WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the government’s new digital rules that take effect today (Wednesday), saying these would compel it to break privacy protections to users. The Facebook-owned messaging service filed its petition on Tuesday against the rules that will require it to “trace” the origin of messages sent […]
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITy) on February 2021 released new IT guidelines that all social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have to follow to run in India. These new IT rules gave social media giants a three-month time frame (till May 25) to comply or they will be banned in […]
After being hit hard by the second wave of Covid-19, the Indian rupee has staged a strong comeback as it has become Asia’s top-performing currency in May. The rebound is a likely result of the improving Covid-19 situation in the country. India’s currency has climbed 1.7% against the dollar in May to beat all its […]
Drug majors Roche India and Cipla on Monday announced the launch of Roche’s Antibody Cocktail in India priced at Rs 59,750 per dose for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients who are at high risk. “The first batch of the Antibody Cocktail (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) is now available in India while a […]
Bhubaneswar residents on Friday witnessed Zero Shadow Day, a rare celestial phenomenon wherein no shadow of any object or being is observed. Generally, the event occurs twice a year when the sun remains at its peak in the sky. The event takes place when the sun comes exactly overhead over all the regions between the […]
India has fallen behind its neighbour Bangladesh in terms of per capita income with the latter reporting its per capita income at $2,227 in the financial year 2020-21, according to reports. India’s per capita income stands at $1,947 which is $280 less than that of Bangladesh, with the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown causing […]
After a spike in black fungus cases, several states such as Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, and Assam have declared it as an epidemic. In the meantime, a new fungus has emerged – white fungus. The new cases of white fungus have been found in Patna, Bihar. It is believed to be more fatal than black […]
As a rapid response to support startup-driven solutions for tackling the current second wave of Covid in the country, Indian startups and companies have been invited to apply for developing new technologies and innovative products that can enable our country to fight the crisis. NIDHI4COVID2.0, a new initiative under which the companies can apply, will […]
State broadcaster Doordarshan is planning to set up a new channel DD International to “project India’s point of view” to the world. Doordarshan floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeking applications for consultancy service to provide a detailed project report for establishing the channel. As per the EOI document, the idea is to “build a […]
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for COVID-19. The name of the kit is CoviSelfTM(PathoCatch) COVID-19 OTC Antigen LF device. ICMR said that this kit should be used only on symptomatic individuals or on immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases. “Home testing by RAT […]