UP govt announced Rs 50 lakh compensation in May 2021 for 72 anganwadi workers who died while on Covid duty. Only 12 families have received funds so far, says govt official.
Data suggests Covid-19 may have killed 1 in every 500 people in Goa, and 1 in every 1,000 in Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi & Puducherry. Number is 1 in 10,000 for UP, Bihar & 5 other states.
India registered 29,836 Covid deaths in this period, but over 17,000 of them were backlogs being updated now. Of these, about 14,500 were from Kerala, rest from Bihar & Chandigarh.
Omicron is leading to hospitalisations, so people need to shed idea that it is a milder version of the virus and recognise the ‘sheer pace’ at which it spreads, UK PM warns.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tweeted a video in which families who lost their dear ones due to Covid-19 in Gujarat alleged they did not receive any govt help at the time.
The US alone accounted for 14% of the last million deaths — the highest share of any country. Russia was 10% of the total, while Indonesia and Brazil were each responsible for 8%.
According to scientists, marker indicates fitness level of lung cells, predicting whether or not a person will get serious Covid or 'long Covid' & could have impacted mortalities during 2nd wave.
A two-judge bench of the apex court Monday observed that compensation cannot be denied solely on the basis of death certificates not mentioning Covid as the cause of death.
Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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