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Precautionary doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be available for all adults from 10 April, says Centre
Fp Staff • 3 years agoThe vaccination will begin on 10 April at private centres. Earlier the government had started these booster shots for those above 60 and healthcare workers.
Centre ends COVID-19 containment measures from 31 March; wearing of face mask to continue
• 3 years agoMinistry of Health and Family Welfare advisories on COVID containment measures will continue to guide the overall national response to the pandemic, said Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla
National Deworming Day: Find out how to prevent intestinal worms in children
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoThe initiative was started in 2015 in 277 districts across 11 states and Union territories to free every child between the ages of one and 19 years across the country from intestinal worms
How India’s mammoth vaccination drive has been a testament to PM Modi’s political conviction
Sanjuverma • 4 years agoAccounting for more than 14 percent of the total doses given worldwide at the rate of over 700 jabs per second, India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has a lot to cheer about
India records 19,740 new COVID-19 cases, 248 deaths; highest recovery rate reported since March 2020
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe country’s Friday’s numbers were 7.1 percent lesser than the previous days numbers
How drones delivering COVID-19 jabs will help take India's vaccination drive to all corners of the country
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe unmanned aerial vehicles will aid in providing the vaccines in a timely manner to very hard-to-reach areas
COVID-19 variants Mu, C.1.2 variants not found in India so far, says genome sequencing panel
• 4 years agoThe consortium has called for more strongly implementing existing recommendations on sequencing of positive samples from international travellers.
Govt will ensure that your garlic bread has garlic in it; here's how
Fp Staff • 4 years agoUnder the category of speciality bread, the draft proposes that “the speciality ingredient must be present in case a prefix is added to the term ‘bread’ on the label”
Centre reserves 27% seats for OBCs, 10% for EWS in medical schools even as Constitution Bench examines 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act
Fp Staff • 4 years agoThe OBC students from across the country will now be able to avail of this reservation in AIQ Scheme to compete for seats in any state
'Get no respect', say Delhi's ASHA workers as pleas for pay hike, protective equipment fall on deaf ears
Nikita_jain • 4 years agoAs per government guidelines, ASHAs are called volunteers. But the amount of work they are expected to perform is more akin to a full-time job