Covid highlighted need for more robust, inclusive, responsive global health architecture: Mansukh MandaviyaThe Covid pandemic has exposed the fault lines in the global health architecture and highlighted the need to make it more robust, inclusive...
13 May, 2023, 03.24 PM IST
Covid remains a public health emergency, says WHOIt is three years since the WHO first declared that Covid represented a global health emergency. More than 6.8 million people have died dur...
30 Jan, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
Beijing threatens response to 'unacceptable' virus measuresBeijing blasted COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, w...
03 Jan, 2023, 06.56 PM IST
WHO to make priority pathogen list for tackling future pandemics: Disease X and many more on the listDisease X has been included to represent undiscovered infections that potentially trigger significant outbreaks worldwide. The specialists ...
23 Nov, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Beijing Olympics reports no new Covid cases for first timeThere were fears ahead of the Olympics that Covid could badly impact the Games, especially with the more contagious Omicron variant. The ne...
17 Feb, 2022, 11.43 AM IST
China threatens 'countermeasures' if US boycotts OlympicsCNN and NBC cited unnamed sources Sunday as saying the diplomatic boycott -- meaning no US government officials would attend the Games, but...
06 Dec, 2021, 10.49 PM IST
UAE prohibits citizens from travelling to 14 countries, including India, PakThe UAE's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Aut...
02 Jul, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
Nothing can stop Olympics from going ahead: IOC's Coates"The prime minister of Japan said that to the president of the United States two or three weeks ago. He continues to say that to the IOC," ...
08 May, 2021, 12.41 PM IST
Indian economy may clock double-digit growth in 2021: Moody'sMoody's expects that given the focus on 'micro-containment zones' to deal with the current wave of infections, as opposed to a nationwide l...
14 Apr, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
Japan extends fresh loan to India to combat socio-economic impacts of CovidThis yen loan is the latest addition to Japan’s supports to India in its fight against COVID-19. After the outbreak of the pandemic, of Jap...
09 Jan, 2021, 11.17 AM IST
Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearersOrganizers said Tuesday the relay is to begin on March 25 from the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. This was also to have been the sta...
15 Dec, 2020, 04.44 PM IST
South Korea's Moon warns of toughest COVID-19 curbs after 2 days of record casesPresiding over an emergency meeting at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for the first time since February, Moon...
13 Dec, 2020, 11.43 PM IST
China's car production may face disruptions due to pandemic-induced chip shortage, says VWThe pandemic has hit auto and auto parts production globally, and car-making in China, the world's biggest auto market, relies heavily on i...
04 Dec, 2020, 05.29 PM IST
AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine reaches phase 3 clinical trials in US, says TrumpAstraZeneca is one of the leaders in the race to develop COVID-19 vaccine. Other companies that have COVID-19 vaccines in phase 3 trials in...
01 Sep, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Cyber criminals turning gaze towards mobile phones as surge in usage during lockdownThe Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In), the federal agency to combat cyber attacks to guard the Indian cyber space, has is...
09 Apr, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
COVID-19: CERT-In says spurt in cyberattacks on personal comps since 'work from home' protocol beganWith most employees working from home, the agency said, enterprise VPN servers have now become paramount to a company's backbone, and their...
27 Mar, 2020, 06.23 PM IST
Biotech department set to work on vaccines for coronavirusThe Department of Biotechnology (DBT) under the India chapter of the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations (CEPI) will support...
12 Feb, 2020, 08.21 AM IST