Month: April 2021

India’s daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time

People wait to get inoculated in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 5, 2021. India’s daily confirmed coronavirus cases have recorded the biggest single-day spike since the pandemic began, indicating a renewed crush of infections. The government has intensified its vaccination drive in recent weeks, now administering over 3 million jabs a day. Photo Courtesy: AP

NEW DELHI (AP): India reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began Monday, and officials in the hard-hit state home to Mumbai are resuming the closure of some businesses and places of worship in a bid to slow the spread. The Health Ministry reported 103,558 new COVID-19 infections in the… Continue reading India’s daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time

Corona infection confirmed in 260 people in 24 hours

Kathmandu: Two hundred and sixty people have been confirmed infected with the corona virus in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the PCR test of 4243 people confirmed the infection in 260 people and the number of those who tested positive for corona has reached 278,470. Similarly, with the… Continue reading Corona infection confirmed in 260 people in 24 hours

Kathmandu remains at top of world’s polluted list

Kathmandu: Air pollution has started rising again in Nepal. Despite some improvements a few days ago, air pollution in various parts of the country, including Kathmandu, has started increasing again, according to the Department of Environment. Kathmandu is still number one on the world’s polluted list. The AQI for measuring Nepal’s air pollution is still… Continue reading Kathmandu remains at top of world’s polluted list

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter survives first freezing night on Mars

The Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover on April 4. Photo Courtesy: CNN

(CNN): The Ingenuity helicopter survived its first night on the freezing-cold surface of Mars, a major milestone in the rotorcraft’s journey ahead of its historic first flight. Jezero Crater, an ancient lake bed on Mars and the current site of the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter, can drop to temperatures of minus 130 degrees Fahrenheit.… Continue reading NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter survives first freezing night on Mars

Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano

The Lava flows from an eruption of a volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Iceland's latest volcano eruption is still attracting crowds of people hoping to get close to the gentle lava flows. Photo Courtesy: AP

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP): Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of hikers who had come to see the spectacle. The new fissure, first spotted by a sightseeing helicopter, was about 500 meters (550 yards) long and about a kilometer… Continue reading Hikers scramble as new fissure opens up at Icelandic volcano

UK to ease lockdown next week will test vaccine passports

Red hearts are painted on the COVID-19 Memorial Wall mourning those who have died, opposite the Houses of Parliament on the Embankment in London, Monday, April 5, 2021. Hearts are being painted onto the wall in memory of the many thousands of people who have died in the UK from coronavirus. Photo Courtesy: AP

LONDON (AP): Britain’s slow but steady march out of a three-month lockdown remains on track even as coronavirus cases surge elsewhere in Europe, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Monday, as he confirmed that businesses from barbers to bookstores will be allowed to reopen next week. Johnson said it’s too soon to decide, however, whether U.K.… Continue reading UK to ease lockdown next week will test vaccine passports

Robot artist sells art for $688,888, now eyeing music career

The close-up of the head of Sophia is seen at Hanson Robotics studio in Hong Kong on March 29, 2021. Sophia is a robot of many talents, she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a stir in the art world when a digital work she created as part of a collaboration was sold at an auction for $688,888 in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). Photo Courtesy: AP

HONG KONG (AP): Sophia is a robot of many talents — she speaks, jokes, sings and even makes art. In March, she caused a stir in the art world when a digital work she created as part of a collaboration was sold at an auction for $688,888 in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT).… Continue reading Robot artist sells art for $688,888, now eyeing music career

Manakamana cable car will be closed for 6 days

Muglin (Rashtriya Samchar Samiti): Manakamana cable car will be closed for six days.According to Ujjwal Sherchan, Deputy General Manager, Manakamana Darshan Pralika, the first phase of the cable car upgrade is to replace the bull wheel bearings with new ones as well as to close the cable car for bull wheel and other maintenance. He… Continue reading Manakamana cable car will be closed for 6 days

Forest fires in 530 places of the country

Symbolic image of forest fire

Kathmandu: Forest fires are raging in 530 places across the country. According to the Forest Fire Identification and Monitoring System of the Department of Forest and Soil Conservation, fires are raging in 530 places in 60 districts. According to the monitoring system, most of the forest fires are taking place in 31 places of Sindhuli.… Continue reading Forest fires in 530 places of the country

Antigen test mandatory to get in Kathmandu

Kathmandu: Antigen test has become mandatory before entering Kathmandu district from outside the Kathmandu Valley. A meeting of the District Covid-19 Crisis Management Committee, Kathmandu, has decided to test the antigens at the entry points of Kathmandu district and send them to isolation if found positive. The meeting also decided to collect samples for PCR… Continue reading Antigen test mandatory to get in Kathmandu