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Topic: Health Ministry

Hours after announcement, Modi govt makes U-turn on Rs 4L ex-gratia for coronavirus deaths

The government released a revised notification where it deleted the clause on ex-gratia and cost of hospitalisation for all coronavirus patients.

Coronavirus cases rise to 84, stranded Indian students to be brought back from Italy

The health ministry said that seven patients have been discharged and a plane to bring back stranded Indians from Italy will leave Saturday.

Coronavirus cases rise to 81 in India, govt says COVID-19 not a health emergency

Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said seven more coronavirus patients have been cured and conditions of 71 are 'clinically stable'.

After first coronavirus death, govt shares list of helpline numbers for all states & UTs

With a 76-year-old Karnataka man being confirmed as India’s first COVID-19 fatality, the government has stepped up efforts to contain the outbreak.

These are the two laws Modi govt has invoked to tackle coronavirus. But it’s not enough

The Disaster Management Act, 2005, and the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 are innovative, but they still fall short of comprehensibly dealing with outbreaks.

Health ministry asserts focus on prevention to tackle the coronavirus outbreak

In the wake of coronavirus being declared a pandemic by the WHO, ministry officials said developing a vaccine will take at least one-and-a-half to two years.

Coronavirus cases rise to 73 in India with 13 new patients confirmed

The fresh cases include nine from Maharashtra, and one each from Delhi, Ladakh and Uttar Pradesh as well as one foreign national.

Coronavirus patients stable, showing signs of recovery: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan spoke to some of the infected patients admitted at Medanta and Safdarjung hospitals via video calls on Tuesday.

Govt asks AIIMS to set up isolation beds for coronavirus cases in new emergency wing

The health ministry also asked the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar to augment its isolation bed capacity to 125 from the existing 25.

With centre-state political standoff, can coronavirus outbreak be effectively fought?

India now has 28 confirmed coronavirus cases. In recent months, the relationship between the Centre and the states has seen a breakdown over several issues.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?