Month: June 2020

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh holds a video conference

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today held a video conference meeting to discuss COVID prevention measures with representatives of Jammu & Kashmir Municipal bodies. In his opening remarks, Dr Jitendra Singh said that in the earlier two phases of COVID […]

India’s coronavirus cases cross 200,000, peak still weeks away

Cases jumped by 8,909 over the previous day in one of the highest single-day spikes, taking the tally to 207,615, the health ministry said. “We are very far away for the peak,” said Dr Nivedita Gupta, of the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research. Government officials have previously […]

Haryana govt to reopen schools in July: Minister

Chandigarh, Jun 3: Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal on Wednesday said the state government would reopen the schools next month in a phased manner. Also, the state government will take feedback from stakeholders, including parents, teachers and experts, on whether to conduct classes in two shifts to maintain […]

Cyclone Nisarga makes landfall, uproots trees, spares Mumbai

Mumbai, Jun 3 : Cyclone Nisarga made landfall near Mumbai on Wednesday but spared the city already reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, even as it uprooted trees in nearby Raigad and Palghar districts. A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him while he was rushing […]

Major Impact on climate due to extension of Amery Ice Shelf (AIS), NCPOR study reveals

The study is based on the satellite data collected from 2001 to 2016 The AIS extended by about 550 m in 2017, 1470 m in 2018, and 2200 m in 2019 The study clearly shows that the AIS is losing its stability owing to the impact of a […]

Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘NISARGA’ weakenes into a Cyclonic Storm over coastal Maharashtra

Lay centred at 1730 hours IST over interior Maharashtra, 90 km east of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 50 km north-northwest of Pune (Maharashtra) open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre/Regional Specialised Meteorology Centre/Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department: The Severe […]

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas of Environment

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas […]

Telephone conversation between PM and H.E. Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: Prime Minister spoke on phone today with His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of Mozambique.   The two leaders discussed the challenges posed in both countries by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.  Prime Minister conveyed India’s willingness to support Mozambique’s efforts during the […]

Food Corporation of India refutes Scroll report; denies 65 lakh tonnes of food grain rot

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JUNE 3: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has strongly refuted report published today in the online news portal ‘Scroll.in’ with the heading “India let 65 lakh tonnes of grain go to waste in four months, even as the poor went hungry”. […]

Cyclone spares India’s business capital from major damage

MUMBAI, India — The first cyclone in more than a century to hit India’s financial capital of Mumbai appeared to have largely spared the metropolis on Wednesday. No deaths or major damages were reported as workers began clearing fallen trees and other debris from affected areas along India’s […]

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