Education ministry submits preliminary report which shows a wide digital divide among states in terms of children's access to e-learning methods. Several states yet to submit data.
States are easing lockdowns based on lower test positivity rates rather than vaccination progress, increasing chances of renewed outbreaks that could delay recovery, Oxford Economics warns.
The survey interviewed 19,000 people across 293 districts in 23 states, including UP, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
The Karnataka district had emerged as a Covid hotspot by April as daily case tally rose to over 1,500. In the last week of May, the district reported between 1,500 and 2,000 cases daily.
According to government data on Covid, the positivity rate stood at 0.3 per cent on Saturday and Friday, 0.4 per cent on Thursday and 0.5 per cent on Wednesday.
Delhi CM Kejriwal announced the next phase of the city's unlocking process, that begins Monday, but cautions that restrictions could be reimposed if Covid cases rise again.
During the Covid lockdown in MP between April and May, 391 attempted cases of child marriage were reported — more than half the number reported in the whole of last year.
Known for their fine handiwork in batik and kantha, rural craftsmen are now resorting to selling vegetables or working as daily wagers to earn a livelihood in the second lockdown.
In a joint press briefing, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal also said that almost 79% decline in daily new Covid cases has been noted since the peak on 7 May.
Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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