This expenditure includes Rs 40,000 crore towards enhanced expenditure under MNREGA. The first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants includes 54 Grants and 1 Appropriations.
Under 'My family-My responsibility' campaign, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will reach out to every family in city and provide medical help and guidance if needed.
Punjab has written to Haryana, Himachal & Uttarakhand for oxygen amid fears of shortage. It has also asked key manufacturers in state to prioritise supply to hospitals.
Yale study offers first clear evidence on how SARS-CoV-2 invades brain cells, says the virus hijacks cells to make copies of itself & sucks up oxygen to starve nearby cells.
Fear of Covid has restricted many pilgrimages in 2020, including the hajj. Only a limited number of Muslims already inside Saudi Arabia was allowed to attend.
Amit Shah had earlier tested positive for Covid on 2 August and was taken to Medanta in Gurugram. He was later admitted to AIIMS for two weeks for post-Covid care.
Doctors are recommending cardiac screening for competitive athletes who have recovered from Covid-19, including for those who didn't show any obvious symptoms.
The relatively shambolic US response to the pandemic may prove to be a strike against it for foreign students. But some think the re-election of Trump could have a more negative impact.
Covid case fatality rate in Punjab is 2.96%, ahead of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Opposition blames bad healthcare in hospitals for people's choices, experts say everyone is at fault.
The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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