The Office of Economic Adviser, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade is releasing Index of Eight Core Industries for the Month of September, 2020. 2. The combined Index of Eight Core Industries stood at 119.7 in September,2020, which declined by 0.8 (provisional) per cent as compared to the Index of September, 2019.Its cumulative … Read more
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind in his message on the eve of Milad-un-Nabi has said: – “I extend warm wishes to all the countrymen, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters, on the birthday of Prophet Muhammad celebrated as Eid-e-Milad or Milad-Un-Nabi. Prophet Muhammad gave the message of love and brotherhood and led the … Read more
Hindustan Zinc today announced that it has furthered its commitment to environmental transparency by disclosing its environmental impact through CDP, a global non-profit that runs the world’s leading environmental disclosure platform. HZL has disclosed through CDP since 2011 and for 2020 completed CDP’s questionnaire related to – Climate Change, Water Stewardship and Forest. Sustainability and … 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 to do so, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of … Read more
Jaipur. There has been a decrease in cases of corona virus in the state. During the last 24 hours, 1785 new cases of corona virus have been reported in the state. After this the total number of infected people in the state was 191629. At the same time, the death toll has come down. In … Read more
The Astronomy and Astrophysics division concentrates on solar, planetary, stellar, galactic, and extra-galactic astronomy, including stellar variabilities, X-ray binaries, star clusters, nearby galaxies, quasars, and inherently transient events like supernovae and highly energetic gamma-ray bursts. The unique position of ARIES (79° East) places it at almost in the middle of 180° wide longitude band, between … Read more
Antibiotic resistance is a challenge in the treatment of TB today as bacteria develop resistance against multiple drugs designed to kill them, turning them into superbugs. Researchers have now uncovered new ways to enhance the efficacy of drugs used to treat tuberculosis and antibiotic-resistant. A team led by Dr. Rahul K Verma at the … Read more
Education Minister Dipu Moni made the announcement on Thursday during an online media briefing in Dhaka. The educational institutions in Bangladesh have remained closed since March 17 after the outbreak of Corona pandemic in the country. Earlier, the government had announced that the annual examination for Junior School Certificate (JSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) … Read more
Earlier when training camps had begun to resume, athletes who have already qualified for the Tokyo Olympics had rejoined their respective NCOEs and STCs. Athletes who are joining the camps will be in mandatory quarantine and take the RT-PCR test. Some trainees could not join immediately and will be joining after Diwali. Trainees, once inside … Read more
Samsung Electronics reported today KRW 66.96 trillion in consolidated revenue and KRW 12.35 trillion in operating profit for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues around the world, reopening of key economies led to significant increase in consumer demand. Samsung Electronics was able to respond aggressively through flexible … Read more
The award function was organised in Dhaka. On behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mazammel Haque handed over the ‘Independence Award 2020’ to the recipients for their glorious and outstanding contribution in their respective fields. Prime Minister Hasina participated in the programme through video conferencing. The recipients included Jute and Textiles … Read more
All these 23 cases were asymptomatic cases that were re-categorized as confirmed cases, according to the National Health Commission (NHC) and Xinjiang’s health commission. China does not recognize Asymptomatic cases as confirmed COVID-19 cases. In last two weeks, this is the second cluster after the cases were discovered in Qingdao. The cluster is the biggest … Read more
The new measures he announced – which come into force on Friday (October 30) – will mean people have to stay in their homes except to buy essential goods, seek medical attention, or use their daily one-hour allocation of exercise. People will still be allowed to go to work if their employer deems it impossible … Read more
In a tight opener, the Serb managed to save four set points, before converting one of his own on the third attempt in a tiebreak which ended 13-11. Djokovic then broke serve early and held his own throughout before breaking again to take the match and set up a tie against the winner between Hubert … Read more
In his remarks, Goyal said that SCO countries need to leverage their economic strength and explore partnerships that enhance trade and investment in the region. He urged to enhance intra-SCO trade and investment in ensuring the speed of recovery from the aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic as SCO countries collectively account for more than 1/7th of global … Read more
The Prime Minister will participate at the Ekta Diwas Parade and administer the Rashtriya Ekta Pledge. Police forces of Gujarat State and Central Reserve Armed Force, Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Central Industrial Security Forces and National Security Guards will participate in the Parade. The Prime Minister will also witness a Rifle drill by … Read more
The Army Commanders’ Conference, an apex level biannual event, is being held in New Delhi from 26 to 29 October 2020. During the event, Indian Army’s apex leadership is comprehensively deliberating upon all aspects of existing security scenarios, situation along the borders and in the hinterland and challenges for the present security apparatus. In addition, … Read more
