India’s Hetero Labs Seeks Emergency Use Nod For Merck’s COVID-19 Drug: On Friday, India’s Hetero Labs said it desired an emergency use nod for Merck’s COVID-19 drug, from the local regulator. Merck’s COVID-19 drug is Molnupiravir. The trials had shown that this drug helped in reducing hospitalizations and in mild cases, the recovery is also good. Merck & Co and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics developed an antiviral drug, Molnupiravir, for the treatment of non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In between March and April, Merck met various Indian drugmakers such as Dr. Reddy’s laboratories and Cipla, for expanding production of the drug and conduct trials.…
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Zika Virus in Kerala: Detected in Kerala For The First Time: A 24-year-old pregnant woman was found infected with Zika Virus in Kerala. The detection of this mosquito-borne Zika virus is the first time in the Kerala state. Across the state, an alert is issued by the health department. Overall, 19 samples are sent to the National Institute of Virology, Pune, for testing. Of those, 13 samples result is positive. All these 19 samples are sent from the Tiruvananthapuram only. The pregnant woman, who is tested positive is admitted to a private hospital and her health is stable. This is…
Mahindra Thar Price in India – Increased: If you are planning to buy a new car in India or else if you are familiar with the Indian automotive industry, then you would have noticed so many companies in this sector have been on the price hike. Recently, Mahindra & Mahindra introduced an upward revision for the Thar SUV and other SUVs in India. The Mahindra Thar New Price in India is effective from 06th July 2021. The current price hike is the third one for the automaker. The Mahindra & Mahindra company announced price hikes in February and May, previously.…
Telangana Government Websites To Be Inactive From July 09-11; Know The Reason: All the Telangana Govt Websites shut down for 48 hours, starting from 09th July, 09 pm. Hence, no one can access the Telangana online services up to 11th July 2021, 09 pm. The reason for the Telangana govt websites to go offline is the maintenance of those websites by the state IT Department. Here is the complete information of why the Telangana government websites to be inactive. As per the local media reports, to upgrade the power backup system of the state’s online infrastructure, the Telangana State Data…
UP BEd Entrance Exam Date 2021: UP JEE B.Ed Entrance Exam Date From July 30: The UP BEd Entrance Exam 2021 Date is announced by the Lucknow University, today. The Uttar Pradesh B.Ed Entrance Exam Date 2021 is scheduled for 30th July 2021. So, the candidates, who have registered for the UP BEd Entrance Exam 2021, refer to the official portal, lkouniv.ac.in, for more info. Earlier, 18th July 2021 is the UP JEE B.Ed. Exam conducting date. Because of the covid situation, the UP JEE B.Ed Entrance Exam Date 2021 was postponed. Now, the new Uttar Pradesh B.Ed Entrance Exam…
New Plant Species in Antarctica: Discovered By Punjab University Scientists: Greenery has started to set in Antarctica, due to the loss of so much ice cover. In 2017, a biologists team from Punjab University went to the Indian Research Station and took some moss samples. The biologists’ team from the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda (CUPB) has discovered moss species from eastern Antarctica. Can you guess that species name? As a tribute to the goddess Saraswati, they named that species ‘Bryum Bharatiensis’ and kept ‘Bharati’ as a name to one among India’s Antarctic Station. Discovery Of New Species In Antarctica…
Twitter Chief Grievance Officer Appointment: Fill Other Positions Too: Twitter India has appointed an interim chief grievance officer, who is an Indian resident. This appointment was made to comply with the new Indian IT rules. It is going to designate two more executives too. All this is said by the social media giant, Twitter in court today. The appointment comes into effect from 6th July 2021. Twitter Inc has posted all three job positions and within eight weeks, it is trying to make an employment offer too. The company has also said that as it is willing to comply with…
NEET 2021 Exam Date: Students Are Hoping For Announcement, As New Education Minister Appointed: For the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2021 clarity, so many students are waiting, all over India. As the JEE Main 2021 Exam dates have been announced, but there is no update on the NEET 2021 Exam. In view of the new Education Minister’s appointment, all are hoping for the announcement. So, all are having eyes on the Dharmendra Pradhan only, for the NEET 2021 Exam Latest News. Very interestingly, the former Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank’s last task was the announcement of JEE Mains…
Cabinet Reshuffle 2021: Meet New Modi Cabinet Women Ministers: On this Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi’s cabinet expansion has happened. 36 new Cabinet Ministers are placed and in the seven are the Women Ministers. New Modi Cabinet Women Ministers Profiles Here, we are presenting all the new women Cabinet Ministers’ profiles. Look at the below sections Meenakshi Lekhi: Meenakshi Lekhi is a BJP Member of Parliament from Delhi as well party’s national spokesperson. In view of her interest in India’s culture and civilization, as well as her good articulation, she has been given the charge for MOS (External Affairs and Culture Ministry).…
COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh: Curfew Relaxed From Today; Know The Details: The COVID-19 cases are declining day by day in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Hence, from today onwards, the AP government has relaxed furthermore. But, there is an exception for the Godavari districts. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has taken this decision in the Covid-19 review meeting. As per the current situation, some more new relaxation has been given. Those are reopening cinema halls, gyms, restaurants, and function halls. But they should run by following the Coovid protocols. Like, fifty percent seating capacity and mandating the sanitizers and masks usage.…