Tag: Shortage

HC notice to Himachal govt on shortage of para-medical staff in hospital

The court passed the order on public interest litigation (PIL) filed on the basis of a news item published on May 16.

May 17, 2023

India struggling with shortage of doctors: Orissa High Court

The policy with respect to the Bond Doctors has been amended, relaxed, cancelled, and re-implemented at least ten times since the inception of such policy in 1996. Subsequently, the Post- PG bond doctors also joined the bandwagon in order to rectify the issue of maldistribution of doctors in the State.

May 18, 2022

Amid shortages Railways deploy additional rakes to transport coal to power plants

To ensure a swift supply of coal across power plants, additional trains and rakes by Indian Railways have been initiated to augment the transportation of coal through its network, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement.

April 25, 2022

Shortage of coal continues to cripple non-power sectors: ICPPA

The decision of Coal diversion, left the CPP-dependent industry with no time to devise mitigation plans for sustainable operations, forcing CPPs to curtail generation or come to a standstill. On an average, Captive Power Plant-based industries are getting less than 50% of the Coal against secured linkages and CIL auctions. Importantly, curtailment to CPP is continuing despite the Power Sector having come out of the coal crisis.

December 7, 2021

Why Pak isn’t allowing Indian wheat to reach hungry Afghanistan

India announced 50,000 tonnes of wheat in humanitarian aid and requested Pakistan to allow it to use the country's land route to deliver the grain in Kabul.

November 8, 2021

Vaccine shortage hits inoculation drive in TN

A senior official of the state public health department said, "If we get at least 30 lakh doses per week as against the 50 lakh requested by the Chief Minister, we would be able to inoculate the entire state by this year-end with at least one dose of the vaccine."

September 22, 2021

‘Semiconductor shortage may be big opportunity for domestic auto component’

Semiconductors are silicon chips that cater to control and memory functions in products ranging from automobiles, computers and cellphones

August 26, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines drying up in city hospitals

“Yes, there is a shortfall in supply of Covid-19 vaccines in our state,” admitted Mr N S Nigam, state health secretary.

April 11, 2021

Dozens of Beirut clinics non-functional after blast

Three major hospitals had to close and three more had to reduce their capacity following the blast.

August 13, 2020

Gear up to tackle water shortage: CM to officials

Expressing concern over drought like situation in Himachal Pradesh due to lack of snow and rain this year, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday directed Irrigation and Public Health Department (IPH) to prepare to deal with the scenario in coming days. “Himachal may face acute shortage of water due to drought like condition as...

January 22, 2018

Indian project aims to overcome shortage of donor organs

Growing the whole organ like a heart to replace the damaged one or regenerate a new kidney from a patient's own cells would be a leap forward.

November 27, 2017

No drivers, staff to run fire tenders

Despite the Punjab Local Government department claiming to introduce 68 new fire tenders, staff and equipment shortage still remains a major challenge to tackle an untoward incident. Most of the newly introduced fire tenders are lying ideal in the absence of drivers at fire stations in various districts. On Friday, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)...

November 18, 2017

More Rohingya influx could lead to humanitarian catastrophe, says Bangladesh NHRC

As Bangladesh tackles the flood of Rohingya Muslims streaming into the country from Myanmar, the head of the country’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says the situation is alarming in the camps set up for the refugees and further aggravation of the situation may lead to a “humanitarian catastrophe”. Bangladesh has seen an estimated 400,000...

September 20, 2017

Currency shortage in UP banks, ATMs trouble people

People in Uttar Pradesh and in neighbouring Uttarakhand are facing a shortage of cash in banks and ATMs, six months after the old currency notes of Rs 1,000 and 500 were demonetised in the country. According to officials, they are managing with only 70 per cent of currency supply.  Barring some big cities, cash scarcity...

April 28, 2017