Articles for Emergency Situation

Air Pollution Crisis in Lahore: Emergency Measures Imposed as City Records Highest Pollution Level
2 months ago

Air Pollution Crisis in Lahore: Emergency Measures Imposed as City Records Highest Pollution Level

Firstpost  

Pakistan faces a severe air pollution crisis, with Lahore ranking as the second most polluted city globally. The city's air quality has reached an unprecedented level of 1900, with authorities imposing emergency measures such as work-from-home directives and school closures. The government has also imposed a ban on three-wheelers and halted construction in certain areas to reduce pollution levels. The …

Environment Law Health Transportation Lahore
Bharat Biotech urges Centre to include its intranasal COVID vaccine in CoWIN portal
2 years ago

Bharat Biotech urges Centre to include its intranasal COVID vaccine in CoWIN portal

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Bharat Biotech has requested the central government to include its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, in CoWIN portal to enable the recipients of the jab to get vaccination certificate. The company sources said Bharat Biotech is currently holding discussions with international “potential partners” who have approached the company for manufacturing and distribution of the intranasal vaccine globally. “Since iNCOVACC has …

India Covid Vaccine Bharat Biotech Cowin Incovacc Intranasal
As COVID cases rise, govt gives nod to two more vaccines, anti-viral pill
3 years ago

As COVID cases rise, govt gives nod to two more vaccines, anti-viral pill

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Expanding India’s vaccine basket, the Central Drug Authority has approved the Serum Institute of India’s Covid-19 vaccine Covovax, Biological E’s jab Corbevax and anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir for restricted use in emergency situations. The announcement by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday came a day after the Subject Expert Committee on Covid-19 of the Central Drugs Standard Control …

India Delhi Emergency States Vaccines Covid Sec
In Boost to India's Covid Fight, 2 Vaccines, Covovax & Corbevax, and 1 Anti-Viral Pill Cleared in a Single Day
3 years ago

In Boost to India's Covid Fight, 2 Vaccines, Covovax & Corbevax, and 1 Anti-Viral Pill Cleared in a Single Day

News 18  

Expanding India’s vaccine basket, the Central Drug Authority has approved the Serum Institute of India’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax, Biological E’s jab Corbevax and anti-Covid pill Molnupiravir for restricted use in emergency situation. It also had recommended granting restricted emergency use approval to the drug Molnupiravir for treatment of adult patients with COVID-19 and who have high risk of progression of …

India Emergency Vaccines Covid Sec Drug Cdsco
Curbs in polluted Delhi after Supreme Court moots lockdown
3 years, 1 month ago

Curbs in polluted Delhi after Supreme Court moots lockdown

The Hindu  

All schools in Delhi will remain closed for a week beginning Monday as part of steps announced to tackle air pollution in the Capital. Earlier in the morning, a Special Bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, assembled to urge the Centre and the Delhi Government to take “emergency measures”, even proposing a two-day lockdown, to …

Supreme Court Pollution Air Mehta Bench Emergency Situation Polluted Delhi
My phone is hacked, situation more serious than Emergency: Mamata Banerjee on Pegasus row
3 years, 5 months ago

My phone is hacked, situation more serious than Emergency: Mamata Banerjee on Pegasus row

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the government over the Pegasus spyware row, calling the current situation more serious than the Emergency. Nobody has freedom," TMC chief Mamata Banerjee said in Delhi, where she is to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday. If you hack one …

Delhi Opposition Parties Mamata Banerjee Phone Bjp Parliament
Covaxin Out of Clinical Trial Mode, Granted Restricted Emergency Use Authorisation
3 years, 9 months ago

Covaxin Out of Clinical Trial Mode, Granted Restricted Emergency Use Authorisation

News 18  

The Centre on Thursday said Bharat Biotech's indigenously developed Covaxin is out of the "clinical trial mode" and that it has now been granted the regular restricted emergency use authorisation just like Covishield manufactured by Serum Institute. India's drug regulator on January 3 had granted permission for the restricted use of Covaxin in emergency situations in the public interest as …

India Trial Emergency Public Interest Paul Clinical Mode
Over 160 L COVID-19 vaccine doses procured so far, but beneficiaries below target due to hesitancy, govt tells LS
3 years, 11 months ago

Over 160 L COVID-19 vaccine doses procured so far, but beneficiaries below target due to hesitancy, govt tells LS

Firstpost  

New Delhi: A total of 165 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccines — Covishield and Covaxin — have been procured so far at a cost of Rs 350.25 crore, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told Lok Sabha on Friday. Giving out the details of the number of vaccines already procured by the government, Choubey, in a written reply, said …

Trial Lok Sabha Country Vaccines Sec Cdsco Far
Approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin lacks scientific basis
3 years, 11 months ago

Approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin lacks scientific basis

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a disaster of unprecedented proportions worldwide and specifically in India. She said she found the limited approval given to the Bharat Biotech vaccine without Phase 3 trial efficacy ‘extremely confusing’”. Rule 80 says: The local clinical trial may not be required to be submitted along with the application referred to in sub-rule if, the new …

India Data Indian Pune Clinical Trials Covid Sec
SII, Bharat Biotech engage in war of words: A look at controversies surrounding vaccines cleared by DCGI
4 years ago

SII, Bharat Biotech engage in war of words: A look at controversies surrounding vaccines cleared by DCGI

Firstpost  

The verbal duel between the chiefs of Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute of India took place after the DCGI announced the approval of the Covaxin and Covishield vaccines The year 2021 has begun with an unseemly verbal duel between vaccine makers in India, with the heads of Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech making public allegations against each other. …

India Vaccines Effects Vaccine Oxford Dcgi Bharat Biotech
Coronavirus News Updates: COVID-19 vaccination dry run at six sites in Uttar Pradesh from 5 January
4 years ago

Coronavirus News Updates: COVID-19 vaccination dry run at six sites in Uttar Pradesh from 5 January

Firstpost  

Load More Coronavirus News LATEST Updates: A dry run to assess the readiness of the mechanism laid out for the imminent COVID-19 immunisation drive will be undertaken in six sites of Uttar Pradesh from 5 January, the state government said on Sunday. Congratulating the scientists and researchers for their ‘untiring efforts’, the Union health minister said that ’these vaccines are …

Health India Delhi Coronavirus Emergency Data Uttar Pradesh
Emergency situation declared amid bushfire threat around Darwin, conditions to worsen on Thursday
4 years, 4 months ago

Emergency situation declared amid bushfire threat around Darwin, conditions to worsen on Thursday

ABC  

An emergency situation has been declared in response to the bushfire threat near Darwin, with dangerous weather conditions set to worsen on Thursday. Key points: Extreme fire conditions over the Top End are expected to deteriorate on Thursday The declaration of an emergency situation allows for forced evacuations if necessary A fire that started near Lake Bennett on Monday was …

Emergency Conditions Darwin Wednesday Afternoon Emergency Situation Situation Declared