Day: April 8, 2020

Record spike of 28,701 COVID-19 cases takes India's tally to 8,78,254

Biotic Waste Solutions Pvt Ltd to handle bio-medical waste from quarantined homes: North DMC

10:52 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: The North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) has engaged Biotic Waste Solutions Pvt. Ltd to handle bio-medical waste (BMW) from quarantined homes. The Biotic Waste Solutions Pvt. Ltd, an agency authorized by Delhi Pollution Control Committee, started collecting, transport, treat and dispose the BMW from quarantined homes under the jurisdiction of North DMC. […]

DST approves funding for developing a gel for nasal passage as prevention for COVID 19

10:48 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), is supporting a technology by the Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering (DBB), IIT Bombay for capturing and inactivation of novel corona virus, the causative agent of COVID-19. The funding will help the team from the […]

Lockdown unlikely to end in one go as positive cases cross 5,500

10:44 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Dashing hopes of a complete exit from the ongoing lockdown in one go, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country is facing a “social emergency” like situation as well as serious economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which showed a sharp spike in the infections, taking the nationwide tally to […]

Man, son killed at ration shop in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri

9:04 pm April 8, 2020

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP): A 48-year-old man and his son were killed by some assailants at a ration shop in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district, an official said on Wednesday. It appears to be a case of long-standing rivalry and police have arrested one person, he said. Ramesh Shukla and his son Bholu (25) were at […]

Aarogya Setu App users cross 2 cr mark in Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi urges people to download Aarogya Setu app

8:59 pm April 8, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged people to download the ‘Aarogya Setu’ mobile application, saying it is an important step in the country’s fight against COVID-19. “By leveraging technology, it provides important information. As more and more people use it, its effectiveness will increase,” he wrote on Twitter. He also shared links […]