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Walk in the suburbs: Here’s why major cities around the world are retrofitting suburbs to increase walking

Major cities of the world are designing the suburbs in a way so as to encourage people to walk, cycle or use community transport as much as possible
About 150 cities in the world, including Bogotá, Lima and Paris, have dedicated cycling and walking infrastructure, connecting the city centre with the suburbs

Over 54 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far in the country: Govt

The ministry said 27,37,130 first doses and 6,07,591 second doses were administered to beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group on Saturday.

Over 54 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses administered so far in the country: Govt

COVID-19 third wave unpredictable: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

More than 50 per cent of children have already been infected as per the sero survey and have antibodies, Guleria pointed out.

COVID-19 third wave unpredictable: AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria

Delhi records 50 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality

No death due to COVID-19 was recorded in Delhi on Friday, the third consecutive day when the daily fatality count was nil, while 50 fresh cases were reported with a positivity rate of 0.07 per cent, a

Covid-19 cases in Delhi, India

Delhi weather update: ‘Break monsoon’ phase likely to continue till August 18

The 'break monsoon' phase got extended in the absence of any favourable weather system which would have pulled the monsoon trough from the foothills of the Himalayas towards the plains.

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COVID-19: Andhra Pradesh clocks 1,535 new cases, 16 deaths

East Godavari reported 299, Chittoor 237, SPS Nellore 211, West Godavari 177, Guntur 173, Krishna 109 and Prakasam 107 new cases in 24 hours. The remaining six districts added less than 70 new cases e

The cumulative positives inched up to 19,92,191, recoveries to 19,60,350 and toll 13,631, it said.

Punjab to increase Covid tests to 60,000 per day

Reviewing the state's preparation for an imminent third wave, Singh directed the health department to undertake priority sentinel testing for patients at government and private hospitals, travellers a

Based on this, districts should formulate strategies for micro-containment zones, he said in a statement.

The turtle returns! Rescued turtles arrive home at Assam

This is the third time the turtles have had the opportunity to fly back to their homes, through generous cooperation between state forest departments, conservation organisations and individuals, Singh

3 flights a week in London-Kochi sector from Aug 22, says CIAL

CIAL has waived parking and landing fee to the airlines operating in the European sector as part of its persistent effort to improve global connectivity, it said.

Global sizzling: July was hottest month on record, NOAA says

While the world set a record in July, the United States only tied for its 13th hottest July on record. Even though California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington had their hottest Julys, slightly cooler th

Coronavirus News Highlights: Karnataka to open schools for classes 9-12 in districts with under 2% positivity rate; Maharashtra reports 5,787 new cases

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Wockhardt inks deal to produce Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in India

The agreement was signed between Wockhardt and Enso Healthcare, part of the Enso Group, which is RDIF's coordination partner for sourcing Sputnik V vaccines in India.

Wockhardt will manufacture and supply to Enso up to 620 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine and the Sputnik Light vaccine, Wockhardt said.

Covid-19 vaccine: SII chairman Cyrus Poonawalla says booster dose of Covishield desirable

"Since there was a shortage of vaccine, the Modi government changed it to three months, but a two-month gap is ideal," Poonawalla said.

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Covid-19 Unlock: West Bengal allows business establishments to remain open till 10.30 PM

The relaxation will come into effect from Monday onwards. The state administration had on Thursday extended the existing COVID restrictions till August 30 but reduced night curfew timings by two hours

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Cumulative Covid vaccine doses cross 53 crore in India: Govt

Cumulatively, 19,12,12,891 people in the 18-44 years category across all states and union territories have received their first dose and 1,44,57,719 have received their second dose since the start of

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Bharat Biotech’s Covid nasal vaccine gets regulator’s nod for holding phase 2 clinical trial

The regulatory approval has been received for conducting "a Phase 2 randomised, multi-centric, Clinical Trial of Heterologus Prime-Boost Combination of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines to evaluate the immunogenici

Bharat Biotech is scaling scale up of manufacturing capacity and adding production lines across multiple facilities in Hyderabad and Bengaluru to make 700 million doses of Covaxin annually.

Independence Day: Planning to hoist a Tricolour? Here’s the Indian Flag Code guideline that you must follow

The government modified the Indian Flag Code on January 26, 2002, to enable citizens to hoist the Tricolour over their houses, factories, and offices on any day of the year and not just public holiday

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Over 50 lakh domestic air passengers in July, 61% higher than June: DGCA

While IndiGo carried 29.32 lakh passengers in July, a 58.6 per cent share of the domestic market, SpiceJet flew 4.56 lakh passengers, accounting for a 9.1 per cent share of the market, according to th

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Mental health in sports: How athletes maintain wellbeing despite pressure to succeed

Recently, the topic came under the spotlight following the decisions of Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and Ben Stokes’ decisions to withdraw from their respective tournaments and prioritise the wellbein

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Planning a trip and noticed a sudden spike in airfares? Here’s why

Additionally, the Centre has also raised the minimum and maximum fares for domestic flights, which is expected to make domestic flights more expensive.

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Wockhardt partners with RDIF to produce, supply Sputnik vaccine

The agreement has been inked under the aegis of Enso Healthcare (part of Enso Group), RDIF's coordination partner for sourcing Sputnik V vaccines in India.

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Organ donation has risen tenfold in India but more needs to be done

Organ donation is one of the greatest contributions to humanity. It is a true gift of life - not only are you saving the lives of many, but also bringing in new hopes and dreams to the receiver.

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Air travel becomes costlier, govt raises caps on domestic airfares by 9.83-12.82 per cent

India had imposed lower and upper limits on airfares based on flight duration when services were resumed on May 25, 2020, after a two-month lockdown due to coronavirus.

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Chandigarh launches pan-city public bike sharing project with 1200 e-bikes, check details

The project has been envisaged to have at least 5000 bicycles and 617 parking docks in a year which will turn the project into the largest and densest bike sharing project in the country.

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