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Cyclone Nisarga hits India's west coast

After a wait of 72 hours, Cyclone Nisarga made a thumping landfall at Shriwardhan-Dive Agar in Raigad district, hitting coastal Maharashtra with full fury, officials said

India far from Covid peak due to timely clinical management: Government

Amid Covid cases rising in the country and the government ramping up testing to an average of 120,000 tests daily, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday said that India is far from the peak due to timely management of the pandemic

Gujarat COVID mutation study to help develop vaccine

Analysis of mutations across SARS-CoV2 genome from Gujarat would have a major contribution in the development of a single COVID-19 vaccine for the entire country, said Prof. Chaitanya G. Joshi, Director at Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC)

Over 350,000 returnees take COVID-19 cases in NE India to 2156

The return of 3.50 lakh natives from south and north India has led to a surge in coronavirus cases in the eight northeastern states to 2,156, including 1,623 active cases till Tuesday night, ministers and officials said

Will initiate more policy reforms to get growth back: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that more policy reforms will be implemented to speed up growth and remove structural bottlenecks in the economy

India's COVID-19 fatality rate lowest in the world: Health Ministry

India's Health Ministry on Tuesday asserted that the coronavirus recovery rate is continuously improving, while the fatality rate is on the decline and one of the lowest in the world

India inches closer to 2L (200,000) mark, with over 8000 cases for third day

India witnessed 8,171 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours. With this, the total case count mounted to 1,98,706 on Tuesday. At least 204 new fatalities were also recorded in 24 hours, taking the toll to 5,598

Paddy cultivation in full swing in Kashmir amid corona fear

Despite restrictions and the absence of non-local workers, Kashmir's paddy transplantation season is going on full swing as locals are ensuring that the lands of their ancestors do not go barren because of the threat posed by the global pandemic

Nisarga's landfall in Mumbai to be 'rare-of-rarest' event

As the storm brewing in the Arabian Sea intensified into a tropical cyclone Nisarga on Tuesday morning, many experts believe its landfall would be a rare-of-the-rarest event on the Maharashtra coastline

Covid toll in Delhi crosses 500-mark, cases jump over above 20k

The coronavirus cases in the Indian capital crossed the 20,000-mark on Monday with 990 new cases reported in a day while the death tally has reached 523 with 50 new deaths reported, the Delhi Health Department said

Moody's downgrades India's sovereign rating

Global credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Services on Monday downgraded India's sovereign ratings as it sees challenges piled up on the country's policymaking institutions to mitigate the risks of a sustained period of relatively low growth

Recovery rate rising, case fatality going down: Health Ministry

India’s Health Ministry on Monday said that two specific trends were noticed in the COVID-19 situation - while the recovery rate is increasing on one hand, case fatality is going down on the other

World facing biggest crisis since world wars: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the world is facing its biggest crisis since the two world wars amid the Covid pandemic. He was addressing a Bengaluru varsity's silver jubilee celebration on Monday

AirAsia India to give 50,000 free domestic flight tickets to doctors

Budget airline AirAsia India will give away 50,000 free domestic flight tickets to doctors under the AirAsia RedPass initiative which acknowledges their contribution in handling the COVID-19 pandemic

Unlocking India: Is the healthcare system ready for COVID-19 surge?

After remaining in lockdown for over two months, the people of India will proceed towards a normal life from Monday but with several terms and conditions. With this comes a time which will be highly sensitive for the country