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India reports 16,135 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Jul 04, 2022, at 07:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: India reported 16,135 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 1,13,864, as per the Union Health Ministry data on Monday.

South Korea reports 10,059 new Covid-19 cases

Jul 03, 2022, at 03:17 pm

Seoul/UNI/Xinhua: South Korea reported 10,059 new Covid-19 cases, raising the total number of infections to 18,389,611, the health authorities said Sunday.

Maharashtra reports 2,971 Covid cases, 5 deaths in last 24 hrs

Jul 03, 2022, at 02:06 pm

Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 2,971 fresh cases of Covid-19 and 5 related deaths, according to health bulletin on Sunday.

Singapore reports 7,952 new Covid cases today

Jul 03, 2022, at 12:45 am

Singapore/UNI/Xinhua: Singapore reported 7,952 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,461,107.

Maharashtra reports 3,249 Covid-19 cases, 4 deaths

Jul 02, 2022, at 04:14 pm

Aurangabad/Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 3,249 fresh cases of Covid-19 and four related deaths, according to a health bulletin Saturday.

India records 17,092 fresh COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths

Jul 02, 2022, at 03:21 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 17,092 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 4.14 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.

New UN financing initiative goes live to power climate action

Jul 02, 2022, at 12:19 am

New York: A new UN-led financing tool to strengthen weather and climate forecasting, improve life-saving early warning systems, safeguard jobs, and underpin climate adaptation for long-term resilience, officially opened for business on Thursday.

Scientific knowledge essential for sustainable oceans, UN Ocean Conference hears

Jul 01, 2022, at 11:58 pm

Increasing scientific knowledge, developing research capacity and making the most of new marine technology, are essential to sustainable ocean management, the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Thursday.

COVID-19: BA.4 and BA.5 variants spur 20 per cent rise in cases

Jul 01, 2022, at 11:55 pm

New York: COVID-19 cases are on the rise in some 110 countries, driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants, said the UN health agency chief on Wednesday, amounting to a 20 per cent spike overall, and a rise in the number of deaths across three of the six world regions monitored by the World Health Organization.

A visionary ‘blue transformation’ strategy to enhance underwater food systems

Jul 01, 2022, at 11:08 pm

New York: Record levels of fisheries and aquaculture production are making a critical contribution to global food security, the UN Ocean Conference under way in Lisbon, Portugal, heard on Wednesday.

India records 17,070 fresh cases, 23 deaths in past 24 hours

Jul 01, 2022, at 03:47 pm

New Delhi: India, the country which has witnessed deadly waves of COVID-19, added 17,070 new cases in the past 24 hours with the daily positivity rate touching 3.40 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.

Coal ministry approaches environment ministry for inclusion of 5 coal mine pit lakes in Ramsar List

Jul 01, 2022, at 03:19 am

New Delhi:  Coal India Ltd (CIL) has undertaken– Conservation of coal mine pit lakes, maintenance of the ecological character of wetlands and inclusion of such pit lakes in the prestigious Ramsar List with the help of state governments and the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), the Ministry of Coal said.

India reports 18,819 new Covid-19 cases, 39 deaths in 24 hours

Jun 30, 2022, at 04:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: India reported 18,819 new Covid-19 cases while the toll went up by 39 in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Thursday.

Pakistan records over 500 COVID-19 cases for first time in three months

Jun 29, 2022, at 07:14 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's fresh COVID-19 cases crossed 500 mark on Wednesday as the country is continuously witnessing an uptick in dailly count for the past several days, media reports said on Wednesday.

India records 14,506 fresh Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

Jun 29, 2022, at 03:04 pm

New Delhi: India recorded 14,506 fresh Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 3.35 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

India to impose complete ban on single-use plastic from July 1

Jun 29, 2022, at 03:45 am

New Delhi: India will ban the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale, and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the country from July 1, 2022.

UN drug report shines light on cannabis, cocaine and methamphetamine trends

Jun 28, 2022, at 09:21 pm

New York: Legalized cannabis use in some countries and states appears to have accelerated daily use and related health impacts, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) revealed in a new report released on Monday.

Tackling marine pollution: Individual action, key to ocean restoration

Jun 28, 2022, at 09:03 pm

New York: On Monday, thousands of people gathered at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first day of the long-awaited UN Ocean Conference. Riding on the global momentum generated by the event, experts are pushing for a new international commitment to combat pollution, including at sea.

Maharashtra reports 2,369 Covid cases, 5 deaths

Jun 28, 2022, at 05:55 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 2,369 Covid-19 cases and five deaths, the state health bulletin said Tuesday.

Kolkata's cancer hospital launches Revolutionary Blood Test for early detection of breast cancer

Jun 28, 2022, at 05:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Apollo Cancer Centre in collaboration with Datar Cancer Genetics has launched the Revolutionary Blood Test for early detection of breast cancer in women.

COVID-19: India registers 11,793 fresh cases in past 24 hours, 27 deaths

Jun 28, 2022, at 03:18 pm

New Delhi: India registered 11,793 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as daily positivity rate reduced slightly to  2.49 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.

Youth are the generation that will help save our ocean and our future, says UN chief

Jun 27, 2022, at 11:55 pm

New York: The world must do more to stop the dramatic decline in ocean health, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday, urging young people gathered in Carcavelos, Portugal, for a UN Youth and Innovation Forum to step up because his generation’s leaders had moved far too slow.

Japan sees shortest rainy season this year

Jun 27, 2022, at 11:47 pm

Tokyo/UNI/Sputnik: The rainy season has come to an abrupt end in parts of Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Monday, with record high temperatures expected in the coming weeks.

China renews yellow alert for rainstorms

Jun 27, 2022, at 07:39 pm

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Monday renewed its yellow alert for rainstorms in many parts of the country.

India registers 17,073 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate spikes to 5.62 pct

Jun 27, 2022, at 02:54 pm

New Delhi: India registered 17,073 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity spiked to 5.62 percent in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

DST-IISc energy storage platform moves towards enabling fast-charging solid-state batteries

Jun 26, 2022, at 11:10 pm

Nanoscopic refractory metal layers like Tungsten could improve the performance of solid-state lithium metal batteries which are crucial for purposes like electrical mobility, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have reported.

Monkeypox not presently a global public health emergency, says WHO

Jun 26, 2022, at 10:37 pm

New York: The monkeypox outbreak does not currently constitute a global public health concern, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday, though “intense response efforts” are needed to control further spread.

India records 11,739 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hrs

Jun 26, 2022, at 05:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: India registered 11,739 new Covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry said in its official bulletin on Sunday.

Maharashtra reports 1,728 new Covid cases

Jun 26, 2022, at 02:28 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 1,728 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.

Maharashtra reports 4,205 new Covid-19 cases

Jun 25, 2022, at 04:23 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 4,205 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, according to a health bulletin released on Saturday.