[ad_1] The government has allocated Rs 100 crore from the PM-CARES Fund (Prime Minister’s Citizen Relief and Assistance Fund for Emergency Situations) to support the initiative to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). According to the Department of Biotechnology, there are up to 25 vaccine development initiatives underway …
Read More »Maharashtra sees highest single-day jump with 1,602 new COVID-19 cases; total rises to 27,524
[ad_1] Coronavirus Outbreak LATEST Updates: Maharashtra on Thursday reported 1,602 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike so far, taking the state’s overall count to 27,524, according to state health department data. With 44 deaths registered today, the death toll in Maharashtra due to the contagious coronavirus disease has now …
Read More »806 special trains transported more than 10 Lakh migrants to their homes: railways
[ad_1] Previously, the Railways were criticized by the opposition parties for charging for services. (Proceedings) New Delhi: The Railways have operated 806 special Shramik trains since May 1, transporting home 10 lakh of migrant workers who were stranded in various parts of the country due to the blockade caused by …
Read More »Center, West Bengal faced by repatriation flights under the Vande Bharat Mission
[ad_1] The Central and West Bengal governments were involved in another dispute over the repatriation of residents on Thursday, and the Foreign Ministry said the state had not confirmed whether it had organized quarantine facilities to receive people wishing to return from abroad. Foreign Ministry spokesman Anurag Srivastava tweeted that …
Read More »Covid-19: what you need to know today
[ad_1] India will overtake China in terms of the number of cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) sometime on Friday. China had 82,929 cases on Thursday afternoon and India 78,810, according to worldometers.info. HT dash shows that India ended the day with81,859 cases. But the pandemic has followed completely different paths …
Read More »Largest increase in a single day as Delhi Covid cases cross 8,000
[ad_1] New Delhi: Delhi experienced its highest peak in a single day in cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) so far, with 472 recorded on Thursday. The increase brings the city’s Covid-19 count to 8,470, according to the Delhi Daily Health Bulletin. Before this, the highest number of cases recorded in …
Read More »Sitharaman announces ‘a nation, a ration card’ for migrants, loans for street vendors and farmers in the second tranche; key conclusions
[ad_1] Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed details of the second tranche of the Center’s special Rs 20-lakh-crore economic package on Thursday, which included nine measures for migrant workers, street vendors and small farmers, among others. At a press conference, Sitharaman announced an increase of Rs 70,000 crore for the …
Read More »On the front line of the COVID-19 battle but underpaid and overworked: TN nurses talk
[ad_1] Nurses in private hospitals claim that their subsidies have been reduced while nurses hired in government hospitals demand a better salary. Nurses in private and government hospitals, who are among the frontline warriors in the battle against COVID-19, have alleged that they are fighting without adequate wages in Tamil …
Read More »Andhra reports 68 new cases, a total of 2,205; state hospitals to obtain 550 new documents
[ad_1] Coronavirus outbreak Latest updates: Up to 68 fresh cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Andhra Pradesh, where the total number of infections increased to 2,205. The state government is in the process of recruiting 550 doctors to work in COVID-19 designated hospitals across the state, according to a state …
Read More »Free supply of food grains for 8 million crore for the next 2 months: Nirmala Sitharaman
[ad_1] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Thursday the second tranche of the Rs 20 lakh crore economic stimulus package focused on migrants, street vendors, traders, freelancers and small farmers. The minister announced the free provision of food grains to all migrants who are not cardholders in the amount of …
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