More number of tests will assist early detection and treatment, thereby helping fight the spread of the virus. PM added that these labs will not be limited to testing for COVID, but in future, will also be able to test for Hepatitis B and C, HIV, Dengue and several other diseases. Prime Minister underlined that due … Read more
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology, and Earth sciences today said that “The Ministry of Earth Sciences is a unique organization in the world which looks holistically at all branches of Earth Science – Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere and Lithosphere”, and added that “India is the only country with a … Read more
Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah wished Central Reserve Police Forces personnel and their families on 82nd Raising Day. Union Home Minister, in a tweet said “I join millions of Indians to wish our brave CRPF personnel and their families on 82nd Raising Day. CRPF is synonymous with valour, courage and sacrifice. Time and again, CRPF has made … Read more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of India’s public health systems particularly in the rural hinterland was reflected through continued operationalization of the Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centers (AB – HWCs) and continued delivery of non-COVID essential health services while also meeting the urgent tasks of prevention and management of COVID-19. An additional 13,657 HWCs were … Read more
A case was booked against M/s. Fortune Graphics Limited, M/s. Reema Polychem Pvt. Ltd. & M/s. Ganpati Enterprises, who were found involved in issuance of invoices without any actual supply of goods. The case was detected and developed by the officers on further data analytics out of a case booked against one of the exporters, … Read more
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today emphasised the need to teach children how to navigate through the misinformation and fake news that infest the media landscape, especially the new media environment these days. Addressing over 200 young participants at the ‘Times Scholars Event’ through video conferencing today, the Vice President asked … Read more
Defence Ministers’ Dialogue between India and Republic of Indonesia was held here today. Indian delegation was headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh while the Indonesian delegation was led by its Defence Minister General Prabowo Subianto, who is in India for strengthening the ties between the two maritime neighbours. During the talks, Raksha Mantri reiterated … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the Grand Finale of the largest ever online hackathon in the world, from 7PM onwards on August 1, 2020, through video-conference. Announcing this, the Union Minister for HRD Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ today said that the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2020 (Software) will be held … Read more
On the eve of Global Tiger Day,2020, Union Environment Minister, Shri Prakash Javadekar will be releasing the detailed report of the fourth All India Tiger Estimation-2018. The event will be held at National Media Centre, New Delhi and will be live streamed at the following link https://youtu.be/526Dn0T9P3E from 11 AM on 28th July. The event is expected … Read more
Central Government has recently released GST Compensation of Rs. 13,806 crore to States for March’2020. Taking this amount into account, entire compensation upto 2019-20 has been released to States. The total amount of compensation released for the year 2019-20 is Rs. 1,65,302 crore whereas the amount of cess collected during the year 2019-20 was Rs. 95,444 crore. … Read more
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched its innovation contest ‘Dare to Dream 2.0’ on the 5th death anniversary of former President and noted scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam here today. Dr Kalam, also known as missile man, had the vision of self-reliance. The scheme is being launched for emerging technologies to promote the individuals & … Read more
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri DV Sadananda Gowda launched here today four schemes of Department of Pharmaceuticals for promotion of domestic manufacturing of bulk drugs and medical devices parks in the country . On this occasion MoS(i/c) for Shipping and MoS for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Ayog, Dr P … Read more
Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd (SIIPL) has been supported under Department of Biotechnology’s National Biopharma Mission for conduct of a multisite randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial ofa recombinant BCG vaccine candidate, VPM1002. The objective of this trial is to evaluate the ability of VPM1002 in reducing infection incidence and severe disease outcomes … Read more
Locust control operations were carried out at 36 places in 09 districts viz. Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Churu, Nagaur, Jhunjhunu, Hanumangarh and Sriganganagar of Rajasthan and 01 place in Kutch district of Gujarat against swarms and hoppers by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) in the intervening night of 26th-27th July, 2020. Today (27.07.2020), swarms of immature pink locusts, adult … Read more
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, AVSM, NM handed over charge as the Commandant, Indian Naval Academy (INA) to Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, AVSM, NM after a successful tenure of over 13 months, today, Monday, 27 July 2020. Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi took over as the Commandant of Indian Naval Academy on 12 June 2019. … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched three high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities via video conferencing today. These facilities are located at the National Institutes of Indian Council of Medical Research, at Kolkata, Mumbai and Noida. Prime Minister said that these hi-tech state-of-the-art testing facilities will boost the testing capacity by almost 10,000 daily tests. More … Read more
