WHO updates COVID-19 strategy in bid to vaccinate all health workers, those most at risk
Jul 23, 2022, at 08:21 pm
New York: Although the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is the biggest and fastest in history, many people most at risk are still not protected against the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, announcing an updated inoculation strategy.
Climate change: New approach needed to gauge animal health impact on emissions
Jul 23, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Animal health is important to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but greater investment is needed to evaluate the impact, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and partners said in a report published on Thursday.
India registers 21,411 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours, 67 deaths
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:41 pm
New Delhi: India registered 21,411 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.46 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Heatwave: Several parts of China may experience 40 C temperature over weekend
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:33 pm
Beijing: Several regions of China are all set to experience rising temperatures for the next ten days as a heatwave gripped those portions of the nation, media reports said on Saturday.
Canada registers close to 700 monkeypox cases nationwide
Jul 23, 2022, at 03:15 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Sputnik: Canadian authorities have reported a total of 681 monkeypox cases throughout Canada, Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said.
Top scientists meet at University of Kashmir, discuss climate change issue
Jul 23, 2022, at 12:39 am
Srinagar: Top scientists from the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) and several academic institutions met at the University of Kashmir here on Thursday to discuss the issue of climate change.
Maharashtra reports 2,289 new Covid cases, 6 deaths
Jul 22, 2022, at 06:02 pm
Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 2,289 fresh positive of Covid-19 cases and 6 related deaths, according to a health bulletin Friday.
India records 21,880 fresh COVID-19 cases , 60 deaths
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:57 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 21,880 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.42 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
US reports first polio case in a decade
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:09 pm
Washington: The US has reported the first case of polio infection in nearly a decade, officials said on Thursday.
India inks MoU with Namibia to bring Cheetahs back after 70 years of extinction
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:41 am
New Delhi: Seventy years after cheetahs went extinct in India, the wild cats are set to roam the country's forests once again, starting with Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
Extreme heat hits Europe, WMO warns of frequent heatwaves in decades ahead
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:54 pm
London/Paris: A large section of Europe is fighting extreme heat conditions as temperature is touching record high in many countries in recent days, media reports said.
‘Moment for Nature’ essential to beat back threats, spur climate action
Jul 20, 2022, at 07:41 pm
With less than eight years remaining to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, the President of the UN General Assembly convened a ‘Moment for Nature’ debate on Tuesday to examine the interconnected environmental threats hampering efforts to achieve sustainable development.
India records 20,557 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 20, 2022, at 04:15 pm
New Delhi: India registered 20,557 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate now stands at 4.13 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2022, at 12:55 am
London/UNI: UK on Tuesday recorded the hottest day as temperatures hit 39.1 Celsius.
Spain: Wildfires destroy 150k acres of forest, kill 2 people
Jul 20, 2022, at 12:46 am
Rome/UNI/Sputnik: Wildfires continue to rage in Spain, destroying nearly 60,000 hectares (1,48,263 acres) of forest areas, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday, citing sources in the affected regions.
Record 40°C UK temperatures linked to climate change: WMO
Jul 19, 2022, at 07:12 pm
New York: The chances of seeing unprecedented temperatures of 40 degree Celsius (40°C) or more in the UK could be up to 10 times more likely in the current climate than under a “natural climate unaffected by human influence,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) declared on Monday.
India reports 15,528 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Jul 19, 2022, at 03:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 15,528 Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said in its bulletin Tuesday.
India's second monkeypox case confirmed in Kerala
Jul 18, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Thiruvananthapuram: India's second case of monkeypox was confirmed in Kerala on Monday, Heath Minister Veena George said.
Ghana records two cases of Marburg virus infection
Jul 18, 2022, at 08:18 pm
Accra: Ghana has recorded two cases of deadly Marburg virus infection.
India achieves major landmark of ‘200 Crore’ COVID-19 vaccinations
Jul 17, 2022, at 11:12 pm
New Delhi: India’s cumulative COVID19 vaccination drive has surpassed the 200-Crore milestone on Sunday.
India records 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, 49 fatalities in last 24 hrs
Jul 17, 2022, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India recorded 20,528 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 1,43,449 as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday.
New Zealand reports 6,223 new cases of Covid-19
Jul 17, 2022, at 02:00 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 6,223 new community cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement.
11 districts of Bengal report kala azar or black fever: Report
Jul 17, 2022, at 06:37 am
Kolkata: Eleven districts in West Bengal have reported 65 cases of kala azar or black fever in the last couple of weeks, media reports said, citing state government officials.
Two villages in Fiji under lockdown over typhoid outbreak
Jul 17, 2022, at 12:21 am
Suva/UNI/Xinhua: Two villages in the northern part of Fiji have been put under a lockdown due to the outbreak of typhoid fever, a fatal infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.
COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
Jul 16, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New York: Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccination rates in approximately 30 years, with 25 million infants missing out on lifesaving shots.
Record number of forest fires imperil Himachal’s ecology
Jul 16, 2022, at 05:44 pm
Himachal Pradesh recorded 2,763 incidents of forest fires this year from April 1 to June 30, which is the highest figure recorded by the state’s Forest Protection and Fire Control division, since 2007. While three forest officers lost their lives, over 23,000 hectares of forest area were affected. Senior forest officers state that dry weather spells and human negligence or wilful destruction could be the reasons for the fires. The local people see it as an outcome of large scale development projects. Mongabay India correspondent Vivek Gupta reports
India records 20,044 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Jul 16, 2022, at 03:10 pm
New Delhi: India registered 20,044 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.80 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
UK issues red warning for extreme heat
Jul 15, 2022, at 10:53 pm
London/UNI/Xinhua: The UK Met Office on Friday issued a red warning for extreme heat, the highest-level alert, the alert covers parts of England next Monday and Tuesday.
Animal-to-human diseases on the rise in Africa, warns UN health agency
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:34 pm
New York: Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.
Mystery child hepatitis outbreak passes 1,000 recorded cases, says WHO
Jul 15, 2022, at 04:26 pm
New York: In addition to tackling COVID and the monkeypox outbreak, the UN health agency has also been keeping a close eye on the puzzling spread of hepatitis in previously healthy children, which has left dozens needing lifesaving liver transplants.