Over one million citizens have registered themselves on the Co-WIN portal till 1 pm on Monday, the Union health ministry said as India opened up vaccination for those over 60 years and within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities. IMAGE: An elderly woman being administered the COVID-19 vaccine, during a countrywide inoculation drive, at Government Fever Hospital in Hyderabad. Photograph: PTI Photo As the registration on the www.cowin.gov.in opened up at 9 am on Monday, people took to social media to flag glitches in the registration system. The ministry in the afternoon also clarified that the Co-WIN app on Play Store is meant for use only by the administrators, and that registration and booking for appointment for COVID-19 vaccination has to be done through the portal www.cowin.gov.in. "Registration and booking for appointment for #COVID19 vaccination is to be done through #CoWIN Portal:www.cowin.gov.in. "There is no #CoWIN App for ... » Learn More about Over 1 mn citizens registered on Co-WIN portal so far
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Center merges Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha TV, senior IAS officer Ravi Capoor named CEO of new entity ‘Sansad TV’
The Union government has announced the merger of two government owned cable television network channels Rajya Sabha TV and Lok Sabha TV into a single unit named Sansad TV . The Union government has named senior IAS officer Ravi Capoor, as the CEO of the new joint entity for a period of one year. The services of Manoj Kumar Pandey, the CEO of Rajya Sabha TV, have been terminated. While the Lok Sabha TV covered the central government proceedings and other public affairs programming and making accessible all the work of the parliamentary and legislative bodies of India to the people, Rajya Sabha TV owned and operated by Rajya Sabha covers the proceedings of Rajya Sabha. According to a statement from Rajya Sabha Secretariat office, Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV channels have been officially merged into one single entity, Sansad TV. The announcement is no surprise as the Union government was working on the merger modalities from last year itself. Sansad TV is ... » Learn More about Center merges Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha TV, senior IAS officer Ravi Capoor named CEO of new entity ‘Sansad TV’
Rooms for up to 400 guests, World’s first space HOTEL with bars, cinema to open in 2027
For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Space Dept of Space allocated Rs 13,949 cr in budget 2021, Rs 4,449 cr more than last fiscal #Space ISRO chief K Sivan gets one-year extension till January 2022 #Space Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for 2nd SpaceX crew flight #Space India's Astrosat completes 5 years of mapping stars, galaxies in space #Space Space sector reforms not aimed at privatising ISRO: Chairman K Sivan #Space India-Nigeria sign MoU on space cooperation Just In 13 min ago Assam Polls: 200 units of free electricity, no CAA, among Congress’ ‘five poll guarantees’ 1 hr ago SP, RJD abandon Left, Congress in Bengal, extend support to Mamata 1 hr ago Prashant Kishor has left 'Didi' to ... » Learn More about Rooms for up to 400 guests, World’s first space HOTEL with bars, cinema to open in 2027
China to launch new satellite for CO2 monitoring
Video Player Close BEIJING, March 2 (Xinhua) -- China is planning to launch a new satellite mounted with a LiDAR (light detection and ranging) system to monitor CO2 in the atmosphere, a senior meteorologist said. The world's first satellite actively sensing CO2 with the LiDAR technology, the new satellite will be ready for launch in July, said Zhang Xingying, a senior researcher with the National Satellite Meteorological Center, in an interview with Xinhua. China has put three satellites in orbit for CO2 monitoring and study since 2016, and they are all equipped with passive optical remote-sensing technology, according to Zhang. "The application of the satellites will not only benefit China but also the entire world as it is providing technological support for the protection of our home planet," Zhang said. A constellation of meteorological satellites for CO2 monitoring is expected to be built during China's 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025) amid the country's ... » Learn More about China to launch new satellite for CO2 monitoring
Immunity-boosting products gain in popularity
Young people buying high-quality healthcare, cosmetic goods to avoid work fatigue and keep COVID-19 blues at bay Liver-rejuvenating tablets, multivitamins, grape seeds, collagen, lutein and lycopene tablets are all familiar fare to Li Yunxi, a product manager at a Beijing-based internet company, who took them all recently after working late into the wee hours. After ingesting all the tablets, the 27-year-old woman fought off drowsiness and carefully applied eye cream from La Mer, priced at 1,800 yuan ($278) for 15 milliliters, around her tired eyes before finally hitting the hay. "Taking healthcare and cosmetics products seemed to be the easiest way for me to maintain my health and beauty. When I have to stay up late to work, they make me feel that it is an effective remedy," she said. Li is part of a growing group of young Chinese consumers-most of whom were born between 1991 and 1995 and are now staring the 30-year-old milestone in the face-willing to spend a lot of money on ... » Learn More about Immunity-boosting products gain in popularity
