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Covid Update: No respite as India logs 13,313 fresh cases, 38 deaths in 24 hrs

India yet again witnessed a spike in Covid cases with 13,313 fresh infections being reported in the past 24 hours against the previous day's 12,249 count, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday.

Jun 23, 2022

Arianespace orbits Indian satellite GSAT-24 successfully

GSAT-24 built by ISRO is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4,181 kg with pan India coverage for meeting the direct-to-home (DTH) application needs

Jun 23, 2022

Keeping data within India a big leap for us: Oracle.

Tech News: Oracle offers dedicated region for public cloud customers in India

Cloud major Oracle on Wednesday said its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is now providing full functionality of the public cloud to the Indian enterprises with a dedicated region.

Jun 22, 2022

Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace on Wednesday

Indian communication satellite to be launched by Arianespace; meets DTH needs [details]

European space agency Arianespace on Wednesday will put into orbit two communication satellites belonging to India and Malaysia in geostationary orbit.

Jun 21, 2022

Sigh of relief for India; considerable decline in fresh COVID cases [details inside]

India witnessed a significant decline in fresh Covid cases with 9,923 infections being registered in last 24 hours against previous day's 12,781 count, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Jun 21, 2022

Covid Update: India reports 12,847 new cases, 14 deaths in 24 hrs

In the last 24 hours, India reported 12,847 new Covid-19 cases, an increase against the 12,213 infections reported the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday.

Jun 17, 2022

India's new COVID cases at 12,213; K'taka reports over 600 new cases after 112 days [details]

India on Thursday reported 12,213 fresh Covid cases in a single-day rise as against the previous day's count of 8,822 infections, the Union Health Ministry said. This is the first time since February 26 that the Covid infections have crossed the 10,000-mark in a day.

Jun 16, 2022

India logs 8,582 new COVID cases, 4 deaths [details inside]

India on Sunday reported 8,582 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, an increase against the 8,329 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said.

Jun 12, 2022

Watch Icelandic Glacier Collapse In Front Of Tourists

Global warming: "Asian water tower" faces worsening supply imbalance, 2 billion people at risk

Rapid global warming has worsened the water imbalance for almost 2 billion people in the Third Pole region -- including India, Bangladesh and Nepal -- where about 90 per cent of water is used for irrigation, a new study has warned.

Jun 11, 2022

Covid Surge: Omicron sub-variants behind rising cases in India: Doctors

With India reporting a sudden rise in the number Covid-19 cases for a second day in a row, doctors said on Thursday that Omicron sub-variants are behind the spike in Covid caseload.

Jun 10, 2022

Airtel users in many cities report Internet, network outage; Restored now

Several Airtel users in India reportedly faced Internet and signal outage on Thursday. However, the company said it has restored the services.

Jun 9, 2022

India records nearly 41% jump in new COVID cases; positivity rate up 1.67% [details]

India reported nearly 41 per cent spike in new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours.

Jun 8, 2022

Nutrition Myths That Are Rampant in India

Lemon, whey, chickpea: Nutrition myths surrounding them are rampant in India, here's the truth

Myprotein India examined the evidence and discussed three nutrition myths that appear to be widespread in India and refuse to die.

Jun 8, 2022

India reports 3,714 fresh Covid cases, 7 deaths in 24 hrs

India recorded 3,714 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs, a marginal decline against 4,518 infections reported on previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday morning.

Jun 7, 2022

10% ethanol blending has saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41K cr: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that 10 per cent ethanol blending has led to reduction of 27 lakh tonnes of carbon emission, saved foreign exchange worth Rs 41,000 crore and earned Rs 40,600 crore in the last eight years to our farmers.

Jun 5, 2022

India records 4,270 fresh Covid cases, 15 deaths

India on Sunday reported 4,270 fresh Covid cases in last 24 hrs, a marginal rise against 3,962 Covid infection reported on previous day, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday morning.

Jun 5, 2022

Covid concerns grip India as country reports 4,041 new cases, 10 deaths in 24 hrs

India on Friday reported an increase of 4,041 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, against the 3,712 infections registered the previous day, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Jun 3, 2022

Harini Logan, who won the 2022 National Spelling Bee championship in Washington on Thursday, June 02, 2022

US National Spelling Bee championship regained by Indian-origin teen

An Indian-origin girl has won the US National Spelling Bee championship.The three finalists of 2022 National Spelling Bee championship in Washington on Thursday, June 02, 2022. Vikram Raju, the runner-up, Vihaan Sibal, who finished third, and Harini Logan, the winner.

Jun 3, 2022

Reliance Brands to buy 40% in toymaker Plastic Legno SPA, signs joint venture

Reliance Brands and Plastic Legno SPA have signed a joint venture arrangement through which the former will acquire a 40 per cent stake in the latter's toy manufacturing business in India.

Jun 2, 2022

Google disables bombardment of RCS ads in India after brands went on hype

After several companies and brands abused Google Messages' RCS (Rich Communication Services) feature in India to bombard users with multiple ads without their consent, the tech company has decided to turn off RCS ads functionality in the country.