India is a vast South Asian country with diverse terrain – from Himalayan peaks to Indian Ocean coastline – and history reaching back 5 millennia. In the north, Mughal Empire landmarks include Delhi’s Red Fort complex, massive Jama Masjid mosque and Agra’s iconic Taj Mahal mausoleum. Pilgrims bathe in the Ganges in Varanasi, and Rishikesh is a yoga center and base for Himalayan trekking.
Meanwhile, Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Harsh Vardhan chaired a meeting on COVID Appropriate Behaviour with Heads and Directors of Autonomous Institutions of Department of Science and Technology and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research on Friday. Dr Vardhan applauded the great work carried out by all scientists, even beyond their mandates, and said … Read more
Union Minister of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan today chaired a meeting with Heads/ Directors of Autonomous Institutions under the Department of Science &Technology (DST) and CSIR through video conferencing to review the activities taken under the “Jan Andolan” on COVID Appropriate Behaviour, here. Highlighting the importance of … Read more
Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy under Ministry of AYUSH hosted today a webinar on Yoga and Immunity titled VIHARA with an aim to deliberate the various aspects of immunity. Experts included Clinical Immunologists, Researchers, clinicians, and Yoga & Naturopathy physicians participated in the webinar. Ranjit Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH made … Read more
Railway stations and trains will witness manifold increase in footfall during the upcoming festive season. To face the challenges posed by increased footfall effectively, especially during the pandemic wherein COVID protocol also needs to be rigorously enforced, Chairman-cum-CEO/Railway Board, Member (Operations and Business Development) and DG/RPF interacted with officers of the field formation at zonal … Read more
Union Education Minister . Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated two facilities namely Innovation & Incubation Center and Sports Complex in the Permanent Campus of IIT Jodhpur in an online event today. The event was graced by . Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Jal Shakti and . Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Education as Guest of Honor and Special Guest, respectively. Dr. R. … Read more
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) today announced crossing Rs 5 lakh crore Assets Under Management (AUM) mark. The subscriber’s contributions under the National Pension System (NPS) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have jointly contributed to this landmark figure, over a period of 12 years. The growth in NPS subscribers has also been … Read more
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has greeted NSG Black Cats personnel and their families on NSG’s Raising Day. “On their Raising Day, greetings to NSG Black Cats personnel and their families. NSG plays a crucial role in India’s security apparatus. It has been associated with utmost courage and professionalism. India is proud of NSG’s efforts … Read more
Candidates can download their score card and check the merit list through the official website. The NEET was conducted on 13th September and 14th October amid strict precautions in view of the COVID-19 pandemic for admission to the undergraduate medical courses in all medical institutions including those governed under any other law. A total of … Read more
The temperature in the National Capital Delhi will hover between 16 and 34 degrees Celsius. It will have Mainly Clear sky. In Mumbai, there will be generally cloudy sky with light rain. The minimum temperature will be 25 degrees Celsius and the maximum will be around 32 degrees. Chennai will have generally cloudy sky with Light Rain or Drizzle. The … Read more
The Covid outbreak has had a substantial impact on the Performing Arts & Cultural sector with in-person exhibitions, events, and performances either cancelled or postponed. However, there were intensive efforts by the Artists & the institutions of the Ministry of Culture to provide alternative or additional services through digital platforms with proper documentation of the events. … Read more
Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Food Processing Industries, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj today virtually inaugurated the India – International Food & Agri Week being organised from 16th to 22nd October 2020. Addressing the inaugural session, Tomar said that Indian food processing sector is 32% of India’s food market. He said that the focus of this agro and food … Read more
The Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Justice of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States was hosted by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law & Justice, Communication and Electronics & Information Technology on 16th October, 2020. Minister of Law and Justice of the Republic of India Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Justice of the Republic … Read more
Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare today presided over an event to celebrate ‘World Food Day’. The event was organized by FSSAI. This year’s theme is Grow, Nourish, Sustain. Together. Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare joined the programme through video conference. Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative coins of Rs 75 denomination to mark the 75th Anniversary of FAO today through video conferencing. He dedicated to the nation, 17 recently developed biofortified varieties of crops. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister greeted the people across the world who are constantly working to remove malnutrition. He … Read more
The Chief Guest at the function in Manesar today to mark the 36th Raising Day of the National Security Guard (NSG), Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy while greeting the NSG, said that under the visionary guidance of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the leadership of Union Home Minister, Amit Shah the … Read more
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have granted conditional exemption to National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) for the deployment of Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) for Data Acquisition for mapping and implementation of Web based Geographical Information System (GIS) platform for Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS). Commenting … Read more
“I want to make sure I see the Olympics take place next year,” he said, speaking at a town hall to a news agency. He also touched on his visit to Vietnam and Indonesia scheduled for Sunday, saying that a free and open Indo-Pacific is “essential” to stability in the region. His visit would mark the … Read more
