Tag: #COVID19

Dangers lurk

Of particular concern were the years when Jair Bolsanaro ruled the country, when his government rolled back environmental regulations. This resulted in widespread destruction of bat habitats

May 19, 2023

Himachal Pradesh reports 47 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Active cases stand at 0.07 per cent of the total active cases and the recovery rate is 98.74 per cent.

May 6, 2023

Poverty points

A recent paper by the Brookings Institution’s Stuart M. Butler and Nehath Sheriff underlines the impact of the US’ Housing First program, which shows that providing stable housing can improve the efficacy of psychiatric and substance abuse treatment as well as aid in connecting individuals to social services.

April 18, 2023

Delhi reports 295 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hrs, positivity rate at 12.48 pc

Earlier on Thursday, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj called an emergency meeting after 300 fresh Covid-19 cases were recorded in the Capital on Wednesday.

March 31, 2023

Apple iPhone output at China assembly plant in Zhengzhou reduced

The move will significantly impact Apple's quarterly sales and make it harder for consumers to get their hands on Apple's high-end models.

November 7, 2022

Halloween Horror: 149 Killed, over 150 injured in stampede in South Korea

The incident reportedly occurred after a large group of people rushed to an Itaewon bar after hearing an unidentified celebrity visited there

October 30, 2022

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 219.62 Cr

India has also covered over 4.12 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years.

October 29, 2022

Travel & tourism post-covid, on way to regain lost ground

Post reopening, restaurants complied with every safety regulation issued by the health ministry making dining out as safe and comfortable as possible.

October 26, 2022

Odisha logs 57 new Covid cases at 0.64% TPR

The death toll remained static at 9,202 as one fresh fatality was reported in the last 24 hours.

October 21, 2022

Air India Express incurs loss first time in seven years due to Covid

Amid the losses that the aviation sector incurred during the Covid pandemic, Air India Express, India's first budget airline on regional international routes, reported a net loss - for the first time in seven years - of Rs 72.33 crore in FY2022, against a net profit of Rs 98.21 crore in FY2021.

September 21, 2022

Transnational crimes in ASEAN increased despite travel restrictions

The increase in transnational crimes in the region was discussed during the 22nd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) and other related meetings held for three days from July 19-21 via video conference.

July 23, 2022

No let-up in Corona surge: Two corona deaths in Rajasthan in 24 hours

One patient each died of Corona in Ajmer and Bikaner today taking the death toll due to the pandemic to 9,576 since March 2020 in the state. 

July 20, 2022

Pandemic posed greater risk of child abuse, says studies

Covid 19 pandemic put the entire humanity through various vulnerabilities putting children, specially at greater risks of physical and emotional traumas due to crimes related to sex. This despite the fact that most of the children were within the safer confines of their homes.  According to recent National Crime Bureau Records (NCRB) data over 350...

July 14, 2022

93 million more pushed into poverty by COVID-19 says a UN report

“The pandemic wiped out more than four years of progress on poverty eradication and pushed 93 million more people into extreme poverty in 2020. It has disrupted essential health services, resulting in a drop in immunization coverage for the first time in a decade and a rise in deaths from tuberculosis and malaria, among many other impacts. Prolonged school closures put 24 million learners from pre-primary to university levels at risk of not returning to school.”

July 11, 2022

International Tea Day: All You Need to Know About Tea!!

In 2018, over 50 lakh tonne of tea was consumed globally, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.

May 21, 2022

Improving mental health amid pandemic

The more than two years of the pandemic prevention and control measures have also had some psychological effects on the people, increasing the need for better mental health services. 

April 29, 2022

Timeline for filing claims for Covid ex-gratia fixed by SC: Centre

An outer time limit of 60 days will be applicable from March 24 to file the claims for compensation in case the death occurred due to Covid1 prior to March 20, said the ministry.

April 11, 2022