Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 25 (ANI): A group of 14 women at GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (GMRVF) Hyderabad centre have been crafting masks and PPE kits for the past four months and have made more than 30,000 masks and 6,000 PPE kits.
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI/NewsVoir): With the onslaught of the pandemic, life, as we know, has transformed massively. While we are coming to terms with social distancing, sanitising; Masks have become an integral part of every human face today.
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Aug 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Inspired by the Gandhian values of self-reliance, social activist, environmentalist and classical Kathak dancer Arushi Nishank of Uttarakhand supported and trained thousands of rural women in Uttarakhand to take up sui dhaga (needle and th
Washington [US], Aug 21 (ANI): Former US surgeon general Dr Vivek Murthy slammed President Donald Trump over lack of leadership in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, stating that "we need a leader who inspires us to practice distancing and wear masks".
Lucknow/Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Ballia Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Ashok Chaudhary, who was seen in a video beating up people not wearing masks and failing to observe social distancing, has been suspended, according to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's Office.
Krishna (Andhra Pradesh) [India], August 18 (ANI): Several linemen in the electricity department at Vissannapeta town of Nuzividu sub-division electricity office staged a protest on Tuesday alleging that one of the employees was suspended after he demanded masks for fieldwork.
Kathmandu [Nepal], Aug 17 (ANI): India has been extending its hands to long-time partner Nepal by supplying various medicines and equipment to fight the COVID-19 crisis.
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): A special drive was launched on Sunday to issue challans to those who had gathered in the lawns of India Gate along Rajpath and had violated norms of social distancing and other restrictions like mandatory wearing of masks to contain COVID-19 spread, said Raj
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): With the highest single-day spike of 66,999 cases, India's COVID count approached 24 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry on Thursday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): BBG Foundation in the midst of the global pandemic continues its services to support & help people to be safe against the disease.
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the Centre to classify masks and sanitisers as essential commodities, regulate their prices and reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on alcohol-based sanitisers.
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Over 3.04 crore N95 masks, more than 1.28 crore PPE kits and over 10.83 crore HCQ tablets have been distributed among the States, Union Territories and central institutions, free of cost by the central government since March 11, said the Union Ministry of Hea