COVID

IIT-Kharagpur researchers turn Odisha steel plant dumpsites into greenbelt

Internet snapped in students’ hostels; IIT Kharagpur says given them enough time to leave

8:37 pm September 3, 2020

Kolkata: Amid charges that IIT Kharagpur authorities snapped internet connection in hostels of students and research scholars so that they are forced to vacate rooms, the management on Thursday said that they were repeatedly asked to leave since the end of June. While over 10,000 students had left the campus since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, about 100 […]

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt's move to waive excise license fee

Delhi hotels, restaurants, clubs can serve liquor from Sept 9

7:48 pm September 3, 2020

New Delhi: Hotels, restaurants and clubs in the national capital have been permitted to serve liquor from September 9, Delhi government sources said on Thursday These establishments will have to follow COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Central government, they said “Authorities have allowed hotels, restaurants and clubs to service liquor from September 9,” a Delhi government source […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

No Question Hour, curtailed Zero Hour in Parliament’s monsoon session; Oppn cries foul

6:44 pm September 2, 2020

New Delhi: There will be no Question Hour, a curtailed Zero Hour and no private members’ bills during the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats have decided, prompting opposition leaders to accuse the government of trying to “murder the democracy” in the name of the COVID-19 pandemic and of reducing “Parliament to a notice […]

US study to track impact of COVID-19 among pregnant women in India, 6 other countries

6:19 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: A top American scientific body has launched study to track the prevalence and impact of COVID-19 infection among approximately 16,000 pregnant women in seven countries, including India. The study will follow women through pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth to compare maternal, fetal and newborn outcomes of participants who have been infected with the […]

Minimal diversity of coronavirus suggests global vaccine is feasible: Study

2:52 pm September 2, 2020

Washington: Scientists have assessed the genome sequences of the novel coronavirus from more than 27,000 individuals with COVID-19, and found that the virus has mutated minimally since the beginning of the outbreak in China in December 2019, suggesting one vaccine would be sufficient to combat global infections. The study, published in the journal PNAS, characterised the diversification of […]