Bombay HC suggests appointing nodal officers for celebrities helping people get Covid drugs
Maharashtra had appointed nodal officers to keep an account of the procurement & distribution of Remdesivir and other drugs in state-run, municipal and private hospitals & centres.
Delhi will need more oxygen, AAP govt tells SC why requirement shot up 38% to 976 MT a day
In affidavit, Delhi has said it is preparing to increase non-ICU beds with oxygen by 15,000 & ICU beds by 1,200, and so its oxygen requirement will rise from 707 MT to 976 MT.
HC questions inadequate aid for kin of polling officers who died of Covid after UP poll duty
Hearing a PIL on spread of Covid in UP, two-judge HC bench said state EC and govt must rethink amount of compensation and come back to court on next hearing.
SC to hear Centre’s plea on widening Chardham highway that leads to China border on Friday
The strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to the four holy towns of Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, in Uttarakhand.
Plea against Central Vista construction another attempt to stall project: Centre to Delhi HC
In the affidavit filed on 10 May, Modi govt has said that DDMA has permitted construction activities, during the prevailing curfew, where the labourers are residing on-site.
Invoking Patents Act for production of Covid vaccines, drugs can have consequences: Govt to SC
The Centre says it would be counter-productive to invoke the Patents Act now, especially when it was engaged at diplomatic levels to procure Covid vaccines and medicines.
HC issues notice to Delhi govt on order reserving hotels linked to hospitals for govt officials
The Delhi High Court will hear a petition against the Arvind Kejriwal govt, filed by Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra, an orthopaedic surgeon with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, on 14 July.
HC asks Centre, Delhi govt to prevent hoarding of medicines, equipment for Covid treatment
The bench was hearing a PIL seeking directions to declare medicines and medical equipment meant for Covid treatment as essential commodities under the Essential Commodities Act.
Pinjra Tod activist Natasha Narwal gets 3-week bail to perform last rites of father
The Delhi High Court granted the relief as her brother is also infected with Covid and the state did not oppose the plea moved by her through an advocate.
‘Overzealous’ intervention may have consequences — Centre tells SC on vaccination strategy
The Centre also said that vaccinating the entire country is not possible in one stretch due to the suddenness of the pandemic, limited availability of doses & vulnerability.
Covid vaccine patents can be waived without hurting firms like Bharat Biotech. Here’s how
It is time countries acted with a humanitarian approach at WTO and relaxed IPR provisions for Covid-19 vaccines. And it can be done without disincentivising R&D efforts.
Commerce ministry exempts public procurement of Covid supplies from Make in India preference
The order issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade said the exemption shall be applicable till 30 September.
Defence
NIA arrests People’s Liberation Army leader for killing Assam Rifles official in Manipur
Mayanglambam Siromani, 32, was arrested for alleged involvement in an ambush on a road-opening party of 4th Assam Rifles in Manipur's Chandel on 15 November 2017.
Modi govt is in denial & India is back to being a flailing state
Modi government didn’t strengthen the foundations of basic governance in the last 7 years. Now, the PM has retreated and ministers are failing, adding to the Covid disaster.