How India achieved feat of 1.03 crore vaccination in a day
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The record feat of 1.03 crore vaccine doses on August 27 was achieved on the back of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Haryana notching up their highest daily jab numbers, villages joining the party with 70 percent of all jabs given in rural India, and Mumbai, Bengaluru and Gurgaon hitting their […]
The brand called Neeraj Chopra, India’s new sporting superstar : Enter
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Neeraj Chopra unleashes a spear that soars into the Tokyo sky, stops himself before the foul line by gripping the turf for a split second, and springs back in one swift motion. Next, he nonchalantly turns his back on the javelin — still in its flight path — and holds his […]
We must move forward with ‘Nation First, Always First’ mantra: PM Modi
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Stressing on the ‘Nation First, Always First’ mantra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that as the country enters its 75th year of Independence, every citizen should lead a “Bharat Jodo Andolan” in the same manner as Mahatma Gandhi had led the “Bharat Chhoro Andolan”. In his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio […]
Kanpur Dehat’s 2-year-old girl gets Covaxin jab, first in Uttar Pradesh
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands In what may be one of the youngest vaccination beneficiaries yet in Uttar Pradesh, a 2 year and 8-month-old girl was administered the COVID-19 jab. During the ongoing trial of Covaxin on young children, the toddler was given the first dose of the indigenous COVID vaccine. The girl who was administered […]
PM Modi to launch customized crash course for COVID-19 frontline workers
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Customized Crash Course programme for COVID-19 frontline workers on Friday (June 18) via video conferencing. The launch will commence the programme in 111 training centers spread over 26 states, the Prime Minister`s office informed. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the […]
India’s record foreign exchange pile may not be adequate
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands India’s record of more than $600 billion of foreign exchange reserves might not be good enough, as it falls short on some measures including import cover and liability outflows, according to new research from the central bank. Foreign exchange reserves surged to $605 billion in the week to June 4 as the […]
Centre Signs Deal To Get 2nd Made-In-India Vaccine, 30 Crore Doses Booked
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Aiming at a stiff vaccination target, the government has booked 30 crore doses of Hyderabad-based Biological-E’s Covid vaccine, which is still in clinical trials. The Health Ministry will make an advance payment of ₹ 1,500 crores to the company for what will be the second made-in-India vaccine to be used […]
WhatsApp Sues Government, Says New Digital Rules Mean End To User Privacy
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the government’s new digital rules that take effect today, saying these would compel it to break privacy protections to users. The Facebook-owned messaging service filed its petition on Tuesday against the rules that will require it to “trace” the […]
Misinformation surges amid India’s COVID-19 calamity
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The man in the WhatsApp video says he has seen it work himself: A few drops of lemon juice in the nose will cure COVID-19. If you practice what I am about to say with faith, you will be free of corona in five seconds, says the man, dressed in […]
Google raises $4.6 million through internal donations for COVID-19 relief
By Administrator_ India Capital Sands Internet giant Google said it has so far raised $4.6 million (Rs 33 crore) through an internal donation campaign for COVID-19 relief in India. The funds raised will go to nonprofit organizations, including GiveIndia, Charities Aid Foundation India, GOONJ, and United Way of Mumbai, Google said in a blog post. Google has updated Search, […]