Month: May 2021

POWER MINISTRY TRANSFERS SRINAGAR LEH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO POWERGRID

DELHI, MAY 28: Ministry of Power, Government of India has transferred the prestigious 220 kV Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission System to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a Maharatna CPSU of Government of India. The transmission system was dedicated to the nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister in February 2019, […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, MAY 28, 2021 Active Caseload further declines to 23,43,152 Active Cases decrease by 76,755 in last 24 hours At 1.86 Lakh Cases, declining trend in new cases continues. Daily new cases are lowest in last 44 days. 2,48,93,410 total Recoveries across the country so far. 2,59,459patients recovered […]

Bye Election to the Council of States -Deferment of election

DELHI, MAY 28: There is one casual vacancy in the Council of States as per the details below: Name of State Name of the member Cause of vacancy Date of Vacancy Term upto Kerala Shri Jose K. Mani Resignation 11.01.2021 01.07.2024 2.  As per the provisions of Section […]

Defence Secretary launches DG NCC Mobile Training App 2.0

DELHI, MAY 28: Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar launched Directorate General National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mobile Training App Version 2.0 in New Delhi on May 28, 2021. The app will assist in conducting countrywide online training to NCC cadets during the COVID-19 pandemic conditions. It is aimed at providing […]

PM reviews damage due to cyclone Yaas

PM Modi undertakes aerial survey of Cyclone Yaas affected areas in Odisha & West Bengal PM Modi expresses solidarity with those affected due to Cyclone Yaas PM announces financial assistance of Rs 1000  crore for immediate relief activities  Union Government will deploy an Inter-Ministerial Team to visit the […]

PM meets Odisha CM to review Cyclone damages

Bhubaneswar, May 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reviewed the post-cyclone situation and damages caused by Cyclone Yaas at a meeting here. The Prime Minister was received by Governor Ganeshi Lal, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Pratap Sarangi at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. […]

EC defers Kerala Rajya Sabha bypoll over Covid 2nd wave

New Delhi, May 28:  Citing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Election Commission Friday decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for a seat from Kerala. The Commission said that Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani had resigned as a Rajya Sabha member from […]

Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 44 days

New Delhi, May 28: The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking?the total tally of COVID-19 cases to?2,75,55,457 out of which 2,48,93,410 patients have recuperated, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday A […]

U.S. trade chief Tai says U.S. faces ‘very large challenges’ on China

U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Wednesday that the United States still faces “very large challenges” in its trade and economic relationship with China that require the Biden administration’s attention across the board. Tai spoke with Reuters in an interview before her first virtual call with Chinese […]

Taiwan struggles with testing backlog amid largest outbreak

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Facing Taiwan’s largest outbreak of the pandemic and looking for rapid virus test kits, the mayor of the island’s capital did what anyone might do: He Googled it. “If you don’t know, and you try to know something, please check Google,” Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je […]

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