Prudent to observe festivity at low-key at least now:ICMR
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18 districts reporting weekly COVID-19 positivity between 5% and 10%: Health Secretary
All data for Covaxin clearance has been given to the World Health Organisation (WHO), said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr. Balaram Bhargava at a press conference on Thursday.
The need of the hour was to give the two-dose vaccination coverage to the entire adult population. “The talk of a booster dose is not pertinent at the moment. We have had some studies where they have found antibodies persist for up to an year,” he noted.

Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has rolled out digital mode of water bill generation and collection in 23 gram panchayats on a pilot basis for the first time in Karnataka. This is set to be extended to the remaining 200 panchayats shortly, according to the Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Narwade Vinayak Karbhari.

Microplastics, especially nylon fibres, are present in Chennai’s beach sediments in relatively low abundance, but low overall microplastic abundance does not necessarily imply low ecological risk. Even small particles can cause long-term ecological damage by affecting marine life, moving up the food chain, and eventually impacting human health through contaminated seafood.











