Month: August 2021

Farmers’ national convention to mark 9 months of protest begins at Singhu border

New Delhi, Aug 26: The national convention by farmers to mark completion of nine months of their agitation against the three contentious farm laws began at the Singhu border on Thursday. The two-day-event that will see participation from 1,500 delegates across organisations of farmers, women, youth, and labourers, is […]

K J Alphons presents his book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ to PM

DELHI, AUGUST 26: Former Union Minister, Shri K J Alphons has presented his book ‘Accelerating India: 7 Years of Modi Government’ to the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister said that he has made a commendable effort to encapsulate facets of India’s reform journey in his […]

This index should be used by NE States and the Ministry as a policy tool for intervention across sectors: G Kishan Reddy

Delhi, August 26, 2021 “Preparation of District SDG Index and Dashboard a fine example PM’s Cooperative and Competitive Federalism Mantra”: G Kishan Reddy Minister of Development of Northeastern Region (DoNER), Tourism and Culture Sri G Kishan Reddy the Union minister for Culture, Tourism and Development of North-eastern region (DoNER) […]

BULLETIN ON COVID-19

Posted On: 26 AUG 2021, Delhi 60.38 Crore vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive46,164 new cases in the last 24 hoursActive cases account for 1.03% of total casesIndia’s Active caseload stands at 3,33,725Recovery Rate currently at 97.63%34,159 recoveries in the last 24 hours […]

Japan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge

TOKYO — Japan expanded its coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday for a second week in a row, adding eight more prefectures as a surge in infections fueled by the delta variant strains the country’s health care system. The government last week extended the state of emergency until […]

Cleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes

MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger cousin squatted at his feet, pulling away debris with a trowel. It was Jules’ third day working the […]

India to monetise $81 bln worth of state assets over next 4 years

NEW DELHI, Aug 23 – India plans to monetise $81 billion worth of state assets over the next four years under a program announced earlier in the 2021/2022 budget to boost infrastructure spending and spur economic growth in Asia’s third biggest economy. The Indian government aims to hand […]

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Aug 25 – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Vaccine protection wanes within six months Protection against COVID-19 offered by two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines begins to fade within six months, underscoring the need for booster shots, according to […]

Western nations race to complete Afghan evacuation as deadline looms

Summary Biden says evacuation on track to finish by deadline Afghans face drought, food shortages, COVID – aid agencies Taliban seek to assure Afghans they have nothing to fear Taliban begin to form their government Aug 25 (Reuters) – Western nations rushed to evacuate people from Afghanistan on […]

Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia (IPAR)

DELHI, AUGUST 25: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing Memorandum of Understanding between Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia (IPAR). Details: Approval for signing Memorandum of Understanding between the Institute of Chartered […]

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