New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the name of the monkeypox virus to tackle the stigma and racism associated with it. The organisation is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it causes,” said…
Geneva, June 5 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Sunday said it has been reported of 780 laboratory confirmed cases of monkeypox from 27 countries that are not endemic to the monkeypox virus. This represents an increase of 523 laboratory confirmed cases (+203 per cent) since May 29, when a total of 257 cases…
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Bernard Bigot, Director-General of the ITER Organisation, to which India is consistently delivering in-kind contribution for the upcoming world’s largest first-of-its-kind fusion reactor in southern France, passed away on Saturday due to illness. He was 72. An inspirational leader for more than four decades across multiple fields of science and…
Bengaluru, May 5 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the areas of space situational awareness (SSA), astronomy and astrophysics. Shantanu Bhatawdekar, Scientific Secretary, ISRO, and Sat Prakash Bansal, Vice-Chancellor, CUHP, Dharamsala, signed the MoU on Thursday….
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The provisional payroll data of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), released on Wednesday, shows that it has added 14.12 lakh net subscribers in the month of February 2022. According to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the month-on-month comparison of payroll data reflects a slight increase of 31,826 net…
New Delhi/Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) After the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended the supply of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin vaccine under the United Nations (UN) procurement after an inspection last month, the company has said it is working on upgrades to ensure that the production of Covaxin continues to meet ever increasing global regulatory requirements. The…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch seven satellites during the current year and the expenditure towards the realisation of satellites is nearly Rs 490 crore, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. “ISRO has successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite EOS-4 onboard PSLV-C52 on February 14, 2022…
Chennai, March 14 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday successfully tested the solid fuel motor of its small rocket under development, said a senior official. The official also said the space agency is planning to fly the small rocket — Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) – during the first half of this…
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) forecasts on Tuesday indicated a moderate chance (about 65 per cent) of the current La Nina conditions continuing during March-May 2022, and about a 35 per cent chance of their further weakening to El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO)-neutral conditions. The La Nina that developed in the…
New Delhi, 23 Feb (IANS) A joint team of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, for the first time in the country successfully demonstrated Quantum Key Distribution link between Prayagraj and Vindhyachal in Uttar Pradesh, a distance of more than 100 km. Quantum key distribution…
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