Long working hours led to 7,45,000 deaths from stroke and ischemic (restriction in blood supply to tissues) heart disease in 2016, a 29% increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates by the World Health Organization and the International Labour Organization published in Environment International on Monday. In a first global analysis of the loss […]
The use of convalescent plasma has been dropped from the recommended treatment guidelines for COVID-19, according to late Monday advisory from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The decision comes a day after members of ICMR’s National Task Force suggested that the plasma therapy lacked effectiveness and was used inappropriately in several cases. The […]
In a pro-farmers’ initiative, Punjab launched a digi-locker facility for its farmers — becoming the first state in the country to do so. Now, farmers in Punjab have an option to print or download digital copies of their J-Forms in the state, as the Punjab Mandi Board has made the electronic format of J-Forms available, […]
Miss India Adline Castelino is the third runner-up at 69th Miss Universe 2020 while Miss Mexico Andrea Meza won and was crowned the Miss Universe 2020. Andrea has become the third Mexican to win the Miss Universe title. Miss Brazil Julia Gama and Miss Peru Janick Maceta del Castillo won the second and third spots, […]
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021 were held at the Palladium in Los Angeles on Sunday and the star-studded evening saw several major celebrities walking the red carpet together. With some of the most popular shows and movies nominated for the Golden Popcorn award, it was a big night for Marvel as both WandaVision and […]
Senior virologist Shahid Jameel resigned as the chairman of scientific advisory group of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a forum set up by union government in December last year for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of circulating strains of Covid-19 in India. Shahid Jameel, currently the Director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, […]
State Health Minister Anil Vij on Saturday said black fungus has now been declared a notified disease in Haryana. “Black Fungus declared Notified Disease in Haryana. Now Doctors will report to CMOs of the District of any Black Fungus case detected. Post Graduate Institute Rohtak Senior Doctors will conduct a video conference with all Doctors […]
A year after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle left their royal duties to move to Los Angeles, Madame Tussauds has now decided to move the waxwork models of the two to the attraction’s Hollywood zone. In 2020, the pair’s statues were moved away from Queen Elizabeth and the rest […]
The Chandigarh administration on Friday said that Covid-19 patients who have been prescribed oxygen support at home will now be able to get oxygen cylinders through online e-permit. Yashpal Garg, the nodal officer for oxygen supplies in UT, said an application for e-permit can be submitted on the Chandigarh administration’s website http://chandigarh.gov.in/health_covid19.html from 11am on […]