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COVID-19 vaccines: Is foreign good for India

The decision to allow foreign vaccines in India may not take plug the current shortage  
April 15, 2021
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NGT panel flags environmental violations by ONGC, GAIL in Krishna-Godavari basin

NGT panel flags environmental violations by ONGC, GAIL in Krishna-Godavari basin. Photo: National Data Repository
Three units under them asked to pay Rs 17 crore in penalty to Central Pollution Control Board
April 16, 2021
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Kumbh amid COVID-19: 65-year-old monk dies even as 2,000 test positive in five days
Kumbh amid COVID-19: 65-year-old monk dies even as 2,000 test positive in five days
After two ‘royal baths’ April 12 and 14, the last will take place April 27 at …
April 15, 2021
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Governance

Night curfew re-imposed in all 30 districts of Odisha
Night curfew re-imposed in all 30 districts of Odisha
The total number of positive cases in Odisha now stands at 358,342, while 1,935 people have died
April 15, 2021
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Health

Over-stretched poll schedule driving COVID-19 cases in Bengal, claim experts
Over-stretched poll schedule driving COVID-19 cases in Bengal, claim experts. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
The state recorded 216 COVID-19 cases on February 26, when the poll schedule was …
April 15, 2021
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Economy

Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks
Odisha government announces two-month fishing ban to conserve fish stocks
Second wave of COVID-19 forces migrant fishermen in Odisha to stay in the state
April 15, 2021
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Governance

Andhra holds public hearing on Vedanta gas project amid surging COVID-19 graph
Amid surging COVID-19 cases, Andhra Pradesh held public hearing for Vendata’s gas project. Photo: Ramakrishna Chalamalasetty
The hearing was scheduled for December 17, 2020 but was cancelled after people resisted
April 16, 2021
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Governance

Villages inside forest near Guwahati struggle for basic amenities

Guwahati's forest villages in urgent need of basic facilites. Photo: Bhabesh Medhi
Lack of health infrastructure and medical personnel in inaccessible areas is a perennial …
April 15, 2021
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Health

The global approach to vaccine equity is failing: Additional steps that would help
The global approach to vaccine equity is failing: additional steps that would help
The fight for vaccine equity needs to stop looking to multilateral institutions for …
April 15, 2021
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India’s new hydro map

The blue represents the spread of the 30 million water-related structures built under MGNREGA. The darker the shade, the higher the number of structures. Down To Earth reporters visited the …

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