PM Modi has done more for farmers than what was done in past 70 years: JP NaddaBJP president J P Nadda said schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Soil Health Card Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Credit...
22 Jun, 2021, 11.01 PM IST
Can Covid vaccines cause infertility? Can you have alcohol 24 hrs after vaccination? Doctors bust 17 mythsVaccine hesitancy has been on the rise, all thanks to the rumours circulating on social media platforms.
14 Jun, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
UP: Reluctant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, villagers jump into Saryu riverShukla said he made the villagers understand the importance and benefits of vaccination, and tried to dispel the myths, following which 18 ...
24 May, 2021, 09.35 AM IST
COAI urges govt to remove fake messages on social media linking COVID-19 to 5GPeople have been sharing audio and video messages on social media platforms in which 5G towers are being blamed for rise in casualties acro...
18 May, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
Bolo Indya partners MyGov India to drive mass awareness about vaccinationThe partnership aims to aid the Centre's efforts in combating the coronavirus pandemic, and provide users -- especially those in tier 3 and...
05 May, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
Facebook expanding climate info hub in battle against misinformation, will debunk myths for usersThe hub will rely on climate communication experts from George Mason University, the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the U...
19 Feb, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
Debunked COVID-19 myths survive online, despite factsPublic health officials, fact checkers and doctors tried to quash hundreds of rumors in myriad ways. But misinformation around the pandemic...
17 Dec, 2020, 10.11 PM IST
Facebook to warn users who "liked" coronavirus hoaxesFacebook says it will also direct people who engaged with those posts to information about virus myths debunked by the World Health Organiz...
16 Apr, 2020, 07.26 PM IST
Gautam Adani says Indian economy will bounce back from lows inflicted by COVID-19While the IMF has projected economic growth of 1.9 per cent in 2020-21, the World Bank sees India's growth at 1.5- 2.8 per cent as the coro...
15 Apr, 2020, 08.05 PM IST
Ramping up testing in UP can be lifesaver: Priyanka Gandhi to Yogi AdityanathCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called for ramping up testing facilities to check coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh, saying...
10 Apr, 2020, 01.50 PM IST
Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand emerging as hotspots for pangolin trafficking in India, researchers warnA recent study, published in the journal Cell, had placed pangolins as a natural reservoir of coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2, the one ...
09 Apr, 2020, 12.00 PM IST
PIB fact checkers dispel myths, verify 2,000 WhatsApps messagesNinety per cent of the messages are to do with “how clapping kills the coronavirus”, and “how gargling with vinegar is a definite cure for ...
24 Mar, 2020, 08.43 AM IST
Facebook Messenger wants developers to help fight coronavirus with accurate infoThe program will connect health organisations with developers to speed up responses to people's questions.
23 Mar, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
Govt launches chatbot on WhatsApp to create awareness about coronavirus, curb misinformationWith fears around coronavirus fuelling rumours and misinformation on social media, the government has launched a chatbot on messaging platf...
22 Mar, 2020, 01.07 AM IST
AIIMS Director busts biggest coronavirus myths about non-veg food, hot weatherDr Randeep Guleria sought to dismiss claims that the intensity of coronavirus would taper down and ultimately vanish with temperatures goin...
17 Mar, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
'Coronavirus is real': Parineeti Chopra wants people to stop being overconfident & stupid, urges fans to change attitudeThe actor warned that COVID-19 is extremely contagious and unstoppable.
12 Mar, 2020, 01.18 PM IST
Haptik launches WhatsaApp chatbot for novel Coronavirus awarenessGiven the accessibility of WhatsApp as a medium and people’s preferences to chat, Haptik said that it had built a chatbot called “nCov help...
10 Feb, 2020, 08.42 PM IST