People between the age group of 18-44 can now walk-in and register themselves for covid-19 vaccinations. Bangalore: The Centre has now allowed walk-in registration for vaccination for the 18-44 age group, but only at government-run centres. This decision is expected to prevent vaccine wastage. “In case of sessions exclusively organized with online slots, towards the […]
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Out of 140 billionaires in India, only seven are women. Chandigarh: India became the third highest in the world by producing 140 billionaires in the Forbes World’s Billionaire List, 2021, after China and the United States. But only five percent of these Indian billionaires were women. Only seven women became billionaires in India as opposed […]
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E-ration card programme launch has raised concerns among people having zero access to the internet or digital devices in Kerala. Kerala: Kerala’s citizen-centric initiative, e-services for ration cards, is not accessible to people who need it the most. It shows the divide between those who can afford digital access and those who cannot. C.V. Kunjami, […]
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People in need of emergency healthcare face a hard time getting Ayushman cards issued. Lucknow: Salma, a resident of Lucknow, has made several attempts along with her husband to get their Ayushman Bharat card made. Yet, they haven’t seen any progress so far. Salma, now a mother of a four-month-old daughter lives in a slum […]
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Blocked roads in Sonepat, Haryana have delayed ambulance calls — endangering the lives of many. Sonepat: Ever since the second wave of the pandemic imposed a lockdown in the city, from May 03, 2021, multiple barricades have been erected, acting as watchguards for its streets. These bamboo-blockades appeared unannounced, delaying ambulance calls and disrupting lives […]
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Domestic workers are facing financial constraints as most of the families have stopped calling them for work. Kabita, a household worker traveled for approximately 54.8 kilometers from Canning to Kolkata to work daily. She would travel by train during the pandemic, land in Kolkata at 7:00 am, and take a train back at 9 pm […]
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Mysuru district administration launched door-to-door surveys, but most of these surveys are being conducted without thermal scanners or pulse oximeters. Mysuru: Sheila, an Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) worker was screamed at during a door-to-door health survey in Mysuru because she did not have a working pulse oximeter, and she did not have a thermal […]
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States/UTs will receive another 48 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses within the next three days. Delhi: India’s states/UTs have substantial COVID-19 vaccine stocks available with them, said the ministry of health and family welfare. About 1,80,43,015 vaccine doses are still available with states/UTs to be administered to its populations, they said. The press release mentions that […]
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Cyclone Yaas is expected to cause significant damage to the Sundarbans and its endangered mangrove forests. Environmentalists and NGOs believe that the cyclone Yaas, set to hit the coast of West Bengal and Odisha on May 26, will cause extensive, irreparable damage to the mangroves because not much has been done to protect them. After […]
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As prices plunge, farmers leave the harvest to rot in the farms. Bengaluru: Farmers in Karnataka are letting tomatoes rot on the plant because prices are so low that they do not find it worth their money to transport the crop. Chandrakumar, a tomato farmer in Doddaballapura said, “I harvested almost 20 tons of tomato […]
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