In this lockdown, our Indian sportsmen are finding different ways to be on the ground, not physically but virtually. The most convenient way to do this is on your mobile phones and the best game to play is PubG M, to which the entire country is hooked on to right now Youtuber Ujjwal Gamer as … Read more
Chinese Foreign Ministry 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 also made specific requirements for ceasing any operations and events by the Consulate General. China made the move in response to the U.S. … Read more
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has paid homage to armed forces on Kargil Vijay Diwas. “On Kargil Vijay Diwas, we remember the courage and determination of our armed forces, who steadfastly protected our nation in 1999. Their valour continues to inspire generations”, the Prime Minister said. On Kargil Vijay Diwas, we remember the … Read more
My dear countrymen, Namaskar. Today, is the 26th of July, a very special day…It is Kargil Vijay Diwas. It was on this very day 21 years ago, our Army unfurled the flag of victory in the battle of Kargil. Friends, India can never forget the circumstances under which the battle of Kargil took place. Pakistan had … Read more
As a tribute to soldiers who fought valiantly and made supreme sacrifice in the Kargil war, the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind today (July 26, 2020) presented a cheque of Rs 20 lakh to the Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi, to buy equipment that will help doctors and paramedics to combat the … Read more
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch high throughput COVID-19 testing facilities on 27th July via video conferencing. These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up … Read more
On the 21st Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, the Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah paid tributes to the martyrs and recalled their bravery and valour. He said Kargil Vijay Diwas is a symbol of India’s self-respect, unparalleled bravery and strong leadership. “I salute the brave warriors who displayed exemplary courage in driving out the enemy … Read more
Yesterday recorded the highest ever recoveries in a single day. 36,145 COVID-19 patients were cured and discharged in the last 24 hours. This has taken the total number of recovered cases to 8,85,576. The recovery rate has achieved another high of fast approaching 64%. It stands at 63.92% today. This means more patients are recovering thus … Read more
Popularly known as people’s president and Missile Man of India, Dr. Kalam passed away in Shillong on 27th July 2015, while delivering a lecture to students. Home Minister Amit Shah has paid tributes to former president Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on his death anniversary. Shah described Dr Kalam as an epitome of intellect, … 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
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh along with Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Shripad Naik, Chief of Defence Staff & Secretary Department of Military Affairs General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria paid homage … Read more
Udaipur. Airtel Payments Bank and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) today announced a partnership to skill youth in rural India and enable them to find employment opportunities within the financial services industry. Financial services, viz.banking, payments, insurance and allied services – are growing rapidly in the country and in particular, the underpenetrated markets comprising … Read more
Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Shri Narendra Singh Tomar held a meeting on 25th July, 2020 through Video Conference to deliberate with the representatives of World Bank, senior officers of the Department of Agriculture, Madhya Pradesh, scientists, Vice-chancellor of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior and other stakeholders … Read more
The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu today expressed his anguish over instances of stigmatizing COVID-19 patients and denial of dignified farewell to people, who succumbed to the virus. He said such incidents were totally uncalled for and urged the local communities and the society at large to prevent the recurrence of such happenings. In a … Read more
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 today spoke to Chief Minister Assam, Shri Sarbanand Sonawal on telephone and offered whatever possible flood assistance from the DoNER Ministry to restore and repair infrastructure damages caused by incessant rains, … Read more
The state was already under lockdown from 21st July till Monday morning, which has now been extended. The Sikkim government extended the lockdown following a rapid surge in COVID19 cases and designation of several containment zones across the state, especially in East and South Sikkim districts. The state also reported its first COVID19 death on … 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
He will also pay homage to martyrs as a wreath will be placed on his behalf at Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch town, where the CRPF’s first battalion was raised on July 27, 1939, as the Crown Representative’s Police (CRP) under the British. Its name was changed to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in 1949 under the … Read more
These facilities will ramp up testing capacity in the country and help in strengthening early detection and treatment, thus assisting in controlling the spread of the pandemic. These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida; ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai; and … Read more
