April 23, 2021
Earlier this year, a digital “toolkit” had riled up the Indian government so much that it called it “an international conspiracy” and arrested a young activist for making minor edits to the document. Now, similar e-documents are proving to be one of the most efficient tools in providing essential support to Indian citizens struggling with a brutal second wave of Covid-19.
The Indian internet is currently flooded with “toolkits” that provide details about the availability of life-saving medicines, oxygen supplies, the status of beds in hospitals, among other things.
The conflict over a toolkit
In February, the Delhi police had arrested 21-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi on allegations that she had contributed to a toolkit that contained information on how to support the Indian farmers’ protest.
This is the third consecutive day that the country has registered over 2 lakh Covid cases. India recorded 2,00,739 and 2,17,353 cases on Thursday and Friday
COVID-19 in India: 26,291 new cases reported, largest single-day spike in 85 days
Registering an upward trend for five days in a row, the total active caseload has gone up to 2,19,262 which is 1.93 per cent of the total infections in the country
PTI | March 15, 2021 | Updated 11:47 IST
India recorded 26,291 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, its highest single-day spike in 85 days, taking the country s infection tally to 1,13,85,339, according to Union health ministry data.
The death toll due to the disease increased to 1,58,725 with 118 more fatalities being recorded in a day, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Registering an upward trend for five days in a row, the total active caseload has gone up to 2,19,262 which is 1.93 per cent of the total infections in the country, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.68 per cent, the data stated.
COVID-19 in India: 24,882 new cases reported; active cases spike in Maharashtra
The COVID-19 death toll surged to 1,58,446, with 140 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, pushing the death rate to 1.40 per cent
BusinessToday.In | March 13, 2021 | Updated 11:33 IST
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state, with a total of 22,82,191 COVID-19 cases
India s coronavirus graph rose to 1,13,33,728, with 24,882 new cases in the last 24 hours. Out of these, 1,09,73,260 people were discharged, pushing the national recovery rate to 96,82 per cent. The COVID-19 death toll surged to 1,58,446, with 140 new fatalities in the last 24 hours, pushing the death rate to 1.40 per cent. India has recorded 2,02,022 active COVID-19 cases as of March 13.