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TopicHarsh Vardhan

Topic: Harsh Vardhan

Efficient healthcare kept Covid mortality at minimum, recovery at maximum, says Harsh Vardhan

The Union Health Minister Friday said continuously the rising Covid recovery rate and the progressively falling case fatality rate have proven the success of India's containment strategy.

Why Modi’s ministers are sounding like Mahabharata’s Yudhisthir

Is China in Indian territory? Did India miss Covid cases? What about doubling farmers’ incomes? Modi's ministers won’t lie on these, but neither will you hear the truth.

Irresponsible behaviour of people to blame for Covid surge, Harsh Vardhan tells Lok Sabha

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urges all MPs to spread awareness about masks as well as social distancing norms in their respective constituencies across India.

No viral mutation in India, ICMR exploring saliva-based Covid test, Harsh Vardhan says

In an online interaction, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says ICMR is conducting large-scale sequencing of nationally representative strains of SARS-CoV-2.

Need to focus on creating effective health systems, says Harsh Vardhan at G-20 meet

The health minister, who was speaking at the Joint G20 Finance and Health Ministers meet, also stressed that access to Covid protection should not be a factor of ability to pay.

Aiming to bring down Covid mortality rate to less than 1%, says Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha, the Union Health Minister said India's mortality rate at 1.64 per cent is lowest in the world, and recovery rate among one of the highest.

Modi says no to ‘Question Hour’, and Harsh Vardhan’s vaccine trust test

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92% Covid patients in India are asymptomatic, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tells Lok Sabha

On opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Dr Harsh Vardhan says 5.8% Covid patients required oxygen therapy, while 1.7% needed intensive care.

Participation in digital health ecosystem optional, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says

Answering questions from his social media followers on 'Sunday Samvad' platform, Harsh Vardhan said it is a 'lie that those who do not become part of the system shall not be allowed to access hospitals'.

India to get Covid vaccine by end of year if all goes well, says Harsh Vardhan

Indian Council of Medical Research is in the process of developing an online vaccine portal which will provide information related to Covid-19 vaccine development in India and abroad.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.