Eventually downgraded to a tropical storm, Hanna came ashore on Padre Island on Saturday afternoon as a Category 1 hurricane on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale and later made a second landfall in Kenedy County, Texas. Powerful winds smacked down at least three 18-wheeler trucks and a recreational vehicle, with tow trucks trying to right the … Read more
This has taken the total number of recovered cases to 8,85,576. Union Health Ministry said, the recovery rate has reached 63.92 per cent. The gap between recovered patients and active COVID-19 cases has further increased to over 4,17,000. The recovered cases are 1.89 times the active cases. The Ministry has advised all State and Union … Read more
The arrival of the container train is the culmination of the process that started in 2017 when an MoU was signed between Container Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Container Company Ltd. The trial run of the first container train from Kolkata to Bangabandhusetu West station (BBW) took place in April 2018. India and Bangladesh have … Read more
Russia has recorded 5,765 new Coronavirus cases and 77 more deaths today. Russia’s Coronavirus crisis response center said, the nationwide tally of infections has risen to 8,12,485. In France, the health authorities are making COVID-19 tests available free of charge without preion as they closely monitor an uptick in infections after the lifting of lockdown … Read more
These three high-throughput testing facilities have been set up strategically at ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai and ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Kolkata. They will be able to test over 10,000 samples a day. These labs will also reduce turn-around-time and … Read more
Referring to the land border issue he said that it has been resolved after the new government under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi came to power in India. He said on the issue of border killings, India has adopted a very understanding approach and such incidents have greatly reduced. Speaking about the initiative taken … Read more
Udaipur : The Sajjangarh wild life sanctuary is facing a threat from the nasty Lantana bush, an invasive toxic species which is spreading rapidly here. The weed has spread over an area of around 200 hectares in the sanctuary which sprawls in an area of 519.61 hectares. To arrest its growth, which is feared to be … Read more
’11L cattle in Udaipur to get Aadhar like ids by Dec’ Udaipur : The animal husbandry department has embarked on an ambitious project of issuing 12 digit barcoded ear tags to identify, register and track cattle population. Each animal will be provided a thermoplastic polyurethane ear tag bearing its 12-digit UID. Like Aadhar cards for humans, … Read more
The woman named Rima Devi (age- 25 yrs), wife of Muni Lal Mahato, resident of village Gobari, Block- Banjariya, District- East Champaran (Motihari) was in advanced stage of pregnancy at river Burhi Gandak flood-hit village. On getting information about this marooned pregnant lady, rescuers of 9 Battalion NDRF who were engaged in search and rescue … Read more
The woman named Rima Devi (age- 25 yrs), wife of Muni Lal Mahato, resident of village Gobari, Block- Banjariya, District- East Champaran (Motihari) was in advance stage of pregnancy at her river Burhi Gandak flood-hit village. On getting information about this marooned pregnant lady, rescuers of 9 Battalion NDRF who were engaged in search and … Read more
It had started from Majerhat station near Kolkata on Friday with a consignment of soaps, shampoos, other FMCG items and textile fabric in 50 containers. The Railway Advisor in the High Commission of India Anita Barik told Prasar Bharti Special Correspondent at Dhaka that the Container Train Service is going to be a regular service … Read more
A record 36 thousand 145 people recovered in 24 hours pushing the recovery rate to 63.91 per cent. The case fatality rate has further declined to 2.31 per cent in the country. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry today said the total recovered cases climbed to eight lakh 85 thousand 577 while active corona … Read more
Drass War memorial has been decorated for the celebrations of 21years of victory in 1999 Kargil War. Due to Covid 19 Pandemic the celebrations this year are scaled down in magnanimity. Usually, the celebrations run for three days starting from 24th July, have been limited to a single day. However, several events relating to … Read more
In addition to its ongoing initiatives and programme implementations, TRIFED has now entered into a partnership with IIT Delhi for the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA), a flagship national programme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. To cement and formalise this partnership, a tripartite MOU was signed between TRIFED, IIT Delhi(on behalf of the … Read more
It was informed over 2.6 lakh applications have been received, over 64,000 have been sanctioned and over 5,500 have been disbursed. He expressed satisfaction on use of end-to-end IT solution through a web-portal and mobile App for administration of the Scheme to ensure transparency, accountability and speed. While noting that the Ministry of Housing and … Read more
This first-of-its-kind device will bring the testing for COVID-19 out from the walls of expensive laboratories and RT-PCR machines and enable testing at affordable costs for the under-served community across the world. This entire test can be conducted in an ultra-low-cost portable enclosure as an alternative to specialized laboratory equipment. The same portable unit can be … Read more
