Travel

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Over 4 Lakh People Travel Domestic In 1 Day, India Creates Aviation History

The skyrocketing domestic airline traffic helped India to create a record, globally. As per media sources, India created a record of over 4 lakh passengers travelling via domestic flights, in just a day. Furthermore, the Aviation Ministry said, more than 37.5m passengers were carried by domestic airlines in just the first three months of 2023.  The data showed that a 51.7% growth compared to a year ago, in India.

Wed, 03 May 2023 - 08:43 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: civil aviation, Ministry, Milestone, Domestic Flights, Post Covid Growth

Courtesy: BBC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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PM Modi Lauds Vaccinators, Healthcare Works, As India Crosses 200 Cr Vaccination Milestone

PM Narendra Modi lauded all the vaccinators in India, as the Nationwide Vaccination Drive crossed a milestone of over 200 crore vaccine doses, against Covid-19. On July 20, PM Modi wrote, "Vaccinators, healthcare workers and support staff, and frontline workers have played a crucial role in protecting the people of the country". PM Modi called the action a dedicated form of duty at the most necessary times.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 - 03:15 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Covid-19, Milestone, Nationwide vaccination drive, PM Narendra Modi, Healthcare

Courtesy: The Hindu

India's Covid Vaccination

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50% Between 18-44 Age Group Vaccinated With First Dose In India

A total of 61 crore vaccines were dispensed until August 26 in India as confirmed by the Union Health Ministry. 68 lakh vaccines were administered on Thursday alone. In a tweet, Union Health Minister Hamukh Mandaviya said, "India achieves unprecedented milestone! 50% of the eligible population inoculated with the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Keep up India. Let us fight Corona." Over 23 crore between 18-44 age group has received their… read-more

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 - 12:56 PM / by Prateek Chakradhar

Tags: Covid-19, Covid Vaccination, Union Health Ministry, Milestone

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Covid-19 sample testing in India

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India Conducts Over 40 Crore COVID-19 Tests, Says ICMR

The Indian Council of Medical Research announced on June 26 that more than 40 crore COVID-19 tests have been administered in the country so far. Whereas the average number of tests conducted on a daily basis amounts to more than 18 lakh in June and India has tested 40,18,11,892 samples till June 25. ''This has been enabled by rapidly increasing testing infrastructure and capacity across the country,'' said ISMR.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 - 03:40 PM / by Anvitha Shetty

Tags: Covid-19, Covid-19 Test, Milestone, ICMR

Creta

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Hyundai India Registers Over 1.5 Lakh Bookings For Creta 2020

Hyundai Motor's SUV Creta 2020, which was launched in India in March this year, has registered bookings for over 1,15,000 units. Reportedly, Creta has contributed over 26% market share to Hyundai's SUV segment from Jan-Sept 2020. Besides, the company informed that the customers have preferred Creta's diesel variant over petrol version. According to the Korean automaker, Creta is also the most checked out car on its digital sales platform.

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 - 12:43 AM / by Shivam Chandrashekhar Kulkarni

Tags: Hyundai, Creta, 2020, Milestone

Courtesy: Hindustan Times