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Vaccine Hesitancy drops by 10% but still 62% hesitant: Inputs SoughtWednesday,January 20,2021 at 08:10AMIn its December survey, LocalCircles said that 69% citizens and 55% healthcare professionals were hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. Unfortunately, there was limited action on it and now the Government is realising its accuracy. Below is the link to the survey report which indicates that hesitancy has gone down by 10% since the last survey. Vaccine Hesitancy Survey Jan 2021Though this is a positive, clearly a lot more needs to be done. Do share your inputs on what the Government and the 2 vaccine makers must do at this point to build confidence amongst healthcare workers and citizens at large.We look forward to your inputs!
Vaccine Hesitancy not reducing and needs actionWednesday,January 13,2021 at 11:14AMMany of you know the LocalCircles has been closely taking issues raised by you on Covid-19 vaccine and escalating them for action by Government. Post the last LocalCircles survey, the Government release a detailed vaccine communication plan. However, per the latest survey that many of you participated in, hesitancy is still intact due to a variety of factors. Below is the link to the survey report:Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance survey Reducing case loads, uncertainty about the vaccine solving for new strain B.1.1.7 and limited data from the two vaccine makers and Government are some reasons driving this.Do review the report and share any inputs you have on the same.
Mood of the Consumer survey shows signs of demand recoveryFriday,January 08,2021 at 11:11AMThanks to all members who participated in the Mood of the Consumer survey to understand earnings and savings position of households for the year and if they will spend in the coming months. Mood of the Consumer SurveyThis survey is one of the first indicators in India suggesting that consumer demand is strengthening beyond the festive season. LocalCircles will be sharing the same with the Finance Ministry leadership and other Government stakeholders so efforts can be made to sustain this.As always, do share your inputs on what else can be done so 2021 becomes an year of major economic revival for India.
Rising Prices of Fuel - Excise Duty Cut NeededFriday,January 08,2021 at 10:21AMMany of you know how LocalCircles took up the issue of rising prices of vegetables in Sep-Nov and got Government to intervene, Thanks to all of you who participated in the latest poll on Petrol and Diesel prices. Below is the link to the survey report. 69% citizens want Govt to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel Do share this link on your whatsapp, social media and with your contacts as we escalate this to the Government for consideration.
Share Unwanted SMS and Call Drop/Connect IssuesFriday,January 01,2021 at 06:24PMMany of you know LocalCircles has been regularly escalating call drops/connect issues and unwanted SMS issues. With this post we seek your specific inputs on what you are experiencing on both of these fronts. For reference is the link to our last call drop and unwanted SMS Surveys below. LocalCircles Call Drop Survey 2019 LocalCircles Unwanted SMS survey 2019 Only together, we can get this fixed so do share your detailed experiences!
Corporate Governance Survey 2020 findings reveal poor state of affairsFriday,January 01,2021 at 06:24PMMany of you had been demanding over the years that LocalCircles takes up issues of Corporate Governance at corporates so like the Indian consumer, the issues of common shareholders can be escalated. Subsequently, we initiated discussions and the survey in which many of you participated and below is the link to the survey report. Common Shareholders outline concerns via Corporate Governance Survey 2020 You are welcome to share the link via social media and with every corporate for which you are a common shareholder so they can improve their Corporate Governance. Also, if you have inputs on specific things that SEBI and Ministry of Corporate Affairs must do to improve state of affairs, do share as LocalCircles escalates the findings for their review and action.
Are we undercounting COVID-19 deaths?Monday,December 07,2020 at 01:48PMMany of you via the circle survey shared the number of individuals you have lost in your social networks to COVID-19. Also, you shared the extent of COVID suspect deaths and Covid accelerated deaths in your social networks. Below is the link to the survey report which points to the fact that India's Covid-19 death count may likely be understated due to a variety of reasons. .Covid-19 Death SurveyDo share the same via whatsapp and your social media. We would like all states to count Covid-19 deaths accurately and the Central Government to build a centralised death registration system. If the same is done, India will be better positioned in many many ways in the future.
