The government has decided that areas with high infection rates can decide to impose total lockdown for 14 to 21 day to control the spread of the Coronavirus. Minister said that committees will be formed to monitor the areas in the red zone where lockdown is announced. The Minister said that the areas to be … Read more
Prime Minister warmly recalled his July 2016 visit to Dar-es-Salaam and stressed on the importance that India attaches to its traditionally friendly ties with Tanzania during a telephonic talk with Dr Magufuli. The Prime Minister thanked President Dr. Magufuli for the assistance provided by the Tanzanian authorities for evacuation of Indian citizens from Tanzania … Read more
The Health Ministry suggested that investigational therapies and drugs-Remdesivir, Convalescent Plasma Therapy, Tociluzimab and Hydroxychloroquine should only be used in a defined subgroup of Covid patients. The Ministry advised that Remdesivir may be considered in patients with moderate disease who are on oxygen and Convalescent plasma may be considered in patients with moderate disease whose … Read more
Seniors members of the State Disaster Management Authority will also attend the meeting. HM will also be meeting with the Mayors of municipal corporations of Delhi, later in the evening on Sunday. Union Health Minister Dr. Harshvardhan, Director AIIMS, Dr. Randeep Guleria and other senior officers will be present in both these meetings. The dual … Read more
In the first phase, these fairs will be organized in those districts where the number of labourers is more. Employment Fairs will be organized in the third week of June. In the districts where more labourers are registered, employment fairs will be organized on priority basis. Every labourer will be informed by SMS. Transportation … Read more
With 520,129 cases, Russia has the third-highest number in the world after the United States and Brazil. Its official death toll stands at 6,829, many times lower than the figure seen in other countries with serious outbreaks. The Kremlin has denied any problem with its official data after the World Health Organization (WHO) said Russia’s … Read more
The contract is for 400 million doses of the vaccine, which was developed with the University of Oxford and whose experimentation phase is already advanced and expected to end in autumn, Roberto Speranza said in a Facebook post. He added that a first batch of doses would be made available by the end of this … Read more
It took stock of situation in different states and union territories including Delhi. The meeting was attended by the Home Minister, Health Minister, Principal Secretary to PM, Cabinet Secretary, Health Secretary, DG ICMR and other officials of the Empowered Groups. Dr. Vinod Paul, NITI Aayog member and Convenor of the Empowered Group of Medical Emergency … Read more
The U.S. Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration said the look-back period for non-financial felony convictions has been reduced to one year from five years. The prohibition threshold for business owners with felonies involving fraud, bribery, embezzlement and similar offenses remains five years, they said. The change goes further than what U.S. Treasury Secretary … Read more
Speaking at a press conference on Friday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, vaccines for the novel coronavirus should be made available as a global public good, to ensure everyone had fair access to any life-saving products that are developed. Tedros was speaking after concerns being raised that some countries including the United States … Read more
In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation emphasized that the UAE utterly condemns these criminal acts and rejects all forms of violence and terrorism aimed at destabilizing security and stability in contravention of religious and human values and principles. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said … Read more
The Brain Child behind this innovation of ‘Captain Arjun’, Alok Bohra DIG/RPF, Central Railway said that the high infection rates among multiple segments of people across the world have hampered efforts to tackle COVID-19 pandemic that prompted to consider robotic screening. Captain Arjun can be deployed for multiple uses and it is an effective element … Read more
In a press release, RBI informed that RBI Central Board Director P K Mohanty will head the committee, which will submit its report by 30th September, 2020. The panel will also examine norms for promoter shareholding at the initial/licensing stage and subsequently, along with the timelines for dilution of the shareholding. RBI said, it … Read more
Regarding how the Corona virus may differ across countries due to mutations, Dr Swaminathan said, the virus may be slightly different but it is not so different that the vaccine will not work. She added that it is also good to have vaccine trials in many different countries because there are different populations, different genetics, … Read more
People were prevented from leaving their homes in south Beijing’s Fengtai district after most of the cases were linked to a nearby meat market, city officials said in a press briefing. China’s domestic outbreak had been brought largely under control through vast, strict lockdowns that were imposed after the disease was first detected in the central … Read more
He added that, as a result, a lot of disengagement has taken place and we are hopeful that through the continued dialogue, all perceived differences will be set to rest. General Naravane was reviewing the Passing out Parade (PoP) for the 146 Regular Courses and 129 Technical Graduate Course held at The Indian Military … Read more
