India recorded 41,965 new cases of the novel coronavirus, along with 460 deaths due to the infection in the past 24 hours. According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday, the country saw a total of 33,964 discharges in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate at around 97.53 per cent and total recoveries to 3,19,93,644.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release a special commemorative coin of Rs 125 and also address a gathering on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada on Wednesday through video conference, the PMO said. Prabhupada had founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) commonly known as the "Hare Krishna movement".
More than 25 per cent of healthcare workers in Delhi were found COVID positive despite being fully vaccinated, a study stated. The study, jointly conducted by the Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) and Max Hospitals in Delhi-NCR, found that vaccination breakthroughs were far more common during the Delta surge in Delhi than reported previously. This is the first time that such a high percentage has been reported as part of a single study.
At a time when India has set a national strategic plan to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other partners have joined forces with the country to achieve this goal.
Undertaking the IoT-based monitoring of drinking water quantity and quality in rural drinking water systems in different parts of the country is one of the eight proposals for R&D along with six other proposals for innovation considered for listing by the technical committee of the Jal Shakti Ministry.
Heavy rains lashed parts of Delhi and the national capital region (Delhi-NCR). Many parts of the Delhi-NCR were waterlogged, leading to traffic snarls across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the national capital.
The United Nations Security Council resolution on Afghanistan addresses India's key concerns relating to the country following its takeover by the Taliban, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The UN Security Council, under India's presidency, on Monday adopted a resolution demanding that the territory of Afghanistan should not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists.Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
