In view of the recent loss of lives due to lightning strike in different parts of the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has suggested some measures to be followed by the pople so that its impact can be reduced. Talking to AlR News, NDMA Member Kamal Kishore has […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed sadness on the loss of lives due to heavy rains as well as landslides in Arunachal Pradesh. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, his thoughts are with the bereaved families. He hoped that the injured will recover quickly. The Prime Minister said, all possible […]
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda has informed that the Atma Nirbhar Bharat programme announced by the Prime Minister has provided succour to more than 35 lakh MSMEs through extension of credit. Speaking to AIR News, the minister said that the programme will revive our economy […]
Union Ministry Agriculture is taking several measures to facilitate the farmers and farming activities at field level during COVID 19 pandemic. The Ministry said, there has been satisfactory progress of sowing area coverage under Kharif crops. It said, rice has been sown in about 120.77 lakh hectare area as compared […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will share his thoughts with the people in the country and abroad in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme on All India Radio on 26th of this month. It will be the 67th episode of the monthly radio programme. People have been invited to share their ideas. People […]
India’s foreign exchange reserves have surged by a massive 6.47 billion dollars to reach a fresh all-time high of 513.25 billion dollars in the week ended 3rd July 2020. Foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, rose by 5.66 billion dollars to 473.26 billion dollars. In the […]
World Health Organization (WHO) has set up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments. The announcement follows strong criticism by US President Donald Trump, which accused the WHO of being China-centric. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian […]
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has allowed 29 general and health insurers to launch short-term ‘Corona Kavach’ health insurance policies. The policy will cover medical expenses occurred due to coronavirus disease. The insurance regulator said that it has designed a standard Covid specific product addressing basic health insurance […]
India’s Covid-19 fatality rate has declined to 2.72 per cent. This is lower than the fatality rates observed in many other countries in the world. Union Health Ministry said, the focus of Covid-19 management in the country has been to keep the fatalities low. It was 2.82 per cent a month ago. Health […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has welcomed foreign investment in the renewable energy sector and described India the most attractive market for clean energy. He said solar energy will play a big role in Atmanirbharta or self reliance, and remains a core focus of the government. Prime Minister was inaugurating Asia’s biggest solar project in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh through vodeo link yesterday. The 750 MW […]
The 18th meeting of the high-level Group of Ministers, GoM on COVID-19 was held in New Delhi through video conferencing under the chairpersonship of Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan. The GoM was briefed on the current status of COVID-19 in India. The global comparison between the five most affected countries […]
ICSE and ISC exam results for students of Class 10th and 12th will be announced at 3 pm today. The results will be uploaded on the website of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination. Students will be able to view their result by logging on to cisce.org and results.cisce.org Results […]
Union Home Ministry has permitted the National Investigation Agency to investigate the Thiruvananthapuram Airport Gold smuggling case. The Ministry said, the decision has been taken as the organised smuggling operation may have serious implications for national security. It came a day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote a letter […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to impose fresh restrictions of 55 hours in the state from this evening amid spurt in Covid-19 cases. The restrictions will be in place from 10 PM today till 5 AM on 13th July. AIR correspondent reports, as per the directions issued by Chief […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today dedicate to the nation a 750 MW Solar project set up at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh. The Rewa project will reduce carbon emission equivalent to about 15 lakh ton of CO2 per year. The project comprises three solar generating units of 250 megawatt each […]
Amid the Corona virus-enforced lockdown, the Central Railway’s workshop at Parel in Mumbai has manufactured a narrow gauge locomotive which will be utilized for hauling passengers and good trains on the Kangra Valley. In a statement, the Central Railways informed that the ‘ZDM3’ type locomotive was manufactured while adhering to […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of […]
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has refuted claims of privatization of the Indian Railways. In a tweet, the Minister said, all the current services of the Indian Railways will continue to remain operational and the Railways is not being privatized in any way. Mr. Goyal informed that 151 additional modern trains […]
Union Government has released 6,195.08 crore rupees to 14 states as the fourth equated monthly installment of the Post-Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant (PDRDG) as recommended by 15th Finance Commission. The Finance Ministry said in a tweet that this would provide them additional resources during the Corona crisis.
The IIT Alumni Council has signed an agreement with the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (CSIR-IGIB) to jointly conduct research on COVID-19 and patient data analysis. It may be noted that the council is setting up the world’s largest molecular diagnostic lab ‘MegaLab Mumbai’. According to a statement […]
Specialist doctors from AIIMS in New Delhi will provide expert guidance and knowledge support on COVID-19 to doctors manning Intensive Care Units in state hospitals. Ten hospitals have been selected, including nine from Mumbai and one from Goa. The first session of the expert tele-consultation was held last evening. A […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has clarified that topics mentioned in certain media reports as dropped from the syllabus are either being covered by the rationalized syllabus or are in the Alternative Academic Calendar of NCERT. In a press statement, CBSE informed that the Alternative Academic Calendar of […]