Mobile sector senses big growth opportunities in China
Sun Juanjuan, a white-collar worker in Shanghai, had been using an iPhone X for more than three years before buying an iPhone 12 immediately after Apple Inc unveiled its first smartphones with 5G connectivity in October. "I have been waiting for Apple's 5G smartphone for a long time. When the iPhone 12 was unveiled, I decided to buy one immediately. I love the green color so much," Sun said. Consumers like Sun are pushing sales of Apple to new highs in China. The United States tech giant raked in its highest ever revenue in China in the fourth quarter, driven by the popularity of its iPhone 12 series. Apple said its China revenue came in at $21.31 billion in the three months ended Dec 26, up 57 percent from a year earlier. Apple CEO Tim Cook attributed the strong performance to "more than an iPhone story", adding that its other products also contributed a lot, but he also highlighted that the iPhone 12 was crucial in fueling phone upgrades. "China had a record number of ... » Learn More about Mobile sector senses big growth opportunities in China
ICBC, WeChat among world’s top-10 brands
Apple leapfrogs Amazon to reclaim most-valuable status, Google in third Apple has overtaken Amazon and Google to reclaim the title of world's most-valuable brand, an accolade it has not held since 2016, according to the latest report from the London-based brand valuation consultancy Brand Finance. The report, which put China's WeChat in the top 10 for the first time, revealed that United States and Chinese brands together account for two-thirds of the world's brand value. It found 21 of the top 25 most-valuable brands were from either the USA(10) or China (11). Nine of the top 10 fastest-growing brands were from the same two nations, with four from the US and five from China. Apple, with a brand value of $263.4 billion, topped the rankings, thanks to its diversification strategy, the report said. Under Tim Cook's leadership, especially during the past five years, the company has focused on developing its growth strategies above and beyond the iPhone - which in 2020 accounted ... » Learn More about ICBC, WeChat among world’s top-10 brands
Thousands of healthcare workers die of COVID-19 in US: report
NEW YORK - Nearly a year into the life-altering COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is about to surpass the line of 500,000 deaths and the fatalities of healthcare workers were already measured in thousands, reported USA Today on Sunday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recorded nearly 409,000 coronavirus cases and 1,438 deaths among healthcare personnel nationwide, but the agency acknowledges its data is incomplete. A report in late December by Kaiser Health News and The Guardian said the number of healthcare fatalities was close to 3,000. "They have been working endless hours amid constant death and suffering, forsaking time off and exposing themselves to the disease, leaving them exhausted and with no real indication of when the pandemic will relent," said the paper. "The toil has taken a toll." Many Americans are fed up with wearing masks, desperate for a return to normalcy and numb to the relentless stream of grim numbers, but healthcare workers ... » Learn More about Thousands of healthcare workers die of COVID-19 in US: report
China’s top 10 scientific advances in 2020
China's Ministry of Science and Technology unveiled the country's top 10 scientific advances of 2020 on Saturday. 1. Chinese scientists make remarkable progress in tackling COVID-19 Chinese scientists teamed up to make a quick response to COVID-19 from the outset, making progress on various fronts while offering strong support to the nation to overcome the pandemic. In January 2020, China's Center for Disease Control succeeded in isolating the first novel coronavirus strain and shared with the WHO information on the genomic sequence of the virus. They have revealed how the novel coronavirus infects human cells and continued probing how it is transmitted. Combining Western methods and traditional Chinese medicine, eight editions of guidelines on diagnosis and treatment for pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus were published successively. More prevention and control measures were proposed such as setting up makeshift hospitals, conducting mass nucleic acid tests and using ... » Learn More about China’s top 10 scientific advances in 2020
Five missing after fishing boat sinks off east China
Video Player Close HANGZHOU, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Five people have been reported missing after a fishing boat sank in waters off east China's Zhejiang Province, the provincial maritime search-and-rescue center said Tuesday. The center received a report at about 8:50 a.m. after a Shenzhen-registered fishing boat overturned about 165 nautical miles east of the city of Wenzhou. Ten people were onboard the vessel, which is 27.17 meters long and has a gross tonnage of 105 tonnes. Five people had been rescued as of 8 p.m. Tuesday. The search for the missing personnel is ongoing. Enditem ... » Learn More about Five missing after fishing boat sinks off east China