Impose stricter curbs in districts with more than 10% positivity rate: Centre to statesWithout using the term ‘lockdown’, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said after a meeting held on Saturday, “All districts reporting po...
01 Aug, 2021, 01.41 PM IST
Districts with over 10% Covid positivity need to consider strict curbs: CentreDistricts reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 10 per cent in the last few weeks need to consider strict restrictions to prevent or...
31 Jul, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Consumer goods companies eye robust demand growth as economy recoversExecutives said companies have built supply chain resilience, focused on digital acceleration across functions and reset their go-to-market...
28 Jul, 2021, 09.06 AM IST
PM Modi concerned over big crowds without masks in hill stations, markets; says no compromise on COVID-19 normsDuring an interaction with chief ministers of eight North-Eastern states through video conferencing, the prime minister also said the vacci...
13 Jul, 2021, 05.47 PM IST
Preparations for third potential Covid wave begin on war footing with focus on childrenMost states are either adding or earmarking beds for paediatric Covid care, including paediatric intensive care units (PICU), neonatal inte...
28 May, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh get ready for cyclone YaasCyclone Yaas is expected to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around Wednesday noon as a “very severe ...
25 May, 2021, 07.47 AM IST
Centre asks 4 states, UT to be wary of water-borne diseasesRajesh Bhushan, secretary (health), said, “Public health challenge already posed by the Covid-19 pandemic may be compounded due to direct i...
22 May, 2021, 07.37 AM IST
Ten states account for over 75 per cent of India's total active casesIt said Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh cumulat...
17 May, 2021, 03.00 PM IST
Adhere to approved categories of frontline workers for Covid vaccination: Centre to statesThe missive from Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan came after states like Odisha included railway staff, forest guards, oxygen plant em...
15 May, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
NTPC augments COVID care facilities across India, adds over 500 oxygen bedsBesides the COVID care centres that are operational in Dadri, Korba, Kaniha, Ramagundam, Vindhyachal, Barh & Badarpur, NTPC will be setting...
15 May, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
Pandemic moving eastwards, says Union Health Ministry; reviews situation with 5 statesFive critical areas of action were discussed for addressing the needs and challenges of the recent phase of the COVID 19 pandemic in these ...
05 May, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Kejriwal's televised comments during meeting with PM draws Centre's ire; CMO 'regrets'The officials also accused him of descending to a "new low"with his decision to broadcast the "private conversation" of the meeting.
23 Apr, 2021, 03.59 PM IST
Big tragedy may happen due to oxygen shortage in hospitals: Kejriwal at PM's COVID meetIn a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 situation, Kejriwal requested him to direct chief ministers of all sta...
23 Apr, 2021, 01.29 PM IST
Auto and steelmakers voice concern over complete lockdowns amid the rise of second wave of Covid-19"We should focus on the preventive spread and ensure vaccination of the workers as fast as possible. Then there is no need of a lockdown," ...
01 Apr, 2021, 07.42 AM IST
6 elephants die in 14 days in Odisha sanctuary; CM asks authorities to take stepsDivisional Forest Officer (DFO) Kalahandi South Division Ashok Kumar and his team and veterinary doctors are camping in the area undertakin...
16 Feb, 2021, 08.53 AM IST
Steel companies engage with vaccine makers for bulk supply of doses for employeesDomestic steel makers like -- Tata Steel, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AMNS India) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) said they will...
18 Jan, 2021, 12.38 PM IST
Lockdown, Day 39: India's highest daily jumpMeanwhile, the DGCA has grounded domestic and international flights till the end of the lockdown.
02 May, 2020, 08.52 PM IST