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	Wholesale automobile sales grow by 10.6 per cent in July on-demand recovery Sales of two-wheelers in July 2022 are still below July 2016 numbers and sales of three-wheelers are still below July 2006 numbers. published on : 13th August 2022
	Export restrictions stabilise wheat prices in India The government ban wheat export with the purpose to manage the overall food security of the country as well as meeting the needs of the neighbouring and other vulnerable countries. published on : 11th August 2022
	US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak The urgency in the current response stems from the rapid spread of the virus coupled with the limited availability of the two-dose vaccine called Jynneos, which is considered the main medical weapon. published on : 5th August 2022
	Isolation rooms readied in Delhi hospitals to fight monkeypox Twenty of these rooms have been set up at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital, the nodal centre for treatment of confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox. published on : 2nd August 2022
	Centre forms task force to monitor monkeypox situation in India closely The announcement from the Union Health Ministry came following samples of a 22-year-old man who died in Kerala last week and came out positive for monkeypox on Monday. published on : 1st August 2022
	Kerala youth who returned from UAE is India's first monkeypox victim This is reported to be the sixth monkeypox death in the world. published on : 1st August 2022
	Spain, Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa Early signs of the disease include a high fever, swollen lymph glands and a chickenpox-like rash. published on : 30th July 2022
	WHO chief advises reducing sex partners 'for the moment' to avoid monkeypox To date, more than 19,000 cases have been reported in more than 75 countries; deaths have only been reported in Africa. published on : 27th July 2022
	Pharma companies initiate discussions with Centre for development of monkeypox vaccine India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far. The three cases are from Kerala while one is from Delhi. published on : 27th July 2022
	World witnessing unexpected emergence of Monkeypox: WHO's Dr Poonam Khetrapal The unexpected appearance of this disease globally and in a wide geographic area indicates that the disease may have been circulating below the detection of the surveillance systems. published on : 25th July 2022
	Monkeypox case in Delhi takes India's tally to 4; Centre holds high-level review meeting "Public health interventions like identification of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing, and sensitisation of private practitioners are being carried out," the ministry said. published on : 24th July 2022
	Monkeypox: Experts say no need to panic as disease less contagious, rarely fatal The virus spread can be contained by isolation of confirmed cases and quarantine of contacts, they said, and underlined that immunocompromised individuals need to take care. published on : 24th July 2022
	Separate isolation ward set up at Delhi's LNJP Hospital for treating monkeypox cases: Kejriwal Three cases of monkeypox had earlier been reported from Kerala. The WHO had on Saturday declared monkeypox as a global public health emergency of international concern. published on : 24th July 2022
	'Strengthen surveillance, public health measures for monkeypox': WHO official In the WHO South-East Asia Region, four cases of monkeypox have been reported, three from India and one from Thailand. published on : 24th July 2022
	Jaipur pottery, Kashmir papier mache set to adorn walls of US' Ivy Lodge Meet Shaunali Nanda, who is all set to take off to the US as the only Indian among 20 international interior designers picked to decorate a historic home for the Hampton Designer Showhouse next month published on : 24th July 2022
	Zika to monkeypox: How WHO decides a global health emergency A Public Health Emergency of International Concern was declared for H1N1 swine flu, poliovirus, ebola, Zika, and Covid-19. published on : 23rd July 2022
	UN health agency chief declares monkeypox a global emergency To date, monkeypox deaths have only been reported in Africa, where a more dangerous version of the virus is spreading, mainly in Nigeria and Congo. published on : 23rd July 2022
	Chicken wholesale price crashes to Rs 70 per kg in Tamil Nadu's Palladam Sale of birds came down as soon as rains started and buyers in Coimbatore, Nilgris, Dindigul, Erode and Tiruppur reduced orders. published on : 22nd July 2022
	WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa Scientist say they're mystified by that decision, warning it could leave million of kids at risk of dying from malaria as well as undermine future efforts to solve intractable problem in public health published on : 21st July 2022
	WHO again considers declaring monkeypox a global emergency But experts elsewhere say the mild version of monkeypox in Europe, North America and beyond makes an emergency declaration unnecessary even if the virus cannot be stopped. published on : 21st July 2022