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1 week ago | prokerala.com | Akshay Kumar

July 2025: Important Festivals and Dates of Lunar Calendar Months Ashadha and Shravana 2025 July aligns with the months of Ashadha and Shravana in the Hindu Lunar calendar for the followers of both Purnimanta and Amanta calendars. Aligning with the Shukla Paksha Shashthi tithi, July 1st will be marked as the 6th day of Ashadha for the followers of the Amanta calendar and the 20th day of Ashadha for the followers of the Purnimanta calendar.

1 week ago | prokerala.com | Akshay Kumar

Important Festivals and Dates of July 2025 July 2025 is a month full of festivals and celebrations. From traditional events to fun community gatherings, each day brings joy and togetherness. The special days of the month start with Shasti Vrat on the 1st, honoring the divine grace of Lord Karthikeya. This is followed by Budh Ashtami Vrat on July 2nd, and Masik Durga Ashtami Vrat on the 3rd. Shayani Ekadashi or Ashadi Ekadashi, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, falls on the 6th of July.

1 week ago | prokerala.com | Rachel Thomas

Pune, June 19 : In a bid to check and prevent zoonotic spillovers, the National One Health Mission is studying migratory birds and slaughterhouses to prevent zoonotic spillovers, said Dr Naveen Kumar, Director at the ICMR-National Virology Institute (NIV) here. The National One Health Mission (NOHM), launched in 2022, embraces the One Health approach, and is a marked shift from reactive responses to proactive preparedness. Zoonotic diseases are those that can spread between animals and humans.

1 week ago | prokerala.com | Akshay Kumar

Yogini Ekadashi - 21st June 2025: Significance, Timings, and Rituals Yogini Ekadashi honors the divine grace of Lord Vamana, the fifth avatar of Lord Vishnu. This day is observed on the Ekadashi tithi of the Krishna Paksha in the Ashadha month of the traditional Hindu calendar. Aligning with the Gregorian calendar, this typically falls between June to July every year. In 2025, Yogini Ekadashi is observed on the 21st of June.

1 week ago | prokerala.com | Rachel Thomas

Pune, June 19 : The recently inaugurated high-performance computing (HPC) facility at the ICMR-National Virology Institute (NIV) here, is a technology-driven and significant milestone in advancing India's public health research capabilities. In a strategic step towards 'Viksit Bharat 2047', the state-of-the-art computing cluster, named NAKSHATRA, is expected to boost genomic research and surveillance, thus contributing significantly to the pandemic preparedness in the country.