In a development with huge ramifications regarding the treatment protocol for coronavirus infection, India has decided to remove convalescent plasma as an investigational therapy from its treatment protocol guidelines. The director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Professor Balram Bhargava, said on Tuesday that “discussions are ongoing …
Read More »Internet trolls compare Rahul Gandhi to Mr Bean as photo of his tractor rally goes viral
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi stopped a tractor rally in Punjab on Sunday to protest against the farm laws recently enacted by the Center. Gandhi came to Moga for tractor demonstrations in Punjab from October 4-6. The rallies, which have been named ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, would cover more than 50 km, …
Read More »India’s First Paper Strip Covid-19 Test Named ‘Feluda’ by Satyajit Ray, All You Need to Know
Image for representation. On Saturday, India’s Comptroller General of Drugs approved the commercial launch of ‘Feluda’. News18.com Last update: September 20, 2020 12:05 PM IST FOLLOW US: In April 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic was still in its early stages, a team led by two Bengali-origin scientists, Dr. Souvik Maiti …
Read More »Carl Sagan had predicted life on Venus before humans reached the Moon
After all, there may be life on Venus. On Monday, scientists revealed that they have detected a gas called phosphine in the acidic clouds of Venus. The presence of phosphine is an indicator that microbes may inhabit Earth’s inhospitable neighbor, Venus. The researchers did not discover real life forms, but …
Read More »Rhea Chakraborty’s jersey is more than ‘Roses Are Red’. Promotes campaign on sanitary napkins to rural women
Image Credits: Twitter / The Souled Store / Roses are Red. Rhea Chakraborty’s t-shirt, ‘Roses are Red’, made headlines for its message when it appeared for its NCB audience. But the real reason behind the jersey has been overlooked. News18.com Last update: September 9, 2020 2:16 PM IST FOLLOW US: …
Read More »Twitter wants PM Modi to know that we have been ‘Atmanirbhar’
[ad_1] Photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was the phrase ‘Atmanirbhar’ (self-sufficient) that tickled Twitter and netizens presented all kinds of possibilities about what all ‘atmanirbhar’ could mean in the closing. News18.com Last update: May 13, 2020, 12:25 p.m. IST In his speech on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi …
Read More »You must have the app installed before boarding the train
[ad_1] Indian Railways, which on Monday had “advised” passengers to use the special trains that began operating Tuesday to install the government’s Aarogya Setu mobile app, has now made it “mandatory.” While the guidelines issued by the railways for the 15 pairs of special trains running between Delhi and the …
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