Covid-19 Virus ‘Does Not Spread Easily’ by Touching Surfaces and Objects, Says US CDC While the virus that causes COVID-19 spreads easily between people, the risk of getting infected in other ways such by touching surfaces and objects may be relatively lower, suggests new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance. This, however,…
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Govt Says Timely Lockdown Decision Averted 14-18 Lakh Covid-19 Cases and Up to 78,000 Deaths
Govt Says Timely Lockdown Decision Averted 14-18 Lakh Covid-19 Cases and Up to 78,000 Deaths The nationwide lockdown imposed since March 25 averted 14-18 lakh cases and between 37,000 to 78,000 deaths, the central government claimed on Friday on the basis of three mathematical models. Government officials, though, did not get into the details of…
Carbon emissions in India drop 26% amidst COVID-19 lockdown
Carbon emissions in India drop 26% amidst COVID-19 lockdown The unprecedented lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic has led to a steep fall in global carbon emissions by 17 per cent in early April as compared to 2019 levels with India’s emissions dropping by 26 per cent, according to a study. An international study…
COVID-19 – UN calls for international help in Africa
COVID-19 – UN calls for international help in Africa UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for international action to help Africa deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. “These are still early days for the pandemic in Africa, and disruption could escalate quickly. Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative — now and for recovering better,”…
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank
Coronavirus will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, says World Bank The bank has announced emergency operations worth $160 billion in 100 developing countries to fight the coronavirus. The World Bank on Tuesday said that the coronavirus pandemic will push over 6 crore people into extreme poverty, even as it announced emergency operations…
France Says Even Covid-19 Has Not Made Tensions Abate in Indo-Pacific Region, Will Monitor Situation
France Says Even Covid-19 Has Not Made Tensions Abate in Indo-Pacific Region, Will Monitor Situation Even the coronavirus crisis has not made tensions “abate” in the Indo-Pacific, and both India and France are aware of the ongoing activities in the region, French Ambassador said on Wednesday, in an oblique reference to China’s muscular military deployment…
India joins rest of the world to find out origin of coronavirus, China isn’t pleased
India joins rest of the world to find out origin of coronavirus, China isn’t pleased New Delhi: In a decisive shift in stance, India has joined 62 other countries in backing a draft resolution that seeks to probe the Covid-19 outbreak and its origin even as China continues to vehemently resist such a move, ThePrint has…
Gurugram Police Asked Manipuri Victim of Racial Attack to ‘Compromise’ – NHRC
Gurugram Police Asked Manipuri Victim of Racial Attack to ‘Compromise’ – NHRC New Delhi: Taking cognisance of reports which said a woman from the Northeast was called ‘corona’, subjected to racial abuse and brutally attacked in Faizapur, Gurugram while she was passing through a locality, the National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the…
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution China’s levels of some air pollutants have risen back to above last year’s levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published on Monday. The rebound was likely due to industrial activity, the researchers said, adding there…
Coronavirus – States can now classify ward, sub-division as red, orange zones
Coronavirus – States can now classify ward, sub-division as red, orange zones Shemin Joy, Giving flexibility in profiling zones, the Centre has now allowed the states to categorise even a subdivision or ward as a red or orange zone. It does not need to declare a whole district as a red or orange zone. According…
Package fraudulent, PM Modi’s bogus claims exposed – Congress
Package fraudulent, PM Modi’s bogus claims exposed – Congress As the gamut of steps that the BJP government is taking to overcome the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic became clear, Opposition parties, particularly the Congress, Sunday tore into the government’s claims, saying the Rs 20 lakh crore stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Health Ministry outlines parameters for states to map out zones
Health Ministry outlines parameters for states to map out zones While the delineation of red, orange and green zones has now been left to the states and Union territories (UTs), the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday laid down the broad ‘parameters’ on which a ‘multi-factorial analysis’ should be based. These include: the…
India backs 62-nation coalition that wants probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response
India backs 62-nation coalition that wants probe into Covid-19 origin, WHO response India has backed calls to identify how the Sars-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19 was transmitted from animals to humans and conduct an ‘impartial’ evaluation of the World Health Organisation’s response to the pandemic, according to a draft resolution proposed for the WHO’s annual…
When Karan Johar talked of ‘negativity’ on K3G sets as Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Kajol were distant with Hrithik Roshan
When Karan Johar talked of ‘negativity’ on K3G sets as Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Kajol were distant with Hrithik Roshan Karan Johar had revealed in his autobiography An Unsuitable Boy that the negativity on the sets of Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham was unfortunate. Hrithik Roshan was ‘a bit of a lost child’ on the…
Murder Convict Chops off His Penis Inside Gwalior Jail, Offers it to ‘Shivling’
Murder Convict Chops off His Penis Inside Gwalior Jail, Offers it to ‘Shivling’ Bhopal: A murder convict chopped off his penis by sharpening a spoon inside the jail premises in Gwalior on Tuesday and later offered it to a ‘Shivling’. The prisoner later said he had a dream following which he did it around early in…
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