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COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, U.N. says

The Covid-19 pandemic hasfueled a four-hundredth increase within the range of individuals needing humanitarian help round the globe, the international organization aforesaid on Tuesday, because it appealed for roughly $35 billion to assist several of these expected to be…
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In dark chocolate and green tea, compounds that block coronavirus enzyme

Certain foods and beverages such as green tea, dark chocolate and muscadine grapes — a grapevine species native to parts…
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Novel coronavirus may enter brain via nose, finds new study

Gogoi, beginning 2001, Assam left behind decades of turmoil caused by militancy and went ahead on a path of peace…
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Arvind Kejriwal issues directives to reduce price for covid tests in Delhi’s private labs

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he has issued directives to reduce the price of the RT-PCR test in the…
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Gadkari confident India will get COVID-19 vaccine as early as possible

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday expressed confidence that India will get a COVID-19 vaccine “as early as possible” and overcome the pandemic to…
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Vaccine optimism puts gold on course for worst month in 4 years

Gold fell on Monday en route to its worst month in four years, as optimism over a coronavirus vaccine-led economic revival prompted…
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Amid pandemic, fewer taking preventive HIV medicine: survey

Around 80% of HIV care workers have reported a decline in preventive prescriptions for persons at risk of contracting the…
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The accused in Hathras rape case will undergo brain fingerprinting. What is it?

On Saturday (November 21), a team of CBI officers probing the alleged rape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl…
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Lessons in pandemic control from Korea and Taiwan

Since August, Republic of India has tested quite 1,000,000 samples per day. However, giant scale testing alone won’t be enough to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Lessons learnt from East…
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Hetero to manufacture 100 million doses of Sputnik V for India

Hyderabad-based drugmaker Hetero Drugs, through its biologics arm, will be producing “over” 100 million doses of Russian Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V starting…
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How this Himalayan project is taking electricity, sustainability and tourism to remote areas

An initiative named Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) has been electrifying remote villages in the Himalayas since 2014. For the formidable…
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Delhi and other parts of north India are bracing for near cold wave conditions, here is why

After a brief rise in night time temperatures, Delhi is bracing for another phase of near cold wave conditions in…
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Air pollution rising faster in south than in Gangetic India, finds study

While the Indo-Gangetic Plain continues to be the most polluted region in the country – in fact in the whole…
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Weather comes to Delhi’s rescue, winds flush out pollution

Good winds helped Delhi breathe relatively cleaner air on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) improved to the lower…
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Ahead of local polls, Kerala parties turn to artistes-turned-mask makers for unique designs

      They started the business as an alternate source of income during the nationwide lockdown to curb the…
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Bengaluru: Winter, pandemic situation triggers seizures in epileptic patients

As days get chilly in Bengaluru, doctors within the town warn of a rise in seizures in epileptic patients, occupation for higher attention and care to them. Doctors say they…
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Sudan’s former PM Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from coronavirus in UAE

Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection 3 weeks once being hospitalised within the United Arab Emirates, in line with family…
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Prayers for Covid-19 vaccine: Ajit Pawar visits Pandharpur temple, says God will end pandemic

As the country grapples with rising cases of the coronavirus sickness and connected deaths and every one hopes square measure…
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Mumbai: ‘Blue tide’ spotted along Juhu, Devgad, Ratnagiri beaches

Waves hitting Maharashtra’s shoreline, including Juhu Beach, have been a shimmering shade of blue over the past few nights. The…
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Delhi AQI improves marginally, reaches very poor zone

Delhi’s overall air quality improved to achieve the terribly poor zone on Th morning, once it plunged into the severe class each day agone. The air quality index at 6am was…