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Amit Shah Approves Rs 1,887.23 Central Assistance To 5 States
Five states Bihar (Rs 1,038.96 crore), Himachal Pradesh (Rs 21.37 crore), Rajasthan (Rs 292.51 crore), Sikkim (Rs 59.35 crore) and West Bengal (Rs 475.04 crore) received Rs 1,887.23 crores additional fund from the Central Government under the NDRF. Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved the funds during a high-level meeting, held on March 30.
Tags: Amit Shah, Home Ministry, NDRF, Natural Disaster, Indian States
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Union Ministry Issues Fresh Guidelines For Schools Amid COVID-19
With the declining COVID-19 cases, many Indian states reopened schools for offline classes from February 1. In regard to this, the Union Education Ministry, issued fresh guidelines for schools and educational institutions, conducting primary classes. New guidelines, eases mandatory parents approval norm, giving authority to respective state government to take a call on this. In addition, the new guidelines focused on "bridge courses" for… read-more
Tags: Education Ministry, Covid-19 guidelines(43), Schools, Union government, Indian States
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EC Extends Rallies And Public Meetings Ban Till Feb 11
The Election Commission of India (EC,) on January 31, extended the ban on conducting roadshows and rallies till February 11. Concerned with the COVID-19 third wave, the ECI extended the ban in 5 poll bound states. Chief Election Commission officer Sushil Chandra and Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Rajiv Kumar held a review meeting over COVID-19 situation. Notably, no election rallies, public gatherings and crowd is allowed during… read-more
Tags: Election Commission Of India, Covid-19, Indian States, Elections, Ban
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IMD Issues Rainfall, Fog And Cold Wave Alert In Several Regions In India
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), issued rain alert in few states, till February 5. West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are to recieve moderate to light rainfall from January 31 to February 5. Besides, decreased temperature, cold waves and snowfall are expected in North India and Himalayan region, respectively till February 4. The weather forecast came amid the Western disturbance and… read-more
Tags: Indian Meteorological Department, snowfall, Winter Cold Wave, fog, Indian States, Himalaya
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Immunization Drops By 60% As States Claim Scarcity Of Doses
The shortage of vaccine supply has resulted in a decline of immunization by nearly 60%, shortly after the Centre took over-vaccination procurement. Reportedly, on June 27, over 4 crore people were vaccinated in India. However, during July 5-11, only 2.3 crore people were administered. At least 80 lakh doses have to be administered every day to meet the Centre's deadline of vaccinating all Indians by the end of 2021.
Tags: Covid-19 Test, Covid Vaccination, India, Indian States
Courtesy: The Hindu
