1 Add more beds, ICUs and ventilators and also open temporary Covid facilities 2 Ensure that medical oxygen suppy to hospitals is maintained without disruption 3 Set up a dedicated portal offering real-time data on availability of hospital beds; fo

The striking mandate in the assembly election will help the CPI(M) consolidate the party’s political base in the state and lay the foundation for a longer innings in power. With his voice growing stronger within the party, Pinarayi is free to pick th

1 Incentivise private path labs. A price cap on Covid testing has reduced motivation amongst private players to invest in increasing their capacities 2 Labs should hire more manpower. Lab results are getting delayed over processing of samples, for w

DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance included the Congress, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), CPI(M), CPI and eight other allies, some of whom contested on the DMK symbol AIADMK alliance included the BJP, PMK and others ■

1 Inject funds to expand genome sequencing capacity. The UK’s genome sequencing body got £32 mn (Rs 329 crore), four times what INSACOG got in India 2 Make samples available quickly. All labs are under-utilised because not enough samples are being s

1 No permission should be given to avoidable social and religious public events; if given, authorities must ensure strict enforcement of Covid safety protocols 2 All constitutional bodies, government agencies must cancel/ postpone events that involv

In 1748, Montesquieu published L’Espirit des Lois or The Spirit of Laws, which introduced the theory of separation of powers and formed the basic foundation of several constitutions, including that of India. The State that most effectively promotes l

1 Give final-year medical students provisional approval to manage Covid cases in hospitals and ICUs, at least in some vital disciplines 2 Fast-track hirings to public health services and reskill doctors and nurses who are out of the workforce 3 ‘Re

1 Speedy rollout of a real-time disaster management dissemination system 2 A national disaster management control room in the Union health ministry, linking ministries, and with nodes in cities 3 RFID tagging of resources like oxygen cylinders, geo

On May 16, 2014, Narendra Modi powered himself and his party to a historic win, marking a return to a single-party majority after 25 years of coalition governments. His feat was a result not just of his stirring oratory but also because he held out h

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