Messaging application Signal having end-to-end encryption is not adhering to the recent social media and intermediary guidelines, revealed the officials aware about the issue. The company is also supposedly under the Information Technology Act and the facility of safe harbour in it is not likely to be applicable due to the non-compliance, added the officials….
Bengaluru Urban, covered in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), is the exclusive district in the state of Karnataka which has administered 50 or more doses for every 100 people, as per the data given by Health and Medical Education Officer Dr. K Sudhakar. Sudhakar tweeted on Wednesday that the top five districts include Bengaluru…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have an interaction via the mode of video conferencing with the participants of Toycathon-2021, with the objective to make India a centre for ideation and production of toys, as scheduled on June 24 at 11 am. He posted about it on Twitter, saying, “At 11 AM tomorrow, 24th June, will…
The countries representing BRICS, which includes Brazil, Russia, China, India, China and South Africa have together agreed on an innovation cooperation at the 11th BRICS S&T Steering Committee meeting. The proposal presented by India would be considered at the BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Entrepreneurship (STIEP) working group for detailing the action plan, according to…
India has vaccinated more than 294 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as of Tuesday, June 22. Alongside, Bharat Biotech presented the data of phase III clinical trials of Covaxin to the expert panel. The company also mentioned that it will generate 25 million shots of vaccine a month before August. Alongside, as of Tuesday,…
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa declared on Tuesday that no decision will be taken about reopening of schools as the vaccines for the ones above 18 years are still underway through clinical trials. A 92-page interim report from the 13 member high-level committee led by cardiac surgeon Devi Prasad Shetty was issued to Yediyurappa, which…
The Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Dr. Randeep Guleria revealed that the Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin of Bharat Biotech International Limited, will supposedly be approved for children till September. Dr. Guleria told India Today, “After the completion of the second and third phase of trials of Covaxin for children, the trial data…
With the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, BMRCL’s revenue generation has been affected, and is looking at the Karnataka government to raise the loans. The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) needs to have a minimum of Rs 300 crore for managing the salaries of the employees, maintenance, and servicing of the loans already taken….
Karanataka Chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday declared a series of relaxations in the lockdown which comprises resuming of metro and restaurants’ dine in. The state has also permitted outdoor shooting for films and television serials. But, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) requested the state government on Monday to give permit for resuming…
As many as eight oxygen generation plants have been set up and established in the Northeastern states which include Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura, with the assistance provided by the Japanese government in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as an initiative to help India amid the Covid-19 situation in the country. On Tuesday,…
