CIRDAP – Enabling Rural Communities

Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP)

An Intergovernmental & Autonomous Organization; Established in 1979, Mandated for Promoting & Strengthening Integrated Rural Development Systems for 15 Asia-Pacific Countries; Namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Fiji, India, Indonesia, IR Iran, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Vietnam.

Scientists sound alarm over ‘triple-mutant’ strain in India

Scientists in India have identified a new Covid-19 mutation known as the “triple-mutant” in West Bengal, raising new fears about the ability of health services to cope amid the worst Covid-19 crisis the country is facing since the beginning of the pandemic, Times of India reported. The new variant, dubbed as the โ€˜Bengal Strainโ€™ has also been found in samples collected from three other states including Delhi, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh.

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