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Using combinations of antiviral and host-directed therapies New Delhi, July 7 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with Laxai Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd. Hyderabad, has sought regulatory approval to undertake four-arm randomized controlled phase III clinical trial. The design principle of the study is to rationally combine and repurpose antivirals (viral-entry and replication …

New Delhi, July 7 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Government of India, along with the State Governments, has been relentlessly working for prevention, containment, and management of COVID-19. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeosciences (BSIP), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), joined hands with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to combat COVID-19 in the state. BSIP, …

Qatar Airways new Doha-Toronto flight will conveniently connect with Amritsar Amritsar, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – FlyAmritsar Initiative (FAI) welcomed the start of Qatar Airways thrice weekly flights to Toronto from their hubat Hamad International Airport in Doha on July 4, 2020. In a press release from Canada, FlyAmritsar North America Convenor, Anantdeep Singh Dhillon said that amidst the …

Central efforts lead to Significant Jump in testing in Delhi while the Positivity Rate declines New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – The Union Government and the State/UT governments have made a joint coordinated effort to effectively manage the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.              As part of the coordinated efforts, the Union government …

PIB’S DAILY BULLETIN ON COVID-19 Posted On: 06 JUL 2020 6:18PM by PIB Delhi New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – (Contains Press releases concerning Covid-19, issued in last 24 hours, inputs from PIB Field Offices and Fact checks undertaken by PIB)  

New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Ministry of Home Affairs, in a letter to Union Higher Education Secretary, today permitted conduct of examinations by Universities and Institutions.  The final Term Examinations are to be compulsorily conducted as per the UGC Guidelines on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities; and as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) approved …

New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – In its effort to improve the quality of roads, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to undertake performance assessment and ranking of the highways in the country. The assessment audit and ranking of the NHs is aimed to take corrective recourse, …

Total COVID labs cross 1100 New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – In a significant achievement, the number of COVID tests has crossed the 10 million (1 crore) milestone.             This signifies the importance accorded to widespread testing and the focussed  “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy with several follow-up measures taken in tandem by the Central government and the States/UTs. …

Govt has no proposal to merge two Boards created under the Central Boards of Revenue Act 1963  New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – A news item has been published today in a leading newspaper that the Government is considering proposal to merge the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. This news …

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh meets Union Minister Sadananda Gowda New Delhi, July 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Shri D.V. Sadananda Gowda has  said that there is  no scarcity of fertilizers across the country during ongoing Kharif season. He added prepositioning in adequate quantities have been done in consultations with the State Governments.   …