Six construction workers at the Bengaluru airport have sustained severe burns as fire broke triggered from a container carrying thermoplastic road-marking paint and bituminous substance. Two gas cylinders utilized for heating the paint blasted during the incident and the fire spread out to the nearby underpass. The incident took place at a construction site within…
Kerala will be administering the first dose for the vaccine against Covid-19 for everyone above 40 years of age by July 15, said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday, further adding that the government is planning for a vigorous campaign to be launched to accomplish the target. During the core – committee meeting over…
The Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to create a grievance redress mechanism wherein people can complain about violation of Covid-19 protocols directly via the platforms of WhatsApp and Telegram. A division bench led by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka has issued the orders on Friday on a petition which has appealed for…
A total of 100 Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds are being prepared in Bengaluru as an initiative of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Though, 77 beds are set up at CV Raman Hospital, and the remaining 24 ICU beds will be ready at the Epidemic Diseases Hospital, informed Karnataka Health and Medical Minister K Sudhakar…
Brazil has granted approval for the import of Covaxin manufactured in India by Hyderabad based Bharat Biotech with regulations, as informed by ANVISA on Friday. The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) of Brazil had last night given a green signal to import and use Covaxin. However, the approval has been given with stringent conditions for…
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday told the Indian students who are studying in foreign universities and currently stuck in India due to Covid-19 restrictions to contact their OIA Division – II. The MEA spokesperson, Arindam Bagchi tweeted, “Kind Attention! Indian students studying abroad but stuck in India due to Covid-19 and related…
Indian Medical Association’s Uttarakhand wing has strongly opposed including Patanjali Ayurved’s Coronil in the Covid-19 kit given by the Uttarakhand government. The doctor’s body iterated that the World Health Organization has not given any approval for Coronil and neither has the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) given any approval for the drug. However, Coronil…
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Friday had a virtual meeting with the Indian community based in Nigeria, Benin and Chad via video conferencing and reassured them of the government’s commitment to assist them and for their welfare. Muraleedharan wrote on Twitter, “Had a fruitful interaction with the Indian community in…
The Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), managing the operations of Kempegowda International Airport revealed it has already accomplished the net energy neutral status from December 2020. In a statement, BIAL said, ““As part of its sustainability goals, BIAL has set the target to become Net Energy Neutral by 2020-21. As an outcome of energy conservation,…
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Friday approved the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) to begin manufacturing of Russian Covid-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, days after the application filed by SII. According to news agency PTI citing official source, “The DCGI has granted permission to the Serum Institute to manufacture the Sputnik Covid-19…
