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The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, conferred National Awards on 47 teachers from across the country in the first ever award ceremony held virtually today (September 5, 2020) on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. The President in his speech congratulated the winners of the award and appreciated the steps taken by the teachers … Read more

The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu today said that he owed his attainment and accomplishments in life to his teachers and mentors, who coached and trained him during his school and college days. He was interacting virtually on the occasion of Teachers Day with teachers and students of Akshara Vidyalaya, a school run by … Read more

These trains will be in addition to the existing30 special Rajdhani type trains started w.e.f. 12.05.2020 and 200 Special Mail Express trains introduced w.e.f. 01.06.2020 (total 230 trains).  It may be noted that presently Indian Railways is running 30 special Rajdhani type trains started w.e.f. 12.05.2020 and 200 Special Mail Express trains introduced w.e.f. 01.06.2020 (total 230 trains).  

In July, the Ministry had decided to draw up extended contracts for foreign and Indian coaches in alignment with the Olympic cycle. This decision was taken by the Ministry with a focus on the 2024 and 2028 Olympics, and to ensure Olympic-bound athletes are able to train consistently with one coach and therefore work on … Read more

Tracking the results of open-heart surgeries may soon become easier and low cost, thanks to a simple, cost-effective blood flow meter that Indian scientists have developed. India is currently fully dependent on imported blood flow meters for precise measurement of blood flow rates, a critical parameter to measure the outcome of open-heart surgeries. However, it … Read more

Known for his exploits at the goalpost, PR Sreejesh recalled how his teacher’s words at the GV Raja Sports School has helped him surge ahead with a strong mind during these past few months that have posed several challenges in an athlete’s life due to Covid-19 pandemic halting competition and training. He said, “In my … Read more

Infectious secretions from contagious diseases such as COVID 19, tuberculosis (TB), and influenza poses high risk for healthcare workers. Their exposure to the high-risk hazard while handling the waste can soon be controlled with a canister bag that solidifies the secretions rapidly, making disposal safer. For the safe management of infected respiratory secretions, the researchers … Read more

Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan held a review meeting through video conference (VC) with the Health Secretaries of 15 districts across 5Statesof Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh today. These 15 districts comprise Chittoor, Prakasam, Mysuru, Bengaluru Urban, Ballari, Koppal, Dakshina Kannada, Davangere, Ludhiana, Patiala, Chennai, Coimbatore, Salem, Lucknow and Kanpur … Read more

In the current season of Kharif 2020, record area of 1095.38 lakh ha has been covered. Sowing of rice still continues while sowing of pulses, coarse cereals, millets and oilseeds is almost over. There is no impact of COVID-19 on progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on date. Union Minister of Agriculture & … Read more

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Piyush Goyal today met the Office-bearers of various Export Promotion Councils (EPCs), to discuss the issues concerning the country’s global trade, ground level situation, and problems being faced by the exporters. Shri Goyal has been holding a series of discussions with the EPCs, particularly since the lockdown. The … Read more

One of the goals of the TEST-TRACK-TREAT strategy of the Centre is to reduce the COVID mortality and keep the case fatality rate low. There has been sharp attention on sustaining high levels of recoveries and to strengthen the clinical treatment protocols to provide a uniform standardised level of medical care to save lives. Not … Read more

The ‘new type primary health centre’ (NTPHC) building at Khumina village of Hajin block is awaiting completion even after 12 years of its foundation, with the local residents facing difficulties for want of adequate health facilities in the village. “Even as the foundation stone of the NTPHC Khumina was laid in 2008, the hospital building … Read more

Srinagar : A book titled ‘Historical Significance of Rozabal’ authored by veteran writer G N Adfar was released at historic mosque on Friday prayers at Rozabal Charari Sharief, the gateway to famous shrine of Sufi Saint Shiekh Noor U Din (RA). The book was brought out by the Jamia Masjid Rozabal and was released by … Read more

Addressing the BRICS Foreign ministers meeting on Friday, he called for expansion of the UN Security Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories. He also called for reformed multilateralism including reform of international bodies like UN, WTO, IMF, WHO etc. Highlighting the scourge of terrorism EAM called for enhanced BRICS cooperation for countering the menace.  … Read more