Shipping Ministry said, the discount will apply for the coastal movement of cargo and vessel related charges, being handled at Jawaharlal Nehru Port and Deendayal Port to Shahid Beheshti Port, Chabahar. The levy of concessional vessel related charges is to be applied proportionately, subject to vessel loading at least five thousand tonnes cargo to Shahid … Read more
Electoral Bonds will be valid for fifteen calendar days from the date of issue and no payment will be made to any payee Political Party if the Electoral Bond is deposited after expiry of the validity period. The Ministry said, the Electoral Bond deposited by an eligible Political Party in its account will be credited … Read more
He mentioned about Pro Bono Legal Services to provide free legal aid to marginalized sections of the society. The Minister highlighted that through Tele-Law services initiated in 2017, so far over three lakh 44 thousand free legal consultations have been given to poor people through video conference. He said, during COVID19 pandemic over 25 Lakh … Read more
While many students across the Philippines have been able to take online classes, the Aeta villages in a mountainous area north of Manila are largely without internet access – or even television reception – for distance learning. “We had to think of an alternative way to bring the lessons to the children,” said Christopher Semsem, … Read more
Earlier this year she started “Metfasal Leek” – Arabic for “Tailored for you” – a clothing line that she says is the first of its kind in Egypt. Al-Abhar, 43, said after working with various companies on ways to cater for people with disabilities, she had noticed that they were not being served by clothing … Read more
The 11-foot yellow serpent, named Belle, is one of her family’s many pets, living happily together on an animal sanctuary in an agricultural community in southern Israel. She was named after Belle, the female character in Walt Disney’s popular animated film Beauty and the Beast, who dons a yellow ball gown in a famous dance … Read more
This profound puzzle challenged a global research team to record an alligator bellowing with normal air, and then breathing heliox, a helium-oxygen mixture. The breakthrough garnered an Ig Nobel Prize for Acoustics on Thursday. The Ig Noble Prizes are an annual honor for accomplishments in science and humanities that are intended to make you laugh … Read more
The information was shared by the General Secretary of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad Nirmal Kumar Chatterjee, reports the official news agency BSS. This year the number of mandaps has declined by 1173 due to the Corona pandemic. Last year Puja was organised across 31,398 mandaps across the country. In Dhaka alone, 233 Puja mandaps … Read more
Addressing the inaugural session, Tomar said that Indian food processing sector is 32% of India’s food market. He said that the focus of this agro and food tech is the use of technology in the field of food and agriculture sector to increase the income of farmers. He said that this is in line with the goal … Read more
The event was presided by the Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. Union MoSs Gen (Retd) Dr V K Singh and G Kishan Reddy, Ministers from the State, Members of Parliaments, MLAs and senior officers from the Centre and the State.Speaking on the occasion, Gadkari said that the length of National Highways in Andhra … Read more
30 fully equipped teams of NDRF are deployed in the flood affected southern states to assist civil administration in rescue and relief operations. Today, NDRF teams have rescued about 200 stranded person from Solapur district of Maharashtra and evacuated more than 600 persons in flood affected cities Hyderabad & Rangareddy of Telangana and East Godavari … Read more
However, there were intensive efforts by the Artists & the institutions of the Ministry of Culture to provide alternative or additional services through digital platforms with proper documentation of the events. Ministry of Culture (Performing Arts Bureau) implements many schemes under its Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana (KSVY), where the grants are sanctioned/approved for holding programs/activities … Read more
MoS for Education Sanjay Dhotre was Guest of Honour on the ocassion. Ambassadors and Representatives from ASEAN Member States; Secretary, Higher Education, Amit Khare; Secretary (East), MEA, Ms Riva Ganguly Das; Director, IIT Delhi, Professor V Ramgopal Rao; ASEAN Coordinators from Respective IITs, Directors of the IITs and the selected students also graced the occasion. … Read more
Command Hospital (Air Force) Bengaluru and Command Hospital (Eastern Command) Kolkata were judged as the Best and Second Best Command Hospital for the year 2019 respectively. The award ceremony was attended by the Defence Secretary besides senior service and civilian dignitaries. Raksha Mantri, while complementing the two hospitals on their outstanding performance, acknowledged the commendable … Read more
This will be the first training camp for the women’s wrestlers since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed in March this year. The players have arrived in Lucknow and will complete a seven-day quarantine before starting their individual training. The camp is scheduled from October 10 to December 31 and will comprise 16 wrestlers and 4 … Read more
Each team comprises of a Jt. Secretary (nodal officer for the respective State), one public health expert to look after the public health aspects, one clinician to look after infection prevention practices, clinical management protocol being followed by the State. The teams will support the State efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and … Read more
The Lakshmi Vilas Bank is currently trading at Rs. 17.85, down by 0.05 points or 0.28% from its previous closing of Rs. 17.80 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 17.95 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 18.50 and Rs. 17.55 respectively. So far 119002 shares were traded on the counter. … Read more
In an announcement published on the presidential website on Friday, Jeenbekov said, he does not want to go down in the history of Kyrgyzstan as a president who allowed bloodshed and shooting on its people. He has taken the decision to resign, he added. He also called on newly-appointed Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov and other … Read more
Reliance Industries is currently trading at Rs. 2207.60, up by 2.05 points or 0.09% from its previous closing of Rs. 2205.55 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 2214.80 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 2232.00 and Rs. 2205.15 respectively. So far 100601 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more
Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in a notification said, the export of alcohol-based hand sanitizers in container with dispenser pumps is free for export making export of alcohol-based hand sanitizers in any form or packaging freely exportable, with immediate effect.
