India has appealed the EU member states to distinctly consider extending exemption for those who have already received Covishield and Covaxin, and said it will institute a reciprocal policy if they give recognition for the EU Digital Covid-19 certificate, according to sources. The 27-member European Union will be launching the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address several beneficiaries of the Digital India initiative on the sixth anniversary at 11 am on Thursday via virtual mode. Modi said on Wednesday after announcing his interaction with the beneficiaries, saying, “Our emphasis on technology has enhanced service delivery and boosted transparency.” PM tweeted, “At 11 AM tomorrow, 1st…
Private hospitals in the country will no longer be able to obtain the Covid-19 vaccines directly from the manufacturing companies and will have to place their requirements on the government’s CoWIN platform, according to sources familiar with the update. A senior Union Health Ministry official said, “Yes, they will need to procure through Co-WIN; it…
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) took the call for further extending the ban on the scheduled international flights to and from the country till July 31st on Wednesday. The scheduled international flights to and from India apart from cargo/repatriation/relief services have been suspended from March 2020. According to a notification signed by the…
The state government is working towards implementing perks for women to co-own lands and properties along with their husbands or other male members in the family. Such co-ownership extension to women will be given priority under several government schemes. The initiative is a part of the larger efforts taken by Karnataka to improve the ranking…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Prasad spoke at the G20 Summit held with the Foreign Ministers on Tuesday and iterated that international cooperation is the answer to the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. He also said that institutional multilateralism is been determined to be needed, and reforms will have several forms, however, the immediate…
India has vaccinated more than 323 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as of Monday, June 28, when the Centre declared a Rs 6.28 lakh crore economic stimulus on further ramping of the facilities of healthcare, especially for children. Alongside, the Serum Institute of India revealed it is having talks with the European Medicines Agency regarding…
The state of Karnataka has recorded wastage of over 1 lakh doses right from the beginning of the vaccination drive on January 20, 2021. According to the health department, the state has wasted 2.29 % of doses on an average per district. From the districts, Bagalkot recorded the highest wastage with 22,196 doses, after which…
The Union Government on Tuesday announced the launch of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the Indian market and will be the fourth in line to help fight the deadly Covid-19 pandemic, and iterated the focus will now shift to Pfizer vaccine. In a press conference, NITI Aayog’s member of health, VK Paul said, “New drug permission…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has organized a meeting with the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, with discussions ranging from the current status of the Covid-19 situation in the country to the functioning of the ministries. As per the reports of news agency PTI, the meeting will be held via the mode of video conferencing considering…
