New Covid strain in UK: Delhi CM urges Centre to ban incoming flights
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New Delhi, Dec 21 : Concerned over a new strain of coronavirus in the UK that is feared to be more contagious, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the central government to ban all incoming flights from the country immediately .
Kejriwal made the appeal after at least five countries on Sunday banned travel from the United Kingdom.
In a tweet, Kejriwal said, New mutation of coronavirus has emerged in UK, which is a super-spreader. I urge central govt to ban all flights from UK immediately.
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PM Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival 2020 on December 22.
The IISF was launched in 2015 and is a celebration to promote science and technology.
The goal of the IISF 2020 is to help youth develop 21st-century skills, with a focus on scientific knowledge, creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2020 on December 22, said the Prime Minister s Office (PMO) on Sunday (December 20, 2020).
PM Narendra Modi s video conferencing address will begin at 4:30 PM and the Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will also be present on the occasion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the India International Science Festival (IISF) on Tuesday via video conferencing, the Prime Minister s Office (PMO) said on Sunday. To promote scientific temper in society, the Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences in association with Vijnana Bharati conceptualised the India International Science Festival. Prime Minister Modi will deliver the inaugural address at the IISF-2020 on December 22 at 4:30 pm via video conferencing, the PMO said. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan will also be present on the occasion, it said.Launched in 2015, the IISF is a celebration to promote science and technology.
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CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has developed testing kits for COVID-19 and trained medical personnel in using them. Besides, it is actively engaged in creating new knowledge base to address issues of health and environment, CCMB science communication and outreach officer Somadatta Karak said on Wednesday.
Enumerating the contributions of CCMB in a webinar organised by the Regional Outreach Bureau and Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, she said many solutions for the challenges faced by the country were put out by the premier institute, ranging from development of disease-resistant crop varieties to skilling the startups in health sector.