- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
The UN has hailed India for “championing” the phase-out of single-use plastics, and its engagement in the Clean Seas Campaign among other programmes, including marine litter, air pollution, environment and health. In a letter to Environment Secretary CK Mishra, UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Deputy Executive Secretary Joyce Msuya commended India…
THE number of novel coronavirus cases in India rose to 606 on Wednesday (25) with 10 deaths being recorded across the country, a health ministry official said. The number of active cases is 553. Indian prime minister Narendra Modi warned of tough action against those misbehaving with people on the…
A British MP said that she will be returning to her previous role of a care-worker on Tuesday (24) to join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. Nadia Whittome, born in the UK to a Punjabi father, became the youngest MP in the House of Commons representing…
Public sector information website GOV.UK has launched a WhatsApp service to provide “official, trustworthy and timely information and advice about coronavirus (COVID-19)”, aimed to reduce the burden on NHS services. “This will help combat the spread of coronavirus misinformation in the UK, as well as helping ensure people stay home,…
Miss England Bhasha Mukherjee feels “completely useless” as she is stuck in India, unable to rejoin the NHS and assist personnel in battle against the coronavirus pandemic. The doctor-turned-beauty queen, 24, who worked at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire, was on a charity tour of India with the Coventry Mercia…
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday (24) welcomed the IOC’s decision to postpone the Tokyo Olympics by one year in view of the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, saying the country’s athletes have been relieved of having to train during a global health crisis. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japan…
Narendra Modi has announced a 21-day “strict” lockdown in India, saying “the life of every Indian is the priority for me”. "With folded hands, I appeal to people not to go out of their homes," said the Indian Prime Minister. In a televised address, Modi briefed the nation on various…
POLICE officers in India‘s northern state of Uttar Pradesh are making citizens who break its lockdown hold up signs reading “I am a friend of coronavirus” or “I am the enemy of society”, before posting their pictures on Twitter. Social media was also going abuzz with videos of policemen caning people…
In an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus, India has decided to suspend all inter-state buses, passenger trains and metro services across the country till March 31. However, goods trains are exempted. Besides, 80 districts, where COVID-19 cases were reported, have been locked down. These were in Uttar Pradesh,…
INDIA’s leading automaker Maruti Suzuki and peers Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, Fiat Chrysler, Ford and Toyota said they will halt car production due to the coronavirus outbreak. The move comes after automakers shut plants last week in Europe, the United States, Canada and Mexico. Sport-utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra…
