Bangladesh extends closure of land border with India till May 31
AMN/ WEB DESK The government of Bangladesh has extended the closure of the land border with India for the movement of passengers till May 31. The decision has been taken…
MoRTH asked states, UTs to create pool of trained drivers for transporting “Hazardous Cargo”
AMN Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has asked states and UTs to create a pool of trained drivers for transporting “Hazardous Cargo” due to an increase in the need…
Bangalore-based start-up develops Electrochemical test ELISA, to estimate accurate antibody concentration of COVID -19
AMN A Bangalore-based start-up has developed a novel, point-of-care Electrochemical ELISA test that enables fast and accurate estimation of total antibody concentration of COVID -19 in clinical samples. PathShodh Healthcare,…
Centre provides 23,680 additional vials of Amphotericin- B to States
AMN Chemical and Fertilizers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda has said that after a detailed review of rising number of cases of Mucormycosis in various states, a total of 23,680…
Noted Environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna is no more
AMN / WEB DESK Veteran environmentalist and pioneer of the Chipko movement,Sunderlal Bahuguna passed away on Friday at the AIIMS in Rishikesh after battling Covid-19. He was 94. Bahuguna, who…
DRDO develops antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’
BY VINIT WAHI Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO has developed an antibody detection-based kit ‘DIPCOVAN’, the DIPAS-VDx COVID-19 IgG Antibody Microwell ELISA for sero-surveillance. The kit will be very…
RBI to transfer Rs 99,122 cr as surplus to Central govt
AMN /WEB DESK Reserve Bank of India will transfer 99,122 crore rupees as surplus to the Central Government. The meeting of Central Board of Directors of RBI was held today…
Long working hours increasing deaths from heart disease and stroke: WHO, ILO
HEALTH DESK Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to the latest estimates…
Delhi reports 3009 new COVID19 cases
AMN A total of three thousand nine new confirmed cases of Corona virus infection were reported in the national capital during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of…
EU finalises deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.8 billion doses
AMN / WEB DESK The European Union’s executive arm finalised a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an additional 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 shot.…