NITI Aayog and Quality Council of India today launched the ‘National Program and Project Management Policy Framework’ (NPMPF), envisaged to bring radical reforms in the way infrastructure projects are executed in India. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari unveiled the Indian Infrastructure Body of Knowledge (InBoK), a book … Read more
Union Minister of State (I//C) for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel virtually attended BRICS Tourism Ministers’ meeting today. Tourism Ministers of the other BRICS Member States also participated In the meeting. During the virtual meeting Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel said that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected various economic activities cutting across all … Read more
Consequent to Delhi High Court’s Order dated 23-04-2018 in writ petition No. WPC- 5590 of 2015 in the matter of Shamnad Basheer Vs UOI and others, stakeholder consultation was undertaken in order to streamline the requirements related to submission of statement regarding the working of a patented invention on a commercial scale in India (Form … Read more
The Fertilizers And Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) received third Muriate of Potash (MoP) ship at Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu on Monday. Bagging of the 27500 MT product is in progress. With this shipment, total MoP import for the year reached 82000 MT. FACT a PSU under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers had placed … Read more
In order to boost defence exports a webinar between India and UAE was held on the theme of “Indian Defence Industry Global Outreach for Collaborative Partnership: Webinar and Expo India – UAE Defence Cooperation”. It was organized on Tuesday, 27 October 2020 under the aegis of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, MoD, through the Society … Read more
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a notification GSR 673 (E) dated 27 October 2020 in respect of Construction Equipments Vehicles (CEVs) to holistically address the issue of safety requirements, safety of the operator and to ensure safety while such machines are running on public roads along with other vehicles, in a … Read more
Bharat Electronics Limited, BEL, presented the 140% final dividend cheque of Rs. 174,43,63,569.20/- (Rupees One Hundred Seventy-four Crores Forty-Three Lacs Sixty-three Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-nine and Twenty Paise only), payable on the shares held by the President of India. The Cheque was presented to the Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh by the Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, M V Gowtama here … Read more
Union Minister for MSME and RTH Nitin Gadkari distributed electric potter wheels, through Video Conference, to 100 potter families in Nanded and Parbhani districts of Maharashtra as a major step ptowards empowerment with KumharSashaktikaranYojana of Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Wednesday. through video-conference, who have been given 10-day training by KVIC. The potters … Read more
In the first funding for NTPC Ltd under Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC)’s GREEN or Global Action for Reconciling Economic growth and Environment preservation initiative, India’s largest power producer today entered into foreign currency loan agreement with Japanese Government’s financial institution for JPY 50 billion (approx. USD 482 million or Rs. 3,582 crore). JBIC … Read more
To commemorate 145th birth anniversary of Sardar Patel on 31 October 2020 as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kevadia in Gujarat to pay homage to the great leader at the Statue of Unity. The Prime Minister will participate at the Ekta Diwas Parade and administer the Rashtriya Ekta Pledge. Police … Read more
India today hosted the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade Activities. In his opening remarks, Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal said that the current crisis due to Covid-19 is a clarion call to the SCO countries to leverage the economic strength and explore partnerships that … Read more
The Orations & Awards Committee of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), has selected Dr Satish Mishra, Principal Scientist, Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI, Lucknow for “Dr.Tulsi Das Chugh Award” for the year 2020 in recognition of his research work on Malaria parasite’s life cycle which is a complex process involving two hosts and three invasive stages. Invasion in … Read more
The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has underlined the need for long term solutions for management of biomedical waste so as to ease the pressure on Health and Environment, specifically in a pandemic like situation. His message was read out at a recent webinar. … Read more
The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), with an objective to develop the financial products and financial services in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City International Financial Services Centre (GIFT IFSC) has prescribed the regulatory framework for listing of Depository Receipts (DRs). The framework provides for listing of DRs by companies that are listed in FATF … Read more
As part of observing Vigilance Awareness week, Vijayendra, CMD, National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) administered the “Integrity Pledge for Organisations “on the occasion of Vigilance Awareness week. NSIC is an organisation under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Also present on this occasion were . P. Udayakumar, Director (P&M), Gaurang Dixit, Director (Finance), … Read more
Indian men’s badminton player Lakshya Sen who was due to play the SaarLorLux Open in Germany this week has pulled out of the event after his coach DK Sen tested positive for Covid-19. Sen, his coach and physio arrived in Saarbrucken on October 25 for the tournament where he is the defending champion and were … Read more
