Haryana government has imposed a weekend lockdown in nine districts starting from Friday (April 30) from 10pm till 5am on Monday. The nine districts are Panchkula, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat, Rohtak, Karnal Hisar, Sirsa and Fatehabad. “The residents must stay indoors during the lockdown. No person shall leave their home or shall move out on foot […]
Renowned TV journalist Rohit Sardana passed away on Friday. He had tested positive for the Coronavirus and suffered a heart attack on Friday morning. Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary informed about his untimely demise through a tweet. Rohit Sardana had hosted the popular ‘Taal Thok Ke’, a debate programme that discusses contemporary issues in India […]
Treatment of Covid-19 through plasma has been approved by the Centre in its fresh Covid-19 treatment protocol. Plasma therapy, broadly known as ‘convalescent plasma therapy’, is a procedure to treat coronavirus infection. In this experimental treatment, plasma, which is the yellowish liquid part of the blood, is extracted from a person who has recovered from […]
The Chemists Association Chandigarh has come forward to help the residents by providing the numbers of chemists to contact for medicines. They have asked to visit the chemists of their localities for any medicine requirement. Vinay Jain, General Secretary, Chandigarh Chemists Association said, “We are trying to help and support our Chandigarh Citizens in whatever […]
Truecaller has launched a dedicated “COVID Hospital Directory” service in India allowing users to easily find COVID-19 hospitals and health centres in their area. The service, which is currently available for Android users, offers real-time information including telephone numbers and addresses of COVID-designated hospitals across the country. The directory can be accessed from either the […]
The double mutant Covid variant “B1617”, which was first detected in India, has spread to at least 17 countries, said the World Health Organization (WHO). The B1617 variant was first detected in India on December 1, 2020. It contains mutations from two separate virus variants — E484Q and L452R. The variant is partly held responsible […]
Chitkara University has launched a massive vaccination drive for the staff at the University campus. On behalf of the University & leading from the front, the Vaccination campaign was led by none other than Dr. Ashok Chitkara himself, Chancellor, Chitkara University and Dr Madhu Chitkara, Pro Chancellor Chitkara University. VC, Deans, faculty and staff all […]
The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IIRS) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are together organising an online course on Geospatial Technology for Archaeological Studies from May 17 to 28, 2021. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Department of Space, Government of India, is a premier Training and […]
The CoWin portal and Aarogya Setu app crashed on Wednesday as people above 18 years rush to get themselves registered for vaccination against Covid-19. However, soon after the Aarogya Setu app started working. The registration for the next phase of vaccination, which will begin on May 1, started at 4 pm today. “CoWIN Server is […]
Two Indian companies—Jio Platforms and Byju’s— have made it to Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential companies in 2021. Reliance Industry Limited’s (RIL) technology wing Jio Platforms and e-learning startup Byju’s have made it to the ‘TIME100 Most Influential Companies’, which is a new list and an expansion of the TIME100 franchise. The TIME100 […]