Big Boost for Khadi Artisans with Rs.45-crore Government Purchase Orders to KVIC during 2nd Covid-19 Lockdown

Ample employment opportunities for Khadi artisans have helped them fight the financial distress once again, as most parts of the country remain under lockdown during the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Despite a severe jolt to the manufacturing and service sectors between March and May this year, Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has bagged … Read more

POWERGRID PROVIDES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Maharatna CPSU under Ministry of Power, Government of India, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), is proactively working towards supporting and contributing in India’s fight against COVID-19 by extending help to various states across the country. Through its dedicated effort of contributing towards better healthcare facilities, POWERGRID has provided Cold Chain equipment (181 Ice … Read more

India records single-day spike of 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 46 days

New Delhi : India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country”s infection tally to 2,78,94,800, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The daily positivity declined to 8.02 per cent, remaining below the 10 per cent-mark for five consecutive days, while the weekly … Read more

Rajasthan govt has set example across India by managing Covid situation well: Gehlot

Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said on Saturday that the state government has set an example across the country by managing the Covid situation well during the first and the second wave of the pandemic. During a late night Covid review meeting, he asked officials to do the master planning of oxygen production, … Read more

J-K admin to provide special pension, scholarship to families of Covid victims under Saksham scheme

Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council headed by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday approved the grant of financial relief through the Special Assistance Scheme for Covid mortalities (SASCM/Saksham) to the families of victims, an official spokesman said. The scheme aims to ensure sustenance of families who have lost their sole breadwinner due … Read more

Power ministry transfers Srinagar leh transmission system to Powergrid

Ministry of Power, Government of India has transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU of Government of India. The transmission system was dedicated to the nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister in February 2019, and it connects the Ladakh region to the national grid, … Read more

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh despatches a consignment of ration items for COVID affected people of his Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda.

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today dispatched a consignment of ration items for COVID affected people of his Lok Sabha constituency of Udhampur-Kathua-Doda. The consignment consisting of separate packs of rice, cereals, Dal, etc is a part of the regular community support being rendered by Dr Jitendra Singh over the last one month or so, … Read more

Recommendations of 43rd GST Council meeting

The 43rd GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman through video conferencing here today. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance & … Read more

Indian Coast Guard’s operations continue to control the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl

Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ continue to battle the fire onboard container ship MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Sri Lanka. Amidst rough seas and adverse weather conditions, the ICG ships, in a joint effort with vessels deployed by Sri Lanka, have carried out multiple runs along the length of the container vessel … Read more

On a declining trend, India’s Active Caseload further dips to 23,43,152; Active Cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours

India’s Active Caseload has now reduced to 23,43,152. Active Cases have decreased since its last peak on 10th May 2021. A net decline of 76,755 is witnessed in the last 24 hours and active cases are now only 8.50%of the country’s total Positive Cases.   As part of continued decline in the daily new cases, the country has recorded less than 3 lakh Daily … Read more

DRDO develops Critical Near Isothermal Forging Technology for aeroengines

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has established the near isothermal forging technology to produce all the five stages of high-pressure compressors (HPC) discs out of difficult-to-deform titanium alloy using its unique 2000 MT isothermal forge press. The technology has been developed by Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL), a premier metallurgical laboratory of DRDO at … Read more

Defence Secretary launches DG NCC Mobile Training App 2.0

Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mobile Training App Version 2.0 in New Delhi on May 28, 2021. The app will assist in conducting countrywide online training to NCC cadets during the COVID-19 pandemic conditions. It is aimed at providing NCC-related basic information and entire training material (Syllabus, Précis, Training … Read more

PM reviews damage due to cyclone Yaas

On Friday, 28th May 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Odisha & West Bengal to review the situation arising out of Cyclone Yaas. He undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone affected areas in Bhadrak and Baleswar districts of Odisha, and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal. In Bhubaneswar, the Prime Minister chaired a meeting to … Read more

Bye Election to the Council of States -Deferment of election

There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States as per the details below: Name of State Name of the member Cause of vacancy Date of Vacancy Term upto Kerala Jose K. Mani Resignation 11.01.2021 01.07.2024   2.  As per the provisions of Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the … Read more

Provision of ‘near to home’ vaccination centers will benefit a large number of Senior Citizens and Divyangjan : Shri Rattan Lal Kataria

Welcoming the directions issued by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for providing ‘near to home ’vaccination centers to Senior Citizens and Divyangjan, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Sh Rattan Lal Kataria has said that the move shall benefit around 14 Crore senior citizens and 2.2 Crore Divyangjan across the … Read more

Wheat procurement on MSP crosses 400 LMTs figure

Procurement of Wheat in ongoing RMS 2021-22 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir at MSP, as was done in previous seasons and till now (upto 27.05.2021) a quantity of over 400.45 LMT of Wheat has been procured (which is all … Read more

Depression (remnant of very severe cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’) weakened into a well marked low pressure area over Bihar and adjoining east Uttar Pradesh.

