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TopicIndian Health Minister

Topic: Indian Health Minister

First Covid vaccine dose given to 86% of India’s eligible population: Mandaviya in Lok Sabha

Replying to supplementary questions Friday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that 7 crore vaccines are lying with states & cautioned against possible vaccine hesitancy.

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, wife receive first dose of Covid vaccine

Vardhan Monday had appealed to all aged 60 & above, and aged 45 & above having specified co-morbidities to immediately take the vaccine.

No proof to back China’s claim of simultaneous Covid outbreak across nations — Harsh Vardhan

Speaking on 6th episode of 'Sunday Samvaad', Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said reported Covid outbreak from Wuhan remains recognised as the first report worldwide.

2 parameters will decide India’s Covid vaccine priority — risk of exposure & of severe disease

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says only limited quantity of Covid vaccines are expected to be available initially, and India must keep its options open.

India’s Covid tally reaches 63.9 lakh cases, death toll climbs to 99,773

While there are 9,42,217 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country, the country's total recoveries surged to 53,52,078, pushing the recovery rate to 83.70 per cent

India registers 86,961 new Covid cases in last 24 hours, total mounts to 54.88 lakh

The fatality rate due to coronavirus has further declined to 1.6 per cent. There are 10,03,299 active cases in the country as of now, which comprises 18.28 per cent of the total caseload.

India’s Covid tally surges past 51 lakh-mark, recoveries cross 40 lakh

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 51,18,253, while the death toll climbed to 83,198 with the virus claiming 1,132 lives in a span of 24 hours.

Covid-19 cases climb to 1,965 in India, death toll rises to 50

According to the Health Ministry, 9 fresh deaths were reported — 4 from Maharashtra, 3 from Madhya Pradesh & one each from Andhra Pradesh and Punjab.

28 positive coronavirus cases in India, health minister says situation not grave

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also said if Iranian govt lent its support, a testing facility could be set up to help bring back Indian citizens from the country.

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, the princess who was Gandhi’s secretary & India’s first health minister

On her 130th birth anniversary, ThePrint looks at the life of the princess who served as Mahatma Gandhi’s secretary for nearly 17 years.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.