Namaskar!! Crores of Indian citizens are fighting against the Corona pandemic very bravely. The Hi-tech state-of-the-art testing facilities launched today will further strengthen the fight of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh against Corona. Friends, Delhi-NCR, Mumbai and Kolkata are major hubs of economic activity. Lakhs of youngsters come to these cities from various corners … Read more
It has now been four months since the Pandemic Covid-19 has caused (and continues to cause) havoc in the lives of people, across the country. As people try to pick up their lives and livelihoods, the team of TRIFED warriors is continuing to forge ahead in its endeavour to bring the tribal people towards mainstream … Read more
The Government is soon going to set up a single window system for clearances and approvals of industry in the country.Talking to the sovereign wealth funds, the foreign pension funds and others on ease of doing business and investments in infrastructure sector in India, Commerce and Industry Minister Shri PiyushGoyal said that this would be … Read more
Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Shri Ram Vilas Paswan today launched the Bureau of Indian Standard’s Mobile App ‘BIS-Care’ and three portals – the Standardization, Conformity Assessment and Training Portals of e-BIS on www.manakonline.in for consumers. The mobile app BIS-Care can be operated on any Android phone. This app is operational in … Read more
Government employees retiring during COVID pandemic will be receiving “provisional” pension till their regular Pension Payment Order (PPO) is issued and other official formalities completed. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that after the Modi … Read more
The whole country is struggling with a pandemic of Covid-19 at this time, due to lockdown, daily work has also been affected, in such a way, people living in their villages are spending their time by fasting, in this episode, young Balusingh Rajpurohit is taking a unique initiative, has pioneered to green the environment at … Read more
He appealed to everyone to wear masks, maintain hygiene and take all preventive steps to stop the spread of the infection.
Spokesperson of the MEA said a strong protest was lodged with the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi. India called upon Pakistan to investigate the matter and take immediate remedial measures. Pakistan was also called upon to look after the safety, security, well-being of its minority communities including protection of their religious rights and cultural … Read more
One person lost his life today taking the total death tolls to 103. Goalpara, Dhubri, Barpeta are among the worst-affected districts. Over one lakh hectares of crop areas are also marooned. 45 thousand people are taking shelter at government run relief camps. Relief measures are being intensified at flood affected districts by the administration. … Read more
Finance Ministry sources said, the number of such untraceable risky exporters has gone up to 1,474 as on date. The IGST refund is suspended in all such cases where there is adverse report post verification about the exporter or their suppliers. However, Customs officials have been sensitized to expedite refunds to genuine exporters in these … Read more
Taking this amount into account, entire GST compensation for the previous financial year has been released to the states.The total amount of compensation released for the year 2019-20 is Rs. 1,65,302 crore. The amount of cess collected during the same time was Rs. 95,444 crore. Government utilized the balance of cess amount collected during … Read more
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Dr. Vardhan said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India undertook a preemptive approach towards containment of COVID-19. He informed that starting from just one testing facility in Pune, Maharashtra only six months ago, the country has now more than 1,300 such testing facilities. The … Read more
Addressing over 200 young participants at the ‘Times Scholars Event’ through video conferencing today, the Vice President asked them to develop the ability to analyse and courage to accept the truth and discard the lies. Expressing disappointment over the fall in the reading habit of children, the Mr Naidu highlighted the need to teach … Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led the Indian delegation while the Indonesian delegation was led by their Defence Minister General Prabowo Subianto. The dignitary is in India for strengthening the ties between the two maritime neighbours. During the talks, Mr Rajnath Singh reiterated the long history of mutually beneficial interactions between the two countries with … Read more
The mobile app BIS-Care can be operated on any Android phone and consumers can check the authenticity of the ISI-marked and hallmarked products through this Application. Customers can also lodge complaints using this medium. The Minister said that the government has taken several steps to protect the interests of consumers in the country. Paswan … Read more
The mobile app BIS-Care can be operated on any Android phone and consumers can check the authenticity of the ISI-marked and hallmarked products through this Application. Customers can also lodge complaints using this medium. The Minister said that the government has taken several steps to protect the interests of consumers in the country. Paswan … Read more
The five aircraft will be the first tranche of the 36 planes bought by India from France in a Rs. 59,000-crore inter-governmental deal in 2016. The Rafale aircraft will cover a distance of nearly 7,000 km from France to India with air-to-air refuelling and a single stop at a French airbase in the United … Read more
The Games will be held at Panchkula in Haryana. Mr Rijiju said, usually the Khelo India Youth Games take place in January every year. He said, however, this time owing to the pandemic, we have to postpone it. The Minister has expressed confidence that by the time we host the Games the pandemic will … Read more
The swirling water from Kamla Balan has inundated scores of new villages in Kewati block of Darbhanga after breaching of Dumri – Guthli embankment in the block. Vehicular traffic on Darbhanga – Jainagar and Darbhanga – Samastipur roads has been halted as the roads are covered with heavy sheets of water. Rail traffic on Darbhang … Read more
Last month, the government had banned Chinese apps including TikTok.
