In a virtual media briefing, Union Minister Paswan informed about the steps taken by the government for providing additional food grains to the states. He reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to ensure that poor and needy people will not go hungry in the country and that free ration will be provided to them during the … Read more
The 109 OD Pairs have been formed into 12 clusters across the Indian Railway network. Each train will have a minimum of 16 coaches. The project will entail private sector investment of about 30 thousand crore rupees. This is the first initiative of private investment for running passenger trains over Indian Railways network. Majority … Read more
He said, its positive impact is being felt in all aspects of the lives of Indian citizens. He was addressing a video conference marking the celebration of 5 years of the Digital India Programme in New Delhi on Wednesday. The Minister said Digital India’s initiatives like Aarogya Setu, E-Sanjeevani, sensitisation through MyGov and Social media … Read more
They include Wadhawa Singh Babbar, a key leader of Babbar Khalsa International, Lakhbir Singh, a Pakistan-based Chief of terror organisation International Sikh Youth Federation and Ranjeet Singh of Khalistan Zindabad Force. Home Ministry said in a release that these individuals are involved in various acts of terrorism from across the border and from foreign soil. … Read more
Commanders from People’s Liberation Army and Indian Army held a meeting on Wednesday at Chushul, on the Indian side for another round of talks. This was the third senior military commander level engagement to discuss issues related to disengagement at the faceoff sites along the LAC and de-escalation from the border areas. This is in keeping … Read more
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said government will ensure that Chinese companies are not be entertained in various sectors like MSMEs. He said this is a step towards making India self reliant. The Minister said permission for road construction will not be given to joint ventures that have Chinese partners. He also said that a policy … Read more
Following large scale protests in the country, the government had decided to scrap quotas for class-I and Class-II jobs in the country in October 2018. The current batch of BCS would be the last batch to be selected under the quota system which gave 56 percent reservation to various categories of candidates in these jobs. … Read more
India on Wednesday declared nine Khalistani terrorists in designated terror list under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention, UAPA Act. “Reinforcing the commitment to strengthening national security and Modi Government’s policy of zero tolerance to terrorism, Union Home Ministry under the leadership of Home Minister Amit Shah today declared nine individuals as designated terrorists under … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, India salutes our doctors – exceptional care givers who are at the forefront of a spirited fight against COVID-19. In a tweet, on the occasion of Doctor’s Day, PM Modi said, in this time of crisis, Doctors and Nurses are the form of God. He said, mother gives birth … Read more
As soon as the powerful Standing Committee meeting of the ruling party started at the PM’s official residence at Baluwatar yesterday, former prime minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ slammed Oli for the remarks he made on Sunday. Mr Prachanda said, the Prime Minister’s remarks that India is conspiring to remove him was neither politically … Read more
Rashtriya Swabhimaan, NGO distributes 25,000 PPE kits to Delhi police
Udaipur : Nissan India today revealed glimpses of the headlights and grill of its technology-rich and stylish B-SUV concept. For the first time, the B-SUV concept will be showcased to the world on July 16th, 2020 at the global headquarters. The company’s first Compact B-SUV for the Indian market reflects Nissan-ness, a philosophy aimed at empowering … Read more
Udaipur : Amazon.in today announced the expansion of its popular program ‘Amazon Pantry’ to over 300 cities across the country. Customers in Udaipur, Alwar, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jhalawar, Nagaur, Pali, Sawai Madhopur and Sikar among others can now conveniently order groceries on Amazon Pantry. With Amazon Pantry, customers get curated grocery and … Read more
It also includes 15 thousand 709 crore collected on import of goods and Cess is seven thousand 665 crore rupees. The GST collections for April was 32 thousand 294 crore rupees which was 28 per cent of the revenue collected during the same month last year. In May, 62 thousand nine crore rupees was … Read more
According to a 2018 report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) entitled “Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability,” unless the world improves its consumption patterns and waste management practices, by 2050, there will be roughly 12 million metric tons of plastic litter polluting landfills and the environment. It’s hard to overstate the urgency … Read more
Union Minister of AYUSH, Hon’ble Shripad Yesso Naik visited Jiva Ayurveda on 28th June to take stock of the unbroken chain of treatment services offered by Jiva Ayurveda under lockdown. During the visit, the minister was apprised of the work done at Jiva Ayurveda based on Dr. Partap Chauhan’s UN-award winning telemedicine model. Dr. Partap Chauhan, … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the nation and announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till the end of November. Helping hand to the poor Prime Minister emphasized that provision of food to those in need during lockdown has been the foremost priority of the country. As soon as lockdown … Read more
