There is more relief coming for cancer patients. After creating a novel drug carrier that reduces side-effects of anti-cancer drugs, MS University researchers now have another patent to make another carrier that will reduce the local toxicity of anti-cancer medicines, as per TNN.  On the lines of the earlier drug carrier for which they had …

India successfully test-fired a new missile in the Agni series known as Agni-P off the coast of Odisha at 10:55 am, DRDO officials said as per TOI.  According to DRDO, Agni-Prime is a new generation advanced variant of the Agni class of missiles. “Being a canister-launched missile, Agni-P will give the armed forces the requisite operational flexibility to swiftly transport …

1. MP Goes From 17 Lakh Vaccine Jabs Daily To Below 5000  TOI Madhya Pradesh, which administered an all-time high of 16.9 lakh vaccine doses on Monday, managed not even 5,000 or barely 0.3% of the peak on Tuesday, an indication perhaps of it having used up almost all its stocks on the big day. In fact, the state’s numbers …

The number of daily COVID-19 cases in India continues to remain below the 70,000 mark as the second wave of the pandemic seems to be subsiding. In the past 24 hours more than 1,300 deaths were also reported from across the country. Bharat Biotech And World Health Organisation’s Pre-submission Meeting On June 23rd Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and World Health Organisation’s …

Drugs such as ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, favipiravir and antibiotics like doxycycline and azithromycin prescribed for adult COVID-19 patients have not been recommended for treating children, according to a government guideline issued on Wednesday. In anticipation of likely intermittent surges in the number of COVID-19 cases, the government has come out with guidelines for operationalising Covid-care services for children. The recommendations include …

Continuing with the trend, the number of new COVID-19 infections remained below the one lakh mark on Thursday. In the past 24 hours, India recorded over 91,000 new COVID-19 cases, with Tamil Nadu registering the highest rise in India. Tamil Nadu added more than 16,000 new infections to its tally on Thursday. No Need To Vaccinate People Who Had COVID-19 …

In a major financial crackdown by Delhi Police, an elaborate money-laundering scam run by China-based entities is busted, as per TNN. Two CAs, a Tibetan woman along with 8 others have been arrested.  Around five lakh Indians have been cheated plus their sensitive data stolen through malicious “quick earning” apps running in the garb of an online multi-level marketing campaign. …

iStock CoWin vaccination certificates for those planning on international travel for education, work opportunities or as part of the Indian contingent for the Tokyo Olympics will be linked to passports, as per TOI. The government has also included the provision for early administration of the second dose of Covishield in cases if the travel dates fall before the period of …

1. No Death Reported In Those Infected With COVID After Vaccination  ANI The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi’s first study on breakthrough infections during the April-May period confirmed that none of the vaccinated people died due to the Covid-19 disease, as per ANI.   2. India, Pakistan To Clear Long-Pending Visas For Diplomats, Others  Reuters India and Pakistan …

A Delhi government hospital issued a circular asking its nursing staff not to use Malayalam at work as “maximum patients and colleagues do not know this language” which it said, “creates problems”.  Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) has asked its nurses to use only Hindi and English or be ready for “strict action”.  GB …