Tag: COVID-19
IISER Pune uses olfactory sense to help identify asymptomatic cases of Covid-19
Loss of sense of smell, a symptom of Coronavirus infection, can now be effectively and quickly measured by a novel method that has been developed by IISER, Pune researchers. Team led by Dr. Nixon Abraham from IISER’s Department of Biology, a custom built olfactory action meter was used to identify people with coronavirus infection showcasing ...Coronavirus: India is set to import 1 lakh metric tonne of medical oxygen to prepare for winter shortage
India’s Union Health Ministry has started the work on liquid oxygen import in order to prepare for the anticipated oxygen shortage in upcoming winter months. It is expected that the country might witness a surge in Covid-19 cases during winter season. On Wednesday, HLL Lifecare Limited, a public sector undertaking, on behalf of Heath Ministry ...COVID-19: Thousands of children pushed into forced labour in India
COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated the crisis of child labour in India, with several underprivileged families forced to push their children into menial jobs to meet ends. India has the largest child population in the world with 472 million children living across all parts of the nation. With the COVID-19 outbreak starting to spread across India ...India’s GDP to contract by 9.6% this fiscal, predicts World Bank
On Thursday the World Bank said that it is expected of India’s GDP to contract by 9.6% this fiscal. The drop is said to be a showcase of nationwide lockdown and income shrinkage experienced in India due to Covi-19. This puts India’s economic condition the worst ever experienced. South Asia Economic Focus report was released ...ISRO prepares for three rocket launches after pandemic hiatus
After months of hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up to take the skies with three rocket launches in the next few months. According to an ISRO senior official, the space agency is preparing three rockets for launch at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-Shar) in Sriharikota, ...India hits the excruciating 1 lakh mark of Covid-19 deaths with Maharashtra sharing the maximum load
 On Friday India crossed the mark of 1 lakh deaths due to coronavirus infection, a day after the global index reached 1 million mark. Breaking the equation down, it means that India now accounts for 10% deaths of Covid-19 related deaths of world. India is on number three with maximum deaths globally after United States ...India Unlock 5.0: Govt allows selective reopening of schools, colleges and multiplexes from Oct 15
On Wednesday, Indian government introduced new guidelines called Unlock 5.0 to selectively reopen schools, colleges. multiplexes, theme parks, and swimming pools depending on the infection rate in a state. The Ministry of Home Affairs specified that the new guidelines of limited relaxations would be applicable from Oct. 15 and only in non- containment zones. Ministry ...India far from achieving Herd Immunity against COVID-19: Union Health Minister
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday stated that the Indian population is still far from achieving herd immunity against COVID-19 as indicated by early findings of the second Sero survey conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) across the country. “The findings of the second sero survey are going to be ...IMF comes in support of India, guarantees further stimulus to facilitate expenditures on health, food and income for most vulnerable
On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund held virtual discussion regarding the ongoing state of pandemic which it said was far from over. Closely observing the nations’ struggle with the Covid-19 amid the dwindling economy caused by global lockdown, IMF came to the aid of India, the second worst affected nation in the world, after US. ...Special Olympics Bharat introduces SO tennis in India
Special Olympics tennis recently made its debut in India with Special Olympics Bharat organising a tennis training webinar from September 7-8 to discuss various potential ways of collaborating the sport into the varied portfolio of sports in India. More than 50 coaches from 22 states in India participated in the training webinar which was moderated ...
