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WHO accepts Bharat Biotech’s expression of interest for Covaxin

A pre-submission meeting with WHO will take June 23 during which the vaccine maker will have an opportunity to submit a summary on the overall quality of the jab.

Virus ‘still amongst us’: PM Modi launches crash course to prepare 1 lakh ‘Covid warriors’

The program will create skilled non-medical healthcare workers to fill the present and future needs of manpower in the health sector, the PMO said.

India’s ZyCoV-D set to become world’s first DNA Covid vaccine as govt approval likely soon

Gujarat-based Zydus Cadila has told Modi govt that it could apply for emergency use authorisation for ZyCoV-D vaccine in the next 10-12 days.

India records 1,587 Covid deaths in last 24 hours, lowest in 61 days

Active cases have fallen below 8 lakh after 73 days and the national recovery rate has improved to 96.03%. A total of 62,480 new Covid infections were recorded Thursday.

Children unlikely to be ‘disproportionately’ affected by any future 3rd wave: AIIMS sero survey

At 55.7% and 63.5%, respectively, a mid-term analysis of the AIIMS survey found seroprevalence in children already high and comparable to the adult population.

Why West Bengal’s Covid infection rate is at 1.36, much higher than India’s 0.78

According to a top Bengal official, the Delta variant was found in nearly 90 per cent of the cases registered in the state in the past fortnight.

To launch J&J Covid shot in India, Biological E begins talks with govt lab to test vaccine

Hyderabad-based Biological E has been contracted by American J&J to mass manufacture its one-shot vaccine.

Vaccination picks up pace with 35 lakh shots given in last 24 hrs, but still a long way to go

If India administers an average of 31 lakh doses a day, it will take more than a year to vaccinate the entire population.

Doctor operates on MP woman to remove tumour from brain. It turns out to be white fungus

According to celebrated neurosurgeon Deepak Kulkarni, the white fungus in the 50-year-old woman’s brain in Indore looked like a malignant tumour until biopsy showed otherwise. 

US CDC classifies Covid Delta variant, first identified in India, as ‘variant of concern’

The variant of concern designation is given to strains that are believed to be transmissible or can cause severe disease. Vaccines, treatments may also be less effective against it.

On Camera

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?