Month: December 2020

India denies reports it rejected emergency approval for AstraZeneca shot

NEW DELHI – India’s health ministry rejected reports on Wednesday that the country’s drugs regulator had declined emergency authorisation for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate and one developed locally by Bharat Biotech. Broadcasters NDTV and CNBC-TV18 reported that India’s Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) had sought more […]

Jio Subscribers Suffer Due to Poor Network Services in Nigeen, Hazratbal

Srinagar 9 December: The residents of Nigeen and Hazratbal area of Srinagar, have been suffering day in and out for months due to telecommunication company Reliance Jio’s poor network services. A resident of Nigeen told Kashmir News Bureau that the network problem of Reliance Jio has been there […]

ACB Registers Case Against Former Naib Tehsildar Bishnah, Former Patwari, Others for illegal Mutation of Land Records

Jammu 9 December: Anti Corruption Bureau has registered a case against  Tarsem Lal, then Naib Tehsildar Bishnah, Dev Raj then Patwari and others for illegal mutation of land records. In a statement issued to Kashmir News Bureau, officials said that a verification was conducted by ACB on the […]

Government seeks ways to tweak new agriculture laws to mollify farmers: officials

New Delhi – Indian government officials looked for ways to tweak new laws liberalising the agricultural sector on Wednesday, as they put off a second day of talks with farmer organisations that have mobilised mass protests, government officials said. Farmers have been demonstrating since late last month over […]

6th Instalment of Rs.6,000 crore released to the States as back to back loan to meet the GST compensation shortfall

A total amount of Rs.36,000 crore released so far This is in addition to additional borrowing permission of Rs.1,06,830 crore granted to the States DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Ministry of Finance has released the weekly instalment of Rs. 6,000 crore to the States to meet the GST compensation […]

Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY)

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY) to boost employment in formal sector and incentivize creation of new employment opportunities during the Covid recovery phase under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package 3.0. Cabinet has […]

Cabinet approves setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices without levy of any License Fee

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval forthe proposal of DoT for setting up of Public Wi-Fi Networks by Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs) to provide public Wi-Fi service through Public Data Offices (PDOs) spread across length […]

India and UN-Based Better Than Cash Alliance organized a joint Peer learning exchange on fintech solutions

DELHI, DECEMBER 9: Department of Economic Affairs ( DEA), Ministry of Finance today hosted a learning session “Accelerating Responsible Digital Payments:  Unlocking the Role of Fintech in Last Mile Service Delivery” with leaders from States and Union Territories across India.  This Peer Exchange is a result of the tremendous success […]

India’s weapons procurement from the US jumps to USD 3.4 billion in 2020

Washington, Dec 9: India’s weapons procurement from the United States jumped from a meagre USD 6.2 million to a whopping USD 3.4 billion in the final year of the Donald Trump’s administration, according to official data. As per the data released by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the […]

Farmer leaders insist on scrapping of agri legislations, fresh talks cancelled

New Delhi, Dec 9: With the Centre-farmer talks ending in a stalemate, thousands of farmers stayed put at Delhi borders on Wednesday to press for repeal of the agri marketing laws. A meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah ended in failure on Tuesday night as farmer leaders rejected […]

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