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Karnataka students among 10,000 NEET toppers double in 2 years

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The number of students fromKarnatakaamong those securing the top 10,000 ranks in NEET-UG has more than doubled this year from pre-Covid times 436 state students made it to the 1-10,000 bracket as compared to 351 in 2020 and 198 in 2019.

The number of those who secured more than 700 marks out of 720 in the National Eligibility cum Entrance test (UG) this year was nearly four times more than that of 2020. As many as 11 students from Karnataka scored above 700 in 2021.

As per the data shared by National Testing Agency, no student could get over 700 in 2019. In 2020, three students managed to make the cut.

In the top 50,000 ranks, there are 2,291 students from Karnataka, an increase of 279. In the first one lakh students, 5,364 are from Karnataka. The number was only 4,775 in 2020.

No bottoms up for Hyderabad, Telangana districts lead in drinking

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Alcoholconsumption among Hyderabads men and Women seems to be much lower than those living in other parts ofTelangana.

At least thats what the latest National Family Health Survey (NHFS-5) data suggests. Its numbers show that about 43 per cent of men in thedistricts aged 15 to 49 years are liquor enthusiasts while the count in the city is just about 28 per cent. It is closely followed by Adilabad at 28.3 per cent.

The NHFS-5 data debunks another stereotype: That most working women drink in Hyderabad. In fact, according to it, women in the same age group figure at the bottom of the charts with a meagre 0.7 per cent of them consuming alcohol. Another intriguing revelation in the

report comes from Khammam. The district that received over 7,000 applications in the recent liquor auction highest in the state has just 31.8 per cent of men who enjoy their alcohol.

Interestingly, its the small and rural district of Jangaon that has maximum men 60.6 per cent hitting the bottle. It is followed by Yadadari Bhongir district (58.4 per cent), Mahbubabad (56.5 per cent), Nagarkurnool (55.5 per cent), Warangal Rural (54.4 per cent) Medak (54 per cent) Jayashankar Bhupalpalli (53.1 per cent), Nalgonda (51.4 per cent) and Siddipet (50.3 per cent).

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AP government goes back on legislative council dissolution

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheAP government backtracked on its earlier decision to dissolve the statelegislative council.
It has now passed a new resolution in the stateassemblystating that it has withdrawn the earlier resolution on abolition of the council.

The decision comes a day after the withdrew its legislation on three capital cities.Andhra Pradeshis one of the few states in India with a bicameral legislature.
Last year, the state government has sought abolition of the legislative council or the upper House of the state assembly, soon after the three capitals Bill was referred to a select committee by the council chairman.

The Assembly adopted the resolution, withdrawing its resolution of January 27, 2020 seeking abolition of the Legislative Council.

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NRI Commission to now be under home dept

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The state cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to bring theNRICommissionunderthehomedepartment. It will help streamline the Commissions working, chief minister Pramod Sawant said.

The NRIcommissionwill now be under the Home department. This has been done after making changes in the business rules. Till now, the NRI commission was a separate head and department. The status of NRI commission will not change. In fact, its working will be streamlined

Maharashtra hits 11 crore jabs; Mumbai first district to fully vaccinate 70% of its population against Covid

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

Vaccination against Covid-19 reached two important milestones on Thursday.Maharashtrahit 11 crore vaccinationsthe second highest in the countrywhile Mumbai finished vaccinating 70% of its eligible Population with both the doses. It is the only district in the state and first among major cities to achieve that level of full vaccination.

The state has till now administered 11,00,26,925 doses, fully vaccinating 3.76 crore (41%) people and giving at least one shot

to 7.23 crore (79%) of its eligible

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population. Around 9% of the 120 crore doses given in the country is from Maharashtra. UP, which is leading among states, has administered the highest doses (15.5 crore), accounting for nearly 13% of vaccination in India.