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Kulgam Gurvinder Pal Singh said that a joint team of Kulgam Police, Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force launched a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) based on a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area. He said that as the team of … Read more
The reserves rose to 501.70 billion dollars for the week ended 5th of June, helped by a whopping rise in foreign currency assets. A RBI press release informed that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, rose by 8.42 billion dollars to 463.63 billion dollars. In the previous week, the reserves had … Read more
Ministry of Earth Sciences said, It has been nearly normal advance over most part of the region except northeastern states where it has been delayed by six days. Scattered heavy to very heavy with isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, … Read more
The closure of the Xinfadi wholesale market at 3 a.m. local time on Saturday (1900 GMT on Friday), came after two men working at a meat research centre who had recently visited the market were reported on Friday as having been infected by the novel coronavirus. It was not immediately clear how the men had … Read more
He will interact with them through video conferencing. On 16th June, the Prime Minister will interact with 21 States and Union Territories – Punjab, Assam, Kerala, Uttrakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Himachal, Chandigarh, Goa, Manipur, Nagaland, Ladakh, Puducherry, Arunachal, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra, Nagar Haveli and Dama & Diu, Sikkim and Lakshadweep. … Read more
Udaipur : HDFC Bank todayannounced its plans to offer summer offers to the most remote parts of the country. It launchedthe rural phase of ‘Summer Treats’, which has exciting offers to meet the changing needs of merchants as well as salaried and self-employed customers. Efforts to curb the spread of Covid19 have changed consumer lifestyles … Read more
Udaipur : Ranking released on Thursday by National International Ranking Framework (NIRF), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India for the year 2020 huts/places Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Debari, Udaipur amongst top 30 Dental Colleges of India. Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Operational since 20 years, sets off to be the only Dental … Read more
The Additional Director General of DGHS Dr. Nasima Sultana told media persons during a virtual briefing on Friday that the death toll in the country has gone up to 1095 while the total number of Corona infected persons is now at 81,523. She said that 15,990 samples were tested in 59 labs across the country … Read more
An order to this effect has been issued today by the acquisition wing of the Ministry, duly approved by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh. It states, “Force Majeure shall be applicable for a period of four months i.e. 25th March 2020 to 24th July 2020.” The order adds, “Duration of this Force Majeure will be … Read more
While spending our days at home, for most of us cooking has truly been a source of joy. And that’s why, every Friday, we share some absolutely mouthwatering recipes for you to hone your culinary skills with a little help from your Samsung Smart Oven. This weekend, we bring a classic Indian dish. So … Read more
The advisory sent by Sh Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs’ suggests:- i. Encourage & Revive Non-Motorised Transport (NMT)-As most of the urban trips are clocked in under five kilometres, NMT offers perfect opportunity to implement in this COVID 19 crisis as it requires low cost, less human resource, easy … Read more
Shipping activities are lifeline of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, as majority of the development activities are linked to it. To keep the shipping activities alive without any interruption, the ship repair facilities are need to be developed. Due to significant increased ship movements, the existing repairing facilities at Port Blair are being augmented by the … Read more
However, 1875 others were confirmed positive yesterday leading to the total infection climbing to 38,716. Nearly fifteen thousand and five hundred tests have been done in the state on a single day on Thursday. The active cases receiving treatment remain at 17,659. Twenty three patients succumbed to the disease in the last twenty-four hours taking … Read more
When there is a continuous rise in the number of Covid-19 patients, the recovery rate is also rising. But the Metropolis is always facing different crises along with security issues. Therefore the economic capital of the country is upgrading itself with the help of technology and getting ready to face the crisis in future. Considering … Read more
A health department release said 366 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recoveries to 15,109 in the state. The death toll in the state continued to rise even yesterday. With the death of 38 more patients in the last 24 hours, the death toll in the state … Read more
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah said industries and employees need each other and they should sit together to arrive at a settlement on the issue of payment of wages. The bench asked the state governments to facilitate such settlement process and file its report with the labour … Read more
A press release issued by the space agency today says that ICC-2020 online competition will involve drawing competition for Class 1 to 3 students, model making competition for Class 4 to 8 and Essay competition for Class 9 and 10th students. For the students of class 11 and 12, essay competition is organized with … Read more
It was also decided to defer the 10-day annual festival and to conduct it as a mere ritual. Earlier it was decided to open the temple through online reservation. Authorities informed that Sabarimala being a large pilgrim centre where people from different parts of South India congregate in large numbers, the risk involved in throwing … Read more