Mr. Giridhar Aramane, Secretary, Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, participated in the 8th Meeting of the Ministers of SCO Member States on 28th October 2020 through video conference, chaired by the Russian Federation. He spoke about India’s priority of connectivity with SCO countries for cooperation and trust between our societies and shared India’s … Read more
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman led the Indian Delegation in the 10th Round of Ministerial UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD), held here today in virtually through video conferencing. The Indian delegation included representatives from Ministry of Finance, Reserve Bank of India and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). The UK … Read more
Udaipur’s Engg college bags 2nd rank for promoting technical innovations Udaipur : College of Technology and Engineering (CTAE) of the Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) has taken a lead in technical innovations and researches. The college which is one of the 13 centres of the PRISM project, sponsored by Department of Scientific and Industrial … Read more
Udaipur : Collector ChetanRam Deora on Wednesday launched doorsteps services of Urban Improvement Trust which is expected to benefit a large number of people including senior citizens, women and persons with disabilities. In the first phase people can avail five services including online mutation, sub division and reconstitution, building construction plan approval and lease exemption certificate. The … Read more
Hindus are urging Malta Government to subsidize cremations abroad till proper crematorium was built and available for usage in Malta. Although a new law allowing cremation was passed in Malta Parliament in May 2019, but a functioning crematorium is nowhere in sight. According to some estimates; going through blueprints, approvals, construction, licensing, etc.; it might be 2023 … Read more
eSanjeevani, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s telemedicine initiative has completed 6 Lakh tele consultations. It took only 15 days to complete the last one lakh consultations. In what can be seen as a big push for the ‘Digital India’ initiative of the Prime Minister, the eSanjeevani digital platform has proved its usefulness and easy access for … Read more
With focussed strategy and proactive as well as calibrated measures of the Union Government along with the States and UTs, India has sustained its global position of being the country with one of the lowest cases per million population and deaths per million population. While the global figure for cases/million is 5,552, India is recording 5,790. USA, … Read more
NITI Aayog, Ministry of Power, Rockefeller Foundation, and Smart Power India launched the ‘Electricity Access in India and Benchmarking Distribution Utilities’ report today. Based on a primary survey conducted across 10 states––representing about 65% of the total rural population of India and with a sample size of more than 25,000, including households, commercial enterprises and … Read more
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was present on the occasion. Prime Minister Modi’s second rally of the day was at Muzzafarpur. He began by reiterating that people must vote to ensure Bihar gets a government that puts development and good governance above all else. In a veiled reference to R.J.D’s Tejashwi, the Prime Minister said it … Read more
Those four districts went to the polls in the first phase of Bihar Election — the biggest electoral exercise of its kind in the times of COVID-19 Pandemic. A large number of voters cast their ballots in spite of the Coronavirus. The enthusiasm was palpable among men and women, young and old alike. Long queues … Read more
Sen, his coach and physio arrived in Saarbrucken on October 25 for the tournament where he is the defending champion and were advised to travel to Frankfurt for COVID testing. The reports were received on October 27 where Sen and his physio came COVID negative but his coach came positive (asymptomatic). So as to not … Read more
The Cheque was presented to the Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh by the Chairman & Managing Director, BEL, M V Gowtama in New Delhi today. The Interim Dividend of 140% (on face value of Re. 1 per equity share) was paid to the Government of India in February 2020. BEL, a Navratna Defence PSU, has paid … Read more
Voting began at 7 am and it will be held till 6 pm. 35 out of 71 constituencies are in Naxal-affected areas, where voting is being held in a staggered manner. Additional security forces have been deployed in Naxal-infested areas to ensure free and fair polling. This is the first election being held … Read more
has sought applications from candidates for direct recruitment to 1,431 vacant posts of Assistant Teacher LT under Group C. Interested candidates can apply online through the official website by 04 December 2020. Educational Qualifications Candidates should have graduated from recognized institute with Geography, Economics, Political Science and History, Mathematics, Physics with any two subjects. Also … Read more
The service was inaugurated at the Hazrat Shahjalal airport in Dhaka by the High Commissioner of India in Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami and the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Air Vice Marshal Mafidur Rahman. The first two flights operated by the US Bangla airlines left for Kolkata and Chennai from Dhaka on … Read more
With an overall recovery of around 72 lakh 60 thousand patients so far, the recovered cases in the country stand at nearly 12 times more than the active cases. Nearly 59 thousand patients have recovered in the last 24 hours whereas the new confirmed cases reported in the same time span stood at nearly … Read more
The explosion occurred in the tenth police district in Kabul after the attacker detonated a bomb installed on a roadside car. In addition to causing casualties, the violent explosion also caused varying degrees of damage to nearby buildings. “I was nearby when the bomb went off. I heard a massive explosion, then saw black smoke … Read more