INDIA
Cyclonic Tauktae very likely to intensify in next 24 hrs
The cyclone is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of May 17 and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva (Bhavnagar district) around May 18 early morning, said the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
India records 3.11 lakh new Covid cases, 4,077 deaths
In the past 24 days, India's daily Covid tally has plateaued over the three-lakh mark and over 3,000 casualties for 18 days. On Wednesday, India recorded 4,205 fresh Covid deaths, the highest ever, while on May 7, the country had recorded its highest ever cases of 4,14,188. India's total tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,46,84,077 with 36,18,458 active cases and 2,70,284 deaths so far.
India will have 51.6 crore vaccine doses by end of July: Harsh Vardhan
Vardhan reviewed the public health response to Covid-19 and the progress of vaccination with Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. These states are depicting a higher growth rate in the number of daily cases, rise in positivity, high mortality and saturation of healthcare capacity.
PM Modi holds high-level meeting to review preparedness on Cyclone 'Tauktae'
The Prime Minister directed senior officers to take every possible measure to ensure that people are safely evacuated by the state governments and to ensure maintenance of all essential services such as power, telecommunications, health, drinking water and are restored immediately in the event of damages caused to them.
No denial of vaccine or essential services for want of Aadhaar: UIDAI
The statement has come in the present Covid-19 pandemic situations against certain reports suggesting that vaccination and a few other essential services like hospitalisation were being denied to the residents for want of Aadhaar. UIDAI said that in the Covid pandemic circumstances, no one shall be denied a service/benefit just because he/she doesn't have an Aadhaar.
Don't be like ostrich with head in sand: Delhi Congress to Arvind Kejriwal
Addressing a press conference here, Delhi Congress chief Anil Kumar Chaudhary said, "Kejriwal is behaving like an ostrich, as when people are battling with the uncontrolled spread of the mutated variants of coronavirus, and are dying due to the shortage of oxygen, medicines and hospital beds, he has buried his head in sand to escape the harsh ground realities."
Vaccine drive cheapest cost to economic normalisation: Report
Accordingly, the report cited that this policy path was the best-suited one given the strong positive externalities. "The overall estimated welfare cost of vaccinating universal population would be 0.6-0.7 per cent of GDP, assuming no wastage and optimal distribution," Emkay's Lead Economist Madhavi Arora said.
Forces prepare for Cyclone Tauktae, all flights to Lakshadweep suspended
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has suspended all scheduled flights to the Agatti Airport in Lakshadweep due to heavy rain projections till 10 am on Sunday. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has kept 16 transport aircraft and 18 helicopters on operational readiness in peninsular India. "One IL-76 aircraft has airlifted 127 personnel and 11 tonnes of cargo from Bhatinda to Jamnagar," the force said in a statement.
No denial of vaccine or essential services for want of Aadhaar: UIDAI
The statement has come in the present Covid-19 pandemic situations against certain reports suggesting that vaccination and a few other essential services like hospitalisation were being denied to the residents for want of Aadhaar. UIDAI said that in the Covid pandemic circumstances, no one shall be denied a service/benefit just because he/she doesn't have an Aadhaar.
With 2,173 Covid deaths in a week in Delhi, space increased in a crematorium
In the last one week, Delhi has registered 65,180 Covid positive cases. However, the national capital has been reporting more than 300 deaths per day since May 4 (except two days when less than 300 were reported). The highest daily deaths in one day were reported on May 3, when a total of 448 Covid patients had died in the city.
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