Tag:India

Health

India’s COVID-19 death toll now world’s 4th highest

India on Friday, August 14, 2020 overtook Britain as the country with the fourth-highest number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in the world, according...

Michael Simire - August 14, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Over 200 die after weeks of flooding, landslides in South Asia

Weeks of severe flooding and landslides across Nepal, India and Bangladesh on Monday, July 20, 2020 left more than 200 dead, with high waters...

Michael Simire - July 20, 2020

Health

India joins U.S., Brazil to record over 1m COVID-19 cases

India on Friday, July 17, 2020 became the third country in the world to record over one million cases of the new COVID-19, behind...

Michael Simire - July 17, 2020

Health

India’s first COVID-19 vaccine may be launched by Aug. 15

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is likely to launch the first COVID-19 vaccine by Aug. 15 in partnership with Hyderabad-based vaccine manufacturing company...

Michael Simire - July 3, 2020

Pollution

World Environment Day: CSE unveils eight-point charter for blue skies, clean lungs

During the pandemic-induced lockdown period, PM 2.5 levels across six major Indian cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru – dropped a...

Michael Simire - June 5, 2020

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Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India

A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested positive for the novel...

Michael Simire - May 29, 2020

Disaster Risk Management

Cyclone Amphan lashes Bangladesh, killing 16

At least 16 people were killed as Cyclone Amphan slammed the Bangladesh coastlines after making landfall in the country onthe night of Wednesday, May...

Michael Simire - May 22, 2020

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