Govt Flags Recycling Of Disposables In Critical Ops (Generative image) NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed public and private healthcare facilities across the country to strictly stop reusing medical devices and disposable surgical items meant for one-time use, flagging patient safety risks from the practice, particularly in critical care.In a letter dated Oct 16, the…
The findings, published in the IMD’s peer-reviewed journal Mausam. NEW DELHI: A new IMD study finds that northwest India has turned drier, with its dry climate zone expanding from about a quarter to one-third of the total geographical area, whereas the south peninsula became wetter due to a rise in overall quantitative rainfall over the…
EAM S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation. NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing efforts by both India and Azerbaijan for a reset in ties, EAM S Jaishankar and his counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov agreed to expand cooperation in energy, trade, investment and connectivity in a “very productive” meeting in Baku.Jaishankar’s visit to Azerbaijan…
That atmospheric conditions regulate pollution levels was always known. (File photo) The winter of 2022-23 was remarkably clean in north India with PM2.5 levels down by up to 30% from the average of the previous three years, while peninsular India was considerably dirtier, with average PM2.5 levels in Mumbai spiking by 45%. The next winter…
VanDyke, 6 Ukrainians to remain abroad till Feb 24 NEW DELHI: An NIA court Friday allowed US national Matthew Aaron VanDyke and six Ukrainian nationals accused in the Myanmar arms training case to remain in their home countries till Feb 24. The permission came after NIA told special judge Prashant Sharma of Rouse Avenue court…
New norms for cars from 2029: Rear-crashtests, data recorders NEW DELHI: Aiming to prevent fires caused by rear-end collisions, all new cars manufactured from April 2029 will have to comply with a crash-test standard that ensures no fuel spillage or damage to the battery in petrol/diesel and electric vehicles, respectively. The road transport ministry has…
Sources said a “mock” gathering depicting an assembly of MPs may take place in the national capital on Oct 28. NEW DELHI: Ahead of a rally on Nov 1, the joint opposition bloc is considering a “mock parliament” next week to further up the ante against SIR and CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The bloc is also…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary panel has called for “intercensal surveys” — surveys between two successive censuses — in India considering that cities and urban settlements undergo major changes in 10 years, and has also recommended review of the criteria for notifying “census towns” to make it more gender inclusive.At present, to qualify an urban area…
Mahasabha national president Harish Chandra Bhati NEW DELHI: The Akhil Bharatiya Gurjar Mahasabha has raised concerns over what it describes as inadequate political and institutional representation of the Gurjar community, claiming that the community has only 20 MLAs among approximately 4,600 legislators in the country and no representation in the Union Cabinet.The organisation said the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday detained Congress MP Imran Masood after he joined the students’ protest at Jamia Milia University.“I can even give my life for my children. These are my children and the future of my country. Attempts are being made to crush their rights. The students have been expelled from the university….
