Noted Ad filmmaker, music Composer and rapper Rishikesh Pandey is back with new swag and mission as Rishiking, gets the ball rolling with rap album, movies and web-series in addition to promoting new talent in industry. Talking about his journey from advertisement world to singing and movie, Rishiking said, “So far my journey has been … Read more
The Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as applicable to Cooperative Banks. It seeks to protect the interests of depositors and strengthen cooperative banks by improving governance and oversight by extending powers already available with RBI in respect of other banks to Co-operative Banks. The amendments do not affect existing powers of the … Read more
He said, due to lockdown, many initiatives taken by the Government and a people driven fight, India is much better placed than many other nations. PM Modi said, India’s recovery rate is rising. He said, a people driven fight has given good results so far but we cannot let our guard down. The Prime Minister … Read more
Mumbai : U GRO Capital, a technology first, small business lending platform today announced the launch of ‘Sanjeevani’, an end to end digital lending platform to boost the capital starved MSME sector in India, reeling from the aftermath of Covid-19. The company is committed to reaching out to 500,000 MSME clients. U GRO Capital is making … Read more
The campaign is aimed at improving the health & provide nutritious food to the children & the underprivileged The project would cover five districts & 3089+ Anganwadis in Rajasthan Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), in association with Government’s Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), has launched “Koi Bacha Rahe Na Bhookha” campaign – aimed … Read more
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has supplied diagnostic material for carrying out 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests to the 12 functional labs in Delhi, till date. It has also provided 1.57 lakh RNA extraction kits essential for carrying out the test and 2.84 lakh VTMs (Viral Transport Medium) and swabs for collection of Covid-19 samples. … Read more
The passengers on the flight to Delhi included people who will be travelling further to various states like Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh among many others. The evacuation of Indian nationals from Bangladesh started on May 8. Since then 4 flights each have left for Srinagar and Delhi, 3 for Kolkata, and … Read more
He conveyed his greetings and wished him a long life and good health. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister said that Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma has devoted his life for the betterment of our society and nation. He remarked, “Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma has been particularly passionate about women empowerment and removal of … Read more
It will be the 66th episode of the monthly radio programme. It will be broadcast on the entire network of AIR and Doordarshan, AIR News website and on newsonair Mobile App. It will also be streamed live on the YouTube channels of DD News, AIR, PMO and Information and Broadcasting Ministry. AIR will broadcast the … Read more
The graded, pre-emptive and pro-active steps taken by Government of India along with the States/UTs for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 are showing encouraging results. The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 96,173. During the last 24 hours, a total of 13,940 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to … Read more
A High Level Official Committee (HLOC) of Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence (MoD) has continued dialogue with employees’ federations/associations to address their concerns regarding corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) here yesterday. It is part of the Atmanirbhar Bharat package that the Government announced on May 16, 2020 stating its corporatisation will … Read more
Motoring expeditions have become very popular of late with those who are looking for thrills and want to explore what the Country has to offer with a Vehicle. The Union Tourism Ministry’s Webinar Series under the banner “Dekho Apna Desh” on 25th June 2020 showcased the potential Motoring Expeditions(Driving Holidays in India. The webinar … Read more
Friends, Namaskar! I have got the opportunity to talk to all of you. We all have seen many ups and downs in our personal lives. In our social life too, in our villages or cities, we face different kinds of challenges. You see, lightning had struck yesterday. In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, many people have … Read more
Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Union FPI Minister chaired the second series of Food Processing Edition of Exclusive Investment Forum by Invest India, the National Investment Promotion & Facilitation Agency of the Government of India today. This was in continuation to the first investment forum held on 22nd June 2020. The forum witnessed participation from the senior most policy … Read more
Union Minister of Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today launched the web portal of the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan through video conferencing from New Delhi. The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is the massive employment generation-cum-rural infrastructure creation programme of the Government of India which was inaugurated on … Read more
In a historic move, bold initiative and landmark decision, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) has come out with a consolidated notification in the form of guidelines for classification and registration of MSMEs. It may be recalled that Ministry had published a Notification on 1st June, 2020 with new criteria for classification of MSMEs … Read more
The National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said: Southwest Monsoon covered entire country today, the 26th June 2020. The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Rajasthan,Haryana and Punjab and thus it has covered the entire country today, the 26th June 2020(Fig. 1). The normal date for … Read more
“Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21) for 272 Most Affected Districts’ was e-launched by Shri Rattan Lal Kataria, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment on the occasion of “International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking” here today. On this occasion, he also released Logo and Tagline for National Action Plan for … Read more
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah said “Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan” launched by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today will accelerate development in the state of Uttar Pradesh. “This scheme has been linked with Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan which will double-engine growth to Uttar Pradesh,” said Shri Amit Shah in a series of … Read more
The GoM will be briefed about the latest status, response and management of COVID-19 in the country. The GoM is also expected to be briefed on the progress made in the spheres of the tasks assigned to the 11 Empowered Groups. It will also be apprised about the growing medical infrastructure in the country. … Read more
The Government has notified the new Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable)Scheme in place of 7.75 percent Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2018Scheme which ceased for subscription from the close of banking business on May 28, 2020. The broad features of thenew Floating Rate Savings Bonds, 2020 (Taxable) scheme are given below: Sl. No. Item Details 1. Scheme name … Read more
After reviewing the cash position of the Union Government,the Government of India, in consultation with Reserve Bank of India, has decided to notify the amounts for the issuance of Treasury Bills for the quarter ending September 2020 as under: Notified Amount for Auction of Treasury Bills (July 1, 2020 to – September 30, 2020) (` … Read more
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah has condoled the loss of lives due to lightning and heavy rains in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. “Deeply saddened with the loss many precious lives due to lightning and heavy rains in Bihar and UP,” Shri Amit Shah said in a tweet. The Union Home Minister said “Rescue and … Read more
Union Minister for MSME and Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari held meeting yesterday via video conferencing with the representatives of the Engineering Exports Promotion Council (EEPC) to discuss on the growth of the sector post the pandemic situation. He motivated the panel by suggesting that even though there are short term difficulties being … Read more
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification for amendment to the FORM 1 and FORM 1A of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989for enabling the Citizens with mild to medium colour blindness in obtaining the Driving License. The GSR 401 (E) dated 24th June 2020 is a social and facilitative regulation … Read more
The Union Home Secretary held a meeting on 25 June, to review implementation of various decisions on COVID-19 in Delhi which were taken on June 21 in a meeting chaired by the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah. Member Niti Aayog Dr. V.K. Paul, Director AIIMS Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director General ICMR Dr. Balram Bhargava … Read more
Keeping in view the request received from various State Governments and the prevailing circumstances due to Covid 19 as on date, CBSE has decided to cancel the Examinations for classes X and XII which were scheduled to be held from1st July to 15th2020. TheSupreme Court today has agreed on proposal of CBSE to cancel the examination … Read more
A Cheetah helicopter was proceeding from Hindan to Halwara for a routine Air Force task. Approximately 14 NM out of Hindan, helicopter developed technical snag and carried out precautionary landing on Eastern Peripheral Expressway. The actions taken by the pilots were prompt and correct. No damage to any property has been reported. Recovery helicopter was … Read more
Secretary Department of Science and Technology (DST) Prof Ashutosh Sharma launched the official Logo to celebrate Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year and also announced thatsince this is the golden jubilee year of DST, many activities like special lecture series of 15-20 lectures in the form of webinars and short feature films on each Autonomous Institutions are … Read more
The GoM will be briefed about the latest status, response and management of COVID-19 in the country. The GoM is also expected to be briefed on the progress made in the spheres of the tasks assigned to the 11 Empowered Groups. It will also be apprised about the growing medical infrastructure in the country. … Read more
In a series of tweets on Friday, he stated that for resolution, the Chinese side needs to stop creating obstructions and hindrances in the normal patrolling patterns of Indian troops. He also added: “Chinese actions over an extended period of time are responsible for the current situation. Whatever activities we may be carrying out have always … Read more
Udaipur : Zinc Football Academy captain Mohammed Adnan, with some stellar performances at last year’s Under-17 Subroto Cup International Football Tournament, has earned the attention of the National Subroto Committee. Adnan led from the front against heavyweights like Goa, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh and previous year’s runners up Afghanistan to set up a memorable journey for the … Read more
“I just had the privilege of signing a very strong executive order protecting American monuments, memorials and statues — and combatting recent criminal violence. Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our great country!” Trump tweeted. Earlier this week, Trump said that he was preparing an order after protestors tried to vandalise a statue … Read more
