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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicHarsh Vardhan

Topic: Harsh Vardhan

Micro-identification, mass isolation, fast treatment tackled Covid-19 spread: Harsh Vardhan

Addressing the Non-Aligned Movement Health Ministers' meeting through video conference, Vardhan stressed human welfare must be basis of all economic growth.

WHO adopts resolution for probe into Covid origins as China supports review too

Stressing that the 'virus has no borders', China President Xi Jinping said 'all along we have acted with openness, transparency and responsibility'.

Pune’s National Institute of Virology develops indigenous rapid antibody test for Covid-19

According to Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, this is the first time such a test kit has been developed in India based on the Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).

10 states, UTs have reported zero coronavirus cases in last 24 hours: Harsh Vardhan

According to health ministry data, 1,511 Covid-19 patients recovered in the last 24 hours — the highest number of recoveries recorded in one day.

Covid-19 testing capacity scaled to 95,000 per day: Harsh Vardhan

A total of 15,25,631 tests have been conducted so far in 332 government and 121 private laboratories, said the Union Health Minister Saturday.

No community transmission of Covid-19, behavioural changes may be new normal: Harsh Vardhan

The nation in future could look back on the pandemic as a blessing in disguise if we imbibe hand, respiratory & environmental hygiene, the Health Minister said

Only 0.33% coronavirus patients on ventilators, says Health Minister

Dr Harsh Vardhan also added 1.5 per cent patients are on oxygen support and 2.34 per cent patients are in ICU, which reflects the quality of care being provided across India.

Covid-19 situation on mend, hotspots moving towards becoming non-hotspots: Health Minister

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan spoke to a few Covid-19 patients via video link Sunday, and sought their feedback about facilities at AIIMS.

Don’t pin hopes on summer, social distancing still best Covid ‘vaccine’, says Harsh Vardhan

In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said the government is aiming to test one lakh people per day by 31 May.

Covid-19 patients doubling rate 9.7 days for past 3 days: Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Health, Harsh Vardhan said Covid-19 figures in India are improving with each passing day and the doubling rate is slowing down.

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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.