Face masks, hand sanitisers no more essential items, says Centre


Face masks, hand sanitisers no more essential items, says Centre

Face masks and hand sanitisers are no more essential products as their supply is sufficient in the country and, therefore, are now kept out of the purview of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, Consumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan said on Tuesday. On March 13, the Union consumer...

China Withdraws Troops At Galwan Valley By At Least A Km: Sources


China Withdraws Troops At Galwan Valley By At Least A Km: Sources

China has withdrawn its troops by at least a kilometer in the tense Galwan river valley in eastern Ladakh, where 20 soldiers were killed in a deadly brawl with Chinese troops on June 15, sources said on Monday. Indian soldiers have also pulled back and a buffer zone has been created...

India Needs Some National Guidelines On How To Report Data: WHO


India Needs Some National Guidelines On How To Report Data: WHO

Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) lauded the Indian government for its efforts in tackling COVID-19, the world nodal health agency said that India should also focus on data management originating from the pandemic. According to WHO, India's big challenge is "population", its...

Japan’s Shinzo Abe could cancel state visit by China’s Xi Jinping


Japan’s Shinzo Abe could cancel state visit by China’s Xi Jinping

Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Japan, initially scheduled for April but put off due to the coronavirus pandemic, is set to be scuttled by Tokyo after loud protests within Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party. Xi’s state visit would have been...

First indigenous Covid-19 vaccine can come by August 15


First indigenous Covid-19 vaccine can come by August 15

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has partnered with Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) for clinical trials of indigenous vaccine for the coronavirus disease. The clinical trials will be held in 12 institutes across the country. The ICMR has asked these institutes...

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