The variant B.1.617, first found in India, is split into sub-lineages, of which the B.1.617.1 variant of concern becomes 'Kappa'. The B.1.617.2 variant of interest is called 'Delta'.
The 1971 Indo-Pak war shaped the course of not just India's history but also altered the geography of the South Asian sub-continent, said the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh on Monday.
Expressing concern over a rise in black fungus or Mucormycosis cases in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday again targeted the central government on its efforts to curb the rise in fungal infection. Taking to Twitter, he sought answers from the Centre to three of his questions.
India on Tuesday recorded less than 3,000 new Covid-19 deaths for the first time in 34 days. The daily case count also continued the downward trend to 1.27 lakh new cases in a day. With 2,795 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, India's death toll now stands at 3,31,895. Meanwhile, 1,27,510 new Covid-19 cases took the national caseload to 2,81,75,044, as per Union health ministry.
India on Monday recorded 1.52 lakh new Covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day rise in 50 days and over 3,100 new deaths, lowest in 35 days. India's total caseload is now more than 2.8 crore.
The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS on Sunday wrote to Union health minister Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of Covid-19 and also give due credit to researchers of the hospital and THSTI for this diagnosis.
Several states on Saturday unveiled schemes that entail taking full responsibility of children orphaned by the pandemic either through monthly stipends or a one-time lumpsum deposit, besides 100% funding of education till at least graduation.
Union chemicals minister Sadananda Gowda on May 25 said over 11,700 cases of mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus disease, had been identified in India. Going by this number, the required number of vials for the six-week therapy would be over 29 lakh.
The Centre has discontinued allocation of the antiviral drug remdesivir to the states as supply has now surpassed demand. It will, however, maintain a stockpile of 50 lakh vials for emergency requirements.
The home ministry late on Friday expanded the list of states and districts where the respective home secretaries and collectors can exercise delegated powers of the central government to grant citizenship to immigrants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
With the addition of 832 deaths on Saturday, Maharashtra-’s toll for May crossed the 25,000 mark, which is higher than the toll of most states for the entire pandemic. It reported 443 deaths on Saturday and added 389 “old” deaths, taking its cumulative toll to 94,030.
USAID administrator Samantha Power met external affairs minister S Jaishankar during which they discussed shared priorities for development and humanitarian assistance amid the current surge of Covid-19 across India, a spokesperson of the agency said on Friday. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has provided major Covid-19 assistance to India.
Srinagar's agricultural university has welcomed Swiss Saanen goats, sparking immense interest for their high milk yield with less feed. ...
