Nepali has confirmed the presence of a new fast-spreading variant, B.1.617.2, in the Himalayan country, thus taking the number of variants prevailing there to three
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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Sweden-based India focused charity lends support to India’s COVID-19 fight
SETU Sverige Foundation, a Sweden-based charity, has lent support to India’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic, with procurement of oxygen concentrators and oxygen cylinders among other things
India monitoring Singapore situation closely, says Minister Puri on new Covid variant reported
India's Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the government is taking all precautions and keeping a close eye on the situation in Singapore, responding to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's tweet asking for suspension of all flights to and from that country
Vaccines 'at least partially and probably quite protective' against Covid variants found in India: Dr Anthony Fauci
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With decline in Covid cases, Delhi sees increased vacant hospital beds
The declining rate of COVID-19 cases in Delhi have resulted in an increase in vacant beds and Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in the national capital
Indian astronomers use Machine learning to pick out stars in a crowd
Indian astronomers have developed a new method based on Machine Learning that can identify cluster stars -- an assembly of stars physically related through common origin with much greater certainty
India develops new multiplex RT-PCR kit to facilitate detection across various mutant COVID 19 strains
A newly developed multiplex RT-PCR kit developed by Indian scientists has a higher accuracy of detecting Covid19 across the various mutant strains of the virus responsible for the global pandemic
Taliban says ready to resume talks in Doha
The Taliban is ready to resume talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar, the group’s spokesperson Mohammad Naeem said, without giving any timeline regarding when the negotiation will start
Moeed Yusuf becomes Pakistan’s national security advisor
Moeed Yusuf, the man believed to have played a key in brokering the LOC truce between India and Pakistan early this year, has been formally appointed Pakistan’s national security advisor (NSA)
