Govt readying vaccine cold storage at airports
The central government has started preparations for setting up a cold storage chain for the Covid-19 vaccine that will eventually…
SII seeks emergency use authorisation for Oxford Covid vaccine Covishield in India
The Serum Institute of India on Sunday became the first indigenous company to apply to the Drugs Controller General of…
Haryana health minister Anil Vij tests Covid-19 positive
Haryana health minister Anil Vij said on Saturday he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and has been…
Delhi-NCR’s ‘severe’ air quality likely to improve by Monday but may still remain in ‘poor’ category, says IMD
The situation in the National Capital remained grim as Delhi’s air quality turned “severe” on Saturday. Neighbouring cities of Ghaziabad,…
20 more die in Punjab, 19 in Haryana as national Covid cases cross 96-lakh mark
India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in a day, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated…
Baby born from 27-year-old frozen embryo in US, breaks record
Twenty-seven years in the making! In 1992, an embryo was frozen and placed in a cryogenic freezer in the Midwest.…
Moderna vaccine provides immunity from coronavirus for at least 3 months, says study
Anew study has revealed that the Moderna coronavirus vaccine can provide immunity from coronavirus for at least three months. The…
PM to chair all-party meeting on Covid-19 today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to interact with leaders of various political parties from both Houses of Parliament on…
UN decides cannabis not a dangerous narcotic, India too votes to reclassify
resin from the list of most dangerous substances in the flagship international Convention on narcotic drugs. The decision taken by…
SC stays Gujarat HC’s mask order, directs state govt to ensure vigorous adherence of Covid-19 rules
The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the Gujarat High Court order that made it mandatory for those violating the face mask…
No night curfew in national capital: Delhi govt informs HC
Amid a surge of coronavirus cases in Delhi-NCR, Noida on Wednesday started random testing at borders for people coming from…
International Disability Day: This Chennai man defied odds to earn a living
Infected with poliovirus when he was two years old, Sundar Raj, 43, never let his physical condition hamper his normal…
On coronavirus vaccine in India, AIIMS Director hopeful of emergency use approval by December-end
With Covid-19 vaccines in the final stages of testing in India and the government working on a vaccine distribution plan,…
Honey sold by major brands is laced with sugar syrup, says CSE
Patanjali Ayurved Ltd MD Acharya Balakrishnan also stressed on the “100 per cent purity” of the company’s product. “It seems…
Never mistake COVID pneumonia for regular pneumonia; a pulmonologist explains why
Ever since the COVID 19 pandemic shook the world, the diverse symptoms and effects of the infection are being studied and discussed.…
New Zealand declares climate emergency, promises carbon neutral govt by 2025
New Zealand promised its public sector would become carbon neutral by 2025 as it declared a climate emergency on Wednesday,…
US covid cases found as early as December 2019, says study
The revelations in the paper by researchers from the CDC reinforce the growing understanding that the coronavirus was silently circulating…
The A to Zzzzz of sleep-disorders; Kyunki neend achchi, toh din acha
Has your sleep been disrupted because one of your parents\sibling\partner was a heavy snorer? Have family members laughed and joked…
Chandigarh’s air quality index at 143 on Gurpurab, worse than last year’s
Chandigarh’s air quality worsened on the occasion of Gurpurab this year, causing breathing discomfort to people with medical conditions related…
Facing loss as police force us to close by 9 pm: Eatery owners
A week after a man was murdered outside a restaurant at Infocity area of Gandhinagar following a ruckus between two…