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Centre directs states, UTs to take possible steps for containing bird flu
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): Considering the possibility of spread of avian influenza virus or bird flu to humans and other domesticated animals and birds, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has directed all states and Union Territories (UTs) to take all possibl
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Around 1,14,100 vaccinators trained during country-wide mock drill on COVI
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 2 (ANI): Around 1,14,100 vaccinators were trained in a country-wide mock drill on COVID-19 vaccine administration held in all states and Union Territories (UTs) at 286 session sites spread across 125 districts, the central government said on Saturday.
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Dry run for COVID-19 vaccination being conducted across country
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati/ Dehradun/ Bhubaneswar/ West Godavari/ Thiruvananthapuram (Assam/ Uttarakhand/ Odisha/ Andhra Pradesh/ Kerala) [India], January 2 (ANI): A dry run for COVID-19 vaccine administration is being conducted on Saturday across all states and Union Territories of India.
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Centre asks states/UTs to gear up for rollout of COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): With the objective of gearing up for the rollout of COVID-19 vaccine across the country, the central government has asked all States and Union Territories to ensure effective preparedness for the vaccine rollout.
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5% of COVID cases to be tested for whole genome sequencing due to new viru
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 26 (ANI): In a step towards prospective surveillance in view of the new COVID-19 virus strain detected in the United Kingdom, the Central government's national task force (NTF) on Saturday said that five per cent of the positive cases from all states and union
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NHRC issues notice to Centre, states, UTs on fluorosis cases across India
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 23 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, states, and Union Territories over fluorosis cases across the country.
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Plea in SC to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 21 (ANI): A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Monday seeking directions to the Centre, States and Union Territories to establish special anti-corruption courts in every district to decide cases relating to black money, benami property, disproportionate
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SC directs States, UTs to form committees to undertake fire safety audits
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday directed all State and Union Territory governments to form committees to undertake fire safety audits of all hospitals, including COVID-19 hospitals, every month.
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National Family Health Survey: India's population stabilising as total fer
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, on Tuesday, released the factsheets of key indicators on population, reproductive and child health, family welfare, nutrition and others for 22 States/Union Territories (UTs) of the First
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Harsh Vardhan releases 5th National Family Health Survey for 17 states, 5
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday released the 5th National Family Health Survey (NFHS) which contains detailed information on population, health and nutrition for India and its states and union territories.
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COVID-19: Centre consults with states/UTs for cold chain storage of vaccin
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI): In order to augment the cold-chain requirement for the storage of COVID-19 vaccine, the Union Health Ministry in consultation with states/Union Territories has assessed the additional requirement for cold-chain storage facilities like walk-in coolers,
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All states choose Option-1 to meet GST implementation shortfall
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): All the 28 states and three Union Territories (UT) with legislature have decided to go for Option-1 to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation, stated an official statement by the Ministry of Finance.
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