Day: May 20, 2020

Strongest cyclone in over a decade slams into India, Bangladesh

KOLKATA/DHAKA – A powerful cyclone barrelled into eastern India on Wednesday with heavy rain, wind and waves as millions of people were evacuated from there and neighbouring Bangladesh in an operation complicated by the campaign against the novel coronavirus. Cyclone Amphan had begun moving inland, the India Meteorological […]

Landfall process has commenced and the forward sector of the wall cloud region is entering into land in West Bengal

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: According to the latestrelease (at 1640 Hrs. IST)by the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Cyclone Warning Divisionof the India Meteorological Department: The Super Cyclonic Storm ‘AMPHAN’ (pronounced as UM-PUN) over Northwest Bay of Bengal moved north-northeastwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 06 hours and lay […]

Dr Harsh Vardhan participates in NAM Health Ministers’ meeting through VC

Highlights the doctrine of ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam’- the whole world is our family oppen view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare participated in the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Health Ministers’ meeting through video conference, here today. The meeting was chaired […]

Cabinet approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to launch a new Special Liquidity Scheme for Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) and Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to improve […]

Cabinet approves AtmaNirbhar Bharat Package

open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for allocation of foodgrains from Central Pool to approximately 8 crore migrants / stranded migrants @ 5 kg per person per month (May and […]

Updates on COVID-19

India has only 7.9 cases/ lakh population compared to the world figure of 62.3 cases/ lakh Recovery rate improves to 39.6 % open view news desk NEW DELHI, MAY 20: Through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, Government of India is taking several steps along with the States/UTs […]

Cyclone Amphan: Heavy downpour, high velocity winds pound Odisha

Bhubaneswar, May 20: As cyclone “Amphan” hurtled towards the coast, heavy downpour coupled with high velocity winds pounded coastal Odisha, uprooting trees and flattening fragile structures, officials said on Wednesday. More than 1.25 lakh people have so far been evacuated from low-lying coastal areas and the process of evacuation […]

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