Month: May 2021

Inside the race to find a COVID-19 treatment pill

In early 2020, as a new deadly coronavirus began spreading around the world, Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) assembled what it called a “SWAT team” of scientists and chemists to identify a potential treatment to fight COVID-19. The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, which had begun exploring a vaccine, also wanted to produce a […]

DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit

DELHI, MAY 21: Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences (DIPAS), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed an antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’, the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The DIPCOVAN kit can detect both spike as well as nucleocapsid (S&N) […]

Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) Issues Advisory to States/Union Territories

DELHI, MAY 21: The Governmenthas been giving high priority on preventing and combating crimes against vulnerable sections of society, including women, children, senior citizens and Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, and as well as for putting in place institutional mechanisms for preventing and countering human trafficking. Taking into account […]

PM condoles the passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna

DELHI, MAY 21: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the passing away of noted environmentalist, Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Passing away of Shri Sunderlal Bahuguna Ji is a monumental loss for our nation. He manifested our centuries […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 21 MAY 2021, Delhi Nationwide Cumulative Vaccination Coverage exceeds 19 CroreIndia Conducts Highest ever 20.61 Lakh Tests in the last 24 hours; Sets Another New RecordDaily Positivity Rate Declines to 12.59%Countrywide “AYUSH COVID -19 Counselling Helpline” is now operational #Unite2FightCorona #IndiaFightsCorona PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU MINISTRY OF INFORMATION […]

IAF pilot killed as MiG Bison aircraft crashes in Punjab

Moga (Pb), May 21:An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Punjab’s Moga district, officials said on Friday. The aircraft was on a routine sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed near a village in Moga, they said. A Court of Inquiry has […]

Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna passes away

Dehradun, May 21:  Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna died of Covid-19 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh on Friday. Bhuguna breathed his last at 12.05 pm, AIIMS Director Ravikant said. He is survived by his wife Vimla, two sons and a daughter. The 94-year-old environmentalist known […]

J-K reports first case of black fungus

Jammu, May 21: The first case of black fungus or mucormycosis in Jammu and Kashmir was on Friday detected in a 40-year-old man here, officials said. The COVID-19 patient, who is admitted to Government Medical College (GMC) hospital, is critical, Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo, said. […]

COVID-19: India records 2.59 lakh fresh cases, 4,209 fatalities

New Delhi, May 21: The daily rise in coronavirus cases in India remained below 3 lakh for the fifth consecutive day with 2.59 lakh new cases recorded in a single day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. With a total of 2,59,551 fresh cases, India’s […]

EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel?

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000 rockets at Israel, some hitting deeper in Israeli territory and with greater accuracy than ever before. The unprecedented barrages reaching as far north as […]

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