Population

More than 1 crore vaccine doses have been given in Delhi so far, and nearly 50 per cent of the national capital's adult population has got at least one shot, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

The third Tamil Nadu Cross Sectional Sero survey in July, covering over 26,000 samples revealed that at least 66.2 percent of the population has developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.

Tiger population in Assam has increased to 200 in 2021 from 159 in 2018 while 3 of its Tiger reserves-Kaziranga, Manas, and Orang-have received accreditation of Global Conservation Assured/Tiger Standards, Minister for Environment and Forests said.

Over three crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered to people in Madhya Pradesh so far as against the eligible population of 5.40 crore.

India is committed to ensuring safe habitats for its tigers and nurturing tiger-friendly eco system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, pointing out that India is home to over 70 per cent of the tiger population globally.

At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) done between June 14 and July 6.

Centre said that adequate institutional arrangements exist for the expression of the democratic aspirations of the people in thinly populated union territories such as Lakshadweep.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

More than half the population of Germany is now fully vaccinated, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday, hailing "another milestone" in Europe's biggest economy's inoculation drive.

Bhutan has inoculated most of its eligible population with second doses of Covid-19 vaccinations in a week, in a speedy rollout hailed by UNICEF on Monday as a "success story" for international donations.

Children in India can start getting vaccinated by September, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

The third Covid wave may occur either because of mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The EU on Thursday said 200 million Europeans had been fully vaccinated, more than half of the adult population but still short of a 70 percent target it had set for the summer.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Centre to supply enough COVID-19 vaccines to the state to ensure that the entire adult population in the region gets at least one dose by September end.

The government on Tuesday said a serosurvey has found that two-thirds of the population - aged above six years - has SARS-CoV-2 antibodies but stressed that around 40 crore people are still vulnerable to the infection.

More than 1 crore vaccine doses have been given in Delhi so far, and nearly 50 per cent of the national capital's adult population has got at least one shot, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today.

The third Tamil Nadu Cross Sectional Sero survey in July, covering over 26,000 samples revealed that at least 66.2 percent of the population has developed antibodies to SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19.

Tiger population in Assam has increased to 200 in 2021 from 159 in 2018 while 3 of its Tiger reserves-Kaziranga, Manas, and Orang-have received accreditation of Global Conservation Assured/Tiger Standards, Minister for Environment and Forests said.

Over three crore doses of vaccines against COVID-19 have been administered to people in Madhya Pradesh so far as against the eligible population of 5.40 crore.

India is committed to ensuring safe habitats for its tigers and nurturing tiger-friendly eco system, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, pointing out that India is home to over 70 per cent of the tiger population globally.

At least two-third of the population surveyed in 11 states were found to have developed coronavirus antibodies, according to the findings of a serosurvey by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) done between June 14 and July 6.

Centre said that adequate institutional arrangements exist for the expression of the democratic aspirations of the people in thinly populated union territories such as Lakshadweep.

In an embarrassment to the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, an MLA of the ruling BJP on Wednesday raised on the floor of the assembly the demand for bringing in a population control legislation, adopting a stance at variance with that of the CM

More than half the population of Germany is now fully vaccinated, Health Minister Jens Spahn said Wednesday, hailing "another milestone" in Europe's biggest economy's inoculation drive.

Bhutan has inoculated most of its eligible population with second doses of Covid-19 vaccinations in a week, in a speedy rollout hailed by UNICEF on Monday as a "success story" for international donations.

Children in India can start getting vaccinated by September, AIIMS chief Dr Randeep Guleria told NDTV this morning.

The third Covid wave may occur either because of mutations in the virus or due to the available pool of susceptible population, Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.

The EU on Thursday said 200 million Europeans had been fully vaccinated, more than half of the adult population but still short of a 70 percent target it had set for the summer.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has asked the Centre to supply enough COVID-19 vaccines to the state to ensure that the entire adult population in the region gets at least one dose by September end.

The government on Tuesday said a serosurvey has found that two-thirds of the population - aged above six years - has SARS-CoV-2 antibodies but stressed that around 40 crore people are still vulnerable to the infection.