Nikhil Ghanekar
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New Delhi, DL, India
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Hope, Tentative Turnouts and Co-WIN Glitches Mark Day One of Vaccine Rollout in Delhi
Around 1 pm on Saturday, Priya* (*name changed) 28, stood chatting in a queue with a co-worker as she awaited her turn to receive Covishield, Serum Institute of India's Covid-19 vaccine, in the first basement of Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital. → Read More
How Vaccines are Being Transported & What Happens at a Vaccination Site: Here’s All You Need to Know
Earlier this week, the Centre finalised purchase orders for 1. → Read More
Avian Flu Matter of Serious Concern, Monitor and Report Bird Deaths, Environment Ministry Tells States
New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has directed all state wildlife departments to take serious note of avian flu cases and report mortality of wildlife to the ministry on priority. → Read More
6.6% Indians above 10 Years Exposed to Covid-19 by August, Shows Second National Sero-survey
The survey’s results also found that the prevalence was much higher in urban slums at 15.6 per cent, 8.2 per cent in non-slums, while in rural areas it was 4.4 per cent. → Read More
Dr. Reddy's Lab Ties up with Russia for Phase-III Trials of Sputnik V Vaccine, to Procure 10 Crore Doses
The development comes a week after the government confirmed it was in talks with the Russians for production of the vaccine in India and conducting Phase-III clinical trials of the same. → Read More
Russia in Talks with India to Ease Production of Sputnik-V Coronavirus Vaccine and Phase-3 Clinical Trials
On the issue of vaccine production, India has reached out to domestic vaccine manufacturers known in the field for quality and high production capacities. → Read More
Second Surge on The Way: Authorities Call for Vigilance as Delhi Sees Covid-19 Cases Rise ahead of Metro Reopening
Over the last two weeks, the average daily case fatality trajectory in the city has risen by 50%, said Secretary in the Union Health Ministry, Rajesh Bhushan, on Thursday. → Read More
Favipiravir: All You Need to Know About the New Covid-19 Medicine and its Effects on Patients
Favipiravir is an anti-viral drug which is currently being tested in 18 clinical trials for Covid-19 and results from two studies have shown a positive outcome. → Read More
Explained: What is the ELISA-based Antibody Test and How it Will be Used to Check Community Spread
Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan said this the first test of the kind to be developed in India and it will play a critical role in surveillance of proportion of the population exposed to the virus. → Read More
Kerala to Begin Sentinel Surveillance in all 14 Districts to Check Covid-19 Transmission in Community
The surveillance across districts will be based on the inflow of travellers who have gone abroad, quantum of primary and secondary contacts, density of population, vulnerability in terms of demography and morbidity. → Read More
Explained: What are Cluster Transmissions of Coronavirus and How India is Containing Them
While authorities are trying to ensure that the spread of the disease is minimised through a slew of measures, including lockdown, contact tracing, isolation and testing, they are striving to identify limited localities where the infection is concentrated. → Read More
Satellites, oceanic tools help IMD shadow cyclones
Satellites, oceanic tools help IMD shadow cyclones - The progress on indigenous satellite imagery available for forecasting has been gradual, so has been the development of tools used to gauge oceanic conditions. → Read More
Satellites, oceanic tools help IMD shadow cyclones
Satellites, oceanic tools help IMD shadow cyclones - The progress on indigenous satellite imagery available for forecasting has been gradual, so has been the development of tools used to gauge oceanic conditions. → Read More
Ganga warrior breaks 194-day fast after vow
Ganga warrior breaks 194-day fast after vow - Atmabodhanand broke his fast in the presence of the ashram's inmates, officials of NMCG and Uttarakhand police → Read More
Cyclone Fani batters Odisha, eight killed
Cyclone Fani batters Odisha, eight killed - Roofs fly, trees fall as cyclone makes landfall at Puri → Read More
Odisha braces for furious Fani
Odisha braces for furious Fani - Cyclonic storm to land near Puri between 8 to 10 am → Read More
As Fani to make landfall, Navy on standby, states start evacuations
As Fani to make landfall, Navy on standby, states start evacuations - From Thursday, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam will receive moderate to heavy rainfall; some pockets may receive extremely heavy rains → Read More
Tamil Nadu on red alert as cyclone Fani nears
Tamil Nadu on red alert as cyclone Fani nears - Pre-monsoon tropical storm is brewing in Bay of Bengal → Read More
Met Department promises better forecasts this year
Met Department promises better forecasts this year - The satellite images from Eumetsat (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and Himawari, a Japanese satellite are two of the major tools available to improve forecasts. → Read More
Met Department promises better forecasts this year
Met Department promises better forecasts this year - The satellite images from Eumetsat (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) and Himawari, a Japanese satellite are two of the major tools available to improve forecasts. → Read More