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Topic: NDMA

NDMA recommends Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to kin of Covid victims, Modi govt informs SC

The monetary assistance will be provided only if the cause of death is certified as Covid as per the guidelines issued by the Union health ministry and ICMR, the Centre says.

SubscriberWrites: Effective mechanism needed for providing ex-gratia to families of Covid victims

Ex-gratia will affect the country’s finances, therefore, it is important to come up with policies that help beneficiaries and also don’t harm economy further, writes Srimant Mishra.

NDMA ‘failed to perform duty’: SC gives it 6 weeks to decide ex gratia for Covid victims’ kin

The Supreme Court said the 'reasonable amount' to be provided to the Covid victims' families is left to the 'wisdom of the national authority'.

SC directs NDMA to issue guidelines for providing ex-gratia to kin of Covid victims

The court also asked Centre to simplify the process of issuance of death certificates for Covid fatalities and fix the minimum standard of amount to be paid to the beneficiaries.

PM has no individual powers under NDMA. Notice to Alapan Bandyopadhyay questionable

No part of the functions of the NDMA includes the giving of directions, leave alone requiring individuals to attend meetings at the cost of incarceration.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.