LocalCircles Impact: Govt brings new rules for taxi aggregatorsSaturday,November 28,2020 at 08:42AMMany of you enthusiastically participated in the LocalCircles survey last year on app taxis like Uber, Ola, etc. to share issues faced and areas where action from Government is needed.One of the top issues raised by the circle was the frequent cancellation by drivers and the need for a penalty in case the driver or the app cancels the ride along with a reasonable cap on surge pricing. Today, we are pleased to share with you that based on LocalCircles survey and constant follow ups, the Government has announced new rules for taxi aggregators. Below is the link to our survey and attached are the rules.Govt acts on LocalCircles survey and submission to bring rules for taxi aggregatorsThanks for being an active member and raising issues. Do share your inputs on these rules!
How many individuals in your own social network (family, extended family, friends, colleagues, neighbours, business associates, etc.) lost their life in the last 10 months which was not declared Covid-19 death but it was likely related to Covid or accelerated by Covid?Saturday,November 21,2020 at 01:36PM
Managing post festival COVID-19 surge with localised shutdowns/lockdownsThursday,November 19,2020 at 12:29PMMany of you have been actively sharing views on lockdowns and Unlocking and managing the COVID-19 situation and LocalCircles has been escalating them to the Government. Post festive season surge in Covid-19 cases are being reported from some parts of India with Delhi leading the way. Based on your inputs and inputs of members in Delhi circles, below is the survey report on what should be done in Delhi and what should be the lockdown strategy in case any city/district sees a surge in Covid-19 cases. Post Festival Markets Shutdown/Lockdown Survey The survey suggests that in places like Delhi that are running out of Covid ICU beds, a markets shutdown or lockdown for 3 weeks may be needed to break the chain of spread. However, in other parts of the country if a city or state experiences a surge, a more logical solution may be to do a city or state level lockdown based on the threshold of active cases. The key metric to look at is the availability of Covid ICU bed in the city in comparison to the rise in active cases. We look forward to your inputs on how this can be managed i.e. managing health and safety of citizens while minimising economic disruptions!
Solution for Cross Border Imports via eCommerce channelTuesday,November 17,2020 at 10:29AMMany of you are familiar with how LocalCircles in last 12 months has worked with various departments of the Government to stop misuse of India's postal and courier gift channel by Chinese ecommerce apps thereby evading customs duty and IGST. A gift ban was implemented by customs at various ports and the same has also been included in the ecommerce policy on the recommendation of LocalCircles and yesterday it has been brought into policy thereby making compliance mandatory even at ports that are still manual. This will reduce corruption and also ensure India based businesses have an even playing field to the sellers in ChinaNow, LocalCircles is working with CBIC to identify a solution where customs duty and IGST is charged to the consumer on a prepaid basis at the order placement junction and the shipments can flow seamlessly at the customs port. If you have inputs on how such a solution can be implemented between ecommerce portals/apps, payment gateways and customs, kindly share them. We look forward to your inputs!
73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution related ailmentsWednesday,November 11,2020 at 08:30AMThanks to all in the circle who participated in the recent survey on pollution, festive shopping and socialising. Below is the survey report: 73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution ailments With daily COVID cases over 9000 in Delhi-NCR, near 1000 AQI dangerous pollution levels, overcrowded markets due to festive shopping and many people looking at socialising in the next one week, we are headed for difficult times.If you can, do create awareness about this with your family and friends, requesting them to stay indoors in the next 7 days. With zero Covid ICU beds already, if daily cases go into the 10,000+ zone, we will have a serious health crisis.Do share any inputs you have! With literally zero ICU beds in Delhi Thanks for your participation as an active citizen and playing a role to Make Delhi Better!
73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution related ailmentsWednesday,November 11,2020 at 08:28AMThanks to all in the circle who participated in the recent survey on pollution, festive shopping and socialising. Below is the survey report: 73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution ailments With daily COVID cases over 9000 in Delhi-NCR, near 1000 AQI dangerous pollution levels, overcrowded markets due to festive shopping and many people looking at socialising in the next one week, we are headed for difficult times.If you can, do create awareness about this with your family and friends, requesting them to stay indoors in the next 7 days. With zero Covid ICU beds already, if daily cases go into the 10,000+ zone, we will have a serious health crisis.Do share any inputs you have! With literally zero ICU beds in Delhi Thanks for your participation as an active citizen and playing a role to Make Delhi Better!