Addressing the launch ceremony virtually, PM Narendra Modi stressed on the need to create better health infrastructure in the country. He called for increased and better health amenities in clinics and dispensaries at village level. The Prime Minister lauded the pre-emptive efforts taken in the country at the right time, which he said, helped … Read more
The event was also attended by the Minister of State for Railways Angadi Suresh. From the Bangladesh side Minister of Railway, Md. Nurul Islam Sujan and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr A.K. Abdul Momen received the locomotives on behalf of the Government of Bangladesh. The locomotives arrived at the Darshana station of Bangladesh after being flagged … Read more
The fighter jets will officially be inducted and join the Indian Air Force fleet in Haryana’s Ambala on July 29th. The fighter jets, built by French aviation firm Dassault, took off from the Merignac air base in southern France’s Bordeaux . The five aircraft will be the first tranche of the 36 planes bought by … Read more
According to a press release issued by the High Commission of India in Bangladesh, the MoU for the reconstruction of the temple at Lalbazar, Natore was signed in 2016. The Government of India provided a grant assistance of Taka 97 lakh for the reconstruction of the historic temple under its High Impact Community Development Project … Read more
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Gowda said Setting up of drug parks and Medical Devices Park will reduce the country’s import dependency significantly. He said Selection of Drugs and Medical Devices Park will be based on cooperative federalism. Saying he wants to see India a front runner in the Pharma sector, Gowda expressed hope that … Read more
Positive…17 02…(CORONA WARRIOR)-01..Doctor, MBGH, 01…OT Staff, PMCH 09(Close Contact)- 02…Khempura, Sunderwas, Prtap Nagar 02…Jadiyon ki oll, Ghantaghar 01…Meghwalon ki ghati, Debari 01…B- Block, Prtapnagar 03…Padampura, Bhinder 05(New Case)- 01…Prisoner, Prtapnagar Thana, 01…Bappa Rawal Nagar, Hiran Magri, Sector-6, 01…Near Saloni Kanta, Prtap Nagar, 01…Amra ji ka guda, Badgaon, 01… Heera Bagh Colony, University Road 01(Migrant, Surat)- … Read more
Indian Council of Medical Research said that a record five lakh 15 thousand 472 tests of corona virus samples were conducted by the various laboratories within 24 hours. More than one crore 68 lakh tests have been conducted in the country so far. Starting from less than 100 tests per day, a multiple fold increase … Read more
They include a Sikh community leader Nidan Singh Sachdeva, who was kidnapped and later released. The External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi appreciated Afghan government’s efforts in extending necessary support for their safe return. MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava had last week said that there has been a recent spurt of attacks on the Hindu … Read more
Samsung, India’s most trusted smartphone brand, announced the launch of Galaxy M01 Core, adding to its popular Galaxy M series line of smartphones in the country. Galaxy M01 Core is Samsung’s most affordable smartphone in India and has been conceptualized basis deep understanding of users who are yet to upgrade to smartphones as well … Read more
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday informed the U.S. Embassy in China of its decision to withdraw its consent for the establishment and operation of the U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu. The ministry made specific requirements for ceasing any operations and events by the Consulate General. China’s move is a response to the … Read more
The case fatality rate has further declined to 2.28 percent in the country. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry today said, a total of nine lakh 17 thousand 568 people have recovered in India so far and 31 thousand 991 recoveries have been reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry said, the highest … Read more
He said, Out of these, at least 2 lakh 70 thousand people returned on flights from 53 countries. In a series of tweets, Puri said the fifth Phase of Vande Bharat Mission will begin from August 1 to bring back more stranded Indians. Under the fifth phase, Air India will connect Indian cities with US, Canada, … Read more
Women, farmers and self-help groups will plant more than 7500 saplings in 30 villages In order to commemorate Van-Mahotsav with a difference, Hindustan Zinc’s Zinc Smelter Debari (ZSD) has started a campaign of intensive plantation in the surrounding villages wherein its community including women, farmers and self-help groups would plant more than 7500 plants under … Read more
Participating in a TV discussion on a private channel in Dhaka on Sunday, Dr. Momen said that he conveyed this to the recently appointed Pakistani Ambassador to Bangladesh on July 1 when they met as part of diplomatic norms. He also termed the recent call by the PM of Pakistan to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh … Read more