Yesterday’s depression over central parts of Jharkhand moved northwestwards and weakened into a Well Marked Low pressure area in the early morning (0530 hours IST) of today, the 28thMay, 2021over Bihar and adjoining East Uttar Pradesh.It lay as a well marked low pressure area over eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar at 0830 hours IST of today,the 28’hMay,2021. The system is very likelyto move north-westwards and weaken further into a low pressure area during next 12 hours.   Warnings: i) Rainfall: Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim: Light to moderate rainfall at few places with heavy rainfall at isolated places on 28th May. … Read more

Auction for Sale (Re-Issue) of (i) ‘5.63% GS 2026’, (ii) ‘GoI Floating Rate Bond 2033’, (iii) ‘6.64% GS 2035’, and (iv) ‘6.67% GS 2050’

The Government of India (GoI) has announced the Sale (Re-issue) of (i) ‘5.63% Government Security, 2026’ for a notified amount of Rs 11,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) ‘GoI Floating Rate Bonds, 2033’ for a notified amount of Rs 4,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (iii) ‘6.64% Government Security, 2035’ for a notified amount of ` 10,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction,, and (iv) ‘6.67% Government Security, 2050’ for … Read more

COVID-19 UPDATE

Active Caseload further declines to 23,43,152 Active Cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours At 1.86 Lakh Cases, declining trend in new cases continues. Daily new cases are lowest in last 44 days. 2,48,93,410 total Recoveries across the country so far. 2,59,459patients recovered during last 24 hours. Recoveries continue to outnumber the Daily New … Read more

PM pays tributes to Veer Savarkar on his jayanti

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has paid tributes to Veer Savarkar on his jayanti. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “आजादी की लड़ाई के महान सेनानी और प्रखर राष्ट्रभक्त वीर सावरकर को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।” आजादी की लड़ाई के महान सेनानी और प्रखर राष्ट्रभक्त वीर सावरकर को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन। … Read more

COVID-19 Vaccination Update- Day 133

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country exceeded 20.86 Cr (20,86,12,834) as per the 7 pm provisional report today. 13,36,309 beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years received their first dose and 275 beneficiaries of the same age group received their second dose of COVID vaccine today. Cumulatively 1,66,47,122 across 37 States/UTs since the start of Phase-3 of … Read more

Fire-fighting operations by Indian Coast Guard continue unabated to douse fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl

Continuing the firefighting efforts to douse the fire onboard MV X-Press Pearl off Colombo, Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships ‘Vaibhav’ and ‘Vajra’ are incessantly spraying foam solution/sea water through heavy duty External Fire Fighting system capable of discharging water at the rate of 600 litre per minute. Rough seas and strong winds continue to prevail … Read more

Busting Myths of Vaccination

Government of India has been supporting the efforts of States and UTs for effective management of COVID patients in vaccination, under the ‘Whole of Government” approach since January this year. COVID being a Pandemic with worldwide impact, there has been a global high demand of vaccines with limited number of manufacturers with limited manufacturing capacity … Read more

Indian Navy Conducts Skill Development Training Program on Maintenance of PSA Oxygen Plants

Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command commenced ‘Skill Development Training Program’  on “Maintenance of PSA Oxygen Plants” on 27 May 21 based on discussions between the Indian Navy and Niti Ayog.  A meeting which was held earlier this week under the chairmanship of Dr Vinod Kumar Paul, Member Health Niti Ayog, was held … Read more

More than 22.46 crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs

As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India … Read more

Government to Provide Monetary Assistance through DBT under MDM Scheme

The Union Minister for Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has approved the proposal to provide monetary assistance to 11.8 Crore students (118 Million Students) through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) of the cooking cost component of the Mid-Day-Meal Scheme, to all eligible children, as a special welfare measure. This will give a fillip to the Midday Meal … Read more

Update on COVID Relief Aid

Government of India has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th April 2021 from different countries/organisations. These are being promptly dispatched/delivered to the States and UTs. Cumulatively, 18,016 Oxygen Concentrators; 19,085 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 15,206 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~7.7 L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets delivered/ dispatched … Read more

Oxygen Expresses now touch 41 stations in 39 cities/towns in 15 states across the country

Overcoming all hurdles and finding new solutions, Indian Railways is continuing its journey of bringing relief by delivering Liquid Medical Oxygen(LMO) to various states across the country. So far, Indian Railways has delivered more than 19408 MT of LMO in more than 1162 tankers to various states across the country. On Mission Mode, Till now … Read more

