The Centre has announced an increase in minimum wage rates through a revision of the Variable Dearness Allowance. This decision will benefit workers across various sectors such as construction and agriculture. The new rates will be effective from October 1, 2024, following the last revision in April 2024. This move aims to help workers cope with rising living costs.

The incident came to light when the child returned home in tears and shared the ordeal with his mother, prompting the family to file a police complaint

Samples from skin lesions of any patient with suspected symptoms of Mpox will be sent to the designated labs immediately, and for those that test positive a sample will be sent to Pune-based ICMR-National Institute of Virology for genome sequencing to determine the clade