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COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries: WHO 0
- health
- February 8, 2022
Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programs and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic showed on Monday. The survey, conducted in November-December 2021, showed services were “severely impacted” with “little or no improvement” from the
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Delhi records 2,272 Covid cases, positivity rate down to 3.85%; Rajasthan ends night curfews 0
- Corona Virus News
- February 5, 2022
Delhi reported 2,272 fresh Covid-19 cases and 20 deaths on Friday, while the positivity rate came down to 3.85 per cent, according to health department data. The daily number of cases in the national capital has been on a decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13. The Rajasthan government has decided to end the
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Google Doodle marks beginning of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing 0
- Sports
- February 4, 2022
The Winter Olympics 2022 begin on February 4 in China’s capital city Beijing. Google is marking the event with an animated doodle displaying some of the events that are scheduled to take place during the Olympics. The Google Doodle on February 4 shows cartoon animals participating in sporting events like ice hockey, figure skating and skiing. “The
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Oil cos likely to absorb Rs 2 per litre excise duty on unblended petrol 0
- India
- February 3, 2022
The Rs 2 per litre excise duty on unblended fuel is not likely going to impact most consumers according to officials from oil marketing companies. This additional duty on petrol proposed in the Budget 2022-23 will have to be absorbed by the oil companies instead. Highlighting Centre’s focus, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Blending of fuel is
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Budget bets big on public infra: Subsidy bill falls as Covid concern eases 0
- India
- February 2, 2022
While presenting the Union Budget on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed the “overall sharp rebound and recovery” of the Indian economy from the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet this optimism did not extend to the Budget’s numbers, which assumed that nominal growth in 2022-23 would be 11.1 per cent in spite of a global inflationary environment and the
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ATF price hiked by 8.5%; touches all-time high 0
- Economy
- February 1, 2022
Jet fuel price on Tuesday rose to record levels across the country following a steep 8.5 per cent hike necessitated due to a spike in international oil prices. While the jet fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price has been hiked for the third time in a month, petrol and diesel prices remained unchanged for
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