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April 2020

Haldi derived curcumin can help in nano based drug delivery

Mandi, Researchers from Indian Institute of Technology Mandi (IIT-M) and Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science in Kolkata have developed a new route by which curcumin, the medicinal chemical present in turmeric, can be incorporated into drug nanoformulations. Turmeric has been used as a food item in India for centuries, not merely as a condiment

Production growth of India s manufacturing sector eases in March PMI

New Delhi, Production growth of India's manufacturing sector eased in March amid export decline, PMI survey report showed. Accordingly, the headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing PMI grew at the slowest rate for four months in March, hampered by softer rises in both output and new business. Contributing to the downward momentum was a record

India specific strategy needed to combat Covid 19 Rahul

New Delhi, Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi has emphasised that the country needs India specific strategy to combat COVID-19 which has been declared pandemic and number of cases are rising daily. Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "At the Congress CWC meeting today I emphasised the urgent need to devise an India specific strategy to combat the #COVID19

569 associated with Tablighi Jamaat quarantined in UP

New Delhi, As many as 569 coronavirus suspects related directly or indirectly to the Tablighi Jamaat have been quarantined in Uttar Pradesh, while in Andhra Pradesh 111 people who attended the religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin have been identified. According to UP government officials, the corona suspects were picked up on Wednesday, adding out of

Drone deployed to spray disinfectant over Nizamuddin Markaz

New Delhi, A flying object over a locality in Nizamuddin left the residents wondering what it was. Later they came to know that the South Delhi Municipal Corporation deployed a drone to spray a disinfectant over the locality, now said to be the epicentre of COVID-19 outbreak. SDMC said it used the drone to spray 1%

Moody s changes outlook for Indian banking to negative

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Moody's Investor Service on Thursday changed the outlook for the Indian banking system to negative as stress on the sector is likely to rise with the coronavirus outbreak and higher defaults. The Moody's report said that banks' asset quality will deteriorate across the corporate, small and medium enterprises and retail segments,

B desh plans to release 3 000 prisoners

Dhaka, April 2 (IANS) Bangladesh plans to release 3,000 prisoners, who are facing trials in different cases, amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak in the country's crowded jails, it was reported. The jail authority has sent a proposal regarding the matter to the Home Ministry along with a list of the inmates. "The proposal was sent

Domestic violence cases have increased during lockdown NCW

New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) The 21-day lockdown following the novel coronavirus outbreak has resulted in an increase in domestice violence cases, the National Commission of Women said on Thursday. "There have been different kinds of complaints related to the domestic violence, in which husbands are abusing them (women) and calling them COVID-19," NCW chairperson Rekha

Police raid hideouts sources say Maulana Saad in quarantine

New Delhi: Even as Maulana Saad Khandhlawi, the chief of Tablighi Jamaat continues to elude the police, sources close to him on Thursday said that he has gone into quarantine in an undisclosed place. The Delhi Police's crime branch has been conducting raids at several places in the national capital and in Uttar Pradesh also

Coronavirus India 1900 cases 50 deaths A Statewise roundup

New Delhi:According to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reports on Thursday coronavirus positive cases tally raised to 1966. Among 1764 people presently suffering from the COVID-19 disease, 150 people have recovered and discharged from the hospitals, one person migrated while 50 deaths have been reported so far. In the total number of cases reported

Mamata asks for Rs 25 000 cr from centre for Covid 19 fight

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for at least Rs 25,000 crore to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. "I earnestly urge you to sanction a grant of a minimum Rs 25,000 crore for West Bengal and release the funds still due to us from the government

COVID19 British citizen discharged from Kerala hospital

Kochi:A coronavirus positive British tourist, who tried to flee to UAE earlier this month, discharged from a government hospital on Wednesday after testing negative. Brian Neil, 57, with his wife and 17 others arrived first week of March at Munnar. On March 14, he, along with the tour party, reached the Cochin airport and after