File transfer website WeTransfer banned in India
The Indian Department of Telecommunications has banned the popular file transfer website WeTransfer in India citing national interest and public interest. According to a report, the Department of Telecommunications, in a directive given on May 18, has asked the telecom operators and Internet service providers (ISPs) to ban three website Uniform Res...
Now you can go to another state by taking a rental bike, New advisory
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued advisory based on the issues received from certain stakeholders in implementing “Rent a Motor Cab/Cycle Schemes” vide No RT-11036/09/2020-MVL (pt-1) dated 01 June 2020 wherein it has been written that -
The person driving the Commercial Vehicle carrying the valid driving license /IDP and a...
EPFO Pensioners to get 105 crore additional pension
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) released Rs 868 crore pension along with Rs 105 crore arrear on account of restoration of commuted value of pension.
On the recommendation of Central Board of Trustees (EPFO), the Government of India accepted one of the long-standing demands of workers to allow restoration of commuted value of pensio...
Rs 812 Crore for Odisha’s Jal Jeevan Mission
Through ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’, Government of India is making all efforts to provide every rural household in the country a Functional Household Tap Connection for water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis.
State Governments are steering this programme to bring cheers in the lives of rural people by providing ...
Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) campaign launched for 1.5 crore dairy farmers...
The Government will provide Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to 1.5 crore dairy farmers belonging to Milk Unions and Milk producing Companies within the next two months (1st June-31st July 2020) under a special drive.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy in gin association with Department of Financial Services has already circulated relevant circ...
Another disinfection unit from DRDO
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a disinfection unit named Ultra Swachh to disinfect a wide range of materials, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), electronics items, fabrics, etc.
Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS), the Delhi based laboratory of DRDO has developed this produ...
Three more States included in One Nation One Card scheme
The Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan today announced the inclusion of three more states namely - Odisha, Sikkim and Mizoram in the scheme on ‘Integrated Management of Public Distribution System’ (IM-PDS).
Under this system nation-wide portability of the benefits under NFSA through “One Nation On...
Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for Kharif Crops for 2020-21
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for all mandated Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21.
Government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2020-21, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce.
The highest increase in MSP i...
Agriculture relief: Repayment of outstanding loan will resume after Au...
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to extend repayment date upto 31.08.2020 for Standard Short-Term loans upto Rs.3 lakh advanced for agriculture and allied activities by banks.
Which have become due or shall become due between 1st March, 2020 and 31st August, 2020 with continued benefit of 2% Interest Subvention (IS) to Banks and 3% Promp...
Technology Platform to empower MSMEs ‘CHAMPIONS’ Launches
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow launched the technology platform CHAMPIONS which stands for Creation and Harmonious Application of Modern Processes for Increasing the Output and National Strength. Too long? Well you newer waited in que at government offices.
As the name suggests,the portal is basically for making the smaller units big by s...
Scientists develop smart herbal bandage for wounds
SScientists from Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology,Govt. of India have developed a pH-responsive smart bandage that can deliver the medicine applied in the wound at the pH that is suitable for the wound.
The scientists have developed the delivery sy...
PFC to provide PPE Kits and Ambulances to Government of Uttarakhand.
In yet another step to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC) , the central PSU under Ministry of Power and India's leading NBFC, has come forward to provide financial assistance of ₹ 1.23 crore to the Government of Uttarakhand.
The fund will be utilized for procurement of 500 PPEs Kits for frontline staff and 06 fully ...
Assam plans to provide functional water tap connections to 13 lakh rur...
Assam presented the Annual Action Plan for consideration and approval of Ministry of Jal Shakti. Government of India approved Rs 1407 Crore for 2020-21 under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
In 2020-21, State plans to provide tap connections to 13 lakh households out of total 63 lakhs. Realization of the goal of Jal Jeevan Mission in Assam is not diffi...
SpaceX’s Falcon rocket took off in a historic flight, crew missi...
After nearly a decade, America has once again made history by sending a human mission to space from a private company's spacecraft. US space agency NASA sent its astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday through Elon Musk's company SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft. Earlier at 2:03 pm on May 27, 2020, NASA had to send two American astronauts...
Lockdown had to be relaxed, almost half of the cases came in the fourt...
In just 14 days of lockdown 4.0, 85,974 cases have been reported, which is about half of the total cases. So far, more than 1.82 lakh people have been infected in the country with the corona virus. The fourth phase of the lockdown started on 18 May, which ran till 31 May. Firstly PM Modi announced the lockdown from March 24, which was 21 days
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