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Indian Railways distributes only 2 million free meals
Meals distributed during lockdown due to COVID-19 at approximately 300 locations across the country Indian Railway organizations team up to feed hot cooked meals and hope to thousands of people everyday 20 APR 2020 Distribution of free hot cooked meals by Indian Railways during the national lockdown due to COVID-19 crossed the two million ...
A new low-cost rechargeable metal-air battery developed by INST scient...
Scientists at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology (INST), Mohali, an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, have recently come up with an efficient, low-cost electro-catalyst from fish gills that can help develop environmentally friendly energy conversion devices. This bio-inspired carbon na...
A new research can help to better our communication & navigation
20 APR 2020 Researchers from Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), Navi Mumbai, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, have developed a global model to predict the ionospheric electron density with larger data coverage—a crucial need for communication and navigation. Dr. V. Sai Gowtam, with hi...
DBT-BIRAC Call on COVID-19 Research Consortium
Proposals sought on development of diagnostics, vaccines, therapeutics and other interventions 16 proposals have been recommended for funding support
Delhi, 20 APR 2020
Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council had invited applications on COVID-19 Research Consortium. The first phase of the call end...
Timely action by the govt. will enable quicker return to normalcy for ...
Business Confidence Survey India Inc’s Business Confidence at the lowest levels since the Global Financial Crisis
Participating companies point out that prior planning along with adequate government support is necessary to enable smooth restart of their operations NEW DELHI, 19 April 2020: The latest round of FICCI’s Business Confidenc...
Masks that use electrostatics of materials to protect healthy individu...
CeNS develops TriboE masks that can hold electric charges to restrict the entry of infections but interestingly, without any external power Face masks used by frontline healthcare professionals, which are of high technical quality, need special expertise for production, while a simple face mask that can contain the spread of the Corona virus is ...
Railways loads food grains double the amount what was done last year
To ensure enough availability of foodgrains for Public Distribution system ( PDS), Railways loads food grains double the amount what was done last year More than 1500 rakes and more than 4.2 Million Tonnes of foodgrains loaded during the lockdown period from 25th March to 17th April 2020 compared to 2.31 million tonnes last year in same period
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Defence PSUs, OFB ramp up their resources to fight COVID-19 pandemic
Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) have played their part in assisting civilian administration in fight against COVID-19 pandemic. These vital institutions of Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence have channelised all their resources, technical knowhow and manpower to help the nation mi...
Compensation of Rs.10 lakhs to all Postal employees
The Department of Posts comes under essential services and reiterated at para -11 (iii) of MHA OM No. 40-3/2020-DM-I (A) dated 15.04.2020. The Postal employees including Gramin Dak Sevaks are performing various duties to provide customers mail delivery, Post Office Saving Bank, Postal Life Insurance, the ease of money withdrawal at his/her doo...
274 flights operated under Lifeline Udan to transport essential medica...
‘Lifeline Udan’ flights are being operated by MoCA to transport essential medical cargo to remote parts of the country to support India’s war against COVID-19. 274 flights have been operated under Lifeline Udan by Air India, Alliance Air, IAF and private carriers.175 of these flights have been operated by Air India and Alliance Air. Cargo transport...
National Fertilizers ltd is taking active part in distributing essenti...
A leading Fertilizer company, National Fertilizers Ltd.(NFL) under the Union Department of Fertilizers , Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry, Govt of India, is taking active part in distributing essential items like food, medicines and masks to support Government in its effort to combat COVID-19. Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Shri D...
Procurement operations of Pulses and Oilseeds directly from Farmers at...
Government of India through Central Nodal Agencies like NAFED and FCI has been striving to assure better returns for the farmers. Procurement of notified commodities at Minimum Support Price (MSP) from the farmers in several States in the Rabi 2020-21 season has started. Farmers are being given timely marketing support in the time of lockdown. Maxi...
Government prohibits supply of Non-Essential Items through e-Commerce ...
19 APR 2020 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order to exempt certain activities under the consolidated revised guidelines to all Ministries/Departments regarding the Nationwide lockdown to fight COVID-19. Under the above consolidated revised guidelines, it is clarified that, e-commerce companies supplying essential goods have been exe...
No proposal for reduction of pension, says Government
19 APR 2020 It has come to the notice of the Department of Pension & Pensioners' Welfare of the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension that in the wake of the current pandemic, Covid-19 and the ensuing economic scenario, many rumors are afloat that the Government is contemplating a reduction/stoppage of Pension which has ...
Indian Naval Hospital Ship Patanjali at the Forefront of Fight Against...
19 APR 2020 Indian Naval Hospital Patanjali at Karwar has been at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, by treating the patients from the Uttara Kannada district. Acting on a request from the Karwar District Administration upon announcement of nation-wide lockdown on 25 Mar 20, INHS Patanjali was prepared in every aspect within 24 hour...