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US Senate advances bill to provide funding for technology research to coun
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 18 (ANI): The United States Senate on Monday advanced a bill that would provide billions of dollars in government funding for technology research as part of a legislative measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries.
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New anti-COVID drug 'should work against various strains': DRDO Chairperso
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) new anti-COVID drug 2-DG should work against various strains of the COVID-19 virus, DRDO chairperson Dr G Satheesh Reddy said on Monday.
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Senior virologist Shahid Jameel quits as Chairman of Centre's Covid genome
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Senior virologist Shahid Jameel on Sunday resigned as the chairman of scientific advisory group of Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a forum set up by union government in December last year for laboratory and epidemiological surveillance of cir
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Surge of COVID infections during 2nd wave attributed to double-mutant stra
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], May 16 (ANI): The PGIMER on Sunday confirmed that the surge in COVID-19 cases due to the second wave has somewhat been attributed to the B.1.617 variant strain.
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US, China engaging in nuclear arms race amid reports of Beijing developing
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): Amid strained ties between Washington and Beijing, the US-China nuclear arms have raced up after reports have emerged of the communist nation developing second-strike capability in nuclear energy.
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COVAXIN effective against coronavirus strains found in India, UK
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Vaccination with Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine - COVAXIN, has produced neutralising titres (concentration) against all key emerging variants tested, including the B.1.617 and B.1.1.7, first identified in India and the United Kingdom, the vaccine manufa
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India's investment-grade rating remains under strain: Fitch
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 15 (ANI): Downside pressures on India's creditworthiness remain prominent and the ongoing health crisis will depress economic activity in the near term, Fitch Ratings has said.
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Pak's Punjab witnessing coronavirus cases with multiple COVID-19 strains:
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): As the deadly third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Pakistan, the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department has uploaded a fresh study that says the country's Punjab province has been facing circulation of multiple strains of coronavirus with
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US to spend billions of dollars in technology for basic research to counte
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): The United States Senate has cleared an effort by legislators to set up USD 110 billion in technology funding for basic research as a measure to counter China amid strained ties and fierce competition between the two countries.
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Japan expands COVID-19 emergency state to 3 more prefectures
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday announced an expansion of a state of emergency over COVID-19 to Hokkaido, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures.
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COVID-19: India welcomes 1,200 more oxygen cylinders from UK
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): India welcomed 1,200 oxygen cylinders from the British Oxygen Company that arrived from the UK on Thursday as part of COVID assistance to help deal with the record rise in virus cases that has put a strain on the healthcare infrastructure of the country. Read More
WHO has not associated the term 'Indian Variant' with B.1.617 Covid strain
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Government of India (GoI) on Wednesday clarified that World Health Organization (WHO) has not associated the term "Indian Variant" with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in its weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic.
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