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Lucknow 3rd most polluted city in India
Lucknow: The air pollution level in Lucknow has crossed the 300-mark on the Air Quality Index, making it the third most polluted city in the country.
For the first time in October, Lucknow had an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 328, figuring…
Global Covid-19 cases top 41.1mn: Johns Hopkins
Washington: The overall number of global coronavirus cases has increased to 41.1 million, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,130,400, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
As of Thursday morning, the total number of cases…
Onion price: Centre relaxes import norms, releases buffer stock
New Delhi: Concerned over the rising price of onions, the Centre on Wednesday relaxed the norms for import of onions while deciding to release the crop from the buffer stock in a calibrated manner.
The government has built a buffer stock…
Good news for govt employees as Cabinet approves Rs 3,737 cr bonus
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved productivity linked bonus and non-productivity bonus for the financial year 2019-20 for over 30 lakh non-gazetted employees.
The bonus will be given in a single installment, through…
India sustains the continued trend of consistent decline in Active Cases
New Delhi: India has sustained its trend of maintaining the active cases below the 7.5 lakh mark for the 2nd successive day.
With a high number of COVID patients recovering every day, India’s steady trend of posting high level of daily…
Air pollution in India caused over 1.16L infant deaths in 2019: Study
New Delhi: The first-ever comprehensive analysis of air pollution's global impact on newborns finds that outdoor and household particulate matter pollution contributed to the deaths of more than 1,16,000 Indian infants in their first month…
Court delivers justice in 22 days, sentences rapist to jail till death
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh): A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh here has sentenced a man life behind bars till his death after finding him guilty of raping a six-year-old girl.
Special judge Veena Narayan held accused, Dalpat, guilty and also…
10 caught cheating with hi-tech gadgets in MBBS final exam
Agra: Ten students were caught cheating during the final year MBBS exam of a private medical college at the Khandari campus of the Agra University.
The invigilators found that a few of the students giving examination were talking to…
Biomedical waste management urgent to halt Covid-19: UNIDO
New Delhi: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on Tuesday stressed the need to halt the spread of Covid-19 through all possible infection channels, including from contact with or mismanagement of infectious waste.…
Virus can hit recovered Covid patients once antibodies start depleting: ICMR
New Delhi: Patients who have recovered from Covid-19 can again get infected by the virus once the antibodies of the viral disease starts depleting, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said on Tuesday.
"According to the Centre…
