Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Taiwan, no casualty
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Taipei: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Sunday, triggering panic in the region where it was felt.
India records 5,664 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 18, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi: India has registered 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Global cooperation to protect the ozone layer can ensure a better future for us all
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the treaty’s adoption and success is just what is needed to protect life on Earth, end the climate crisis and ensure a brighter future for us all.
PM Modi releases 8 Namibian cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh national park on 72nd birthday
Sep 17, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 72nd birthday by releasing eight cheetahs from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park Saturday in an ambitious project to reintroduce the animals in the South Asian nation after their extinction some 70 years ago.
Karkinos Health Care inaugurates Cancer Care Center in Kolkata
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Karkinos Health Care, supported by Tata Group, Reliance Foundation and Mayo Clinic, has recently inaugurated a Cancer Care Center in Kolkata's Agarpara.
India records 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.69 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Gwalior: As many as eight cheetahs have arrived in India from Namibia and soon they will be released in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
India records 6,298 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,298 new cases in the past 24 hours as COVID-19 positivity rate touched 1.89 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Eight Namibian cheetahs to be ferried to India on Sept 17
Sep 15, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Windhoek/IBNS: Eight Namibian cheetahs will be ferried to India in the Boeing 747-400 flight after which they will be released by PM Narendra Modi at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Sept.17.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
Sep 15, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New York: As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.
Syria: Cholera outbreak is ‘serious threat’ to whole Middle East
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: The official declaration of a cholera outbreak in the Aleppo region of Syria at the weekend, represents “a serious threat to people in Syria”, and the whole Middle East region, said the UN humanitarian relief coordinator for the country on Tuesday.
Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: “Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction”, declares a major, multi-agency UN climate science report released on Tuesday, with a focus on increasing fossil fuel emissions and rising greenhouse gases, now at a record high, which risk thwarting plans to reduce global temperatures and avoid climate catastrophe.
TERI signs MoU with Tata Steel Foundation
Sep 14, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/Jamshedpur: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in New Delhi to collaborate on implementing the latest stage of The Green School Project which aims to create awareness about environment conservation in the school network.
India records 5,108 new OCVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,108 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.44 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:19 am
The Centre has removed popular antacids, including Ranitidine, from the essential medicine list over cancer concerns, media reports said.
COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a university campus as China continues to battle against the disease.
Top honours for surgeons from USA, India and Spain in International Robotic Surgery Innovation Award
Sep 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi / Michigan: Robotic surgeons from USA, India and Spain were named the top 3 winners in the K.S International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition hosted by the Michigan-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
India registers 4,369 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 1.25 pct
Sep 13, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.25 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Typhoon Muifa hits Japan's Okinawa
Sep 12, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Typhoon Muifa has brought heavy downpours and gale-force winds to islands in the southwest of Japan's Okinawa, Japan's weather agency said Monday.
India records 5,221 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 12, 2022, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,221 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.72 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Pakistan witnessing spike in Dengue cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:31 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in Dengue cases as panic is spreading in public over the shortage of fever medicine, media reports said on Sunday.
Polio: New York announces state of emergency
Sep 11, 2022, at 10:07 pm
New York: New York city administration has declared a state of emergency over polio with evidence emerging that the virus is spreading across the state.
India logs 5,076 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New Delhi, Sep 11, UNI/IBNS: India recorded 5,076 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total tally of active caseload to 47,945 as per the Health Ministry data on Sunday
Maharashtra logs 734 new Covid cases
Sep 11, 2022, at 04:17 pm
Mumbai, Sep 11 (UNI) Maharashtra reported 734 fresh Covid-19 cases, according to a health bulletin released on Sunday.
India reports 5,554 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours
Sep 10, 2022, at 04:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India added 5,554 Covid-19 cases to its overall tally of infections in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said Saturday.
Vaccine expected to induce strong monkeypox virus immune response, shows research
Sep 10, 2022, at 03:36 pm
Melbourne: New research suggests recommended vaccinia virus (VACV)-based vaccines will mount a robust immune response against the monkeypox virus observed in the current outbreak (MPXV-2022).
Jammu and Kashmir: Residents avail benefit of free treatment in public hospital in Poonch
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:35 pm
A hospital in Jammu and Kashmir's Pooch region is successfully providing free-of-cost treatment to the residents of the area by issuing Golden Cards for their dialysis treatment and surgeries for deprived persons.
Sep 09, 2022, at 10:25 pm
The Jammu and Kashmir government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy involving 17 departments, local bodies, Panchayati Raj bodies and ground level workers to deal with the growing trouble of drug usage, media reports said.
UN health agency kicks off meningitis vaccination campaigns in Africa
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:51 pm
New York: With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of outbreaks of meningitis type A, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
WMO: Climate change in Africa can destabilize ‘countries and entire regions’
Sep 09, 2022, at 09:18 pm
New York: Water stress and hazards like withering droughts and devastating floods are hitting African communities, economies and ecosystems hard, according to a new report launched on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).