Union Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar today flagged off a Bell Helicopter with spray equipment from a helipad facility at Gautam Buddh Nagar, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The helicopter will fly for Air Force Station at Uttarlai, Barmer where it will be stationed initially and from there deployed for locust control in … Read more
My dear countrymen, namaskar! We are now entering Unlock-Two in our fight against the corona pandemic. We are also entering the season of increasing cases of cough, cold and fever. I, therefore, request all of you to take special care of yourselves Friends, considering corona’s death rate, India is comparatively in a better position … Read more
New report highlights emerging challenges and opportunities for India’s transition to clean mobility and power systems in the context of Covid-19 NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) today released Towards a Clean Energy Economy: Post-Covid-19 Opportunities for India’s Energy and Mobility Sectors report, which advocates for stimulus and recovery efforts that work towards building a clean, … Read more
The recent advisories by the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure online communication via secure platforms have highlighted the increasing need for measures to ensure security in the virtual world as Covid-19 confines most day to day activities to the digital space. The secure part of any information transfer protocol is in the distribution of … Read more
Suresh Kumar, a 20-year-old native of Bahraich (Huzorpur Block, Nibuhi Kala village), worked at a juice shop in Mumbai city. He returned home along with other migrant workers in a truck in early May, 2020 after travelling for five days. As soon as Suresh reached home, the local ASHA Chandra Prabha met him and recorded his … Read more
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas today chaireda webinar on “IspatiIrada: Enhancing steel usage with focus on construction and infrastructure sectors”. Minister of State for Steel Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, Secretary, Steel, Senior officers from the Ministry of Steel, subject experts, industry leaders, academicians, researchers, large users and regulatorsalso participated … Read more
Since Apr-June (Q1) 2010-11, Public Debt Management Cell (PDMC) (earlier Middle Office), Budget Division, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance has been bringing out a quarterly report on debt management on a regular basis. The current report pertains to the quarter January – March 2020 (Q4 FY20). During Q4 of FY20, the Central … Read more
The All-India CPI-IW for May, 2020 increased by 1 point and stood at 330 (three hundred and thirty). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by (+) 0.30 per cent between April and May, 2020 compared to (+) 0.64 per cent increase between corresponding months of previous year. The maximum upward pressure in current index came from Food … Read more
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, DrJitendra Singh today said that Bamboo sector will propel the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan in the North Eastern Region and isgoing to be an important vehicle of trade not only for India but also … Read more
Under the 100 % Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) backed by a Government guarantee , Banks from Public & Private Sectors have sanctioned loans worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore as of June 26, 2020, of which more than Rs 45,000 crore has already been disbursed. This would help more than 30 lakh units … Read more
Anticipating Locust attack, Ministry of Agriculture signed a contract with M/s Micron, UK to modify two Mi-17 Helicopters for spraying atomized pesticide to arrest Locust breeding in May 2020. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the UK based firm would be able to manufacture and supply the modification kit to IAF only from Sep 2020 onward for … Read more
The Government of India, the Government of Tamil Nadu and the World Bank yesterday signed legal agreements to help low-income groups in the state of Tamil Nadu get access to affordable housing. The legal agreements were signed for two projects – $200 million First Tamil Nadu Housing Sector Strengthening Programme and $50 million Tamil Nadu Housing and Habitat … Read more
The National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, has established an “Advanced Virology Lab” for testing COVID-19. The facility has been developed based on the guidelines of the Indian Council Medical Research (ICMR), the World Health Organisation (WHO), and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It is a Bio Safety Level (BSL) 3 level facility. … Read more
The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today called for bridging the digital divide to achieve universal primary education and ensure equitable secondary and higher education. Releasing the book, ‘Future of Education-Nine Megatrends’ virtually through a video conference, he said “technology opens up new possibilities but also makes us realize the big digital divide in … Read more
The Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 brought through Finance Act 2019 and Rules made thereunder will come into effect from tomorrow, i.e. 1st July, 2020 vide notifications dated 30th March, 2020. In order to facilitate ease of doing business and to bring in uniformity of the stamp duty on securities across States and thereby build … Read more
Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi for extending Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till November which would provide free rations to the poor. In his tweets, after Prime Minister’s address to the nation, Shri Amit Shah expressed his gratitude towards the hardworking farmers and honest taxpayers of … Read more
