The health ministry has asked states and UTs to ensure availability of liquid medical oxygen in the health facilities and uninterrupted supply chain for their refilling.
The survey indicates that only 28% of the respondents saw their close contacts develop such severe medical conditions without having an instance of Covid-19 infection.
Demand for work under MGNREGS was at its lowest in October 2022 in this fiscal so far, signalling a decline in unemployment rate in rural areas, says the ministry.
Banarasi saree manufacturers are weathering the market fluctuations caused by Covid in Varanasi. Businesses say the demand for handloom sarees is up but supply is not in sync.
A lot of ‘ghost malls’ have sprung up in the organised retail sector in India, which comprise nearly 0.8 mn sq m in gross leasable space, shows Knight Frank's ‘Think India, Think Retail 2022’ report
India was ranked 130 in 2020, with index value of 0.645. Drop in 2021 attributed to Covid, geo-political crisis, climate change, which affected 90% countries, taking them backwards in ranking