A high-level meeting in New Delhi participated by top Union ministries took stock of the probable impact of cyclonic storm ‘Yaas’ and the preparedness to handle the expacted devastation due to it. The ministers involved in this meeting included Piyush Goyal, minister of railway, commerce, public distribution and food; Dharmendra Pradhan, minister of petroleum, natural…
By Hari Ram Internet revolution has provided a much-needed platform for artists, film-makers, audiences, sponsors, and all those associated with the music industry. Thanks to the extended periods of lockdown necessitated by the ceaseless fury of COVID-19, people are consuming more content online, be it over social media sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or…
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has fully opposed physical presence of the employees of the organisations dealing in non-essential economic activities, at their workplaces at least for the next two weeks. Uday Kotak, President, CII said it was necessary to break the chain of COVID-19 transmission. In his opinion, the Indian industries should review…
Over one lakh 50 thousand vials of Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine made in Russia has arrived in India . After COVISHIELD and COVAXIN this will be the third vaccine to be used as preventive vaccine against Coronavirus in the country. Recently the Drug Controller General of India has approved Sputnik-V for emergency use in the country…
As the hospitals are becoming overwhelmed due to rising cases of COVID-19, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) has asked the insurers to settle the cashless insurance claims within 1 hour from the time of receiving the necessary documents and the authorization request. As per the directions of IRDAI the insurers should approve the…
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund aimed at facilitating medium and long-term debt financing for investment in agricultural projects has been able to garner Rs 8216 crore rupee through eight thousand 665 applications. Among the investors 58 per cent share has been contributed by Primary Agricultural Credit Societies apart from agri entrepreneurs and the individual farmers. Bringing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while chairing a COVID-19 situation review meeting, asked the officials to ensure upgradation of healthcare infrastructure at a fast pace in the country. In the meeting with top officials, Modi reviewed the situation relating to medicines and health infrastructure, besides the availability of oxygen in various locatio. The officials informed the…
India’s export of Organic food products has witnessed steep rise in the current financial year in comparison to the previous fiscal. The export of Indian Organic food has taken 51% jump in terms of value amounting to Rs 7078 crores while in terms of quantity the export has grown by 39% to 888,179 metric tones…
Ayush Ministry joined hands with some yoga institutions and organized a collaborative initiative “Yoga for unity and well-being 2021” on virtual platform to spread awareness among the citizens about health benefits of yoga. In the current phase of pandemic there is a growing concern over its impact over the mental health of the people. The…
Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 cases in India the steel fraternity across the country has come forward to fulfill the fast growing demand for medical Oxygen to help treat the patients. Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Steel, has informed the steel plants have already supplied 1.43 lakh metric tons of…