During the meeting, Piyush Goyal urged to take measures to generate confidence in industry of corruption free and transparent procurement environment on Indian Railways. While reviewing the steps to promote Make in India products in procurement process, it was emphasised to increase the participation of local vendors in procurement process. It was also decided to … Read more
In a unique effort, researchers at IIT Kharagpur have innovated a novel portable rapid diagnostic device to detect COVID-19 infection. This first-of-its-kind device will bring the testing for COVID-19 out from the walls of expensive laboratories and RT-PCR machines and enable testing at affordable costs for the under-served community across the world. This entire test can … Read more
Speaking at an online Press conference in Dhaka on Saturday the minister said that according to the Flood Forecast and Warning Centre (FFWC), the situation in several districts including Dhaka, Munshiganj, Madaripur, Shariatpur, Faridpur, Chandpur, Gaibandha, Rajbari, Natore, Bogra, Sirajganj, Tangail, Kurigram, Jamalpur and Naogaon could worsen in the next two days. Bangladesh continued to … Read more
Over 27 lakh people have been affected in the third wave of flood. Out of the 33 districts of Assam 26 districts remain affected by flood waters while Goalpara still remains the worst-hit district with over 4.7 lakh people affected. According to The Assam State Disaster Management Authority in the last 24 hours 380 flood … Read more
“I would like to dedicate my upgraded gold medal of 4×400 mixed relay event of Asian Games 2018 to police, doctors and all other coronawarriors who are working selflessly in these difficult times of COVID-19 to ensure our safety and good health. Respect for all corona warriors,” Das said in a tweet. On Thursday, the … Read more
It said there were 284,196 new infections in 24 hours on Friday, while the number of deaths increased by 9,753, which was the largest single-day increase since April 30, The latest figures broke WHO’s previous record for new cases, 259,848, on July 18. According to the WHO, the number of new cases by country were … Read more
The announcement was made via video conferencing on Saturday. Like in the previous editions, this time too, Star Sports will be the Official Broadcast Partner of the Khelo India Youth Games. Haryana has been consistently doing well in all three editions of KIYG and even won KIYG 2018 edition with 102 medals (38 gold, 26 … Read more
CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday announced that he has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He is likely to get admitted in the capital city Bhopal. The Madhya Pradesh CM disclosed the news on Twitter. CM visited Lucknow to attend the funeral of Governor Lalji Tandon earlier this week. Taking to Twitter, CM Chouahn … Read more
Hasmukh Rawal, MD, Mylab Discovery Solutions said, “We are very thankful to Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council for hand holding us when no one believed us. With the funds we would really be able to accelerate our process of the production” Dr Renu Swarup, Secretary DBT and Chairperson BIRAC said “In our fight against the … Read more
The ‘Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020′, notified on 23rd July is part of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. The new norms aim to protect the rights of consumer by establishing authorities for timely and effective administration and settlement of consumers’ disputes. The ‘Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020’ will be applicable to all electronic retailers registered … Read more
96 people lost their lives due to floods so far. Majority portion of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries are also under water. Meanwhile, the Panchayat and Rural Development department would give priority in allocating works under MGNREGA at flood hit areas. Principal Secretary J B Ekka said that MGNREGA works are affected to some extent … Read more
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, Samsung India, today, announced its unique #AddMoreMithas social media contest. To celebrate the incredible bond of love between brother and sister, Samsung has launched #AddMoreMithas social media contest on their social media platforms, inviting entries via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To participate in the Contest, participants need … Read more
The process for facilitating movement of Container trains from India to Bangladesh started in 2017 when an MoU was signed by Container Corporation of India and the Bangladesh Container Company Ltd. It was followed up by a trial run of the first container train from Kolkata to Bangabandhusetu West station (BBW) in April 2018. In … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to tackle obesity and has himself lost weight since he was admitted to intensive care with COVID-19. PHE said data showed that for people with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30-35, risk of death from COVID-19 increased by 40%, and it increased by 90% for those with a … Read more
Minister Goyal and Truss affirmed their shared commitment to a Free Trade Agreement and towards that, Early Harvest deals in a staged manner. MOS Puri and Minister Jayawardena will have monthly meetings to intensify the dialogue. It was decided that a meeting led by Minister Goyal and SOS Truss will be held in Autumn 2020 … Read more