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Over 60 pc women in 12 states and UTs never used internet: Survey
The states and UTs where less than 40 per cent women have used the internet are Andhra Pradesh (21 per cent), Assam (28.2 per cent), Bihar (20.6 per cent), Gujarat (30.8 per cent), Karnataka (35 per cent), Maharashtra (38 per cent), Meghalaya (34.7 per cent), Telangana (26.5 per cent), Tripura (22.9 per cent), West Bengal (25.5 per cent), Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (36.7 per cent) and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (34.8 per cent), the survey revealed.
In comparison, more percentage of men have used the internet.
COVID-19: India records 22,065 infections, 354 fatalities
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94,22,636 pushing the national recovery rate to 95.12 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stood at 1.45 per cent
The active COVID-19 caseload remained below four lakh for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday
There are 3,39,820 active coronavirus infections in the country which constitute 3.43per cent of the total caseload, the data stated
Farmers’ protest resulting in daily loss of Rs 3,500 cr: Assocham
Assocham President Niranjan Hiranandani said, ”The size of the combined economies of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and J&K is about Rs 18 lakh crore. With the ongoing farmers’ agitation and blockade of roads, toll plazas and railways, the economic activities have come to a halt.”
On Monday, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) had said the farmer agitation has led to supply chain disruptions, which will impact the economy in the coming days and may impinge upon the ongoing recovery from the economic contraction due to COVID-19.
Green buildings movement should become people’s movement: M Venkaiah Naidu
The vice president wanted every future building to go green mandatorily and said that this should apply to all kinds of building.
Not only new buildings, the existing buildings too have to be retrofitted to make them environment-friendly, he felt.
29k cold chain points, 41k deep freezers–India gets ready for COVID-19 vaccine storage
Twenty-three ministries and departments in the Centre and states have been identified and assigned roles like planning, implementation, social mobilisation, awareness generation, among others, for the vaccine roll-out, he said.
Training modules for medical officers, vaccinator officers, alternative vaccinator officers, cold chain handlers, supervisors, data managers and ASHA coordinators are also finalized, and physical training as well as training on virtual/online platforms have started, the health secretary said.
No winter session of Parliament, govt suggests convening budget session in January 2021
“Government is willing to have the next session of Parliament at the earliest; it would be appropriate to have the Budget Session, 2021 in January, 2021 keeping in mind the unprecedented circumstances created by Covid-19 pandemic,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi wrote.
“1.45 crore cashless treatments have been provided to the poorest citizens under AB-PMJAY”
“We have made remarkable progress in operationalizing Ayushman Bharat – Health and Wellness Centers and crossed a major landmark in our journey. With 51,500 centres now functional, more than one-thirds of the target has been met. This has led to improved access to affordable primary healthcare services for more than 25 crore people,” Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan said.
Less than 45 pc of households in five states use clean fuel for cooking Govt survey
It found that over 70 per cent of the population in 16 states are living in households that use an improved sanitation facility.
Lakshadweep (99.8 per cent) and Kerala (98.7 per cent) have the highest percentage of population living in households with an improved sanitation facility, while Bihar (49.4 per cent) and Ladakh (42.3 per cent) have the lowest, the survey said.
Qualified AYUSH doctors can prescribe immunity boosters for COVID patients: SC
A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, however, said these doctors cannot prescribe or advertise them as a cure for COVID-19.
COVID-19: Daily new infections dip below 30,000 again this month
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93,88,159 pushing the national recovery rate to 94.98 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.
There are 3,52,586 active coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 3.57 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.