Countries should move towards universal health care promised under SDG-3. The WHO-promoted pandemic treaty should be adopted to tackle future crises, writes Pragati Prava.
Only 28% of those surveyed have taken the booster shot; some said they were hesitant because the ‘vaccine caused heart attacks, strokes among young people’.
Slight rise in precaution dose coverage after vaccines were made free but govt officials cite ‘Covid surge in many countries’ to emphasise need to increase uptake.
Results based on national survey of 22,000 people conducted by social media community platform LocalCircles. It sought to know why people eligible for Covid booster dose hadn't taken it.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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