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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: Health Ministry

Modi govt makes big changes to organ transplant rules — 65-yr age cap removed, single waiting list

Those in need of transplants can register for organs anywhere in the country and not just in their state. For remote areas, government working on plan to use drones for delivery.

As PM’s ‘Mann ki Baat’ urges awareness, experts say malnutrition as much a food availability issue

Experts say governance issues and gaps in understanding the root of the problem thwart eradication efforts. Minor improvement in indicators, but India caught in malnutrition cycle.

‘Evidence does not suggest presence of new variant, says health ministry on 1st Covid XE case in India

The ministry said samples which were analysed by genomic experts of INSACOG have inferred that the constitution of this variant does not correlate with the genomic picture of 'XE' variant.

India reports 34,113 fresh Covid infections, active cases drop below 5 lakh

Active cases have declined to 4,78,882, comprising 1.12% of total infections and the national recovery rate has further improved to 97.68%, the health ministry said.

Govt says India’s overall Covid situation ‘optimistic’ but asks people to be vigilant

In a briefing Wednesday, Centre also noted that Covid daily positivity is 'enormously high' in Kerala, along with Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.

India registers 67,084 new Covid infections, 1,241 deaths in last 24 hours

The active cases comprise 1.86 per cent of the total infections, while the national recovery rate has further improved to 96.95 per cent, according to health ministry data.

India reports over 2.34 lakh Covid cases, 893 fatalities in last 24 hours

Active cases decreased by 1,19,396 to reach 18,84,937, comprising 4.59% of the total infections and the country's recovery rate stands at 93.89%, the health ministry said.

India registers over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities in last 24 hours

Active cases decreased by 96,861 to reach 21,05,611, comprising 5.18% of the total infections while the country's recovery rate stands at 93.60%, the health ministry said.

Govt recommends no masks for kids aged below 5 years in new Covid guidelines, know more here

In revised Covid guidelines for children and adolescents, the health ministry also advises against the use of antivirals or monoclonal antibodies for those less than 18 years of age.

India records 2.58 lakh new Covid cases, positivity rate surges to 19.65%

The active Covid cases have risen to 16,56,341, the highest in around 230 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,86,451 with 385 daily fatalities, according to health ministry.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.