Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: Indian drug regulator DCGI has approved an anti-Covid drug (2-DG) jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and home-grown pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories for emergency use. The new drug would come in powder form in sachet and can be taken orallyContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: A full-blown Covid-19 crisis is waiting to erupt in the rural parts of India which largely remained insulated in the first wave of virus spread last year. Ground reports suggest it is a matter of weeks before a health crisis of epic proportion takesContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar As Sanjay Mohapatra steps into the premises of House of Stray Animals (HSA), the animal dispensary founded by him for treating and sheltering street animals, a palpable excitement is seen among its inhabitants. “Hey sweet babies,” calls out Mohapatra lovingly to his ‘children’ as they wagContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: Sanjiv Kumar Sinha (name not changed!) lost his father a month back from Covid in Sasaram, Bihar. Before he could get over the tragic loss and resume his normal life, his father-in-law succumbed to the deadly virus in Delhi. Hours later, Sanjiv’s mother-in-law wasContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: In his five-point suggestions to deal with the health crisis in the country, former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to invoke the compulsory licensing provisions in the law to allow more companies to produce Covid vaccines. “This, IContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: Five states led by Karnataka account for 65% of the total installed capacity of solar power with experts attributing the stellar growth to locational edge, proactive approach of local governments and ease of doing business (EoDB). The five states together have 25,153 MW ofContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar In the short story ‘What Men Live By’ Leo Tolstoy has perhaps offered the best approach one should take towards life. The story goes that an angel is sent by death God to bring the soul of a lady who has died. The angel sees theContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar New Delhi: Parliamentarian and an anti-corruption crusader Subramanian Swamy has termed the auction of national carrier as ‘rigged process’ to hand over the airline to Tata for the price of scrap. Responding to Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s statement that financial bids for the airlineContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar There are testing times in life when we feel shattered and sunken. We look for help all around and try to rebuild the house and regain the lost hope. During these tough times we have our share of lessons and learning. The past experience would showContinue Reading
Share List Nirbhay Kumar We get impacted by other people’s opinion about us and our beliefs are shaped by what society collectively thinks we are. But deep down, only an individual knows what the ‘self’ is made of and others can only guess. Interestingly, we ignore the real self orContinue Reading