Covid Crises

2.35 lakhs fresh Covid Cases in India, 871 Deaths

577 children orphaned in second wave of COVID-19: WCD Ministry

The orphaned children have been identified by the state governments and are receiving support from the ministry and district authorities.

Pooja Bhatt suffering from ‘survivors guilt’ amid rising COVID-19 cases, and believes that ‘the system has failed us’.

Russian-manufactured Sputnik V vaccine may get emergency use approval

Preity Zinta heaves breath of relief after family tests negative following a three week long battle with COVID-19

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta penned an emotional note on her Instagram page expressing gratitude after her mom, brother, brother's wife and their children tested negative for COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine will be free for everyone, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Global shares surge after Trump signs $2.3 trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Disney increases the layoff number of workers to 36,000

SARS-CoV-2 may hijack body’s cholesterol system to help the spread

Punjab & Haryana Farmers burn Stubble crops damaging Air Purity putting COVID-19 patients at risk

After the harvesting of wheat this season, the incidents of stubble burning by farmers of Punjab can be seen.

$13,000 fines to be imposed for breaking self-isolation laws in England

As the second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through England, the government has decided to impose fines of upto 10,000 pounds under the emergency “carrot and stick” plan.

“At such a crisis time, the oxygen supply should not be stopped” MP CM Chauhan requests Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray

"As part of our long-term planning, we have given a green light to INOX to set up an oxygen plant with an installed capacity of 200 tonnes in Mohasa near Babai in Hoshangabad in the next six months," the chief minister said.

DCGI issues show-cause notice to HUL over false claims of hand sanitiser advertisement

In June, DCGI drafted a notice concerning a similar violation by the FMCG giant. It claimed that Lifebuoy Virus Fighter soap had anti-COVID therapeutic properties, instead, it is cosmetic.

Indian Railways generated 8,09,046 man-days of work through Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan

The Railways has been executing various works under it, including construction and maintenance of approach roads for level crossings, development and cleaning of silted waterways, trenches and drains, and maintenance of approach roads to railway stations.

India conducts over 4 crore COVID-19 tests till date

The central government has stated that more than 4 crore COVID-19 detection tests have been completed in the country since the outbreak of the virus. There has also been a rise in the number of tests conducted in a day and we have already achieved the testing capacity of 10 lakhs test per day.