The Day stresses the need for global solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable to recover from the crisis, and to make food systems more resilient and robust. It also highlights the importance to create a food system that can withstand increasing volatility and climate shocks, deliver affordable and sustainable healthy diets … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin of Rs. 75 denomination to mark the 75th Anniversary of Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO on Friday. In order to mark World Food Day, PM also dedicated 17 new biofortified varieties of 8 crops to the nation. PM extended his best wishes to everyone on the occasion … Read more
Speaking at a health insurance summit organised by CII in Mumbai, Khuntia said under such focussed products, insurance companies can bring together medical experts to make aware policy holders on steps to be taken to prevent various diseases. The IRDAI chairman said the insurance sector, for too long, has concentrated on tertiary care or hospitalisation … Read more
In a statement, the Ministry said, the amount so borrowed will be passed on to the states as a back-to-back loan in lieu of GST compensation cess releases. It said, the borrowing will not have any impact on the fiscal deficit of the Government of India. It added that the amounts will be reflected as … Read more
World Bank Chief, David Malpass told finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 major economies that he would propose the supplemental financing package later this month to deputies of the International Development Association (IDA). Malpass expressed concerns over the rising risk of disorderly defaults among low-income countries. He said the World Bank and … Read more
Countries in Europe are seeing a resurgence in cases of COVID-19, with national leaders all trying different strategies to try to slow the increase before hospital capacity is overwhelmed. Most countries are now declaring more cases each day than during the first wave at the beginning of the year. Some of that is due to … Read more
The virus has infected more than 3 crore 91 lakh people globally. Novel coronavirus has claimed over 11 lakh lives worldwide while the tally of global recoveries from the virus has crossed 2 crore 93 lakh. U.S. and Brazil remain to be worst affected from the disease. The U.S has registered cases of infection crossing … Read more
He said, there is still a real difference on the main sticking points like fisheries, state subsidies controls and enforcement of the final agreement. Meanwhile, the EU27, refused to grant Michel Barnier permission to intensify the talks and instead ordered the UK Prime Minister to compromise. Reacting on EU’s statement, UK PM’s Brexit envoy Lord … Read more
Azerbaijan and Armenia accused each other of violating a ceasefire brokered less than a week ago to enable the sides to swap detainees and the bodies of those killed in the clashes. The Azeri prosecutor`s office said three Azeri civilians were killed and three were wounded during a funeral in Azerbaijan’s Terter region when an … Read more
In the early hours of Thursday, the government had attempted to curtail the student-led protest movement by issuing an emergency decree banning gatherings of more than four people and arresting about 20 activists. Defying the ban, tens of thousands of people, including high-school students, gathered in Bangkok on Thursday evening. They called for the release … Read more
Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman today attended the Plenary Meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), theMinisterial-level committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)through video-conference. The discussions at the meeting were based on IMF Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda titled “Catalyzing a Resilient Recovery”. The members of the … Read more
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda has said India is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of generic medicines across the world. During initial phase, he said, HCQ and Azithromycin was identified as one of medicines under treatment protocol for covid-19 in emergency cases. Referring to India supplying these medicines to … Read more
The Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, which celebrated its 78th Corps Day on 15 Oct 2020, is responsible to provide integrated engineering support to the entire range of equipment and weapon systems of the Indian Army during complete life cycle from design to discard thus enhancing the Army’s combat potential by exploiting the power of … Read more