Month: August 2020

Atal Innovation Mission partners with India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre to expand Start-up ecosystem

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 20: In line with a shared vision of expanding the culture of innovation in the country, Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog and Business Sweden on behalf of India Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre are collaborating to promote the disruptive potential of […]

India’s COVID-19 caseload crosses 28-lakh mark

New Delhi, Aug 20:  India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections […]

A US WeChat ban could hurt many in America, not just China

For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That lifeline is now under attack by an executive order from President Donald Trump that could ban the app in the U.S. as […]

Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19

NEW DELHI — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India with its abrupt, months-long lockdown has been hit especially hard. Several months into the pandemic, many […]

Democrats nominate Biden for epic challenge to oust Trump

WILMINGTON, Del. — Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust President Donald Trump. For someone who has spent more than […]

Explainer: World Health Organization’s struggle for a global COVID-19 vaccine plan

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday urged countries to join a global pact aimed at ensuring less wealthy countries have access to COVID-19 vaccines, warning about the risks from so-called “vaccine nationalism.” Here is a look at the WHO’s plan and the approaches by wealthier nations. WHAT […]

Indians erect banners, pray for Kamala Harris to win U.S. election

PAINGANADU, INDIA – Indians in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, which U.S. vice president hopeful Kamala Harris visited as a kid, erected banners, held special prayers and wished her success. Villagers in Painganadu, Harris’ ancestral village, put up banners of Harris. Harris’ mother, who migrated to the […]

India coronavirus cases surge to 2.8 million

MUMBAI – India reported more than 64,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day, with more than 1,000 deaths in the same period, federal health ministry data showed on Wednesday. The world’s second-most populous country had 64,531 new infections, which took the virus tally to […]

Dr Harsh Vardhan digitally addresses FSSAI’s Eat Right Challenge Orientation Workshop

“Eat Right India along with Fit India, Poshan Abhiyaan, Anaemia Mukt Bharat, Jal Jeevan Mission and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan form the cornerstones of Prime Minister’s New India” open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare presided over an […]

President of India Pays Homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma on His Birth Anniversary

open view news desk NEW DELHI, AUGUST 19: The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, paid homage to Dr Shanker Dayal Sharma, former President of India, on his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan today (August 19, 2020).  The President and officials of Rashtrapati Bhavan, paid floral tributes in […]

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