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Higher than national average, per capita income of Telangana doubled in 7 years:KCR
”Likewise, when the state was formed in the 2013-2014 financial year our State Per Capita Income was Rs. 1,12,216 whereas now Telangana’s State Per Capita Income has reached Rs.2,37,632. Presently, our country’s Per Capita Income is recorded as Rs. 1,28,829. It is to be noticed that the Telangana State Per Capita Income is more than that of the country Per Capita Income,” he said.
All possible help being extended to people in 26 flood ravaged districts: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
All possible help is being extended to the people. Daily review meetings are being conducted along with the issuance of safety guidelines. People have been evacuated from affected areas and provided with relief aid,” said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Centre considering using MGNREGA to counter ill-effects of climate change: Giriraj
Under the scheme, he said, apart from growing fruit trees on panchayat land, ponds will also be dugout.
These ponds will be used for water conservation, he told reporters
Lower death rate pushes elderly population growth to 13.8 cr in 2021:NSO Study
Elderly in study means all those people who are of the age of 60 years and above. ”According to the Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections for India and States 2011-2036, there are nearly 138 million (13.8 crore) elderly persons in India in 2021 comprising 67 million males and 71 million females,” the NSO study ‘Elderly in India 2021’ said.
New method for modelling COVID-19 spread incorporates real-time data on people’s movements
“Our work opens the door to a larger integration between epidemiological models and real-world data to, through the use of supercomputers, determine best public policies to mitigate the effects of a pandemic,” Ritabrata Dutta of Warwick University, UK said.
India’s chronic disease burden helped fuel Covid-19’s brutal waves
For years India has faced an escalating non-communicable disease crisis as its middle-class expands and leads a more sedentary and affluent lifestyle. That makes them susceptible to ailments such as diabetes and heart disease that account for almost two-thirds of all deaths in the country. Those existing conditions may have allowed the coronavirus to do more damage, boosting cases and fatalities and potentially fueling the near collapse of India’s health system.
LS passes amendment bills on homoeopathy, National Commission for Indian System of Medicine
The National Commission for Homoeopathy (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes to amend the National Commission for Homoeopathy Act, 2020 to provide a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education.
The National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (Amendment) Bill, 2021, seeks to repeal the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970 and help make available the Indian system of medicine professionals across the country.
COVID-19 numbers in SE Asia plateaued over past month mainly due to cases in India remaining stable: WHO
The highest number of new cases were reported from India (278,631 new cases; 20.2 new cases per 100,000; 2 per cent decrease), Indonesia (225,635 new cases; 82.5 new cases per 100,000; 18 per cent decrease), and Thailand (141,191 new cases; 202.3 new cases per 100 000; 20 per cent increase).
In the region, the highest numbers of new deaths were reported from Indonesia (11,373 new deaths; 4.2 new deaths per 100,000; 9 percent decrease), India (3511 new deaths; 0.3 new deaths per 100,000; 8 percent decrease), and Myanmar (2045 new deaths; 3.8 new deaths per 100,000; 22 percent decrease).
Doctors, public health experts emphasise importance of consumer-friendly food, beverage warning labels
Dr Madhukar Mittal (Additional Professor, Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jodhpur) stated that the evidence linking consumption of processed and packaged foods high in salt, sugar and fats – otherwise known as nutrients of concern – to diabetes, heart disease and various forms of cancer is irrefutable.
He further stated that “India is fast emerging as the diabetes capital of the world. Obesity is on the rise. The entire food system must act now to safeguard people’s health. The food industry tends to make its food products more palatable by adding excess sugar or salt. As a result, we are consuming unnatural levels of these harmful ingredients – far exceeding the recommended thresholds.”
IAF sacks staffer for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19
“Across India, only nine personnel have refused to take the vaccine. All of them were given show-cause notice…one did not respond, so in view of the lack of response, his service is already terminated,” Vyas told the court.
He said as far as the vaccine, in general, is concerned, it is optional, but so far as the Air Force is concerned, it is now made a service condition, which is in continuation of the oath taken at the time of enrollment in the service. Also, it is imperative to see to it that the Force is not put in a vulnerable state, and it is required for personnel to mandatorily get vaccinated, he told the court.