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By: Desk Explained | New Delhi | Updated: December 8, 2020 6:13:44 pm In 1954, the Survey of India determined that the elevation of Everest is 8,848 m (29,028 ft). This became recognized worldwide. Except for China. (Archive) On December 8, Mount Everest had a new elevation announced at 8,848.86 …

By: PTI | New Delhi | Updated: December 8, 2020 6:28:32 pm Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog. (Archive) Niti Aayog Chief Executive Amitabh Kant said Tuesday that tough reforms are difficult to carry out in India because there is “too much democracy,” stressing that more reforms are needed to …

Niti Aayog Chief Executive Amitabh Kant said Tuesday that tough reforms are difficult in India because there is “too much democracy,” stressing that more reforms are needed to make the country competitive. Addressing a virtual event organized by Swarajya magazine, Kant said for the first time that the Center has …

LONDON: Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside of a trial on Tuesday when Britain began vaccinating its population. An early riser, Keenan received the vaccine at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, on Tuesday morning at …

A joint survey of Nepal and China has said that Mount Everest is 86 cm higher than previously thought. Kathmandu: Nepal and China jointly announced today that the revised height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, was 8,848.86 meters, about 0.86 meters or 86 centimeters higher than the previous …

FC Barcelona (1st, 15 points) vs Juventus FC (2nd, 12 points) Competition / Round: UEFA Champions League 2020-21, Group G, Matchday 6 Barcelona departures and doubts: Ansu Fati, Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti (out) Juventus Outs & Doubts: Merih Demiral, Giorgio Chiellini (out), Gianluigi Buffon (doubtful) Date …

Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old British grandmother, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer. COVID-19 vaccine out of a trial after rapid clinical approval. An early riser, Keenan was hit at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, on Tuesday morning at 0631 GMT, a week …

Pfizer has said that the side effects in the trial volunteers were mostly mild to moderate and disappeared quickly. Britain on Tuesday will become the first country in the world to launch the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNtech, initially making the vaccine available in 50 hospitals. The country’s …

NEW YORK: Indian-origin global health expert Anil Soni has been appointed as the first executive director of the newly launched The WHO Foundation, which works alongside the World Health Organization to address the most pressing health challenges in all the world. Soni will assume his role as inaugural executive director …

Coronavirus: The new coronavirus has infected 6.7 million people and has cost more than 15 billion lives so far. New Delhi: Amid preparations to begin inoculation of high-risk groups, the daily count of coronavirus cases in India fell to 26,567 in the past 24 hours, the lowest in nearly five …