Surat Airport facilitates essential medical supplies amid tough times

Surat Airport has been tirelessly working to ensure that vaccines, medical equipment and other essential supplies are safely loaded and reaching their destination on time. During April and May 2021, 5143 kgs (397 pcs) of oxygen concentrators, 1023 kgs (22 pcs) of oxygen cylinders and 1435 kgs (92 pcs) of Covid vaccines have been transported … Read more

HC seeks detailed compliance report on vax of ppl without prescribed i-cards

Udaipur : After hearing on the second consecutive day on a suo motu civil writ petition related to the Pakistani minority migrants residing in Rajasthan, a division bench of the High Court at Jodhpur, on Friday directed the state government to submit a detailed report by June 3, regarding compliance of the guidelines given in SOP … Read more

Newlywed bride’s body found in Banswara

Udaipur : In a gruesome incident, a newly wed bride’s body was found a  kilometer away from her home in GhodiTejpur village under Dhanpur police station limits of Banswara. Her head had been smashed by a huge stone and police suspect it to be a murder. 19-year old Laxmi’s body was found on Friday morning. She was … Read more

HDFC Bank To Set Up Medical Infrastructure For Covid-19 Relief

Udaipur : HDFC Bank, under Parivartan, announced today a slew of measures to set up and enhance medical infrastructure across the country to assist the fight against the pandemic. The measures comprise setting up permanent medical infrastructure such as Oxygen plants, medical equipment, and ICU facilities, in addition to providing medical supplies to hospitals across India. The Bank … Read more

JK Group announces a comprehensive JK CARES program

Udaipur :  Delhi based,industrial conglomerate JK Group, comprising of companies such as JK Tyre, JK Paper, JK Lakshmi Cement, JK Fenner, JK Agri Genetics, Umang Dairy, PSRI Hospitaletc. has announced its initiative ‘JK CARES’, (Covid Assistance, Relief & Support)- acomprehensive Covid 19 relief package for the dependent family of deceased employee across the organization. Chairman, … Read more

Equity Derivatives: Basic of Equity Derivatives Online

In recent years, the market for financial derivatives has shown a sudden growth. Considering the class of equityderivatives around the globe, a bright future awaits. Equity Investment helps an individual save money in his/her bank account. Investing in equity derivatives leads to a higher rate of return and increased principal investment. With the help of … Read more

‘’If you don’t have the distraction of daily life, events from the past usually come crashing back,’’ says cover girl, Radhika Apte, who features on the May issue of Grazia

For Radhika Apte, versatility comes naturally. Inarguably the undisputed queen of the Indian OTT space, Apte has spent her time indoors,dwelling on the past. “Perhaps because a lot of the daily routine stressors and stimuli of our lives are gone, the past has turned into a welcome retreat. Often what happens is we take some … Read more

Canara Bank surges on unveiling three loan schemes

Canara Bank is currently trading at Rs. 157.55, up by 3.95 points or 2.57% from its previous closing of Rs. 153.60 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 156.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 158.90 and Rs. 154.85 respectively. So far 856748 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more

Upset Hindus urge Scotland theatres drop “Hindu Times” play, which trivializes Hindu gods

Upset Hindus are urging Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland to withdraw from hosting “Hindu Times” play (May 28-30), which they feel is “highly inappropriate” as it reportedly trivializes immensely revered Hindu deities Brahma, Vishnu and Lakshmi. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that Lord … Read more

Teenager muster courage, says mom’s live-in-partner molested, raped her & siblings for 3years

‘Father tried to sell two girls for 60K rs each’ Udaipur : Chittorgarh police have booked a man for raping and molesting three minor daughters of his live-in-partner for years. The girls are 14, 12 and 10 years old respectively and they had narrated their plight to their mother. When the woman confronted the accused, instead … Read more

Rajasthan High Court seeks report on availability of ration to Pak minority migrants in Jodhpur

Udaipur : Hearing on a Suo Motu civil writ petition no. 10075/2017 in Petitioner Vs Union of India, a double bench of the High Court at Jodhpur on Thursday passed an order seeking report within a day from the state government on the availability of ration to Pakistani migrants residing in Jodhpur. The bench chaired by … Read more

Hindu mantras to open Utah’s Fruit Heights City Council 1st time since 1939 establishment

For the first time since its establishment in 1939, Fruit Heights City Council (Utah) will start its meeting on June one with Hindu prayers, containing hymns from world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocation from ancient Sanskrit scriptures remotely before Fruit Heights City Council. After Sanskrit delivery, he then … Read more

[Specs] Galaxy Tab S7 FE Packs All the Fan-Favorite Features for Productivity, Creativity, and Entertainment

Designed with stunning features that meet the daily needs of consumers, the Galaxy Tab S7 FE is one that Galaxy fans won’t want to miss. Equipped with the fan-favorite features of the Galaxy Tab S7/S7+ — including an immersive 12.4-inch1 display and in-box S Pen that is perfect for entertainment, creative work and multitasking — … Read more