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Human Trials Of 2nd COVID Vaccine Candidates Move To Phase 2

India News | Pres Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

The Phase 1 human clinical trials of two COVID-19 vaccine candidates developed indigenously by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR and Zydus Cadila Ltd have been completed and the trials have moved to Phase 2, ICMR Director General Balram Bhargava said on Tuesday.

HRD Ministry Renamed “Ministry Of Education”; Website, Social Media Show Change

Education | Written By Bishal Kalita | Tuesday August 4, 2020

From now on, the Ministry of Human Resource Development, or MHRD will be known as the Ministry of Education (MoE).

"Mumbai No More Safe To Live": Amruta Fadnavis On Sushant Rajput Probe

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2020

Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has tweeted that Mumbai had lost its "humanity" and was "no more safe to live" looking at the way the metropolis police was handling the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

HRD Minister Releases Alternative School Calendar For Classes 6 To 8

Education | Edited by Mridusmita Deka | Monday August 3, 2020

Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ released an alternative academic calendar for the next eight weeks for the Classes 6-8. The calendar contains detailed guidelines for teachers on the use of technology and social media tools.

Oxford Covid Vaccine: Serum Institute Gets Nod For Phase 2, 3 Human Trial

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 3, 2020

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has given nod to the Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting phase 2 and 3 human clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by the University of Oxford, in the country.

Opinion: National Education Policy (NEP) Explained By One Of Its Authors

Opinion | Prof. Rajendra Pratap Gupta | Sunday August 2, 2020

India's education policy is futuristic and bold, and at the same time practical, considering the needs of the time. But a lot will depend on how it is interpreted and implemented. One challenge is the availability of skilled human resource and the transition time.

NASA Astronauts Riding SpaceX Capsule Poised for Weekend Return, Weather Permitting

Reuters | Saturday August 1, 2020

The two NASA astronauts who rode to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's new Crew Drago are due to return on Sunday after a nearly four-month voyage that marked NASA's first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.

Food Security Allowance In Lieu Of Mid-Day Meal To Be Provided To Students: MHRD

Education | Written By Aarzoo Snigdha | Saturday August 1, 2020

Minister of Human Resource Development, Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, informed that the students eligible under the Mid-Day Meal scheme would now be getting Food Security Allowance, FSA, in place of coked food till the schools reopen.

US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Company Over Abuse Of Ethnic Minorities

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 1, 2020

The United States intensified its economic pressure on China's Xinjiang province on Friday, imposing sanctions on a powerful Chinese company and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic minorities.

Panel Recommends Oxford COVID Vaccine Partner For Phase 2,3 Human Trial

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 1, 2020

A subject expert committee on COVID-19 on Friday recommended to the country's drug regulator that permission be granted to Serum Institute of India (SII) for conducting the second and third phases of human clinical trials of the Oxford vaccine candidate.

Human Clinical Trial Of COVID-19 Vaccine "Covaxin" Begins At UP Hospital

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 31, 2020

The human clinical trial of indigenously developed Covaxin, a possible vaccine against coronavirus, began at a hospital here, officials said on Friday.

First Dog To Test Positive For Coronavirus In US Dies: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 31, 2020

The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, National Geographic magazine reported, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of the virus's human sufferers.

Guinness World Records Honours Shakuntala Devi For ''Fastest Human Computation''

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 30, 2020

Guinness World Records on Thursday honoured Indian math genius Shakuntala Devi with the long overdue record title for ''fastest human computation'', four decades after she achieved the feat.

"Don't Judge Me By My Religion": Irrfan Khan's Son Babil Shares Series Of Emotional Posts

Entertainment | Gitanjali Roy | Friday July 31, 2020

Babil, who has a verified account, shared screenshots of social media conversations he has had on religion and revealed that he's lost friends allegedly because of his religion

NASA's New Mars Rover 'Perseverance' Launched, Seeks Signs of Life

Reuters | Thursday July 30, 2020

NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a $2.4 billion mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth's planetary neighbour.