Harsh Vardhan

New STI policy should capture scope, relevance of rapid changes of last few years: Vardhan

9:08 pm August 28, 2020

New Delhi: The science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem has undergone rapid transformation in terms of relevance, scope and scale, and a new policy is being formulated to capture these aspects, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of ‘In Conversation With’, a series of interactions with thought leaders on the […]

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Multilevel approach needed for robust climate risk management framework: Vardhan

11:37 pm August 26, 2020

New Delhi: A robust climate risk management framework calls for a multilevel approach across the country to determine the impact climate change risks pose, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Delivering a special address at a three-day conference on ‘S&T Research- Policy-Practice Interface for Climate Risk Management’, Vardhan said there has been […]

India crosses crucial milestone of testing over 10 lakh people in a day

7:44 pm August 22, 2020

New Delhi : India has crossed a significant milestone of testing more than 10 lakh samples for COVID-19 in a day, taking the cumulative tests to more than 3.4 crore, while the caseload neared the 30 lakh-mark. As has been reported from states and Union Territories (UTs), which have pushed ahead with aggressive testing, there is […]

Early detection of COVID-19 cases has resulted in low fatality rate of 2.66 pc: Vardhan

10:35 pm July 12, 2020

New Delhi: Early detection of COVID-19 cases through widespread testing, surveillance and clinical management has resulted in India having one of the lowest fatality rate at 2.66 per cent, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. The minister, who visited the Sardar Patel COVID Care Centre (SPCCC) at Chhattarpur to review its COVID-19 management status, also said that “our success” […]

Centre approves AIIMS for Bihar's Darbhanga

Priority is close monitoring, guiding containment work in areas with high infection rate: PM Modi

8:41 pm July 11, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appreciated the efforts of the Centre, state and the local authorities in containing the COVID-19 situation in Delhi, and directed that a similar approach be replicated in checking the pandemic in the entire NCR area. “Priority is close monitoring and guiding the containment works in regions where the infection rate is high,” […]