In a tweet, the Finance Ministry stated that: “The Ordinance amends the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 as applicable to Cooperative Banks. The Ordinance seeks to protect the interests of depositors and strengthen cooperative banks by improving governance and oversight by extending powers already available with RBI in respect of other banks to Co-operative Banks as … Read more
It said, the Ministry has been taking many measures to enable divyangjan citizens to avail transport related services and especially relating to the obtaining of the Driving Licence. The Ministry received representations that the colour blind citizens are not able to have the driving licence due to the requirements of physical fitness or … Read more
Union Home Minister said “Under Atma Nirbhar Uttar Pradesh Rojgar Abhiyan various developmental works will be undertaken, such as the Prime Minister Awas Yojana, PM Sadak Yojana, construction of toilets and expressways, tree plantation etc. This will not only lead to development of infrastructure in the villages but will also play an important role in the … Read more
In the recent past, such early coverage of Southwest Monsoon over the entire country occurred in 2013 when it covered the entire country on 16th June 2013. IMD said, the early advance over the central and northwest India was facilitated by formation of a low pressure area over Bay of Bengal which moved west-northwestwards and … Read more
He announced this after a meeting with the Secretary Education, Director of Education, and other senior officers from the Directorate. Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia said, suggestion was given to resume activities to give learning opportunities and emotional support to children using remote method and support of parents till the schools reopen. He said, in … Read more
According to official sources, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel who is also holding the portfolio of Health Ministry remained present in the meeting along with senior officials. The Central team led by Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary in Union Health Ministry was appraised by the Chief Minister about the Covid19 situation in the state and steps … Read more
This was announced on Friday by the Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Abul Kalam Azad. He said that a reproduction number of less than 1 will mean that the infection is subsiding. However, a figure above 1 means that the virus is spreading exponentially. He said that the main purpose … Read more
The Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan is the massive employment generation-cum-rural infrastructure creation programme of Government of India which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Its objective is to provide employment to returnee migrant workers at their native places for next four months, because of the situation arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read more
The forum witnessed participation of senior most policy makers from Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. 193 companies from 19 countries also participated in the forum. The Minister requested all participants to follow the clarion call of Prime Minister to become Atma Nirbhar and be vocal for local. She said, new countries are … Read more
The plant-eating mammal called Mukupirna nambensis, known from the fossil of a partial skull and much of the skeleton unearthed at Lake Pinpa in northeastern South Australia state, is one of the earliest-known large-bodied Australian marsupials, they said. Mukupirna, meaning “big bones” in the local Aboriginal language, provides insight into the evolution of a marsupial … Read more
The Members of the Advisory Council felt that since they had met the Commission in April, national lockdown was further extended till end of May and now restrictions are being lifted in phased manner resulting in gradual resumption of economic activities. However, the impact of the pandemic on the economy and on the fiscal positions … Read more
With 2,628 new cases in the past 24 hours, the total number of people infected stood at 217,724, of whom 177,852 have recovered, ministry spokeswoman said. The sharp increase in new daily infections and deaths in the past week follows the gradual lifting of restrictions that began in mid-April. Ministry spokeswoman said, 109 people had died … Read more
“I know that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is giving this a lot of consideration so that the quarantine provisions that we have got in place can perhaps start to be relaxed with certain countries where the risk is low,” he said. “I don’t know exactly when further information will be announced but I know … Read more
The World Food Programme (WFP) told a briefing in Geneva that the number of people short of essential foodstuffs had risen by 1.4 million in the past six months. Food prices had also soared by more than 200% in less than a year due to the freefall in neighbouring Lebanon’s economy and COVID-19 lockdown measures … Read more
In its first report on countries’ progress towards EU air pollution goals, the Commission said member states needed to step up efforts to tackle the estimated 400,000 premature deaths a year caused in the EU by exposure to polluted air. Based on current policies, 10 of the EU’s 27 member states will meet their 2020 … Read more
The RBI governor held a meeting with the board through video-conferencing. The RBI said in a release that at the outset, the governor and deputy governors briefed the board about the overall macroeconomic conditions, both domestic and global; financial sector situation; and the impact of various monetary, regulatory and other measures taken by the RBI … Read more
Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal expressed his gratitude towards Supreme Court for accepting CBSE proposal of not holding the CBSE examinations of class XII from 1st July to 15th July and for giving priority to safety concerns of students . He said that assessment from the performance of students in the cancelled examination will be … Read more