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India reports 16,738 new coronavirus cases; highest since January 29

BENGALURU 25 February 2021 – India reported 16,738 new coronavirus infections, health ministry data showed on Thursday, for the highest daily jump since January 29, according to a Reuters tally. More than half came from the western state of Maharashtra, India’s richest and home to its financial capital of Mumbai, …

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Cabinet approves Production Linked Incentive Scheme for IT Hardware

New Delhi 25th February 2021 – The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for IT Hardware. The scheme proposes a production-linked incentive to boost domestic manufacturing and attract large investments in the value chain of IT Hardware. The …

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Health Budget 2021–22: A Step in the Right Direction

Health Budget 2021–22: A Step in the Right Direction Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Urvashi Prasad, Public Policy Specialist, NITI Aayog Healthcare has taken centre stage due to an unfortunate pandemic that has devastated lives and livelihoods across the globe. Although India has performed relatively better on Covid-19 …

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Aging dams– a serious danger to the country

CHANDIGARH—Recently, a disaster that struck Uttrakhand once again reminds us that nature takes its toll. Disaster after disaster, the same questions persist. Who is paying the price for development and who is benefiting? If these questions have not been answered then the definition of policies are flawed. With one dam …

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Haryana to digitize properties of urban local bodies.

 Photo Source: balians.com CHANDIGARH– Records of around 10 lakh properties of Urban Bodies Haryana was not available. Sharing this Anil Vij, Minister for Local Bodies disclosed. He further said that the income of Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils would be increased after the survey as the records of 10 lakh …

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Vasant Panchami: Preparing for Spring

Vasant Panchami, also called Saraswati Puja is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated by people in various ways depending upon the region in the life in the Indian subcontinent. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place …

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Black In Cancer Shares Mission in AACR Journal Cancer Discovery

Last fall, amid calls to diversify the scientific research community as part of a comprehensive effort to end cancer health disparities, a pair of early-career scientists on opposite sides of the Atlantic launched Black in Cancer, an initiative to amplify Black voices in the cancer workforce. Black in Cancer’s first public …