Day: November 3, 2020

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Delhi’s air quality turns ‘very poor’ after marginal improvement

7:20 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital’s air quality slipped back into the “very poor” category again on Tuesday after recording a marginal improvement. However, the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s pollution dropped to 10 per cent during the day due to a change in the wind direction, a central government agency said. Officials at the […]

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Scientists develop faster way of detecting antibiotic resistance in bacteria

6:51 pm November 3, 2020

London: Researchers have developed a new, quicker way of detecting drug resistance in bacteria, taking about 45 minutes, an advance that may help clinicians prescribe antibiotics correctly and reduce their misuse. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Sheffield in the UK, the standard method for detecting antibiotic resistance in bacterial samples is a […]

Kerala, Delhi, Bengal, Manipur showing increase in COVID-19 cases from Oct 3-Nov 3: Health Ministry

6:48 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday that Kerala, Delhi, West Bengal and Manipur has shown an increase in the number of coronavirus infection between October 3 and November 3. During the same period, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were the top states which registered a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases, […]

Assam’s Rupsi airport ready for commercial flight operations under Udan scheme: AAI

6:44 pm November 3, 2020

New Delhi: The Rupsi airport in Assam has been redeveloped at an estimated cost of around Rs 69 crore, and it is ready to commence flight operations under regional connectivity scheme Udan, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) said on Tuesday. The facility is spread across 337 acres, its runway is suitable for landing ATR72 type aircraft and […]

Scientists develop “ultrapotent” COVID-19 vaccine candidate

6:41 pm November 3, 2020

Washington: Scientists have developed a vaccine candidate for COVID-19 that produces “extremely high levels” of protective antibodies in animal models, an advance that may lead to a novel therapeutic to curb the pandemic. According to the researchers, including those from the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine in the US, the nanoparticle vaccine produces […]