Day: December 28, 2020

Gujarat: COVID-19 vaccination dry run begins in two districts

8:02 pm December 28, 2020

Ahmedabad: A two-day dry run to check the preparedness of health authorities for a future nationwide COVID-19 vaccination programme began on Monday in Rajkot and Gandhinagar districts of Gujarat, officials said. Gujarat is one of the four states chosen by the Centre to conduct the mock COVID-19 vaccination drive. ”In Gujarat, the dry run is […]

Flipkart expands benefits for sellers under 'Growth Capital' programme

Flipkart Wholesale app logs 75 pc month-on-month growth in customer base

7:56 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: Flipkart Wholesale app, which currently offers fashion products to retailers in 23 cities, witnessed 75 per cent month-on-month growth in customer base since its launch in September, according to a statement. Encouraging trends have emerged from retailers in small towns who have opted for e-commerce as a preferred mode to do business at […]

Online tests for govt recruitments, Mission Karmayogi for employees training key decisions in 2020

4:14 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: The online common eligibility test for majority of government recruitments and Mission Karmayogi for capacity building of central employees were some key initiatives for the personnel ministry in 2020. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the ministry took timely measures to facilitate smooth functioning of all the central government offices and provided safe working conditions to […]

People with severe COVID-19, secondary blood infections may have worse health outcomes: Study

4:10 pm December 28, 2020

New York : People with severe COVID-19 who also had secondary infections in the bloodstream were sicker, had longer hospital stays, and worse health outcomes, according to a study that may lead to new treatment strategies. The research, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, is the first to assess the microbiology, risk factors, and outcomes […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

La Nina influences 2020 as India records above normal rains, harsher winter, reduced heatwave

4:04 pm December 28, 2020

New Delhi: La Nina seemed to have played a critical role in influencing the country’s weather in 2020 which was a second consecutive year of above normal rainfall with below normal temperatures in the winter and less occurrence of heatwaves. The year also saw formation of five cyclones in the seas along eastern and western […]