73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution related ailmentsWednesday,November 11,2020 at 08:23AMThanks to all in the circle who participated in the recent survey on pollution, festive shopping and socialising. Below is the survey report: 73% Delhi-NCR households have someone experiencing pollution ailments With daily COVID cases over 9000 in Delhi-NCR, near 1000 AQI dangerous pollution levels, overcrowded markets due to festive shopping and many people looking at socialising in the next one week, we are headed for difficult times.If you can, do create awareness about this with your family and friends, requesting them to stay indoors in the next 7 days. With zero Covid ICU beds already, if daily cases go into the 10,000+ zone, we will have a serious health crisis.Do share any inputs you have! With literally zero ICU beds in Delhi Thanks for your participation as an active citizen and playing a role to Make Delhi Better!
Cracker ban and GRAP enforcement failureSaturday,November 07,2020 at 05:58PMLast week many of you participated in the survey on GRAP enforcement success and should there be a ban on sale of regular or all crackers. Below is the survey report. We urge every member here to share this as widely via whatsapp and social media such that this enforcement improves. GRAP enforcement levels and Cracker Ban surveyLocalCircles is escalating this to various authorities so there is fast action on both GRAP enforcement and implementing a ban on all regular crackers and strong crackdown on illegal crackers as well.
4 years of DeMo: How India can reduce black money further?Saturday,November 07,2020 at 05:57PMMost of the members of this circle know that LocalCircles actively predicted demonetisation and tracked it through the implementation. Since then every year we track cash usage, and discuss ways to reduce black money further. With your inputs, here is the link to the survey report which is actively covered by 20+ media outlets. 4 years of demonetisation surveyCovid-19 has had a big impact on migration from cash to digital but if India were to truly reduce black money, better disclosure is needed for all public officials and property ownership must be linked to Aadhaar. We are escalating these findings to the Government and suggest that you also do the same via your social media. As always, your inputs are welcome!
Cracker ban and GRAP enforcement failureFriday,October 30,2020 at 08:14AMLast week many of you participated in the survey on GRAP enforcement success and should there be a ban on sale of regular or all crackers. Below is the survey report. We urge every member here to share this as widely via whatsapp and social media such that this enforcement improves. GRAP enforcement levels and Cracker Ban surveyLocalCircles is escalating this to various authorities so there is fast action on both GRAP enforcement and implementing a ban on all regular crackers and strong crackdown on illegal crackers as well.
Cracker ban and GRAP enforcement failureFriday,October 30,2020 at 08:14AMLast week many of you participated in the survey on GRAP enforcement success and should there be a ban on sale of regular or all crackers. Below is the survey report. We urge every member here to share this as widely via whatsapp and social media such that this enforcement improves. GRAP enforcement levels and Cracker Ban surveyLocalCircles is escalating this to various authorities so there is fast action on both GRAP enforcement and implementing a ban on all regular crackers and strong crackdown on illegal crackers as well.
Cracker ban and GRAP enforcement failureFriday,October 30,2020 at 08:13AMLast week many of you participated in the survey on GRAP enforcement success and should there be a ban on sale of regular or all crackers. Below is the survey report. We urge every member here to share this as widely via whatsapp and social media such that this enforcement improves. GRAP enforcement levels and Cracker Ban surveyLocalCircles is escalating this to various authorities so there is fast action on both GRAP enforcement and implementing a ban on all regular crackers and strong crackdown on illegal crackers as well.
Cracker ban and GRAP enforcement failureFriday,October 30,2020 at 08:08AMLast week many of you participated in the survey on GRAP enforcement success and should there be a ban on sale of regular or all crackers. Below is the survey report. We urge every member here to share this as widely via whatsapp and social media such that this enforcement improves. GRAP enforcement levels and Cracker Ban surveyLocalCircles is escalating this to various authorities so there is fast action on both GRAP enforcement and implementing a ban on all regular crackers and strong crackdown on illegal crackers as well.
Regarding opening of cinema halls and multiplexesThursday,October 29,2020 at 04:00PMMany of you participated in the LocalCircles survey few weeks back on the re-opening of multiplex/cinema halls and willingness to go and below are the findings.Cinema Halls and Multiplex Survey The reality is exactly this as well and just a hand full of people are visiting cinema halls in each show putting in jeopardy their entire businesses model because now they have added fixed and variable costs.Going to theaters to watch a movie is unsafe regardless of what the multiplex/cinema hall owners claim. Do share the above link with all your friends and family members and social media contacts for its better for both people are owners of these facilities to just wait it out rather than operate at this time.
