Bengaluru civic body plans for 1 lakh Covid vax jabs daily

- September 1, 2021

Bengaluru, Sep 1 The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) announced on Tuesday that its vaccination target has been revised to one lakh per day and it has made plans to achieve this figure. The BBMP, which has successfully conducted the Covid-19 Lasikaa Mela (vaccination drive) in all the primary health centres of all its eight

US economic recovery slowing due to Delta variant spread

- September 1, 2021

Washington, Sep 1 The US economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic is slowing due to the spread of the Delta variant and a sizable segment of unvaccinated people, Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at accounting and consulting firm RSM US LLP, has said. "In the United States, infections have increased to a rate of 157,000 per

DU executive council approves 4 year undergraduate courses

- September 1, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 1 Delhi University's most important decision-making body 'Executive Council', during its meeting on Tuesday, gave its nod to the four-year undergraduate course. However, some members of the Council also registered their protest during the meeting. The 4-year undergraduate course has been approved by a majority. The Executive Council has approved a number

One in four trains could run on direct supply from solar panels

- September 1, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 1 The direct supply of solar energy to Indian Railway lines — without the need to connect via the grid — would save almost seven million tons of carbon a year whilst also powering at least one in four train on the national network on competitive terms, a new study by Delhi-based