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There’s no shortage of ICU, oxygen beds in Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Delhi Chief Minister has informed that the number of oxygen beds in the national capital have increased in the past few days. Although there is no shortage of ICU and oxygen beds, Delhi is facing a shortage of vaccines, he said.
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Karnataka surpasses Maharashtra in daily COVID19 cases; reports over 39,000 new cases, highest in India
With 39,305 new cases, Karnataka has registered the highest single-day COVID infections in the country. It has surpassed Maharashtra that reported 37,236 new cases in the past 24 hours. A 14-day complete lockdown has been enforced in Karnataka.
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Want to help citizens of rural India in COVID pandemic? Here’s a verified directory of rural initiatives
The Rural Response Tracker is a volunteer-led effort with verified details of various rural initiatives on medical supplies, food, livelihoods, vaccination, mental health and funeral services clubbed both state-wise and category-wise.
Nidhi Jamwal
IMA lashes out at the health ministry over COVID death data, vaccine shortage and oxygen supply issues
Stressing over the increasing deaths in hospitals and full crematoriums, the Indian Medical Association has questioned the Union health ministry over the lack of transparency in the number of COVID deaths recorded. It has asked the health budget to be increased from 1% of GDP 8-10%.
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Rains spoil tonnes of wheat at govt purchasing centres in Madhya Pradesh. Yet again.
Last year 30,000 tonnes of the grain were damaged in rain at 53 of the total 110 purchasing centres because of lack of warehouses or roofed structures to store wheat.
Sachin Tulsa Tripathi
Pest-resistant, high yielding and full of beans!
Come next kharif season and Indian farmers will be able to sow a new variety of soybean that grows fast, uses less water and has a higher yield. And the credit goes to scientists of Pune-based Agharkar Research Institute and the Indian Council of Agriculture Research.
Divendra Singh
Vaccination policy requires “no interference” from Supreme Court, is in adherence to the Constitution: Centre to SC
The Centre has responded to the Supreme Court’s direction that asked it to reconsider its vaccination policy in order to ensure that it is in adherence to the Constitution. The Centre has stated that the policy is constitutional and doesn’t require interference by the apex court.
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COVID19 Update: With over 366,000 daily cases, India reports a slight drop in new infections
India sees a decline in the daily new COVID19 cases, with over 366,161 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. On May 8, 403,738 new cases were registered in the country. Uttarakhand govt has imposed a curfew from May 11 to May 18. Delhi, UP, J&K govts extend lockdown.
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‘No vaccination, no sanitisation— yet, we bank employees are called Corona warriors’
Despite being lauded as Corona warriors by the Union government, bank workers have a tough time availing of facilities available to other frontline workers. With their demands being constantly ignored by authorities, bankers speak about the challenges they face during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arvind Shukla
Budgam’s journey towards becoming India’s first TB-free district
Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir has recently been declared the country’s first TB-free district. How did the district achieve this feat? Read on to find out.