According to figures updated Wednesday by the Union Health Ministry, India reported 3,205 new coronavirus infections in a single day, bringing the total number of active cases to 19,509 and the overall tally to 4,30,88,118. In addition, according to the data posted at 8 a.m., 31 fatalities were reported in 24 hours, bringing the total
READ MOREAccording to data published on Monday by the Union Health Ministry, India’s Covid case positive rate surpassed 1% for the first time in over two months, as the country saw a single-day increase of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities. According to the data, the increase on Monday brought the total number of Covid cases and
READ MORERK Singh, the electricity minister, claimed on April 28 that there is a power shortage in several states because payments to generation companies have not been made. According to Singh, several governments were not lifting indigenous coal on a war footing, instead of increasing fuel imports and enabling high fuel costs to be passed through. “The
READ MOREMansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister, announced on Tuesday that over 86 percent of India’s adult population has been fully vaccinated against the new coronavirus. This comes as the total number of vaccination doses given in the country has surpassed 188 crore. Until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, more than 19 lakh (19,67,717) vaccination doses had
READ MORENirmala Sitharaman, India’s finance minister, met with officials from the US semiconductor sector and asked them to invest more in India. The Finance Minister discussed prospects for enterprises in Silicon Valley, as well as the government of India’s resolve to be a reliable partner in the whole semiconductor value chain, with the Indian Semiconductor Mission
READ MOREIndia on Wednesday allowed duty-free imports of cotton until September 30 as prices in the local market jumped to a record high because of a drop in the production, the government said in a notification. The world’s biggest producer of fiber also removed the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) on the imports, the government
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