#WATCH | Wastewater brings samples from all households as body fluids & excreted products end up in sewage plants. It looks like from Bangalore wastewater data that this year’s Covid19 wave was bigger than the largest Covid19 wave of January 2022. We got samples from 28 Sewage… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
We observed in past few months that there was a systematic increase in viral load & a month & a half back it started decreasing. That means we have already seen a wave. This year it’s more like common cold, people didn’t go to hospital as there are no serious symptoms, thus we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Like any common thing, we are now used to this virus & that’s why hospital load didn’t increase. It is clear from this surveillance that this wave is now over. We haven’t modelled anything that will happen. This virus is not going to be a major health issue. We still need to keep… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
Manipur violence | Centre and Manipur government submit before Supreme Court that the curfew was relaxed yesterday and today, and there were no incidents of violence on both days.
Manipur violence | Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appearing for the Centre and Manipur government tell Supreme Court that 35 CAPF troops appointed, paramilitary and army are deployed. There is no violence in the state in the last 2 days and normalcy is resuming.
Solicitor General tells Supreme Court that helicopters and drones are being used. Relief camps have been set up for housing people and provide food.
Solicitor General urges Supreme Court that let the reservation matter be heard at a later time.
#WATCH | "I want to thank the Government of India. First, we were brought to Port Sudan and then we were taken to Saudi Arabia and there also we got good arrangements," says Mahesh, a native of Karnataka, who returned from Sudan
#WATCH | Another Indian national, native of Odisha, who arrived in Mumba narrates his ordeal in Sudan; says, "India has a very good and powerful reputation there (Sudan). A country like America is not able to evacuate its people. But the Indian govt evacuated their people safely… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Maharashtra | Rescue operations underway since last 19 hours after a 3-storey building collapsed in Bhiwandi, Thane. Teams of Fire Brigade, Police, TDRF & NDRF are present on spot to rescue people trapped in debris. More than 7 people are likely to be trapped, 14 people have been… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
#WATCH | Bhiwandi building collapse update | A man rescued by NDRF and TDRF after more than 20 hours.
(Source: Thane Municipal Corporation)
#UPDATE | Death toll rises to 4 in the Bhiwandi building collapse incident in Thane, Maharashtra. Further rescue operations are underway: Thane Municipal Corporation
The First Batch of Women Officers Commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army
Five Women Officers today joined the Regiment of Artillery after the successful completion of training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai.
Five Women Officers (WOs) being commissioned into the Regiment of Artillery are being provided exactly the same opportunities and challenges as their male counterparts (19 male officers are also commissioned into the Artillery). These young women officers are being posted to all… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
My father motivated me since childhood to join the army. And Artillery came as an opportunity for the women candidates. Message for all the women out there, joining the army will help you find yourself: Lt. Sakshi Bube
#SudanConflict | In a daring operation carried out on the night of 27/28 Apr 2023, a C-130J aircraft of the IAF rescued 121 personnel from a small airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna, which is about 40 km North of Khartoum. The passengers included medical cases, including a pregnant lady;… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
This convoy was led by the Indian Defence Attaché, who was in continuous touch with IAF authorities all along, till they reached the airstrip at Wadi Sayyidna. The airstrip in question had a degraded surface, with no navigational approach aids or fuel, and most critically or… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Approaching the airstrip, the aircrew used their Electro-Optical/Infra-Red sensors to ensure that the runway was free from any obstructions and no inimical forces were in the vicinity. Having made sure of the same, the aircrew carried out a tactical approach on Night Vision… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…