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India registers 26,291 new Covid cases, 118 deaths in last 24 hours

Registering an upward trend for 5 days in a row, the total active caseload has gone up to 2,19,262, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.68%, the health ministry data stated.

Pollen season is here and it could increase your risk of Covid

Pollen can suppress how the human immune system responds to viruses.

India records highest single-day spike this year with 24,882 new Covid cases

The country's active Covid caseload has increased to 2,02,022, which constitutes 1.74% of the total infections. The recovery rate dropped to 96.82%.

Prasar Bharati income nearly halved in 3 yrs over govt ad cut, pro bono campaigns: MPs’ panel

The Parliamentary panel says Prasar Bharati needs to make more efforts to monetise content available with the organisation in order to generate revenues.

‘Pandemic not yet over, be vigilant’ — Centre over rising Covid cases

NITI Aayog's V K Paul expressed concern over the rise in active Covid cases and said the Centre was very worried about the rise in cases in Maharashtra.

87.8 lakh Covid-19 tests done till 31 December — Delhi govt’s Outcome Budget report

The Delhi govt's 'Outcome Budget' for 2020-21 was presented Monday that showed education, health, public works and environment departments as top performers.

86.25% new Covid cases from 6 states in last 24 hours, says health ministry

According to the Health Ministry report, Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu registered a total of 18,599 new cases in the last 24 hours.

Indian innovation begins in small towns and IITs. Covid ventilators were no different

In ‘The Ventilator Project’, Srikant Sastri and Amitabha Bandyopadhyay write about how IIT-K’s Nocca Robotics built an ICU ventilator to save Covid patients.

Centre sends health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab after spike in daily Covid cases

The teams are being deployed to assist State Health Departments in coronavirus surveillance, control and containment measures, the Union health ministry said.

Antigen test at venue, couples counselling — how Maharashtra’s tackling super-spreader weddings

Maharashtra has so far recorded 21.6 lakh Covid cases, of which 79,093 are active. Pune has the most number of active cases at 15,872, followed by Nagpur and Thane.

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?