PM Modi meets Bill Gates in Glasgow
Glasgow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on the sidelines of the climate summit here and discussed ways to further sustainable development, steps to mitigate climate change and vaccine research. The meeting between Modi and the American business magnate, whose foundation is focusing on fighting the COVID-19 […]
India saw 125 extremely heavy rainfall events this Sept, Oct: IMD
New Delhi: India recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events during September and October of 2021, the highest in five years, owing to late withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and higher-than-normal low-pressure systems, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The country recorded 89 extremely heavy rainfall events this September against 61 in the same month […]
PM Modi arrives at COP26 climate summit venue
Glasgow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived at the Scottish Exhibition Centre to attend the opening ceremony of the COP26 climate summit where he would deliver a national statement alongside other world leaders. Modi, who arrived in Glasgow on Sunday night from Rome, was received by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary […]
British PM warns world leaders as climate summit begins
Glasgow: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has opened a global climate summit, saying the world is strapped to a doomsday device.” Johnson likened the Earth’s position to that of fictional secret agent James Bond strapped to a bomb that will destroy the planet and trying to work out how to defuse it. He told leaders […]
Covid-19: Booster dose effective in reducing severe disease outcomes: Lancet study
Boston: A third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is effective in reducing severe disease outcomes compared to individuals who have received two doses at least five months ago, according to the largest real-world study of Pfizer booster shot published in The Lancet. The study by researchers from The Clalit Research Institute and Harvard University was conducted […]
Food adulteration: Accused has right to send sample to Central Food Laboratory for analysis, says SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has set aside sentence and conviction of a shopkeeper for food adulteration, saying the accused has the right to send the sample to the Central Food Laboratory for analysis. A bench of Justices Ajay Rastogi and Abhay S Oka said it is mandatory under section 13 of the Prevention of […]