As economy grew by 8.4 per cent during the July-September quarter of the current financial year, coming at the back of 20.1 per cent growth seen in the April-June quarter of 2021-22, chief economic adviser K V Subramanian while exclusively speaking to NDTV has expressed hope that owing to prudent fiscal management and the fact that vaccination has proceeded in an excellent manner, India will be able to record healthy growth in future too.
People arriving in India by flights from countries where a new strain of coronavirus, 'Omicron', has been detected will need to follow certain entry rules. India announced this to check any spread of the new strain amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The B.1.1.529 variant has become a cause of global concern, as per the WHO s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE).
The centre has asked all states to step up intensive containment and active surveillance as well as better vaccination coverage amid worries over the new coronavirus strain, 'Omicron', which was first detected in South Africa.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today said that all government departments are on high alert in the wake of a new COVID-19 variant and appealed to people to avoid unnecessary gatherings.