As hospitals across India are reeling under a severe shortage of medical grade oxygen, Centre has released a set of instructions explaining what proning is and how it helps in improving oxygenation in Covid patients. Proning is a medically accepted position to improve breathing comfort and oxygenation. Covid patients with compromised breathing comfort in home […]
Instagram’s efforts to block hateful or abusive DM requests will soon be taken another step further. In Instagram’s latest blog post, the app outlines how it will further prevent people from even seeing hateful or abusive DMs in the first place. The new tool introduced by Instagram will allow users to automatically filter out direct […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has started airlifting oxygen tankers from their place of use to the filling stations across the country to speed up its distribution, the IAF said on Friday. The IAF on Thursday airlifted three empty oxygen containers to Panagarh in West Bengal where these will be filled up and supplied to […]
Sissu village in the Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh is all set to house the world’s highest cricket stadium at an altitude of 10,235 feet (3,048m) above sea level and next to the Atal Tunnel. The altitude for the proposed stadium in Sissu will eclipse the Chail cricket ground, currently the world’s highest cricket stadium […]
To address the problems faced by the students and their parents regarding admission in schools, the Punjab Government has waived off the condition of transfer certificate for admission in schools. According to a spokesperson of the state school education department, it has come to the notice of the department that many students are facing difficulties […]
“The earth has music for those who listen” – William Shakespeare April 22 is celebrated as Earth Day all around the world to pledge support for environmental protection. The year 2021 marks the 51st anniversary of the annual celebrations, for which the theme is ‘Restore Our Earth’. This year, Google Doodle highlights how everyone can […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo moto cognizance on issues related to drug supply, vaccine policy in relation to Covid-19 pandemic and said it wanted a “national plan” on issues, including supply of oxygen and essential drugs for treatment of patients infected with the virus. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde said […]
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed that Vanita Gupta will serve as the Associate Attorney General of the United States, making her the first person of colour to occupy the third highest position at the Department of Justice. The Senate voted 51-49 to confirm Gupta. Her appointment comes after Senator Lisa Murkowski joined the Democrats to […]
With India’s Covid-19 crisis deepening day-by-day, reports now say that a triple mutation strain has been traced in parts of India. After the double mutation, the triple mutation B.1.167 (meaning three different Covid strains combining to form a new variant) has been detected in parts of the country including, Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal. “This […]
The Haryana government on Wednesday announced summer vacations in all schools across the state starting from April 22 till May 31, 2021. The decision came as the coronavirus cases in the state witnessed a massive surge in the last few days, announced Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal Gujjar. “Teachers are constantly coming to school, along […]