20.05.21

DLF gives 10K pulse oximeters to Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited

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The DLF Foundation has provided 10,000 pulse oximeters to Haryana Medical Services Corporation Limited (HMSCL).

The DLF Group and DLF Foundation have certainly shown their commitment to provide Resources and support to help the community in all possible ways during this unprecedented pandemic crisis.

The DLF Group and DLF Foundation were also helping by augmenting medical and organising free Covid vaccination drives for 10,000 persons in Delhi and NCR.

The foundation has also deployed ambulances at strategic locations for emergency evacuation of patients from urban slums to nearby hospitals.

Punjab hotel industry hit, reports Rs 10K cr loss

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Amid Covid-induced lockdown, the Punjab hotel has taken a hit and suffered a revenue loss of around Rs 10,000 crore in 2020-21 fiscal, the Punjab Hotel Association said

Punjab Hotel Association president Satish Arora says they have written to the Chief Minister, seeking immediate support

He demanded salary of staff for six months, deferment of electricity charges for six months, deferment of water sanitation, licence fee, property tax and cow cess, waiver of fee to be paid for renewal of excise and all other permits

He says the RBI must extend EMIs for at least a year and waive interest loan as the industry has been struggling since March 2020

Covid has killed more men than women in Himachal: Data

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Covid-19 has been harsher on men than Women in the state. Of the 1,484 deaths till Saturday, 970 men (65.4 per cent) and 514 women (34.6 per cent) have succumbed to the virus. According to data made available by the Health authorities, the mean age of people, who died of the virus, is 63.4 years.

Besides, 67.3 per cent victims had co-morbidities. Diabetes and hypertension have had the worst effect on patients. Of the total deaths with co-morbid conditions, 499 cases (49.9 per cent) had diabetes mellitus, 459 (45.9 per cent) had hypertension, 111 (11.1 per cent) had chronic kidney disease and 84 (8.4 per cent) had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Most deaths (374) were recorded in Kangra district. Close to 90 per cent victims are those persons who had attained the age of 45 years.

With 1.25 lakh migrants returning to Uttarakhand, govt plans to restart CM Swarozgar Yojna

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The Uttarakhand government had launched CM Swarozgar Yojna during last years lockdown with an aim to encourage migrants to stay back in Uttarakhand by helping them start their own ventures. Close to 10,000 people had applied under the scheme. With 1.25 lakh migrants back in Uttarakhand in the last two months, officials said that the government plans to invite fresh applications under the scheme.

According to the official data provided by the industries department, last year a total of 9,310 applications with the maximum of 1, 273 from Uttarkashi and 911 from Pauri were received for registration under the CM Swarozgar Yojna.

Of these, the loans have been approved for 3,904 projects. While the bank has rejected 3,265 applications, 168 applications are still under process.

Any person who has returned during the lockdown is allowed to register under the scheme. Under the scheme, one can start a project up to Rs 10 lakh in the service sector and up to Rs 25 lakh in the construction sector. For projects above Rs 25 lakh, the would provide the relief through MSME policy. A subsidy ranging from 15% to 25% in accordance to the project cost is given to the applicants. The maximum applications were received for homestays, agri-related projects, processing units and setting up private works.

Uttar Pradesh has become one of the first states in the country to successfully operationalise ELDERLINE, a helpline to assist and comfort senior citizens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic across the state.

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In order to address the concerns and grievances of the people aged above 60 years, the Union Ministry of Social and Empowerment came up with an initiative to reach out to the vulnerable section and help them in terms of Health concerns, emotional support and legal aid.

The toll-free helpline facility, made operational in Uttar Pradesh on May 14, will extend complete support to the elderly across all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh.
The helpline (14567) is being cited as a critical step to reach the elderly in need during the pandemic in the state, as it receives as many as 80 to 90 actionable calls on a daily basis from various districts of Uttar Pradesh ranging from NOIDA to Ballia.

