Coimbatore: Following the severe drought in Coimbatore district in 2016, the District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) started constructing rainwater harvesting structures in farmlands in village panchayats by reviving one of the oldest agriculture practices to recharge groundwater table.
In the last four years, the agency constructed 12,755 earthen bunds in the district and as a result, groundwater level, which was at 29.62 metres in May 2017, went up to 14.63 metres in May 2020. “Earthen bunding is nothing but raising the bunds of farmland for up to two feet. By doing so, we would be able to keep water stagnant in the farmland and it would percolate into the ground. The structures will also help to retain nutrients in the top soil and increase yield,” project director Rooban Sankar Raja said.
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New Delhi, Jan 03: In a momentous achievement for India, drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.
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This paves the way for the roll out of at least two vaccines in India in the coming days.
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The Serum Institute of India, the world s largest vaccine manufacturer, has tied up with AstraZeneca to manufacture Covishield, while Covaxin has been indigenously developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
New Delhi [India], January 3 (ANI): As India gears up for the world's largest vaccination programme, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed apprehensions expressed by the public regarding the COVID-19 vaccine's effectiveness, safety and availability, among others.
As India gears up for the world s largest vaccination programme, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare addressed apprehensions expressed by the public regarding the COVID-19 vaccine s effectiveness, safety and availability, among others. In a video issued by the Health Ministry, Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) answered commonly asked questions regarding the dosage of the vaccine saying that two doses of the vaccine will have to be taken 28 days apart and protective levels of antibodies generally would develop two weeks after the second dose. He further informed that after all doses of the vaccine are administered, a QR-code based certificate will also be sent to the mobile number of the beneficiary and recommended that after vaccination, patients should take rest for at least 30 minutes.