Should schools be reopened now?Monday,October 19,2020 at 02:18PMMany of you participated in the survey on reopening of schools and given current circumstances, when should schools be opened. Below is the survey report:School Reopening SurveyLocalCircles is escalating the same to Central and State Governments for consideration. You are welcome to share the report link with other parents and teachers in your school as well as via social media with your Chief Minister/District Magistrate. Also, if you have additional inputs, please share the same.
Deadly air struggle has begun for residents of Delhi NCR: Action NeededThursday,October 15,2020 at 04:27PMMany of you have been actively discussing the subject of air quality and participated in the recent survey. 65% of households in Delhi have atleast 1 or more individuals that are suffering with cough, cold, sore throat, burning eyes or respiratory problems since the air quality deteriorated significantly over last 1 week. Below is the link to the survey.65 pct households already have someone suffering with pollution related ailment.Chances are unless people create awareness about this actively, nothing will happen. We will again see 1000+ AQI days and our print and TV media will continue reporting what Government is saying. You are requested to share this survey with every single local contact of yours and with via your social media urging the 4 state Chief Ministers to act and for the Prime Minister and Environment Minister to enable and support.Also, if you have inputs on how no stubble burning can be enforced and alternate solutions provided at speed, do share.
What should be India's approach to contain COVID-19 spread post festival (December onwards)?Saturday,September 19,2020 at 03:13PM
India @ 74: Hopes and Aspirations of people for the next 2 yearsWednesday,August 26,2020 at 10:25AM Many of you participated in the 74th Independence Day survey in the circle. Below is the final survey report which indicates rise in pessimism in areas like improving social stability and addressing corruption but optimism on the economic recovery front. With COVID-19 being the single most challenge in front of India, majority of us believe it will take about 2 years to get back to pre-COVID levels. Do read the report and share so the message reaches every Government Official and Citizens such that we can together work to improve things.India @ 74 - What can we achieve by the time India completes 75 yearsDo share all your ideas on what the nation should do to be in a better position by Aug 15'th 2022. We look forward to your inputs!
Chandigarh residents can get tested for Covid-19 at private labs without doctor's prescription: UT Adviser Parida - The Tribune IndiaSunday,July 05,2020 at 12:01AM(via The Tribune India) Test would cost around Rs, 2000 UT Adviser Manoj Parida on Friday announced that people could get themselves tested in private laboratories for COVID-19 in Chandigarh.
Man seeks Telangana CM help as brother's body goes missing from hospital - Yahoo India NewsSaturday,June 13,2020 at 07:02AM(via Yahoo India News) Hyderabad (Telangana), June 12 (ANI): Aamir, a resident of Asif Nagar in Hyderabad has sought help from Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao after the body of his brother allegedly went missing from a hospital. According to Aamir, his brother was admitted to Gandhi Hospital due to lung infection two days ago. On Thursday, the hospital management informed Aamir's family about his brother's death. However, when he visited the hospital to collect the body, he did not find it there. While speaking in a video, Aamir said, 'My brother, Rashid Ali Khan was admitted at Medicure Hospital on June 7. Two days later, he was shifted to Gandhi Hospital as his condition was serious. On June 10, we were informed that he passed away. As soon as we reached the hospital to collect the dead body, we checked 18 dead bodies but did not find my brother's body. I appeal the authorities to help us on acquiring the dead body of my brother.' The hospital superintendent has not responded to the matter.
1 year of Modi Government 2.0 Performance: Survey ResultsSaturday,May 30,2020 at 05:09AMMany of you participated in the circle survey to evaluate performance of 1 year of Modi Government 2.0. 1 year of Modi Government 2.0 - Citizen Assessment Kindly review and share with all your contacts and social media. Also, if you have inputs on what can the Government do to keep citizens safe from COVID-19 while protectig employment and SME shutdown, do share your inputs. For this will probably be the key challenge for the Government as it goes into year 2.
