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Updated: May 03, 2021 18:44 IST Amid a shortage of medical oxygen, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen. Share Article AAA A worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) clean and spray disfectant inside a hall temporarily converted into a quarantine centre for coronavirus patients, in Hyderabad on May 3, 2021.   | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Amid a shortage of medical oxygen, he said the government is exploring the feasibility of converting existing nitrogen plants to produce oxygen. As the second wave of coronav...

Former Union Minister and Congress leader P. Chidambaram. File   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Opportune moment for Opposition parties to come together and take on BJP at national level, says ex-Finance Minister The Narendra Modi government’s handling of the corona pandemic has dented the image of the BJP as a party that is fit to run a Central government and impacted the Assembly poll result, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said in an interview with The Hindu on Monday. Mr. Chidambaram said the Opposition and the regional parties managing to defeat the BJP in three out of four Stat...

The Supreme Court has rapped the Jharkhand State Electricity Board for laying its own terms and conditions in the supply of electricity saying it has to be fair and reasonable towards consumers. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by the board against the decision of Jharkhand high court. Stressing that there cannot be any vaccine nationalism, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday urged nations to share technologies on COVID vaccines amid the pandemic. She also pitched for examining Trade-Related Aspects of...

The government also extended the night curfew and Sunday lockdowns until further orders.

The final details are likely to be announced on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reviewed various measures to augment human resources for effective management of the COVID-19 situation and possible steps discussed include incentivising students and pass-outs of medical and nursing courses to join the pandemic duty, sources said. The final details are likely to be announced on Monday, they added. “Decisions may include delaying NEET and incentivizing MBBS pass-outs studying for it to join the COVID-19 duty. The decisions may also include utilising services of final-year MBBS ...