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  • Antibiotic Azithral beats top-selling anti-diabetic drug amid Omicron surge

    Antibiotic Azithral beats top-selling anti-diabetic drug amid Omicron surge0

    Antibiotic medicine Azithral became the largest-selling pharma brand in January 2022 for the first time ever, overtaking the market leader anti-diabetic therapy – Human Mixtard. During the third wave in India, when Omicron cases rose exponentially, the widely-prescribed antibiotic registered a growth of 100% in January over December to net Rs 73 crore sales in the organised

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  • IIT Delhi launches new website to help students prepare for JEE, NEET

    IIT Delhi launches new website to help students prepare for JEE, NEET0

    The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has launched a website to help students of classes 11 and 12 prepare for competitive examinations. The website, called IIT-PAL (Professor Assisted Learning), will allow students to watch video lectures and interact with IIT professors live. “IIT-PAL was started with an aim to make their (students’) understanding of the

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  • Oil prices clamber towards 7-year highs on Russia-Ukraine tensions

    Oil prices clamber towards 7-year highs on Russia-Ukraine tensions0

    Oil prices rose on Monday, climbing towards their highest levels in more than seven years on fears that a possible invasion of Ukraine by Russia could trigger sanctions from U.S. and Europe and disrupt energy exports from the world’s top producer. Brent crude futures was at $95.73 a barrel by 0109 GMT, up $1.29, or

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  • New CDC study shows major drop in efficacy of booster shots after fourth month:

    New CDC study shows major drop in efficacy of booster shots after fourth month:0

    The US Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday said that the efficacy of the third doses of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccines starts falling by the fourth month after being administered, news agencies reported. The CDC also highlighted that this new finding indicates that additional dose or a fourth dose may

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  • Govt bans import of drones; provides certain exceptions

    Govt bans import of drones; provides certain exceptions0

    The government on Wednesday banned import of foreign drones with certain exceptions as part of efforts to promote domestic manufacturing of drones in the country. Import of drones for R&D, defence and security purposes have been exempted from the ban but such imports will require due clearances. “Import of drone components, however, shall not require

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  • Oil prices nudge up after API data shows surprise drop in US stocks

    Oil prices nudge up after API data shows surprise drop in US stocks0

    Oil prices nudged up on Wednesday following two sessions of losses after industry data showed an unexpected drop in U.S. crude and fuel stocks, offsetting concerns of a possible rise in supplies from Iran. Brent crude futures rose 23 cents, or 0.3%, to $91.01 a barrel by 0122 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude

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  • COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO

    COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO0

    Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programs and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic showed on Monday. The survey, conducted in November-December 2021, showed services were “severely impacted” with “little or no improvement” from the

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  • Delhi records 2,272 Covid cases, positivity rate down to 3.85%; Rajasthan ends night curfews

    Delhi records 2,272 Covid cases, positivity rate down to 3.85%; Rajasthan ends night curfews0

    Delhi reported 2,272 fresh Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths on Friday, while the positivity rate came down to 3.85 per cent, according to health department data. The daily number of cases in the national capital has been on a decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The Rajasthan government has decided to end the

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  • Google Doodle marks beginning of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

    Google Doodle marks beginning of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing0

    The Winter Olympics 2022 begin on February 4 in China’s capital city Beijing. Google is marking the event with an animated doodle displaying some of the events that are scheduled to take place during the Olympics. The Google Doodle on February 4 shows cartoon animals participating in sporting events like ice hockey, figure skating and skiing. “The

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