Amid demand for reopening schools, NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod Kumar Paul said that the decision on reopening of educational institutes, especially schools should be taken “cautiously”. “The decision (to reopen schools) has to be taken cautiously. We should take risks only when we are protected. Schools are places of large gatherings, which give the virus […]
The Ministry of Education is contemplating conducting pending editions of the engineering entrance exam JEE-Mains in July and August while the medical entrance exam NEET can be shifted to September, according to sources. However, a final decision in this regard is yet to be taken and the Ministry is in process of reviewing the COVID-19 […]
The Delta variant of the novel coronavirus that was first found in India is the greatest threat to the United States’ effort to eradicate COVID-19 in its borders, said U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci during a Tuesday press call. “The transmissibility is unquestionably greater” in the Delta variant than the original variant of COVID-19, Fauci […]
The powerful US Chambers of Commerce has launched a massive campaign to address the acute shortage of skilled and professional workforce in America, prominent among which includes urging the Biden administration and Congress to double the number of H-1B visas and eliminate per-country quota for the Green Card. The most sought-after H-1B visa is a […]
The CBSE and CISCE boards have told the Supreme Court that class 12 board examination results would be declared by July 31 and the students, desirous of taking up the board examination physically of CBSE can do so between August 15 to September 15, subject to conducive pandemic situation. The CISCE said its students can […]
Hyderabad-based biotechnology company Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has shown 77.8% efficacy in phase 3 trials. The company’s phase 3 trial efficacy data has been approved by the Centre’s Subject Expert Committee (SEC), government sources told CNN-News18 on Tuesday. Covaxin is also likely to get clearance from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) today. Bharat Biotech […]
The Directorate of Secondary Education, Rajasthan had ordered schools to start functioning from June 7 onwards. However, the schools are open only for teachers and staffs and the classes have been allowed to hold virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. The new academic session has begun yesterday, June 20. The director of education, Rajasthan, Sourabh Swami recently […]
The first day of the Centre’s new vaccine policy turned out to be a blockbuster vaccination day for India as the country administered 80.96 lakh jabs as of 8pm on Monday — almost double the earlier highest mark of 43 lakh recorded in early April. The centralised free vaccination drive began from today with the […]
