New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Rabies immunoglobulin serum samples and anti-rabies vaccine samples from Kerala have passed the quality test, informed official sources.

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 9 (ANI): The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 (Amendment Act 2011), aiming to create a suitable infrastructure for organ donation in the state.

Nandurbar (Maharashtra) [India], August 10 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Dettol Banega Swasth India's Reach Each Child program celebrated World Breastfeeding Week in Rajsamand, Rajasthan and Amravati and Nandurbar, Maharashtra with partner Plan India. The outreach focussed on promoting breastfeeding amongst women and communities through various awareness campaigns, workshops and rallies throughout the week from 1st August to 7th August. Awareness programs supported by nine rallies were carried out in 36 villages in interventional blocks across the two states.

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 18 (ANI): Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole on Tuesday chaired a meeting to take a review of the situation arising of 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in the division at Divisional COVID-19 Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) here.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], December 23 (ANI): Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra has reviewed the covid scenario and the preparedness to deal with the new Omicron variant, with all Collectors, Superintendent of Police, and Chief District Medical Officers.

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): A total 45, 77,295 unorganized workers have been registered under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme, as on November 25, 2021, informed the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday.

Panaji (Goa) [India], October 27 (ANI): Under the initiative 'Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa', launched by international cricketing icon and humanitarian Yuvraj Singh's YouWeCan Foundation in partnership with SBI foundation, state government, free breast cancer screening will be done for 1 lakh women in Goa, thereby ensuring that 50 per cent of the age-eligible female population in the state is screened.

New Delhi Oct 26 PTI A DDMA meeting was held here recently to review Delhis COVID-19 situation in which the city health secretary suggested among other measures making vaccination mandatory for entry into malls and metro trains minutes of the meeting showedInforming the meeting that as on September 27 17171 lakh Covid vaccine doses had been administered in the national capital the official suggested a change in the vaccination strategy to cover the remaining target groupsAlthough the meeting was held on September 29 its minutes were published on October 25The meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA was informed that by then the first vaccine dose had been administered to 117 crore beneficiaries 78 per cent of the eligible population and the second to 54 lakh beneficiaries 36 per cent of the eligible populationThe vaccination capacity of government centres was increased to 32 lakh doses per day which was nearly a 40 per cent rise in the month of September the meeting was toldIt is also the right time to de-incentivizeincentivize remaining beneficiaries for vaccination by making vaccination mandatory for entry into malls Delhi Metro restaurants and offices the minutes readHence it has been decided to have a focused approach to reach the balance eligible beneficiaries For this purpose identification mobilisation setting up of camps mobile teams with strong IEC campaign is being planned it addedNITI Aayog Member Dr V K Paul suggested that introduction of vaccine passports may be taken up in graded mannerHe said auto and taxi drivers and all other groups who are in frequent contact with general public should be 100 per cent vaccinated Dr Paul also stressed that a visible campaign on compulsory wearing of masks should be considered as per the minutesAIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria observed that though vaccination capacity of three lakh doses per day was very good it could be increased furtherHe suggested mobile vaccination camps for those who are unable to come to inoculation centres and said healthcare and frontline workers and teachers and other staff working in schools must be vaccinated 100 per centProfessor Balram Bhargava DG ICMR echoed Gulerias views on 100 per cent vaccination of teachers and staff members of schoolsHe however observed that 78 per cent coverage for first dose is less than what is achievableBhargava suggested upcoming holidays should be used for a mega vaccination driveDr Sujit Kumar Singh Director of NCDC said mandatory vaccination could be implemented for Delhi Metro and malls in the cityJoint secretary of the NDMA who was also part of the meeting observed that vaccination be incentivised the minutes saidTo this the Delhi chief secretary stated that vaccination drives would be launched on a mission mode and the coming holidays would be used for the purposeThe incentivisation and disincentivisation of vaccination shall be worked out Hundred per cent vaccination for government staff frontline workers healthcare workers and those in the education ecosystem may be ensured through issue of an appropriate order the minutes quoted him as saying PTI SLB IJT

New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): NITI Aayog and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India launched a handbook to promote sustainable management of plastic waste in the country, said a release from NITI Aayog on Tuesday.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 6 (ANI): Enforcement activities against illegal hemp cultivation have been stepped up with the destruction of the crop in 22,217 acres during 2020-2021.