Day: April 5, 2020

Sultry Thursday in Delhi, light rain likely on Friday

‘Lockdown has improved air quality of Bengaluru’

8:37 pm April 5, 2020

Bengaluru: The COVID-19 related lockdown has substantially improved the air quality of Bengaluru, taking it from satisfactory level to good, a senior state pollution control board official said here on Sunday. “During the course of the lockdown 19 problem, we reached good position from satisfactory. It is between zero to 50 AQI (Air Quality Index) […]

India’s coronavirus cases doubling in 4.1 days: Govt

8:32 pm April 5, 2020

New Delhi: The rate of doubling of COVID-19 (coronavirus ) cases in India is 4.1 days presently but if the cases linked to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation would not have happened, it would have been 7.4 days, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. Joint Secretary in the ministry Lav Agarwal said there had been 472 […]

Health ministry's telemedicine service eSanjeevani completes 9 lakh consultations

Ayurveda helps boost immunity against COVID-19: Experts

7:27 pm April 5, 2020

New Delhi: As the world scrambles to find a cure for COVID-19, health experts have suggested boosting the body’s immune system may help minimize the affects and hasten the recovery from the disease. They say ayurvedic herbs such as tulsi, cinnamon, black pepper, shunthi (dry ginger) and raisins and regular yoga are potent aids to […]

Yamuna water turning transparent sans human activity

7:18 pm April 5, 2020

Mathura: Nature activists and enthusiasts are thrilled to find that the water of River Yamuna is gradually turning transparent in the wake of the national lockdown imposed to arrest the spread of coronavirus. Rakesh Tewari, vice president, Mathur Chaturved Parishad, said after 42 years, we could see clear Yamuna waters on Yamuna Chhath’ on March […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Haptik-powered corona chatbot sees over 2 cr users

7:13 pm April 5, 2020

New Delhi: The government’s dedicated WhatsApp chatbot MyGov Corona Helpdesk, which aims to provide timely updates and help citizens clear their queries on Covid-19, has been used by over 2 crore users. Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot company Haptik Infotech Pvt Ltd, which is 87 per cent owned by Reliance Jio, developed the MyGov Corona Helpdesk […]