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As remote work became a roaring success for both companies and employees during the pandemic, it opened our eyes to new possibilities of how we can lead a better life-work balance. We now know that it’s not necessary to be stuck in an office building for over eight hours a day, five days a week. …

1. Targeted Vaccination Drive Better Strategy: ICMR Study  PTI “Smart vaccination” approaches that target the vulnerable population — in the context of the Indian Covid-19 epidemic — make for a smarter public health choice than mass vaccination, a mathematical modeling-based analysis by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) says, as per TNN.  …

Thanks to the efforts of a retired school principal, a desert has become an oasis. Prasannapuri Goswami, a green warrior, has in 35 years created a very special green cover around the majestic Mehrangarh Fort, which is a major tourist destination in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.  As per The New Indian Express, the barren dunes now have a touch of green. One …

Over the years, the number of youngsters joining as commissioned officers from Punjab has declined. But the state government is set to change all that by reversing the trend. It is for this reason that the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (AFPI) was set up in 2011, as per The New Indian Express.  162 cadets from the AFPI …

Reuters The COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update published by WHO said that as of June 29, 2021, “96 countries have reported cases of the Delta variant, though this is likely an underestimate as sequencing capacities needed to identify variants are limited. A number of these countries are attributing surges in infections and hospitalizations to this variant.” Read more Jump To 5 …

Richa Dubey, the wife of Kanpur gangster Vikas Dubey who was killed in a police encounter last year has written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seeking permission for euthanasia along with her family. In her letter, Richa alleged that she and her family were being harassed continuously by the authorities and now they do not wish to live …

Global plastics production declined in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, only the third time since World War II that output has fallen. Plastic output has only fallen twice previously, as a result of the oil crisis in 1973 and during the financial crisis in 2008. Reuters Worldwide output slipped to 367 million tonnes last year from 368 …

The rise in prices in various commodities is affecting the common man and it does not seem to stop. While the nation battles a pandemic, this adds to the pressure. It is not getting any better. Domestic LPG cylinders have gone up in cost by Rs 25, as per India TV News.  Oil marketing companies made such a move.  Now …

India has reported 48,415 new COVID-19 cases and 988 deaths in the past 24 hours, as the number of new infections is showing a slow increase in many states. Jump To Zydus Cadila Applies For Emergency Use Approval For Covid-19 Vaccine Govt Panel Recommends Against SII Conducting Trial Of Covovax On Children Aged 2-17 Himachal Pradesh Resumes Interstate Operation Of …

In a massive defence push, India has moved at least 50,000 additional troops to its border with China amidst an offensive military posture against the world’s second-biggest economy. India has sought to ease tensions with Islamabad and concentrate primarily on countering Beijing since the deadliest India-China fighting in decades last year. India has moved  troops and fighter jet squadrons to …