As governments struggle to keep track of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic by testing individuals, new hotspots show up in India, where the numbers have increased sharply over the past month. Individual testing is slow and expensive: the more reliable Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test yields results after several hours, while the far less reliable rapid antigen test indicates the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus faster.
The following content is a press release. PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.) Sonipat, 10 September 2020: The Jindal School of Art & Architecture (JSAA), an interdisciplinary school of O.P. Jindal Global University, has signed several Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with reputable organisations and institutions, opening up several opportunities of internships for its students across its academic programmes in Architecture, Built Environment Studies and Interior Design at the JSAA. The JSAA has pioneered architecture, built environment and design education in the country by removing disciplinary divides and infusing a multidisciplinary ethos in its curricula.
A staggering 87% of those using the method have not been able to get a better price for their produce than those who did not go for it
The Swachh Bharat mission has made big strides, but it's had plenty of problems. Urmila is a housemaid living in a South Delhi slum. Today she has a toilet at home thanks to the Indian government's massive sanitation program called Swachh Bharat. She's grateful for not having to use a public toilet, though she admits that many prefer not using any toilet at all.
Poshan Maah 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges citizen to take part in nutrition month activities and help spread awareness about the importance of nutrition for in one’s health body
BATHINDA: Organic and natural farming in India has not become a mass movement. A mere 2 per cent of India’s net sown area is organically farmed as only 1.3 per cent of the farmers in India
A new study on antibiotic misuse in the Indian dairy sector has cast new doubt on the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) continued assertions that the country’s dairy is ‘safe for consumption’.
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Monday urged states and cities to deliver on its clean air goals before the 2024 deadline for the national clean air programme (NCAP)
In 2019, the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared September 7 as the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies. The idea was to build awareness on clean air for health, productivity, economy and environment at all levels -- individual, community, corporate and government.
The world — based on a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last December — will observe the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies for the first time on Monday
In these darkest days of Covid-19 — when jobs and economies have collapsed — 56 million households got work in the past three months and these jobs provided relief. This was under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which perhaps is the largest social net scheme in the world.
The prize is awarded to him for a lifetime of doing more to reveal the wonders of the natural world than any other individual, the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust said The Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust will present the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2019 to renowned broadcaster Sir David Attenborough on Monday.
The Covid-19-induced lockdown had brought economic activities to a near halt, but overall electricity demand in Delhi was not affected significantly beyond the first lockdown period, says an analysis of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on power consumption in the capital during lockdown and unlock phases.
New Delhi: The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, announced by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 7 August, aims at zeroemission, but depends entirely on its implementation and vision of integrated transport system to achieve the goal of last-mile connectivity.
World Samosa Day is celebrated every year on September 5 in India as well as everywhere on over the world. Samosa is a mood-lifting snack that greatest Indian swear-by and to celebrate the essence of the tasty dish. As per Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Samosa is healthier than a burger as it is made by using fresh ingredients and is free of preservatives, additives, and flavourants.
Following protests from the Chhattisgarh government, the Union Ministry of Coal has revised the list of mines to be auctioned for commercial mining and now 38 blocks will go under the hammer instead of the 41 mines announced earlier.