Covishield side effects: Doctors’ group urges govt to review all Covid vaccines
New Delhi: In the wake of pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitting in a UK court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday expressed deep concern over the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. At a press conference, the doctors, under […]
Don’t use threats, coercion during search & seizure for recovering GST: SC tells Centre
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to not use “threat and coercion” during search and seizure operations against traders for recovery of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and instead persuade them to clear the dues voluntarily. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, MM Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi, which is examining […]
Misleading ads- Public figures must act responsibly while endorsing products: SC
New Delhi: It is imperative for celebrities and public figures to act responsibly while endorsing a consumer product as advertisers and endorsers are equally responsible for issuing misleading advertisements, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday. Clamping down on misleading advertisements, the apex court directed that before an advertisement is permitted to be issued, a self-declaration […]
New all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all coronaviruses
London: A team of scientists from the world’s leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of coronaviruses, including ones that are yet to emerge. The research published in ‘Nature Nanotechnology’ on Monday is based on a new approach to vaccine development called “proactive vaccinology”, […]
Heat intensity reduces in east, southern peninsular India
New Delhi: The intensity of the heat wave prevailing in east and parts of southern peninsular India came down slightly on Saturday, with the weather office predicting relief from the scorching conditions in these regions after two days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heatwave to severe heatwave conditions prevailed in parts of Gangetic West […]
First case of wild animal treating wounds with plants documented in study
New Delhi: Evidence of the first case of a wild animal treating their wound with medicinal plants was reported in a new study. At the Suaq Balimbing research site in Indonesia, researchers observed that a male Sumatran orangutan repeatedly chewed and applied sap from a climber plant to a wound on his cheek. “During daily […]
Only 3% women have access to external funding in smaller cities: Study
Bengaluru: Only 3% women entrepreneurs in tier 2 and 3 cities in India out of the 300 surveyed had access to external funding to start or expand their businesses, finds out a white paper on Women Entrepreneurs Transforming Middle India by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH). The white paper was released at an event organised […]
India among top 5 developing countries in aviation emissions in 2019: Study
New Delhi: In 2019, India was among the top five economically developing countries in terms of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from aviation, a new research has found. Calculating “nearly real-time” aviation emissions using global flight data, researchers found that overall, the US, China and Great Britain were the topmost contributors, with 22 per cent, 14 […]
Plastics treaty talks: Sharp disagreements appear among nations on whether to limit plastic production
Ottawa: Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic production. For the first time in the process, negotiators discussed the text of what is supposed to become a global treaty. Delegates and […]
SC dismisses plea on tallying of VVPAT slips with vote cast using EVMs
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea raising the issue of tallying of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with the votes cast using the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). A bench of justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta told the petitioner’s counsel that a coordinate bench of the apex court […]