Month: July 2020

Copious monsoon rains spur summer crop sowing in India

NEW DELHI – Indian farmers have planted 79.9 million hectares with summer crops so far, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, up 18.3% from last year as robust monsoon rains spurred sowing in the world’s leading producer of farm goods. Farmers generally start planting rice, […]

Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally

Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world. The rate of cases has been […]

Rapid Regulatory Frame Work for COVID -19

open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 25: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), commonly known as 2019 novel coronavirus was first reported from Wuhan, China in December 2019. The impact of the resulting disease, COVID-19, was enormous and by January 2020, the World Health Organization had declared […]

India records highest ever more than 4.2 lakh COVID tests in a single day

Nearly 1.6 cr samples tested so far Sharp decline in Case Fatality Rate to 2.35% open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 25: For the first time, a record number of more than 4,20,000 COVID tests have been conducted in a single day. This elevated number comes on […]

Video conference on “Strengthening of the Risk Based Internal Audit of Rural Development Programmes” held

Union Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar releases the Financial Management Index for Rural Development Shri Tomar calls upon the States to ensure that funds being routed to Gram Panchayats are effectively used for development works at the village level; says, focus of […]

Govt’s endeavour has been to further simplify Direct Tax laws: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Jul 24:  The government’s endeavour has been to further simplify the Direct Tax laws and has brought in a major reform by giving option to taxpayers to opt for a new simpler tax regime, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. In her message on the […]

Varavara Rao’s family approaches NHRC; seeks updates on his health

Hyderabad, July 25: Family members of poet Varavara Rao, accused in the Elgar Parishad case, have moved the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking a direction to a Mumbai hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19, and prison authorities to provide “transparent” updates on his health status. The […]

India’s COVID-19 tally soars to 13,36,861 with 48,916 fresh cases; death toll now 31,358

New Delhi, July 25: India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 13 lakhs on Saturday, just two days after it crossed the 12 lakh mark, while the recoveries mounted to 8,49,431, according to the Union Health Ministry. With 48,916 fresh cases, the country’s coronavirus infection tally surged to 13,36,861, while the […]

Department of Posts extends all small savings schemes upto the Branch Post Office level

The decision aims to empower Rural India by bringing all Post Office Savings schemes  to their doorsteps             open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 24: In order to strengthen its network and postal operations in rural areas and provide facility of small savings scheme to the vast […]

Cabinet Secretary reviews the management of COVID-19 in nine States with high active case load

Union Govt. advises Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, W. Bengal & Assam to urgently ramp up testing, strictly implement containment plan, augment health infrastructure and ensure effective clinical management open view news desk NEW DELHI, JULY 24: A graded, proactive, progressive and well coordinated strategy of […]

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