Indore, which began its sero survey on 11 August, has decided that 33% of its sample size will be children, while in Delhi, 25% of samples in a survey conducted 1-7 August were children.
Indore sero survey's sample size includes 33% children who are within the age bracket of 1-18 yrs. MP is the fourth state to conduct sero survey after Delhi, Maharashtra and Andhra.
Andhra will collect 3,750 blood samples each from Krishna, Nellore, East Godavari & Anantapur districts. Samples will be taken from frontline health workers, police, among others.
The study has been conducted by Eyebetes Foundation, a charitable foundation working towards reducing diabetes-caused eye ailments, including blindness.
Findings of serological survey suggest that despite efforts to contain spread, Mumbai’s poorest places may have unwittingly pursued strategy of herd immunity.
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Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
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