CoWIN data breach: FIR has been registered, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells ParliamentOn June 12, reports had emerged that a bot on the messaging platform Telegram was allegedly returning personal data of Indian citizens who ...
21 Jul, 2023, 08.32 PM IST
Health, Ayush ministries to work in synergy to integrate Ayush in India's healthcare systemCabinet ministers, Mansukh L Mandaviya (MoHFW) and Sarbanand Sonowal (MoAyush) both ministries committed to streamline and operationalise a...
13 Aug, 2021, 12.53 AM IST
Google to help people find vaccination centresShortly after the first phase of vaccinations commenced, Google had rolled out knowledge panels in Google Search that show up for queries r...
12 Mar, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
Maharashtra forms 7-point action plan to contain spread of COVID-19The action plan also includes strict adherence to guidelines on social, political and religious gatherings, and to involve civil societies ...
10 Mar, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
SC says posters should not be affixed outside homes of COVID patientsThe SC bench said the Centre has already issued guidelines, and therefore, states and union territories should not affix such posters.
09 Dec, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Covid-19 patients treated as untouchables once posters pasted on their homes, says SCThe Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said however that its guidelines do not contain any instructions or guidance regarding af...
01 Dec, 2020, 10.46 PM IST
With very high COVID-19 testing, India's positivity rate fallen below 8%: MoHFWThe MoHFW further said that very comprehensive testing has thus worked as a highly effective tool to curb the spread of COVID-19 infection....
18 Oct, 2020, 08.14 AM IST
COVID-19 recoveries in India cross 60-lakh markAs per the Ministry, Maharashtra (12,29,339 recoveries), Karnataka (5,61,610), Kerala (1,75,304), Andhra Pradesh (6,91,040) and Tamil Nadu ...
11 Oct, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
With 828 tests/day per million population, India exceeds WHO advisory on COVID-19 testing by almost six timesAs per a graph shared by the Union Health Ministry, India is performing 828 tests per day per million population, as per the latest data.De...
05 Oct, 2020, 10.59 AM IST
India scales up testing capacity from 1 in January to over 7.7 crore in October: MoHFWThe MoHFW also said that the increased pace of testing has led to "early identification, prompt isolation, and effective treatment of COVID...
04 Oct, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
25 states/UTs report fall in active COVID-19 cases during last week: MoHFWMaharashtra is leading the states' tally with more than 2.5 lakh cases, the government informed, adding that active cases contribute only 1...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
COVID-19: 27 lakh patients recover in India, recovery rate at 76.61%India has posted nearly 19.5 lakh (19,48,631) recoveries more than the active cases (765302, which are under active medical care). The acti...
30 Aug, 2020, 05.15 PM IST
All entry points to Meghalaya to be closed for 1 week every month for 3 months starting Sept: Conrad SangmaAs per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Meghalaya currently has 806 active cases, while 694 people have been cured/discharg...
21 Aug, 2020, 08.39 AM IST
NDRF, Odisha Fire Services Personnel to donate plasma for treatment of serious patientsAs per the State's Health and Family Welfare Department, around 295 personnel including National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Odisha Dis...
19 Jul, 2020, 09.34 AM IST
Panel: Include bed availability in Aarogya SetuEarlier this month, the task force discussed the availability of information on testing labs and the challenges posed by "unassigned cases ...
27 Jun, 2020, 09.28 AM IST
UNICEF Rapid Survey on Children commissioned in November 2013: Women and Child Development MinistryThe key objective of the survey was to assess the situation of children and women in the country with special emphasis on access and utilis...
10 Jul, 2015, 10.47 PM IST
- S K Srivastava repatriated to parent cadre
Srivastava, a 1980-batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, was working as Special Secretary and...
07 Jan, 2014, 04.31 PM IST