Recently, Pune was declared as a hotspot due to the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases and deaths. Five people died within a span of 14 days in Pimpri Chinchwad, Pune which includes, three brothers who were in a high risk group and a couple who left behind their 13-year-old daughter all alone. Pune city has recorded 220 deaths, since March.
US-based bio-technology startup, Koniku has designed a robot, 'Konicore', to detect COVID-19. Reportedly, the robot creates a 'smell cyborg', to identify various smells. In its clinical study, it has successfully detected Influenza A. The company… read-more
The Chairman of Rajya Sabha has forwarded the 'Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020' to a standing committee. The bill aims to setup a national board that decides on standards and regulations for clinics and laboratories, which … read-more
TAGS: Assisted reproduction, rajya sabha, Bills, standing committee
India ranked 94th among 107 countries in the Global Hunger Index 2020, showing a slight improvement from its 2019 rank of 102 from 117 countries. While the world hunger was termed as ‘moderate’, the GHI categorised India’s score (27.2 out of 50)… read-more
TAGS: World Food Program, Global Hunger Index, India, 2020, Deprivation, Child stunting, Child Mortality Rate
A horde of Polish women gathered to protest against the new abortion laws which were implemented by ruling party (PiS). The new rule has banned the abortion of malformed feotus, which counted for 98% of legal abortions in the previous year. It is… read-more
TAGS: Poland, European Union, Abortion, Protests, Pregnant women, Covid-19
According to a medical research, backed by the Japanese government, almost 100% of the airborne droplets of size less than five micrometres can reach to people by exploiting the gap between the face and the face shield. It added that the shields… read-more
TAGS: Face Shield, Covid-19, health care, Japan
American Pharmaceutical company, Eli Lilly, which was running trials of a potential "antibody treatment" for COVID-19 has paused its trials. Reportedly, the trials were approved by the US Government and the treatment was based on the use of "… read-more
TAGS: Eli Lilly, antibody, Covid-19, coronavirus treatment, United States