Phase 3 clinical trial results of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine are here and it shows it is 77.8 per cent effective against COVID, as per India Today. Sources say that after trials were conducted all over the country, this was how effective the vaccine is proving to be. PTI The Subject Expert Committee reviewed the …
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Bengaluru, Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneswar and Mumbai are the top five most livable cities in India, according to a study prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment. According to the Ease of Living Index, which is a part of the State of India’s Environment 2021, Delhi is ranked 6th in the index. BCCL For the quality of governance rankings of …
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Former Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja, aka Shailaja Teacher, was awarded this year’s Central European University (CEU) Open Society Prize. The prestigious international honour given by CEU was awarded at a ceremony in Vienna on Friday. The annual award is given to persons of exceptional distinction who serve the ideals of an open society. To all the students who are …
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in a unique initiative has roped in a tree surgeon, also known as an arborist or arboriculturist to assess old trees and protect them from falling. Which areas come under him Arborist Vaibhav Raje will lead the pilot project in Mumbai. Raje has been appointed in BMC’s D-ward, which includes areas like Malabar hill, Tardeo …
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ANI Authorities in Uttarakhand have cancelled the holy dip on the occasion of Ganga Dussehra in Haridwar on Sunday for devotees due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the country. According to Haridwar Police, the district borders will be sealed on June 20, and devotees coming from other states will not be allowed. Read more Here are the top news …
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The newly identified strain of the highly transmissible and infectious delta variant of COVID-19 named as ‘Delta Plus’ or ‘AY.1’ variant is not yet classified as a Variant of Concern (VOC). The new Delta plus variant has been formed due to a mutation in the Delta or B.1.617.2 variant, first identified in India and one of the drivers of the …
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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 …
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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 …
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Though the Centre has suggested that there isn’t any evidence that the third wave of COVID will affect children, it has planned to noculate 80 per cent of the 130 million children aged between 12-18 years. For this, the government needs to procure at least 210 million doses of a two-dose vaccine. There appears to be no substantial evidence to …
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When the government announced the lockdown, 23-year-old Tukaram Gaikwad from Maharashtra’s Osmanabad district had to travel back home to his village, Lakhi — situated around 100 km away from the Tuljapur campus of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), where he is a final-year Masters student in Social Work and Rural Development. With all the lectures shifted online, he …
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