Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Limited on Monday announced the commercial launch of anti-Covid drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). This comes after the DRDO earlier on June 1 said that the anti-Covid drug is approved for emergency use as an adjunct therapy to the standard of care in the treatment of […]
Chitkara University’s College of Education in association with Chitkara International School, Chandigarh, organised an educational webinar “Teacher as an Artist” for its BEd students and in-service teachers. Moderated by Dr Niyati Chitkara, Director – Chitkara Schools, the session was joined by Mita Vasisht, a renowned Indian actor, director and writer. The session revolved around the emerging relevance of […]
Travellers vaccinated with Covishield, the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine manufactured in India, may not be eligible for the European Union’s “Green Pass” that will be available for use from July 1. Green Pass is an immunity document that is meant to ease travel within and to the bloc, according to reports citing official rules. Many EU member […]
Governor of Punjab and Chandigarh Administrator VP Singh Badnore inaugurated the second Mini Sports Complex at Sector 27 in the presence of Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator. Chandigarh has three major sports complex in Sector 7, 42 and 46 and a cricket stadium in Sector 16. The sports facility has also been provided at […]
Fossilised bones recovered from an ancient sinkhole in Israel may belong to a previously unknown group of extinct humans that lived in the Levant more than 100,000 years ago. Researchers unearthed the bones alongside stone tools and the remains of horses, fallow deer and wild ox during excavations at the Nesher Ramla prehistoric site near […]
The Government has granted further extension of timelines of compliances under Income Tax Act. It has also announced tax exemption for expenditure on COVID-19 treatment and ex-gratia received on death due to COVID-19. The details are as follows: A. Tax exemption Many taxpayers have received financial help for meeting their expenses incurred for treatment of […]
Japan, known for “karoshi” or “death by overwork” as workers often put in over 100 hours of overtime service for months, is looking to introduce four-day workweek to improve work-life balance. The country’s annual economic policy guidelines, released this month, unveiled plans to push employers to adopt four-day workweeks, marking official acceptance of a once-fringe […]
Amidst the pandemic, medical services were badly hit in Punjab on Friday after doctors of the state-run hospitals joined a day-long strike to protest against the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations on de-linking non-practising allowance (NPA) from the basic pay. The call for strike was given by the Joint Punjab Government Doctors Coordination Committee, which is […]