Ministry of Shipping to waive waterway usage charges with immediate effect

The charges are waived initially for three years.  Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that currently only two per cent of total cargo traffic moves through waterways. The Minister said, decision of waiving waterway charges will attract the industries to use the national waterways for their logistical needs. The Minister added that as the mode of transport is … Read more

Cabinet Secretary reviews the management of COVID-19 in nine States

There are, however, some States which have in the recent past shown high rise in daily number of active cases and are emerging as concern areas from COVID management point of view.  As part of Centre-State coordinated strategy for effective containment and management of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high level virtual review meeting was chaired … Read more

HM Amit Shah distributed 100 electric potter wheels under KVIC’s Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana

Home Minister Amit Shah distributed the electric potter wheels in his Parliamentary constituency (Gandhinagar Lok Sabha) via Video Conference from New Delhi.  Lauding the Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana, the Home Minister said the initiative would go a long way in strengthening the marginalized potters’ community by incorporating technology to improve productivity while also reviving the traditional art … Read more

India becomes one of frontrunners in global effort to develop COVID vaccine

Human clinical trials of the indigenous COVID vaccines have been started at the various levels in the country to identify the efficacy of these potential vaccines. Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadilla have initiated human clinical trials of their vaccines after getting the approval from the government.   Government has assured to provide all the necessary … Read more