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Women Jan Dhan bank account holders have gotten the second installment of Rs 500 in line with the announcement made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in March. Under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojana, every women beneficiary has to be provided three installments of Rs.500 starting from April 2020. The second installment has been released […]
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalized with severe disease. A study by Gilead Sciences in the US showed that Remdesivir shortens the recovery time by 31% or about 4 days on average,
US FDA allowed use of remdesivir drug for severely ill COVID-19 patients Read More »
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting to discuss on the issues and reforms required in agriculture sector. Prime Ministers and Ministers discussed the possibilities of the uniform statutory framework in the country to facilitate new ways for farming which will infuse capital and technology in the agrarian economy. Discussion to make strategic interventions in
The leading advocate for small traders and businesses in India, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has announced to launch a national e-commerce marketplace ‘Bharatmarket’ soon for all retail traders in collaboration with several technology partners. Bharatmarket will integrate the capabilities of various technology companies to provide end-to-end services in the logistics and supply chains
Bharatmarket, national e-commerce marketplace for retail traders Read More »
Two hundred new mandis from seven states joined the e-NAM platform for marketing of agricultural produce. e-NAM aims to reach the last mile farmer and transform the way they sell their Agri produce. e-NAM has gained more strength by reaching out to more farmers & traders of these new mandis. Already 585 mandis in 16
200 new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States Read More »
The Smart City Operations Centre of Visakhapatnam operates 24×7 in three shifts to manage COVID 19. The highlights of COC are: The centre announces cautionary measures and information related to COVID-19 through Public Announcements Systems installed across 90 locations in the city. It passes COVID-19 information disseminated through digital sign boards that are installed at
Visakhapatnam Smart COC functions round the clock for COVID-19 management Read More »
The 12th session of Ministry of Tourism’s ‘Dekho Apna Desh’ on April 30, titled, ‘Celebrating the Incredible Indian Women in Responsible Tourism’ presented some powerful and personal stories of a few incredible women in India, who offer an alternative imagination of travel. The webinar series aims to create awareness about and promote various tourism destinations
Election Commission reviewed the matter concerning feasibility of conduct of biennial election for the 9 vacant seats of the MLC by MLAs in the state of Maharashtra. Maharashtra assured that various measures have been taken to control pandemic and that in the State Government’s assessment, elections to the nine seats of MLC by MLAs could
ECI decided to conduct Biennial Election to the Maharashtra Legislative Councils MLAs Read More »
Ministry of Shipping has revamped its website shipmin.gov.in and launched it on 30th April, 2020. The new website is based on open source technology and is deployed on NIC cloud Meghraj. The website has been designed as per Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW) issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government
Shri. Giridhar Aramane has assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. He held briefing meetings with senior officers to review the work of the Ministry and discussed pressing issues especially in the light of the impact of COVID -19 pandemic. Giridhar Aramane is a 1988 batch IAS officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.
Giridhar Aramane assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Read More »
