Coal imports during Apr-Oct decrease by 3.1%
Coal imports in India, during the April-October period of FY 2024-25, witnessed a notable decrease of 3.1%, reaching 149.39 million tonnes (MT), the Ministry of Coal said on Thursday.
India recorded 2,527 new Covid-19 cases while 33 people lost their lives due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Saturday.
With the addition of new deaths due to the Covid-19, the total number of fatalities due to the coronavirus now stands at 5,22,149 in the country.
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As per the Ministry’s data, the country witnessed a total of 1,656 recoveries in the last 24 hours, taking the total recovery rate to 98.75 per cent. The total number of recoveries reached 4,25,17,724.
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The total active cases of Covid-19 in the country have increased to 15,079, the Ministry said.
The daily positivity rate on Saturday was 0.56 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was 0.50 per cent.
As per the Ministry’s data, a total of 4,55,179 tests were conducted across the country in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative tests to 83.42 crore.
A total of 187.46 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive, the Ministry said.
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