Month: July 2020

India deploys helicopter, 12 drones to stop fast-spreading locusts

NEW DELHI – India on Tuesday deployed a helicopter and a dozen drones spraying insecticide to stop desert locusts that have spread to nine heartland states of the world’s second-biggest producer of rice and wheat. The move came after swarms invaded Gurugram, a satellite city of the capital […]

Suspects arrested by Chinese agents in Hong Kong could be tried on mainland

BEIJING/HONG KONG – Suspects arrested by Beijing’s new security office in Hong Kong could be tried on the mainland, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, a move certain to spark alarm in the Chinese-ruled city as a contentious new national security law takes effect. Zhang Xiaoming, Executive […]

India’s factory activity contracts for third straight month in June

BENGALURU: – India’s manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in June, albeit at a much shallower pace, as demand and output continued to suffer from three months of lockdowns to quell the spread of the coronavirus, a private survey showed. The virus has infected over half […]

India’s Ujjwala Experience will Catalyse Social Change in Bangladesh

Indian Oil’s subsidiary signs Joint Venture Agreement with RR Holdings to expand LPG business in Bangladesh open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 1: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas & Steel Shri Dharmendra Pradhan witnessed on Tuesday the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) between IOC […]

PM greets Chartered Accountants on Chartered Accountants’ Day

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 1: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted Chartered Accountants on Chartered Accountants’ Day.  In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Our industrious CA community has a major role to play in ensuring a healthy and transparent economy. Their services […]

PM salutes doctors on the occasion of Doctors’ Day

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 1: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has saluted doctors on the occasion of  Doctors’ Day.  In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “India salutes our doctors- exceptional care givers  who are at the forefront of a spirited fight against COVID-19. […]

PM announces free ration for 80 cr people for five more months till November end

New Delhi, Jun 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a programme to provide free ration for over 80 crore people, mostly poor, by five more months till November end In a televised address to the nation, the […]

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