Weeks after registering a sudden bump in cases and leading the world in daily case load, the number of new COVID-19 cases in India has shown a consistent dip in the past week — from a seven-day rolling average of 3.92 lakh as on May 8 to 3.41 lakh on […]
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Why a Thriving Civilization in Malta Collapsed 4,000 Years Ago
The mysteries of an ancient civilization that survived for more than a millennium on the island of Malta—and then collapsed within two generations—have been unravelled by archaeologists who analyzed pollen buried deep within the earth and ancient DNA from skulls and bones. It’s part of a field of work that […]
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Corona Update: India’s daily cases fall below 300,000 after 25 days
India on Monday reported 281,386 fresh Covid-19 cases to take total infections to 24,965,463, according to data from the health ministry. The country recorded 4,106 deaths in the last 24 hours to take total fatalities to 274,390. New cases fell below 300,000 after 25 days as the country seeks to […]
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Pfizer May Sell 50 million Vaccine Doses to India by Q3, Talks with Govt Over Indemnity Almost Solved
US pharma giant Pfizer is in talks with the Indian government to sell 50 million of its vaccine doses in the country by the third quarter of this year. Top government officials, The Times of India reported, have discussed availability of the vaccines with senior Pfizer executives in several meetings.The […]
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Australia ending suspension of flights from India
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday said the pause on flights from India to Australia will end at midnight on14 May with an aircraft used to bring in covid-19 related assistance to India returning stranded Australians home. Australia is one among the more than 30 countries that have joined […]
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Uttarakhand to import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik V vaccine
Uttarakhand will import 20 lakh doses of Sputnik vaccine over the next two months, of:ficials said on Wednesday. Giving the information at a press conference here, Chief Secretary Om Prakash said a five-member committee has been constituted for the purpose and the required funds have been arranged. The state government […]
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One body recovered from Tapovan tunnel in Uttarakhand, death toll rises to 83 in glacial disaster
More than three months after the glacial disaster in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, one more body was recovered on Friday from Tapovan tunnel taking the death toll in the tragedy to 83. Rescue teams recovered the body from the tunnel at NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project on Friday, Chamoli district disaster […]
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Uttarakhand: All shops of Public Distribution System to open for 3 hours from today till May 18
The Uttarakhand government on Thursday announced that all shops of the Public Distribution System will open for 3 hours ( i.e. from 7 am to 10 am) from May 14 till May 18. In an order, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat said that all shops of PDS ration of […]
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Visits Areas Hit By Cloudburst, Assesses Damage
Dehradun: A day after a cloudburst hit Devprayag in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district, Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Wednesday visited the affected areas along with his ministerial colleagues for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation. Accompanied by Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal, Disaster Management Minister Dhan Singh Rawat and local MLA […]
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India looks beyond Alphonso, to push other mango exports
If everything goes according to the plan, a Himsagar mango from Bengal may land on a plate in South Korea, or a Zardalu could reach Mauritius. India, the world’s largest mango producer, is looking to diversify its basket for exports and will push varieties from North India, while also resuming […]
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
srael on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory, as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian mediators rushed to Israel for cease-fire efforts but showed no signs of […]
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India sees 4,000 Covid deaths for third straight day, 3.43 lakh new cases in 24 hours
Over 3.43 lakh fresh cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, ending Friday morning, have taken the overall tally to 2,40,46,809 with active cases now at 37 lakh. At least 4,000 people have died of Covid-19 in a span of 24 hours, taking India’s cumulative toll to 2,62,317, the […]
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From Tetanus to COVID Vaccine: India’s Oldest Private Vaccine Maker Gears Up to Produce 30 Cr Doses
To fight against novel coronavirus pandemic, India plans to vaccinate all its citizens by December, according to the top official of the central government. Around 216 crore vaccine doses would become available between August and December, Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, member of Niti Ayog said on Thursday. Biological E, India’s […]
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Why Covid-19 crisis has failed to trigger deep stock market selloff in India?
India’s Covid-19 crisis has so far failed to spark a deep stock selloff like that seen last year, and some asset managers point to less stringent curbs on activity as one factor at least for now. Even as the nation reports more than 300,000 confirmed infections and over 4,000 deaths […]
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Kerala woman, 31, killed in rocket attack in Israel
A 31-year-old woman from Kerala was killed in a rocket strike in Israel on Tuesday as the conflict between the country and Palestinian militant group Hamas escalated, PTI reported. Soumya, 31, from Kerala’s Idukki district, had been working as a caregiver in Israel since seven years. She was speaking to […]