BJP Promises Free COVID Vaccine For Everyone In Bihar, INS Kavaratti Commissioned & Other News

The BJP has said that after the approval of the coronavirus vaccine from ICMR, every person in the State will get vaccinated free of cost.

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¡°In the fight against coronavirus, the NDA government has set an example in the country. It is our resolution that as soon as the vaccine will be approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), every person in the State will be vaccinated,¡± the party's election manifesto stated. Read more

INS Kavaratti, An Indigenous Stealth Warship, Commissioned Into Indian Navy

In a strong message, Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane commissioned the indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth warship ¡®INS Kavaratti¡¯ under Project 28 (Kamorta Class) into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam.

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It was designed by the Navy¡¯s in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers in Kolkata. Read more

Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine Trial To Go Ahead Despite Death Of Volunteer Who Got A Meningitis Jab

Brazilian authorities have said that the ongoing clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country will continue, even after it confirmed the death of a volunteer.

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The regulator said testing of the vaccine would continue after the volunteer's death. It provided no further details, citing medical confidentiality of those involved in trials. Read more

Scientists Discover New Organ In Human Body That May Be Crucial For Cancer Treatment

Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered a potential new organ in the human throat that they stumbled upon while carrying out research on prostate cancer, Livescience reported.

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They said they have discovered a pair of previously overlooked glands that are hidden away in our skulls where the nasal cavity and the throat meet. Read more

River That Was 'Lost' Some 172,000 Years Ago Has Just Been Found In Rajasthan's Thar Desert

In a discovery that could shed some light on the lives of a long lost civilization centuries ago, researchers have found evidence of a "lost" river that ran through the central Thar Desert.

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The river that is believed to have flown some 172 thousand years ago was found near Bikaner. Read more

E-Autos Made By A PSU In Kerala Will Soon By Plying On The Roads Of Nepal

Neem-G an indigenously developed e-autos built by Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL), a public sector undertaking will soon hit the roads of Nepal.

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KAL has started exporting the e-autos to Nepal. The three-seater environment-friendly auto comes with a price tag of Rs 2.85 lakh and it is being exported at the same price to Nepal. Read more