Month: June 2020

Yamuna river regains sparkle as virus lockdown banishes waste

NEW DELHI – The sparkle has returned to the Yamuna river flowing through India’s capital of New Delhi, residents say, after decades of filthy and stinking waters, matted with garbage and polluted with toxic effluent from industry. In a feat that eluded years of government cleanliness efforts, a […]

India set to reopen temples, malls but no sprinkling of holy water

NEW DELHI – India will throw open shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship that typically attract large crowds next week, officials said, even though coronavirus infections are rising at the fastest daily rate than at any time in the past three months. Anxious to jump-start an economy […]

‘It’s not over until there is no virus anywhere in the world’: WHO

GENEVA – Some countries have seen “upticks” in COVID-19 cases as lockdowns ease, and populations must continue to protect themselves against the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. “On upticks, yes we have seen in countries around the world – I’m not talking specifically about […]

UPDATES ON COVID-19

SOPs for operation of public and semi-public environments to resume social and economic activity released open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 5: As India is easing its lockdown requirements through a graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has uploaded standard operating […]

DST building resilience of SC & STs against COVID 19 through S&T interventions

Support provided to the network of KIs and S&T based NGOs has brought convergence among different stakeholders open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 5: The Science for Equity Empowerment and Development (SEED) division of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) is providing grant-in-aid support to several […]

Reiterate pledge to preserve biodiversity: PM on World Environment Day

New Delhi, Jun 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pitched for collective efforts to ensure that the planet becomes a better place for future generations. “On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reiterate our pledge to preserve our planet’s rich biodiversity. Let us collectively do whatever possible to ensure the flora and […]

India’s COVID-19 tally reaches 2,26,770 with record spike of 9,851 cases; death toll 6,348

New Delhi, June 5: India saw a record single-day jump of 9,851 coronavirus cases and 273 deaths on Friday, pushing the nationwide infection tally to 2,26,770 and the death toll to 6,348, according to the Union health ministry.? India stood seventh among the nations worst hit by the COVID-19 […]

Russia struggles to clean up Arctic river fuel spill

Russia on Thursday intensified efforts to clean up a major fuel spill that environmentalists say is the worst such accident in the Arctic, as investigators made their first arrest. A diesel reservoir collapsed at a power station outside the northern Siberian city of Norilsk on Friday, releasing 15,000 […]

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh launches e-Booklet

Pension reforms hugely benefitted the lives of the Pensioners: Dr Jitendra Singh open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 4: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today launched […]

Prime Minister Addresses the virtual Global Vaccine Summit 2020

India stands in solidarity with the world in these challenging times says the Prime Minister India pledges 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine alliance open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 4: India has today pledged 15 Million US Dollars to Gavi, the international vaccine […]

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