Health

Facebook removes ‘misinformation’ tag from Himanta video

Justice Bhushan aforesaid it might be higher to put the facts before the judicature itself, whereas agreeing that cases were on the increase in the metropolis. The government argued that it had solely schooled thirty-three hospitals to order eightieth ICU/HDU…

At 19.2 degrees, Mumbai records coolest morning of season so far

Mumbai recorded its lowest minimum temperature of the season up to now on Tuesday. The Santacruz weather observatory, representative of the suburbs and urban…

An experiment to grow saffron in Sikkim, with help from J&K

So far, the cultivation of saffron – the foremost dearly-won spice – in the Asian country has been restricted to some areas in Jammu and geographical area. The Ministry of…

China’s coronavirus vaccine trials suspended in Brazil over ‘severe incident’

Brazil has suspended the clinical trials for China’s Sinovac coronavirus immunogen within the country citing a “severe adverse event”. This has stunned the trial organisers United…

Pfizer announces Covid vaccine success, says 90 pc effective

Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday proclaimed that their COVID nineteen vaccinum candidate achieved success within the 1st interim analysis from part three trials showing ninety per cent effectiveness in preventing the illness among the non-infected. “Our vaccinum candidate…

6-yr jail for bursting firecrackers in NCR

Amid revival of Covid-19 and high pollution levels, the National inexperienced court (NGT) nowadays illegal the sale and explosive of firecrackers within the Delhi-NCR region until Nov thirty. A Bench, headed by NGT Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar…

As Delhi’s air turns severe, uptick in patients with breathing ailments

Doctors within the town aforesaid they need seen a big increase within the variety of patients repining of metabolic process sicknesses over the past 5 days, once pollution has been within the “severe” zone, light the damaging impact of Delhi’s nephrotoxic air. They conjointly cautioned that whereas even healthy people were a lot…

1 in 5 adolescents will experience a mental disorder every year: UNICEF

10-years-old Sujata seems to have lost interest in her academics over the last three months. Her father had recently been…

Planning to burst firecrackers in Delhi? Be ready to face 1.5-6 years in jail

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Monday said anyone who violates the ban on firecrackers in the national capital will…

NGT imposes nationwide ban on firecrackers where air quality falls in ‘poor’, ‘very poor’, ‘severe’ categories

Taking a tough stance to check the deteriorating air quality, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a total…

600 kg firecrackers seized in Delhi; 7 held

The Delhi Police has arrested seven people and seized around 600 kilograms of firecrackers being sold illegally in the national…

Total ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR from midnight to Nov 30: NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday imposed a total ban on sale or use of all kinds of firecrackers…

Kolhapur vendor caught mixing toilet water in pani puri

In a shocking incident, a street vendor selling pani puri in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur was caught on camera mixing toilet water.…

UP farmers fume at stubble burning whip

A stifling on shuck burning by province police has enraged farmers, underlining the challenge the govt faces in implementing the anti-pollution live at a time the agricultural community is livid with the…

Supreme Court queries Rs 1cr fine, 5yr jail for pollution

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned a brand new central ordinance’s prescription of a consistent five-year jail term and Rs 1-crore fine for anyone polluting the…

Ahead of festive season, Chandigarh bans firecrackers

Ahead of the joyous season, Chandigarh administration on Friday has obligatory a ban on firecrackers. This major call comes beneath the Disaster Management Act. Recently, the administration had place the issuing of temporary licences…

Delhi govt bans all types of firecracker from Nov 7 to 30

In a bid to stop the Covid-19 pandemic from worsening because of inflated pollution, the city government has illegal all sorts of firecrackers from Nov seven to thirty, city Health Minister Satyendar Jain aforementioned on Friday. “The ban on batty has been obligatory visible of pollution. now around, there’s pollution…

Karnataka bans firecrackers during Diwali in view of Covid-19 pandemic

The province government has determined to ban firecrackers this Diwali because it might badly impact the health of these UN agency have already been infected with Covid-19, Chief Minister B…

SC asks Centre to ensure no smog in Delhi-NCR

The Supreme Court weekday asked the Centre to make sure there’s no smogginess in Delhi-NCR because it was knowing that the commission for air quality management can begin acting from these days. A bench of magistrate S…

Delhi’s air quality continues to hover around ‘severe’ category

The air quality index (AQI) of the city improved marginally on Fri morning, as compared to the previous evening, however continuing to hover round the “severe” class. An AQI between…