It is pertinent to note that the facility has already been made operational in five major states of UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka and efforts are being made to make them functional in all states by the end of this month. The ELDERLINE is a facility operationalised with the assistance of Tata Trusts and NSE foundation.

The second wave of Covid-19, which is more fatal and steeper with new variants, saw tremendous increase in the number of cases in Jharkhand. Chief Minister Hemant Soren came forward and took the charge of providing immediate relief to the people of the State.

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He made every possible effort to meet the need for Oxygen supply for the rapidly growing infected patients in the state to safeguard human life and minimise losses.

Now, the Government is working towards setting up an oxygen bank in all the districts and setting up an oxygen plant in the Sadar hospitals across the State. As of now, there is no shortage of oxygen supply in the State and Jharkhand is heading towards becoming an oxygen surplus State.

The Oxygen Task Force was constituted to ensure the availability of oxygen to patients in need. The task force worked on a war footing to map the medical oxygen supply chain in the State and ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen to hospitals.

It was aimed at increasing the production of oxygen, availability of oxygen cylinders and necessary equipment and uninterrupted supply to hospitals.

As of April 2021, there were 12 oxygen refilling units in the State. These units could refill 6,000 to 7,000 cylinders per day. As many as 315 tonnes of oxygen was being produced by five oxygen manufacturers operating in the State.

Bihar: Industries minister Shahnawaz Hussain launches 24×7 oxygen bank of BIA

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The state industries minister, Shahnawaz Hussain, launched the 24×7 Oxygen bank of the Bihar Industries Association (BIA).

Addressing the virtual workshop on Oxygen Production and Promotion Policy 2021 organised by the BIA, he said his department has been working closely with the Health department to meet the increased demand for oxygen due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to ensure an uninterrupted supply of oxygen at hospitals and the supply of liquid oxygen in the state.

A day after requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has urged Union Minister for Industries Piyush Goyal that steel industries should be allowed to use 20 per cent quantity of oxygen produced in Chhattisgarh.

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During his telephonic discussion on Sunday to discuss the corona situation, Modi had assured Baghel that he will consider his request to allow the use of Oxygen in Chhattisgarh in 80:20 (medical and industrial) ratio. Baghel spoke over the telephone with Goyal over the issue and was asked by the Minister to send a proposal. In a letter, the Chief Minister said the total daily oxygen production capacity of various units in Chhattisgarh is 462 tonnes.

Under normal circumstances, oxygen is supplied to the steel makers in the state by the oxygen manufacturers. But due to corona cases, the Centre has banned the industrial use of oxygen. The Chief Minister mentioned that oxygen producing units are suffering due to lack of demand for oxygen while the steel making units in the state are shut due to lack of oxygen.

6 heritage sites on tentative Unesco list including Satpura tiger reserve of MP.

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Six cultural heritage sites from India, including Varanasis ghats along the Ganges, Kanchipuram Temple inTamil Naduand Satpura Tiger Reserve in MP, have been added to Unescos tentative list of , Union culture ministerPrahlad Singh Patelsaid.

Of the nine entries sent to Unesco by theArchaeological Survey of India, six have been accepted for inclusion in the tentative list, a mandatory requirement before a site is finally nominated, Patel said.

Indias entries included the Maratha military architecture inMaharashtra, the Hire Bengal megalithic site inKarnatakaand Bhedaghat-Lametaghat of Narmada Valley inMadhya Pradesh. The six proposals were included on April 13, taking the total proposals from India to 48.

Cyclone Tauktae threat: Gujarat industries, ports shore up precautions

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More than 100 vessels left the main of Gujarat, sailing into the high seas, ahead of the looming Tauktae threat.

Fourteen ports were asked to stop their operations by the Gujarat Maritime Board as it was reported that Tauktae was likely to make landfall in Saurashtra region.

All mother vessels, each having the capacity to carry thousands of containers, were asked to leave the main ports, the states maritime regulator.

All units in theKandla Special Economic Zone(KASEZ) on Monday were directed to remain closed from 6pm till 6pm on May 18. The directive came from the Kandla SEZ Authority (KASEZA).