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WHO has commenced review process for emergency use listing of Covaxin: Govt
Responding to a question on whether it has come to the notice of the government that COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin used in India is not recognised by many countries, Pawar said the government is aware that Covaxin at present is not part of WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).
22 districts recorded increasing trend in COVID cases, 54 districts report 10 pc positivity: Health Ministry
While addressing a press briefing here, Union Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said, “There are 22 districts — 7 from Kerala, 5 from Manipur, 3 in Meghalaya among others, where an increasing trend in cases has been reported, in the last 4 weeks. It is a cause of concern.” Agarwal said there are still 62 districts in the country where over 100 cases are reported every day, which are found in a localised and limited set of areas of these districts.
Average power supply 22.17 hrs per day in villages, 23.36 hrs in cities: Power Min
The Centre recently approved the ”Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme – A Reforms based and Results linked Scheme” with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient distribution sector.
Made in India Sputnik V to be available during September- October- Dr Reddy s
Dr. Reddy, which has tied up with the Russian Direct Investment Fund for Sputnik V in India, soft-launched the vaccine in India in May 2021 after receiving Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) in April 2021.
Irani inaugurates Women’s 24/7 helpline number
The helpline aims to provide 24/7 online support to women affected by violence through referral by linking them with appropriate authorities such as police, hospitals, District Legal Service Authority, psychological services etc,It will also provide information about women related government programmes across the country through a single uniform number.
7,938 Janaushadhi centres functional across India: Mandaviya
”The product basket of Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) comprises 1,451 medicines and 204 surgicals & consumables covering all major therapeutic groups such as anti infectives, anti-allergic, anti-diabetics, cardiovascular, anti-cancers gastro-intestinal medicines, nutraceuticals, etc,” he added.
COVID-19: India adds 39,361 fresh cases,416 fatalities
The active cases have increased to 4,11,189 and comprise 1.31 percent of the total infections. The national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 97.35 percent, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Pandemic leaves Indians mired in massive medical debts
The pandemic has driven 32 million Indians out of the middle class, defined as those earning $10 to $20 a day, according to a Pew Research Center study published in March. It estimated the crisis has increased the number of India’s poor — those with incomes of $2 or less a day — by 75 million.
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SBI Life Q1 profit slumps 43 % to Rs 220 crore on higher Covid claims payout
Total number of Covid claims in Q1 FY22 stood at 8,956 and the Covid-19 claims, as net of reinsurance, stood at Rs 570 crore
Decommissioning coal power plants older than 25 yrs can save Rs 37K cr: Study
The CEEW study also recommends considering 30 GW of India’s coal-based (power generation) capacity for accelerated decommissioning.In fact, it stated that relegating these inefficient plants would additionally result in a one-time saving of Rs 10,000 crore (USD 1.37 billion) on account of avoided pollution control retrofits.