Design a Logo for Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Win Cash Prize

The last date for submission of entries is 5th August 2020 till 11.45  PM. The winning logo will be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. One can login on www.mygov.in and post your design of logo for AatmaNirbhar Bharat.  MyGov has crowdsourced many logos of various departments and initiatives like Swachh Bharat, DekhoApnaDesh, Lokpal … Read more

Eight core industries’ output shrinks 15% in June

According to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry today, the output of coal sector fell 15.5 per cent, crude oil declined by 6 per cent , natural gas by 12 per cent, refinery products fell by 8.9 per cent, steel sector plunged by 33.8 per cent, cement  by 6.9 per cent and … Read more

Vande Bharat Mission Phase 5 begins from 1st August

In an Exclusive conversation with DD NEWS, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri said, that under various phases of VBM more than 8,45,000 Indians have been repatriated and upto 1200 flights are likely to be added in Phase 5 of Vande Bharat Misison. Under Vande Bharat Mission, in total Air India & Air India Express have … Read more

15th Finance Commission’s HLEG on Agricultural Exports submits report

The HLEG was set up to recommend measurable performance incentives for states to encourage agricultural exports and to promote crops to enable high import substitution. After intensive research and consultations from stakeholders and the private sector, the HLEG has made its recommendations.   The recommendations include demand driven approach and focus on 22 crop value … Read more

Central Government to fund 112 startups to promote Agri Firms

Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar said the funds will be given to the start-ups selected by different knowledge partners and agribusiness incubators in the area of agro-processing, food technology and value addition. He said, the funds will be provided under the Innovation and Agri-entrepreneurship Development Programme launched under the revamped Rashtriya Krishi … Read more

Hindustan Zinc empowers farmers in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, through flagship “Samadhan” project

As a responsible corporate, Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) has always believed in enhancing the quality of life and economic well-being of communities it operates in. Banking on its farm-based sustainable livelihood program – Samadhan, HZL continues to play a vital role in empowering more than 10000 farmers and their families in wake of COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more

2 held hostage in govt school by villagers in Dungarpur

Udaipur :  The district and police administration are forced to watch helplessly as hundreds of villagers in  a tribal hamlet of Dungarpur district have been holding two men hostage in a government school building at Doli Rotwada village under Sagwara police station limits for over 30 hours now. The incident is related to a one and a … Read more

Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri releases Affordable Rental Housing Complexes Knowledge Pack

Union Cabinet had approved ARHC as a sub scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) earlier this month  to provide housing facility to migrant workers and urban poor. The Affordable Housing Complex scheme will be implemented through two models in the country. Under the first model existing Government funded vacant houses will be converted into … Read more

Vice President says new National Education Policy 2020 emphasises on mother-tongue and multi-lingualism

In a series of tweets, M Venkaiah Naidu expressed happiness that the new education policy has been approved by the government. He said, the Policy’s emphasis on mother tongue and multilingualism, for diversity and respect for the local context as well as a recognition of the importance of India’s classical languages. It will give learners … Read more

India-Israel join hands to develop Covid Testing Kit

The medical research team from Israel has arrived last week to work with scientists from DRDO and they aim to bring down the time for testing COVID to few seconds only. Israeli ambassador Ron Malka and Principal scientific advisor Vijay Raghvan both reached to Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital to witness the first trials of the … Read more

President Kovind gifts sports cycle to budding cyclist Riyaz

The President also wished Riyaz to realise his dream through hard work and become an international cycling champion.         The bicycle delivered to Riyaz today, a day before Eid-al-Adha, comes as Eidi in the true spirit of the festival that is marked by gifts given by elders to younger people. Riyaz’s story … Read more

Environment Minister participates in 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting

Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa participated in the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting on Thursday through a video conference under the presidency of Russia. Representing India, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said,  India attaches great importance to the BRICS. Saying that the aspirations of the grouping … Read more

Phase Five of Vande Bharat Mission to start from tomorrow

A total of 792 flights which include 692 international flights and 100 domestic flights have been scheduled under this phase to repatriate Indians from 23 countries. These include GCC countries, US, Cananda, UK, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, China, Israel, and Kyrgyzstan. Briefing media last evening, External Affairs Ministry … Read more

Samsung Launches UV Sterilizer with Wireless Charging to Keep Your Smartphones and Accessories Clean and Protected; Priced at INR 3,599

