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MadadMap: Real-time online map of vacant beds

June 3, 2021

First-of-its -kind, real-time online map was launched, by a team of 15 Doctors and 12 Professionals from the diaspora in US and India, which shows available hospital beds in India with real-time updates. MadadMaps This online map was launched with ..

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NHRC advisories on Bonded Labourers & Migrant Workers

June 2, 2021

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued advisories on bonded labourers & migrant workers amid covid-19 cases. What are those advisories? Advisories were issued to ministries and states to look after adverse impact of covid-19 on labourers and migrant informal ..

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SBI revises FY22 GDP projection to 7.9%

June 1, 2021

Economic research department of State Bank of India has published “Ecowrap 2021” report and revised real GDP projection for Financial Year 2022 to 7.9 percent from 10.4 percent earlier. Report highlights disproportionately larger impact of second wave of Covid-19 pandemic ..

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WHO names COVID-19 variants found in India

June 1, 2021

World Health Organisation (WHO) has recommended several names, to label emerging coronavirus variants of global concern, after four letters of Greek alphabet. It named B.1.617.2 variant, identified first in India, as Delta. Highlights ‘UK variant’ was named as ‘Alpha’. Existing ..

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OECD estimate growth cut of India to 9.9%

June 1, 2021

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has cut India’s growth projection to 9.9 % for Financial Year 2022. In March, it estimated growth to 12.6%. Rate was cut witnessing covid cases lockdowns which have threatened to stall nascent economic ..

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India to start tests on mixed vaccines

June 1, 2021

According to Dr N K Arora, chairman of Covid-19 working group under National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI), India may soon start testing feasibility of mixing two different doses of Covid vaccines to check whether it helps in boosting ..

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Aspergillosis Fungal Infection

May 31, 2021

Amid the country’s battle against covid-19 pandemic and increasing cases of mucormycosis, Doctors in Ghaziabad, Mumbai and Gujarat have reported cases of new disease called ‘aspergillosis’. What is Aspergillosis? Aspergillosis is a fungal infection, fungal growth or allergic reaction caused ..

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Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) 4.0

May 31, 2021

Government has increased the scope of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) for three more months overviewing the disruptions caused by second wave of COVID 19 pandemic. Extension will help businesses across several sectors of economy. About ECLGS 4.0 100% ..

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