Tag: guidelines
Respond 'ASAP' On Compliance Status To New Norms: Govt To Social Media Platforms
The Union Ministry of Electronics and IT has written to the social media platforms, directing them to respond on their compliance to the new digital rules as soon as possible, "preferably today". ....
Why India Cannot Follow New WHO Guidelines To Protect Mothers
India must double antenatal visits by health workers to pregnant women to reduce the risk of stillbirths and pregnancy complications, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) guideline released last November. Is India ready to implement this and other new guidelines to protect its mothers? It is not, an analysis of government data and research studies shows. ....
Delhi Government's Appeal On Nursery Admissions Dismissed
The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a Delhi government's appeal challenging a single-judge order that stayed its notification compelling 298 private schools built on public land to admit only neighbourhood nursery students.....
Kerala Gets First Private Bank
ESAF Small Finance Bank, Kerala's first private sector bank, was launched here on Friday by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.....
Pradhan Orders Probe Into UP Petrol Pump Scam
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday ordered an inspection of all petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh and random checks on others across the rest of the country following the case of petrol pumps in the state cheating customers using chips.....
Guidelines For Disinfection Of Public Places To Keep The Coronavirus At Bay
As a preventive measure against new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Health Ministry has issued fresh guidelines for disinfecting public places including offices in areas reporting coronavirus.....
Lockdown: Many Districts To Get Relaxation In New Guidelines On May 4
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday announced that many districts will be given "considerable relaxation" in new lockdown guidelines to be issued on May 4 - a day after the end of lockdown 2.0. ....
No Social, Religious Programmes In UP Till September 30: Yogi
The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has said it will not grant permission for holding any religious or public programmes till September 30 in view of the corona pandemic. ....
'Students, Staff From Containment Zones Barred At Exam Centres; No Use Of Saliva To Turn Pages'
Students are prohibited from using saliva for turning pages or separating answer sheets, while staff and examinees from containment zones will not be allowed physically at the exam centres, as per the Union Health Ministry's latest guidelines on conducting examinations amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Sitting In Delhi Metro To Be As Good As Being 'out In The Open'
In a bid to allay people's fears of catching coronavirus infection in closed and cramped metro compartments, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has modified the air conditioning system of the trains to allow 100 percent inflow of fresh air. ....
