People coming from Punjab, Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh will have to show that they have tested negative for coronavirus in the preceding 72 hours while entering the state

The mapping of these areas listed almost 3,300 women entrepreneurs who were classified into three categories--those engaged in manufacturing, retail and service delivery enterprises. Out of these, 1,235 women entrepreneurs were sampled for the study

Reports of people selling Remdesivir vials unchecked on OLX have come at a time when the nation is dealing with a shortage of the antiviral drug. Long queues for Remdesivir outside pharmacies are being reported across the country

Prime Minister Modi was also briefed about India's production capacity and how it can be enhanced to meet the rising demand. He told officials to increase oxygen production as per the capacity of each plant and offer the surplus stock in steel plants for medical use

The lockdown-like curbs cast a dark shadow over India's ongoing economic revival. In fact, after the pent-up demand of July-Dec period subsided, the economy had started already losing momentum beginning January 2021, well before the second Covid wave intensified

Medical oxygen is a critical component in the treatment of COVID affected patients. There has been increasing demand for medical oxygen, especially from the 12 states with a high burden of active COVID cases

The double mutation happens when two mutated strains of a virus come together and form a third strain. In India,  E484Q and L452R are the two mutated strains that have combined and form a new strain, now classified as B.1.617

Medical oxygen sources have been mapped for 12 high-burden states and 50,000 MT of medical oxygen would be imported to deal with the increased demand.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exams were earlier expected to be held on April 18. The new date for the NEET-PG medical entrance exams will be decided later, according to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

This decision comes a day after the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) had postponed exams for Class 12 and cancelled exams for Class 10. These announcements have been made amid surging COVID-19 cases in the country

Government says there is a sufficient production capacity of around 7127 MTs for oxygen in the country, and as per need, the surplus oxygen available with the steel plants is also being utilised

Along with the ramped up production of the oxygen manufacturing units and the surplus stocks available, the present availability of oxygen is sufficient, the ministry said

The variant, classified as 'B.1.617', has now been found in eight nations, with 70% of samples comprising mutations believed to have stemmed from India. Experts have termed the \"new double mutant strain\" a desi (Indian) variant

Under the MoU, various tasks will be taken for the betterment of farmers in the selected 100 villages, which will enhance their income. This project will reduce the input costs for farmers and make farming easy

Coronavirus in India: The daily infections crossed the one lakh mark on April 4 this year. The active cases have continued to scale up to 14,71,877, which comprise 10.45 per cent of the total infections

COVID-19 update in India: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi are the ten states that account for 82.04 per cent of the fresh coronavirus infections in the country

India's daily new cases continue to rise and a record 1,84,372 fresh coronavirus cases were registered in a span of 24 hours

Yogi says all activities of government are being conducted normally. As coronavirus cases rise at a rapid pace in UP, other leaders have also tested positive for deadly virus. Earlier today, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and UP minister Ashutosh Tandon also tested positive for COVID-19

The government has not started with the vaccination of people under the age of 45 yet, but whenever it'll start, another 4 months will be required to cover them at the present rate of vaccination

COVID-19 update in India, April 12: The number of active cases rose to 12,64,698, or 9.24 per cent of the total infections. The active caseload was at its lowest at 1,35,926 on February 12, 2021, and highest at 10,17,754 on September 18, 2020