Regional office of Press Information Bureau, Chandigarh, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India organised a webinar on Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat which beautifully showcased the rich culture & heritage of paired states Himachal Pradesh & Kerala under Ek Bharat Sreshtha Bharat. The webinar was moderated by Smt. Devpreet Singh, ADG, PIB, Ministry of … Read more
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana: Food grain (Rice/Wheat) Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the nation and announced the extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana till the end of November 2020. He said that the PMGKAY scheme is extended from July till the end of November 2020. During this five-month period, … Read more
The National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Meteorological Centre, New Delhi of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said: The Western end of the monsoon trough at mean sea level is near its normal position and eastern end is north of its normal position and extends upto 1.5 km above mean sea level. A cyclonic circulation … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for vaccination against Covid-19, as and when the vaccine is available. Prime Minister noted that vaccination of India’s vast and diverse population will need to factor in issues including those related to management of medical supply chains, prioritization of … Read more
Shri Rameswar Teli, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries has stated that the PM FME (PM Formalization of Micro Food processing Enterprises) scheme would leverage organic food production and the food processing industry in the North East states stand to benefit immensely. Addressing at the virtual launch of ‘Sapno ki Udaan’, Shri Teli said … Read more
Indian National Science Academy (INSA) and Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) is organising a photo/painting and a one-minute-film competition. The competition aims to help people go beyond their discipline and see, understand, and appreciate science around them. A critical look will help in fostering and promoting the scientific spirit, interest in research and will … Read more
The Monthly Account of the Union Government of India upto the month of May 2020 has been consolidated and reports published. The highlights are given below:- The Government of India has received Rs.45,498 crore (2.03% of corresponding BE 2020-21 of Total Receipts) upto May 2020 comprising Rs. 33,850 crore Tax Revenue (Net to Centre), Rs. … Read more
The Union Minister of HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today virtually launched World’s first ever online B.Sc. degree in Programming and Data Science in the presence of Minister of State for HRD, Shri Sanjay Dhotre.The programmehas been prepared and offered by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), which is ranked No.1 in India Rankings 2020 … Read more
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry … Read more
As already declared by the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), vide the Notification Dated 26th June, 2020, the new process of Classification and Registration of enterprises is starting from 1st July, 2020. An enterprise for this purpose will be known as Udyam and its Registration Process will be known as ‘Udyam … Read more
A MoU was signed today on Waste to Energy plant at Okhla, Delhi, between Indian Oil, NTPC Ltd and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC). The ceremony was witnessed by the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Shri RK Singh, Minister of State (I/c) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, and … Read more
In a notification issued by the Cabinet Division late on Tuesday, it was announced that the restrictions have been extended to contain the spread of Coronavirus in the country. The restrictions make the wearing of masks necessary while moving out of home. Keeping social distancing and following the health guidelines issued by the government has … Read more
At present, a total of 200 services are being run, out of which 130 services are running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kasara/Karjat/Kalyan/Dombivali/Thane on main line and 70 services are running between CSMT and Panvel on harbour line. 150 more services will be added to the existing services making the total to … Read more
The theme of this year’s Doctors Day is ‘Lessen the mortality of COVID 19’. The day is to thank the medical professionals who treat the health of the patients above theirs and offer round the clock services. The first National Doctor’s day was celebrated in July 1991. In India, this day marks the birth as … Read more
The blast was triggered by a gas leak, Tehran Deputy Governor Hamid Reza Goudarzi told state television. State TV showed the moment of an explosion after the initial blast started a huge blaze, as well as emergency services responding to the incident. Ten women and three men died in the explosion, Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said … Read more
The axis of monsoon trough is still running north of its usual position and passing through Firozpur, Kaithal, Delhi, Hamirpur, Daltonganj, Jamshedpur, Digha then towards north Bay of Bengal. The cyclonic circulation over Central Pakistan is persisting. Another cyclonic circulation over the south east Arabian Sea of Kerala coast at 7.6 kms above mean sea level. … Read more
Udaipur : HDFC Bank Ltd. today announced the launch of its ‘e-KisaanDhan’ app for farmers across India to access a bouquet of agricultural and banking services on their mobile. The app serves as a repository of knowledge and information for any individual engaged in agricultural activities and helps meet the needs of the rural ecosystem. The app … Read more