Nidhi Sharma

According to district-wise data collated by the ministry of health and family welfare between June 5 and 11, around 258 of the 734 districts in India or 35% have a high test positivity rate of over 5%.

The British microbiologists comments come days after world leaders at the G7 Carbis Bay summit decided to scale up genome sequencing to 10% of all new positives and boost global surveillance amid the pandemic. While the UK is sequencing 50-60% of all positive samples, India is sequencing less than 1…

The department of biotechnology has drawn up a detailed sewage surveillance plan. This plan will be rolled out through the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), a network of 35 genome sequencing laboratories.

The parliamentary standing committee scrutiny is noteworthy as India now faces the challenge of adding 400 GW of renewable energy in eight years - an average of 50 GW addition per year. So far, India has added 8 GW per annum on an average.

The new Cabinet has four Dalit ministers -- a first in Rajasthan. Gehlot’s entire Cabinet resigned on Saturday evening after a meeting of the Council of Ministers and the new ministers were declared late on Saturday

Airborne pollution went way down in NYC since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but environmentalists worry these gains are short-lived.

The health and family welfare ministry has revised guidelines for managing healthcare workers working in Covid and non-Covid areas of medical facilities as the rate of infection is rising.

Also, there is an urgent need of provision for convenient and smooth digital and banking services for disabled and elderly persons.

Of the 100 cities, the seven have taken a lead with most projects completed. Bhopal has completed 92% projects, Surat 82.44%, Udaipur 78%, Bhubaneswar 76%, Indore, Varanasi and Ahmedabad 70%.

Based on refrigeration technology that’s more than 200 years old, the heating contraptions have gained popularity thanks to their green footprint and low cost to operate.

As Russia’s assault continues, several nonprofit groups in Ukraine are working to fill energy gaps — caused either by attacks on the energy grid or broader energy shortages — with renewable infrastructure.