WHO is continuously monitoring and responding to this outbreak. This Q&A will be updated as more is known about COVID-19, how it spreads and how it is affecting people worldwide. For more information, check back regularly on WHO’s coronavirus pages visit WHO Official Site What is Coronavirus?Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses which may cause illness in animals or humans. In humans, several coronaviruses are known to cause respiratory infections ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Novel blood plasma therapy for COVID-19, technically called convalescent-plasma therapy, the treatment aims at using the immune power gained by a recovered person to treat a sick person. Indian council for medical research (ICMR) the top authorising body in India has given approval to the SCTIMST (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) an Institution of National Importance under the Department of Science and Technology) for carrying out the novel treatment. What is convalescent-plasma therapy?When a pathogen like novel coronavirus infects, our immune syste
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, comprised of 8,000+ accomplished men and women working in cinema. Like every year this year, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences distributed the 92nd edition of Academy (Oscar) awards among the winners in a lavish award distribution ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles on 10 February 2020. Oscar Winners List 2020 (92 Academy Award)Best performance by an actor in a leading role - Joaquin Phoenix in JOKER Best performance by an actor in a supporting role - Brad Pi
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards are given every year to recognize the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure, to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk–taking, cooperative teamwork and quick, ready and effective reflexes in challenging situations and to provide incentive to the young people for getting exposed to the adventure activities. The award is given in four categories namely, Land Adventure, Water Adventure, Air Adventure and Life Time Achievement. This year National Selection Committee was constituted under the chairpersonship of Secretary
Osaka is the biggest city in the western Japan where G20 Summit Meeting 2019 was held. It is known as a city of craftmanship and manufacturing prowess, and is home to small and medium sized enterprises. G20 Participating members ArgentinaAustraliaBrazilCanadaChinaFranceGermanyIndiaIndonesiaItalyJapanMexicoRepublic of KoreaRepublic of South AfricaRussiaSaudi ArabiaTurkeyUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaEuropean Union (EU) Invited guest countries, international organizationsNetherlandsSingaporeSpainViet NamASEAN President (Thailand)AU President (Egypt)Chile (APEC President)Senegal (NEPAD Pr
Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for MUSIC Lalith J. Rao: Hindustani vocal music Umakant & Ramakant Gundecha (gundecha brothers - joint award): Hindustani vocal music Yogesh Samsi: Hindustani instrumental music - Tabla Rajendra Prasanna: Hindustani instrumental - Shehnai/flute M. S. Sheela: Carnatic vocal music Suma Sudhindra: Carnatic instrumental music - Veena Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan: Carnatic insrumental music - Mridangam Madhurani: Other major traditions of music - Sugam sangeet Haimanti Sukla: Other major traditions of music - Sugam sangeet Gurnam Singh: Other major trad
The Oscars 2019 marked the 91st edition of the biggest night in film. It came during a monumental time in Hollywood, following last year's Golden Globe and Academy Award ceremonies which served as direct responses to the industry's attitude towards women, with the Time's Up campaign ruling both the red carpet and acceptance speeches in 2018. From the red carpet arrivals, presenters and performances to the nominations, winners and standout moments of the night. Oscars 2019 winners list Best Picture - Green Book Best Actress in a Leading Role - Olivia Colman for The Favourite Best Directin
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite index focusing on three basic dimensions of human development: the ability to lead a long and healthy life, measured by life expectancy at birth; the ability to acquire knowledge, measured by mean years of schooling and expected years of schooling; and the ability to achieve a decent standard of living, measured by gross national income per capita. To measure human development more comprehensively, the Human Development Report presents four other composite indices. The Inequality-adjusted HDI discounts the HDI according to the extent of inequali
The 19th edition of the Nexa IIFA (International Indian Film Academy Awards) 2018 was held at Siam Niramit Theatre, Bangkok, Thailand this year. Winner List of IIFA Awards 2018Best Picture - Tumhari Sulu Best Director - Saket Chaudhary for Hindi Medium Best Supporting Role (Male) - Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Mom Best Supporting Role (Female) - Meher Vij for Secret Super Star Best Music Direction - Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi & Akhil Sachdeva for Badrinath Ki Dulhania Best Story - Amit V Masurkar for Newton Best Actor (Male) - Irrfan Khan for Hindi Medium Best Actor (Female) - Late Sridevi f
Like every year Forbes has published World's most powerful person's list for 2018. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China has spot on the top the list followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in second position, US President Donald Trump falls to the No. 3 spot. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spot the 9th place in that list. Top Ten Leader of the World Xi Jinping President of China Vladimir Putin President of Russia Donald Trump President of USA Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany Jeff Bezos CEO and Founder, Amazon.com Pope Francis Rom
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