Month: February 2021

Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar call on Lt Governor

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 04: Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Amritsar, Ms. Poonam Khaira Sidhu today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. During the interaction, discussions were held on functioning and establishment of new ASK Centres (Aaykar Seva Kendra) in J&K, besides effective implementation of flagship […]

Biden, at prayer breakfast, calls out ‘political extremism’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a confrontation of the “political extremism” that inspired the U.S. Capitol riot and appealed for collective strength during such turbulent times in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast, a Washington tradition that asks political combatants to set aside their […]

Amid coup, uncertainty over Myanmar’s fragile peace process

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The future of the fragile peace process that has sought to end Myanmar’s decades-long conflict between the military, armed ethnic groups and militias has become even more uncertain following the military coup that removed high-ranking elected officials, including Aung San Suu Kyi, from power. Over […]

U.S. calls for dialogue to resolve India’s farmers’ protests

NEW DELHI – Wading into a sensitive issue for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the U.S. embassy in New Delhi on Thursday urged his government to resume talks with farmers angry over agricultural reforms that sparked a months-long protest campaign. Largely restricted to the outskirts of New Delhi, […]

MOHUA Joins Hands with Zomato to Take Street Food Vendors Online Under PM

Mobile Application for PM Svanidhi Se Samriddhi Launched Mobile App for Socio-Economic Profiling of Scheme Beneficiaries and Their Families Greater Income Opportunities for Street Vendors Pilot Programme with 300 Vendors in 6 Cities    DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: As a part of Prime Minister Street Vendor’s AtmaNibhar Nidhi (PM […]

DRDO’s International Seminar on “Energising R&D Capabilities Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat”

DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: An International Seminar was organized by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on 4 February 2021, during Aero India at Yelahanka, Bengaluru. The theme of the seminar “Energising the R&D Capabilities of Industry for Atmanirbhar Bharat”, focused on various existing and new initiatives needed for […]

HAL signs MoU with MIDHANI to develop and manufacture composite raw materials

DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development and production of composite raw materials during the Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru on February 04, 2021. This is the first time that such an MoU […]

Pollution Level in Yamuna River During Lockdown

DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: Monitoring of River Yamuna was carried out during April, 2020 within Delhi stretch by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)at 3 monitoring locations viz. Palla, Nizamuddin bridge and Okhla U/S to assess the impact of lockdown on water quality. The results of the analysis indicate the […]

Prime Minister’s vision for space technology will create large scale employment opportunities in this sector: Dr Jitendra Singh

DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh said today that the Prime Minister’s vision for space technology is to unlock India’s potential in space sector; to transform […]

PM to address event marking Diamond Jubilee of Gujarat High Court on 6th February

DELHI, FEBRUARY 4: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address an event marking the Diamond Jubilee of the High Court of Gujarat on 6th February, 2021 at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. He will also release a Commemorative Postage Stamp marking the completion of sixty years of the […]

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