-NDTV The exchange was hours before the same two judges put on hold Andhra Pradesh's action against two news channels and said: "It's time we define limits of sedition" New Delhi: During a hearing on the centre's oft-criticised vaccination policy, Supreme Court Justices DY Chandrachud and L Nageswara Rao on Monday referred to visuals aired by NDTV of a dead body - a suspected COVID-19 patient - being dumped into a river...
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Government used ‘Indian double mutant strain’ in affidavit filed in Supreme Court -Krishnadas Rajagopal
-The Hindu It officially objected to affixing nationality to the virus variant later The government used the term “Indian double mutant strain” in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court just days before it officially objected to affixing nationality to the virus variant. A May 9 affidavit refers to “Indian double mutant strain” while detailing the steps taken by the Indian Council of Medical Research and the National Institute of Virology to develop...
More »Bihar to provide monthly Rs.1,500 to children orphaned by COVID-19 -Amarnath Tewary
-The Hindu They will be housed in State child care centres, says Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Patna: The Bihar government on Sunday said it would provide Rs.1,500 each month to those children who have lost their parents to COVID-19 in the State. The children will get the financial assistance till the age of 18 and will be housed in State child care centres. “Those children who have lost their both parents or, at...
More »Govt. has an active role to play during the pandemic in terms of nutritional support, education & jobs, says IFPRI report
A recent report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) states that the countrywide lockdown imposed on 25th March, 2020, which was extended for nearly two months in phases, affected the food and nutritional status of vulnerable sections of the Indian population. It says that a programme like the Mid-Day Meal Scheme covers four-fifth of primary-school-aged children in the country that helps in improving not only nutrition but also...
More »Provide ration, meals to migrants, Supreme Court tells states -Abraham Thomas
-Hindustan Times The directives were, in effect, an extension to all states of the instructions given by the top court to the National Capital Region states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana for migrants stranded in and around NCR. The Supreme Court on Monday told states that stranded migrants across the country must be given free dry ration and cooked food through community kitchens, in directions that sought to reduce the problems...
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