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B'desh EC bars live coverage of elections
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 24 (ANI): The Bangladesh Election Commission has barred television channels in the country to live broadcast from inside the polling centres during the General Elections on December 30, while deciding not to issue press stickers for the journalists travelling on motor
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Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla congratulated for life-long commitment to boosting va
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI-BusinessWireIndia): Dr. Cyrus Poonawalla, Founder of Serum Institute of India (SII) and Chairman of Poonawalla Group, has been given the first ever Vaccine Hero award by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
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Centre to open its underutilised ESIC hospitals for common people
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 6 (ANI): In a bid to increase healthcare coverage for the common people, the union government has decided to allow non-Insured Persons (IPs) to avail medical services from the underutilised ESIC hospitals after paying nominal user charges.
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Kerala Govt launches Gau Samridhi scheme for dairy farmers
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday launched the 'Cow Samridhi Plus Scheme' to provide insurance coverage to dairy farmers in the state.
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Jharkhand to soon become Open Defecation Free
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Rajmahal (Jharkhand) [India], Nov 5 (ANI): Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharati on Sunday said that with the present rate of sanitation coverage in Jharkhand, the state will become Open Defecation Free (ODF) on its upcoming foundation day, on November 15.
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President Kovind lauds Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Hailing Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)- Ayushman Bharat as the world's largest health care programme, President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday said that the scheme will provide health coverage to socially and economically weaker sections
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Sanitation coverage in rural India increased rapidly after 2014: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): While addressing the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the sanitation coverage in rural areas has increased rapidly after his government came to power in 2014.
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Health for all resonates at WHO Regional Committee session
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 3 (ANI): Health ministers and experts from countries in WHO (World Health Organisation) South-East Asia Region on Monday began five-day deliberations on priority issues, emphasising on universal health coverage for ensuring health for all.
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Swachh Bharat could help avert over 3L deaths: WHO
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 4 (ANI): If India remains committed to achieving 100 per cent coverage in terms of safe sanitation services by October 2019, as many as 3,00,000 deaths caused due to diarrheal disease and protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) since the country launched the Swachh Bharat Mi
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Rural sanitation coverage rises 89% under Swachh Bharat
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBM-G) progress report conducted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has said that India's rural sanitation coverage escalated to 89.07 percent till August 2.
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Cabinet okays accession to 2 WIPO treaties
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jul 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the proposal submitted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, regarding the accession to the WIPO Copyright Treaty and WIPO Performers
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Ball-tampering row: Darren Sammy defends Smith
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 29 (ANI): Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy has said that the media coverage against the Australia skipper and his Toronto Nationals teammate Steve Smith, in the wake of ball-tampering scandal is over the top and something which is not called for.
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