As mercury soars, e-commerce platforms step up measures to protect delivery workersIndian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...
03 May, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
India to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine 'precaution dose' to 60+ age group, healthcare, frontline workers from todayEligibility of beneficiaries for the precaution dose will be based on the date of administration of 2nd dose as recorded in the Co-WIN syst...
10 Jan, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
Frontline, medical workers need to take booster shots, say expertsWorried about waning immunity levels against the coronavirus, doctors and public health experts feel there is a need to give booster shots ...
25 Sep, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
PM Modi to launch courses for 1 lakh Covid-19 workersPrime Minister Narendra Modi will launch on Friday a customised crash course programme for skilling around one lakh Covid-19 frontline work...
16 Jun, 2021, 11.58 PM IST
Doctors on 48-hour shifts as India’s hospitals pushed to brinkEven before the pandemic hit India, its health sector was ranked 110 out of 141 countries, behind Bangladesh, Indonesia and Chile, the Worl...
27 May, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Lenovo commits Rs 8 crore towards fight against COVID-19 in IndiaOf this funding, Rs 5 crore will be donated in the form of medical equipment such as oxygen concentrators, refillable oxygen cylinders, inv...
10 May, 2021, 10.53 PM IST
IOC renews medical insurance for petrol pump attendants, LPG delivery boys"The medical insurance will cover more than 3.3 lakh retail outlet customer attendants, LPG delivery boys, tank truck crew, security guards...
06 May, 2021, 04.30 PM IST
MTaI urges govt to include medical technology workforce for COVID-19 vaccinationThe medical technology workforce has been working round the clock in the current pandemic times, similar to hospital personnel, it noted.
23 Feb, 2021, 03.20 PM IST
Aviation sector workers be vaccinated on priority after health workers: MoCA to MoHFWAs per the guidelines issued by the health ministry on December 28 last year, initially around 30 crore Indians will be vaccinated, includi...
24 Jan, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
It will take 6-7 months for vaccine to reach general public: Maharashtra officalSpeaking about preparations, state immunization officer Dr Dilip Patil said, "All workshops and training for the drive have been completed....
14 Jan, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
IMA says nearly 200 doctors in India have succumbed to COVID-19 so far; requests PM's attention"As per the latest data collected by the IMA, our nation has lost 196 doctors, out of which 170 of them are above the age of 50 years, with...
08 Aug, 2020, 03.18 PM IST
IAF, Navy helicopters shower flower petals to honour COVID-19 warriors in KeralaAt around 10 am, the Sarang helicopter of the IAF flew past the Government Medical College Hospital and the General Hospital here as part t...
03 May, 2020, 03.51 PM IST
Pakistani doctors launch hunger strike over virus protection fearsHealth workers have complained for weeks that the country's hospitals are suffering chronic shortages of safety gear, prompting the arrest ...
25 Apr, 2020, 05.36 PM IST
Google says ‘Thank you’ to doctors, nurses & medical workers with doodleGoogle came up with a doodle to honour the medical community for their selfless service.
15 Apr, 2020, 01.58 PM IST
95 police officers, 46 medical staff died in fight against coronavirus in China: MediaNinety-five Chinese police officers and 46 medical workers died in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, State-run media reported on ...
04 Apr, 2020, 04.11 PM IST
Uber partners NHA to provide dedicated transport service to COVID-19 healthcare workersUber will initially facilitate the provision of 150 cars free of cost to support medical facilities in New Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Kanpur,...
03 Apr, 2020, 10.21 PM IST
Uber provides UberMedic service to assist healthcare providersUberMedic is designed to ensure that all healthcare workers who need to be mobile have a reliable and efficient way of getting around.
01 Apr, 2020, 09.47 AM IST