Month: May 2021

Update on COVID Relief Aid

16,530 Oxygen Concentrators; 15,901 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 11,416 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~6.6 L Remdesivir vials delivered/ dispatched expeditiously to States and UTs, so far DELHI, MAY 22: Government of India has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th April 2021 […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 22 MAY 2021, Delhi  India Conducts Highest ever 20.66 Lakh Tests in the last 24 hours; Sets Another New RecordDaily Positivity Rate Declines to 12.45%Cumulative Vaccine Coverage exceeds 19.32 CroreOxygen Expresses deliver nearly 14500 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen to the nation #Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona PRESS INFORMATION […]

EXPLAINER: Much about US pullout from Afghanistan is unclear

WASHINGTON — When he pulled the plug on the American war in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said the reasons for staying, 10 years after the death of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, had become “increasingly unclear.” Now that a final departure is in sight, questions about clarity have shifted […]

EXPLAINER: Why ‘world’s pharmacy’ India is short on shots

NEW DELHI — Last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the United Nations his country would make enough COVID-19 vaccines “to help all humanity.” Now India is struggling to meet its own domestic needs for the shots amid a startling surge of infections. As the world’s largest […]

J&K Biodiversity Council Observes International Biodiversity Day

Jammu University mulling establishment of Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity, Seed Bank JAMMU, MAY 22: J&K Biodiversity Council today observed International Day for Biological Diversity by organizing a webinar with the theme “We’re part of the solution#ForNature”. The event was organized with University of Kashmir and University of […]

JKSSB counters news regarding delay in declaring result of class IV

JAMMU, MAY 22: Strongly countering the news article titled “J&KSSB fails to declare result of fast-track recruitment of class IV posts even after two months”, published by one of dailies of Kashmir yesterday, the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) today clarified that the written examinations for […]

Newly established RT-PCR Lab starts function at MCH Gandhi Nagar

JAMMU, MAY 21: The newly established RT-PCR Lab started function at Maternal and Child care Hospital, Gandhi Nagar Jammu on Friday.It is the 7th COVID testing molecular diagnostic lab in Jammu region established and mentored by the Department of microbiology, Government Medical College Jammu.On the first day, 317 […]

China’s Mars rover touches ground on red planet

BEIJING — China’s first Mars rover has driven down from its landing platform and is now roaming the surface of the red planet, China’s space administration said Saturday. The solar-powered rover touched Martian soil at 10:40 a.m. Saturday Beijing time (0240 GMT), the China National Space Administration said. […]

Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce as Israel warns Hamas

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as a costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a “new level of force” to […]

Webinar on “Finding the Light Inside: Mental Well-being and the Pandemic”

Preponderant issue is that of fear, grief counselling is very important, compassion and empathy highly necessary during pandemic: Mental Health Experts : Mumbai, May 22, 2021 The most important thing that we need to develop as a society is compassion and understanding. COVID-19 is a universal problem as […]

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