For districts with new COVID-19 cases after April 15th, how should the Government of India go about lockdown after May 03rd?Thursday,April 23,2020 at 05:39PM
Andhra Pradesh: Pandemic inspires parents to name newborns Corona - Times of IndiaWednesday,April 08,2020 at 10:04AM(via Times of India) Two newborns in Vemula in Kadapa district were named after the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.
Unlocking the Lockdown: How should the Government of India go about removing the lockdown restrictions from April 15th?Tuesday,April 07,2020 at 04:37PM
Coronavirus Test LocationsThursday,March 12,2020 at 01:33PM'Below is the full list of labs by state on where to get your Coronavirus test done: Andhra Pradesh: 1. Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati 2. Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 3. GMC, Anantapur, AP Andaman & Nicobar islands 4. Regional Medical Research Centre, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Assam 5. Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati 6. Regional Medical Research Center, Dibrugarh Bihar 7. Rajendra Memorial Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna Chandigarh 8. Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh Chhattisgarh 9. All India Institute Medical Sciences, Raipur Delhi-NCT 10. All India Institute Medical Sciences, Delhi 11. National Centre for Disease Control, Delhi Gujarat 12. BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad 13. M.P.Shah Government Medical College, Jamnagar Haryana 14. Pt. B.D. Sharma Post Graduate Inst. of Med. Sciences, Rohtak 15. BPS Govt Medical College, Sonipat Himachal Pradesh 16. Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh 17. Dr.Rajendra Prasad Govt. Med. College, Kangra, Tanda, HP Jammu and Kashmir 18. Sher\u2010e\u2010 Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar 19. Government Medical College, Jammu Jharkhand 20. MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur Karnataka 21. Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bangalore 22. National Institute of Virology Field Unit Bangalore 23. Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore 24. Hassan Inst. of Med. Sciences, Hassan, Karnataka 25. Shimoga Inst. of Med. Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka Kerala 26. National Institute of Virology Field Unit, Kerala 27. Govt. Medical College, Thriuvananthapuram, Kerala 28. Govt. Medical College, Kozhikhode, Kerala Madhya Pradesh 29. All India Institute Medical Sciences, Bhopal 30. National Institute of Research in Tribal Health (NIRTH), Jabalpur Meghalaya 31. NEIGRI of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, Meghalaya Maharashtra 32. Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur 33. Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Mumbai Manipur 34. J N Inst. of Med. Sciences Hospital, Imphal\u2010East, Manipur Odisha 35. Regional Medical Research Center, Bhubaneswar Puducherry 36. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry Punjab 37. Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab 38. Government Medical College, Amritsar Rajasthan 39. Sawai Man Singh, Jaipur 40. Dr. S.N Medical College, Jodhpur 41. Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, Rajasthan 42. SP Med. College, Bikaner, Rajasthan Tamil Nadu 43. King's Institute of Preventive Medicine & Research, Chennai 44. Government Medical College, Theni Tripura 45. Government Medical College, Agartala Telangana 46. Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad Uttar Pradesh 47. King's George Medical University, Lucknow 48. Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 49. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Uttarakhand 50. Government Medical College, Haldwani West Bengal 51. National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata 52. IPGMER, Kolkata'
How do you foresee Coronavirus impacting your business in the next 3 months?Thursday,March 12,2020 at 01:20PM
Making Social Media Platforms safe and accountable: Action NeededTuesday,December 31,2019 at 10:00AMMany of you are familiar as to how LocalCircles since 2016 has been working on the cause of Making Social Media free from abuse, harassment and trolling. It is finally now that the parliament has taken up this issue. We are now working with Women Empowerment standing committee of the parliament to raise your demand of having all social media platforms implement 4 things:1.Have minimum age for social media account to be 13 years.2.Implement an age verification mechanism including adult consent for a minor's account. 3.Make real identities mandatory on social media.4.Proactively remove offensive, abusive and hate content within a few seconds of posting. Below are some of the reports shared with them and some media reports of the same. We have also requested them to meet with all social media platforms used by children.Defining Minimum Age for Social Media AccessMaking Social Media Accountable Media Report - Economic TimesMedia Report - MintMedia Report - Hindustan Times If you have any additional inputs on what should be done to make Social Media safe and accountable, do share. Also, do share the attached graphic on your social media as well as with law makers if you are connected to themThis is just too important for our next generations!
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