Indonesia to import oxygen tanks to fight 2nd wave
The needed oxygen, the minister said, will be supplied to a number of hospitals
The needed oxygen, the minister said, will be supplied to a number of hospitals
Lockdown was first clamped with effect from May 5, till May 10, after the state was rattled by an unprecedented spurt in Covid-19 cases and fatalities.
The meeting might also take a political colour as few opposition ruled states like West Bengal, Punjab have been pushing for exempting Covid vaccine from GST. The Finance Ministry has been opposing such a move that would deny the benefit input tax credit for producers.
The remarks came amid reports of a new strategy of the government, the ruling BJP, and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to fight massive national and international criticism of the Narendra Modi government's handling of the Covid second wave.
Credit cost for Commercial Vehicle (CV) finance segment will increase marginally to 2.2 per cent in FY22 from the expected 1.9 per cent in FY21.
India expands its vaccination drive with vaccines now being made available to all above the age of 45 and plans to inoculate 50 lakh people each day, leaders of some states in India are reporting a vaccine shortage.
This is the assessment and prediction made by scientists who used a mathematical model.
