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India records over 34K fresh corona cases in a day

India recorded a spike of 34,884 novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases and 671 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 10,38,716 cases with a death total of 26,273, the Health Ministry's data stated on Saturday

Toxic air reduced by 54% in five cities during lockdown

The COVID-19 lockdown reduced dangerous air pollutants in five Indian cities -- Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai -- by up to 54 per cent saving 630 people from premature deaths, a team of UK scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher have found

With record almost 35K cases, India crosses 1million mark

Within three days India recorded more than one lakh cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) taking the tally over one million mark with over 25,000 fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data revealed on Friday

India to allow 'air bubble' flight ops from US, France

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said India will allow limited flight operations from US and France under the 'Air Bubble' arrangements made with these countries. Accordingly, these flight services will be operated under certain pre-conditions

Assam flood situation grim; death toll at 71, 4 million affected

Amid the rising COVID-19 cases, the flood situation in Assam remained grim on Thursday, as five more deaths were reported from four districts, taking the death toll due to the deluge to 71, while around 40 lakh people across 27 of the state's 33 districts have been affected

Gap in cured and active COVID cases quadruples in 30 days

India remains the third worst COVID-19 affected country in the world after the US and Brazil with over 9.68 lakh confirmed cases, the gap though between patients who have recovered and those still infected by the virus has almost quadrupled in the last one month

IIT-M startup develops portable hospital for corona patients

Modulus Housing, a startup incubated at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), has developed a portable hospital unit that can be installed anywhere within two hours by four people, said the IIT-M

COVID crisis hits Hyderabad's office market: Knight Frank India

After achieving tremendous growth in the last five years, the real estate market in Hyderabad took a big hit due to the COVID-19 crisis

India records highest one-day spike of over 32k corona cases

India recorded the highest single-day spike of 32,695 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and 606 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 9,68,876 cases with a death total of 24,915 the Health Ministry's data stated on Thursday

As 100 doctors die from Covid, IMA issues red alert for healthcare staff

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a red alert for the doctors and medical administrators on Wednesday, given the increasing rate of mortality among the fraternity due to the COVID-19 pandemic

BCCI chief Sourav Ganguly in home quarantine after brother tests positive

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday was forced to go into home quarantine after his elder brother and Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) Joint Secretary Snehasish Ganguly tested positive for COVID-19

Reliance Jio heralds new era for 'Make in India' tech innovations

Heralding a new era for the Indian tech ecosystem, Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced a slew of upcoming homegrown innovations like a 5G solution, interactive Jio TV+, a Mixed Reality (MR) eye-wearable JioGlass and key updates on JioFiber and video meet app JioMeet

Democratic countries must come together in post-Covid world: PM to EU

All democratic countries must come together to deal with new economic challenges in the post-Covid world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the European Union on Wednesday

Skill, reskill and upskill: PM's job mantra amid corona crisis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the mantra to remain relevant during the coronavirus pandemic in the country is to "skill, reskill and upskill"

India records highest single-day spike of 29,429 cases

India recorded the highest single-day spike of 29,429 coronavirus cases and 582 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the tally to 9,36,181 cases with a death total of 24,309, the Health Ministry's data stated on Wednesday