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Shikhar Dhawan launches Mission Oxygen with personal contribution

Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has pledged to contribute to meet the requirement of oxygen supply to COVID-19 patients, amid the massive surge in infections across the country

India's arrmed forces get emergency financial powers to fight COVID-19

The Modi government has granted emergency financial powers to the Indian armed forces to up their efforts to tackle the second wave of COVID-19, which is wreaking havoc across the nation

India records over 400,000 daily COVID-19 cases

India recorded over 400,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per Ministry of Health released data on Saturday

COVID-19 peak likely by mid-May: SBI report

The second wave of coronavirus in India may touch the peak around mid-May, analysts of the country's biggest lender State Bank of India (SBI) have predicted

India’s Telangana state permitted to use drones for vaccine delivery

India’s central government has permitted the southern state of Telangana to use drones for experimental delivery of vaccines, an official release said on Friday

India extends ban on scheduled International flights till May 31

Amid an exponential surge in COVID-19 cases, India's ban on scheduled international flights have been extended for a month

Government is answerable to people of Delhi, saving lives a priority: Supreme Court over oxygen shortage

The Supreme Court on Friday reminded the Modi Government that it has a "special responsibility" towards Delhi and is also answerable to the people of the national capital

$100M COVID aid from US starts arriving in India

Two US planes carrying oxygen cylinders, rapid testing kits and N95 masks that are the first consignment of COVID-19 assistance totally worth $100 million arrived in India on Thursday night, according to US and Indian officials

Many Indian states not ready to roll out vaccines for all adults from May 1

Two days before vaccination is all set to open for all adults, states like Maharashtra, Punjab and Delhi are unlikely to roll out the inoculation drive from those between 18 and 44

Former PM Manmohan Singh discharged from hospital

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Thursday discharged from hospital Thursday after recovering from COVID-19

IIT Bombay shows a simple and fast solution to oxygen crisis

Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay have converted nitrogen generator into oxygen generator in a creative and ingenious solution to addressing the medical oxygen shortage in the country for treatment of COVID-19 patients

UK sends oxygen equipment to support India battling against COVID-19

The UK will send further vital oxygen equipment to India in support of the country’s fight against COVID-19

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin most effective against Indian variant of coronavirus, says top US medical adviser

Covaxin, developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, Indian Council of Medical Research and National Institue of Virology, Pune has been found to protect against the B.1.617 variant or the Indian double mutant strain, White House Chief Medical Adviser Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday

US flies oxygen cylinders, testing kits to Covid-battered India

The US has flown the first consignment of emergency COVID-19 relief materials including oxygen cylinders, regulators and testing kits to India

Russia to send medical aid to India

Russia will send medical aid to India in the next few days to help in the fight against second COVID wave, the Russian foreign ministry said