Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled the third tranche of government’s Rs 20 lakh crore economic package in a bid to revive the Indian economy that has taken a slump due to ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. GoI is to create a facilitative legal framework to enable farmers to […]
Cooperative Nafed is procuring pulses and oilseeds from farmers at support price during the current lockdown. Nafed procured 3.17 Lakh MT Gram (Chana) from 9 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana. 3.67 Lakh MT Mustard has been procured from 5 States namely Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
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The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare held a meeting with representatives of the Pesticide Manufacturing Industry through video conferencing to check the strategy to prevent locust attacks on agricultural fields. GoI is taking several measures to ensure uninterrupted sowing and harvesting operations amid lockdown. The Central and State Governments are working together on
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Bhagalpur Smart City has been supporting the city administration in combating COVID-19 using various initiatives. The key initiatives taken up by BSCL include use of technology for spreading awareness; innovative IEC measures for sharing experience during lock-down periods; establishment of shelters for vulnerable population and distribution of supplies and food and other protection measures such
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has issued a slew of guidelines to expedite implementation of projects under the flagship programme PMEGP to hand-hold local production a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “vocal for local” appeal. KVIC instructed the agencies concerned to scrutinize the applications under PMEGP and forward it to banks for
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Union Home Minister announced that all canteens of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the CRPF and the BSF will sell only indigenous products from June 1 to 50 lakh family members of about 10 lakh personnel. The total purchase value of the move by MHA would be around Rs.2800 crore. Under this move,
The Ministry of AYUSH and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have partnered to validate four Ayush formulations against COVID-19. The trials are expected to start within one week. The results will be given in 3 months. The partnership is a clinical study multi-centric in different parts of the country and variable design.
The ICMR issued guidance on rapid antibody test kits for COVID-19 and listed their manufacturers, which include two Chinese firms whose importer licenses were cancelled by the CDSCO after kits supplied by them showed wide-variation under field conditions. In its guidance, ICMR stated that these rapid antibody tests are not recommended for the diagnosis of
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India has moved up two positions to rank 74th on a global ‘Energy Transition Index’ with improvements on all key parameters of economic growth, energy security and environmental sustainability. India showed improvements in all key parameters of economic growth, energy security, and environmental sustainability. In WEF rankings, Sweden topped for a third consecutive year in
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The Department of Science and Technology has taken several initiatives to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among Divyangjan and Elderly and identified various challenges faced by them for finding technological solutions. The Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division of DST has supported organizations that have been instrumental in developing various assistive tools, technologies,
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