Day: January 4, 2021

IIT Delhi, Ayurveda institute to develop herbal wound dressing, fumigation device for wound healing

7:16 pm January 4, 2021

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here and the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) have joined hands to work on seven collaborative projects including development of herbal wound dressing, a fumigation device for aiding wound healing and a herbal formulation to reduce the harmful effects of reusing cooking oil ”The amalgamation of […]

Sensex closes above 48k for 1st time as vaccine approvals bolster recovery hopes; IT stocks sparkle

7:11 pm January 4, 2021

Mumbai: Rising for the ninth straight session, the BSE Sensex closed above the 48,000-mark for the first time on Monday as investor sentiment got a boost after India approved two coronavirus vaccines over the weekend. A strengthening rupee, positive global cues and encouraging macroeconomic data gave further impetus to risk appetite, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex ended 307.82 […]

Greece names first openly gay minister

7:08 pm January 4, 2021

Athens: The center-right government in Greece named the country’s first openly gay minister in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Nicholas Yatromanolakis, 44, was named as the new deputy minister of culture after being promoted from the position of general secretary at the ministry. The government retained its ministers of health and finance and most other […]

Schools re-opened with adherence to COVID-19 norms

7:02 pm January 4, 2021

Puducherry : All schools here and in Karaikal re-opened on Monday with adherence to COVID-19 safety norms. The schools remained shut for nine months due to the pandemic-induced lockdown. Today, the institutions re-opened for half-a-day from 10 AM to 1 PM. Students were subjected to thermal scanning to assess their body temperature, a source said. The premises […]

Services disrupted at Jaipur hospital as kin of dead patient thrash staff member

6:58 pm January 4, 2021

Jaipur : Relatives of man who died at Jaipur’s government-run Sawai Man Singh hospital thrashed a staff member and vandalised a ward on Monday, resulting in disruption of services there. Annoyed over the incident, the nursing staff at the hospital boycotted the work for a few hours. Police have arrested three people and Hospital Superintendent […]