U.S. Consulate General in Chengdu closed, taken over by Chinese authorities

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

COVID-19 recovery rate stands at 63.92% in India

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

Vande Bharat mission: Fifth phase to begin from August 1

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

Hindustan Zinc kicks off massive Tree plantation drive “Van-Mahotsav”

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