  Samsung, India’s most trusted consumer electronics and smartphone brand, is introducing a new UV Sterilizer with Wireless Charging that can be used to quickly disinfect your Galaxy smartphone, Galaxy Buds and Smart Watch in just 10 minutes, wherever you are.   According to tests done by two independent certification institutes, Intertek and SGS, UV … Read more

PM Modi to address Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020

He will also be interacting with students on the occasion. The Smart India Hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems we face in our daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving. It has proved to be … Read more

COVID-19 recovery rate in India improves to 64.54 %

In the past 24 hours, the highest number of 37 thousand 223 recoveries have been reported in the country. A total of 10 lakh 57 thousand 805 people have recovered in the country so far and with this, the recovery rate has improved to 64.54 per cent. The mortality rate due to coronavirus has further … Read more

Vande Bharat Mission: 158 Indians evacuated from Dhaka to Delhi

This was the  sixth evacuation flight from Dhaka to Delhi. The evacuation of Indian nationals from Bangladesh under the Vande Bharat Mission started on 8th May with 168 medical students from India  leaving for Srinagar. Till now more than 2625 people have been evacuated from Bangladesh by flight. Since the evacuation of stranded Indians from Bangladesh … Read more

Sri Lanka: Campaigning heats up for general elections

 This will be the first major election in the region since COVID outbreak and around 1.6 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect a 225 member parliament. The attendance at election meetings have been restricted to 500 and candidates are using social media, advertisements, distribution of leaflets and door to door campaigning … Read more

6th BRICS Environment Ministers Meeting

In order to attain sustainable development goals, India offered to help and showcases all the best practices in environmental management in BRICS countries. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar also elaborated on the efforts made by India in areas relating to sustainable urban management, tackling marine litter, air pollution and the cleaning of rivers. Highlighting the efforts … Read more

Muslim women’s rights day

To mark this momentous occasion, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will address Muslim women through virtual conference.  On the first anniversary of the triple talaq bill’s passage in Parliament, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed … Read more

Bihar govt extends lockdown till August 16

According to the guidelines issued by the State Home Ministry, there will be additional restrictions, in state headquarters, district headquarters, sub-divisional headquarters, block headquarters and all municipal areas in the state from August 1 to 16. During this period, the government offices will work with 50 per cent strength. Commercial and private offices will also … Read more

Belarus opposition rally draws thousands ahead of presidential election

  The 37-year-old is leading the strongest challenge in years to President Alexander Lukashenko, a former Soviet collective farm boss who has brooked little opposition in his 26-year rule of the eastern European country. Supporters cheered and waved flags as Tikhanouskaya addressed the crowd. “I am not a politician and I do not need (political) … Read more

Basketball player Princepal Singh makes it to NBA G-League

Princepal Singh, a 6-10 forward from Punjab, has signed to play in the NBA G League next season. Only three other Indians have featured in the G League without having gone on to play at the highest level, the NBA. Princepal, who will train and compete alongside the new G League team featuring elite youth … Read more

Flood situation in Bihar remains critical

The discharge of water from the Kosi and Gandak barrages has increased due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the rivers in Nepal. According to the Disaster Management Department, two blocks of Siwan district have been affected due to inflow of water from Gopalganj. Additional Secretary of Disaster Management Department Ramchandra-du told through … Read more

Trump says he doesn’t want to delay 2020 election

“I want an election and a result, much, much more than you,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “I don’t want to delay. I want to have the election. But I also don’t want to have to wait three months and then find out that the ballots are all missing, and the election doesn’t … Read more

Nagaland extends lockdown till August 31

The decision was taken during a High Powered Committee, HPC on COVID-19 meeting held on Thursday. As Nagaland COVID-19 positive cases continue to surge, the Nagaland Government extended the ongoing lockdown till 31st August. Minister for Planning & Coordination, Neiba Kronu who is also the Government Spokesperson for COVID-19, informed that the High Powered Committee, … Read more

Wrestler Babita Phogat, Kabbadi player Kavita Devi appointed sports deputy directors by Haryana govt

Haryana Sports and Youth Affairs department principal secretary in two separate orders made the appointments under the Haryana Outstanding Sportspersons (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018. Babita in a tweet thanked Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and state Sports Minister Sandeep Singh among others for the appointment. Babita had won silver at the … Read more

