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Flipkart joins Telangana Govt's project to send "Medicines from Sky" using drones

Flipkart, India's homegrown e-commerce platform, revealed on Friday that it has formed a collaboration with the Telangana government to develop and implement the 'Medicines from the Sky' project.

Jun 12, 2021

Saliva effective than nasal swabs for detecting COVID-19; new technique to help in mass testing [details]

According to a new study, the addition of a single step before testing saliva samples using RT-PCR tests can improve their sensitivity and give accurate results, thereby, providing new hope for mass testing and surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Jun 11, 2021

Covid and Black Fungus: This pocket ventilator could miraculously save lives of critically ill patients

Even though the second wave of coronavirus has started showing signs of slowing down, medical experts are expecting an imminent third wave in the coming months

Jun 11, 2021

Vishal Krishna Lodges Police Complaint Against Jiiva's Father and Producer RB Choudary

Vishal Krishna has accused producer RB Choudary of failing to return the pronote that he submitted while taking the loan for Irumbu Thirai.

Jun 9, 2021

Retired IAS Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissione.

Retired UP Chief Secretary Anup Chandra appointed Election Commissioner

President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed retired IAS officer Anup Chandra Pandey as Election Commissioner.

Jun 9, 2021

Food Safety: WHO releases handbook to measure burden of foodborne diseases

On the occasion of World Food Safety Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) produced a guide on strategies to reduce foodborne disease burden and identify food safety system needs.

Jun 8, 2021

Vaccine Shortage: KTR urges Centre to import unused Covid vaccine stocks

Telangana IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao asked the Centre that it immediately import vaccines from countries that are sitting on a huge stockpile of unused doses.

Jun 5, 2021

Covid Delta variant dominant in India, highly infectious than Alpha variant [details]

The study report noted that the Covid Delta variant is 50 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant of coronavirus

Jun 4, 2021

Adequate Covid vaccines from August onward: NITI Aayog CEO

There may be a slight demand-supply imbalance in vaccines during June-July but from August onwards, there will be an adequate number of doses available, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant has said.

Jun 3, 2021

Govt's target to vaccinate 1 billion people by the end of 2021 "not possible," says ICMR

The government's objective of vaccinating one billion people may not be met this year, say the CMR-National Institute of Malaria Research and the Indian Council of Medical Research citing poor planning of home-grown vaccine manufacture and deployment

Jun 3, 2021

Team of Health Department after vaccinating 120-year-old Dholi Devi

Now 124-year-old woman gets COVID jab in J&K; diminishes vaccine hesitancy in valley [details]

Centenarians become COVID heroes in making vaccine drive a huge success. Unlike other parts of the country, elders are leading in the battle against Coronavirus.

Jun 2, 2021

Hyderabad airport handles largest consignment of Sputnik V that requires -20 degree C

The largest shipment of Sputnik V vaccinations made in Russia. On Tuesday, GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC) handled The shipment of vaccines arrived from Russia.

Jun 1, 2021

How J&K LG strengthens citizen-centric governance; directs officers to act for welfare of people

Decision-making without fear, favour; J&K LG pushes for citizen-friendly administration

J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha directed the officials to improve speed, quality of decision-making without fear and favour and work solely for the welfare of the common man.

May 31, 2021

Public sector banks to lend Rs 5 lakh personal loans for Covid treatment

Public sector banks (PSB) will provide unsecured personal loans of up to Rs 5 lakh to individuals for meeting their expenses of Covid treatment.