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Currently, alcohol prohibition is enforced in many Muslim majority countries, in parts of India, and in some Indigenous Australian communities and certain northern communities in the Canadian territories. [1] They can range from complete ban all the way to bans on sales during certain times. [2] Afghanistan [3]
On 26 November 2015, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that alcohol would be banned in the state from 1 April 2016. [11] Kumar officially declared the total ban on 5 April 2016, and said in a press conference, "All type of liquor will be banned in the state from today.
The legal drinking age in India and the laws which regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol vary significantly from state to state. [1] In India, consumption of alcohol is prohibited in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Nagaland, [2] and Mizoram, as well as the union territory of Lakshadweep. There is partial ban on alcohol in some districts of ...
Many airlines are no longer serving alcohol on shorter routes to limit interactions between flight attendants and passengers.
The government launched several initiatives to address these shortages, including converting public buildings into COVID-19 care centers and increasing domestic production of medical supplies. Unfortunately, the second wave of COVID-19 hit India in April 2021, resulting in even higher numbers of cases and deaths than the first wave.
On 22 March, the Government of Rajasthan banned public transport services in the state. [87] On 24 March, the state banned all private vehicles in the roads after COVID-19 cases crossed 32 in the state. [87] The state government had also announced free ration for two months for families covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). [87]
By late April, India led the world in new and active cases. On 30 April 2021, it became the first country to report over 400,000 new cases in a 24-hour period. [ 15 ] [ 6 ] Experts stated that the virus may reach an endemic stage in India rather than completely disappear; [ 16 ] in late August 2021, Soumya Swaminathan said India may be in some ...
India reported a record number of new deaths with 4,187. The country also reported 401,078 new confirmed cases, marking the third consecutive day of 400,000 or more cases. [68] CBS News reported that people in India were dying faster than they could be cremated or buried, leading to makeshift crematoriums appearing around the country. [69]