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Tech cooperation will define this partnership: President Biden at 'Hi-tech
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that India-US cooperation matters not just for the people of the two countries but the whole world as the partnership is about tackling climate change, preventing pandemics and giving citizens real opportunity
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Threat of pandemic far from over, need to strengthen surveillance systems:
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The threat of pandemics is far from over and there is a need to integrate and strengthen One Health-based surveillance systems, said Union MoS for Health, Bharati Pravin Pawar, while addressing the third Health Working Group meeting under India's G20 Presidency here.
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Mitigating risk of extinction from AI should be global priority: AI indust
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war," read the statement published by the Center for AI Safety.
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Researchers discover antivirals that helps fight emerging infectious disea
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A recent study has discovered possible broad-spectrum antiviral drugs capable of targeting numerous families of RNA viruses, which continue to pose a serious threat to future pandemics. The UCLA Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology study, led by Gustavo Garcia Jr., tested a libra
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Other countries can harness digital public infrastructure at scale and at
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
During a session -- Digital Public Infrastructure: Stacking Up the Benefits -- of the IMF-WB Spring Meeting, the Infosys chairman said, "It has proved that it helped both in resilience against vulnerabilities and pandemics as well as it enables economic growth" and added that, "We know it
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Union Minister launches initiative to enhance India's preparedness, respon
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The ministry said this initiative will help to improve veterinary services and infrastructure, disease surveillance capabilities, early detection and response, build the capacity of animal health professionals, and awareness among farmers through community outreach.
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Union finance minister Sitharaman participates in roundtable with US Dept
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The discussion was focused on the impact of global development challenges like climate change, pandemics, fragility and conflict on development progress, and reforms at the World Bank, according to the Finance ministry.
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WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In a statement, the WHO said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will consider the evidence on over 25 virus families and bacteria, as well as "Disease X."
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G20 hosts official launch of Pandemic Fund
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Speakers at the event welcomed the launch of the Pandemic Fund as a key part of the solution to reducing risks from epidemics and pandemics in the most vulnerable parts of the world and contributing to a healthier and safer world.
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Hafele's new byline "Let's reimagine"
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 10 (ANI/NewsVoir): At a time when global trends and world pandemics are forcing significant changes in lifestyles, the need to take a fresh look at our homes and the different spaces within them, has gained great importance. After spending literally two
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Revitalized Quad, major defence partner India will support free, open Indo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): The Biden administration has released a key policy document that calls for increased cooperation of the US with democracies and like-minded states, including India, to combat shared challenges, particularly climate change, pandemics, and economic turbulence
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Wish: Wish survey shows India's healthcare system lags behind in the fight
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], September 22 (ANI/PRNewswire):55 per cent of India's healthcare workers believe the efficiency of India's national health system is at risk should a major threat or another pandemic emerge in the next five years, due to a lack of access to equipment and inadequate preparation,
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