apparently due to the virus increased by 507 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry stated Thursday.
Jharkhand: Baby elephant found dead inside Palamu Tiger Reserve
Jul 22, 2021, at 01:02 am
Daltonganj/UNI: An elephant calf was found dead in the Kutku range of the Palamu Tiger Reserve.
Jul 22, 2021, at 12:38 am
The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi amidst the Eid-ul Azha festival with public and some private sector hospitals reaching capacity and starting to refuse patients, according to medical officials.
UK Graduate’s outdoor furniture design uses carbon-capturing moss to tackle climate change
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:54 pm
An environmentally conscious UK graduate has created a collection of pollution-cutting outdoor furniture using the carbon-capturing plant moss as its main material.
COVID-19 in India: Delhi reports 62 cases, 4 deaths
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi on Wednesday reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours along with 4 related deaths.
China may be failing in its fight against myopia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 21, 2021, at 05:08 pm
Beijing: China has been battling hard against the trouble of myopia and with children getting more involved in studying online amid COVID-19, the problem may be accelerating.
India reports spike in daily COVID-19 cases, 3998 people die in last 24 hours
Jul 21, 2021, at 03:06 pm
New Delhi: India once again witnessed a surge in COVID-19 as 42,015 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Wednesday.