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Fighting Covid the alkaline way, a doctor shows how
In the midst of Covid-19, when the world is at a loss over how to tackle the pandemic unleashed by the coronavirus, with millions infected and hundreds of thousands dead and dying, an expert says keeping the body alkaline is a sure way to…
DCGI allows Phase II-III clinical trial of Covaxin on 2 to 18-years-old
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has accorded permission to conduct the Phase II-III clinical trial of Covaxin (Covid vaccine) in the age group of two to 18-years-old to its manufacturer Bharat Biotech Ltd, Union Health Ministry…
Noted science writer explains why Coronavirus is ‘lab-made’
Noted science writer Nicholas Wade, who has worked with some of the world's most distinguished science magazines and journals, penned an exhaustive article last week explaining why Coronavirus has all the hallmarks of being engineered in a…
IAF’s Covid relief efforts increased three-fold in one week
The Indian Air Force has flown 732 sorties with a flying time of over 1,419 hours within the country and across the globe transporting Covid relief materials in the last one month.In the past one week, IAF's flying time for Covid relief…
500 more ICU beds set up in Delhi for Covid patients at Ramlila Maidan
Amid the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic assuming dangerous proportions, an additional 500 Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-bed facility is being set up at Ramlila Maidan in the national Capital in front of the Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan…
Breathe deep, crawl and walk for Covid recovery
Johns Hopkins Medicine Rehabilitation Network has prescribed a phased rehabilitation program for Covid patients to help them return to their way of life and enjoy full health.As Covid-19 attacks the body and mind -- Johns Hopkins Medicine…
‘Pune tops among Indian cities in health infra with 3.5 hospital beds per 1k people’
As the second wave of Covid-19 cripples the Indian healthcare system with hospitals running out of beds and oxygen supply, a report by Housing.com shows that when it comes to health infrastructure, Pune is the most equipped city in India,…
The intriguing story of how Sikkim became India’s 22nd state
Sikkim remains an enigma for most, with many misconceptions about its history and its merger with India in 1975. In "Sikkim - A History of Intrigue and Alliance" (HarperCollins), former diplomat Preet Mohan Singh Malik combines insights…
Covid Diary: Being a cremation ground worker amid Covid times
The shades of dusk are falling -- it is time to exit this space. But people continue to come in with their dead. The quiet synonymous with a cremation ground is replaced by ambulance sirens, relatives in PPE suits and crackling of burning…
Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive scheme “National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell…
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of Department of Heavy Industry for implementation of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC)…