Mumbai, which is at the top of first and second dose coverage in Maharashtra, has administered 1,59,33,076 doses. Till now, 65,40,392 (70.3%) have taken both doses while 93,92,684 (101%) have taken at least one. Although the city accounts for 10% of the states population, it has administered 14% of the total doses given in the state.

Ashwini Kumar Choubey inaugurates FCI laboratory in Gurugram

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The (Fci) under Department of Food & Public Distribution (DFPD) developed its first State-of-art Quality Control Laboratory to conduct in house testing

of food grain samples.

Laboratory was set up under the guidance of Central Food Technological Research Institute in Mysuru, Karnataka.

Quality Control Laboratory will test food grain samples for chemical parameters

Laboratory was inaugurated by Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey.

It was inaugurated at Institute of Food

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Security (IFS), FCI, Gurugram (Haryana) on November 21, 2021.

In five years, vaccination coverage drops 13% in Punjab

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

The gains made on the vaccination front over the years have been squandered with the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) showing a drop of 13 per cent in the past five years in the state.

According to the survey, the number of children (aged 12-23 months), who were vaccinated with BCG, measles, three doses each of polio (excluding polio vaccine given at birth) and DPT or Penta Vaccines, witnessed a 13 per cent drop as compared to the last survey.

The number, which was 89 per cent in the NFHS-4 (2015-16), has come down to 76 per cent.

In the area-wise breakup of vaccination, interestingly the rural areas have fared better than the urban areas. In the rural areas, 77.9 per cent children were vaccinated, but it was 76.2 per cent in the urban areas.

As far as the breakup of vaccination provider is concerned, around 91 per cent children received their vaccinations in public health facilities. However, eight per cent received most of their vaccinations in private health facilities.

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur applauded the collaborative efforts of the people of the state as Shimla city has been placed on top in the country in Urban Development Goals Index 2021-22 released by NITI Aayog. Congratulating the people of the state, Thakur said that NITI Aayog has included 56 cities which include 44 cities having population of more than 10 lakh and capitals of 12 states with population of less than 10 lakhs.

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He said that this list has been prepared keeping in view the performance of cities under categories such as POVERTY, Health, Education, gender , affordable and clean energy and Climate action. 46 targets and 77 indicators were fixed for the evaluation of this ranking and Shimla city

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has got the best position with 75.50 marks out of 100, he said.

Thakur further said that although most of the Population of the country resides in villages, cities also play an important role in the development of the country. Therefore, NITI Aayog under the Indo-German Development Corporation, in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ have developed a dashboard for the latest information regarding the Sustainable Development Goals Urban Index, he added.

The provisional capital of Uttarakhand, Dehradun has performed poorly in the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Urban Index released by NITI Aayog.

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

It is ranked on 35th position amongst 56 cities in the country with a score 63.71. Interestingly Shimla which is the capital of neighbouring Himachal Pradesh (HP) is at the first position with 75.5 score .

The cities were given points on the basis of 14 sustainable goals like good Health and well being, no POVERTY, quality Education, affordable and green energy among others.

Among these sustainable goals, Dehradun has performed poorly in three categories- zero hunger, , innovation and Infrastructure, and Climate action with 45, 47 and 31 scores respectively.

The city scored 52 to 59 points in five categories- no poverty, good health and well being, decent work and economic Growth, reduced inequalities, and sustainable cities and communities.

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Noida to get 1st government centre for Zika testing

June 14, 2024 by rawan239

TheGovernment Institute of Medical Sciences(GIMS) is planning to startZika virustesting at its laboratory in the next few days. The hospital management has already obtained testing kits from the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr) and will assess the samples of fever patients who have been found negative for dengue and chikungunya.

The Zika virus is an emerging mosquito-borne pathogen. Initially, only a small number of cases had been found in Africa and Asia until 2007. In the following years, due to widespread international travel, a large number of cases were reported in different countries.
According to experts, many people infected with the virus dont have symptoms or only have mild symptoms that are similar to other arbovirus

infections, such as dengue, and include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise, and headache.