Mumbai is expecting a generally cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers. The minimum temperature in the metropolis will be around 26 degrees Celsius and maximum 33 degrees. Chennai will have a generally cloudy sky with light rain. The minimum temperature will be around 28 degrees Celsius and maximum 35 degrees. … Read more
In a tweet, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said, nearly 75 thousand citizens have returned through Vande Bharat Mission flights while around 21 thousand through chartered flights. Over 61 thousand people have returned through land border crossings. Hardeep Singh Puri said, the government continues to bring back stranded and distressed Indian citizens from all … Read more
This meeting of the GST council will be for the first time after the nationwide lockdown and the council is expected to discuss the revenue shortfall and the compensation to states. In the last meeting in March, Nirmala Sitharaman had said that the Centre will look into the legality of GST Council borrowing from the … Read more
During the last 24 hours, five thousand 823 people have been cured from this virus. Meanwhile, Indian Council of Medical Research has achieved the remarkable feat on Thursday by crossing the one lakh 50 thousands tests per day mark. Within 24 hours, a total of one lakh 51 thousand 808 tests of corona virus were … Read more
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that New Delhi is in touch with the UK for his early extradition. India argued that there are no grounds for the fugitive businessman to be persecuted back home as alleged by him in his plea. The development comes after a spokesperson of the British High Commission said … Read more
Dr Bansal, however, said it is important to undertake preparedness and mitigation measures to reduce the earthquake risk. Speaking at a meeting convened by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in New Delhi, Dr Bansal said given the seismic history of Delhi and its vicinity, the occurrence of minor earthquakes in Delhi-NCR is not unusual. … Read more
Labour Ministry said, by leveraging the last mile network of over three lakh 65 thousand Common Service Centres (EPFO) provides its 65 lakh pensioners facility to submit Digital Jeevan Pramaan closer to their residence. EPS pensioners are required to submit Jeevan Pramaan or Life certificate each year to continue to draw pension. In addition to … Read more
All citizens, except medical staff and essential service providers will be required to download e-passes from the COVA app. Chief Minister issued these directions at a Video Conference meeting to review the pandemic situation and the state’s preparedness to handle further spread. Industry, however, will be allowed to function normally on all days. Chief Minister … Read more
Lal, a native of India and a citizen of the United States, will receive the 2.5 lakh dollar award that honours his contribution throughout his career spanning more than five decades and four continents to promote innovative soil-saving techniques that benefit the livelihoods of more than 500 million smallholder farmers, improve the food and nutritional … Read more
Briefing media, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Anurag Srivastava said, it will last till the 2nd of July. Phase-Three will have 432 international flights from 43 countries reaching 17 States and Union Territories. In this phase, there will also be 29 flights from private carriers – 24 Indigo flights, three Go Air flights and two Vistara … Read more
Exotic live species are animal or plant species moved from their original range to a new one. These species are introduced to a new location most often by people. Many citizens of the country have kept CITES (Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species) enlisted exotic animal species in their possession. However, there is no … Read more
Addressing the Industry heads at the 95th annual plenary session of Indian Chamber of Commerce on the theme of people, planet and profit in Kolkata through video conference on Thursday, Prime Minister highlighted government’s people-centric, people-driven and planet-friendly policies. He said, it is the time for bold investments and bold decisions to build a globally … Read more
This tremendous achievement is a first of its kind in the entire world and will also boost the ambitious mission of Green India. Railway Ministry said, with this remarkable development, Railways has become the first to run Double-Stack Container train with high reach pantograph in high rise Over Head Equipment territory. The Operations successfully commenced … Read more
This was stated by Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research, Dr Balram Bhargava while releasing India’s first sero-survey on COVID-19 during a media briefing in New Delhi on Thursday. He said, India is such a large country and prevalence is very low. Dr Bhargava informed that India’s COVID-19 cases per lakh population is … Read more
Replying to a query on India-China border issue, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Anurag Srivastava said, this is essential for the further development of India-China bilateral relations. Srivastava said, a meeting was held between the Corps Commanders of India and China on 6th of this month in the Chushul-Moldo region. This meeting was in continuation of … Read more
IIT, Madras retains first position in Overall Ranking as well as in Engineering. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru tops the University list. IIM, Ahmedabad tops in Management Category and AIIMS occupies the top slot in Medical category for third consecutive year. Miranda College retains first position amongst colleges for third consecutive year Maulana Azad Institute … Read more