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Africa CDC Director Dr John N Nkengasong

Africa unhappy with India's Serum institute; calls it unprofessional [here's why]

Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong criticized Serum's comments that uptake of its COVID-19 shots had slowed because of low demand from Africa and vaccine hesitancy, saying the real problem was that Serum had acted unprofessionally.

Dec 10, 2021

Dr. Ayesha Verrall, Associate Minister of Health, New Zealand

Born after 2008? New Zealand bans sale of tobacco products to the next generation

New Zealand plans to raise the legal smoking age by 1 year every year, effectively banning the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008.

Dec 9, 2021

Samsung unveils new leadership, replaces all 3 CEOs; see who new execs are [details]

In a surprise move, tech-giant Samsung all three CEOs, hinting at the company's future growth and enhancement. The company is set to create management that will let young talents nurture and a flexible corporate culture.

Dec 7, 2021

Turning agro residue into wealth with bio-based solutions; why is it pertinent [explained]

In farming, the concept of waste can easily be deemed as a fallacy, given that all output is valuable and can be used to create wealth.

Dec 6, 2021

Karnataka school kids will now get eggs in mid-day meal; welcome move by CM Bommai

Retaliating against the seer's call to roll back the initiative that works for the welfare of children, many have spoken in favour of continuing the distribution of protein supplements, welcoming CM Bommai's move.

Dec 6, 2021

Army helps avert massive fire at Baramulla in J&K [details]

The fire broke out in the main market area of Village Fatehgarh, engulfing wooden shops and the trees in the vicinity.

Dec 5, 2021

Omicron already present in K'taka, Govt needs to ramp up testing, says Congress leader HK Patil

Former Minister, senior Congress leader H.K. Patil has said that there are more than 16 cases of Omicron in the state as per his sources.

Dec 4, 2021

Mansukh Mandaviya new Health Minister after Harsh Vardhan's exit

Only Punjab reported 4 deaths due to oxygen shortage: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that Punjab had reported four deaths due to shortage of Oxygen during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic.

Dec 3, 2021

One Omicron patient already recovered, another in quarantine; contact tracing complete [details]

Twelve primary contacts of the first infected person tested negative, 212 primary contacts of second infected have been quarantined and their results are awaited.

Dec 2, 2021

Outranking Paris and Singapore, Tel Aviv emerges as the world's most expensive city; Damascus least expensive now

While Tel Aviv jumped five spots to emerge at the top, the other city with a drastic jump has been Tehran, where factors like US sanctions pushed the prices and caused shortages

Dec 1, 2021

Australian researchers shed light on Sun's role as water source

How Sun played crucial role in water formation on earth? Explain Australian researchers

Scientists from Australia's Curtin University have shown how the Sun may have played an unexpected role in the formation of the "Blue Planet".

Dec 1, 2021

Covid Omicron variant: Precautions, symptoms, and vaccine effectiveness

India offers vaccines to Omicron-affected nations bilaterally or via Covax

India has offered 'Made in India' vaccine supply and other help to the countries dealing with new Covid variant 'Omicron' in Africa.

Nov 30, 2021

Heavy rains predicted in south Tamil Nadu today: IMD

Heavy rains will shift to South Tamil Nadu on Monday and lash the southern districts till Tuesday, as per the India Meteorological Department.

Nov 29, 2021

Ultrashort-pulse lasers can kill bacterial superbugs, hardy spores; show potential as alternative sterilization [details]

In a new study, researchers found that ultrashort-pulse lasers can kill bacterial superbugs such as multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and spores like that of Bacillus cereus.

Nov 28, 2021

A woman buys wheat from a government-run ration shop

Food scam: Over 98,000 fake ration cards detected in J&K; govt suffers ₹20 crore loss [details]

Ninety-eight thousand families were getting subsidized ration from government-run depots from two places simultaneously through fraudulent means.