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Online appointment for precaution dose of Covid vaccine starts on CoWIN

The feature of online appointment for precautions dose was made operational on the CoWIN portal on Saturday late night

India records 117,100 new Covid cases, highest 24-hr rise in over 200 days

The single day rise in coronavirus infections was recorded above one lakh after 214 days

Global brands in India face mutiny as they bypass traditional distributors

The trusted middlemen that brands have traditionally relied on to reach millions of small neighborhood stores in 8,000 towns and 660,000 villages are in revolt

Biodiversity act will lay more emphasis local community's interest: Yadav

Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday said that the Biological Diversity Act will be implemented to lay greater emphasis on the local community interest

Maharashtra, Delhi, among 6 Covid worst-hit states major concern for India

In the last one week, six states - Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka - have reported a massive spike in the active Covid cases

India in talks with Sri Lanka for modernisation of Trincomalee farm: MEA

India is in consultation with the Sri Lankan government for the modernisation of the Trincomalee oil tank farm, said the Ministry of External Affairs

Sri Lanka signs deal to lease oil tanks to Indian Oil amid financial crisis

Sri Lanka signed a deal with the local unit of Indian Oil Corp, Lanka IOC, to lease 75 oil tanks, as the island moved closer to securing a $500 million fuel credit line from India

India calls for innovating financing methods for biodiversity conservation

Bhupender Yadav said that tribal and other local communities that are cultivating or engaging in other activities for their livelihood should be exempted from the Biological Diversity Act

Omicron spreads in India's big cities but hospitalisations still low

Indian megacities Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata are experiencing a surge in Covid-19 cases, although without a corresponding rise in hospitalisations

Minister of State for Health Bharati Pawar tests positive for Covid-19

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharati Pravin Pawar has tested positive for COVID-19.

States pays through the nose for debt as cost soars past 7.16% this fiscal

The cost of debt-funds for the states has touched the highest level so far this fiscal with the weighted average cut-off crossing the 7.16 percentage points at the latest auctions, up 11 bps

India records 58,097 new Covid case as daily positivity rate at 4.18%

India has logged 58,097 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours, and the daily positivity rate is at 4.18 per cent the Union Health Ministry informed on Wednesday.The active caseload of COVID cases in the country now stands at 2,14,004.As per the Ministry, 2,135 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in India, of which 828 have recovered.Maharashtra and Delhi are among the worst-hit states with the highest number of recorded Omicron cases at 653 and 464 respectively.As many as 4,82,551 recoveries and 534 deaths from the virus in the last 24 hours were also reported by the Ministry. While the cumulative recoveries from the virus stand at 3,43,21,803, the total COVID deaths were reported to be 4,82,551.Further, the Ministry informed that over 147.72 crore COVID vaccine doses have been administered across the nation so far.

Released 50% funds earmarked for States, UTs under ECRP-II: Centre

Centre on Tuesday clarified that it has released 50 per cent of funds earmarked for States and Union Territories, and not 26.14 per cent as claimed in some media reports.The Centre further added that the funds were released by August 24 and not in November, as claimed.The Union Health Ministry, in a press release, said, "A news channel has recently made a claim that the Union Government has only disbursed 26.14 per cent of the Emergency COVID Response Plans-II (ECRP-II) funds to the states. The news channel further claims that funds were disbursed by the Centre by November 2021 and states have utilized 60 per cent of the approved funds.""The news report is misinformed and claims are false, misleading and based on misrepresented facts," it added.The Ministry further informed that the Cabinet approved the "India Covid-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Package - Phase-II" (ECRP-Phase-II) on July 8, 2021 for an amount of Rs 23,123 crores (Central Share - Rs 15,000 ...

Govt to formulate policy for database for bridges' age, condition: Gadkari

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the Centre will framework a policy to know the condition and age of all the bridges across the country.He said that the Ministry had prepared the Indian Bridge Management System in order to collect information about all the bridges of the country.Speaking at the launch of the book "Building Bridges - Shaping the Future" written by Sachidanand Joshi and Vaibhav Dange, the union minister said that the Centre is mulling over making use of stainless steel in the bridges being built on the seaside. He said this will help in increasing the strength and longevity of the bridges as well as making them more secure.Highlighting new-age technologies, Gadkari said that new technology will have to be adopted for connecting the spans of bridges."We have a span of 30 metre in India. There is a span of 45 meters in Malaysia. This reduces the cost of the bridge by 30-40 per cent," he said.Gadkari emphasised on ...

Kejriwal tests Covid positive as India's new cases hit highest in months

India reported 37,379 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours

Omicron tally in India rises to 1,892; active cases increased to 171,830

A total of 1,892 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected across 23 states and Union Territories so far

Vice President Naidu calls for improving financial literacy in India

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday stressed the need to improve financial literacy among the masses

Over 40 lakh teens get Covid vaccine jab on Day 1 of inoculation drive

Over 40 lakh teenagers in the 15-18 age group received their first dose of Covid vaccine on the first day of vaccination drive for the said age group.

Bulli Bai case: Engineering student held by Mumbai Police from Bengaluru

A 21-year-old engineering student was held in Bengaluru in a raid by a Mumbai Police team in connection with the "Bulli Bai" controversy.

India records highest-ever monthly exports at $37 billion in December

Achieves three-fourths of annual target as exports cross $300 bn in April-Dec