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Delhi Government Orders Three-Day School Shutdown Over Smog

November 8, 2016 SrijitaDelhi, Government, Orders, Over, School, Shutdown, Smog, Three-Day

Schools in the Indian capital will be closed for the next three days, the Delhi state government said Sunday, as the city struggles with one of the worst spells of air pollution in recent years. “Emergency measures are needed to solve this problem together,” state chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said. “All construction and demolition in the city will be banned for next five days. All schools will be closed for the next three days in Delhi,” he added. Thick smog has blanketed the capital for days, with local and central…

Andhra Pradesh Government Aims to Make State Mosquito-Free in 2 years

September 29, 2016 Srijita2, Aims, Andhra, Government, In, Make, Mosquito-Free, Pradesh, State, to, Years

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today said his government would work to make the state “100 per cent mosquito-free” in the next two years. “It is possible. We have recently launched a war on mosquitoes. We have to work on this daily and in two years make AP mosquito-free,” the Chief Minister said, inaugurating the two-day conference of District Collectors here today. Sri Lanka has achieved the distinction of being a mosquito-free nation and the World Health Organisation has also declared it so, he pointed out. Andhra Pradesh…

Central government hospitals to reserve beds for dengue, chikungunya

September 17, 2016 Srijitabeds, Central, Chikungunya, dengue, for, Government, hospitals, reserve, to

The central government has agreed to reserve 10 per cent of the beds in its hospitals for treatment of dengue and chikungunya patients, according to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Jain’s remarks came after meeting Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda at his office here on Friday. “We had requested Mr Nadda to reserve at least 10 per cent beds (1,000 beds) in the central government-run hospitals, like All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Safdarjung Hospital, Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, etc., for treatment of dengue and chikungunya cases, to which…

Central government hospitals to reserve beds for dengue, chikungunya

September 16, 2016 Srijitabeds, Central, Chikungunya, dengue, for, Government, hospitals, reserve, to

Chikungunya Deaths at 12, Centre Seeks Report From Delhi Government

September 16, 2016 Srijita12, at, Centre, Chikungunya, Deaths, Delhi, From, Government, Report, Seeks

The death toll due to chikungunya-triggered complications stood at 12 on Wednesday, with two new cases reported from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), prompting Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to seek a report from the Delhi Government on the rising deaths and number of patients. Delhi’s Water Minister Kapil Mishra also appealed to all legislators and councillors to keep aside political differences and fight the vector-borne menace together. Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung also urged the people to rise above considerations of politics and fight chikungunya and…

Xiaomi Says It Does not Need Government Exemption for Beginning Retail Shops in India

July 2, 2016 Srijitabeginning, Does, Exemption, for, Government, In, India, It, Need, Not, Retail, Says, shops, Xiaomi

Chinese telephone maker Xiaomi Thursday said it isn’t seeking exemption from Indian Authorities to fulfil the 30 percentage neighborhood sourcing norm, as it already makes 75 percent of devices locally that are sold in India. “We’re production seventy five percent of devices that we promote in India regionally. From that attitude, we do not Want any sort of exemption. Our application remains beneath the purview of the Authorities. We probably might be able to know approximately it in a while and then proportion greater information,” Xiaomi India Head Manu Kumar…