Trump floats idea of postponing Presidential Polls, congressional Republicans reject idea

Critics and even Trump’s allies dismissed the notion as unserious and simply an attempt to distract from devastating economic news. Trump’s statement on Twitter comes as the United States is enduring the greatest crises of a generation: a coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 150,000 lives, a crippling recession sparked by the outbreak and … Read more

MEA: Committed to maintain peace and tranquility at LAC

China had also said that the situation on the ground was easing. “There has been some progress made towards this objective but the disengagement process has yet not been completed,” Ministry of External Affairs(MEA) spokesperson Anurag Srivastava told an online media briefing when asked about the Chinese claim on Tuesday. He also said the senior … Read more

New set of relaxations pave way for a quick revival of economy: CII

Confederation of Indian Industry-Tamil Nadu chairman Hari K Thiagarajan said the ‘calibrated’ and ‘cautious’ approach by the State government during the lockdown improved business sentiments in the state. “The relaxation in allowing 75 per cent of workforce in industrial units, removal of restrictions on sale of e- commerce products including non-essential items besides extending working … Read more

Folk musician Sonam Tshering Lepcha passes away

He is survived by two wives and several children. Lepcha was born in Kalimpong in 1928 and started his career as a soldier. He travelled to various parts of Sikkim and complied a wide range of Indian folk and traditional Lepcha songs and played folk music on All India Radio in 1960. He was highly … Read more

Bangladesh begins registration of online news portals

The reports about many of the news portals have not yet been received, said Dr. Mahmud. He said the names of the news portals for which No-objection certificates have been received by the government will be uploaded on the official website on Thursday.  Cautioning against online rumour mongering and spreading of communal tensions, the Minister … Read more

BSE Sensex falls 335 points; Nifty tumbles to 11,150

The 30-share BSE benchmark ended 335.06 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 37,736.07; while the NSE Nifty tumbled 100.70 points or 0.90 per cent to 11,102.15. IndusInd Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, falling over 5 per cent, followed by HDFC, Axis Bank, PowerGrid, SBI, Bajaj Finserv and Bharti Airtel. On … Read more

Assam flood situation improves but 12 lakh people still in distress

The number of population affected by flood water have come down to over 12 lakh as per reports. Out of the 33 districts of Assam 22 districts still remain affected namely Dhemaji, Biswanath, Lakhimpur, Chirang, Barpeta etc. Goalpara still remains the highest effected with more than 3 lakh population effected by flood. Over 1339 villages … Read more

HRD Minister briefs Vice President on New Education Policy (NEP) 2020

The Vice President expressed happiness over this visionary policy and called it a major step forward to enhance access to quality education to all our children and youth. Welcoming the emphasis on a holistic, learner-centered, flexible system that seeks to transform India into a vibrant knowledge society, Shri Naidu said it rightfully balances the rootedness … Read more

Exotic wildlife species seized by Cachar forest personnel in Assam 

The forest authorities have disclosed that a truck bearing registration No.TS 08 UB 1622 coming from Mizoram side was intercepted at Lailapur Forest Sub Beat by forest personnel at around 11:30 pm on late Tuesday night and help rescue a kangaroo, six Macaw parrots, three tortoises and two monkeys.  Two persons named Narsimha Reddy and … Read more

NASA sends Perseverance rover on 7-month journey to Mars

NASA on Thursday launched the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. “We have LIFTOFF to Mars! The @ulalaunch Atlas V takes flight with our @NASAPersevererover. The #CountdownToMars continues as Perseverance begins her 7-month journey to the … Read more

COVID19: Number of recovered patients in India cross 10 lakh; Recovery rate 64.44%

The successful implementation of effective containment strategy, aggressive testing and standardized clinical management protocols based on a holistic Standard of Care approach have in a seamless manner resulted in a consistent trend of more than 30,000 recoveries/day for the seventh day in a row. There has been a continued increase in the average daily recoveries … Read more

Union Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurates CII National Digital conference on Ease of Doing Business

Inaugurating CII National Digital conference on Ease of Doing Business for Atmanirbhar Bharat on Thursday, the Minister emphasized that a single window system for industrial approvals will soon be in place. He urged both industry and government to work as partners and urged the industry to play a proactive role in helping the government identify … Read more