In a first, Israel deploys Iron Dome to UAE to counter Iran missile and drone attacksIsrael has deployed its Iron Dome air defense system in the United Arab Emirates for the first time outside of Israel, in response to repea...
27 Apr, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
'Catastrophic like the Air India crash': Kerala Congress on what may go wrong with ethanol blended ATFIndia's decision to permit ethanol blending in aviation fuel faces strong opposition from the Kerala Congress, which warns of catastrophic ...
23 Apr, 2026, 06.10 PM IST
India allows ethanol blending in aviation fuelIndia has allowed blending ethanol and synthetic hydrocarbons into aviation fuel. This move aims to cut emissions and reduce oil imports. W...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.43 AM IST
2 vaccine doses ‘highly effective' in reducing Delta variant hospitalisation: UK analysisPublic Health England (PHE), which has been conducting regular analysis of COVID-19 variants of concern (VOC), said on Monday that the late...
15 Jun, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
India, UK variants equally transmissible, finds studyApart from the UK, the sub-lineage B.1.617.2 is prevalent in Maharashtra and other parts of India. Its presence, however, is yet to be esta...
09 May, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Double mutant infecting more than UK variant nowWhile the incidence of the UK variant seemed to be declining, the double mutant variant B.1.617 - found in Maharashtra - could be a cause o...
06 May, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
Rising Indian variant B.1.617 responsible for recent Covid surgeAn analysis by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), which assessed more than 3,500 samples as on May 4, reveals that 1,877 samp...
06 May, 2021, 09.41 AM IST
I never saw any report which said numbers will go very high: Biotech Secy"The B.1.167 (Indian) variant is prevalent in Maharashtra and we are seeing it now growing and increasing in other states like Delhi and Ka...
05 May, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
Britain variant could be behind current COVID-19 surge in Delhi, says NCDC chiefThe UK variant was found in 28 per cent of samples in the second week of March. In the last week of the month, 50 per cent of samples had t...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.32 PM IST
1,189 samples have tested positive for variants of concern of SARS COV-2 in India: Health MinistryThese include 1,109 samples testing positive for the UK variants, 79 for the South Africa variant and one sample for the Brazil variant, th...
16 Apr, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
UK variant detected in 70 per cent samples sent by PGIMER“Seventy percent of the samples had UK variant of Covid-19 and 20 percent of the samples had 681 H mutant,” said Jagat Ram, the director of...
15 Apr, 2021, 11.08 PM IST
'Covaxin, Covishield both work against Covid's UK strain'Both Covaxin and Covishield — the two vaccines against Covid in use in India — are effective against the UK variant, which is one of the tw...
13 Apr, 2021, 11.46 AM IST
UK variant found in Punjab a potential threat: CSIR-CCMB DirectorWhen asked why the UK variant has not been found majorly in cases in the neighbouring states of Himanchal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi, Mishr...
03 Apr, 2021, 06.22 PM IST
No. of people testing positive for UK variant of coronavirus climbs to 96 in India: GovtThe situation is being monitored and regular advice is being given to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing and dispat...
11 Jan, 2021, 03.12 PM IST
82 people have tested positive for new mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 in India: GovtTheir close contacts have also been put under quarantine. A comprehensive contact-tracing exercise has been initiated for their co-travelle...
08 Jan, 2021, 02.04 PM IST
Efforts being made to study impact of vaccines, diagnostics on UK variant of virus: DBT secy Renu SwarupShe said the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), formed to ascertain the status of new variants of the virus through genome sequ...
05 Jan, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
Three test positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus in Rajasthan"Three persons have tested positive for the new UK variant of coronavirus. Their samples were sent to Delhi. All three have been shifted to...
05 Jan, 2021, 07.24 AM IST