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COVID-19: 'Antisera' an efficient alternative to convalescent plasma, says
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): In a breakthrough, the country's top medical research body - the India Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has developed highly purified antisera (raised in animals), which may be an efficient alternative to convalescent plasma for prophylaxis and treatmen
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Amritsar farmers continue to burn stubble as alternative methods are expen
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 26 (ANI): Farmers in Amritsar's Devi Dasspura village continued to burn their field stubble, causing plumes of smoke to emanate.
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IATA calls for systematic COVID-19 testing before departure
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 23 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for development and deployment of rapid, accurate, affordable, easy-to-operate, scalable and systematic COVID-19 testing for all passengers before departure as an alternative to quarantine
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Consumer groups to hold webinar on tobacco harm reduction
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Consumer groups in the Asia-Pacific are holding a webinar on 26 September 2020 to encourage countries in the region to acknowledge tobacco harm reduction (THR) as a human right and discuss the merits of smoke-free nicotine products as much safe
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Survey conducted by NCERT to understand online learning amid COVID-19 pand
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister of Education Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Thursday said that the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has recently conducted a survey to understand the scenario of Online Learning of school students amid COVID-1
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Hyderabad International Airport comes up with contactless elevators
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 14 (ANI): The GMR led Hyderabad International Airport has executed a pilot project of turning an elevator at the departures level from traditional push-button controls to safer touch-less alternative heightening passenger safety in view of COVID-19 pa
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No plans to contest elections; no retreat on airport lease stand: GTech
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 13 (ANI): Group of Technology Companies (GTech), the industry body of information technology (IT) companies in Kerala on Sunday dismissed reports of joining any alternative political movements or contesting the forthcoming civic body elections.
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Jobless teachers stage demonstration in Tripura's Khumulwng
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Khumulwng (Tripura) [India], September 11 (ANI): Over a hundred teachers, who lost jobs after the Supreme Court declared their appointments illegal, blocked a road and staged a demonstration demanding alternative jobs in Khumulwng area of West Tripura district on Thursday.
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Made in India Social apps capturing void created by ban on TikTok
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The wave of shock came strong for the content creators after the sudden ban on the Chinese applications, among which included one popular, widely-used video-sharing app -- TikTok. However, the Indian app developers seized the moment and stepped up to mee
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Postpone or find alternative way to conduct NEET, JEE exams: Sisodia to Ce
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 26 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday said that the Central government should either postpone or find an alternative way to conduct NEET and JEE exams.
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Republicans opposing Trump to hold alternative convention in US' Charlotte
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Aug 24 (ANI/Xinhua): A group of Republicans opposing US President Donald Trump will hold an alternative event starting on Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina to the upcoming 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC).
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Gargled water may be alternative to swabs for COVID-19 sample collection:
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Aug 21 (ANI): A study published by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has revealed that gargle lavage may be a feasible alternative to swabs for sample collection for the detection of SARS-CoV-2.
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