Month: February 2021

Measures to improve Work Culture and Transparency

DELHI, FEBRUARY 13: Several new and innovative measures have been initiated to improve work culture, transparency, accountability and achieve better results during the last 5 years in this Ministry. To improve work culture, transparency, accountability and achieve better results some new/innovative measures that have been adopted are: Use […]

India vaccinates close to 8 million beneficiaries against COVID19 in 28 days

8 States have vaccinated more than 4L beneficiaries each No COVID19 death in 17 States/UTs in last 24 hours DELHI, FEBRUARY 13: India has vaccinated close to 80 lakh beneficiaries in its fight against COVID19. As on 13th February, 2021, till 8:00 AM, 79,67,647 beneficiaries have received the vaccination under the […]

Clarification about resumption of full passenger train services

DELHI, FEBRUARY 13: There have been a series of reports in the media about resumption of full passenger train services from a given April date. Clarification is constantly being given to the media about it for last few days. It is being reiterated again that no such date […]

Consultation on Farm Laws

DELHI, FEBRUARY 13: Government had promulgated “The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020”, “The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020”, and “The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020” on 5th June, 2020 by following  the due procedure. Draft […]

PM wants to ‘hand over’ entire agriculture business to his ‘two friends’, alleges Rahul

Jaipur, Feb 13: Continuing scathing attack against PM Narendra Modi over the farm laws on the second day of his visit to Rajasthan, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the prime minister wants to “hand over” the entire agriculture business to his “two friends”. Gandhi addressed two […]

Amazon faces biggest union push in its history

NEW YORK — The second Jennifer Bates walks away from her post at the Amazon warehouse where she works, the clock starts ticking. She has precisely 30 minutes to get to the cafeteria and back for her lunch break. That means traversing a warehouse the size of 14 […]

Progressive business eco-system being established in J&K: Dwivedi

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 12: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Manoj Kumar Dwivedi today said that Jammu and Kashmir Government is working on creating a progressive business eco-system with implementation of new policies. Dwivedi made these remarks while speaking in a webinar organised by the ASSOCHAM on the topic “J&K […]

UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021

CAIRO — More than 2 million Yemeni children under the age of 5 are expected to endure acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations agencies said Friday, urging stakeholders to end the yearslong conflict that has brought the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of famine. The […]

India’s sugar exports to drop more than 24% in 2020-21 – trade body

NEW DELHI – India’s sugar exports are likely to drop more than 24% in the current year to September due to logistical constraints such as a shortage of containers and congestion at the country’s ports, a leading trade body said on Thursday. India, the world’s second biggest sugar […]

Last rites: Himalayan helicopter flies flood-hit villagers home to mourn

RAINI CHAK LATA, India – For three days, Sushama Rana waited at a makeshift dirt helipad in the Indian Himalayas to return to her village and look for her missing brother-in-law. Yashpal Rana was herding goats when a flash flood swept down a remote valley on Sunday, smashing […]

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