Air pollution killed 16.7 lakh Indians; wiped out Rs 2.7 lakh crore in 2019
The Lancet report claimed that the indoor or household air pollution led to 64% fewer deaths in the last two decades (1990-2019) in the country, but outdoor or ambient air pollution, is not only increasing but also killing more people
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Lung diseases caused by air pollution constituted the highest share - 36.6% - in the total economic losses, according to a report released by interdisciplinary journal Lancet Planetary Health on Tuesday, December 22
As many as 16.7 lakh Indians died due to air pollution in 2019, according to a report released by interdisciplinary journal Lancet Planetary Health on Tuesday, December 22. Air pollution deaths constituted 18% of total deaths in the country, it claimed.
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ICMR chief admitted to AIIMS after testing Covid positive
Fri, Dec 18 2020 09:06:54 PM
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS): Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Balram Bhargava has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he tested positive for Covid-19.
The 59-year-old ICMR chief was admitted to AIIMS s Trauma Centre, a dedicated Covid-19 facility, on December 16, a hospital source told IANS on condition of anonymity.
Bhargava heads the apex medical body which is responsible for formulation, coordination and promotion of biomedical research in India. It is at the forefront of the Covid-19 outbreak management in the country.
ICMR chief Balram Bhargava tests positive for Covid-19
ICMR chief Balram Bhargava has tested positive for Covid-19.
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UPDATED: December 18, 2020 17:22 IST
File photo of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) DG Dr Balram Bhargava addressing a press conference in New Delhi Tuesday. (Photo | PTI)
Prof Balram Bhargava, the director-general of the Indian Council for Medical Research, has tested positive for Covid-19. According to reports, he has been hospitalised at the AIIMS Trauma Centre a dedicated Covid-19 facility.
No further information related to Prof Bhargava’s health was available at the time of filing this report.
Prof Balram Bhargava heads the apex body for Covid-19 outbreak management in India and is overseeing all aspects related to the disease’s management, cure as well as vaccine. He is also Secretary, Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. Prof Bhargava is the recipient of Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award
SRINAGAR: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the top medical research organization is the conducting the third round of national sero-survey for COVID-19 titled ‘National sero-surveillance to monitor the trend of SARS-CoV-2 infection transmission in India: Community-based surveillance’ across 60 districts and 10 hot-spot sites among all states and union territories of the country to see the changing trend of population response to SARS COV-2 infection over these months since the second round was held in July-August this year where the prevalence of IgG antibody titres was found 27.3% among the general population in the Pulwama district.
In the third round, the data will again be collected through app-based and blood samples will be taken to assess immunoglobulin-Gamma (Ig-G) against SARS-CoV-2 which will determine infection in recent past and the body’s immune response to the SARS CoV-2 infection. Each selected site collects data and blood samples of 400 participan
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