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Tag: Corona

Scientists working on anti COVID drugs using garlic essential oil

Department of Biotechnology’s Center of Innovative and Applied Bioprocessing (DBT-CIAB) at Mohali, has planned a bouquet of research projects aimed at generating products that could be used for prevention, diagnosis or cure of for the deadly COVID 19 infection that is currently sweeping over the entire world. The plan has been designed so as to ...

COVID- Disinfection in Varanasi using special Drone

Invest India, India’s National Investment Promotion Agency have closely collaborated through the AGNI Mission, and Invest India’s Business Immunity Platform (BIP) - to facilitate the use of specially designed drones to support Covid-19 disinfection in Varanasi. The Government’s Covid-19 strategies align with global best practice: protecting Indi...

Search for solutions to Covid-19 from AYUSH healthcare disciplines

24 APR 2020 The Ministry of AYUSH has announced a mechanism to support short-term research projects for evaluating the impact of AYUSH interventions/ medicines in the prophylaxis and clinical management of COVID-19. Hospitals/Institutions involved in the management of COVID-19 cases have been invited to participate in this scheme which falls ...

Future of AMBANI and INDIA after crude oil crash and coronavirus.

The Crude Oil prices dropped to below Zero for first time ever in last 100 years history which bodes beginning of bad days for Mukesh Ambani of Reliance Industries Ltd. and Indian Stocks. With troubles staring at Indian PSU Banks in the form of NPA with biggest ever bad debts emerging from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance which is the largest capitalized c...

Up to 30% of the District Mineral Fund can be used to combat COVID-19

20 APR 2020 Coal and Mines PSUs extending best possible support in fighting Covid-19: Shri Pralhad Joshi NALCO AND MCL to fund two dedicated Covid-19 hospitals in Odisha National Aluminum Company (NALCO) and Coal India subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) will fully fund two dedicated COVID-19 hospitals in Odisha inaugurated by Shr...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...