Investors to convert challenges into opportunities for food processing sector

The forum witnessed participation of senior most policy makers from Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. 193 companies from 19 countries also participated in the forum. The Minister requested all participants to follow the clarion call of Prime Minister to become Atma Nirbhar and be vocal for local. She said, new countries are … Read more

Bear-sized wombat cousin roamed Australia 25 million years ago

The plant-eating mammal called Mukupirna nambensis, known from the fossil of a partial skull and much of the skeleton unearthed at Lake Pinpa in northeastern South Australia state, is one of the earliest-known large-bodied Australian marsupials, they said. Mukupirna, meaning “big bones” in the local Aboriginal language, provides insight into the evolution of a marsupial … Read more

Fifteenth Finance Commission meets its Advisory Council

The Members of the Advisory Council felt that since they had met the Commission in April, national lockdown was further extended till end of May and now restrictions are being lifted in phased manner resulting in gradual resumption of economic activities. However, the impact of the pandemic on the economy and on the fiscal positions … Read more

Iran COVID-19 death toll exceeds 100 in 24 hours for eighth straight day

With 2,628 new cases in the past 24 hours, the total number of people infected stood at 217,724, of whom 177,852 have recovered, ministry spokeswoman said. The sharp increase in new daily infections and deaths in the past week follows the gradual lifting of restrictions that began in mid-April. Ministry spokeswoman said, 109 people had died … Read more

UK preparing to relax quarantine measures | COVID19 Updates

“I know that Grant Shapps, the transport secretary, is giving this a lot of consideration so that the quarantine provisions that we have got in place can perhaps start to be relaxed with certain countries where the risk is low,” he said. “I don’t know exactly when further information will be announced but I know … Read more