Nipah virus: There are no vaccines to prevent or cure the infection New Delhi: Kerala shut some schools and offices this week as officials raced to halt the spread of the deadly Nipah virus, after it killed two people in the fourth outbreak since 2018. Here is what we know about the virus: Where did Nipah virus […]
People of Maharashtra know who is right and who is wrong, Eknath Shinde said. (File) Thane: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday claimed the previous erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government had planned a “calculated move” to level false charges on BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and jail him among others. Eknath Shinde was replying […]
The glaciers feed 10 of the world’s most important river systems. Kathmandu, Nepal: Himalayan glaciers providing critical water to nearly two billion people are melting faster than ever before due to climate change, exposing communities to unpredictable and costly disasters, scientists warned Tuesday. The glaciers disappeared 65 percent faster from 2011 to 2020 compared with […]
The record temperature of 44.1 degrees Celcius was measured Saturday afternoon Hanoi: Vietnam reported a record high temperature late Saturday with a north-central weather station measuring 44.1 degrees Celsius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit), officials said, breaking a previous high set in 2019. South Asia has been sweltering under a heatwave for much of April, with neighbouring […]
