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High-level committee set up for distribution, administration of COVID-19 v
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): A National Expert Group on vaccine administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) has been established for providing guidance on all aspects of COVID-19 vaccination including prioritisation of population groups, procurement and inventory management, vaccine selecti
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Antibodies against COVID-19 detected in 56.13 pc population in Delhi's 5th
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New Delhi [India], February 2 (ANI): Delhi's Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday informed that in the fifth Sero survey done in the national capital, antibodies against the COVID-19 have been detected in 56.13 per cent of the population.
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Union Budget 2021: Increase funds for children, urge experts
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New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): While India has been making progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing inequalities among vulnerable populations -- with children being affected the most.
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Documentary short film 'Tailing Pond' tracing the impact of uranium mining
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 28 (ANI/NewsVoir): Produced and directed by Saurav Vishnu, Tailing Pond is an award-winning documentary short film that traces the impact of uranium mining on the local tribal population at Jadugora in Jharkhand.
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World's largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-r
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New York [US], January 27 (ANI): The United Nations Development Programme's 'Peoples' Climate Vote' reflects views of over half the world's population after results processed by Oxford University. According to the outcomes of the survey, 64 per cent of participants believe that climate chang
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Childhood cancer survivors not more likely to undergo abortion: Study
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Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): According to a new study, female childhood cancer survivors face a lower likelihood of becoming pregnant than women in the general population, but once pregnant, they are not more likely to undergo an abortion.
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European Commission asks AstraZeneca to explain delays in COVID-19 vaccine
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Brussels [Belgium], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Commission asks AstraZeneca to explain the delays in coronavirus vaccine deliveries, commission spokesmen said on Monday, assuring that the goal to have 70 percent of the EU population inoculated by the summer remains unchanged.
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Study says nuclear war might trigger big El Nino and decreased seafood
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Washington [US], January 25 (ANI): Researchers during a recent study have found that a nuclear war could trigger an unprecedented El Nino-like warming episode in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. This might lead to slashing algae populations by forty per cent along with lowering the fish count.
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Nepal urges India for continued COVID-19 vaccines supply
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Kathmandu [Nepal], January 22 (ANI): As Nepal has received a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from India, the Himalayan nation is set to start inoculation drive against the infection from next week.
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Harsh Vardhan unveils IEC campaign to address vaccine hesitancy
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New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): To address the emerging issue of vaccine hesitancy in some sections of the population in the country, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan, unveiled IEC posters on Thursday.
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COVID-19 tests cross 1 cr-mark in Delhi, Kejriwal says 'new record'
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New Delhi [India], January 21 (ANI): Setting a new record in combating COVID-19, the national capital has conducted over 1 crore coronavirus tests, which is equivalent to 50 per cent of Delhi's population, said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday.
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BSF organises civic action programme in Jammu to assist border population
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Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 20 (ANI): A civic action programme was organized by Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday at Makwal village in Jammu, as a part of series of efforts made by the BSF to assist and build a close bond with the border population.
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