Haiti earthquake: Waterborne disease poses new threat to children
Sep 04, 2021, at 10:49 pm
New York: A crippling earthquake followed by plummeting rains have put some 540,000 children in southwest Haiti at risk of life-threatening waterborne diseases, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned.
Air quality improvements from COVID lockdowns confirmed
Sep 04, 2021, at 06:15 pm
New York: COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world - but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday.
North Korea rejects Chinese COVID-19 vaccine
Sep 04, 2021, at 06:03 pm
UNICEF said on Thursday that North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.
India adds 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 04, 2021, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi: India, a nation which witnessed a deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday.
Covid-19: Delhi reports zero deaths for third consecutive day, 35 new cases detected
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: For the third consecutive day, Delhi reported zero deaths due to Covid-19 even as the city recorded 39 new cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government's latest health bulletin said on Friday.
COVID-19: New Mu variant could be more vaccine-resistant
Sep 04, 2021, at 01:18 am
New York: A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said.
Heat wave returns even though night temperature below normal in Kashmir
Sep 04, 2021, at 12:45 am
Srinagar/UNI: Heat wave returned due to surge in the maximum temperature even though night remains slightly cold after maximum temperature settled below normal in the Kashmir valley.
Sri Lanka now extends COVID-19 quarantine curfew
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Colombo/UNI/XINHUA: Sri Lankan authorities said on Friday that a nationwide quarantine curfew which came into effect on Aug. 20 will be further extended till Sept. 13 due to a rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Female elephant electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district
Sep 03, 2021, at 10:49 pm
Guwahati: An adult female elephant was electrocuted in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Friday.
Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:57 pm
New York: With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste”.
COVID-19: Africa could miss goal to vaccinate millions by month’s end
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:51 pm
New York: Africa could miss the goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10 per cent of its population against COVID-19 before the month ends, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Improve support for rising numbers living with dementia, urges WHO
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New York: More than 55 million people globally are living with dementia, and that number continues to grow, according to a new UN health agency report launched on Thursday, which notes that only one-quarter of the world’s countries have national policies, strategies or support plans in place.
India records 45,352 new COVID-19 in past 24 hours, 366 deaths
Sep 03, 2021, at 02:59 pm
New Delhi: India, a country which witnessed a devastating second wave of the pandemic, recorded 45,352 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
RT-PCR tests mandatory for India arrivals amid concern over C.1.2 Covid variant
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Passengers arriving to India from seven more countries, including China and South Africa will need a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours amid the concern over the C.1.2 COVID variant, the Union Ministry of Health has said in its latest guideline.
Highly infectious C.1.2 Covid variant becomes new cause of worry
Sep 03, 2021, at 03:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The emergence of new C.1.2 Covid variant, found in South Africa, has caused fresh worry while the Delta variant of the virus continues to wreak havoc in many countries.
COVID19: Sikkim reports 76 new Coronavirus positive cases
Sep 02, 2021, at 06:41 pm
Gangtok/UNI: Sikkim on Thursday reported 76 new Coronavirus positive cases.
India reports highest daily COVID-19 cases in 2 months, tally up by 47,092
Sep 02, 2021, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In concern for 1.3 billion people of India, the South Asian country Thursday reported a sharp rise in daily COVID-19 cases with the overall tally of infections going up by over 47,000.
Weather-related disasters increase over past 50 years: Study
Sep 01, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New York: A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years – killing 115 people and causing US$ 202 million in losses daily, according to a comprehensive new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Assam floods: Nearly 5.74 lakh people of 22 districts affect, death toll mounts to 3
Sep 01, 2021, at 09:57 pm
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam is still grim as 22 out of 34 districts hit with severe rainfall and affecting nearly 5.74 lakh people.
New Zealand registers 75 new community cases of COVID-19 Delta variant
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:26 pm
Wellington/UNI/Xinhua: New Zealand reported 75 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19, including 74 in the largest city Auckland and one in the capital Wellington on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country's community outbreak to 687.
India records spike in COVID-19 cases as 41,965 new cases recorded in past 24 hours
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India recorded a spike in COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as 41,965 new cases were registered, as per data released by the Ministry of Health.
10-day-old male rhino rescued from Assam's Kaziranga
Sep 01, 2021, at 05:26 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A male rhino calf of 10 days of age was rescued from the fringe of central range near mihimukh highland in Assam's Kaziranga National Park.
India sets new record on COVID vaccination, administers 1.21 Crore doses so far
Sep 01, 2021, at 03:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant achievement, a record high of more than 1.21 crore anti-COVID vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, just five days after India witnessed the first day of administration of 1 crore vaccine doses.
Covid: Five cases of Delta variant sub-lineage AY.12 detected in Uttarakhand
Sep 01, 2021, at 01:18 am
Dehradun/IBNS: Uttarakhand has reported five cases of AY.12 variant of Delta - three in Nainital district, one in Kotdwar area of Pauri Garhwal district, and 1 in Rudraprayag district, according to media reports.
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Guwahati: Assam flood situation continued to remain grim with over 3.63 lakh people of 21 districts in the state have been affected in the current deluge.
Jammu and Kashmir: Amid pandemic, a ray of hope for child mental health
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Srinagar: Cheerful voices of children echo in the newly furbished building at SMHS Hospital.
Covid tally in Odisha surges to 10,07,750 with 638 new cases
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:23 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The covid tally in Odisha today surged to 10,07,750 with the detection of 638 new cases in the past 24 hours while the death toll rose to 7969 with 68 more succumbing to the virus.
End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:50 pm
New York: The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the end of a 20-year campaign to eliminate a major threat to the health of people and the planet.
Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:33 pm
New York: With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for greater leadership and political will to end the biodiversity crisis.
India registers 30,941 new COVID-19 cases, 350 deaths
Aug 31, 2021, at 03:19 pm
New Delhi: India registered 30,941 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.