Tag: COVID-19
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...
7 New Death in Gujarat Due to Coronavirus, 176 New Cases.
18th April, 2020
Details of new cases and deceased people as of 18 -04-2020, 10:00 hours
Case/s Registered Today
Death/s
Discharged Patients
176
07
02
Details of new cases
Area
Today’s Case
Males
Females
Ahmedabad
143
84
59
Vaodara
13
5
8
Surat
13
10
3
Rajkot
2
2
0
Bha...
WHO Receives more than ₹ 28 billion funds to fight against Corona Pand...
As US hold it's 450 Million dollars funds to World Health Organisation (WHO), Other parts of the world decided to come to aid. Many countries are fighting against corona pandemic and still didn't hold back to help WHO in desperate times. WHO has received more than 360 million dollar funds till date and more than 150 million dollars are pledged by o...
Gujarat Receives 46,179 calls related to COVID-19
India's COVID-19 count today crossed 14,000-mark. Over 900 people tested positive for novel coronavirus in last 24 hours, taking the total coronavirus cases in the country to 14,378. As many as 480 people succumbed to death since the outbreak came into light.
In Gujarat there has been more than 1200 total cases and 48 confirmed deaths, As per da...
Death due to COVID-19 crosses 1.5 Lakhs, see where India stands.
Country
Total Cases
Total Deaths
Total Recovered
World
22,60,858
1,54,714
5,78,798
1
USA
7,10,272
37,175
63,510
2
Spain
1,90,839
20,002
74,797
3
Italy
1,72,434
22,745
42,727
4
France
1,47,969
18,681
34,420
5
Germany
1,41,397
4,352
85,400
6
UK
1,08,692
14,576
N/A
7
Chin...
Government offices in Gujarat to start from 20th April, 2020
COVID-19 treatment to be provided free of cost in designated private hospitals
Based on the guidelines issued by Government of India regarding re-starting government offices from 20th April, 2020, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has decided to re-start government offices with limited staff and adequate safety measures.
Providing details about the...