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Covid battle: Railways, Air Force roped in to transport oxygen cylinders, says Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Indian Railways - one of the world's largest networks - and the Indian Air Force have been roped in to transport oxygen cylinders and urged states to check hoarding and black marketing of oxygen and medicines as the country grappled with a rapidly worsening second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

India registers record 332,730 new COVID-19 cases, 2,263 deaths in 24 hours

India on Friday registered 332,730 new COVID-19 cases within the past 24 hours, marking the largest daily increase since the start of the outbreak, the Health Ministry said on Friday

India appointed OPCW External Auditor

India’s Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was on Friday elected external auditor of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the government said

India’s clean energy partnership with US to show world how to align climate action, development

The India-US climate partnership launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden aims to show the world how to combine rapid action against climate change with economic development, according to a joint statement by the two countries

At Leaders' Summit, Modi announces US-India partnership to fight climate change

Warning that the COVID-19 pandemic is a grim reminder of the dangers of climate change, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced a global initiative in cooperation with the US to mobilise investments for the greening of the world and promote collaboration to fight global warming

Indian Navy dispatches Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel in search of missing Indonesian sub

Indian Navy dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) on Thursday to assist Tentara Nasional Indonesia-Angkatan Laut (TNI AL - Indonesian Navy) in search and rescue efforts for the Indonesian Submarine KRINanggala which was reported missing on Wednesday 21 Apr 21

India reports world's highest single-day spike with 314,000 COVID-19 cases

India reported the world's highest-ever single-day surge with 314,835 new cases, pushing the total infections to 1,59,30,965, Union Health Ministry data reported on Thursday

Covaxin neutralises double mutant strain, says India's ICMR

Covaxin, which is a Made-in-India COVID-19 vaccine, is able to neutralise multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2 and effectively works against the double mutant strain as well, claimed the  Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Wednesday

'Beg, borrow, steal. It is your responsibility': Delhi High Court slams Modi government on oxygen crisis

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday lashed out at the Modi government for oxygen shortage in many hospitals across the country, asking why it had not complied with the Tuesday order to divert oxygen from petroleum and steel industries to patients who are in dire need of the life-saving gas

Japan PM Suga cancels India trip; 2+2 talks also postponed

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has canceled a planned visit to India later this month

New industrial policy comes into effect in Jammu and Kahsmir

With the mantra of government being facilitator rather than regulator, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has accorded sanction to the implementation of a new Industrial Policy 2021-30  with effect from April 1, 2021 with the aim of spreading industrialization and creating employment in the union territory

India witnesses 2023 new COVID-19 deaths, nearly 300,000 fresh cases in past 24 hours

India witnessed a massive spike in COVID-19 deaths as 2023 people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health website

22 suspected COVID-19 patients feared dead from oxygen leak at Maharashtra hospital

At least 22 suspected COVID-19 patients were feared dead here on Wednesday due to the leak in the oxygen tank of the civic-run Zakir Hussain Hospital in this Maharashtra city in western India

Lockdown should be last resort, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of nationwide lockdown immediately, stating that such a move would be the last resort to combat the spread of coronavirus and assured citizens that oxygen production has been increased to treat the infected patients

A huge number of vaccines wasted by several Indian states

A Right To Information (RTI) question has shown several Indian states have witnessed wastage of COVID-19 vaccines