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Covid-19 Update: India logs 6,093 fresh cases, 31 deaths

The Daily Positivity rate has marginally declined to 1.93 per cent, while the Weekly Positivity Rate currently stands at 1.88 per cent.

Sep 9, 2022

India logs 6,395 fresh Covid cases, 33 deaths [details inside]

The country has recorded 33 more Covid related deaths, taking the national fatalities tally to 5,28,090 as per the report

Sep 8, 2022

Kashmir fruit trader's son tops J&K in NEET-UG 2022; secures all India rank 10 [details]

Haziq Parveez Lone belongs to Tenz village of Shopian district. His father, Parveez Lone, is a fruit merchant and his mother is a housewife.

Sep 8, 2022

Baby swapping case reported in Jaipur; DNA testing ordered [details]

Looking at the seriousness of the matter, a DNA test will be conducted to identify the respected parents.

Sep 8, 2022

India's first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech gets DCGI approval

India's first intranasal Covid vaccine by Bharat Biotech on Tuesday got the approval from the Drug Controller General of India for 18+ age group for restricted use in emergency situation.

Sep 6, 2022

Covid Update: Marginal decline witnessed in Covid cases today at 4,417 from 5,910 count yesterday

India reported a marginal decline in fresh Covid cases from 5,910 yesterday to 4,417 today, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022.

Sep 6, 2022

Covid Update: India reports 6,809 new covid cases, 26 death in last 24 hours [details]

While the daily positivity rate rose to 2.12 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.29 per cent.

Sep 4, 2022

COVID-19 updates: India reports 7,219 fresh cases in last 24 hours, active cases lower to 56,745

While the daily positivity rate rose to 1.98 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.42 per cent.

Sep 3, 2022

Exposure to air pollution more harmful to women than men, finds study

In both females and males, they found changes in components of the blood related to inflammation, infection and cardiovascular disease, but they found more changes in females than males.

Sep 2, 2022

Covid-19 Update: India reports marginal decline in new cases at 6,168 in last 24 hours

The daily positivity rate rose to 1.94 per cent, the weekly positivity rate stood at 2.51 per cent in India now

Sep 2, 2022

Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 600 million; US, India worst hit: WHO

The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 600 million, and is still continuing after it first broke out in early 2020, said WHO

Sep 2, 2022

Two new studies link ultra-processed foods with heart disease, bowel cancer and death

In the first study, researchers examined the association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of colorectal cancer in US adults.

Sep 1, 2022

Covid Update: India reports 7,946 new cases, 37 deaths in 24 hrs

The active caseload of the country has dipped to 62,748, accounting for 0.14 per cent of the country's total positive cases.

Sep 1, 2022

BHU makes breakthrough in treatment of gallbladder cancer, rampant in Gangetic belt

According to Pandey, the researchers at BHU have been working on gallbladder cancer for the past 25 years to find out the probable causes which continue to remain elusive.

Aug 31, 2022

How does black fever causing parasite spread; Indian scientists make breakthrough discovery

Indian scientists have made a major medical breakthrough by discovering how the Leishmania parasite, which causes black fever or Kala-Azar, spreads so fast, promising a new approach towards its treatment.

Aug 31, 2022