19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

19 private RO plants in Pune found supplying contaminated water amid GBS outbreak

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has identified 14 of 30 private reverse osmosis (RO) water plants supplying cans of contaminated water in the city. This comes as the city is witnessing a surge in cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder. During a recent water quality inspection in the Kirkatwadi, Nanded, and Nandoshi … Read more

NHA commences its first ABDM hackathon for innovative solutions – ET HealthWorld

NHA commences its first ABDM hackathon for innovative solutions – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The National Health Authority (NHA) first hackathon under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission Hackathon Series commenced from July 14th to 17th, 2022. The hackathon is being organised under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in association with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL). Various teams of innovators, … Read more

Pune civic body to shell out Rs 2 crore on Ram sculpture at sports complex

Pune civic body to shell out Rs 2 crore on Ram sculpture at sports complex

BJP corporator Varsha Taprik, who was recently elevated to the post of vice-president of the party’s state unit, tabled the proposal for the sculpture’s installation. The Pune Municipal Corporation will install a Ram culture at the under-construction Ambegaon Pathar sports complex in the city’s Dhankawadi area. The civic body, which is run by the BJP, … Read more

Pune: Covid-19 infections in children witness slight rise in July first week

Pune: Covid-19 infections in children witness slight rise in July first week

Children accounted for 9.77 per cent of the overall Covid-19 positivity rate between March 1 and June 30 Pune is witnessing a slight rise in number of Covid-19 infections among children in the first week of July sending warning bells about the Covid 3rd wave. The city in Maharashtra is also experiencing a slight rise … Read more

Covid-19 second wave: Pune authorities struggle to manage more hospital beds as new cases rise by 6000

Covid-19 second wave: Pune authorities struggle to manage more hospital beds as new cases rise by 6000

Pune records more than 6,000 cases for two consecutive days. (IE Image) After becoming the worst-hit district in Maharashtra by Covid-19 second wave, Pune has witnessed 6,000 fresh cases for the second consecutive day on March 25, Thursday making authorities rush to ramp up health infrastructure. Pune as a district now has 50,000 active cases. … Read more

Pune witnesses 10-fold jump in new Covid-19 case, authorities jostle to curb spread with fewer restrictions

Pune witnesses 10-fold jump in new Covid-19 case, authorities jostle to curb spread with fewer restrictions

Pune witnessed more than 1000 cases on March 9 The Covid-19 cases have jumped exponentially in Pune. The situation has alarmed Pune Municipal Corporation as the positivity rate shot from 100 patients in a day, a month back to more than 1,000 newly infected cases now. On Tuesday the city reported 1, 086 new cases. … Read more