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Indians fast embracing other smart devices, not just phones

Smartphone users in India are now willing to own other categories of smart devices and gadgets to derive advantages on a wider spectrum serving a lot many use cases, a new report said

India enters elite hypersonic missile club

India has successfully flight-tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards the development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound

India surpasses Brazil to become 2nd worst-hit nation by COVID-19

With a highest single-day spike of 90,802 cases, India's COVID-19 tally on Monday crossed the 42 lakh (4.2 million) mark and the country surpassed Brazil to become the second worst-hit nation after the US

'Think about our future', 12-year-old climate activist writes to PM Modi

On the occasion of the first 'International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies', a 12-year-old environmental activist wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding clean air for all, cautioning that if nothing is done, everyone will have to carry oxygen cylinders in future

India to launch nutrition drive for severely acute malnourished children

India will launch a drive to identify severely acute malnourished (SAM) children and ensure their adequate nutrition and care during ongoing POSHAN Maah 2020, Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani tweeted on Monday

Indian institute creates immunity-boosting grafted plants

India's Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH) is now making grafted plants of varieties that are rich in immunity-boosting nutrients

India sees new high of COVID-19 cures with over 70K recoveries

For the second consecutive day, India has clocked recovery of more than 70,000 COVID-19 patients in a single day, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday

Fish markets, cricket and no masks: Is south and west India slowing the Covid fight?

Crowded roads, cricket matches without masks, and Sunday fish markets are not things you imagine when India is on the verge of leaving Brazil behind and only trailing the US as the worst Covid-affected country. Unfortunately, that was a reality in Chennai, as it got its first lockdown-free Sunday, in months

First air transfer of COVID-19 patient carried out in India

India's first air transfer of a COVID-19 patient was carried out on Sunday with a critically-ill man flown from Kolkata to Chennai for treatment, ICATT Kyathi Air Ambulance said

Over 90K cases in 1 day, India's Covid tally crosses 4.1 million

With a massive spike of 90,632 cases, including 1,065 fresh deaths, India's COVID-19 tally on Sunday crossed 4.1 million with a total of 4,113,811 cases

Stage set for phase II trials of India's COVID vaccine

The stage is set for phase II clinical trials in India of Bharat Biotech's coronavirus vaccine from Monday

India, Iran defence ministers to meet in Tehran

India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will make a stopover in Tehran and meet his Iranian counterpart on his way back to India from Russia

With spike of 86K cases, India's corona tally crosses 4million

India on Saturday recorded the highest spike of 86,432 cases taking the total tally to 40,23,179 cases, Health Ministry data revealed

Sudden COVID-19 deaths due to cardiac arrest, low oxygen levels

The sudden deaths which have been noticed during the COVID-19 pandemic are due to cardiac arrest and silent hypoxia in which there is no visible breathing distress, but oxygen levels drop, and pulmonary thromboembolism or a blockage of the artery in the lungs

India's forex reserves rise by over $3 billion

India's foreign exchange reserves jumped higher by $3.883 billion during the week ended August 28. According to the Reserve Bank of India's weekly statistical supplement, the reserves rose to $541.431 billion from $537.548 billion reported for the week ended August 21