India reports 2,529 new Covid-19 cases
Oct 06, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 2,529 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 32,282 as per the Health Ministry data Thursday.
Cricket legend Srikkanth launches vision screening programmes in Chennai
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:51 pm
India Vision Institute and Sightsavers India are partnering on two vision screenings in Chennai. At an event in Neelankarai on Thursday, the two launched programmes for the benefit of fisherfolk and stone sculptors.
‘Worrying upsurge’ in deadly cholera, warns Tedros, in wide-ranging global health update
Oct 06, 2022, at 06:07 am
New York: The UN health agency is working diligently in Uganda to support the government in responding to an Ebola outbreak in four districts, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Wednesday, in a wide-ranging briefing which included the latest on a worrying increase in COVID-19 cases across Europe.
WHO says 4 Indian cough syrups potentially linked to 66 child deaths in Gambia
Oct 06, 2022, at 05:46 am
The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued an alert on Wednesday in connection with four cough and cold syrups manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India warning they could have a role in the death of 66 children, media reports said.
Oct 06, 2022, at 01:40 am
Stockholm/IBNS: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2022 was awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry”.
Dementia: WHO launches blueprint to tackle generational health challenge
Oct 05, 2022, at 11:08 pm
New York: Dementia is one of the greatest health challenges of our generation, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which on Tuesday launched the first-ever research blueprint for tackling the disease, which 78 million people could be living with by the end of this decade.
Maharashtra reports 407 Covid-19 cases and 2 fatalities
Oct 05, 2022, at 05:36 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra reported 407 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Wednesday.
Oct 05, 2022, at 03:07 am
A visit to the high-tech poly houses of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) will make you see varieties of green, yellow, red and brown capsicums with high medicinal value and antioxidant properties.
UN chief: Countries bound for COP27 must make climate action ‘the top global priority’
Oct 04, 2022, at 10:20 pm
New York: As government representatives begin the finalize the agenda for the COP27 climate change conference in Egypt next month, for pre-COP planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital, Kinshasa, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists in New York that the work ahead is “as immense as the climate impacts we are seeing around the world”.
Haiti: UN supports Government efforts to quell cholera outbreak
Oct 04, 2022, at 06:41 pm
New York: The UN is supporting efforts by the Haitian Government to contain an outbreak of cholera following the confirmation of a positive case and the identification of other suspected cases around the capital, Port-au-Prince. In a statement issued on Monday, the UN chief said it was essential for all stakeholders to "work together in this time of crisis".
5000 Delhi girl school children to benefit from IVI's World Sight Day campaign
Oct 04, 2022, at 04:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An India Vision Institute (IVI) screening campaign, in association with Hoya Lens India, Indian Optometry Association (IOA), All India Optical Federation (AIOF) and Delhi Council for Child Welfare (DCCW), is benefiting 5,000 girl children in Delhi and NCR, the non-profit said.
India reports 3,011 new Covid-19 cases
Oct 03, 2022, at 06:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 3,011 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 36,126 as per the Health Ministry data Monday.
5.9-magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
Oct 02, 2022, at 05:49 pm
Tokyo/UNI: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 struck Japan's southwestern prefecture of Miyazaki and other areas early Sunday, the weather agency here said, with no tsunami warnings issued.
Tiger poached in Madhya Pradesh: Reports
Oct 02, 2022, at 02:06 pm
Seoni (MP)/UNI): A tiger’s carcass was found floating on Saturday in the Pench River, which traverses the national park in Madhya Pradesh that has the same name and straddles the Seoni-Chhindwara district border.
India reports 3,805 Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
Oct 01, 2022, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 3,805 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally of active caseload to 38,293, as per the Health Ministry data on Saturday.
Maharashtra reports 459 Covid cases and 25 fatalities in 24 hours
Oct 01, 2022, at 05:52 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has reported 459 new Covid-19 cases and 5 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Saturday.
Maharashtra reports 453 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Sep 30, 2022, at 05:31 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 453 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin on Friday.
India registers 3,947 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 30, 2022, at 03:59 pm
New Delhi: India registered 3,947 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.23 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
COVID-19: Australia to end mandatory isolation
Sep 30, 2022, at 02:46 pm
Canberra: The Australian government has said the country will end mandatory enforcing of Covid isolation from next month.
Climate Change: Hurricanes and cyclones bring misery to millions, as Ian makes landfall in the US
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:17 am
New York: Hurricane Ian caused devastation across western Cuba and increased its strength and size as it made landfall mid-afternoon local time on Wednesday, in the United States; meanwhile Typhoon Noru underwent an “explosive” intensification before it hit the Philippines, the UN Meteorological agency, WMO, has said.
Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
Sep 30, 2022, at 01:05 am
New York: With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion,more action is needed to tackle mental health issues at work, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Wednesday.
Peerless Hospital organises Medical Safety Conference 2022
Sep 29, 2022, at 03:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Peerless Hospital earlier this month organised Medical Safety Conference 2022 on the occasion of World Patient Safety Day for the first time in eastern India.
Over 150 million Sputnik V doses distributed worldwide: Russia's Gamaleya Research
Sep 29, 2022, at 12:59 am
Moscow/IBNS: More than 150 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Russia’s Gamaleya Research Centre, have already been distributed around the world, including in the home country, the RGRC's Deputy Director Denis Logunov said on Wednesday.
Hurricane Ian: Blackout in Cuba after storm
Sep 28, 2022, at 10:22 pm
Havana/IBNS: Cuba is completely without power after Hurricane Ian pummelled the western end of the island, the government announced.
India reports 3,615 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 28, 2022, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: India reported 3,615 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 40,979 as per the Health Ministry data on Wednesday
Maharashtra reports 408 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 28, 2022, at 05:55 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 408 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin on Wednesday.
China successfully launches three Shiyan research satellites
Sep 27, 2022, at 11:51 pm
Beijing/IBNS: China successfully launched three Shiyan type research satellites with the Long March-6 carrier rocket on Tuesday morning, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.
Maharashtra reports 256 new Covid cases in 24 hours
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:29 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra has recorded 256 new Covid-19 cases and 2 coronavirus-related deaths, as per health bulletin Tuesday.
NASA's DART spacecraft crashes into asteroid
Sep 27, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Los Angeles/UNI: A NASA spacecraft successfully slammed into an asteroid on Monday in a test to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat.
Avalanche on Mt Manaslu injures 15: Nepal Tourism Department
Sep 27, 2022, at 06:11 am
Kathmandu: At least 15 climbers were injured on Monday after an avalanche hit the base camp of Mt. Manaslu in Nepal, the Department of Tourism said.