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Telangana CM writes to PM to withdraw proposed amendments to Electricity A
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 3 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urging him to withdraw proposed amendments to the Electricity Act as 'it would have an adverse impact directly on the management of the St
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Piyush Goyal asks NPC to leverage strengths for expansion of its advisory,
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday took an online review meeting of National Productivity Council (NPC), an autonomous organisation of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT).
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Plea in SC for direction to seek details on COVID-19 from China, WHO to fa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Centre to make a representation to China and the World Health Organisation (WHO), and seek information on COVID-19 to facilitate in developing an effective antidote for the virus.
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IATA calls for urgent implementation of ICAO COVID-19 guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to quickly implement the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO's) global guidelines for restoring air connectivity.
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COVID-19: Remdesivir gets nod from CDCSO for 'restricted emergency use' on
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): In a significant development, the country's top drug controller the Central Drug Control Standard Organisation (CDCSO) has given permission to Gilead Sciences for marketing authorization of its anti-viral drug Remdesivir "only for restricted emergency use" o
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Combating COVID-19: DRDO develops 'Ultra Swachh' for disinfection of PPEs,
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday said that it has developed a disinfection unit named 'Ultra Swachh' to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items and fabrics.
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COVID-19: Rugby Australia axes one-third of its staff in organisational re
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], June 1 (ANI): The Rugby Australia on Monday announced that "over 75 per cent of its workforce has been stood down, or on significantly reduced hours since April 1" as part of phase one of its planned organisational restructure as the game continues to navigate the impa
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FIR against 17 organisations for spreading rumours on fire in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 30 (ANI): FIRs have been registered against 17 organisations for allegedly spreading rumours about the fire in forests of Uttarakhand on social media, an official said.
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Coronavirus case count tops 5.7 million, says WHO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 30 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated that the overall number of coronavirus cases globally is at more than 5.7 million, with over 357,000 dying from the disease.
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Halting hydroxychloroquine trials based on faulty Lancet study is 'knee je
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 30 (ANI): Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Director-General Shekhar Mande, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) Delhi Director Anurag Agarwal and Chennai Mathematical Institute (CMI) Chennai Director Rajeev Karandikar have written to
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US terminates relationship with WHO
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 30 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) announced that his country is terminating its relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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ICMR writes to WHO disagreeing with HCQ assessment, officials say internat
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): After the Union Health Ministry expressed reservations about the World Health Organisation's (WHO) advisory to suspend hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) usage in treating COVID-19 patients, now, India's nodal government agency ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
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