  If you are wondering what special to cook for the weekend, you have come to the right place. Because every Friday, we bring to you one special dish and its recipe that helps you and your loved ones come closer.   This Friday is no exception! We are back again with an all-time favourite … Read more

  Samsung has always been at the cutting edge of mobile photography providing industry-leading capabilities in Galaxy smartphones. Features such as Single Take, Pro-Mode, Ultra-Wide, Hyperlapse among others can take your photography skills to the next level and bring out your inner photographer to the fore.   One such shutterbug is Auditya Venkatesh. An avid … Read more

The search came as Lebanon was to mark one month since the blast that killed and wounded thousands of people and traumatized the country. A moment of silence was planned at 6:08 p.m., the moment that marks the most destructive single incident in Lebanon’s history on Aug. 4. Search operations first began Thursday afternoon after … Read more

131 IPS probationers including 28 Lady Probationers have completed 42 weeks of Basic Course Phase-I training at the Academy. They joined the Academy on 17 Dec 2018 after completing their Foundation Course at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. Mussoorie and at Dr Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute of Telangana. Hyderabad with other services … Read more

For these two successive days, more than 11.70 lakh samples have been tested across the country. 11,69,765 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. No other country has achieved these levels of very high daily testing. With this steep exponential rise in daily testing, the cumulative tests are nearing 4.7 crore. The cumulative tests as … Read more

If the concept of ‘ability’ is about having the capacity to accomplish something, ‘attitude’ is the mindset that makes that accomplishment a reality. When it comes down to it, the attitude of the Galaxy Z Fold2 can be summed up as a combination of three elements: determination (to redefine what smartphone users can do with … Read more

Goyal has been holding a series of discussions with the EPCs, particularly since the lockdown. The Commerce Secretary Dr Anup Wadhawan, DGFT Amit Yadav and other senior officers of the Ministry were present in the meeting. In his opening remarks, the Minister said that the country’s exports as well as imports are showing positive trends. The … Read more

The auction process for coal mines for commercial mining was launched on June 18, 2020. Following revisions have been made by the Coal Ministry in the list of coal mines offered in the process of opening up of coal sector and introduction of coal mining: Addition of Dolesara, Jarekela and Jharpalam-Tangarghat Coal Mines to the 1st Tranche of … Read more

Continuing the spree of conducting more than 10 lakh tests per day from the last two days, India has witnessed an unprecedented surge in daily testing today. Over 11.7 lakh (11,72,179) tests were done in the last 24 hours. With this achievement, the cumulative tests are more than 4.5 crore (4,55,09,380). This demonstrates an exponential … Read more

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways Shri Piyush Goyal has said that New age ideas will help us to prepare India to contribute in a much bigger way to global supply chains. Addressing CII’s event on ‘Launch of India’s Future Business Group’ today, he said that New-age entrepreneurs are going to change the … Read more

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda has said that the Ministry of Tribal affairs is funding  26 Tribal Research Institutes (TRIs) for research under Grant to TRIs and is engaged in quality research in collaboration with reputed Government and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) spread over the country. National Institute for Tribal research is being set up in … Read more

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves incremental acquisition by SABIC International Holdings B.V. (SABIC BV) in ClariantAGunder Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002, on 2nd September 2020. The Proposed Combination relates to an incremental acquisition of 6.51% shareholding in ClariantAG by SABIC BV (a wholly owned affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)) (Proposed Combination). … Read more

E-Foundation stone laying ceremony of the new training Institute building of National Academy of RUDSETI (NAR) was held yesterday. The NAR undertakes monitoring, mentoring and capacity building of the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes staff (585 RSETIs are spread across 566 districts of the country), State/UT Rural Livelihood Mission staff and the concerned Bank officials … Read more

India has climbed 4 spots and has been ranked 48thby the World Intellectual Property Organization in the Global Innovation Index 2020 rankings. In midst of the Covid -19 pandemic, it comes as an uplifting news for India, and is a testament of its robust R&D Ecosystem. India was at the 52nd position in 2019 and was … Read more

But it’s not clear the changes are enough. The company said Thursday it will restrict new political ads in the week before the election and remove posts that convey misinformation about COVID-19 and voting. It will also attach links with official results to posts by candidates and campaigns that prematurely declare victory. “This election is … Read more