India might have discovered a self reliance formula to recover from the lockdown but its oil refineries are dwindling thumbs; wondering how to traverse a rock bottom low consumption. Stockpiles continue to swell in a demand that has gone back to stone age. According to Bloomberg reports, operations across 23 refineries nationwide are reported to ...

Glenmark Pharma (Glenmark Pharmaceuticals) may have become the first Indian company to market a COVID-19 control drug. It received clearance from the government’s drug regulator to market and manufacturer an oral drug that will treat mild to moderate levels of the virus in Covid-19 disease.   However, the government officials and industry watchdogs have also ...

In the wake of the Nationwide Coronavirus lockdown, classic old shows are making comeback on the Indian television. State-owned Doordarshan channel is broadcasting reruns of iconic shows, including Indian mythological shows Ramayana and Mahabharat, to keep the viewers engaged during the quarantine. Interestingly, the re-telecast of Ramayana and Mahabharat during the lockdown has worked wonders ...

According to the latest updates by the Union Health Ministry’s, the total number of Covid-19 positive cases in India has reached 13,387, around 437 deaths, and 1,749 recovered. In fighting the Covid-19, the State of Kerala has been the first state to have reported just one new case of COVID-19 on April 16. Kerala managed ...

Citizens all across the country are under quarantine due to the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of novel COVID-19 virus. With people confined to their homes, it is important that news and information about the health crisis reach each and every section of society for their awareness, and community radio plays ...

Questions have been raised about why the Indian Railways online bookings were open during the lockdown period. As per Indian Railways, it was available for passengers to book tickets for journeys after April 14, which was supposedly the last day of the 21-day lockdown. On Tuesday, the Indian Railways suspended all passenger trains after Prime ...

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 ...

With the advent of the novel Coronavirus pandemic, the Indian government on March 24 announced a 21-day lockdown in the country. Amid the lockdown to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, there has been an exponential rise in the use of technology not only by the citizens but by the government as well. With the use of ...

With the rise in Coronavirus cases in India, there has been an increase in the incidents of harassment and violence against the Indian citizens hailing from the Northeast states. Several incidents have come to light in the past weeks where people of Northeast India have become targets of racial discrimination and verbal abuse in the ...

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 ...