WASHINGTON DC: A new study published in the journal Nature Medicine asserted that widespread mask…
Sea level rise at current pace can displace millions
NEW DELHI: Madhavan Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, said that…
Cold storage for mass vaccination bigger challenge in COVID struggle
NEW DELHI: From factory to a syringe, coronavirus vaccine would need non-stop sterile refrigeration to…
Over 50,000 new cases reported in a day in France
NEW DELHI: France recorded 52,010 new COVID-19 cases in a day, which set a new…
WHO chief contraindicates vaccine nationalism
NEW DELHI: As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise, Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General…
Some countries to face tougher times fighting COVID-19: WHO
NEW DELHI: Dr Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of World Health Organisation, on Friday, October 23, said…
ICMR approves IIT Kharagpur’s COVID-19 testing method COVIRAP
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-Kh), has created an inexpensive, handy unit…
Volunteer part of trials for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine dies
NEW DELHI: Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (ANVISA), the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency, on Wednesday,…
Masks block coronavirus transmission, but not completely: Researchers
TOKYO: Scientists at the University of Tokyo have shown that though masks can provide protection…
16.7 lakh people died due to exposure to air pollution in India
NEW DELHI: The State of Global Air report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI)…