India’s shortage in the availability of (PPE) personal protection equipment for the medical staff continues. Amidst the need of the hour, on Thursday, China dispatches 650,000 medical kits to help India combat the Covid-19 pandemic, ET reported. However, critics are questioning the quality of the medical gears as rumors are circulating over a few faulty ...

Amid India’s battle against COVID-19 pandemic, Indians are struggling for clean water to maintain basic hygiene standards. In order to prevent transmission of the novel Coronavirus, it is crucial to ensure cleanliness, which requires access to clean water. And with expert suggestion against Coronavirus is to regularly wash your hands with soap, India is looming ...

On April 12, a magnitude of 3.5 earthquakes shook the national capital of Delhi at a depth of 8 km for a few seconds. Residents living in the Delhi-NCR region felt the quake at 5:45 pm. People were in a dilemma whether to step outside or stay indoors amid the coronavirus lockdown. The tremors were ...

During the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown. Till the lockdown continues, all government and private offices, malls, factories, shops, and malls will remain close. The sudden heavy traffic on home and mobile broadband services has impacted the network speed. Many companies have asked their employees to work from home. ...

In India, due to 21-day coronavirus lockdown, many migrant workers have returned to their hometown, and many are still stranded in cities without work and food. The State governments are taking steps to provide shelter and food to the distressed migrant laborers. On April 6, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd., along with Greater Hyderabad Municipal ...

Citizens who are facing a shortage of funds due to job loss or pay cuts due to the ramifications of the nationwide lockdown can breathe a sigh of relief. As the country battles Coronavirus, the government has decided to provide a major relief for business entities and individuals. The Centre on April 8 announced that ...

Former Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi on April 7 wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggesting five ways through which the government can fight the Coronavirus pandemic. Here are the suggestions made by the Raebareli MP in her letter to the Prime Minister: Sonia Gandhi wrote the letter to the PM Modi ...

Countries across the globe are fighting their battles with the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. As the fight continues, India, on April 7, partially eased the ban on the export of malaria drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and paracetamol to the countries which are worse affected by the pandemic outbreak. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava issued a ...

In the wake of spurt in positive COVID-19 cases and an increase in the virus hotspots in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has decided to deploy rapid antibody testing kits for the symptomatic people in such hotspots. The COVID-19 rapid testing kit will allow the individual to test the virus at ...

Taking the fight against Coronavirus to the next level, the Indian government is transforming the oldest coaches of the railways into isolation wards in the wake of the pandemic outbreak. Indian railways is the fourth-biggest transportation network in the world spread across all states and union territories. As the number of Coronavirus cases continues to ...